Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Algie Dail vol. I no. 106, thursday september 9, 1943u. S. Army daily newspaper for troops in Algiers area one fran Italy gives up Fife i Quot a it it so v gown a s m of map Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower Eisenhower text Sadoglio message Allied Force Headquarters. Sept. 8�?the following is the text of the proclamation by marshal Pietro Bado gho which teas transmitted to Allied Force Headquarters As a precaution against the possibility that if could not be delivered Over the italian radio Quot the italian government err no mixing the impossibility it a continuing the unequal struggle against the overwhelming Power of the enemy with the object of avoiding further and More grievous harm to the nation has requested an armistice with Lien. Eisenhower commander in chief of the Anglo american Allied forces. Quot this request has been granted. A a the italian forces swill therefore cease All acts of hostility against the Anglo american forces wherever they May be met. They will however oppose attacks irom any other  Stalin Falls to russians All donets Basin freed of nazis Allied Force Headquarters sept. 8 a following is the text of Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower a historic announcement made Over the United nations radio at 1830 hours today Quot the italian government has surrendered its armed forces unconditionally. As Allied commander in chief i have granted a military armistice the terms of which have been approved by the governments of the United kingdom the United states and the Union of soviet socialist republics. Thus i am 5c.tinp in the interests of the United nations. Quot the italian government has bound itself to abide by these terms without reservation. The armistice was signed by my representative and the representative of marshal Sadoglio and it becomes effective this instant. Hostilities Between the armed forces of the United nations and those of Italy terminate at once. Quot All italians who now act to he Quot eject the German aggressor from italian soil will have the assistance and support of the United  1 Quot Quot Quot Quot Quot in a Quot t Cunningham tells italian sailors to flee germans London. Sept. 8 a Starino and tile entire donets Basin have been recaptured by the soviet Union. Marshal Joseph Stalin announced tonight in an order of the Day the announcement from Moscow followed by several hours Ute admission by the German overseas radio thai nazi troops had a a evacuated the vital Industrial City Iii South Russia. Tile liberation of the donets area from a a tile  As the order or the Day termed the enemy Means that the entire German defense line in the Ukraine South of Kharkov has crumbled. The wehrmacht can hold the soviet forces from the Dnieper River Only by building a far stronger defense than they have offered since the russians began their summer offensive two months ago military Ray a apr it i Eairl earlier today German defenders of Hie biggest Industrial City of Hie donets Basin were reported struggling to pull out As Many supplies is possible before they were forced to evacuate Sta Ino. Heavy Street fighting had been Iii Progress after soviet forces had 5>enetrated the City from the suburbs last night. Russian tanks and Troolis sweeping through the Region North of Stalin have regained mile after mile of the richest Coal country in All Russia where the continued on Page 4 italian units ordered to cease hostilities against Allied forces Italy surrendered unconditionally yesterday to the United nations. In one of the climactic events of world War ii the italian government accepted the terms of an armistice imposed by Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower in the name of the United states great Britain and the Union of soviet socialist republics. The announcement of the surrender was made at 1830 hours Algiers time yesterday in a dra Matic broadcast Over the United nations radio by Gen. Eisenhower. The commander in chief of the Allied forces said he had granted a Quot military armistice and promised that Pill _ inns who now helped to eject the a German aggressor from italian ried out it was far from certain soil would have Allied support How effectively the weakened ital it was later revealed that the Ian army could accomplish such actual armistice had been signed a ijj�?�0�?� pm last Friday. Sept. 3, at Allied and  the italians had turned on Vance Headquarters Between a their one time representative of marshal Pietro further Sadoglio Benito Mussolini s sue distributed throughout Hay a y Cessor As head of the italian gov Keiday afternoon. A Ese eminent and a representative of riving Hallam new Gen. Eisenhower. Announcement of appealed to the people to by the armistice was withheld Pend rain or ship carrying German ing a moment considered favor it robs or of Evvi workers Able to the allies. That moment j Pecia Llly aimed at italian worker. Came yesterday. 1 Quot now in the next crucial week some fear was held that German by your disciplined resistance forces in Italy might try to pre against the germans you can help vent announcement of the armis paralyse their communication lines Tice to the italian people by Seiz and so help to win the italian War ing the country a broadcasting a of liberation a the leaflets read. C Iii ties and presses. No such move. Allied reaction to the Sui Render however seems to have been made was jubilant sobered however. And the 73-year-old italian mar by Many warnings that however shall a proclamation was read Over willing the italians in Italy might the italian radio an hour after be to give up there were still an Gen. Eisenhower a announcement undisclosed number of germans was mad from North Africa. J in the country who would certainly the most significant part of the Light and fight hard. _ i _. I. I _ Quot a a my a we it Sart 0% a Sadoglio proclamation was his warning that while All acts of hostility toward Allied forces a will of cease the italian forces Quot will oppose attacks from any other  a a any other Quarter was taken to mean none other than Germany. Although it was Clear that italian forces would be ordered to German reaction to the surrender was both prompt and violent. King Vittorio Emmanuele was virtually accused of having been a double Rosser and Sadoglio was denounced for his a open  the germans then went Oil to hint that they had expected some such a a criminal plot against resist Quot German efforts to prevent the defender of Europe a and had the armistice conditions being car continued on Page it sew York goes wild during midday dusk by to sgt. John Willig stars and stripes staff writer Folio going is the text of the message of Admiral sir Andrew Cunningham. Commander in chief of the Allied naval forces in the Mediterranean As transmitted to the italian Royal Navy and mercantile Marine a sailors of the italian Navy and mercantile Marine our country is about to terminate hostilities against the United nations. The German armed forces have become the open enemies of the italian people and intend to seize your ships. Your ships Are urgently needed to assist in the work of carrying supplies to Italy and your warships to protect them from the germans. Take heed therefore that you do not scuttle your ships or allow them to be captured. The forces of the United nations Are watching out to receive Vou and protect you. Save your ships and follow the directions now Given to you by the United nations. Ships in the Mediterranean sail southward to a place Safe from the interference of the German armed forces. Sail if you can to North Africa or Gibraltar to Tripoli or Man a. To Haifa or Alexandria or to Sicily there to await the outcome of events. Slaps in the Blacks a sail to russian ports if you have not tile continued on Page 4 borrow one today a stars and stripes is four instead of the usual two pages in sine but that Only because the news is so by today. The acute paper shortage in North Africa continues unabated and to offset the great amount of newsprint used in a four Page edition we re reducing the no tither of copies printed. Stars and stripes May therefore be somewhat scarce today and our admonition to borrow instead of buy a copy still stands. Unless Germany surrenders tomorrow the paper will go Back to its abbreviated size of two pages. New York sept. 8�?a wave of jubilation and optimistic rejoicing swept the nation As the news of i la i is unconditional surrender was flashed by radio and news Paer extras to an electrified America. At Washington president Roosevelt and prime minister Churchill went into immediate conference with the Anglo Amer ican staffs to consider the news Liev had been expecting and waiting for. In new York famous times Square rang with the cheers of 30.000 pairs of lungs As word of the surrender was announced. The crowd was informed by City Council president Newbold Morris. Who was addressing a War Bond rally. Fifteen minutes later the new York Sun scooped its rivals with an extra with huge headlines saying a a Italy  Manhattan a streets became a a Snow covered As thousands of office workers fluttered paper Down from the skyscrapers. Prom behind luncheon counters waiters leaned Over bars to scan customers papers and the City s lunch hour no longer mattered. Mayor Fiorella h. Laguardia hailed the surrender As a a the Best news we be had in a Long time. I know i speak for the people of this City in sending our most Friendly greetings to the people of Italy. This sure will take the heart out of the  i rep. Vito Marcantonio chairman of the United americans of italian origin said a a meeting a a thursday night in Madison Square Garden has been converted at the last hour into a Victory Celebra-1 lion to give thanks for the Victory of Allied arms Over the fascist rulers of  in Yorkville court magistrate continued on Page p