Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Saturday september is ims the stars and stripes weekly Pac s photo record of armistice with Italy in a Bare command tent in Sicily is enacted one of the most dramatic scenes of world War ii the signing of the armistice Between Italy and the allies. Top left photo shows maj. Gen. W. B. Smith Afaq chief of staff signing the armistice papers for the Allied nations following the signing by the italian emissary. Standing left to right Are Commodore r. M. Dick Royal Navy maj. Gen. Lowell w. Rooks an interpreter general g. Castellano representing Italy and Signor Montana italian foreign office. In the rear is brigadier k. W. D. Strong. Top right photo shows the italian general Castellano seated signing the armistice papers for Italy. Standing left to right Are brigadier Strong Signor Montanari and maj. Gen. Smith. At Bottom right general Dwight d. Eisenhower commander in chief of the Allied forces shakes hands with general Castellano after the Brief ceremony has been completed. We be a War to win then men went ashore none frightened All worried As invasion of italian Mainland is launched by is to George Hakim stars and stripes staff writer with american 5th army the toe of Italy. The news caused a delayed a this is the Story of an invasion a Story of men and ships and guns and tanks the Story of the first american Landing on the Mainland of Europe. An endless flow of sweating swearing men went up the gangplank onto Grey grim transports. As they stepped through the hold of their ships they glanced Back aver their shoulders at a continent which Many of them might never see again. Quot All right step along Soldier. Get a move on there Bud we be got a War to win. A these boys were going into Battle for tile first time. For a Long time they had trained for the real thing a and Here it was. Not one of them was frightened but All of them were worried. They d been Given a key part in this operation and they were worried that they might not live up to the things expected of them. Gambling season once the men boarded the ship and got their hammocks rigged up and their gear bunched in some obscure Corner of their hold the card games and Dice sessions began in Earnest. Soldiers Drad themselves Over the rails and watched lot of comment and commotion and i most of the boys were just a bit disappointed that the British had beaten them to the punch. These boys had hoped they would be the first Allied forces in Italy and the news left them a Little chagrined. On the same Day we got the news of the British landings the officers and the Crew were briefed on the coming operations and by Nightfall the news had got around that we were striking the italian Mainland South of Naples at such and such Day and hour. That was the signal for All the armchair generals to go into action. Allies closing in on lae after capturing Salamata Allied South Pacific Miles due North of Rabaul was an Headquarters. Sept. 17 a the other Likely target for an Allied new Guinea Jungles were slowly drive. Defensively new Guinea giving Way to Tough Allied ground eliminates enemy airfields which forces this week and the fall of were focal Points for air blows at lae seemed imminent Only a few the land Down under. There was no sign of tension As ? of. Japan seat the end of japanese nazis were maintaining r hour approached. The card Salamata collapsed under the  Empire Allied airmen this status As an open City. The ones and the Cran or pressure of a 12-weeks seige. Week struck for the fourth time at report seems contradicted by h games and tile crap games were interrupted Only by an occasional announcement Over the ships Loudspeaker system. All Over the ship men were gathering equipment As the land attack threatened to Paramus Hiru naval base guarding hurl the japanese off the import the Northern path of Tokyo. Plant Island there was apprehension j though ten bombers failed to rein Tokyo Over the effect of Italy a turn the raid was termed a Suc a limits Imp surrender on Allied naval Power in Cess. In gear running that the Pac Over continued Aerial on my i to their weapons jabs at the Northern approaches to Ese jitters increased As me no receiving last minute instructions the inn Homeland Ann nor the jitters increased As the no from thir off a and first re not a a of. Tre chinese forces trained and equip from their officers and first ser storm signals raised by Allied Lead wants ers in India. Ped at american training centers in India routed a Small Jap Force in Northern Burma. What might be in riots reported As Rome fights nazis for food one week after Adolf Hitler arrogantly told the world that the capital of fallen Italy was under firm German control Neutral sources yesterday reported riots in tormented Rome. In seven Days German boasts of control of All Northern and Central Italy and of Active Aid from italian troops have ceased and radio Berlin now has Little or nothing to say on conditions inside Italy. The Allied world could Only surmise that the nazis domination of their former Axis partner was not As Complete As earlier claimed and that the italians to some extent were resisting German Rule. There was no evidence that italians were fighting at the germans Side. But it was a fact that All of Italy s main radio stations were in nazi viands and that Only through nazi and Neutral sources could the Story of the unhappy country be told. Fight Over food according to Madrid the riots in Rome began when the nazis requisitioned italian food stores. The germans reputedly opened fire on Mote which stormed food shops in an apparent Effort to Lay hands on what the nazis had left. The Madrid Rumor was the first word on Rome received in nearly a week. Previously it had been reported that marshal Pietro a Doglio and King Vittorio Emman Uele had fled the City while another report declared that the Rome a latter or id s Story of the presence and activity of German troops the situation in Northern Italy also remains confused but Here again the trend of Neutral rumours indicates that the germans have a rebellious people on their hands. In Milan particularly there have been repeated accounts of outbreaks and sabotage and Swiss sources declare that the germans have resorted to martial Law and Joy reigns i a the bulletins from general Douglas Macarthur Headquarters store for Japan itself was Indi at 2032 hours the news of Italy a report that lae May fall at any rated by Brig. Gen. Caleb v. Threats of the firing squad in an. Unconditional surrender came Over hour to Allied Picering which Haynes in India who said that Effort to get the industries of the the activity in the Harbor and the the ships speaker. Some men tuesday captured Salamata. 20 nine tenths of Burma a military p0 Valley to work again soldiers draped Over the rails of dashed around the deck and holds Miles Down the northeastern coast facilities have been pulverized by Duce so Rescue the ship next to them. Night fell on the anchored trans of the ship slapping one another of new Guinea. Its inner defences Allied air attacks. On the Back As though they were have been pulverized by air blows ports. Below deck the card games lifelong friends. Others just yelled and fortified Plantation out and tile Dice games went on and As they finally found release for posts have been mopped up. Flee on. It was a dark night and Onia the emotion that had been deck Only the glow from the tip of mounting for tile past few Days. A cigarette and the sound of Muf i fled voices indicated that men were speculation was rampant As earlier this week the a a Rescue a of Benito Mussolini from an  Sardinia was cause for Jubilia the Black week for Japan ended. Re Arian re romans an on a ominous note saturday. When ton in berlins the germans a ship losses heavy ing toward Las from the broken on a ominous note saturday when Tiv hone j that Mussolini Salamata Garrison the Jap Rem Navy Secretary Frank Knox Dis yet rank Ual ians o test kiss Nants Are leaving behind numerous closed that one third of the Quot and Case u was cause dead and great quantities of equip merchant Marine has been destroy it aus a a a Quot fax a about. Groups gathered to discuss the ment. North of lae. Allied bombed. At the same time. Rep. Joseph for satisfaction thai be Naa n a to ours like Italy he Joe a a an in course of Allied action in the com ers and lighters yesterday attack Martin formerly of the House Mili captured 3. Identified voice said. Ing hours. The consensus was that de weak and shot Down 48 Jap Ary committee reported that in Berlini broadcast a purported Mes Quot i guess so a a replied the invisible everything would go off As Origi planes out of 65 which Rose to in the last year. 180 Jap warships had a b himself the Leader of Joe a rally planned. As darkness fell percept the raiders. Been sunk. 253 probably sunk and he declared himself me astr i any a Rabs in Italy Quot Over the ship preparations were Rab m i threat 782 noncombatant vessels include Quot repute lean Quot no sure am glad we re leaving made to disembark. Ghostlike Babai l threat my transports and tankers sunk. A s to o North Africa. Never want to see forms of troops assembling were As the Jan resistance on new there was Little Chance that the. Iii that god forsaken place  i visible ail Over the deck and the Guinea faded the Island began to japanese naval picture would be stillness of the night was Punk shape up As a defensive and of come brighter since the surrender a Rara Ana so car As is known tufted Only by the Sharp orders pensive Allied base of the first of me italian Fleet released Strong has not returned to Fra and conversation of the boat Crews magnitude. Rabaul. Great Jap British and american sea Power reportedly when the germans bastion on new Britain Island 150 from Mediterranean duty. The. Found him in hts Island prison at 0330 the first assault boat Miles Northeast of Salamata. A Pacific seemed the logical ,&Quot Mussolini said a the italian left the ship. The american inva geared directly threatened. Truk Stop for More and More Allied people have been saved by my lib Sion of Italy had begun. I Japan a mysterious naval base 800 men of War.  Quot say Joe How Are the women in Italy Quot a Law go to  some disappointed at sea. The troops heard that the British Lead landed before them on