Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace August 1944 new Law gives of readers break an amendment tight restrictions info nation that May be distributed to members of the armed forces without violating political propaganda provisions of the Soldier Bill has been signed a Law by president Roosevelt under the servicemen will be insured Access to any Public Book or movie in general throughout the the according to Bip Arti also clears the Way for Sale by service units of any publications in general circulation Inong civilians the amendment Stipe that any political discussions in radio movies or educational Cour ses present an unbiased treatment both sides of the the in is interpretation political limitations of the vote had clamped on certain Hooks and a speeches and on the circulation of various newspapers and Capitol briefs for armistice whoopee the Oca the cite commissioners of Washington do not intend to be in they to preparing for armistice Day now and out plans for a Good if boisterous Celebration in cose Germany should capitulate in the the news is no Roins will be held on riotous cold ration by the populace of the a 1 ions there will be no no no nothing to Stop the fun As Long is celebrants flu not maim each other or destroy property cops have even been advised to avoid undue res stores and other establishments will close and some cautious Stiop keepers have built movable Board Walls to protect their vulnerable show restaurants May or May not be depending on the disposition of the a militant touch win Crown the on the grounds of Washington Monument whore bands and fire works will be provided for the fes from embattled columns face the Worlof War i Battlefield to German Border via chateau Thierry and nazis in Rumania reel Back under terrific red thrust with the launching of a Power Ful new offensive to Knock Ruma Nia out of the the russians announced As Rumania capitulated to the that so Viet armies had driven de Yinto German and rumanian defences guarding the approaches to Bucha land the Plo Esfi oilfields and had captured the Dniester bastions of Akkerman and also confirmed was Agerman re port that still another new Offen Sive was moving towards Cracow and the German Silesia from a new Vistula Bridgehead about 70 Miles Southeast of nazi Holdup will release 2 million Denver of a Mil lion to two million men from the armed services after Germany Falls was forecast by Lewis National director of selective such discharges cannot be accomplished All at How he adding if we let out a thousand an hour it will still take 10 months to get rid of two million oilers hey said the draft now taking to men 8kg 8 Impf yet positions on the Sand Mierz Bridge 110 Miles South of have improved and East of the important Industrial City dem bits was taken by frontal the for the now looms As one of the fiercest Battles of the russian after hitter during which the germans took the offensive on a 55mile front from Mitan to Saiu the germans recaptured Tukums near the Gulf of Riga to to establish nent communications with tin estimated troops trap Ped in the Jerry hits Back position of Ger Man troops is still Emp riled As an other russian army advances to Ward Riga from the East and the troops of Yeremenko effected a breakthrough towards Riga from North of the Dina the germans Are still hitting Back hard on the Warsaw and East prussian fronts to delay the russian drives and throwing everything they can Muster into the in the bitterly defended hedgerows and villages Northeast of the fighting teetered Tiack and Forth As the germans numerous the drive on East Prussia has been held up due to the germans see red Page 10 rumanian troops baffle nazis grip on the Balkans hat been shattered by torrent Fer of Rumania to the Bulgaria is reported to be suing for rumanian troops Are now ready to about face and join the advancing soviet armies against the Battles Between the rumanian and nazi forces have already reports the soviet information a unania has surrendered to the in a proclamation addressed to the army and citizens of re King Michael announced wednesday night that the peace terms of Russia had Bee accept that marshal Antonescu Ca Binet had been ousted and that rumanian troops will join the allies in the fight against Rumania has already signed the armistice and a new Cabinet has been formed under Konstan tin the Royal proclamation announced essentially that russian peace terms would be accepted that a new National government would be formed that Rumania would join he allies arid take her Fate into her own hands in the fight against King Michael called for All rumanian to rally round the he also proclaimed that the Vienna by which re mania great sections of the Transylvania to was re difficult hour in the difficult hour of our said King i have for the salvation of the on the immediate cessation of hostilities with the nations and 1 Call upon a government of National Union to fulfil the determined will of the country to conclude he void his people that Rumania see Rumania on Page 10 shape thursday has not yet been the who made some kind of French forces of the Interior in changed their winds and threatened to destroy it was stated Here tins to the French in Paris have called Allied this is being it was emphasized that the liberation of Paris is not in itself a major the allies major object Ive remains the annihilation of the German it is by bbl at share that most of the City is in the hands of the French forces of the Interior that in some there is the germans have broken an armistice agreement supposed to have been in effect mesday noon and appear to be trying to regain what have another lightning like that by which last week they ringed Paris in patrons forces have swept to within mites of the German Shayeb communiques do not reveal exact locales experiencing the american but have disclosed that patrons Arrn Reif columns Are 35 Miles beyond troyes appears to be in their while All along the Seine the allies shatter the german1 Western piercing within six Miles of be Allied Headquarters announced that the Battle for Central As Western orcs Aux am Marseille taken Bordeaux has been captured by Allied troops fighting with French forces of the Interior the Algiers radio announced last on the Southern front Marseille has been freed and american tanks and motorized infantry have reached rho Miles from if Tonda Yold this push takes i Ayleti troops Only 58 Miles Southeast of Lyon and forms the lower half of a pincer with patrons forces at it Means that our troops Are within 27 Miles of the last railway linking France with Italy and within 30 Miles of the Swiss in the sudden thrust much of the heavily fortified lower Rhone has been we arc now fight ing at Avignon in the the Honor for taking mar Seille fell to the resistance was reported slight in Frances number one although it continues with fanatical where French their seventh Inch nearer and nearer to the naval Arsenal con gee Marseille on Page 2 our casualties Washington american Battle casualties have now reached a Peak of of which Are army on the Normandy front the army has suffered Cai including through August the new army totals Are killed wounded i minor captured total navys casualty total is including poses and that Tho completely routed and to the Canadian and polish troops push along the coast and set out to neutralize the Channel Deauville is ours and a drive to the belgian 110 Miles from would give us these harbours As Well As Sites of Tho flying bomb nests which still continue to harass Long suf for Iii Allied sources Lay the disastrous plight of the German seventh army to Many tilings need far new pan Zer forces to replace those lost in pocket the spent Force of the be Lack of adequate transportation for the even in Retreat land in some the Ger mans Are even reported As Burmm Short of Boomerang for nazi barges germans Are in dazed crossing what is left to them of the Seine in barges originally built and brought France for the German invasion of closing the Falaise Canadian and polish troops have formed another and captured 15 Miles West of the Speed of patrons and Vance has been Enve hoping Paris in twin drives but leaving its liberation to the French patriots and bursting across the see Paris on Page 2 Bulgari seek peace terms Quarter is in London confirm that mus Fiat exp resident of the was recently in by the British he informed that been officially Mission of asking what the British and America lice the request referred to London v
