Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace Iddle East november eaves Chi after break Chiang Washington president Roo Sevelt revealed at a press con Ference this week that personal differences Between Joseph Stilwell Generalissimo Chiang Waishek had resulted in the recall of the Veteran general from his triple command in the far the president explained that Chiang and Stu Well had had a failing out some general St Well tire ag0 which resulted in Chianos request that Stilwell be replaced As his chief of the president also stated that the fourstar general had done an excellent Job in stressed that the recall had no connection with matters of strategy or policy and said that Stilwell would be Given another command equal in reiterating that he thinks stil Well has done supremely that he likes him personally and con siders his record the president emphasized that he did not intend any reflection on general by withdrawing him at Chianos the same it was revealed hat ambassador see Stilwell on Page 8 Cleveland blast death toll i2o the known dead in lie fires and explosions which swept a 50block area of Cleveland has reached a total of 120 and miss ing persons lire listed at More on half the dead remain unidentified because of the intense heat which destroyed properly damage in the disaster Iron bounded by East 5oth Kast 62nd Street and Shore drive Lias been estimated at the Fri and a special committee appointed by mayor la Useph arc conducting win investigations info in bings groans freeze save colonel Hollywood the Mellow crooning of the Groaner May have hypnotized Many a teen but now Treyve reached the a in a letter to Ding Earle who is stationed on new wrote How he had entered1 his tent to hear one of Crosby programs and was paralysed to see a four foot death adder coiled right where i would have placed my there we wrote the Snake hypnotized and me finally i away a borrowed Machete and whacked him in next time they throw up to Tell pm you can even hypnotize a Snake Miles away yanks Pinch off enemy remnants on Samar the Jap 16th division the torturers of Bataan has been completely Defeated on Leyte and Samar with More than ene my troops killed or the terrific mauling suffered by the Jap High seas Fleet in the Battle of the Philippines seemed to be a signal for a marked collapse of enemy defences on both on two thirds of which Are now under 12 More communities have been overrun for a total of 55 As great segments of the Island fell to the the yanks now dominate some 212 Miles of coastline and the 24th division has sent spearheads through Leyte Valley to seize Santa be and placing the and Vance to within 8 Miles of the North Oiler columns strik ing North from captured Brauen were at main Supply and concentration Confer for the Igli More than enemy troops Are trapped in the North West Corner of the Island and fact Jap escape route per led the japs of till expected to make a last Ilch stand in lie orig Era As v troops close in on Ihal port to of Tor the last of sense to Iii to spearheaded by see Leyte on Page 2 i ii d i i Little boy Blue meets tyranny nation will Render decision tuesday Simon Thold Kenneth Barry flown from England on an army trans port plane and his paternal William Matoney of grand get their first look at each other in new York Kenneths a yank flyer wac killed on his 101 it Mission before barrys birth and tils an English died in Kenneth will make his Home his press Franklin Roosevelt Harry Trurnit John Bricker Scheldt Battles will open Antwerp sea approaches in the admitted pause before the West front action again tins week was entered in South West where the British second find Canadian armies arc Hettling to Clear the Scheldt area and Widen their to he North tuesday the British cracked the germans 55mile defense line South of tin1 mans which is the dutch name for the threatening to Iran some these Hermans Ore withdrawing towards he under Mir heaviest artillery in Rajie Hoy have Nussem blvd since Are making army reporter killed in France with 7t1i army in France Alfred stars and Sirius con but Cor was killed recently by enemy fire in the Lihovic near while driving a captured enemy the 25yearold sergeant is the second stars and stripes Cor respondent to be killed in Europe this the other was Gregor who lost his life in the drive on Kohn was formerly manager of the Rome edition of stars and Strong bid to ensure heir escape and seen to be doing it fairly a this action in West Holland has one supreme purpose to free the Scheldt area through which the Rivers Toad into the North sea fio that the comparatively undamaged port of Antwerp May be put to further to the East canadians have fought their Way along the ii seway he Weun be Elaml and Wal Cheren he most prominent German in the i slow and in Iho Nancy front wednesday the yanks Civ reported i have hurled Hundred into a Strung All sick of Lune pinprick into the they occupied i but 11 German has since halted this Pitons Trust after several Days of virtual Hodges army tues Day acknowledged a new Low in reporting Only taking see Antwerp on Page 8 issues get spotlight earlier emphasis on War and peace Joth Roosevelt and Dewey climaxed their presidential Cam prior to the election next in Iris for support on farm and Domestic striking directly into tie Homes and daily lives of american Citi appearing before persons at soldiers Field in Chicago last Roosevelt called for a postwar program to assure 000 to be accomplished by taxation to Spur business Indus trial expansion and by making sure that farm prices remain High enough to keep the con suming As Well As Faith in americas Abil Ity to meet the Challenge of stupendous the president pledged that Price and production controls would be lifted thai the would continue its policy of Gib ing to As Many Farmers a possible the Chance of their own Homes and that returning servicemen can grow their own apples on heir own farms instead of having to sell apples on the Street Golden Opportunity this his fifth major Campaign Roosevelt gave Over completely to the exposition of is economic views adding that he was giving gop Campaign orators More opportunities to me toot he compared the farm income of 1032 with the of Iquio and the of this and he has put into the Law of the land the farm ers of he promised agriculture a genuine crop insurance on sunday the president returned to the capital to Complete his Campaign swing which carried him to new Philadelphia and where he made three chief Short platform speeches were fade at various stops during the Jour president will wind up his Campaign with a speech in Boston this weekend and an elec Tion eve assails politicos in his speech at Shibe Park in his fourth major he president asserted that Republican by clearly intimating that congressional party members would not cooperate in establishing a world organization for peace in event of see political on Page 3 builds planes Washington chairman of the said the has built air planes and tanks Sivick the War Washington combined army and Navy casualties since beginning of the War have risen to a total of disclosed Stimson last the any has suffered casualties and the the combined figures for the armed forces include Kiuei wounded missing captured total
