Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace Iii 2 is january 1945 i big to Only Lompies the distance Between Field mar Shal sir Bernard Montgomery american and British armies on the Northern Flasik the Arden nes bulge and Omar Bradley american forces on the South has been narrowed to about 10 Miles at tie and approximately on fourth of the original salient has been recaptured Des Pite hampering except at areas near the wide of the bulge Allied forces Are rolling Back the edges of mar Hal von Rund stents penetration into Belgium and Northern Luxem pressure is being brought against the South and the slowly shrinking the wed re with advances which form a v Whoso base remains the same but whose sides Are drawing fierce Battles Are raging in the North where the allies Are aiming at the East lowest highways which keep up the flow of supplies and reinforcements to resisting As american Anduri Tish troops slog through blizzards toward Rudstedt few remaining Supply escape the Ger Man commander is shuttle or a Mored forces from the Bastogne area northward to meet this grow ing reports the Patton drives no ron4 Center a threat in the South arises out of Georgre patrons drive to within five Miles of the Road renter of front line dispatches mention this City As the Center to which German reinforcements were sent from rear it is situated in the Center of the Snow blanketed Cap Ture of Houff Alize would menace a great portion of the German communications system by cutting off a can Ira distribution marshal Montgomery Cader slain in the North at the beginning of the Stief announce hint Montgomery had commanded All operation of he upper Aii of wedge since de Cember 20 wh1f run div see nazi bulge on Page 10 Mac Laduque within 24 hours of their Landing in lingayen sixth army troop i captured the coast of Manga Ladan and san a immediately preceding the Luxon sixth army made additional landings on Mindoro and off the lower coast of biq3 meet after 20 Roose velt told his press conference that the next meeting with minister Churchill and marshal Sta Lin would take place after Hie inauguration on january Pyramid league thursday nights game Blue devils wolves president Calls for Roose in his thirteenth annual Mes Sage to Congress on the state of the called emphatically for the total mobilization of All our human resources in order to defeat in 1945 and bring to a speedy end the malignant Power of in a somber speech ranging Over the whole troubled Field of Domestic and world the president called for a National service act at the earliest Poss Ible moment and asked the draft ing of some nurses immediately since the need for trained nurses is too pressing1 for Volun tary on Domestic of he urged an expanded social Security committed the administration to Post War jobs and urged that which must be sustained until total Victory is should be modified after he reiterated an earlier warning to Congress against the poisonous enemy born rumours designed to disrupt Unity Between the Rrt Filiti and concerning foreign the president declared that 1945 can and must see Concrete beginnings of a world peace lie promised that the cannot and will not shrink from political responsibilities which follow in the Wake of nor will hesitate use of its immediately if to secure fulfilment of the principles of the Atlantic in summarizing the global which he said has reached its most critical the president spoke for the first time on the German breakthrough in express ing Complete Confidence in we have no aues Tion of the ultimate he the president spoke warmly of our Progress in Tho Pacific in during which the fastest moving offensive in the history of warfare pushed the japanese Miles homeward across the reaches of the Central he also spoke of the difficulties and Fine work of men in Burma and see text of the state of the Union Metzge on Paget 5 and Draff in next six months the first six months of this a Mimi mum of men must be in ducted into the armed asserted of War Robert Patterson this week in a message to approximately additional men Are needed for War production and War support ing he go racketeers get 50 years a general court mar tial sentenced four enlisted men to prison terms ranging from 45 to 50 years at hard labor after convicting them of looting Supply and diverting i gaiety and other rations into the Block Alexander and William each were Given 50 years while William and Arthur Nelson received 45 year Alt four were Dis honorable Pappy dons Khaki to end financial woes los a Guy who quit his Job and joined the army As a private to get a boost in Manuel a Flower shipper and father of eight child Ren got tired of trying to sup port his Largo sized Brood so he although he gets Only 850 a his wife collects monthly for her 830 for her first child and for each additional and his amphibious troops of the sixth army thundered onto the benches of on Tju Zou to put forces on the Homestretch of the Long was Back to and totalling at least men and a powerful array of Tanka and the invasion army quickly engulfed 20 Miles of and then struck out for about 100 Miles Linga san Dag paid and Mangaldai Tho rim of Linga Yeu Gulf have fallen to the ame rican the capture of the lingayen air Field has placed the Yonks within a half mile of the Plains 4fs Scurry to War Washington fours and nonessential spurred by talk of stringent manpower con this week were applying for War work by the since the proposal to draft them was 2000 4fs registered for munitions Plant jobs in making up half of the cites shortage in one Cleveland and also reported Large enrolments and in Cincinnati several Book makers even registered for War jobs and Are taking it in Good manpower director John Baker the tightening up process on the Home front gathered momentum All Over the with the following important developments during the week War mobilization director James Byrnes recommended the cancellation of All wartime conventions involving gatherings of More than 50 he said the which had the presidents would take effect after 1 when the Odt would to pass on applications of groups Desi intr to he indicated leading to constant streams of reinforce ments Are pouring into the four expanding beachhead which Are apparently Between san Fabian and the latter Ted by the naval Macarthur a first communique from Luzon said my evidently Hod not prepared for any Landing in the lingayen Sec Tor and As a result of this strategic our Landing losses were we Are now in his a later communique said that the invasion was progressing1 bolter than could be backdoor to Manila the apparently still stun Ned by the Power with which the americans hit Luzon were de offering Only Light resistance to the tank tipped spearheads moving Inland Over coastal swamps and Rice paddies in the drive to Luzon great Central it is on this Plain that Macarthur said that the Battle for Manila and the entire Philippines will be fought and lingayen often called backdoor to Manila is Well permits would be granted Only to known to a decade ago he conducted Maneu vers along the Gulf As the commanding Gen eral of the Philippines of the the main natural obstacles in the Guif area Are three connecting Dagupan and Walter sixth army whose troops groups convening on matters of High War selective service ordered induction into the army of occupationally deferred including see 4fs Scurry on Pago 10 vets placed employment service found jobs in 1944 for More than twice As Many veterans As in in the 11month period from january to november last wac reported Job Nace ments of veterans totalled compared with in the same period of Are smashing Forward to the first River harrier said his troops Are fighting like tigers who have tasted our Superb men Are raring to Kreuger served As a Corporal and sergeant on Luzon eary in the see sixth army on Page 2 possibility of Buzz bomb attack alerts East coast defense officials along the East particularly in the York and Washington Are on the Alert possible Buzz bomb attacks following a warning by Jonas commander of the that it is possible and probable that the germans will attempt to launch bombs against new York or Washington within the next 30 to go Navy and army incur ing Ernest Navy expressed disbelief that such although will or that attacking ships could elude our sea and air a and in Mak ing the emphasized that there is no reason for in making his warning on Mon he stressed that effective Steps have been taken to thwart an at tack that might come in one of three surface submarines or Long Range he said that the nazis have at least 300 submarines in the Alan tic but the Navy is prepared to keep them from coming close enough to fire or Stop them before they fired Many we Are prepared to prevent surface ships from getting Here and we Are loaded Range German he business As usual but he warned against panic in event of attack and designated As danger 300mile arcs around new York and next he will be the the real Ingrams sensational warn ing had Little effect in East coast see Buzz bomb on Page 10
