Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1945, Strasbourg, Alsace                              Ill 28 Cairo four cents july big Day in life of la Petite miss the Little Mademoiselle clutching the toy b17 is Helena Herve who became the 1000th French refugee to be flown Home to la Mavrie by the left to right George of Norman of commanding officer of the at base Helene and her Marcelio Herve and who handles refugee passenger at the Field in conjunction with French at photo by to French exiles in Morocco at Means happiness by James Padgitt at air port French a smiling american colonel lifted up and handed a Blu eyed child to her Mother in the doorway of a Jem on Independence Day at the big1 air base at port anew record was established for the air transport commands North african division and a new life began for the pair after years of exile in French Foury Earold a Oclene Herve was the 1000th refugee to be returned to France in a flying which Only a few Short months before was raining death and Des vet Bonus Bill crops up again Washington the first mentioned several months May in the Mak the House veterans commit tee is reportedly preparing an amendment to the i Bill of rights granting All veterans a week 1or one regardless of their employment Veteran legislation coming up is another amendment to the i Bill which would protect re turning servicemen from loan Sharks and the plan is sponsored by of Iowa who will draft a measure designating proper lending Agen was raining traction on hitlers crumbling slave the dramatic and poignant scene at the port Lyautey babies of grandparents fac ing their first plane ride with mixed emotions and the look of Lope on the faces of mothers and wives rejoining families in France after years of been a daily occurrence at the at base Ever since refugee flights were launched last month by Uncle Madame Marcelle Mother of Helens and two other Ages 11 months and 2 All of whom wore Horn in has a pct Irving to return to la Patrie Ever since the liberation of Madame Herve and her like thousands of other see at on Page 5 discharged Loo if with purple heart drafted wounded twice in 14 Mouths overseas and then former 1st has found Lii self drafted As a Between his five months ago and the draft notice he had married and gotten his old Job Hack with the Forest Dobson holds the purple heart with Oakleaf Cluster and the Bronze Star he was wounded on Day plus one in Normandy and again during the spearhead attack on Hes got 84 his draft Board and the asked about Bills Chan Ces of we rent Truman on High seas in route to Reich meet Washington president tru Man was last reported in Midat lactic aboard the Cruiser Augusta on his Way to meet prime min ister Churchill and marshal Stalin for the Berlin the president left Newport saturday with a group of advisers headed by it was aboard the Augusta that president Roosevelt and prime minister Drew up the Atlantic charter in the North at lactic in August the president said he had no plans to meet with prime minister Churchill prior to the Berlin con Ference and that he did not expect to see de Gaulle on his to summer seat of the German preparations were Well completed for the War leaders safety and convenience in the heart of the shattered the abounds in wooded districts with Choice habitations of which the casual traveller has no american soldiers have made no secret of the fact that their Camps have been established with a View to seeing to it no incident Mars the american presidents first trip inside with British signalman they have set up a network of communications which will keep Washington and new York in direct Contact with the chief Crews have completed arrange ments at the seat of the conference and at the temporary White which has been thoroughly cleaned and renovated for he Truman the White House has announced that no newspapermen will be permitted to cover the actual ses Sions of the voice lampoons u so s sports gear army Neils service the voice was heard through out the this time it was not in the style of ill walk but rather in the mood of in beginning to see the Back from his first us overseas Frank Sinatra gave reporters some outspoken criticism the Type of shows the Uso has been sending also on the Quality of sports equipment sent they underrated the Intelli gence of the Sinatra most of the men in the army special services never had any previous experience in show Busi and As a result they didst know what time it he added that they just As Well be Selling vacuum Clea Sinatra went overseas with comedian Phil pianist sol dancer Fay Mckenzie and dancer Betty Yeaton and spent seven weeks in the Mediterranean theater playing four shows a Day most of the relaying the remarks that Many soldiers have made to the Singer revealed the fact that Tennis balls sent Over had split the first time they were and the same was True of baseballs and the major ailment of gis is still he told the and declared soldiers Are the greatest audience i Ever played in Lawrence Vic president of Uso Camp stated that gis disagree with Frank according to in formation received from special service we stand on our said if Camp shows haunt done the Job the army it is extremely doubtful we would have been asked to continue added the Uso official we dont have enough Bob Hopes and Bing Cros Bys to Send to every the Uso would be willing to stand on the record of thousands who have gone overseas to a third Fleet task Force stole into japans Homo Waters and Flung Over Carrier planes against Tokyo Aird Romes in a devastating assault which added to the we Klong fire raids by the stemming from the most powerful Carrier Ever to enter japanese concentrated on knocking out whats left of japans air Force on 80 airfields around vice John Swift moving Carrier Force moved in so close to the japanese Shore that its planes could have Well flown Over during pinpointing airports and Little factories missed by the the tiny bombers a loosed bombs followed up by rockets Chine gun Nimitz said that Complete Surprise was achieved and the returning pilots re ported Light antiaircraft fire and no fighter Early assess ments for 154 enemy Tokyo radio speculated that the Carrier blow presaged an invasion and recalled that the last Carrier Force strike at Tokyo was followed promptly by landings on iwo Nimitz reported a regrouping1 of the growing ame lican air1 Power in the Ryukyu will result in three powerful com mands All operating within ing distance of japanese Carrier forgo withdraws apparently in fear of suicide plane the Carrier task has says Tokyo it added that naval planes raided Aird Romes around the capital for but the broadcaster made the usual claim there were almost no damages inflicted upon our Airfield or at the same time the Dean of japans newspaper Soho criticized the govern ment for not telling the people the truth about the loss of important Pacific rebuking the policy which since Guadalcanal has tended to dismiss the loss of strategic islands superficial hammering relent Lessly at the last week left japans largest aluminium producing Center a Gigantic co Fla while one of her greatest Oil refineries through the see Carrier on Page 2 Okinawa i is first to lose four limbs Battle the first Battle casualty of the present War to suffer of parts of both arms and legs is a patient at Percy Jones general he is Frederic whose wife lives in a Veteran of eight years Hansel stepped on an antitank mine on the concussion blew off both his legs above the knee and his left Arm above the the right Arm was so seriously wounded that amputation of part of the forearm was Neces sary while returning to the Hensel was battalion maintenance sergeant with a tank outfit attached to the 77th the veterans administration has announced that Hensel will receive a monthly Pelasio of on his he will remain in an army Hospital until he receives Arti Jacial limbs and is trained in their survives barrel ride Over Niagara Falls Niagara Fuu Lils it was a pretty Good commented Wil Liam ked Hili this after successfully completing a journey through the tortuous Niagara rapids in a barrel to fulfil a pledge taken at his fathers deathbed three years the 32yearold souvenir shop operator emerged from the barrel rather dazed and with a badly bruised left he intimated that was the last journey for the repainted 750pound steel bar Rel built for his father who made three similar the barrel was ruined by frequent collisions with rocks and sprung beyond although Hill faces possible police action for braving the without he is basking in momentary glory und Content ing himself with uie knowledge that he set a new the swirling seven mile ride through the whirl Pool and overseas duty ordered for stateside troops Washington overseas duty for All qualified officers and enlisted men who have not had at least six months foreign service has been ordered by such men will be the Secretary by returning Vete rans and the replacements will by made next May special emphasis is placed on Meir under Are about in this 7th drive doubled quota Washington final figures in the seventh War loan drive show that americans piled up an Al time record of 26 313 millions of nearly double the 14 billion quota originally Washington an increase of casualties reported in the past week have raised the total for armed forces in world War ii to the army listed on the basis of names reported to the War through june and the Navy reported army casualties include 684 with wound missing the army added that of the wounded have re turned to the Navy As of july missing and Captur a breakdown of the total for All branches the armed forces shows killed wounded miming captured total