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Publication: Southern France Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 8, 1945

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   Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur                                F 8 the stars and St offs Reich yields to 3 germans count of 10 million la seen on continued from Fng 1 War had come to an said it is in accordance with Between the three great an official ment will be broadcast by the prime minister at 3 Oclock Tomor Row the 8th of in View of this fact tomorrow will be treated As Vic tory in Europe and will be regarded As a the Day the 9th of will also he a holi a broadcast to the people of the British Empire and Commonwealth be made tomorrow at 9 pm parliament will Sheet tomorrow at the usual the a account was the first word to Roach America and Britain that the War was it immediately touched off celebrations in new York and in new York crowds Sang in paper littered although official confirmation failed to the up in a Paris dispatch quoted sheaf As saying that it had made nowhere any official statement for publication up to that hour concerning the com plete surrender of All German armed forces in Europe no Story to that effect is there was no doubt in american minds that the end finally had an 10 million c is prisoner Hmil in will into hands a result of final a Nitro Smy of the enemy former troops Mav remain prisoners for yearn under established rules of prisoners Are held until Ace treaties have be n but for Mal conclusion of world War ii in Europe is not anticipated soon the russians have repeatedly demanded that German prisoners help repair War it was belie cd there would be no Genera conscription of German what they said on the Riviera continued from Page 1 the guard around the Cap Tain most of the maps at the station didst expect much they cant get any drunker than they a crowd of soldiers and French civilians at the place Massena Watrud two guns fire a 21gun Salute into the Mediterranean pfc Albert of Kala perched himself on a Marble statue of a nude woman in the Garden where the guns were set up and waited for the i gotta leave on the six Oclock Leonard i got 26 dollars in my pocket and in going to wait until they fire these Damn tilings and then get drunk on my 26 dollars before the train Hopes for trip to All i said Phillip de of Chicago is that they give a furlough Home before they Send us to the a month at Home would sure make it easier to do Lucas fought with uie fifth and spent six weeks in the Hospital after being wounded at with the nazi americans were thinking about what should be done with i say fix them so they never pick up a Rifle again better brains than mine have to figure what to do said pfc Tom of new an both even when these German prisoners walk Down the Street Here they walk in perfect what can you do with people like that Parley feels be pressure san May 7 a that the end of the european War would bring additional pressure on delegates working to form a world Security organization at the United nations conference obvious immediate problems con fronting various governments with the cessation of hostilities May make it necessary for leading Dele gation As soviet foreign commissar Vyacheslav Molo Tov and British foreign Secretary Anthony return speedily to their Home while the has nothing to do with a peace Settle ment for this the end of the War will focus Atten Tion of leading statesmen on such problems As occupational zones in Europe and creation of interim governments for liberated conference work proceeds despite newspaper emphasis on the polish six committees yesterday worked busily on proposed amendments to the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the Biu youre wrong about the sweater shrinking the sweater was made that Way and on Janice Carter it looks in fact Moat anything on the Lovely blonde would look 8th of filers set for studies China and another closed meet ing to seek agreement on Points of the world charter Over which there had been preoccupation of the delegates with the actual business of the conference confirmed the impression that the flare up Over Poland would not divert the conference from its major Molotov visits Kaiser May 7 soviet foreign commissar Molotov paid a three hour visit to Henry kaisers shipyards Molotov was escorted by Kaiser himself up and Down across cat walks and through one enormous steel fabricating Plant after an May part in the strategical bombing of Europe eighth of airmen can now Settle Bank and become any thing from Champion Horseshoe pitchers to musicians or masters of languages while awaiting new As eighth of h announced yesterday during the redeployment bomber and fighter groups will be converted into virtual athletic and educational designed to shift the emphasis from team work and individual Effort toward winning the War to the personal betterment of the the policy of the eighth the announcement will be to give the through a vast recreational and educational an fliers Teri of beatings by japs in Burma Canto Spain interns 9 May 7 germans who escaped from the Gironde pocket in Southwest France reached a North Spain they were to be May 7 first group of american War prisoners liberated in mostly from the air Are recuperating in a Hospital Here and telling grim stories of starvation and indignities administered by the japanese to a special treat ment group of captured after bombing raids on Japan be Billy Davis of los a group said the japs told them of their indiscriminate bombing of women and Chil Dren and making War on the he said that last japanese new years the prisoners were lined up and guards beat them with clubs made like pick handles and slap Ped he said that the beat Ings were much worse when the guards were prisoners said the beatings Usu Opportunity to use his time con the program ranges from Check ers and Horseshoe pitching tournaments to study at Cam Bridge and other British universe and american colleges and technical schools which will be established in unit universities have already been established in All groups with faculties made up of officers in each curricula of an average unit school will embrace Mathe social applied physical Bible studies and Trade and tech Nical about 200 men a month will be allowed to attend courses at the English apart from classroom and text Book work will be special courses to teach song acting and dramatic production and the playing of musical instr a vast athletic program has Al i japs flee to Fitler Iril Nangpi mai7 Lian air forces were putting Tara kans captured Airfield into shape As a fighter base today As the japanese withdrew to Moun Tain positions from the Little Bland off avoiding a showdown seizing the Center of the City of the aided by dutch East Indian used demolitions and flame throw ers to reduce a Maze of pillboxes and interlocking Tunnel Strong Points on the Tarakan Hills Macarthur communique reported More japanese dead had been counted and 4s2 prisoners taken in the Philippines in the week ending in the same 391 americans were killed and wounded enemy casual ties for the entire Philippines Cam which began last now Are the u wounded and missing total on Mindanao Island the 24th attacked Strong japanese Hill positions West of while in Central Mindanao the 31st div moved on a big enemy base at Del tace in Okinawa Polo May 7 based american bombers Hammer ing at japans sinking sea lanes Sank or damaged 20 enemy ships saturday at the Entrance to the sea of the Navy bombers harassed shipping in the Straits linking Japan and the British Fleet shelled the Southern Ryukyu islands 800 Miles to the South in its first major bombardment while operating with the fifth one major British ship was but was Able to resume Nimitz communique today made no mention of ground action on where the yanks Resu med their general offensive saturday after killing japanese who made a futile ready been japs threaten to break ties Germany attempt to make peace with America and Britain while continuing the War with Russia is an extreme violation of the Tripar Tite foreign minister Hideki Tojo said yesterday the new nazi a Tokyo broadcast quoted Tojo As conflicts with the War Aims of which is engaged in a bitter struggle with the and Britain but maintains Neutral relations with Tojo said that should such a state of affairs continue Japan will Reserve her Freedom to Deal with the tripartite pact and other poli tical agreements with Germany from a new Point of Singer tryouts for Marseille end air training for reservists Albuquerque May 7 especially hard on b29 Tauau Wolls of hat a b24 was charged with murder after Straf ing he was told that he would undergo seven years imprisonment after the War before he could become a citizen of the greater East Asia co Prosperity Thev were War department has notified 17 and 18yearold youths in the army air corps Reserve that it is discontinuing flying training for those who had volunteered for Calls to Active duty on reaching their 18th youths in Reserve who Are now 18 or older were advised Toftey must Register with their local boards within five May for women who sing popular songs in English and desire bookings on special service entertainment Cir Cuit in the Delta base area will be conducted in Capitol at 10 am each wed in charge of theatrical said acts of the music Hall or variety Type Are artists travel m troupes in vehicles and Are provided with food and lodging draft where accompanists arts provided at auditions  
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