Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Marshal Zhukov holding a sheaf Flag which was a gift from Gen. Eisenhower. Gen. Sokolo Skwe Zhukov s chief of staff is at left. . Army signal corps photos air marshal Tedder left and adm sir Harold m. Burro ugh at right of the Center group chief of Allied naval forces Are conducted by russian officers on a tour of the bomb ripped ruins of  commends Patriot forces Patriot forces of German occupied Europe received formal recognition and thanks for their part in the Ever throw of nazism in a special a Der of the Day issued yesterday at the Headquarters of Gen. Eisen Bower. Addressed to patriots of France Belgium Holland Denmark and Norway the message said in part a your countries have now been liberated by the combined efforts of All the forces under my com rid. Not the least of these forces i count the members of resistance. I have watched your efforts with  Ike gives Victory credit to All who did duty Washington May 10 ans. A Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower ack no we edging a message of congratulation from Secretary of War Henry l. Stimson said today that the Victory in Europe belongs to every citizen of the United nations a who has done his or her duty whether in uniform or in civilian life. A to have my own performance of duty so signally approved by the head of the War department and by one whose Wisdom courage and determination i hold in such unbounded respect will be to me for the rest of my life the source of deepest satisfaction a Gen. Eisenhower said. Italy to Rule ill North Rome May 10 ins the Allied commission for Italy today consented to turn Over the administration of the ten Northern provinces to the italian government. 1,000 Cannon Salute Victory in Moscow Moscow. May 10 Reuter. A the russian capitals famous guns which have celebrated every major red army Victory since Stalingrad fired their loudest Salute to Mark the unconditional surrender of Germany. Marshal Stalin honouring the red army and the red Navy in a special order of the Day ordered 30 salvos from 1,000 Cannon. Stimson lauds yank sergeant steals show was accompanied Berlin delegation there probably will is Many who will claim to be the first american Soldier in Berlin but there is no question of the identity of the first american women to enter the Reich capital. Maj. Sarah Bagby Secretary to Gen. Carl a. Spaatz 2. It. Kathleen h. M. Summersby personal Secretary to Gen. Eisenhower and w o Nana Rae chief clerk in the supreme commanders office accompanied the sheaf delegation to Berlin As secretaries to the representatives. Possibly the first i to reach Berlin officially was an unidentified member of a c54 Crew which flew maj. Gen. John r. Deane and adm. E. R. Aicher american and British members of the military Mission to Moscow from the soviet capital to Berlin. The c54 landed before the sheaf delegates , com z Secretary of War Henry l. Stimson today praised it. Gen. John c. H. Lee com z cd and his troops for successfully handling the tremendous Supply problem in the Eto. In his congratulatory Cable to Lee Stimson pointed out that com z troops overcame All logistical obstacles and thus played a vital j role in defeating the germans. A furthermore the message said a during the Long period when so Many of our forces were in great j Britain you discharged your fun f Lions. W Ith Superb efficiency great j human understanding and diplomacy. Passing on the message to the troops of Nis command Lee added a my grateful thanks to each and every person in this vast com-1 Muni cations zone organization for i your Devotion Fidelity and a falter j no Zeal. Your performance has accomplished what hitherto had a been thought impossible. Your diary in be Day is a mighty one Well earned and fully  he Tirchila postpones Speerli until sunday London May 10 it up a prime minister Churchill cancelled the speech he was to make tonight saying it would be delayed until May 13 because of his Many engagements. Churchill told commons that the j government is still undecided about a dissolving Pari Ament thus ending the wartime coalition and bringing about a general Electon. He said conscription would continue throughout the Wax Aya Iassc Japan. In soviet Victory Celebration Moscow May 10 up a sgt. George Thomas a former Baptist minister in Chicago was one of the Central heroes in a Day Long Victory demonstration yesterday outside the american embassy. After thousands of demonstrators had wildly cheered and applauded Truman Churchill Eisen a Hower and Zhukov Thomas jump j cd up on the Balcony and led a w n to i milling throngs into a new wave i a Al Quot Quot it ill ii of cheers for Stalin Truman and British soviet and american generals. Suddenly a red army officer on starvation appeared on the Balcony and embraced and kissed Thomas whereupon the crowd again burst into frenzied cheers. Next door to thu embassy ats War i food Czar said yesterday that the hotel National the Dean of 1 starvation in Europe still could be new York. May 10.�?former president Herbert Hoover world hotel nation Canterbury Hewlett Johnson emerged from the lobby and was grabbed by a group of husky russians who pitched him in the air. And demanded a speech. The tall dignified aged Clergyman hardly Abe to catch his breath and with tears streaming Down his face j muttered a few words of thanks and congratulations provoking j More cheers. Similar Demontra j tons were held outside the British a embassy and along the Sof Skaya embankment of the Moscow River by other Allied embassies. The inexhaustible throngs continued the jubilation far into the night. Anglo americans inside bars and restaurants were being kept inside behind looked doors. The russians refused to let them go and insisted Cri an All night Celebration. French to Call Assembly the French Cabinet will Call the consultative Assembly which had adjourned until summer into extraordinary session beginning next tuesday. Averted if within the next two weeks a a great Stream of food i get gins to flow to hungry lands. Hoover blamed a Power politics for hampering the United nations Relief and rehabilitation administration and criticized the Relief organization itself for lacking an adequate transportation system and the authority in which sufficient Power is vested. Asserting that a it if now 11 59 on the clock of starvation a Hoover at a meeting called by the a save the children federation inc.,�?� suggested a four Point program to save Europe from starvation 1�?immediate Start of shipments. 2�?establishment of thousands of canteens to rehabilitate children in Industrial areas. 3�?payment of Urra costs by International contributions or by the individual nations themselves. 4�?transportation of foal by the War department if Urra or any other government Agency is Una Bio to begin shipments immediately. Friday May 11, 1945. The stars and stripes Pae 5surrender and a Victory Toast in ruined Berlin arrogant to the last Field marshal Wilheim Keitel chief of the German combined staff raised his Silver Baton before departing after formally ratifying the third Reich s unconditional surrender in Kai Ashorst Berlin suburb on wednesday. The other German representatives were col. Gen. Paul Stumpf left Luftwaffe commander and Gen. Adm. Fans Coorg Friedsburg right rear commander of the German Navy. Drinking a Toast to Victory after the Berlin surrender ceremony Are left to right air chief marshal sir Art liar Tedder Deputy supreme commander representing Gen. Eisenla oct marshal Georgi Kons Antinovitch Zhukov Deputy commander in chief of soviet forces and Gen. Carl a. Spaatz us staf commander. The ceremony following the one at a Helms defined More closely the surrender