Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur The stars and stripes Friday 18, 1945 continued from Page 1 a avy James v. Forrestar will leave it to me i will make them a Ingram announced the capture of the at a a a now it can be told press conference. He said the submarine had surrendered but did not say whether she was being attacked. Nor. Did he describe the charts and equipment aboard. But he did reveal the . Navy Sank 126 a boats during the War my Germany and said he was confident the total far exceeded that figure. Only sinking that be officially confirmed were on these cots Steep a the most Bea Tuul. Mauled by carriers two japanese submarines were known to be operating in the Atlantic last summer he said. One was do amp aged but later got away. The second was destroyed South of Leeland and was identified by which came to the surface. Hiding sinking by the allies he said germans lost More than so submarines in the Atlantic. He item the German a Boatri get a Peak strength of 450 by h 1945. Only three weeks before Germany surrendered Ingram said a a a formidable Wolf pack of a boats was intercepted and badly mauled by a powerful Force of carriers and Des escorts. The beginning of the War Atlantic Fleet ships escorted 10,756 ship across the Atlantic with the loss of Only 15 in Convoy Ingram reported. Hitler went wild at news Oil for death Secretary Obe Salzberg Germany May 17�?adolf Hitler screamed in maniacal glee and went into hysterics at the news of president Roose Salvage scuttled subs Wilhel shaven May 17 up a the germans scuttled 24 sub a amp marines in a lock at this head quarters of the Nasi North sea Fleet All but one can be recovered because pumping machinery is Stahl functioning. Mack on . Denied by Navy stars and stripes v. S. Bureau my York. May 17�?the stars and stripes report that a a boat launched a a bomb against new Yoi last nov. 7 was denied today by Navy officials and adm. Jonas Ingram commander in chief o Atlantic Fleet said the nazis had not been Able to use a weapons against the East coast but Only because they could t get through the . Aircraft Carrier and destroyer screen. A. Ingram said germans had a boats especially equipped to launch a bombs hut they never got to use them Quot because the Atlantic Fleet was pounding them Down with our carriers and 75 destroyers and none was Able to get through the exclusive stars and stripes report said the a bomb fired a new York from a submarine last election Day fell harmlessly into the sea. The dispatch was picked up in Paris by United press and associated press and transmitted to the us. Most new York newspapers published it. Lindy in Paris again new York May 17�?charles a. Lindbergh has arrived in Paris and soon will tour the Jeto continuing aviation research studies he conducted last year in the Pacific Uhl ted aircraft corp., his employer announced today. Earl Carroll s showgirls tabbed Quot the most to Dutiful girls in Tow world a got their Beauty stoop on oots Sot up in a the satyr basement in san Francisco. Carrolls cutlet could t get near a hotel Arlyth delegates and staffs attending the United nations conference. 500 r298 hit Nagoya again veil s death one of the sex fuehrer s stenographers Gerhard Hergesell said today. He said Hitler had presided Over the usual night conference of his chiefs in an underground �T�>-�?rr�?-7? chamber of the chancellery in Berlin and was stretched out on a divan to give some dictation. Suddenly a nazi Orcas chief ran in and shouted Quot my fuehrer great news Roosevelt s dead Quot Hitler leaped to his feet and grabbed the paper so violently he almost Tore it to pieces. He lifted both hands above his head and emitted a startling cackling laugh that was a half scream. He paced up and Down the room which echoed with the crazy laughter Hergesell said. Abruptly he stopped laughing and raised his eyes toward the Selling. Quot i knew Hitler said 1 knew it Quot then another spasm of laughter gripped him. Again he threw himself around the room cackling Quot i knew it. I knew it Quot nobody saw Hitler smile again Hergesell concluded. In continued from Page 1 ported fires were still burning the City from monday s attacks. The great blow made Nagoya the most heavily bombed City in Japan. Super forts have hit Nagoya 14 times and Tokyo has been hit 16 times but by a lesser weight of bombs. Goering Given cold reception with seventh uj3. Army May 17�?hermann Goering had been treated in strict accordance with the Geneva convention and his reception at seventh army he. Was Quot calculated to deflate him mentally if not physically Quot an official press release stated. The release said after Goering was brought to the up in an ancient four seater Sedan of cheap manufacture Quot he was led to the office of the seventh army chief of staff maj. Gen. A. A. White. Goering extended his hand but the american general Quot regarded him coldly ignoring his hand and gestured towards a chair a seventh army stated Goering was housed in a building of modest proportions set aside for pcs who can give important information. Food and other niceties it was said varied with the degree of cooperation shown by pcs. Britain to discharge 750,000 London May 17 Reuter a Britain plans to release 750,000 men from the army Navy and air Force by the end of the year labor minister Ernest Bevin told commons yesterday. _ Mindanao pincers close Manila May 17 ans it a two american divisions driving to link up and trap an estimated 50.000 japs in Central Mindanao were less than 55 Miles apart today. Tie enemy Garrison preparing for a last ditch stand steadily was being compressed into the wild Hill country of Buk Dnon province by the ,31st div s drive from the South and the 40th push from the North. On Luzon guerrilla forces harassed Jap garrisons at tug Garao and along Highway a in the Southern Bagayan Valley but the yank drive Down the Road from Balete pass was halted by heavy Rains. On Luzon a East coast first Cav. Div. Pushed to three Miles of lamp a. Army Buiu Hng . Navy gets 2 rei6h ports London May 17 up the us. Navy has been Given administrative control of the German ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven to be used As Supply ports for american occupation forces it was Learned tonight the american naval organization will be headed by vice adm. Robert e. Ghormley who will sit on the joint control commission. Harbor facilities at Bremen were relatively untouched by Allied bombs and the main Job of rehabilitation will be Clearing the Harbor of scuttled ships. This is expected to take three months after which the port is expected to reach a 10,000-ton daily capacity. Bromer Haven Harbor Clear two thousand naval officers and men occupied Bremen and 2,000 More will occupy Bremerhaven which surrendered without a fight. Bremer amp Venus Harbor is Clear and when the Weser River is swept of mines the port will be operational. On april 25, the same Day Bremen fell to the second British army a naval task Force under capt. V. H. Godfrey made a unique 44-mile Cross country journey from Ostend Belgium to Quot take Quot the port from behind. It. Frank w. Rounds of Norwell mass., said there was scornful i laughter when a number of gobs Riding trucks developed car sickness. Rounds said it was the first time most germans and political prisoners had seen american naval uniforms. 60 Day Hospital cases will be evacuated to . All Eto Battle casualties whose Hospital stay is expected to be More than 60 Days More than 30,000 men in ally will be evacuated to the . Within seven weeks the Eton a chief surgeon disclosed yesterday. Between 16 and 17 percent of the casualties will be evacuated by air. The Speed of the evacuation is governed by three factors availability of transportation condition of the patient and facilities available in american hospitals to handle the patient Load. As the wounded Are rushed out of Europe army medical chiefs Are making plans to give up medical installations now in use in England France and Belgium. As the need for medics in this theater decreases a training program for the redeployment of medical units Here to other Heaters Wim be organized. Reviewing. Accomplishments of the medics during the Battle of Europe the surgeons office revealed that a total of 340,000 Battle casualties had been treated in the Eto up to april 13. Of these 196,000 were returned to duty. During the period Hospital deaths totalled 12,000. In North France Assembly area command key installation in the redeployment program has taken Over a Large area in northeastern France where some 350.000 troops can be processed at the same time it was revealed yesterday. When the command attains full scale operation there will be a turnover of 8,000 men a Day. The flow of men will be contingent on the readiness of the ports and staging areas and availability of shipping it was pointed out. Maj. Gen. Royal b. Lord former com z chief of staff now commanding the Mac has set two weeks As the maximum time for processing troops going Home and 25 Days for those going to the Pacific with a View to moving men and equipment out of the theater in one third the time it took to get them Here. 16 Camps Plai nod a the Mac expects to have 16 Camps each capable of housing 15.000 men for units alerted for redeployment soldiers will be housed in tents. Mess Halls pcs chapels dispensaries and Heaters will be Semi permanent structures. It is expected that 1,680 officers and men of the adjutant general a Section will staff the Mac which will thoroughly Check every soldiers service record and adjusted service rating score. Unit and personal equipment will be checked and wont and broken items replaced. Band to play Riviera spots Marseille May 17 a the us. Army band which has played More than 500 concerts \ since it left Washington in june 1943, is touring Southern France this week end. Its first Public Appeal nce in Marseille will be saturday m. B downtown Parade beginning at 6 30 . Three concerts of classical and popular music will be held in the Capitol theater sunday monday and tuesday at 8 pm. Concerts will be exclusively for american military personnel. Saturdays Parade led by capt Thomas c. Darcy jr., band Leader will move Down la canes Here Marseilles main Street from Boule Varde de Madeleine to the bourse. It will Circle the bourse and return to la Cane Biere from la Cane Biere it will turn right on Rue St. Fer Reol and proceed to the prefecture where it will be reviewed by Brig. Gen. . Rat a of of lbs and High ranking French military and civilian officials. Since leaving the nations capital where it played regularly 10 years the official . Army band has entertained combat and Supply troops in Africa Sicily England Scotland France Belgium and Holland. For the past several months it has been playing to combat troops on leave in Paris. Unit is formed to assist Uso Paris May 17�?hie 6817th Spe Cial service in. Has been activated As the army a operational Agency for Uso Camp shows civilian jeep and Soldier shows in this theater. The unit is supervised by maj. Paul Baker former head of the drama department at Baylor University. Capt. William a. Howell is of
