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Publication: Southern France Stars and Stripes Tuesday, May 29, 1945

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   Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d Azur                                Thi stars sth1pes May 38 faces the weak and imminent pros of having am aroused America to Leash the full fury of her serial might on her crowded r lust How imminent is that move was indicated recently by Fleet Nimitz following a tour of he said even fierce enemy re failed to retard develop of the Island into a mighty base on the Doorstep to and before May weeks Grain the Rex ilyus should be Ling the 460mile Aerial route to the Jtj Mainland in an increase Lut potent Tel springboard will 7 by devastating raids b Carrie borne squadrons and fleets of super fortress based in the failed is to a much worse position than Germany was six months before the allies invaded the Luftwaffe at that time still wat a powerful whereas japans air Power has been unable to Ward off even comparatively minor Aerial blasts at the fact that the japanese were to Check the invasions of to Kitna and Okinawa is the Best indication of the enemy plight so or air Force in Okinawa is the Best base seized in tace navys spectacular March across the much hearer the Jap Homeland than the put the 60mile Long Island More than twice the size of May 28 Twenty German divisions could have landed on shores and driven Clear across the country in 1940 if Britain had fallen after the capitulation of undersecretary of War Patterson said yes he spoke Here at ceremonies accompanying the posthumous award of two congressional medals of the awards went to the widows of William Obrien and Thomas both of who were a filed last july on Patterson said that after the fan of France the had Only five Hal strength infantry divisions in this country that could take the and not More than 300 Modem combat third in bavarian May 28 intelligence officers revealed today that of secret arms and bomb dumps intended for use the allies by German underground groups such the werewolves have been uncovered in wild sections of Bavaria and to every dump win have to be located to safeguard the fives and communications of occupation officers captured show that German intelligence organised Many specialist groups for the sole Job of preparing the dumps Many of them Are believed to be behind russian lines in Hungary and Simpsons ninth worlds largest with ninth May William he Simpsons ninth which had Only three divisions when first committed to action at Brest last today is reportedly the worlds biggest composed of 21 infantry and armoured divisions i five now occupying a huge area of Germany South of the British and West of the Elbe the ninth had at the beginning of its action in Europe Only the eighth and 29th in the Viii corps for the attack on Surprise May 28 a stir Are German soldiers who dont know the War is the 101st airborne has been pick ing them up most of the on horseback and fully ilk the Alps to get a big weakness in 1940 for out for Nobel prize May 28 cannot be considered for the Nobel peace prize because such awards Are made according to Martin member of the peace prize commit no awards have been made since 1938 tra Maei the rules covering the prise would permit both the 1944 and 1946 winners to be announced among those being mentioned for the peace award Are Cordell former Secretary of resigned prime minister Marshall and count Folke Nephew of the King of books approved for German use titles of four and British books were listed yesterday by shape As representative of the Type of literature approved for distribution in Defeated the books were jaffes men of science in America and Nevins and pocket history of the and j Hancocks argument of Empire Between two wars is Iii is in Jbf american tending Craft offs change suppl tet at a of Okinawa while larger vessels lie reds Hail richest ctr As typical War worker Doria americas richest was decorated by marshal Feodor to Bukhin As a tribute to All the women War workers in Ameri at the banquet meeting of George Patton and the rus Sian marshal to according to a dispatch sent to the Burma India army newspaper in new by sgt in Europe Tempo Rary wrote that during the course of the dinner a russian dancer performed and after the dance Patton stood up and asked the girl to come to his this is the Bronze Star i got for taking mete with the help of the tenth he with a nod to the tenth corps com Mander on his he pinned the ribbon on the russian dancer As a gesture of american Goodwill towards russian there was Only one american woman Friendly and he assumed she Wasa oar although she wore no Kolsted it weft marshal to Bukhin singled out the Lone american girl and in the name of the user he paid High tribute to the women of America who had worked Long hours i War plants and then pinned one of his decorations on the jacket of the american he Shook her then kissed tier on both the i said to her As i was what is your name Doris she and you could have knocked me Over with a Friendly did not know what the american heiress was doing and Lindley Fraser Germany but at the Airport he found a Pilot my  j a j pc who said he was waiting for Doris Milta corpsmen Day in la London bomb ruins May 28 once famous afrika Korps is dig Ging itself Twentyfive German Mem Bers of the made up the first Batch of men to be engaged in the task of rebuilding com mencing work at am m the District of each Man receives 12 cents for preparing the prefabricated one Days work foundations for the ministry of works and the come in from isolated spots London county Council have ordained that no one must talk to except their armed guard or officials of the construction com Pany they work to commence with the germans were minding their own business and got on with their digging in after they seemed anxious to one who stated that he was glad to gave the overworked excuse that it was because he and his comrades were two Hundred Yards from where a v2 had Lewisham wives surveyed tote germans with Little Duke to bring her Back to he said he had flown her into Austria that hearing that Friendly was leaving soon to return to Patton said Tell the boys out there not to win the War until i and the third army get pcs May help beat japs May 28 army now studying possible Means whereby German pcs to the can be used i the Pacific May recommend forma Tion of service groups similar to italian units which helped i the War against any decision will be guided by the Geneva Brehon somervell has made it Clear that German prisoners will be repatriated at this country convenience and that there will be no British develop a new bomber May 28 big new British comparable to the american is i production and will be in use soon against the it was announced last night the described As bigger and More modern than the British is being produced in Manchester at the Avro makers of the it has been named the after the Large Industrial City in Northern bars but no groceries May 28 Ond Bert of Boswell was divorced yesterday by wife Lorraine she charged her husband refused to carry Gro Ceries for her because he said it was unbecoming of his military at will Aid troop shift May 28 a a members of the air transport which handle most of the army air were told in an order from their Harold George they now face the supreme Effort in help ing shift the Allied War machine in Europe to the Pacific Earl com Mander of the european of revealed that the organizations transatlantic operations will be upped 33 percent in the next few with a sixfold increase i mileage flown along internal routes of the european this Means a jump of from to approximately in the number of passengers handled through eur Opean the increase i passenger traffic will consist principally of com Bat personnel returning to the in the 28 months since it was acts european handled pounds of representing approximately air and email Pacific War Joes get new clothes May 28 can soldiers i the Long used to fighting the japanese i sweltering Jungle soon will be issued Al purpose clothing Capa ble of withstanding 20 degrees be Low Zero George quartermaster of Pacific army disclosed that cold wet weather clothing will be issued for the first time to Pacific troops for use in striking at japans inner the fashioned on the layer principle and designed for troops shifting position will be issued when the entire shipment reaches Hawaii from the Hamburgs port will open soon May great Northwestern port of Hamburg probably will be cleared of mines and ready to receive shipping by june shape Hamburgs use will shorten land Supply lines from the coast to Northern and Central  
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