Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur It i -4 y the weather forecast for Nice Marselle Otean sunday continued fair maximum temperature 80. The sic daily newspaper of . Armed forces Marseille edition vol. In no. 82 tripes in the european theater of operations owe year ago today 1,000 . Planes bombed Calais and Boulogne. Sunday june 3� 1945 one franc end Row in Syria reds say Russia entered the levantine crisis yesterday demand ing the other top world Powers find Quot peaceful Means to Settle the issues Between France and Syria Lebanon. Moscow radio said the soviet government sent identical notes to America Britain and China stating events in the near East did not Quot correspond with the Aims of the United nations conference at san Francisco to safeguard the Security of in Paris Gen. Charles de Gaulle said France hoped for a settlement of the dispute by the Powers involved including Britain France and the levantine states themselves. However he emphasized determination to see French dignity a and interests there respected. No More fighting no further fighting was reported yesterday. Neuter reporters toured Damascus and Beirut capitals of Syria and Lebanon respectively and fou it considerable property damage but no disturbances. Fighting ended Friday when French troops were ordered to ceasefire following a warning by prime minister Churchill that British troops would intervene if necessary to halt bloodshed. The us backed Britain at san Francisco Prince Faisal Ibn Saud. Of the saudi arabian delegation. Issued a statement saying the delegation from Egypt Iraq Arabia Syria and Lebanon applauded the Anglo american beat germans London june 2�?Allied planes were enabled to operate from British airports in the foggiest weather because of one of the most closely guarded secret devices of the War simply a piece of pipe and some burning gasoline. Without it. British authorities said All the Aerial counterattacks against von Rundstedt a ardennes push have been launched. Fog Over the airfields was dispersed by blazing gasoline pumped through pipes Laid along the runways. Fifteen British bases and one on the continent were so equipped. It was possible in Normal fog conditions to Clear a Field in six to ten minutes. Up to 6.000 Gallons of gasoline were needed to land one plane. % blast kills Emden British Emden. Holland. June 2<reuter> a a German ammunition dump. Blew up Here today killing an undisclosed number o f British soldiers and marines. Authorities Are checking for evidence of sabotage. Every Day is memorial Day there Pacific War goes on Day after endless Day at marines and doughs fight and die to Clear the japs from Ryukyu islands springboard to Japan. Here chaplain leads funeral services near Graves of fallen americans on be Shima near Okinawa before smoke of Battle hat cleared. Biff Trane note exch Neye Beffi Shere tomorrow one of the biggest Money changes in history will begin tomorrow when us. Army personnel throughout Delta base Section begin turning in old franc notes for a new Issue it col. Oscar m. Lewis lbs fiscal officer said yesterday. The turnover will continue through june 15. After which notes now in circulation will become worthless commercially notes of 50-franc Deom Nalion and up will be converted. Lewis said there would be no lining up at finance offices for enlisted men and company Grade officers As it would be the responsibility of unit commanders to change the Money of their men. Fiket Grade officers May convert Money individually at their disbursing offices. No definite limit Riviera nestles will be permitted to change their Money individually it was announced by the office of maj. A. A. Stewart of Manhattan kan., finance officer for Nice and Cannes. Finance offices Are at 13 place Massena Nice and the credit Lyonnais building Rue do Antibes. Cannes. No definite limit has been placed on the amount any individual can convert it was said but men unable to explain Large sums will be allowed to change Only a Small sum until the source of the remainder has been established. A Holiday set by Eisenhower next wednesday the first anniversary of the Normandy assault a will be a Holiday for Allied forces Quot insofar As is consistent with the performing of essential duties Quot Gen. Eisenhower said yesterday in a message to his command Eisenhower a message said Quot the intervening year has seen. The Complete accomplishment of the primary purpose and aim which inspired this tremendous amphibious . Subs sink Navy Secretary James v. Put rental yesterday hailed the us. Submarine service for having Quot mounted americans first offensive in the Pacific Quot and announced term uj3. Subs have sunk 14 More japanese ships. Including a destroyer and four other combat vessels. The latest successes raised to 1,142 the number of enemy ships sunk by us submarines since Pearl Harbor. In Manila. Recur a do. James Fife commander of seventh Fleet sub marines said undersea raiders in the Southwest Pacific have nearly completed their task because of the Scarcity of japanese shipping. American losses have been toot inconsiderable Quot he s Airfield is goal Guam june 2 ans a tenth . Army troops yesterday completed capture of Shuri battered Keystone in the main japanese defences on. Okinawa and today had opened a double drive for the Naha Airfield and the Southern tip of the Island six Miles from the american spearhead. Adm. Nimitz communique reported that us. Lines across the Island had been straightened with the capture erf Shuri maj. Gen. John r. Hodge xxiv corps commander said that Quot Only the weather Quot could Stop vib forces now and that Quot to All outward appearances Jap resistance on Okinawa was on the verge of you air j1 h us ship lost associated press said Tea Days May see the end of organised resistance on the Island 350 Miles from Fon japanese in Washington a Navy spokesman said he was Quot convinced Quot that the Backbone of japanese Defrin bos had beep broken. He listed . Naval losses in the Okinawa Oam i dg48d. 88 4�, ships plus two merchant ammunition ships still to be won is the valuable continued on Page i Yokohama rihnc0vers 8.9 my. Guam june 2 ans a forty four percent of Yokohama a buildup area was wiped out by tuesdays super fortress raid. 31stallies to use German liner with . Germany june 2�?army engineers have started dredging operations to release the former German luxury liner s3 Europa to the Allied shipping Pool. The 54,000-ton vessel was captured in excellent condition at the Dock where it had been berthed for almost 4 1-2 years. Want a picnic pal ?�?95 cents stars and stripes u. S. Bureau new York Juns to to dells a local sporting goods and army Navy store it soiling regulation go Moss kits for 95 cents. They Are advertised As Quot picnic pala"1,900 prisoners riot in Indiana Indianapolis june 2 ans a pvt. Elton Hendrix of Paducah ky., a guard was kilted and three prisoners were wounded during a riot thursday night at us. Disciplinary Barracks at fort Benjamin Harrison maj. Gen. James l Collins reporting indications Quot the riot was a planned affair Quot said fires broke out in the Barracks and an infirmary at two widely separated spots. He Estima ted fire damage at 3100,000. Collins said 1.900 prisoners were involved England to India in 12 25 London june 2 Reuter a a 4,700-mile flight from England to Karachi India in the Overall time of 12 hours and 25 minutes by a Mosquito plane averaging 378 . Was announced today by the air ministry. B29s worse than quake London june 2 Reuter a the japanese news Agency dome today quoted the newspaper Quot Nippon Quot As saying destruction to Tokyo caused by bombing was Quot even greater them at the time of the great earthquake in 1923.&Quot sir a excl Dir results of Friday s lira raid on Osaka the 8.9 Square mile of Mana in Yokohama brought to More than 86 Square Miles the total area of b29-wrought destruction in Japan s War centers. The War department said results from the 3,200-ton Osaka Mill were Quot excellent Quot ten Superior a were lost i the Osaka attack largely to anti aircraft guns. 10,000 a a Gas to Probo big tax dodgers at Homo Washington june 2 ans a plans to use sex servicemen to ferret out tax Chi Selers were disclosed yesterday by president Truman and Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau or. Quot we Are not fighting this War to make millionaires Quot the president told a news conference Quot and certainly we Are not going to allow Black Market operators or any other racketeers to be in a favored class when men in the armed services and citizens generally Are sacrificing so or Truman expressed his approval of a program to employ 10.000 new tax investigated and said civil service commission recruiting agents would be stationed at army discharge centers to end Sec sex soldiers. Morgenthau has asked the hous appropriations committee to finance the operation. He reported 3,600 cases Quot indicating substantial tax evasion Quot already under invests Gat Ioil in addition to More than. 7.000 a leads Quot awaiting inquiry whoa manpower a available \
