Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The stars and stripes sunday june 3, 1945 ast army l top Eto ent says a  june 2 ans a in american Force larger than the �66,000 men who United with our Luli Eft to Crunn the wehrmacht and file Luftwaffe will be thrown against the japanese president Truman promised yesterday in a special message to Congress. A the president reaffirmed the War department s policy of sending overseas every physically fit Soldier to has hot served outside the Yob. And added that non veterans a toder 30 will continue to furnish the bulk of new draftees. By reducing army strength from t �00,600 to 6.068.000 and by main Tafa Fng draft Calls on a level a substantially higher than required i for actual replacements it will be possible to discharge 2,000,000 men and officers during next year the president said. To Baal Japan a. Be listed four Points of military policy of for defeat of Japan "1�?pinning Down japanese forces where they now Are and keeping them divided so that they can be destroyed piece by piece. "2�?-concentrating overwhelming Power on each segment. "3�?using ships aircraft Armor artillery and All other Materiel in massive concentrations to gain Victory with the smallest possible loss of life. "4�?applying relentless and increasing pi\s8ure to the enemy by sea and on land so that he cannot rest reorganise or regroup. Or. Truman pointed out that the japanese have More than 4,000,000 troops under arms a Force larger than the germans Ever were Able to throw against the allies on the Western front. 50 hostages to die for anti red acts Paris june 2 Reuter a fifty germans will he executed in Berlin for every attempt against the Hie of a russian Soldier or soviet official and for every Case of arson soviet controlled Berlin radio announced today. Ail men Between 18 and 86 and All women Between is and 50 who were permanent residents of Berlin must report to labor boards to take part in reconstruction work the radio added. South sweats Dakota hailed Quot gales lashed Minnesota and Nebraska yesterday and Hail drifted five feet deep along South Dakota highways while Snow fell at Scranton pa., and Frost nipped buds in new York and new England. Southern temperatures soared to 102 at Orlando fla., and to 101 at Savannah ga., in the continuing drought that endangered Southern Citrus crops. Heavy Rains had been general from the Midwest to upstate new York just As Low rainfall As far West As a cow Mexico held Back Southern crops i farm experts said hot dry weather is needed in the Midwest. Iowa where most of the Corn and soy bean seeding has been finished was told its worries could be forgotten after a couple of weeks of dry weather. 5 million Gallons of  daily use Paris june 2�?using a Bridge of ships the army transportation corps and merchant Marine hauled nearly 5,000,000 Gallons of  com z 04 disclosed today Between a Day and be Day 1.045.145,840 Gallons of gasoline and Oil were shipped from the us. To spice and Belgium. More than 80 percent of the fuel was motor  16 percent was aviation  and the remainder consisted of lubricants. Double play and oui the 24-point8-Worth of family in the arms of a sgt Thomas  Conroy of Natrona Paaro his twin tons Thomas p., jr., and John Francia bom april 6. A 71-Point Man the Day before sgt. Conroy is now eligible for discharge. Pacific continued from Page 1 Naha Airfield on Omine Peninsula. An a dispatch said the Peninsula is Quot alive with Jap troops.11 Southeast of Naha sixth Marine  troops yesterday speared 2,300 Yards southward and seized Strong positions in the Chichina Hills overlooking the Naha Yona Baru Highway. Bagayan Valley entered Manila june 2 ans a japanese resistance stiffened on Mindanao and East of Manila today but Gen. Mac Arthurs communique said u.3. Troops had blasted the last of the enemy from the Villa verde Trail and had driven nto the Southern end of Bagayan Valley the 32nd inf. Div. Killed 9.000 japs along the trait French get captured maps showing 100million Minos Paris june 2�?. Army engineers today turned Over to the French army maps and charts showing the location and pattern of every German minefield in France. Part of one of the most dramatic hauls of secret German army documents made by us. Troops the maps and charts Are expected to a save Many lives and Speed up mine a clearance. The documents cover every area in Europe and North Africa overrun by the germans in the Early Days of the War. The charts show the exact spotting of individual mines planted under Village streets. Accepting the documents French officials estimated the germans planted 100.000,066 mines in French soil the maps and charts were captured by seventh army troops who intercepted a German truck Convoy headed for the bavarian a a redoubt during the closing Days of the War. The shipment consisting of 38 sealed boxes weighing almost four tons was rushed to Engineer intelligence Headquarters where the maps and charts were organized photographed and translated Hayworth wins go Glamor vote Crosby top Man Hollywood june 2 ans a Rita Hayworth Jennifer Jones. Bing Crosby and Eddie Bracken Are the favorite movie stars with american soldiers overseas army pictorial service announced today on the basis of a a i Oscar poll Quot miss Hayworth was voted the most Glam of r o u 8 Glamor girl miss Jones top actress for her Quot song of Bernadette performance Bing a ing cry thy Crosby top actor for his role of the priest in Quot going my Way and Eddie Bracken top comedian for his Lead in Quot the Miracle of Morgan s  Baruch favors Sharp curb on Reich Industry new York june 2�?bernard m. Baruch has produced amp memorandum on what to do with Germany and Japan that has produced such an Impact in Washington that the elder statesman has been invited to address the Senate military affairs committee on june 18. Quot the most important Factor in making and keeping peace is the earliest definite settlement of what is to be done with Germany and Japan a says his private report. Baruch who helped win world War i and has been a Cassandra Ever since makes three principal recommendations 1. Quot we must keep Germany and Japan from reestablishing themselves As great Industrial nations ready to make War. 2. Quot we must keep Japan and Germany Hgt a reestablishing themselves in the Export markets of the world. 3. Quot we must protect and lift our living standards while raising standards ail Over the world. Thus we can keep to a minimum the disruptive effects of inflation already Loose in the world  off debts and reduce  Baruch also urged that labor battalions from Ger Matiy be composed of rain trustees Leopoli tigers the German general staff the army Industrial leaders and diplomatic staffs not peasants and workers. Another suggestion was that the great junkers estates to be broken up into Small cop chiefs accept bid Washington june 2 up a for Mer Republican presidential candidates Thomas e. Dewey and All m London have accepted invitations to Confer with president Truman at the White House. Yeto deadlock % mows Parley Quot an Francisco june 1�?the big pow Lyhl rested Here today Over veto Security Council of the league following the tending new instructions from Moscow to the russian delegation. The russians were reported standing firm on their demand that full veto Powers of the major Powers be preserved in the Council and the . Delegation also was reported to be in opposition to any change in the voting procedure proposed at Yalta. Is he is. Or is he ainu to report Laval plans return Barcelona june 2 up a Pierre Laval has decided voluntarily to Fly to France to stand trial because the charges against him Are Quot driving him crazy Quot it was reliably reported today. Spanish foreign office officials in Madrid refused to confirm Laval a offer to surrender. By Earl Mazo stars and stripes staff writer pfc William Walker who fought a into Berlin with a unit of and therefore was the fir into that City can give a detail Sheet by Stree t account of the Batulin Iberlin but what happened to him of a a fore the mostly Blank. Fact is he a not sure Willi Walker is his name. Quot pfc William Walker keeps running through my mind so i guess that a what in a called Quot he said. Quot and i figure in a from new York because whenever people talk about that City i recall the streets and places. Boy i guess if in be got amp wife or family or somebody Back Home they think in a dead. Maybe i  walkers Story begins on the Normandy beaches he thinks. Quot i remember the big ramp of a Landing boat hitting water. And a lot of noise and hollering and fragile peace worries Pope Rome june 2�?pope Pius today described the present peace in Europe As Quot fragile and warned that no peace Quot founded on the rights of All can be forged until the passions aroused by the late War can Cool broadcasting from the Vatican he expressed the Hope that the German people might again take their place in the family of nations after the Quot satanic spectre Quot of National socialism has been  he added that the Vatican a concordat with the germans in 1933 Quot did not intend to approve in any Way the methods of the nazi government but it at least avoided greater  William Walker. Or is it shooting. Bandaged up  everything then i woke up All in a German hos he owned had been taken including his dog tags. After three months of moving from Hospital to Hospital Walker ended up in a prisoner of War Camp near Berlin first indication of the rapid rus Slan Advance came when the soviets shelled walkers Camp area. A a russian officer asked me to join his outfit. I said Liell Yeh so he gave me a horse and a pistol a and i became a i Cossack Quot when we. Got to the suburbs of Berlin the whole Damn place looked like it was burning. We dismounted in the dark and attacked. It was a helluva  when the Battle for Berlin was almost finished Walker worked his Way to Tempelhof Airport. A few Days later a c47 swooped in. Walker boarded it and took off for the american lines. At an american Hospital Walker was Given a lot to eat and after an examination doctors said he had Quot temporary  of Dwyer agrees to run in . New York june 2�?district attorney William of it Wyer retired army brigadier general announced yesterday that he was Quot available democratic Candy Tate for mayor of new York. Fiorello Laguardia already has announced he will not seek reelection. Republican leaders Are generally expected to name City comptroller Joseph d. Mcgoldrick. Reds eliminated 7.800.000 germans Moscow june 2 up a red army troops killed or captured 7.800.000 nazis during the european War a soviet military commentator asserted yesterday. The germans lost 70,000 tanks 60 000 planes and More than 90,000 guns on the Eastern front he said