Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur N1ce-Marseille edition the weather forecast for i Nice Marsette area saturday Cloudy and warm Light southerly wind maximum temperature 84. It forecast by a amp Rign be Airport weather station Dally newspaper of us. Armed vol. 1�?no. 95 Tow european theater of operate Blue coast final saturday june 16, 1945 one Nam capitals bait the conquering hero von Ribbentrop captured hid in room Twenty first army of. Hq., june 15 apr former nazi foreign minister Joachim von Rob Bentrop who had been hiding in Hamburg since april 30, was captured yesterday by British intelligence officers. In contrast to the splendor that characterized his years in the nazi foreign ministry the former Champagne Salesman was discovered in bed at a private boarding House registered under the alias of Quot Reise Quot Ribbentrop was identified Here by his hysterical sister and a wine to who had refused to give his sister broke Down carried Poison British officers revealed that Ribbentrop the last nazi Leader to remain free voluntarily produced a vial of Poison. Letters addressed to prime minister Churchill British foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Field marshal sir Bernard l. Montgomery were discovered on his Ribbentrop said he wanted to stay in Hamburg Quot until British opinion quieted Down Quot then to tended to give himself up and Quot get a fair trial Quot Ribbentrop is expected to be taken to an undisclosed British prison. I already Chi Era a in London Ano Paris in. Elm Horrar will to welcomed by Washington monday. President Truman ordered a ceremonial Holiday for All but moot essential government workers Between 11 am and 1 pm. In Paris top Eisenhower and ion. Charlee do Gaulle saluted Frances unknown soft Lor at arc do he Bottom us pm Cimon a from mansion Home Balcony used by Gen , l a crowds Pershing. Truman praises Washington june 16 cans a the doughboy was hailed today by one time artillerymen Harry s. Truman As the Man who carries the Brunt of Battle. In an infantry Day message the president said the foot Soldier Quot has closed with the enemy and Defeated him to every he said the american people were paying tribute to the Man Quot whose Forward foxhole Marks the event of our Progress toward certain Berlin is site of big 3 meet London june 16 apr the big three conference will be held in Berlin major Clement Attlee labor party Leader revealed today to accept of prime minister Churchill a invitation to attend the meeting. Attlee used the phrase a prospective conference in gets dam Cluster Oton june 15 an8 a word expected on cps Money Paris jims 15�?ren� pleven French finance minister today said or expects to Issue a statement soon of French plans to the financial status of vib soldiers to France he said he was conferring with american officials. Gen. Eisenhower said at his press conference today that he doubted whether Quot merely shifting the value of the franc would have a Lon term marked effect Quot he said there were Quot greater issues involved than whether a Soldier can buy Cham pagne at lower Eira votes for of Kelly Dublin june 15 up a Sean of Kelly government sponsored nominee for Eire a presidency appeared certain of election today although the ballot count still was to its Early stages. 4th, 8th dive. Bound for . Paris june 15�?the fourth and eighth inf. Dive. Are moving to Lefavre for imminent shipment to the uj3., com z Headquarters announced today. They will bypass the Assembly area command where the 87th inf. for the us. And Pacific began arriving today. The eighth Veteran of la Hays do Pul to Brest and the Hurthea Forest will reach Lefavre to the next tour Days. The fourth a which participated to capture of Faer to org liberation of Paris and the Battles of Hurtgen Forest and the ardennes will arrive Between june 24 and my meanwhile air transport command today began its new flight service to the states for Eto High pointers. Quot a Quot b29s we i ?8 m s a Guam june 15 ans a five Huri dred Twenty Anas based super fortresses today showered 3,000 tons of bombs on Industrial Osaka As Gen. Henry h. Arnold aah chief announced program Quot for Complete and utter destruction of Japan with air blows at the Rote of 2,000,000 tons a year a Star Ting july 1 we Are going to drop 1,300,000 tons and the forces of Gen. George c. Kenney commander of the far Eastern of will drop 700,000 tons a Arnold declared Arnold did not explain wharf in addition to b29s, he meant by a we but he probably referred to the eighth of a we Are going to put 12,000 planes from the Eto Over Here and get maximum striking Tunis Sarturi Okinawa Peak Guam june 15 cans a american infantrymen have captured Yaeju Hill highest Point on Southern Okinawa where 10,000 japanese remnants of the islands 86,000-Man Garrison Are resisting tenth . Army and Marine assaults on their 13-Square-mile pocket. Other soldiers and marines slashed at the enemy a flanks while from several sectors came reports of mass enemy suicides and to one Case the surrender of 100 japanese troops. Many japs were mowed Down by their Fallows As they attempted to give themselves up. A 96th div takas Hill the 96th inf. Div. Captured Yaeju Hill More than 500 feet High Toa More height directly ahead remains to be captured on the East flask inf. Div. Gained ground West of Kanagusuku. American held Rood Junction on the West the first a Marine div. Repulsed a Banzai attack by 700 japanese. Scores a committed suicide some surrendered while the More fanatic shot Down their Fellows before taking their own uves. Marine Corsair planes dived to within 50 feet of Coral caves where continued on Page 8 wreck kills 18 a r Milton pa., june 11 cans a at least 16 were killed and 27 injured near Here today when the Pennsylvania a Buffal bound Dominion express idled into wreckage of an East bound Ore train. The 103-car Ore freight derailed one minute before the express came through a defective journal Box was blamed. First dead identified were Engineer r c. Stratton and fireman n. E. Graeff both at Sunbury a and mrs. France Beslock of Fzli Amoto a. Maximum Power against Japan heh asserted. A Arnold a forecast of raids to wipe out enemy Industrial Center will require a daily average of �8,480 tons of bombs. The greatest b29 raid to Date was a #,500-ton assault on Tokyo. M to is necessary to destroy five prey cities Quot he said a Tokyo Nagoya Yokohama Kobe and maj. Gen. Curtis Lemay the 21st bomber command Arnold is visiting reported a Momb Yokohama and Kawasaki Are Fli Quot gone Quot and that Only a few thu into j remain to Nagoya Japan a greatest aircraft producing Center. A a a Osaka hit through Bonds he added that although today s a raid was made through heavy Over-1 cast enough damage May have been added to the 15 Square Miles a a a a a i a. a my a a Mac Arthur fliers i set bombing Mark h wet Simmi if Mimi i in my of. Fifth a Liberator have poured the largest concent Ratum Bolsi of tire bombs Ever used by Force by of Gen. Mae Arthurs command a a on japanese shipping and docks i at Hong it a in a special air coma my que Mac Arthur announced that Sfa / than 25,000 Gallons of a stood Gap a line were dump my and set afire. The communique said All but two of the japanese Loshal Plant on Formosa had been wrecked.? the alcohol he used la aviation Frei. A Quot a save War unit sen. Mate already based to Suske further attacks of Quot Tbs Arsenal of the Orient Quot unnecessary. In Tokyo be May mid Sody Tea More Square Miles Are of interest to Jub. Bombera. The five dries named by go a. Arnold As Quot Musti Quot on the by hit Parade a Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Kobe and Yokohama do Ota second third fifth and sixth largest cities respectively to a roughly horizontal Long line through the Middle of Honshu Mato japanese Home de m Manta a s. Eddy com of the third army a 12th was awarded the Oak Leaf the distinguished service medal yesterday by Gen. George 0. Marshal by Charles f. Kiley stars and stripes staff writer Paris june 16�?"allied Unity which was compulsory to War to order to achieve Victory Quot can be the foundation of peace and Goodwill among All nations after the War Gen. Eisenhower said today. Quot soldiers May not be articulate about these things but i know they want peace Quot Eisenhower told newspapermen on the eve of his departure to the us. He revealed that Germany finally realized its imminent defeat on the third Day of the Battle of the bulge. Then he said the German general staff knew its thrust to split the allies by taking Liege and then Antwerp would fall. Field marshal Herd von Rund of cent was Quot the most accomplished Quot the allies faced Eisenhower said. Rommel was Quot not one of the Eisenhower smiled when asked what he thought of Germany s future. T done to see where Germany has any future for a while Quot he answered. A its biggest problem right now is to survive the coming Winter with the prevalent shortage of food and confident of future Eisenhower was Brief but emphatic to answer to another question have you considered the punishment of War criminals to to favor of it a he replied t am for making the punishment fit the crime without descending to nazi he pointed out that Quot problems of peace move slowly Quot but he had no doubt the Council for Allied control of Germany would be successful to a sure the russians like the allies a a he said. Quot my negotiations with them Are finished for the present and i am completely satisfied with the he cautioned newspapermen not to differentiate the Quot air War ground War and sea War Quot a there were no such things As separate wars. His worst night of the War was the eve of the North african invasion Eisenhower said. Quot we had to Hope for an ally in the French forces. It was the first amphibious operation i had Ever undertaken. The weather was abominable. were very poor Quot Kyoto Japan s fourth largest City has not been included among b29 targets. Jay British disband second report London june 16 up ill % Gen. Sir Miles cd Dempsey s British army will cease to exist to the daily Telegraph said Dempsey s paper said Luneburg to Field marshal sir Gornery s of Nymand near to Mold Minden. Rec ova car output halts Chicago june 16 an8 3fta Ford motor co hag completed pc duct on of m20a and my Romh Naiss amp nce car
