Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               The weather forecast for Nice Marseige area monday partly Cloudy maximum temperature 86. Forecast by Martirane Airport weather station Southern France edition vol. In no. 125 ripes daily newspaper of . Armed forces european theater of operation one year ago today . Forces advanced to within one mile of St. To in Ormandy and moved Forward in the Tilly Evrey area. Monday july 16, 1045 one fran big three opening set today the big three conference at which president Truman will have his first meeting with marshal Stalin and prime minister Churchill will open today at Potsdam a residential suburb of Berlin. On the eve of the momentous talks speculation on the Agenda ranged from a possible russian declaration of War on Japan to straightening out of matters connected with the joint occupation of Germany and Berlin. There still was no official announcement of topics to be considered by the world leaders. Truman readies Potsdam or. Truman a private plane landed at Potsdam at 4 15 yesterday after a flight from Brussels. Reports from Moscow and London said Stalin and Churchill were in route to the conference area the latter having enplaned at Bordeaux after leaving henday on the Franco Spanish Border. Or. Truman a arrival at Potsdam climaxed an eight Day Atlantic voyage aboard the Cruiser Augusta flagship of the prewar Asiatic Fleet and an enthusiastic Welcome in Belgium. The presidents reception began at 7 am yesterday when the augus continued on Page 8 Italy votes War on Japan Rome july 15 up a Italy entered the War against Japan today in a Frank bid to gain a place in the ranks of the United nations the declaration of War was voted unanimously by the italian Cabinet Friday and went into effect today in Washington italian ambassador Alberto Tarchiani said the italian Fleet would be placed immediately at the disposal of the allies. He said Italy expected to recruit a corps of ground troops for service against Japan the foreign office said frankly the Cabinet hoped the declaration would help Italy gain the right of possible entry into the United  in Spain. Leave Cabinet Madrid july is apr Generalissimo Francisco Franco in an attempt to make the Spanish government More acceptable to the big three today precipitated a Long awaited Cabinet crisis by securing the resignation of at least five members. A Cabinet member disclosed that Franco has eliminated the Post of minister without portfolio held by Jose Luis arrest Secretary general of the Fala Gist  Ftp Taud relaxation of frat ran by Jim Thomas stars and stripes staff writer i approval of Gen. Eisen Howerts announcement of relaxation of the non fraternization order in Germany May run As High As 90 percent an informal poll of Restees in the Surra indicated yesterday and the 10 percent minority represented the was. Soldiers interviewed put different twists on their reasons but they seemed to boil Down to this what had been furtive Contact with the pretty German girls will continue except it wont be so furtive. All were Happy to know the relaxation would do away with a lot of courts martial and 65-Dollar fines. Yanks got around Quot the Joes did plenty of fraternizing in Germany Quot said a sgt. Charles p. Misevich of the 83rd recon. In. Quot when you Start telling a yank who to speak with and who not to speak with you be got a Job on your  pfc John b. Siegrist 44th div. Scout who was wounded while fighting in Germany thought it was a Quot Damn Good idea Quot for a i stationed in Germany to be Able to talk to civilians Cpl. David l. Mitts a radio operator and Holder of the Silver Star said Quot i done to say the soldiers should get Down and kiss the Jerries but i do think that its a Good Way to help educate the germans by letting a i talk to  t-9 Hyman Schwartz from the 75th div. A believed it was a Good thing to change the policy because Quot unless you can completely enforce the non Fraterno continued on Page 8 Hart wants . To Rule Japan mandate Isles Washington. July 15 ans a sen. Thomas o. Hart a Conn wants the us. To maintain exclusive postwar control Over the Pacific islands formerly mandated to Japan. Hart former commander in chief of the far Eastern Fleet said in an interview that he. Had no objection to these islands being placed under a United nations trusteeship Quot provided we Are the trustees Quot a i think the islands All be governed As one unit Quot he said Quot and that we Are the ones to do the Job Quot Navy shells Jap port planes renew attack Stop or Job apr Stark a Eto Post to Hewitt Washington july 15 ans a vice adm. Marc a Mitscher is reluctantly leaving the Bridge for a desk in order to give wider Range to his Genius for destroying japanese. The 55-year-old commander of task Force 58, who twice has been bombed off his flagship in carrying the War to Japan is one of 29 Navy Flag officers a Vjio will take on new duties in the next 30 Days Secretary of the Navy James v. For Restal announced. Adm. Henry k. Hewitt member of the general Board of the Navy will relieve adm. Harold r. Stark As commander of naval forces in Europe. Stark will retire. New Job for Mccain among others coming ashore is hard hitting 60-year-old vice adm. John s. Mccain who at the moment is commanding a Carrier Force of adm. William f Halsey a third Fleet blasting Japan a Northern islands. Mitscher will become Deputy chief of naval operations for air. Mccain s new Job was not announced. Forrestal would not comment on reports that Mccain will be. Assigned to the veterans administration under Gen. Omar Bradley. They and certain other Flag officers Are being brought Home Forrestal said in order that their Quot combat experience May be utilized in administrative posts ashore to plan and direct the final phases of the intensified Pacific  vice adm. Aubrey w. Pitch present Deputy chief of naval operations for air will become superintendent of the naval Academy. Replacing Mccain will be Navy a first aviator vice Admiral John h towers now Deputy commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean areas a adm. Harold r. Stark retiring As com Navel poster girls weds amusement officer Paris. July 15�?margie Ste wart the army a poster girl is now an army wife. She was married in Paris to capt. E. J. Jerosky of Cleveland entertainment operations officer of Seine Section com z. They met during the ceremonies following Margie s arrival in the Eto Early in june to begin a 45-Day tour of the theater in connection with the stars and stripes War Bond contest full Light due in London again London july 15�?double summer time which made Twilight Here last after 11 pm., ended officially in Britain last night and tonight Street lights will go on in almost pre War brilliance except for the five Day Celebration of be Day lights have not been on in full brightness since 1939. In Paris a spokesman of the French ministry of information said no decision had been reached to abandon double summer time in France vies adm. Mare a. Mitscher leaves famed task Force 58 Menuhin in 1 a London july 15 up a Yehudi Menuhin violinist who has been touring War fronts for three and one half years,.said last night he had been classified 1-a in the draft. He has a wife and two children. 500,000 army in peace seen Washington july 15 ans a a postwar reduction of the army a strength to half a million men was forecast today by sen. Chan Gurney . In View of the Senate a expected ratification of the United nations charter. Gurney a member of the military affairs committee told reporters he believes a regular Force of that size will be ample for this country a share of police work under the new International organization and to Garrison outposts the us. May retain in the  delays Belgium trip King Leopold of Belgium has decided not to abdicate but will not return to his country at this time Premier Achille Van Acker said last night according to Brussels radio. Van Acker returning to the belgian capital after a conference with the Monarch at St. Wolfgang Austria. Said that this was not Leopold a final decision. He said the Cabinet would consider Quot the abdication crisis tomorrow the belgian Regent Prince Charles has refused to accept the cabinets resignation and consequently the government will continue to function. Borneo Luzon Points seized Manila july 15 ans a Balik Papan greatest Oil port of Borneo was open to Allied shipping today while australian amphibious forces pushed 14 Miles up the East coast of the Bay to seize a former japanese seaplane base. The enemy did not resist the new Landing. Capture of three key Strong Points in Northern Luzon from japanese remnants still std holy resisting was announced today at Gen. Mac Arthurs Headquarters. The sixth inf. Div. Has taken Kiang an which until six weeks ago was an enemy Headquarters. In the High Cordilleras guerrillas seized Lontoc a provincial capital. Fill Pino forces took Tankayan a mining town. 60 Miles North of Baguio double a Sauk hits Honshu hokkaido Guam july 15 Ansis for the second consecutive Day adm. William f. Halsey s third . Fleet bombarded the japanese Homeland today and Carrier planes again were raining destruction on areas which the warships big rifles could t reach. A a the ships stood off my Joroan on the Southeast coast of hokkaido throwing shells into the Industrial port on the northernmost japanese Island while More than 1,000 planes left their carriers to shatter targets on the same Island and on Honshu just to the South. Today a bombardment was carried out 200 Miles North of Kama Shi shelled yesterday by another division of Halsey a Force which Inu eludes the battleships Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin the most powerful afloat 316 Miles from Siberia a correspondent aboard the battleship South Dakota said some . Warships were within three Miles of Japan s Shore during the attack on Muro Roan Sharbor is sheltered. The City has steel works a shipyard synthetic Oil plants and elec it continued on Page 8 a a Quot a a second Salvo found target san Francisco july 15 ans a the battleships Iowa Missouri and Wisconsin Quot after one practice Salvo never missed their target Quot in the bombardment of the big hokkaido steel Center of Mcroan radio correspondent Jod Hainline reported from third Fleet the warships deliberately aimed and fired ten ton broadside after ten ton broadside without interruption. The Iowa a first Salvo was reported within 100 Yards of the target. A Mem a each is 860 feet Long carries nine 16-Inch guns 20 five Inch and scores of automatic anti aircraft weapons. Each carries four or More catapult launched planes to observe Quot fire. A a a doctor freed on 120 Points Norway gets . Supplies Oslo july 15 up a Norway received 175,000 tons of goods during the first two months of its liberation and ships Are now arriving direct from the ., col. Paul Boyd Deputy chief of the civil affairs Section of the Allied Mission announced today. Washington july 15 ans a maj. Wallace p Ritchie 40, of St Paul minn., will be the first medical officer to leave the army under the Point system the surgeon general a office said today. A Ritchie has 120 Points he served 33 months overseas in England Noah Africa and Italy and has three children. Georgia i drowns Albany ga., july 15 ans a pfc Bertram o. Moklebust 29, of Brooklyn . Father of four children drowned yesterday while swimming a there la be plenty of bulls eyes too san Francisco july 16 ans a Tokyo radio offered the japanese Small Consolation today As . Warships ranged the coast. Speaking of the naval bombardment the radio said. Quot unless a bulls Eye is scored on a shelter there is nothing to fear Quot