Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Southern France edition�cts41 7 the weather forecast for Nice mar settles area saturday t fair maximum temperature 91.forecast by Mart Nane Airport weather station vol. To no. 130 one year ago today the a Refl drive South of Caen was stalled As rain flooded the area mams bombed Leipzig Wetzlar and Friedrich Hafen. Dally newspaper of . In the theater of operations saturday july 21, 1945 franc., one ves a it have bananas tins ars Oil i by or rfcs Leiser stars and stripes staff writer Berlin july 20�?the american Flag which flew Over the Capitol in Washington when War was declared against Germany was raised to the top of an 80-foot staff in this conquered German capital City today while president Truman looked on. In a Brief speech before the ceremony in the cobbled courtyard of . Group control Council hq., the president described the Flag As a Symbol of Victory Over Quot our greatest adversary Quot and said it went aloft in Quot the name of the people of the ., a people who Are looking Forward to a better  Quot we want he territory he added Quot let us not forget that we Are fighting for peace. There is not one piece of territory or one thing of a monetary nature we want out of this War. If we can put our tremendous machine to work tor peace we can look Forward to the greatest age in the history of Mankind. That s what we propose to  the president was accompanied by Gen. Eisenhower Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. George s. Patton  Secretary of War Henry l. Stimson and it. Gen. Lucius d. Clay Deputy to Eisenhower on the Allied control Council also were in the party. The president s address was the first Public appearance of any of the big three during their current meeting. Earlier it was announced that adm. Emory s. Land . War shipping administrator had arrived at the conference in response to a summons from the president. The first bananas to reach Europe since the War arrive in Marseille from the Canary islands and Are inspected a hungrily by it Albert Bur Stein 212th pert co., of Brooklyn. The bananas still Green Are in their Way the army Messee the first 506 tons of a quartermaster order from Spain. Adm. William f. Halsey s third Fleet i official silence yesterday but Tokyo radio Sak. American warships still were prowling off the hons of in a while another enemy broadcast reported defense preparations against expected invasion of the Home islands had by a a competed. Tun while Gen. Macarthur a Headquarters and taked British adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten Fca a his staff had gone to mnill�6nijlew Deuris Nasf last week for three Day Juks with Macarthur. A a. To f. Purpose of use conference was it was the first meeting of Tiki two leaders. A. To it 4,000 pointers released daily Black Market if e in Berlin leaders hear Truman play Berlin july 20�?a four nation drive to wipe out the Berlin Black Market has been ordered by the Al be Komman Datura. German Civ police have been directed to cd Pate in the drive. The Berlin Black Market is a twofold operations one strictly among civilians and the others Between Allied soldiers and civilians. Open Quot markets have been flourishing in the Center of the City. Yanks Bell watches there have been sales by american soldiers to for prices ranging up to 1 Lars. Although off Ciary frowned upon this Exchange is Legal inasmuch As the soldiers Are disposing of personal property. Much More serious however is the dealing in food with Berlin s hungry civilian population. Not Only is the Sale of uj9. Food illegal but feeding German civilians is contrary to the american occupational policy. I to Jima stamp sets sales Mark Washington july 20 cans the three cent postage stamp featuring the iwo Jima hag raising picture broke All records for first Day cover cancellations. Postal officials said today. A total of 400,279 envelopes were cancelled when the stamp honouring the Marine corps went on Sale july 11. The previous record was set by the Roosevelt memorial three cent stamp june 27, when 291,650 covers were cancelled. By a stars and stripes staff writer Potsdam july 20�?president Truman played Beethoven a minuet in g for Generalissimo Stalin and prime minister Churchill last night at a state dinner he gave at the Quot Little White  the president went to the piano at the personal request of his two chief guests. Or. Truman followed sgt. Eugene list american concert pianist whose playing of Tchaikow Akym a piano concerto and three Shostakovich preludes won him the personal congratulations of Premier Stalin. Besides Stalin and Churchill or. Truman s guests included foreign commissar Molotov soviet ambassador Gromyko British labor Leader Clement Atli a Secretary of state Byrnes adm. William d. Leahy and Joseph e. Davies. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden was absent on account of illness. In London newspapers published reports that Churchill had ordered his military guard to Wear Quarter Inch thick rubber soles Over their Hobnail to insure a Good night s sleep for himself chinese Advance on All fronts Chunching july 20 Cap a the chinese High command today announced gains on All fronts. Striking up the human Kwangil railway chinese forces Laid siege to Yungfer. 32 Miles Southwest of Weilin. Another column threatening Weilin captured Laipoo the town of Ziyang key japanese stronghold South of Tung Ting Lake has been recaptured. Floods , new York july 20 cans a a Pennsylvania Railroad Engineer was killed residents were rescued from their Homes two children were plucked from a swollen Stream and inundated War plants were forced to close when flood Waters fed by five Days rain caused More than 500,000 dollars damage in Southern new York and new Jersey yesterday. In the Paterson . Area damage was estimated at 350,000 dollars. Telephone Telegraph and Railroad services were crippled. Engineer William y. Miller died of Burns after a freight train was derailed by a washout near Byran .30 Miles North of Trenton. Washington july 20 ans a the army is releasing troops at the rate of 4,000 daily and 200,000 have been discharged under the Point system acting Secretary of War Robert p. Patterson disclosed today. He said the army is returning to civilian life about twice As Many men As it was taking through induction this rate being attributable not Only to the Point system but also to Over age and medical discharges by june 1,1946, a army expects to have released 2,000,000, and to have taken in 909,000. No More than this 2.000,000 can by discharged Patterson emphasized without reducing strength below the level considered necessary tor the Pacific War. A a v i the first division redeployed from Europe through the . Probably will not reach the Pacific combat zones until about dec. 1. This was indicated with the disclosure that eight weeks of retraining has been prescribed Here. Troops of 86th div., first Back from Europe will assemble aug. 1 at Camp Gruber. Okla., for Pacific training. The next division to go into training will be the 97th, the second outfit to return from Europe. After 30-Day furloughs its men will assemble in mid August at fort Bragg . Sex immorality rapped Nottingham England july 20 apr a Resolution condemning sex immorality in Britain and charging gambling and drinking were increasing was adopted today by the methodist conference. Senate studies divvy suit Bill Washington july 20 ans a discharged servicemen under a new Bill pending in the Senate would receive 150 dollars Worth of clothes along with their discharge pay. The Bill would provide each discharge with 150 dollars in negotiable Treasury coupons to be used to pay for a new civilian outfit when he discards his uniform. T certify bathed twice Isis week Canadian first disbands soon Ottawa july 20 ans a the Canadian first army will be dissolved july 31, defense minister Gen. Andrew Man amp ugh ton announced today. Canadian troops remaining on the continent will be known As Quot Canadian forces in the  by . Mcquaid stars and stripes staff writer Paris july 20�?have you taken two Baths this week do you smell All Sweet and pretty and is your underwear fresh and clean i your answer to these questions is yes and if you fill out a form certifying that this is True a notary Public is not necessary a you will be considered fit to sleep in the . Building out at Citie universities. The men who live there must fill out this form called a Quot personal Hygiene report a every week. It is the responsibility of the ranking non com in each room to see that this form is filled out each week and turned in to the first sergeant. The form says Quot this is to. Certify that the following named enlisted men bathed and changed their under garments twice during the week from Quot there Are Blanks to be filled in with the proper dates and underneath Are places to list the names of the occupants of each room. At the Bottom there is a space for the room number and a place for the signature of the Quot room  Quot mors efficient first it. Israel Noodelman commanding officer of Quot a detachment in the . Building said he was Quot More or less responsible for the form. He said he thought up the form because it seemed to him a More efficient Way of carrying out the orders of he. Command etou8a, than going around personally chasing each Man into the showers and standing Over him while he changed his  t-4 William Elwell of Vineland ., acting first sergeant asked what action was taken when a Man was reported As taking Only one Bath a week said Quot the first time he May be Given a lecture but if he is reported a second time disciplinary action probably would be  Quot they Boom to knew we i. Elwell said he did t know of a time when a Man had to be lectured. Quot the men seem to know when to take a Bath a he said. A few gis agreed that they know pretty Well when to take a Bath. Quot sometimes we done to even have to be told to change our underwear Quot one said. In the of Pacific hmm Day were highlighted by mature of the Bam Bodja Oil Fields in Borneo and a record air attack against Shanghai China s la at part. A Wells and re Northeast of a the richest prize yet australians on Bor pulled out the wineries 20 Lik Papan w to fan tor Neo. The a tiny great fires As the done before they w in 1942, but it was us age could be repaired. In Tihin Tittl Airdrie i a the record raid on Shanghai wag made to More v Emu pm m i my a Esa mom Mamm Mitchells invaders and Thunder bolts of the seventh a. A tangram Ai drome North of the pity containing the largest concentration of Jap planes in Conina was a principal target. There was no fighter opposition but ground defences were intense. There was no further word yesterday on a japanese reported Carrier attack against Wate Island last american territory still in enemy hands. Lone sub baits Saipan july 2 delayed apr a uj3. Submarine ran into one of the strangest naval Adan Tures of the War when it encountered a major part of the japanese Fleet in a Western Pacific id torpedoed a Large Carrier. W 4 most enemy Shipe passed Oyer her one night As she Lay still counting the whirring of their screws. The Story of the submarine s 49 hour experience was told by her skipper it. Corner. Herman Kosa Ler of los Angeles twice the sub had a big japanese Carrier in her sights but withheld its torpedoes because Kossler wanted to keep his presence a secret and relay information to Headquarters. Later the submarine got her sights on another Carrier. Quot our first three torpedoes hit. Depth charges were fired As we dived,1 he said. When the sub surfaced there was no Trace of the Carrier. Navy oks bail in slaying Case Miami fla., july 20 ans a after Navy men inducing an Admiral guaranteed the Money Seaman William a Parker 19, who faces a manslaughter charge in the Beer bottle death of mrs. Ella Mae Eames 42, was released from jail yesterday under 1,000-Dollar surety. Parker went immediately to the Home of his attorney where his father who flew Here from Toledo Ohio awaited him. �?�1 know my son to be innocent of any crime a said the father