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THE NEWBERRY S(TN. NEWBERRY, S. C. VICTORY IN EUROPE! Germany Forced to Capitulate After Six Years of Fighting; Allies Face Big Job in Pacific Eleven hard and bitter months after General Dwight D. Eisen hower’s armies smashed through the ramparts of “Fortress Europe” to set foot upon French soil, Germany’s once proud wehrmacht, weakened after six years of the bloodiest war in his tory, bowed the knee unconditionally to the Allied powers. Offered to Russia as well as the U. S. and Britain after earlier futile efforts to split the Allies by approaching the Anglo-Ameri cans alone, Germany’s surrender took place at General Eisen hower’s headquarters in the little red school house in Reims, Tk€M are the men—Roemevelt. Treman, Stalin and Charehlll, who were reepenelble fat dlreetlne the Tleterj afalnet Germany. I'ruman, eemmIUed to the Rooeerelt ferelfn relation pelielee, together with Stalin and Charehlll, will direct the United Nation* In plana ter werld’e peace. France, at 2:41 a. m., May 7, with Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith accepting Col. Gen. Gustav Jodi’s capitulation. Later the sur render was ratified at Russian headquarters in battered Berlin, with Marshal Gregory Zhukov participating for the Reds. Grand Adm. Karl Doenitz’s order to German troops to cease firing came as a sort of anti-climax since the bulk of the Nazi forces already had laid down their arms in the face of the Allied avalanche. April 29, 1,000,000 Nazis surrendered in northern Italy and western Austria; May 4, another 1,000,000 gave up in Holland and Denmark, and on May 5, 400,000 quit in southern Germany. As the stiff-necked Gennan of ficers formally admitted defeat, nei ther they nor the beaten country’s new ministers entertained any illu sions as to tne character of the Al lied terms, with Foreign Minister Count Ludwig Schwenn Von Kro- sigk telling the people: “. . . Nobody must deceive him self on the harshness of the terms. . . . Nobody must have any doubt that heavy sacrifices will be demand ed from us in all spheres of life. . . .” Thus did the European war come to its end six years after the mighty German army, striking at the un prepared western powers, rolled through Poland; levelled the low- , lands and France, and then turned | back to the east again to challenge giant Russia. As the Germans capitulated, behind them lay the remnants of a once all-powerful army, which, like Napoleon’s, underestimated the vast steppes of Russia, and then found the U. S. and Britain gathering force behind its back; behind them lay Germany’s blackened cities and shattered railway lines, pulverized by Al lied aerial attacks; and behind them in the ruins of Berlin re portedly lay Adolf Hitler’s dead body. Because of the anti-climactic na ture of the formal surrender, and also because of the premature an nouncement of the capitulation days before, some of the edge had been removed from the great event, with GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER “Man of the Hour.” .the result that the nation accepted [the news with restraint. As Ger many’s fall was substantiated, peo ple looked to the east, where the j Japs still remain to be defeated and 'the entire resources of the navy and C rell over 6,000,000 troops may be eeded to assure victory. With America scheduled to take : over the occupation of central and western Germany and western Aus tria in accordance with Allied plans 'to maintain strict supervision over the country until a thoroughly dem ocratic administration can be estab lished, U. S. military authorities fig ure on the detention of 400,000 Yanks in Europe. As in the case in most wars, Ger many’s collapse came with a dra matic suddenness after a period of fierce resistance. The first big break that signalized Germany’s disintegration was the U. S. 1st army’s surprise capture of the Ludendorff bridge spanning the OFFICIAL WORD When the real V-E Day came, most U. S. citizens got absolute confirmation of the news before starting victory celebrations. They remembered the false reports of Saturday, April 28, that had swept over the nation only to be climaxed by a White House denial of the peace rumor. Pres. Harry S. Truman said at that time that he had been in con tact with General Eisenhower and that there was “no foundation” for the peace report. A PROCLAMATION Here is a partial Uxt of Presi dent Truman’s victory proclama tion: “The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God’s help, have wrung from Germany a final and uncondi tional surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free born men. “Much remains to be done. The victory won in the west must now be won in the east. The whole world must be cleansed of the evil from which half the world has been freed. “For the triumph of spirit and of arms which we have won and for its promise to people every where who join us in the love of freedom, it is fitting that we as a nation give thanks to Almighty God, who has strengthened us and given us the victory. Now, therefore, I Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do hereby ap point Sunday, May 13, 1945, to be a day of prayer. “I call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to the memory of those who have given their lives to make pos sible our victory.” HARRY S. TRUMAN. Rhine below Cologne, permitting Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges to build up a powerful bridgehead immediately below the vital Ruhr district and on the edge of the rolling plains lead ing eastward to Berlin. As the 1st army’s bold move threw the German command off balance, the remaining Allied forces in the west soon poured over the Rhine, last formidable water barrier guard ing the heart of the reich. While Brit ish and Canadian troops struck out against eastern Holland the the North sea ports, the U. S. 9th army set about reducing the Ruhr valley while one wing of the 1st joined in the attack and another kept step with Lt. Gen. George Patton’s famed armored columns dashing eastward across the reich. Meanwhile, the U. S. 7th and the French 1st armies drove into the Nazis’ mythical re doubt in the Bavarian Alps. As the American and British armies slashed through the German positions and turned to their rear ward to isolate the enemy into sep arate pockets, the whole enemy’s front lost its coherence, contribut ing to the disintegration of Nazi re sistance. With whole groups of German troops entrapped without hope of reinforcement, their defense va ried, with the majority of the old er, more practical men giving up upon being cornered while younger fanatics carried on in the face of overwhelming odds. Meanwhile, the Russians had drawn up along the banks of the Oder river from the Baltic clear down to Silesia, while still other Red armies thrust eastward through Czechoslovakia and Austria. Once the Russians opened their all-out at tack on Berlin, in the face of the Nazi coUapse in the west, the giant pincer was near its close. Twice taken to war in 25 years and twice defeated, with nothing to show but the anguish and suffer ing of conflict, the mass of the Ger man people in American and British occupied territory accepted uncon ditional surrender with a stolidity that masked their inner feelings. East of the Elbe river where the Reds stood guard, however, the populace tread in apprehension over fear of reprisal for the Nazis’ devastation of Russia in four years of bitter warfare. Previously, many of the people had tried to escape to the west, only to be turned back. THESE EVENTS LED ALLIES TO VICTORY- The beginning of the gigantic life- and-death struggle known as “World War II” is generally set as Septem ber 1, 1939, the day the German armies rolled into Poland. Two days later France and England declared war on Germany. Blitzkrieg tactics flattened Polish resistance in less than a month. Then began the half year of “phoney war” at the Maginot line. In the spring of 1940 German troops over ran Norway and Denmark, forcing out the British. Early in May the campaign that frightened the entire world opened. Holland, Belgium and then France itself capitulated by the middle of June. Italy came in on Germany’s side. The British expedi tionary force barely escaped de struction at Dunkerque. September, 1940, saw the massed air attacks on Britain by which Hitler hoped for a quick victory. The RAF held off the Nazi bombers until winter, when weather brought a slack ening of attacks. That autumn of 1940 was probably the period of gravest peril to civilization in many centuries. Britain almost succumbed. During the spring of 1941 Nazi troops smashed into the Balkans to aid the Italians, invading Yugoslavia and Greece. Bulgaria joined the Axis voluntarily. Germany controlled all of continental Europe excepting Russia by the middle of the year. Without warning on June 22, Nazi armies crossed the Russian border in a tremendous drive. As alarmed America prepared for defense, Japan attacked without warning at Pearl Harbor in the Ha waiian islands and the U. S. was immediately at war with both Japan and Germany. By mid-1942, American ma rines stopped the Japs on Guad alcanal. In Africa the British halted the drive on the Suez canal and counterattacked suc cessfully. The Russians epic de fense of Stalingrad stalled the German thrust into the Cauca sus. The tide had turned. In the fall American and British troops landed in northern Africa. The great Russian counteroffen sive began in February of 1943. It rolled fiercely until mid-July, when the retreating Nazis stiffened and brought it to a standstill in central Poland. Meanwhile the air offensive from the British Isles was batter ing German cities and ports, pre paratory to the invasion. June 6, 1944, was the big day—the invasion of western Europe from England. After landing on the coast of France, American and British troops battled inland. Almost all France was under Allied control by November, 1944. Advance tank units were attacking on the German bor der by December. A substantial German counteroffensive was checked as the year ended. On March 2 the American Ninth army reached the Rhine river. With in two weeks this great natural de fense line was crossed. Racing tank corps smashed to the Elbe riv er, 30 miles from Berlin, and halted to await junction with the Rus sians. This signal event took place on April 27. Far to the south, Ameri can and Russian armies were roar ing through Austria to seal off south-, era Germany. Organized resistance crumbled as German soldiers gave up in enormous numbers. Japs Face Allied Power We have won a war, but there is still another one to win. Before we can win the war against Japan, there is the gigantic problem of sup ply and moving the troops from the European theater to the Pacific. The army estimates that 5,000,000 foot soldiers will be needed to de feat Japan. Our entire navy and air forces will be required. Some men will be released from service —the individuals will be determined on total service, overseas service, combat service and number of de pendents. The bulk of the army will not be released. Divisions will be regrouped to bring them up to combat strength. It will take several months to or ganize troops, crate and pack equipment K efore the units are ready to sail against Japan. Some divisions will be lucky. They will be routed through the United States, while others will sail through the Panama canal direct to a Pacif ic port. Those landed in the United States will be given some leave. About Five Months. The divisions that sail direct to the Pacific will arrive about five months after V-E Day. It will take weeks after landing to check all equip ment, for additional shipping to be available to bring necessary war material. Training for a new type of warfare must be undertaken. Japan has 6,000,000 troops which have not yet met combat from our forces. They are calling up an additional million. They will be ready for us. She can raise another 2,000,000 when necessary. These have all had youth training. ‘Might Not Have Died in Vain’ ^ , *$; . <, ■ y ' '' •' < ► ^ v Iv ** or' ' X>V \ ^ ■ f " ' ’•;? VoV v i- .■sM ■ Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander, inspects one of the many German horror concentration camps at Gothis, Germany. Congressmen and press were shown prison conditions. First Ladies of the White House Six widows of former Presidents of the United States are still living. Above, Mrs. Truman, present first lady of the White House and her new home. Center: Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Mrs. Thomas Preston (Grover Cleveland), Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Lower: Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mussolini and Mistress Slain The body of Benito Mussolini, one time dictator of Italy, and that of his mistress, Clara Petacci, lie on the sidewalk in Milan, where they were dumped by partisans who executed them. American and Red Forces Unite Insert shows Lt. W. D. Robertson, U.S.A., and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, U.S.S.R., as they met at Torgau when Yank and Red forces united. Maj. Gen. Emil F. Reinhardt, Detroit, Mich., commanded the 69th division of U. S. 1st army, which made the contact with the 1st Ukrainian army on the Elbe river. The meeting occurred on April 26. Exit Silver Lining Capt. Walter Sanford of Nashville turns anxious eyes to the pouring heavens, hoping for either the Japs or the rain to stop as he sweats out a Nip air raid in water-filled bomb shelter in the Philippines. He is a member of the air force. Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan, chairman of the Democratic National committee who has been named to succeed Frank C. Walker, who resigned as postmaster general effective July 1. Hannegan will remain as chairman of the Democratic national commit* tee. Casualty of War Her fatherland may be torn to shreds by Allied armies, her homo may be amongst those leveled by the tide of war, but all that means little to this German child who tries to comfort her scalped doll in a Leip zig street. Liberated labor slaves are shown in background. ‘American Mother’ Mrs. Harper Sibley of Rochester, N. Y., mother of six children, who is now serving as a consultant at the San Francisco conference, has been selected as “the American Mother of 1945.” CLASSIFIED DEPARTME N T MISCELLANEOUS PLENTY OF CIGARETTES! Roll fresh- i : i „ — rrorot'tfsc: on n II1 n@ SEE PS, PLANTS, ETC. Sweet Potato Plants, Nancy Hall or Porto Rican, that will produce those delicious golden yams! Prompt fresh shipments, pre paid, 500 $1.65, 1,000 $3. Safe arrival gura- anteed. Dnke Plant Co*. Dresden. Tenn. CONSTIPATION Is the cause of MUCH SUFFERING Constipation may cause no symp toms for a long time, but unless cor rected will finally impair the health. 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