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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’
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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.”
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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.
Symptoms associated with advanc
ing constipation are loss of appetite,
heavily coated tongue, tired reeling
and mental depression. Headache,
dizziness, anemia, and skin disturb
ances such as acne, are commonly ex
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and Joint pains occur. Indigestion,
with gas formation and colic, and
8 lies and fissures frequently add to
le discomforts of severe chronic
cases.
No matter how many medicines
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though a person may be cured of com
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back on them. So, if you are once more
feeling tired, run down, have pains in
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Used after every change. Mexsana often
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fabric is woven. The more closely
woven the fabric, the less “filler”
is needed to make the shade hang
straight. Fabric that requires little
or no filler will wear best.
Milk Prodnction
The record high numbers of milk
cows in farm herds in 1944, produc
ing at the lowest rate per cow in
half a dozen years, turned out the
second largest volume of milk in the
nation’s history, the Extension Serv
ice reports.
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Help Them Cleanse the Blood
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Your Iddaoys are constantly filtaring
waste matter from the blood stream. Bta
kidneys sometimes lag in their work—do
not act as Nature intended—fail to re
move impurities that, if retained, may
K ison the system and upset the whole
dy machinery.
Symptoms may be nagging bcekache,
persistent headache, attacks of diszinesa,
getting up nights, swelling, puffiness
under the eyes—a feeling of nervous
anxiety and loss of pep and strength.
Other signs of kidney or bladder dis
order are sometimes burning, scanty or
too frequent urination.
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