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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
1
A wartime column reflects on Allied invasion progress in France and argues for clear war aims. It criticizes leaders for vague objectives and calls for explicit postwar plans debated by representative bodies. It notes Dewey's Dumbarton Oaks concerns and warns against political manipulation of war issues.
Allied forces led by American and French troops push inland along a 50 mile beachhead in southern France and capture St Raphael Frejus and several ports while advancing toward Toulon and Cannes. Casualties are light and 3 American divisions spearhead the landing with air and naval support. Nearly 3,000 prisoners taken in two days and additional towns and ports reported captured or threatened.
Secretary Hull rejects Dewey fears that the four powers Britain Russia China and the United States would coerce others for postwar peace plans. He says no military alliance to compel the world is contemplated and supports a general international organization for peace. The Moscow declaration guides talks among signatories and other peace loving nations for feasible methods.
Allied forces push on from Dreux and Chartres toward Orleans as Patton’s tanks breach the last natural defenses. Canadian units seize Falaise and push toward the Seine while American and British troops advance into the Paris pocket, threatening to trap the Seventh Army and cut rail links to the southwest.
A 2.26 inch midnight rain accompanied by a fierce windstorm and lightning disrupted power and telephone service in Cedar Rapids. Iowa Electric Light and Power reports wind damage mainly from trees in the northeast, while Northwestern Bell says about 200 trouble cases. Center Point suffered the worst, losing lights and service all night. restoration expected by Thursday night.
President Roosevelt returns from a 15000 mile Pacific tour to pledge Allied forces will occupy Germany and Japan even if resistance ends short of borders. He says Germany will not escape military occupation and plans to discuss the Pacific trip with military and State Department officials. He will meet congressional leaders and possibly Truman in Washington.
Lt Aldrich Drahos, 22, is safe in a neutral country after being reported missing over Poland on June 20. A letter to his wife says he is interned but not a prisoner of war, with four crew members surviving. Drahos has been overseas since May 14, 1944, and is the son of Mrs Marr Drahos. He attended St Wenceslaus high school and Loras college and worked for William Tehel Bottling before service.
Marine and Army sergeants recount escape from Italian camps after Italy fell last September. They describe capture near Kasserine pass in Tunisia, German officers, shared rations, and mutual respect between troops and captors. Other veterans join in recollections of freedom and war experiences.
Paris is described as a front line city with chaos over food, transport and police. G endamres strike as churches fill Notre Dame holds prayers. German command calls for calm while shortages top acute. Community kitchens feed meager meals as gas coal and power are scarce.
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