Allies Close In On Lyon as Germans, Forces Pressed
American and French columns of the Seventh Army push toward Lyon amid rains hindering progress. Patch headquarters report heavy motor movements north and northwest of the city as Nazi escape attempts unravel. Prisoner counts exceed 55,000 since Diti landings, with 35,000 French captives including 15,000 at Marseille and 10,000 at Toulon.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Lyon
Alexander M. Patch
France
Marseille
Toulon
Contes
Riviera
Nice
Patch
Grenoble
Eeweg
Tournon
St. Agreve
Rhone Valley
Valence
Rhone
Last Phase Italian Fight Draws Near
British Eighth Army broke the Gothic line along a 20 mile front opening the Po valley for invasion. The American Fifth Army crossed the Arno from Florence toward the sea as heavy fighting continued with reinforcements. The 92nd Infantry Division Negro troops led a crossing and moved toward Pisano hill mass behind Pisa. Japanese ancestry troops also involved.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Albers
Ile the Fish
Adriatic
Fifth
Arno
Florence
92Nd Infantry
Pisano
Pisa
Rioters Demand War as Soviet Forces Push in Bulgaria
Moscow dispatch reports Sofia rioters clamoring for war against Germany while the Red Army advances along Bulgaria's northern border. Premier van Baghianov resigns as a new government-forming effort unfolds amid Allied contact with Yugoslav partisans and pressure to satisfy Moscow.
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Moscow
Bulka
Sofia
Germany
Yugoslavia
Romania
van Baghianov
Cairo
Mar Tito
Bul
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Red Army
Bulgaria
Balkans
Bagdanov
Russia
United States
Nazis Set To Abandon Brussels
London dispatch notes a Brussels radio farewell from German announcers as Belgium faces loss. SS Leader Hans Friedrich urged Belgians not to hate locals who worked for Germany and promised the Nazis would return, while predicting Allied troops would soon enter Brussels. The Berlin and Brussels broadcasts signaled impending upheaval as the war nears a turning point.
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London
Belgium
Brussels
Hans Friedrich
Britain
Berlin
Fear spread of soft coal mine strikes in PA and WV
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a spreading strike threat across Pennsylvania and West Virginia soft coal fields despite leaders agreeing. Union leaders say strike votes will continue until contract demands are met or the government takes over mines. Foremen seek company recognition for a newly organized United Mine Workers unit.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Supervisory Workers’ Union
Goering Arrest Reported by Geneva Tribune
Basel September 2. The Geneva Tribune reported a German radio claim that Hitler removed Hermann Goering from his air defense command and assigned it to Nazi party chiefs. An informant alleged Goering is under house arrest at Karinhall, with no direct evidence tying him to the July 20 plot, but suspicion remains due to associates' involvement and executions.
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Basel
Switzerland
Geneva Tribune Today
Hitler
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Germany
Goering
Karinhall
Pontiff urges peace rooted in Christian property ideals
Vatican City, Sept. 2. Pope Pius XII in a world broad cast defended private property as the cornerstone of social order yet condemned unlimited ownership. He called for a peace based on Christian principles and warned force may be needed to prevent future wars. The pontiff urged international cooperation and noted the vanquished share in postwar civilization. He supported state regulation or expropriation to serve the public welfare and proposed co ownership when big firms drive productivity.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Europe
Margolis Arrested in Bribery Case in York City
Margolis 44 chief of the United States economic administration was arrested by FBI agents on a bribery charge in New York City. He allegedly demanded 9000 from Pierre Lakhovsky of Bogota Colombia and was caught accepting 300 in marked bills. He waived examination and is held on 3000 bail.
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Margolis
Hee York
Haries Margolis
U. S
Yorelge
Japanese appoint Gen Okabe as northern China commander
Tass report from Tokyo says the Japanese war office named Gen. Okabe to lead Japanese troops in northern China, succeeding Gen. Okamura.
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Moscow
Tass
Tokyo
Japanese War Office
Gen
Okabe
China
Okamura
U S 4th Air Force Liberators Hit Takao Harbor
U S 4th air force Liberators struck Takao harbor in Formosa Thursday night targeting a large ship concentration with many vessels destroyed or damaged Gen Joseph Stilwell announced. Kaitak Hongkong and Tien Hoe White Cloud Canton airfields were also bombed.
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U. S. 4Th Air Force
Takao Harbor
Formosa
Joseph W. Stilwell
Kaitak
Hongkong
Tien Hoe
White Cloud
Canton
Navy Day speaker named for North Carolina celebration
Winston-Salem reports Admiral Edward C. Kalbfuss will be principal speaker at North Carolina Navy Day in Winston-Salem on October 27. The event highlights naval history and honors service members.
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Winston-Salem
Edward C. Kalbfuss
North Carolina
Bremen Docks Devastated by Night Bombardment
British Mosquitos struck Bremen causing extensive destruction in docks and the city center. Earlier raids Aug 25 hit shipyards and warehouses. Allied forces reported heavy damage to German transport in France and the Low Countries and tallies of destroyed rail and road assets. Tokyo and Allied reports describe widespread raids across the Pacific with actions near Davao and Mindanao.
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Bremen
Atlaswerke
Weser
France
Low Countries
Ninth Air Force
Cras
Second Tactical Air Force
Genrral
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Chester W
Erie Ae
Guam
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Sansapor
Dutch New Guinea
Dutch Celebes
Catalina
Tokyo
Pacific
U.S
Chichi Jima
Bonin Islands
Tokyo Radio
Embassy Clerk Made Illegal Code Copies
The State Department says Tyler Kent, the embassy code clerk in London, was convicted in 1940 of violating the British official secrets act and that he made unauthorized copies of more than 1,500 secret papers. The department issued the statement amid inquiries and reports, noting the case has spurred debate in Congress and the British Parliament. The department also said American diplomatic immunity for Kent was waived after Scotland Yard informed Ambassador Kennedy of the suspicion.
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State Department
Tyler Kent
London
Department
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Shipstead
R-Minn
Senate
Chicago Tribune
John McGovern
Independent
Laborite
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Commons
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
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Admiralty
Britain
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Scotland Yard
30 Mile Front Maintained In Belgium Drive
High speed American columns pounded toward Germany from Verdun as First Army units pressed within five to eight miles of Belgium along a 30 mile front west of Verdun. Berlin radio claimed the Verdun push neared Thionville about 11 miles from the German frontier, signaling possible advance toward the Siegfried Line and Saar border areas.
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Germany
Verdun
Belgium
Berlin
Thionville
Gereman
Saar River
Hitler
Allied tanks cross border and reach Namur reported
Radio Atlantic declared tanks crossed the Belgian border and reached Namur. Allied tanks reportedly crossed the German border this afternoon in a broadcast heard by NBC. German diplomats said Hitler will deliver a sensational speech tomorrow.
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New York
Radio Atlantic
Namur
NBC
Lisbon
Adolf Hitler
Patton drives forward in France as allies advance
The article describes Patton’s Third Army pushing east from Verdun while Hodges’ First Army reaches Charleville Mezieres and Hirson. British columns move toward Arras and Vimy Ridge as Allied forces approach Belgium and the Reich borders amid reports of rapid progress and fading German resistance.
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Verdun
Dieppe
Amiens
Meuse
Metz
France
Low Countries
Belgium
Luxembourg
Reich
5. Pateton
H. Hodges
Charleville Hirson
Arras
Vimy Ridge
Arementieres
Lille
Abbeville
Somme
Finns Move Toward Break With Germany Amid War Talks
Stockholm reports on September 2 that Finland's government under Field Marshal Mannerheim plans a full severance from Germany. Aftonbladet cites a special Finnish session to seek sanction for the move, with a likely declaration tomorrow. Baltic shipping is redirected to Finnish or Swedish ports as the step appears imminent. Rumors say Moscow demands strong Finnish action against German forces before any peace talks.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Germany
Aftonbladet
Tomorrrow
Moscow
Hitler's hold in Balkans weakening as Allies press east and west
The War Today argues the eastern front is nearing explosive action in the Balkans, with Bulgaria and Hungary wavering under Allied pressure. It predicts Hitler will pull back to defend German frontiers while Eisenhower maintains a 1944 European-war deadline, urging invasion of the Reich to end the war.
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Hitler
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Balkans
Germany
Balkan
Romania
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Hungary
Fuehrer
Reich
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Vistula
East Prussian
Ger
Hitler Weeve
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