Bulgarian government falls as war talks draft armistice terms
Bulgaria faces a political crisis as Ivan Baghdanov resigns and a new cabinet is to be formed. Reports say the Allied advisory commission drafted armistice terms for Bulgaria while Russian forces mass on the northern frontier and Bulgaria withdraws troops from Greece. Rumors swirl that Hungary seeks terms and Romania negotiates in Moscow.
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London
Eejan
Ivan Kanov
Balkan Vy
European Advisory Commission
Bulgaria
Balkan
Europe
Hungary
Romania
Hitler
Moscow
Ith
Russia
Berlin
Greece
Bagdanov
Budapest
Gliese Turk
Yugoslavia
Macedonia
Thrace
Two La Crosse Plants Return to Work After Holiday
Several La Crosse factories resume Monday operations including K Auto and Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing. Fents of the Trene and La Crosse Rubber Mills plan to operate or adjust schedule for holiday makeup. Nor raving and Heileman Brewing and La Crosse Breweries will remain closed on Labor Day.
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la Crosse
Labo
K Auto
Allis-Chelmers Manufacturing Company
Fents
Trene Company
Nor_ raving company
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Seliedey and
Tinnon
la Crosse Trailer and Equipment Company
F R Churchill to Meet in Quebec Soon
Reported plan for F R Churchill to meet in Quebec this month to map strategy for shifting Allied focus to Japan. Discussion may extend to postwar actions, including coordinated approach to Russia and Europe after Germany's surrender.
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F.R
Churchill
Quebec
Japan
France
Germany
Russia
Eurpe
Weather Outlook Slight Rise in Weekend Temperatures
Local forecast shows a warmer trend into Saturday with lows around 60 and a high near 78. The note ends with a call to avoid burning paper during protests and a slogan about victory.
Germans Describe Northern France Situation as Hopeless
A German spokesman said the north France situation is hopeless for now. Berlin radio claimed disengagement moves are speeding to thwart Allied encirclement plans and reported Allied advances near Vervins and Rethel.
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France
Berlin
Vervins
Rethel
Laon
Hirson
Sedan
Paris
Montvillars
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Wisconsin areas moved to labor shortage group two
The War Manpower Commission shifted Wisconsin regions including Appleton La Crosse Oshkosh and Wausau from group three to two indicating a tighter labor supply. La Crosse officials voiced surprise while noting current shortages may bring vacation workers back to school. A survey will test if a 48 hour work week is needed and determine further relief steps.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Appleton
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Wausau
War Manpower Commission
E. Wallace Evans
U. S. Employment Service
Evans
Norman Schulze
la Crosse-Eau Claire- Wausau- Rhinelander
Schulze
Lawyer L J Brody Dies After Sudden Illness
Lawrence J. Brody a 49 year old La Crosse attorney active in local and state politics died suddenly at his home at 12 15 p m Friday after months of heart trouble He was born in Clinton Vernon county on August 8 1895 and served in World War I returning to graduate from the University of Wisconsin and join the bar in 1921 He had been secretary to Gov See BRODY Page 2
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Lawrence J. Brody
Grandview Place
la Crosse
Brody
Clinton
Vernon County
Michael and
Catherine O'Connell Brody
Virequa High School
University of Wisconsin
U. S. Army
Chicago
Vittorio Venite
Italy
Mitchell Field
N. Y
Gov
Allied bombers strike Formosa as Pacific raids continue
U S army air forces forecast raids on Japan and attack Formosa off the China coast. Liberators and Mitchells hit Formosa while bombers sweep Japan from equator to the Philippines. Davao ablaze as ships sunk and air losses noted amid extended operations across the Pacific.
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Japan
U. S. Army
Pierrie Pacific
Formosa
China
Tokyo
Equator
Param
North Pacific
Philippines
Davao
Celebes
Palau
Yap
Millard F. Harmon
Korea
Manchuria
China Coast
Ryukyu Islands
Nippon
Russians Head For Junction With Tito's Men
Russian Red Army columns move from Bucharest toward Serbia’s northeast mountains as Gen. Malinovsky’s armored scouts approach 120 miles from the Yugoslav frontier. Germans aim to fortify along the Olt river while Malinovsky seeks to cut the southern Danube waterline and contact Tito’s Partisans.
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Moscow
Red Army
Bucharest
Serbia
Marshal Tito
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Olt
Sibiu
Transylvania
Danube
Corabia
Bula
Malinovsky
Turnu Pass
Tito
Capture General Who Led Trapped 7th Army
Supreme Headquarters AEF reports the capture of General Heinrich Hans Eberbach, commander of the German 7th Army, and seven staff officers near Amiens. Eberbach, a regular army officer, led a force once up to 35 divisions and was surprised at breakfast by advancing Allied troops.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Heinrich Hans Eberbach
7Th Army
Amiens
Eberbach
Launching Sites Lost Fewer Robots Flying Over Britain
Allied forces have swept up the French coast capturing dozens of flying bomb launching sites. Only a few robots were loosed against Britain during the night with damage limited to the London area. Dispatches in France say at least 100 more sites will be seized between Le Havre and the Somme.
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London
French
Britain
France
le Havre
Somme
Nazis Seek Swiss Retreat Amid Retreat Talks
Stockholm reports political circles say Germany has asked neutral Switzerland for a possible safe withdrawal. The move comes as communications between the warring sides grow scarce and armies face disruptions on multiple fronts.
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Stockholm
Switzerland
Daly
Norris Lapses Into Unconsciousness in McCook Neb
Former Senator George W Norris has lost consciousness and grown weaker in McCook Nebraska as Dr E F provides updates on his condition.
Draft program unchanged under current policies
Col Francis V. Kessling Jr informed Senate and House military committees that with the armed forces at about 11 417 000, the draft can stay at full strength without policy changes. If induc tion calls hold, few men over 26 will be drafted this year and July saw 83 percent of inductees aged 18 to 26.
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Washington
Congress
Francis V. Kessling, Jr
Senate
House
Nazis Flee In Upper Rhone as Allied Forces Close In
U S Seventh Army reports contact with German forces retreating up the Rhone toward Lyon. Germans are fleeing north and northeast of Lyon as Allied air units observe heavy movements from Lyon outward. American troops push through Narbonne to the Spanish border while mopping up pockets near Pont Saint Esprit and Valence.
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Rome
7Th Army
Rhone
Lyon
Tournon
Valence
le Bourg du Peage
King Montbrison
France
Germany
Nimes
Nice
Narbonne
Montpellier
Beziers
Lagache Pass
Pont St. Esprit
Bourg St. Andeos
Vallon
Barjacean
Death Notice of Pfc. Clarence Hunt of the Second Division
Notice of the death of her husband Pfc. Clarence Hunt was received August 30 by the former Alice Skert of 1924 Winnebago Street. He was killed in France on July 28, 1944, while serving with the Second Division. Before going overseas in October 1943, he was stationed at Camp McCoy. The Hunts were married July 10, 1943. Pfc. Hunt was the son of Mrs. Elsie Hatfield of Stafford, Kansas.
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Clarence Hunt
Alice Skert
Winnebago Street
Pfc
Hunt
France
Camp McCoy
Hunts Hunt
Elsie Hatfield
Stafford
Kan
Von Kluge Ended Own Life Report Aboard Allied Radio
An unconfirmed Allied radio report quoted an unidentified correspondent stating Field Marshal Gunther von Kluge committed suicide. The CBS short wave station and BBC broadcasts had circulated rumors of his death in recent days.
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Gunther von Kluge
London Radio Today
BBC
von Kluge
Bombers Hit Brest Port in Allied Assault
Allied US bombers attacked Brest port in Brittany at the urging of Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley. The strike targeted gun positions, motor parks, and shore defenses as British four engined bombers enveloped enemy airfields in the Paris area. Allied air superiority aided a rapid advance and allowed supply vehicles to move bumper to bumper behind advancing armor.
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London
Brittany
Brest
Omar N. Bradley
Atlantic
Snofee
Bretwes
Mange Flints
Paris
Verdun Falls to American Forces in WWI News Report
Casualties were light as the American 3rd Army advanced beyond Verdun along the Meuse chasing retreating Germans. The report notes a brave resistance from enemy guns and describes the historic battlefield, including the 700 poilus buried near a towering monument, with quotes from Corporal Domenick Matty and Sgt. Alfred Schultz about bridge detonations.
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Verdun
Meuse
American Forces Capture St Mihiel in France
Bulletin from Third Army Headquarters reports American forces captured St Mihiel in France as of Sept 1. A clandestine German language station in New York claimed American spearheads reached the Belgian frontier near Sedan during the same period.
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Third Army
France
St. Mihiel
New York
Radio Atlantic
Sedan
Allied forces sweep Sedan Verdun areas toward Belgium
An American armored advance crosses toward the Belgian border after overrunning Lorraine and threatening into Germany. British armor seals 80 miles of coast as Canadians reportedly take Dieppe. Le Havre and Le Treport near captures are mentioned as front reports flow from the rocket pocket and surrounding fronts.
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Hoqtrs
Sedan
Verdun
Germany
Lorraine
Berlin
Reich
Metz
Allied forces push toward German border in rapid advances
NBC reports from Allied fronts describe liberation pressures and rapid British breakthroughs across northern France. British columns cut toward Le Havre and Calais while Canadian forces near Dieppe and Patton’s tanks push 65 miles in 24 hours toward Verdun as American units stab toward Sedan and cross toward the Saar region.
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Longpre
Abbeville
Channel
le Havre
Calais
Dover
Amiens
Hebuterme
Arras
George S. Patton
Verdun
Belogium
Sedan
Senn St. Dizier
Germany
Saar
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Bay of Biscay
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Miles
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Arles
Nancy
Telfort
Seine River
Rouen
Dieppe
Caas
FFI
Associated Press
Norway
National Broadcasting Company
Bjorn Bjornson
Denmark
Neues Wiener Tagblatt
Fortress Europe
Blue Network
Herbert M. Clark
Clark
yBee Labor
L. J. Brody
Pacific
Rabaul
Naosaburo Okabe
Neiji Okamura
Burma
Craiova
Danube Valley
Norris
Spain
Upper
By Noland Norgaard
The
Edward D. Ball
Argonne Forest
Gnp
Bly
Grouns
Corp
Domenick Matty
Monongahela
Alfred Schultz
Wis
Matty
Patton
Bulletin
By James M. Long
Border
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