Allied forces land near Naples as German resistance stiffens
American and British troops storm ashore in the Naples region under naval guns commanded by Lt Gen Mark W Clark and Gen Sir Harold Alexander. Italian troops and released POWs join the advance up the Tyrrhenian coast as Mussolini is moved to Sardinia and rumors of further landings circulate.
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Mark W. Clark
Harold L. Alexander
Naples
Clark
U. S
5Th Army
North Africa
Dwight S. Eisenhower
British Sun Army
Ialy
Mussolini
Italy
la Maddalena
Sardinia
Germans Withdraw Through Brenner Pass In Early War Update
Swiss frontier reports claim three German divisions in Verona and Trentino pulled back into Germany via the Brenner Pass. Italians report allied landings at Naples and Ostia while Italian leaders take control of Turin and Milan. Croat official foresees collapse of puppet regimes if Balkans landings occur.
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Madrid
Verona
Trentino
Italy
Germany
Brenner Pass
Naples
Ostia
Hom
Turin
Milan
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Ante Pavelic
Russians Push On Italians In Pass Near Dnieper
Soviet front reports two Red Armies driving west of Stalino toward the Dnieper with 70 miles to the river. German forces face pressure from Mariupol to the Crimea while Stalino and the Donets basin are claimed as captured.
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Moscow
Stalinov
Donets
Dnieper River
Dnieper
Stalino
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
Perekop
Crimea
Smolensk
Konotop
Kiev
Kharkov
Bryansk
Red Army
Nylya
Borzna
Bakhmach
Russia
Italy Needs Allied Aid To Rebuild After War
Washington reports that Italy will require extensive relief including food clothing and medical care to regain ground and stabilize. An Italian economics expert notes allied gains exceed Italian production losses, while supplies like cotton wool shoes petroleum fertilizer and seeds are scarce amid disrupted agriculture and shipping.
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Washington
Great Britain
Italy
Romania
Balkans
North
Africa
Germany
Harris Named Army Captain For Occupied Territories
John P. Harris editor and publisher of the News Herald and owner of papers in Ottawa Chanute Salina and Burlington Iowa is commissioned a captain in the army military government of occupied territories. He must report to Fort Custer Michigan if he passes the final physical at Camp Phillips on September 18.
Badoglio Wires Hitler Reasons for Surrender
Rome broadcast reported Prime Minister Pietro Badogliosent a telegram to Adolf Hitler in Berlin stating Italy was forced to seek an armistice to avoid total ruin. He said there was no hope of victory or even resistance remaining. Similar messages were sent to Italian missions in Tokyo Budapest Bucharest Sofia Zagreb and Bratislava to inform their governments.
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New York
Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Italy
Badoglio
Tokyo
Budapest
Bucharest
Sofia
Zagreb
Bratislava
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Iran declares war on Germany Reuters dispatch reports
Reuters said from Tehran that Iran has declared war on Germany. Iran cooperated with Allied forces for months by allowing lend lease supplies through its territory to Russia. Iran's population is about 12,000,000.
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London
Reuters
Teheran
Iran
Germany
Persia
Russia
WILL FREE PRISONERS
Italy's surrender is expected to bring freedom for about 2,000 American prisoners and 70,000 British and Canadian troops and civilians held in Italy. High ranking officers include Air Marshal O T Boyd and Maj Gen Carton Dechaert. Associated Press reporters Larry Allen and Godfrey H P Anderson are prisoners.
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London
Italy
O. T. Boyd
Carton Dechart
Associated Press
Larry Allen
Godfrey H. P. Anderson
Pope Pius XII Spoke by Phone With Roosevelt
Reuters reported that Stefani quoted Il Popolo di Roma saying Pope Pius XII had a 50 minute telephone conversation with President Roosevelt on September 4.
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Roosevelt
London
Reuters
Stefani
Rome
Il Popolo di Roma
Pius XII
Allies Hit Strong Jap Defenses in Pacific Air Battle
Allied air forces bombed supply dumps and installations in the Southwest Pacific as MacArthur reports weakening Japanese air strength. More than 96 tons of bombs dropped on Lae area targets while Australian veterans push back near Salamaua and Lae with paratroop gains in the Markham valley.
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Lae
New Guinea
Darwin
Australia
Bougainville
Solomons
Dobdubi
Salamaua
Salamaura
Salamaua-Lae
Terrace
Markham Valley
Mitchell
End Is Not In Sight War Loan Kickoff Remarks
Milton S Eisenhower, president of Kansas State College and brother of Gen Dwight D Eisenhower, said the war will not end soon despite Italy's surrender. He told a Sedgwick county breakfast that Germans and Japanese will fight to impose their philosophy and that the drive must continue until unconditional surrender. Sedgwick county's bond quota is 21 million dollars.
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Wichita
Italy
Europe
Pacific
Kansas State College
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Sedgwick County
Office of War Information
Germans Describe Mussolini’s Downfall in Berlin Broadcast
The Berlin radio says Mussolini was dragged from the royal palace by force and carried away on a stretcher in an ambulance. It claims his removal on July 25 followed a secret coup by King Vittorio Emanuele and Pietro Badoglio and that he was taken to Ponza island in the Gulf of Gaeta.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Royal
Vittorio Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
al Duce
Ponza Island
Gulf of Gaeta
Rome
American shipyards top 20 million tons of merchant vessels
The Office of War Information announced that U S yards have delivered more than 20 million tons of merchant ships since Pearl Harbor. It stated ships are now being built several times faster than enemy ships are sunk.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Pearl Harbor
Owi
Stimson Sees Hard Fighting Ahead in Italy
Secretary of War Stimson said Allied forces under General Clark near Naples meet German resistance as they advance in Italy. He warned the Italian surrender is a hard blow but not a sign of easy victory with 15 to 20 German divisions possibly in Italy and the Axis strength rising if they choose. He stressed no early celebration for Germany and Japan.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Naples
Seciecy
Stimson
Italy
Tunisia
Sicily
Germany
Japan
First American Fifth Army Lands in Europe at Naples
Allied reports place General Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army among American and British units landing at dawn in the Naples area to confront the German force in Europe for the first time since World War I. The invasion forms part of the North Africa to Europe campaign, with veteran divisions such as the First, 45th, and 3rd Infantry in the assault.
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Mark W. Clark
U.S. 6Th Army
Italy
Naples
Ples
Rome
Smalls
Itler
Europe
Tyrrhenian Sea
North Africa
Clark
Stimson
Washington
Neral Clark
United States
French Morocco
Second Corps
Tunisia
Seventh Army
Sicily
Fifth Army
Terry Allen
France
Kasserine Pass
el Guetar
Bizerte
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Fort Sill
Okla
Troy H. Middleton
Lucian
K. Truscott, Jr
Casablanca
Eisenhower
U S Submarines Sink Ten More Jap Vessels
The navy announced six more Japanese merchant ships sunk and four damaged by American submarines in attacks on enemy supply lines. The total now stands at 319 ships sunk or damaged since the war began, including 223 definitively listed as sunk.
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Washington
Navy
Germans halt Swedish granite for postwar Nazi monuments
Stockholm reports Germany has ordered Sweden to stop quarrying granite used for postwar Nazi monuments and official buildings. A large wartime contract had moved vast blocks of red black and grey stone into storage in Sweden for delivery to Berlin.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Nazis Hold North and Center Italy
German troops claim to have occupied north and central Italy and disarmed local forces. Allied landings at the Gulf of Eufemia are said to be encircled, with Hitler's war council vowing to reinforce the Po line. Berlin radio orders aim to confuse Italians while a new fascist government is said to govern German held areas. Reuters notes tension in Berlin amid Italian surrender and German responses.
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Italy
Milan
Turin
Parmansane
Ostia
Rome
Leghorn
Adriatic
Sardinia
Stefani
Genoa
Berlin
Ialy
Brenner Pass
Germany
Pietro Badoglio
London
German International Information Bureau
Axis
Associated Press
Badoglio
Arma
Reuters
Balkans
DNB
Belgrade
Gulf of Eufemia
Palms
Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
North
Africa
Marshal Badoglio
Greece
Croatia
Norway
Zagreb
U.S
Invasion Fleet Swarms Naples Area Report From Air
Flying Officer John Anthony Vasicek of Chatham Ontario describes from a dawn reconnaissance over Naples district that about 1,000 square miles were swarming with an invasion fleet. He reports seeing ships through haze and a large, dense fleet near the bay.
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North Africa
Naples
John Anthony Vasicek
Chatham
Ont
Roosevelt Confers on Taxes With Churchill Aides
Washington dispatch reports a tax conference at the White House as the sole agenda item with President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill continuing talks. Attending were Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, James Byrnes, Fred Vinson, Randolph Paul, Samuel Rosenman, and other key advisers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
White House
the Treasury
Morgenthau
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Samuel I. Rosenman
One Car Tag Next Year For Kansas Plates
Topeka reports 1944 Kansas automobile license plates will have red numerals on a white background. Production is under way at the Hutchinson penitentiary facility, with enough steel obtained. Each car will carry a single plate attached to the rear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchinson Men’s Reformatory
D. J. Fair
State Highway Commission
Man Hurt in Fall at KU Haworth Hall Remodel
Oscar Carlberg, 50, of 941 Rhode Island street, suffered a head injury after an eight foot fall while working on Haworth hall at the University of Kansas camp. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial hospital and reported in good condition this afternoon.
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Oscar Carlberg
Haworth Hall
Rhode Island Street
University of Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Tension Rises Between Germany Italy Near Swiss Frontiers
Swiss forces rush reinforcements to frontiers as reports claim Italy and Germany near a climax. German police refuse exit visas for Italian workers in Germany amid protests. Italian soldiers reportedly cross into Switzerland and are interned. Local press notes Italian joy over armistice and possible German withdrawal requests, with sporadic clashes between Italian and German troops reported.
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Bern
Switzerland
Europe
Germany
Italy
Federal Council
Gazette of
Lausanne
Geneva
Badoglio
Douglas County Old Settlers to Meet at First Baptist
The annual meeting of the Douglas County Old Settlers association convenes Saturday at 2 PM in the Sunday school room of the First Baptist church. No dinner. A short business meeting, varied program, and social hour follow. Members invite descendants of pioneer families and all interested.
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Douglas County
Old Settlers Association
First Baptist Church
Kansas
Col
O. E. Learnard
Cr. L. Edwards
Journal Hall
Theansas
C. S. Gleed
Pleasant fall weather continues in Kansas with mild days
The calendar claims early fall but Kansas records a warm spell. Highs reached 74 in Topeka Seo Goodland and Wichita while overnight lows dipped to 40 at Ellis and 48 in Topeka. No rain is expected and temperatures will stay chilly but not as cool as last night.
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Topeka
Kansas
Geneseo
Goodland
Wichita
Ellis
S. D. Flora
Italy's Fall Seen Speeding War in Pacific Effort
At General MacArthur's head quarters in New Guinea on Sept 9 a U S senate military affairs committee heard that Italy's collapse would hasten Allied victory. Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden said elimination of Italy would free the British Mediterranean fleet for the Indian Ocean and boost Pacific theater shipping and naval strength aiding American generals.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Japan
U. S. Senate
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Italy
Mediterranean
Indian Ocean
Ralph O. Brewster
James M. Mead
D-N.y
Pacific
Asiatic
Stock Market Index for 60 Stocks Ends Slightly Higher
The stock market index for 60 stocks closed at 49.9 yesterday with modest gains across major sectors. Traders watched financials and tech as the session approached its close, amid cautious optimism.
Douglas County Third War Loan drive at luncheon
At the Community building a Douglas county luncheon backed the Two Million dollar Third War Loan quota with Laird Dean of Topeka as chief speaker. He urged each GIs family to lend 1000 for every service member and praised citizen voluntary financing to back the war effort.
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Douglas County
Laird Dean
Topeka
Armed Services
Dean
Flying Hero to Attend Local Theater Premiere Event
Maj. Ignatius Sargent, WWII flying hero, guest of honor at the premiere of So Proudly We Hail at Jayhawker theater. Harry Wareham of Manhattan also attends as state war loan campaign chair. Show starts 9 pm with guests at 8:30 pm. bond buyers receive premiere tickets. Theater band HQ stays open until 8:30 pm for late bond purchases. noon bond sales at $27,800 from about 400 purchases.
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Maj
Ignatius Sargent
Jayhawker Theater
Harry Wareham
Manhattan
Western Union
Seventh and
Massachusetts Street
Stan Schwahn
Commonwealth Theaters
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