German Officers Surrendering Freed From Oath By Hitler's Death
Maj Gen Arnold Wilhelm chief communications officer and Rudolf Schrader signal supply head of the German home area surrendered claiming liberation from their oath to Hitler after his death. Col Otto Koliner aided Schrader as they gave up on Wednesday. Since 1934 officers were bound by a personal oath to Hitler and with his death may act as their consciences dictate.
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GERMANY
Arnold Wilhelm
Rudolf Schrader
Hitler
Schrader
Otto Koliner
Individual sales still strong in loan drive Ottawa May 4
Ottawa May 4 Alternatively reported loan drive results show Victory Loan sales reaching 83 361 400 for the day with Alberta at 71 percent of its individual quota and 30 229 200 toward the overall objective. Edmonton listed 3473 applications for 630 800 bringing total applications to 17 887 for 3 881 850 with 61.2 percent of the goal.
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OTTAWA
national headquarters
Alberta
Coleman
Edmonton
Alberta's tullibee and whitefish dominate provincial catch
Alberta's fishery shows tullibee and whitefish as the core of annual landings, making up about 80 percent of 1943 production at over 6.6 million pounds. Ling, mullets, perch, pickerel, pike, suckers and trout also contribute. Whitefish bring higher prices, while tullibee often volumes more. Manitoba leads in marketed value among provinces, with Alberta and Saskatchewan trading second place over two decades.
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Alberta
Alberta &shermen
ling. s
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Aussies Fight Tough Invasion Sparks in Borneo Drive
Australian and American forces push toward the airstrip on Tarakansland as Japanese mines slow progress. Davao in Mindanao falls to US troops after a rapid 150 mile advance from the beachhead, amid heavy fighting and bombardment.
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MANILA
fitto Tarakansland
Borneo
DAVAO
Mindanao
18th Air Force
Netherlands
Britain Acts U.S. Govt. to Take Larger Pro portion
German soldiers surrender in panicked mass across the Elbe as Allied authorities face feeding and housing challenges. British and American lines contend with more than 3,000,000 captives since D-Day, with Britain seeking a larger share due to full prisons and acute food shortages.
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ROMNEY WHEELER
LONDON
United States
Britain
ELBE
Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
U.S
The
Express
Ametica
Gallagher
Orn
Burmese Victory in Burma 97,000 Japanese Dead, Rangoon Captured
Allied command reports decisive Burma campaign results with Rangoon’s capture. Japanese forces abandoned the capital as an amphibious landing proceeded south of the city. The tally cites 97,000 Japanese killed in the last 15 months as the port remained intact for allied use.
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Associated Press
India
Burma
Rangoon
southeast Asia command
Singapore
Von Kleist Captured as Breakthrough Era Ends
Edward D. Ball reports Field Marshal Ewald von Kleist, key planner of the 1940 invasion, has surrendered to U S troops near Mitterfels after eight days on the eastern front. He handed over his baton, was accompanied by aides, and his wife was present as privates found packed handbags and narcotics in his home.
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EDWARD D. BALL
Ewald Von Kleist
France
Vor Kleist
Wehrmacht
Hitler
Poland
Von Kleist
Danish Patriots Mock Gestapo
A Stockholm dispatch describes the Danish underground resistance praising Allied aid and detailing acts against German control. It notes 4000 cases of sabotage, destruction worth 1,000,000 in Danish property, mass resistance, and 15,000 Danish volunteers abroad. The movement persisted under King Christian’s contact, with a postwar government plan, and culminated in a 1943 election where Nazis lost control. The Freedom Council expanded operations and underground publications circulated nationwide.
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STOCKHOLM
Denmark
Danis
Hitler
Copenfinger
Christian
Hitler's Body Not In Chancellery
Moscow dispatch reports the Chancellery at Wilhelmstrasse burned and may hinder proof of Hitler's death by his own action. Russian correspondents describe entering the ruin with soldiers, finding dead German troops, and noting the building may collapse as flames spread.
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EDDY GILMORx
MOSCOW
Keith Wilhelmstrasse
Tuller
Red Star
Hitler
bix
fuehrer
Winister Coebbels
Amend Oaks Charter New Amend Oaks Charter New
San Francisco reports on deliberations for a United Nations conference as underground negotiations and formal consultations proceed. France declines to join the extended talks, awaiting Dumbarton Oaks amendments and further invitation from the Big Four powers.
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c. R. ALACE BURN Candee Prem Stull
SAN FRANCISCO
Unitesl Nios archiy
delation
FRANCE
berm
Britain
United States
Russia
China
Yalta
i spolagr
Allied Forces Break Through Alpine Redoubt and Press Into Italy
AP reports on May 4 that large Austrian base near Berchtesgaden fell to the US Seventh Army while American forces besieged Linz and crossed the Brenner Pass into Italy. The 7th Army linked with the Allied Fifth Army south of the pass as Innsbruck fell. Bohemia invasion continued. British mop up along the Baltic coast. German resistance dissolved in the north.
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Associated Press
ARIS
Salzburg
Alpine
Berchtesgaden
Linz
Brenner Pass
Italy
7th
Innsbruck
Bohemia
Baltic
Hatland
Denmark
Kiel
Flensburg
Karl Doenits
Cardston Tops Loan Quota
Cardston's Eighth Victory Loan unit has exceeded its $330,000 target by $3,900, reaching the over the top status Friday morning. Public relations chairman G. S. Brewerton credits workers and subscribers for the enthusiastic effort that drove the drive beyond the goal.
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Herald CARDSTON
Victory Loan penson
Cardston
G. S. Brewerton
Germans Involved In Surrender Reported In World War II
CBS correspondent Bill Downs broadcast from Hamburg that more than 1,900,000 Germans surrendered to Feld Marshal Montgomery. Reports spoke of two German armies surrendering and the collapse of resistance in Berchtesgaden. Canadian forces expected to control North Germany by coast with 35,000 occupation troops. Allied actions include Rhodes and Ahrania raids, while wartime declarations from Washington and Ottawa noted impending end of war and Canadian casualties for March totaling 4,585.
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NEW YORK
CBS
Bill Downs
Hamburg
snld
Feld Marshal Montgomery
Downs
PARIS
United States
land Dievision
Magdeburg
Eisenhower
BERCHTESGADEN
Tth
Canadiana
Germany
North Sea
Holland
Weser
Elbe
Kremmen
Himburg
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Ahrania
ck KING
FSU
FRANCISCO
C.P
Denmark
united Nations conference
Mackenzie King
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stiown—defence headquarters
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Nadly
Freedom Council
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