02 Sep 1944
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1944
Page
1
The report notes Krug urging aid to the war effort in West Palm Beach and describes staff concerns about manpower and damaged facilities. It mentions resignations and ongoing programs, stressing the need for continued work and personal staff outreach amid wartime demands.
The message from German SS leader Hans Friedrich urged calm in Brussels with promises not to rob or pillage and to avoid hatred, while a martial broadcast declared British forces near. King Leopold reportedly moved to Germany after house arrest, and Dutch patriots in London reportedly received last-minute liberation instructions.
Washington reports that Sir Bernard Montgomery holds a higher British Army rank than Dwight D. Eisenhower, yet Eisenhower remains supreme commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in the European theater. The piece notes Pershing’s permanent rank above U S full generals due to 1919 Congress action, with his wartime subordination to Marshal Foch.
Allied reports describe major advances across northern France and Belgium. U S troops push toward the Belzian frontier while British and Canadian units seize key towns including Dieppe Arras and Vimy Ridge. Heavily damaged transport and enemy retirements are noted as forces advance toward Le Havre Cambrai and the Somme front.
Senate negotiators push to restore federal employee jobless coverage and transportation cost relief of up to 200 dollars for stranded war workers. House conferees insist on strong administrator authority, rejecting a board heavy structure as talks stall on surplus property disposal.
James Sawed Off Fiore a 54 year old former speakeasy operator and tavern keeper known as The Mighty Mite survived a gang kidnapping in Chicago. His wife said masked women seized Fiore in the near North Side and he later reentered his tavern six hours later and refused to discuss the incident.
Col. John Hay Whitney, noted New York social figure and racing supporter, was captured by German forces on August 21 during an air force assignment in Southern France, announced by the Mediterranean Air Force Command.
The Atlanta Federal Reserve reviews rural decline in the South, urging land reform and industrial growth to absorb surplus farm population. It calls for long leases, zero-tenant cash systems, new training, and low-cost credit to lift incomes amid low soil fertility. The piece notes large farm holdings and dire earnings without diversification.
American airmen describe harsh confinement in Romanian camps after Ploesti battles. They recall delousing, vermin, delayed mail, and scarce meat while awaiting rescue. Maj. William Yaeger Jr. and Lt. Col. James Gunn led the group to evacuation, meeting Colonel Gunn upon return to Italy.
Pope Pius XII cautioned that capitalism risks peace and urged just limits on obligations while noting no concrete postwar plan for a world peace organization. He warned against millenarian hopes and radical upheavals and appealed for mercy toward Italy’s war prisoners and civilian internees.
Former U S ambassador William C. Bullitt lands in Paris wearing the uniform of a French Army major. He volunteered for service with France and fought in the southern invasion and is now on the staff of Lt Gen Jean Delattre de Tassigny.
In Chicago on September 24 a nine year old boy Charles Flahive Jr and his father agreed to reconcile. The boy said he ran away after his father beat him and the father admitted he beat him for running away. Police mediated and both sides promised nonviolent discipline and better future behavior.
British Mosquitos struck Bremen in a night operation, damaging three quarters of the Atlaswerke shipyards and multiple warehouses. The raid targeted rail lines in France and the Low Countries, destroying hundreds of vehicles and locomotives and striking Cezerabre Island caves with incendiaries near St Maio harbor.
U S Army Air Forces Mustangs reported destroying at least 56 planes on the Debre cen airdrome in Hungary, boosting three day total to 213 enemy aircraft knocked out on the ground. Led by Col Ernest Beverly the formations also strafed Kecskemet near Budapest and hit rail yards in Italy and Yugoslavia with 750 bombers joining the effort. Four enemy planes fell in air combat and 12 Allied aircraft were missing.
U S and French units closed a pocket on Lyon landed 17 days ago while pushes beyond Grenoble remain distant from beaches. Alpine passes north of the Riviera show limited activity as German probes roam. Navy ports open at Marseille and Toulon with troop debarkation to continue. about 900 prisoners evacuated from Marseille harbor islands.
In Astoria Oregon a Navy tug sank after being torn open by the propeller of a troop transport while trying to berth at the U S Naval Station dock. Five crew members were saved by a returning fishing boat. The transport was being delivered from a Kaiser shipyard in Portland to the Navy.
Washington officials in high circles foresee the Nazi collapse within about three months based on French front reports and Soviet advances. They expect military defeat rather than surrender, with Hitler and top leaders likely to fight on until killed or captured, triggering large scale Allied occupation in Germany.
Soviet bulletin reports a lightning thrust capturing a dominating height near Praga in Warsaw's eastern suburb and holding it against German counterattacks. Ukranian forces push toward the Danube valley to link with Tito in Serbia as armistice talks loom. Romanian casualties in the Stalin era alliance reach about one million.
In Nashville at Union Station on September 24 a group of soldiers from National Life and Accident Insurance Co. employees organized a fried chicken meal with all the trimmings for troops passing through. The event diverted surplus food to the state and offered soldiers a warm meal instead of the usual fare at the lounge.
The analysis argues the Balkans remain a shield for German defense east of the Reich while Hitler plans a last stand as Prussian generals seek surrender. Eisenhower predicts Allied victory in 1944 though some favor invading Germany to end the war sooner, despite risks of German reprisals on occupied lands.
Paris Texas September 20 191 Predicted by American Legion national commander Atherton that the Pacific war would end within a year after Germany collapse He spoke at a dinner honor after returning from a Pacific tour saying the war in the Pacific was progressing faster than expected.
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