Russians Break Through to Danube Front Near Bucharest
Allied dispatch reports Soviet Second Ukraine Army advancing west and south of Po lesti with 60 villages seized, pushing toward the Yugoslav border as German forces retreat toward the Iron Gate pass. Meanwhile Finland orders Baltic shipping to nearest neutral ports amid rumors of a German break. Parliament summons an emergency session as peace talks rumor gains pace.
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London
Romania
Marshal Tito
Bulgaria
Danube
Seizue
Giurgiu
Bucharest
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Ploesti
Darmanesti
Predeal
Buzan
Brasov
Transylvanian
Carpathian Mountains
Balkan
Danube Valley
Iron Gate
Hungary
Germany
Ghimpati
Lightning Drive By WILLIAM F BONT SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
American armies pound at the Belgian frontier and push toward the Siegfried line as German forces retreat from France. Verdun falls with minimal resistance, armored infantry sweep Argonne, and Metz nears German artillery sights. Flyers urge surrender while flying columns strike Lorraine.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Siegfried Line
France
Reich
Sedan
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Maginot Line
Argonne Forest
Phamphlets
British Germans Duel Off English Coast in Fierce Bombardment
From Folketon England, refugees report a major coastal duel as British and German guns fired in a pounding exchange near Calais and Boulogne. British batteries opened before midnight targeting a possible German convoy, German defenses at Cap Gris Nez replied, and 90 minutes of shelling sent residents fleeing to shelters. RAF bombers had earlier struck coastal targets from Boulogne to Calais.
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Folkeston
England
Calais
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nez
France
Montana Weather Forecast West of Divide
The forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies west of the divide on Saturday with slightly warmer conditions in the north. East of the divide expect partly cloudy skies with brief light showers in the southeast Saturday afternoon and cooler temperatures in the east later in the day.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Col J H Whitney Held by Nazis in World War II
Washington dispatch reports War Department says Col John Hay Whitney was captured by German forces but details are unavailable. Whitney, a noted horse racing and polo enthusiast from a wealthy family, was riding in a jeep with officers in suspected friendly territory. He is married to Betsy Cushing, former wife of James Roosevelt.
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Washington
War Department
John Hay
Jock) Whitney
Whitney
Betsy Cushing
James Roosevelt
Bulgarian Peace Talks Suspended Amid Cabinet Collapse
London Sept 1 A Bulgarian government under Premier Ivan Bagrianov fell amid Balkan turmoil delaying armistice talks in Cairo. A two man Bulgarian peace mission briefed American and British diplomats before the resignation. Talks unlikely to resume until Sofia forms a new government as Bagrianov hints at a possible leftist shift. Delegation led by Stoijan Moshanoff and Colonel Zehelezkov. Bagrianov announced the cabinet’s resignation on Sofia radio.
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London
Ivan Bagramov
Bulgaria
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
Cairo
Sofia
Bagrianov
Stoijan Moshanoff
Zehelezkov
Ankara
Bagranov
Widesprad
Hungary
Doeme Sztojay
Tenth member quits Rhode Island PAC in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET Sept. 1. A tenth member resigns from the political action committee of the Industrial Trades union (independent) citing belief that labor should not mix in politics. Joseph W. Gelinas of Woonsocket quits. remaining members call quitters disrupters and say political education work will continue. The committee names Philimon Rommens, Republican candidate for the Rhode Island legislature, as new vice chairman.
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Woonsocket, R. I
U.P
Industrial Trades Union (Independent
Woonsocket
Joseph W. Gelinas
Philimon Rommens
Rhode Island
Nazi Army in South France Seeks Escape
Allied reports say the battered 19th army is evacuating Lyon as four American and French armored columns advance on a 65 mile front. Roads from Lyon toward Germany are clogged with fleeing German troops. Grenoble and Lyon area gains tighten pressure, with 60,000 German prisoners counted in 18 days. General Richter says the 19th army seeks exit by any means, possibly toward the Siegfried line.
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Rome
France
Lyon
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Rhone- Saane
Mediterranean
Reich
Radio France
Algiers
Grenoble
Rhone
Otto Richter
198Th
19Th
Siegfried Line
Richter
Destructive Allied Air Raids Hit Indies Shipping Lanes
Allied aircraft continued heavy attacks on Japanese shipping in the Dutch East Indies over three days. MacArthur reported multiple cargo ships and barges destroyed or damaged in Menado Celebes area and raids north of the Tanimbar group. Additional hits hit Timor Cape Chater and Vogelkop bases as total ships sunk or damaged reached twenty three.
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United Press
Dutch East Indies
Douglas MacArthur
Menado
Celebes
Indies
Talaud Islands
Amboina
Tainimbar
East Indies
Dutch New Guinea
Timor Island
Cape Chater
Vogelkop
Dutch New
Beheading of Natives on Guam Revealed by U P War Dispatch
Guam dispatch by United Press reporters recounts the beheading of at least 51 Chamorros by retreating Japanese forces, describing a jungle abbatoir, mass executions, and Native survivors who escaped. The report notes 46 shown headless, possible graves, and corroborating accounts of earlier killings and a downed American pilot.
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Guam
United Press War
Charles Arnot
Mac R. Johnson
Mac
U.P
U. S. Army
Navy
U. S
Juan Carbera
Beatrice Flores Perez
Governors Attack New Deal as Pressure Groups Tool
Three Republican governors Kansas Pennsylvania and Minnesota labeled the Democratic administration a tool of pressure groups and accused Harry S Truman of inconsistency. They spoke on a NBC broadcast ahead of Gov Dewey’s Philadelphia campaign speech. Schoeppel from Kansas City Mar tin from Harrisburg and Thye from Minneapolis led the charge against the P A C and political action influence.
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New York
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Harry S. Truman
Republican National Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Philadelphia
Andrew Schoeppel
Kansas City, Mo
Edward Martin
Harrisburg
Edward J. Thye
Minneapolis
Baruch Defends Demobilization Bill in Debate
Baruch criticized House demobilization legislation as inadequate while Rep. Coughton urged delaying costly action amid political pressures. The House passed a reform bill without Senate unemployment provisions, while Baruch urged flexible payments tied to local living costs and work incentives as a Senate House conference team moves to resolve differences.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Coughton
D.-N.c
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Doughton
Senate
Baruch
Senate House
Governor Ford to Speak at Meet Planning Protests
Helena reports planned protests against the abandonment of the 19 mile White Sulphur Springs to Ringling railroad. Gov Sam C Ford will speak at White Sulphur Springs to organize protests ahead of the September 18 I C C hearing. Montana railroad and public service commission join cattle and sheep shippers objecting to the move.
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Ford
Helena
White Sulphur Springs and Yellowstone Park
Ringling
White Sulphur Springs
Sam C. Ford
Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Senator Norris in Poor Condition in McCook Neb
Former Senator George W. Norris remains in poor general condition the doctor said his temperature is rising again and his health overall is not very good this evening in McCook Nebraska at the hospital with Dr E F Leininger reporting the update.
Postwar Army to be small professional core with citizen reserves
General George C. Marshall has instructed Army planners to shape a postwar force as a small professional nucleus augmented in emergencies by citizen reserves. The plan anticipates long reliance on a trained reserve under universal military service and notes that postwar needs will depend on future commitments and tech changes. The directive emphasizes continuity with the American tradition of a small professional force.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Congress
Republic
Duchess of Windsor Hospital Condition Reported Very Good
The Duchess of Windsor was in Roosevelt Hospital after an operation for appendix removal yesterday. Doctors described her condition as very good late Friday.
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New York
Duchess of Windsor
Roosevelt Hospital
British Attack Breaks Gothic Line Near Adriatic
British troops backed by a rolling aerial barrage penetrated the German Gothic line at three Adriatic coastal points, advancing up to 1000 yards through strongpoints. Monte Della Croce fell in the first rush as forward elements fought hand to hand on Mount Calvo slopes. Other units pressed within 1000 yards of Monte Gramdolf as Capt. Ludwig Sertorius warned of a serious Eighth Army push toward the Po plain.
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Rome
Adriatic
Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Monte Della Croce
Adriaic
Mount Calvo
Monte Grndolf
Ludwig Sertorius
Eighth
Apennines
Allied Armies Deploy for Battle of Reich
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force reports the Allied advance from Brest to Belgium as the war nears Germany. Generals and troops express quiet confidence that German defenses cannot halt the next major blow, with Eisenhower noting the German army could never fully recover from recent defeats.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Brest
Belgium
Germany
Europe
West
Normandy
Paris
Belgian
Argonne
Stalingrad
Eisenhower
Possibility of Full Dress U N Meeting Debated in September
Washington reports a potential full dress United Nations meeting in November to draft a world peace agency as Dumbarton Oaks progress accelerates. Hull backs France’s return to a top power role, and Nora Armour may head the Paris mission. draft treaty could be ready for next Congress, with a multilateral signing plan under review, while France’s status remains unsettled.
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United Nations
Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
Hull
France
Michael McDermott
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Nora Armour
Argentina
Paris
Armour
World Security Organization
Roosevelt
Congress
World Organization
Charles de Gaulle
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Stockholm
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Vaino Hakkila
Antti A. Hackzell
Carl J. A. Enckell
Moscow
Dageno Nyheter
Berlin
Hakkila
Riksdag
William F. Bont
Lorraine
Metz
Ardennes Forest
Col
J. H. Whitney
By Wade Werner
By Clinton B. Conger
Dewey
Senator Norris
General Marshall
William F. Frye
Italy
By James M. Long
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