Russians Break Through Toward Warsaw in Major Advance
Russian forces smash 16 miles into German lines toward Warsaw as the Red Army drives north of the Polish capital. Zakharov’s Second White Army breaks through on a 63 mile front between the Narew and the Bug, seizing towns and linking with Rokossovsky’s First Army to form a 21 mile front north of Warsaw. Moscow reports say the push aims to outflank the capital and split Nazi defenses, with 150 towns claimed captured as battles rage across the region.
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Matvei Zakharov
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Bug
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Wyszkow
East Prussia
Two Nazi Cities Are Reported taken by Yanks
American armored spearheads probed into key Westwall positions as Allied armies of liberation entered Holland and Luxembourg. Reports said Aachen and Saarbrucken may have fallen inside Germany, with Patton’s Third Army still engaged near the Moselle. Namur was reported captured in Belgium, while Dinant and Givet fell along the Meuse. Canadian forces neared Boulogne and St Omer as Polish units moved toward Calais.
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Saarbrucken
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Supreme Headquarters
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Dover Straits
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Calais
Dunkerque
England
Hill City sewer project to start Monday in Walkerville
Hill City announces an $86 000 Walkerville sanitary sewer project will begin Monday after financing details are set. Mayor James R. Shea says federal funds cover 70 000 with Walkerville raising 16 000 and notes anticipated support from Anaconda Copper Mining Co. as part of the funding effort.
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Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Allied Air Sabotage Sinks Japanese Troopships Near Celebes
Allied air patrols sank or seriously damaged 13 Japanese troop laden barges and small vessels along the Menado coast of Celebes island, with Liberator bombers hammering Kendali. A 1,000 ton freighter was sunk off Mindanao and New Guinea mopping up operations added 722 enemy dead and 242 captured through Monday.
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East Indies
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New Guinea
Japan Admits Oil Shortage Amid War Shipping Strain
Japan acknowledged a dire oil shortage as Allied air and naval forces bombarded shipping in the Pacific. Radio Tokyo reported munitions officials ordered large scale mergers of producers to urgently boost synthetic oil output for military needs.
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Radio Tokyo
Edge accuses Truman of dictatorship aim in radio address
New Jersey Governor Walter E. Edge along with Washington Governor Arthur Langlie and Michigan Governor Harry F. Kelly charged that Truman’s emphasis on experienced leadership signals a dictatorial bid as they urged votes for Dewey. They spoke on Mutual radio against Roosevelt’s era and stressed a postwar unity led by a Dewey presidency.
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Demobilization plans reported by Senate and House leaders
Washington reports outline the first Army releases targeting men with dependents and those who served overseas. Senate military affairs chair Thomas said the plan aims for fair discharge as Germany nears defeat, with Navy cuts unlikely until Japan falls. May welcomed the plan as aligned with soldiers’ wishes and policy discussions continue.
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Japan
Weather Forecast Mostly Clear and Warmer
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies and a warmer day on Wednesday. Tuesday’s temperatures reach a high of 79 degrees and a low of 39 degrees, with pleasant conditions expected overall.
Swiss Call Frontier Troops to Service
Placards at Lugano Brissago and elsewhere in Switzerland Tuesday called additional frontier troops to service as firing neared this country borders. Italian partisans were reliably reported in control of a section of the western bank of Lake Maggiore. Fighting is still in progress in Pallanza.
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Pallanza
Civilian production eased after Germany defeat
The War Production Board announced plans to lift nearly all controls on civilian goods after Germany is defeated, aiming to speed reconversion and keep wartime employment. A 40 percent war-product reduction is expected within three months of victory, freeing over 4 million workers while preserving essential munitions for Japan.
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War Production Board
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Japan
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Army
Navy
Jap Drive Seeks to Split China
In Chungking on September 5, Japan pressed a renewed push in Hunan aiming to split China and blunt anticipated American landings in eastern China. Chiang Kai-shek urged national unity. Kiyang near Hangyang and Lingling faced grave danger as Japanese advances continued. Coastal Chekiang saw 10,000 Japanese engaged with 20,000 in reserve while the Wu river drive closed toward Wenchow from Lishui, signaling broader aims to seize Checkiang coast and offset Allied landings. casualties were reported on both sides northeast and north of Kiyang.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Hangyang
Lingling
Chekiang Province
Wu River
Wenchow
Lishui
Checkiang
Nazis Admit Manpower Deficiency and Promise Third-Line Power
London reports Nazi propaganda chief Lt Gen Kurt Dittmar acknowledging manpower shortages yet pledging a new total mobilization to stabilize the western front. He warned of hard fighting ahead, likening Allies progress to the Maginot breach, and described a planned shift to a third-line reserve strategy to restore balance.
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Maginot Line
German Evacuation Plans For Northern Italy Reported
German commanders from Genoa Milan Piacenza and Turin met secretly at Cernobbio near the Swiss border and drafted plans to evacuate the Italian peninsula. The meeting led by SS generals Aste and Rauf reportedly ordered packing of archives and set 24 hours notice to evacuate Lombardy Piedmont and Liguria.
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Piedmont
Liguria
Russians Declare War on Bulgaria After Neutrality Fails
London reports the Sofia radio says Bulgaria asked Moscow for an armistice hours after Russia declared war. The Red Army pushes toward the 200 mile Romanian Bulgarian border while Molotov accuses Bulgaria of harboring German soldiers. Nazi ally Bulgaria had avoided open conflict with the Soviet Union until now.
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Finland Says Russia Violated Truce On Fronts At 8 A.M.
STOSKHOLM Sept 5 UP A Finnish high command communique said Russian troops violated the armistice by continuing attacks and making unclear infantry movements on most southern front sectors until 8 a.m. Tuesday, 25 hours after Finland reportedly ceased fire. Helsinki said Finns stopped firing at 7 a.m. Finnish time Monday, one hour before the agreed time. The Finns also protested continued Soviet firing and reported Finnish officers visiting Russian commanders to complain. The Helsinki government moved to rush a peace delegation to Moscow as negotiations hinged on Finland breaking with Germany and withdrawing to the 1940 frontier and evacuating Nazi troops by Sept 15.
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McCarran Opens Lead in Nevada Democratic Primary
Reno dispatch reports incumbent U S Senator Patrick A McCarran ahead of Lt Governor Vail Pittman in the Democratic primary as 207 of 283 precincts return results. McCarran 8367 Pittman 7958, with Republican Kendrick A Johnson 715 Kenneth F Johnson 2024 Malone 3755.
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Malone
Gains Are Made in Gothic Line
Allied forces in Italy advance toward Rimini and Lucca as Canadian troops press toward Rimini while American Fifth Army gains ridges east of Pisa. Around 1,800 Allied aircraft bomb northern Italy, destroying many highways and railways used by German defenders along the Gothic line.
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Gothic Line
Sweden Will Return All War Criminals
STOCKHOLM September 5 Sweden will refuse asylum to war criminals and send them back to their own countries for justice once detected at Sweden's frontiers Minister of Social Affairs Gustav Moeller said in a Tuesday night speech He noted Sweden has kept its borders open to refugees but warned that during the war atrocities of unimaginable magnitude have been committed especially in the occupied countries
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Sweden
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France to Be Consulted on Control of Beaten Germany
The United States Britain and Russia plan to consult France on occupation of defeated Germany. France will have a place in the European advisory commission and in Allied control machinery, with possible future inclusion in an Allied high commission for Europe. A tripartite American British and Russian top control body is planned.
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Germany
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Russia
European Advisory Commission
Allied High Commission For Europe
Tripartite Commission
French Push Up Saone Valley in Allied Drive
Allied reports say French troops advanced 38 miles up the Saone valley pursuing remnants of the German 19th army while Americans moved toward Pontarlier and Morez in a drive near the Franco Swiss frontier. Swiss dispatches note 70 miles of flank reduction and a broad mobilization along borders as German civilians flee toward the Black Forest.
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Swiss Federal Council
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Rhine Valley
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Black Forest
Fundamentalist cult members face trial for polygamy conspiracy
Salt Lake City report states thirty three members of the Fundamentalist cult will stand trial September 15 on charges of conspiring to violate Utah anti polygamy laws. The case centers on alleged plural marriages and related authorities.
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