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Vol. 1 No. 12 Printed "Somcwher* In France" Monday, July 17, 1944
Goebbets' Desire Japs Execute For Easier Terms U.S.TROOPS EDGING INTO LESSAY; HinisatCract\up YARD BY YARD FIGHT FOR ST. LO Captured U.S. NEW YORK, July 16 (AP)— A suggestion by Dr. Goebbeis, German propaganda 'minister Battle Typified b] that Britian an<4 the U.S. should Flying Bombs, Aimed Toward England, soften their demands for nil- Report: Took 3 B29 Raiders conditional surrender—as re- ported by the Office of War Boomeranging Against Germans He re Information—has revived the Hedgerows Fate Is In Store feeling that, as in 1918, Ger- Flying bombs launched from the Pas de Calais area against many might crack suddenly Southern England have swept around in a wide arc, boomeranged Two key towns on the Gennai For Ally Enemy and the European war might back, and exploded in the German lines, it was disclosed at SHAEf western flank in Normandy wen finish with etartling abrupt- over the weekend. almost in American hands las Radio Says In one of several proven instances, a flying oomb zoomed a night The suggestion of more len- couple of miles past Allied sol- Yank troops were forcing theii KEV» YORK, July 16—Word ient terms, made by Goebheta diers in Normandy before its mand would ever use the planes way into Lessay at the coastal end that several U. 3. fliers whs baited in an article in Das Reich, m motor cut off, and Allied sol- as military support weapons of the St. Lo-Perjers-Lessay high- Mt orer Japan in the first super- taken here aa an indicatioa diers cheered as it exploded in Reconnaissance photos showed way from the outskirts. One field Fortress raid last month had been of German civil and military he middle of Get-man lines, the craters — not caused by Allied report unconfirmed at Supreme executed came from the Japs disaffection which is last forc- announcement said. bombing — scattered within 100 Headquarters, said that the Yanks ing the Nazi leaders U take Although robot planes have yards of some of the launching had entered end captured Lessay, themselves over the weekend. fallen within the Allied beach- In a broadcast to U. S. forces in action, from which it » de- platforms These craters were The battle of St. Le moved to duced that Germany may to- head there is no evidence that believed to have been caused by its climax as big guns on both tilt Southwest Pacific and picked nearer to collapse thaa gener- Germans have built launching up here by Federal Communica- the flying bombs themselves, sides dueled in the American drive ally believed. platforms south of the battle area when the bombs nose dive into for the road junction center. U. S. tions Commission monitors, a Jap- The Goebbels plea Is tat«r- to attack the beachhead. Robot anese spokesman said: the ground on the take-off, troops were reported to have the preted as a willingness en lb* planes which have landed there probably killing some of the hign- town completely surrounded. "Here is a special announce- part of the Nazi leaders "to to and behind the German front ly trained launching crews. ment. Several American airmen British troops on the eastern business" if easier terms arc have come inland from the sea, Massive concrete structures flank captured a town six and one captured after the first B29 super- offered apparently after their delicate near the launching ramps were yartress raid on the coast on gyroscopic apparatus — out of half miles southwest of Caen in a at first thought to contain some local attack which broadened their Korthern Kyushu have been exe- control—caused them to make a intricate apparatus connected stmi-circular flight and boomer- salient across the Odon River. cuted and you are warned that with the bombs, but it Is be- Report Naai Withdrawal any Alied airmen who fall or bail Russians Capture rang back. lieved now that they may be Doomed Lessay was flanked on cut over Japan will be executed. Because the erratic robot plane only shelters for the crews, who three sides by the Yanks and tine This K an order of the day." can turn against its own creator, would have to run for cover right after launching each bomb Germans were reported to be Reception of the station which like Frankensteins monsters, withdrawing. U. S. forces crossed is afc Singapore, was poor here and Hinge of Nazi Line Allied officers consider it doubt- to avoid being blown up them- ful that the German army com- velvea the Ay river after clearing the If details were given as to the northern bank under artillery number of fliers executed or the mortar and maohme-#wi fire from ■aanner of their death, they could Near East Prussia Germans entrenched on tile »ei be picked up. The announcer Whistles and Grumbles Greet southern bank. wag heard to say, however, that Strongly-reinforced Soviet storm The heaviest pressure on the Allied raiders over Japan would troops overwhelmed trie fortress Germans appeared to be on both teujr a "one-way ticket to hell" and junction of Rod no yesterday and sides of Lessay Yanks north of that the B29 crews met "the same forced the Germans virtually to First WACs to Reach France the town had to fight their way late meted out to the raiders the 1939 border of East Prussia through mine belts cm the road •OIK two years ago." Fall of Grodno, which was the BT BARBARA WACE junctions. East of Lessay, other This was a reference to the ex- hinge of two German lines guard- tosottated Trett CcrrMpondent troops pushed through knee-deep ecution of several members of the ing East Prussia, the vaunted Bal- SOMEWHERE IN NORMANDY, JULY 16—With GI Joes as an swamps. force led by lit. Gen. James Doo- tic Line protecting the arterial unofficial reception committee—some whistling, others grumbling United States forces at St. Lo BMte. railroad running from Warsaw to about following women into battle— a detachment of 49 WACs and held positions southeast, north- Four super-forts were lost in the Vilna and Dvinsk and the already six WAC officers from 23 American states landed here to work at east, north and northwest of the June raid—two by enemy action, breached Niemen River Line headquarters of the Forward Echelon, Communication Zone, town and needed to capture and two by acidents. Another B29 reaching north from Grodno to Even though they all looked ground to the south and south- raid or. Japan a was carted out Kaunas, was revealed by the alike under their heavy packs was1', to complete the ring Ger- without loss. German News Agency. and some featured a feminine man guns from wooded hills to the This newest Nazi defeat, remov- version of the GI haircut, the 1,000 Heavies Hit south poured heavy fire on the ing tht last big East Prussia ob- beys still whistled. The reaction of the WACs ranged from un- advancing Yanks and threw in stacle standing in the way of a long-range fire in support of Nazi Russian push into East Prussia concealed excitement to quiet de- Army, Navy Act termination to do their jobs, like Munich Area Again paratroop defenders. came bare hours after Berlin an- 'Advance Three Hedgerows' nounced that the Ukraine Army of good soldiers. 'Why the boys whistle at us I LONDON, July 16—American St. Lo was under its sixth euc- Marshal Gregory Zhukov had cesive day of siege yesterday. Trie To Probe Dec. 7 gone over to the offensive south of cant imagine," laughed little Sgt. heavy bombers resumed their con- Sirkka Tuomi, of Baltimore centrated attacks on Munich to- fighting was as hard in its way as the Priepet marshes and begun » "With all this stuff hanging the first landings on the toughest WASHINGTON, July 16 (ANS) two-way attack on the enemy's day when more than 1,000 Fort- around us I'm surprised thsy resses and Liberators, for the beaches on D-Day, one field dis- —Complying with a Congressional stubbornly held Polish base ?t patch said. The dispatch added Lwow. know we're feminine." fourth time in six days, struck at resolution which has ordered an S/Sgt. Carol Baker of Belling- communications and other targets that the whole story of the bloody investigation into the facts sur- The new soiithern offensive hem, Wash., was sad. battle could be summed up in one about which Moscow as usual had in areas around Germany's fourth rounding the capastrophe of Pearl 'We had a baseball game with largest city Targets in Saar- report which reached a command Harbc/r, a naval beard of inquiry nothing to say pending a demon- the boys," she explained, "but post outside St. Lo: "Advanced strated success, was reported by brucken were also raided, accord- will convene here tomorrow to the loudspeakers called the boys ing to USSTAF headquarters, thtee hedgerows," a sizeable bitter- commence its study. the Berlin correspondent of tho away. We shook hands and said ly contested advance in this kind Stockholm Aftonbladet. He said while German reports said that Formation of the board was goodbye. They said it was a U S. bombers also hit Nurnberg of fighting. announced yestedray by Secretary the Russians were striking from sbame they had to go just when Last night, U. S. troops were a of the Navy James V. Forrestal. the Tarnopol area, some 45 miles we got here and they had fun. and Vienna with the Vienna raid - Continued on Batk Page At the same time Secretary of to the southeast of Lwow and also Tt made me want to cry." ers flying northeast to Russia. from the Luck area the northeast, S/Sgt. Claire E. Dickman, of The escorted heavies encount- War Henry L Stimson appoint- ered only two enemy interceptors ed an army board of officers which where the Russian line was about San Francisco, was unmoved "1 Prisoners Testify four miles away. Continued on Back Peg* cn the l.OCO mile round trip. will hold itself ready for a sep Ninth Air Force headquarters, arate inquiry at such places and meanwhile, disclosed that Maraud- Nazis Lack Gas times as required ers flew the first night mission The navy and army said thai Jitterbugging Will Seem Silly to Vets ever mounted by American medi the boards merely would study urns on May 22 and that the B26s To Move Supplies the circumstances of Pearl Harbor Home from Front, Romberg Believes were now operating night and day. and were not a step toward court- The Marauders rounded out their LA HA YE du PUTTS, July 16— martial proceedings against Rear Ample evidence that Allied air NEW YORK, July 16 (ANS)—When Johnny comes marching first year in the ETO by pound- attacks on Ploesti and other ell Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and home he won't want to jitterbug, said Sigmund Romrerg, one of ing German mfantry stroagpoints Ma) Gen Walter C. Short com- opposing the Yank drive toward refineries are bearing belated manding officers at Pearl Harbor America's foremost composers. But Anthony Z. NeJle, Metropolitan fruit was disclosed by prisoners Opera ballet director, begged to differ. St. Lo During the year the B26s taken in the last few days. They on Dec 7, 1941. Both have been Romberg predicted that jitterbugging would go out fast "because made 276 missions at the cost of waiting court action on charges stated that while morale was low it will seem silly to men from the fighting fronts." He added that 139 aircraft. due to the shattering effect of e>f neglect of duty. the American public after the war would prefer "middle of the Adm. Orin Muffin, retired, will our artillery the principal draw- read" music, "something between classical music and the jumping LEND LEASE TO ASIA back was a lack of supplies and head the Navy's investigating jive." WASHINGTON, July 16—Al- board Lt. Gen. George Grunert, ammunition became at a short- Nelle on the hand prediced a sudden return to the hotter forms most »1,400.000,000 worth of Lend age of gasoline. eoamander of the Eastern Defense of dancing, parrelling the hectic days "when America risked life Lsase supplies were shipped by Some prisoners said they had command heads the army's board and limb on the dance floor with tine gymnastics of the Charleston the U S to the Ohina-Burma- not had any food for two or three and black bottom." In that period, he said, he hoped to return India theater of operations from lays because of ties gasoline WHERE THERE'S A WILL- to Europe. When the jive era passes, he added, straight dancing the beginning of the war to May shortage. They added that artil- and ballet will come into its own. L 1944. Leo T. Crowley, economic lery support was weak because PITTSBURGH, July 16 (UP) Explaining why America's composers haven's been able to turn administrator disclosed today. big guns could not he brought up —The Judge asked William Mc- out a song like "Over There," of World War I, Romberg said that to the front. Often ogbt artillery cracken, on trial for attempting \, the global war was just too much for them. BULLITT A CORRESPONDENT had to be brought forward man- to choke his wife, if he would stay A family nowadays may have its menfolk seperated by the tropic ALGIERS. July 16 (Renter)— ually before it was placed In pos- away from the "other woman." heat of the Pacific the rain and fog of England and the snow oi Wi^iam C. Bullitt, former U. S. ition. 'That's pretty hard to do," Mc the north, he pointed out. „ .... . Ambassador to France and Rus- This shortage was cor-rjboreted Tracken replied V "How is any composer to pack all those climatic conditions and sia, has arrived here as a war in part by the capture of German "Not so hard, maybe," ttoe the various modes of warefare that result fromi U*w mto a song correspondent for Life magaine. tanks completely out of eaa. retorted. "One year." that impresses the real oenttaente of the people?' h* asked. Page i THE STARS AND STRIPES Monday, July 17, 1944
THE STARS AND STRIPES t Printed for U. S. Armed forces, under auspices of Tbe Special Serv- Folks Bact\ Home ice Division ETOUSA Soviet Seen Yanks Whip Red Sox, 9-7, Contents passed oy the U. S. Arm; and Navy censors: subscrip- Want Full Story tion 260 francs per year plus post- age. Continental edition. Entered NEW YORK, July 16 (ANS) I as second class matter Mar. 15, —Women with husbands, sons | 1943, at the post ofiice, New York, Big Market and sweethearts on the foreign j 3, To Threaten A. L. Leaders N, Y„ under the Act of Mar 1819. Material appearing in this publi- battlefields want bad news cation has been written and edited along with good, Cosmopolitan NEW YORK, July 16—The St. by uniformed members of the Army Magazine concluded today on i Louis Browns today still had a except where stated that a civilian the basis of a poll conducted j or other outside source Is being After War grip on first place in the red hot quoted. among its feminine readers. < American League pennant raoe but Vol, 1, No. 12, July 17, 1944 In answer to a question as I NATIONAL LEAGUE the eyes of the baseball world WASHINGTON, July 16—Eric to whether all bad news should ; were on the Yankees and their bo released the same as good Boston 6, Urouklyn 3 Johnston president of the Cham- Oh.oago 4. 1-lttsl.uigh 3 belated dash to the top. ber of Commerce of the United news if it doesn't give informa- i Philadelphia 3, New York 1 (.st) The rising Bronx Bombers, in States, heme from his business tion to the enemy, 89 per cent j Nsw York 6, Philadelphia 1 (2nd) seond place only a game and a mission to Moscow, gave Russia a answered yes, ten per cent did ! St. Louis 12, Cincinnati 1 half off the pace, cut two full Army Notes top ranking as a market for Amer- not know and one percent fail- W L .PCT games from the Browns' lead by ed to answer. St. Louis 5s £2 .707 ican business after the war. Fitlsburgh 40 32 .556 walloping the Red Sox twice, Fri- VUhen Brig. Gen. "Teddy" Enthusiastic over the morale of Cincinnati 43 35 .5.S1 day and yesterday, while the " Roosevelt died Wednesday, the Red Army and the Russian New York 39 40 .494 fourth-place Indians were hand- Sgt. Kurt Show, of Roslyn. L. I., people, he said he saw no grounds Philadelphia 33 43 .4H ing St. Louis two setbacks. N. Y., lost his friend, boss and for conflict between Russian and 8th Army Tokes Chicago 31 41 .431 After Hank Borowy, Yanke-a best man. For three and a half American interests—either terri - Brooklyn 3.1 44 .415 righthander, won his 12th game years, in England, Africa, Italy torial, commercial or ideological Boslon 31 48 .410 by beating the Bosox, 4-3 on Fri- and the States, Show drove for —"in our lifetime." AMERICAN LEAGUE day, the McCarthymen made .t "Teddy." Arezzo;5th isSix New York 9 Boston 7 two straight yesterday by winning "The greatest man I ever All three elements are different Cleveland 13, St Louis 2 but not encroaching, he added. Chicago 5. Detroit 4 (1st) 9-7. A pair of home runs by Her- knew has died," Show said. "He Detrof 8, Chicago 2 2nd) schel Martin ex-Philly outfielder, was just good, that's all. He said that Premier Stalin, Mi. From Leghorn recently acquired from Milwaukee, "He had pneumonia pretty baa with whom he had a three-hour Washington 5, Philadelphia 3 inteiview, has "a complete desire W L .P 3T and another by Bud Metheny four months ago. I waited and A r e z z o, key communications Sf. touls 43 !7 .B1» sparked the Yanks yesterday. when I was driving him again to rebuild Russia and not further point on the German trans- New York 42 36 .533 Indians Beat Browns his aide told him I wanted to engage in world conflict" Italy front and gateway to Kes- Boston 43 39 .524 get. married. Cleveian t 40 43 .413 It took the Indians 14 innings to He said that he and Stalin selring's Gothic Line, 30 miles to Washington . 39 41 .4-13 beat the Browns, 4-3, Friday but "Why the hell didn't you let frankly discussed differences be- the north fell yesterday to Eighth Eetroi^ 39 43 .47,3 only the regulation nine to win me know," he said to me. 'What tween American and Soviet econ- Army troops while the Fifth Chicagi 35 49 .457 yesterday, 13-2. Pitcher Steve can I do for you?" omic systems and said he told the Army pressed forward against Philadelphia 37 43 .433 Gromek won his own game Fri- "The general was my best man. Russian leader: "We do not want stiff resistance to within six miles INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE He paid for our wedding and day with a single to score Ray the Rusian system in the United cu Leghorn, west coast port. Syracuse 4. Baltimore 3 Mack in the 14th. Pat Seerey's gave us $50 extra and his car States and by the same token we A second Filth Army column Montreal 6, Eothester 2 to use that night. Bu.fa'o 3. Toronto 1 (1st) ninth homer of the season was feel that Russia is entitled to was abreast of Leghorn, eight Toronto e, "Bullalo 5 (2nd) one of 15 Indian hits off two St. "A war is a war but it won't hers." miles due e ast. The Germans were Only games scheduled b-5 the oame without him. They Louis hurlers yesterday. He personally endorsed Russia reported blowing up installations W L .PCT gave me a choice of going back Montreal 44 .5511 The Detroit Tigers whitewash- to England or the States so I'm as a good credit risk and said in the port and laying mines be .Jersey City 43 37 .541 ed the White S^x 2-0, on Friday going back to England until the trade possibilities there are limited fore the city. Buffalo 41 38 .537 behind Stubby Overmire's two- war is over." only by the amount of long-term Arrezzo's capture places the Al- Baltlmors 43 38 .525 hitter but bowed to the Bengals credit which the United States ex- lies astride the junction of the Newark 42 42 .500 yesterday. 5-4. Outfielder Dick tends. He estimated that such Tiber and Arno valleys and the Toronto 42 44. in Wakefield celebrating his second Maj. Sol Radom, Special Serv- Rochester 33 47 .41' credit should extend for 30 years. Rome-Florence railway, threaten- Syracuse 3.1 48 .417 and third games since rejoining ice officer for V Corps, has ing th<; whole Rimini-Pisa line. the Tigers after service in the issued more than six tons of Five German divisions were mass- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION eejuipment and his s i x - m a n To:«do 8, Columbus 0 Army clubbed a homer Friday and BLASTS ADMINISTRATION ed m a futile attempt to hold the Indianapolis 6, Louisville 3 1 « contributed a home run double office has shown movies to about ALBANY, N. Y.. July 16—Gov, town, 40 miles southeast of Flor- Kansas City 5, Milwaukee 0 ' ' and single yesterday. 150,000 men in Normandy so far. Thomas E. Dewey, Republican ence. Minneapolis 9, Sc Paul 5 A twin victory over the Senators Radom also has spread about presidential nominee, charged Inland from the west coast, w L ,p yr in a twilight-night doubleheadet 50 projectors through the Corps Fifth Army units captured Cas- Milwaukee - S3 27 .618 and from his office he runs a Friday that the Roosevelt ad- Columbus 49 30 .6JJ Friday lifted the Athletics into circulating library of films. ministration had separated the tellma, Morrana and Bagna di Toledo it 32 .6.15 temporary possession of seventh government from the people. Casciana, villages beyond Poggi- Louistille 49 35 .58' place but the A's kicked away "We didn't swim in on D-day bonsi. St Paul 4J 87 .513 with our pockets full of ping- Dewey said there had been a ten- Minneapolis 31 51 .313 their game with the Griffs, 5-3, pong balls," Maj. Radom said, dency in Washington to hold the The Italian cabinet, under Pre- Kansas City 25 53 .321 yesterday and slipped back into "but without getting in the way executive department apart and mier Ivanoe Bonomi, met in Indianapolis 22 59 . 272 last place—only seven and a half the boys in the office have done superior to other branches of Rome, without a single Fascist LEADING HITTERS games from first place. % ecod lob. government. representative for the first time AMERICAN LEAGUE 15th For Walters Maj. Radom, who used to to 2G years. G AB R H PCT. In the National League, Bucky v The aims of Bonomi's cabinet, Do!tr Boslon 82 309 60 103 .3)0 Walters was the big news. The teferee ball games around his LIB PLANT SHUT 12 HOURS FO<£. Boslon 60 246 33 81 329 tiome in Akron, Ohio, has ref- M was leported, were full recogni- Tuc