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---- i ------* V ■" v»4 Peace Parley Yanks Seize Genoa, Soviets Move U. S. Troops Head Drive Against Nazis Allies Meet Appoints U. S. Drive Toward Alps Past Berlin Are 26 Miles On 200-Mile ‘Free Milan* Radio Reports German Com- Chief manders Attempt To Negotiate TowardYanks From Munich River Front Member .ng General Surrender ied- Dumbarton Oaks Plan To Three-Fourths Of City Con- Pattons Third Army Drives Pockets Of Nazis Re\* For Secur- ROME, April 27—(A*)—American paper said Roberto Farinacci, Air- Be Fifth into quered ; Last Toward In Northern And South- Agenda Army troops smashed former secretary of the Fascist Birthplace 01, the great port of Genoa today, a Conference party, also was arrested. drome Captured Nazism ern Retreats * ity special Allied headquarters com- v munique announced, as the “free Crushing pockets of resistance, _ %'^r April 27.—(tf) the American Fifth and British LONDON, Saturday, April 28.— 28.—■(#) M. SAN FRANCISCO, * PARIS, Saturday, April By JAMES L0N5

their —American tank columns invaded — .-The United Nations put Eighth armies sliced across the (IP)—Russian armies, conquering PARIS, Saturday, April 27. If?) gotiate a general surrender of Austria advanced 26 Russian and leadership Adige river at “many points,’’ the three-quarters of dying Berlin and yesterday, —American and Russian armie* Polish, their hopelessly trapped forces in miles west of the Nazi citadel of and strode communique said, and on the seizing its last airdrome, left the from half a world apart have met rows behind them today northern Italy. British front the ene- Munich, and crashed into the west- the road Eighth Army German capital to dust-choked in the heart of Hitler's once-proud together on they Allied headquarters did not con- ern end redoubt. forward my was pressed so closely he had storm yesterday and struck of ^Hitler’s Alpine Reich, leaving Germany crushed build toward a durable firm the surrender report, but con- no troops While tite U. S. Third jnean to opportunity to reorganize his west in twin offensives toward a Army, and virtually overrun from east ceded that American and other Al- into Austria, scattered and' demoralized forces. second link-up with American plowing unopposed and west. peace. lied armored columns slashing made of dissension A task force consisting of Amer- forces the isolation of Ger- radio contact with pussian Without a ripple the final and The meeting of the men of Gen be- across miles of the Alps ican 473rd and 442nd and southern Armies less than 85 miles had boiled up earlier Infantry many’s last Baltic ports. Eisenhower and the men of Mar* which were meeting only “generally weak to the two U. S. Seventh GENERAL one side and the elements of the 92nd Infantry di- in southeast, EISENHOWERMARSHAL STALIN tween Russia on Berlin, writhing its final shal Stalin south of Berun left and disorganized’’ resistance. the Armored Divisions went on only and Britain on the vision made Genoa entry. was a wilderness of Army United States An unidentified death throes, pockets of Nazis in Hitler’s north* confer- spokesman of the Italian partisans had previously a tear farther west. other, the World Security crumbled stone and steel swept ern and southern redoubts to be Italian socialist party in Milan a of the to: captured large part city winds The Tenth Armored Division sent ence voted and the Italian by flame-tinged and, though stamped out before Europe’* war patriot newspaper and facilitated the of our Reds entry one Jubilant column 28 east the secretaries its defenders resisted fanatically spearing miles Yanks, at an foreign is declared end. 1. Make La Liberta said Benito Mussolni, into the city,’’ the communi- officially powers— troops in a vain struggle, its inner and into Landsberg, only 26 miles east of the four sponsoring “yellow with fury and fear,” had “The condition of Supreme headquarters, official* States Britain, Russia que reported. outer defenses were cracking fast. of Munich, birthplace of Nazism the United been arrested as he attempted to ly pessimistic, says organized war* chairmen of Potsdam, cradle of Prussianism and now considered the northern and China—co-equal cross the Swiss frontier. The news- (Continued on Page Three; Col. 8) Over At Elbe fare can last for several months. They will preside on the city’s southwestern limits, outpost for the final death stand. Meeting the conference. Front line commanders believe all fpll and with it. wpnt thfi creat turn and consult regularly Another column raced 14 miles in By DON WHITEHEAD AND HAL BOYLE will be over in a matter of weeks, themselves on a conference western suburb of Spandau and south into the Bavarian among straight TROGAU, Germany, April 26.—(delayed)— (A>) —Americans and at the most. program. • CABINET CHANGES TWO KEY HILLS the city districts of Schmargen- Alps, driving 10 miles or so into Russians sat in the warm sunshine on both sides of and Tem- the Elbe today, Lt. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, widely- 2. Hand the chairmanship ox the dorf, Steglitz, Neukoelln what is probably Hitler’s inner drinking champagne from beer mugs, pounding each other on the quoted Nazi military commenta- all-important steering and execu- pelhof. The great Tempelhof air- fortress, and reached Kempten, 11 and' backs and toasting the historic occasion of the meeting of their two tor, surrendered to the American* tive committees to Secretary of SEEN IN CAPITAL Fi L TO YANKS drome. the last air escape miles from the Austrian frontier. armies. Wednesday, it was disclosed yes- Stettinius. These are the supply route, was overrun. This threatened to cut in State push and of was terday, declared that Hitler which will do most Enemy broadcasts admitted behind any Germans in the redoubt There singing and dancing and the troops of the two nations, agencies was in Berlin and would die will -.. M cooincf oqpVi ntVioT' -fnr +V\o firct timp there. the conference work. They Ex-Senators Jackson And Japs Leave Horses, Pack that the situation was “critical” concentrated around the area of “When Berlin falls It will be ov« draft policies and recommenda- as the Soviets battered out ad- Lake some 30 miles to it and formed firm S c h w e 11 e n b a c k Are Saddles And Stores In Constance, whooped up er” he said, predicting the fall tions which the full conference will vances of a mile and more around the west. The tank crews here machin- friendships despite the handicaps within a few day*. He »aid the forge into peace-keeping the blasted inner core of the capi- were 65 miles from the northern AMERICANS SIGHT Talked In Rumors Hasty Retreat of language. It was enough that southern redoubt was a myth and ery. tal. The Germans insisted that mountain border of Italy. they were Allies and had whipped asserted that Hermann Goering, in a gen- Adolf Hitler still was there, pre- The 12th Armored Division like- 3. Grant representation WASHINGTON, April 27 —(4*— GUAM, Saturday, April 28—(£1— fallen Reich death in DAVAO OBJECTIVE the enemy. air marshal, prob- eral assembly of a projected made a hurried pared to die a martyr’s wise was racing east close on the The capital buzzed again “tonight Japanese forces The stocky smiling Russians, ably had been executed. world organization to the Ukraine withdrawal from their first line of a battle which Germany’s fading north flank of the 10th Armored with of a cabinet looking very young and very tough, The juncture brought to a com- and White Russia. Since the Soviet reports possible fortified defense in southern Oki- radios said would decide the war. Division and, after hurdling the Yanks 6n Northern Luzon were ecstatic. They ceremonious- parative standstill two of the great- Union itself will have an assem- shakeup after President Truman frontline indicat- With Germany split by a junc- Wurtach river, was about 30 miles nawa, dispatches ly saluted and shook hands with est military machines of history bly vote, this will mean a total of host to two former Senate ed and are now tion of Russian and American first west of Munich played today, fighting Seize Positions Over everyone they met. They crushed and today they faced each other three for Russia. from defense lines. Army forces along the Elbe north- Both columns, with the endless associates. secondary your hand until you wondered how along 200 miles of the Elbe river, members on the con- Vern Associated Press west of Dresden, the Red Army lines of Balete Pass 4. Put 14 The chief executive talked with Haugiand, infantry swinging up pon- many handshakes you could stand. where the U. S. First and Ninth toward a second imminent ference executive committee. war correspondent, reported that rushed derously from behind, expected to were filled with They spontaneous armies drew up to a halt *even ex-Senator Samuel D. Jackson of — 5. Make the Dumbarton Oaks U. S. patrols were working around link-up this time with the U. S. meet savage resistance in Hitler’s House and MANILA, Saturday, April 28.— gaiety. Indiana at the White on the middle Elbe days ago. peace plan, engineered in Wash- the north end of Yonabaru airfield Ninth Army old home town of Munich. Almost every Russian had a tom- had former Senator Lewis B. Sch- UP)—Yank forces have advanced to The Russians and the Americana the four the on the e’ast coast and had killed due west of Berlin. The Third the his ington by sponsors, Army, crossing mygun slung across shoulder. met in wellenback of Washington to break- of Davao on Min- late Wednesday afternoon agenda for the conference. only three Japanese. Premier Stalin, in one of four Danube repeatedly, also was within sight gulf, Revolvers were in their hightopped fast and lunch at the Blair House. on the U. S. First Army front, and For Russia, the day’s develop- In the center of the line, Maj. triumphant orders of the day, an- marching on Munich from the danao and on northern Lu- their belts were festoon- chairman island, boots and if other have not already to on the Jackson, permanent Gen. James L. 96th Di- that Marshal K: meetings ments added up a victory Bradley’s nounced Gregory North and last was reported 38 zon island have seized command- ed with grenades and knives. Most of the 1944 Democratic convention, hills—196 taken place they will in a few three assembly votes, a compro- vision, captured two key Zhukov’s First White Russian miles away. of them wore medals on their thick has been mentioned as a possibility ing positions overlooking important days. mise on conference leadership, and and 143—in an advance against un- Army had captured Rathenow, 33 While these blOws made the for- chests. All around there was the for various posts, including that of Balete a in the The Americans, three enlist a setback on seating fne present expectedly light ground resistance. miles west of Berlin, in a drive midable and well-defended south- pass, strong point sound of as the Russians shooting men and a lieutenant of the 273rd Polish in Warsaw at this attorney general. The Japanese left stores in caves that the of defenses, Gen. Douglas and ex- regime in by-passed great city ern pocket tremble, the battle Japanese worked off excess enegry Schwellenbach was reported and even abandoned horses and regiment of the U. S. First Army’s conference table. (China, Britain Brandenburg. the northern was MacArthur citement. circles to have been against pocket reported today. 69th met and are to line Concessional saddles in their retreat. Infant^ Division, patrols America expected pack hasty Zhukov’s sweep, in a 22-mile ad- rising in fury. close- It was a celebration unlike any- asked to come to Washington. His U. S. Air Forces, working of the 58th Soviet guard division of tip Russia on the Polish Mortar and machinegun fire, j a rried Inese in war—one against vance from Nauen, A field dispatch from the Cana- with hit the ene- thing seen before this name has figured in speculation ly ground troops, Marshal Ivan S. Konev’s First issue.) however, continued heavy against; great party, with doughboys and on choices for both At- my in the Cagayan valley, beyond Ukrainian at 4:40 For the world, meant that possible Yanks advancing, Thursday after! (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) and army group p.m. they of Balete with an unusually Russians singing, laughing the torney General and Secretary almost four weeks of continuous! pass, Wednesday. conference finally had achiev- of 730 dancing and trying to talk to each Labor. He fs now a Federal dis- large cargo bombs, tons, The was near on ed enough harmony so it could Naval and field artillery bombard- other in language. A few place Torgau, his home state. and with strafing tactiqs. sign buckle down to work.. trict judge in ment, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nim- the Elbe river 58 miles south of -V- fallen They also attacked Basco air- on Page Three; Col. 5) Berlin. The fight over issues had been itz reported. fascist (Continued tagle field in the Bataan islands north -V- restricted to the steering com- The attack was resumed Friday In two years two Allies had tra- Chief Himmler of one of the Guardians of mittee. It found solutions without Gestapo morning. Luzon, veled 5,900 miles to make this north Luzon shore. Nazi Prisoners too much trouble today and unani- Last Haugiand indicated Siat Maj. the 51,000 historic junction—the Americans Reported Planning the communique did mous votes of the full conference Gen. John B. Hodge’s 24th Army Is A rrested Although To Have Died 3,800 miles from the great ports American Reported Retreat the Reported not mention it, assault of and 700 miles across quicklv sealed the agreements. Stand In Nazi Corps troops may have reached America units landed on southern Negros On three-votes-for-Russia and on n "th ends of both Machinato and In Concentration Camp Europe; the Russians 1,400 bloody LONDON, April 27.— (£>) —Swiss island Thursday in a move to the Polish question, delegates had ON THE GERMAN-SWIS3 FRON- Yonabaru airfields. miles from the ruins of Stalingrad that out a long-existing Japanese pretty well called the shots in ad- Chief Maj. Gen. George W. Griner’s PETAIN PLACED dispatches reported tonight wipe LONDON, April 27.—<-«— Lord where they broke the German Sixth TIER, April 27.—((P)—Gestapo This was the second inva- vance. 27th Division cleared heavily de- Eenito Mussolini, “yellow with pocket. Wright, chairman of the United Army and turned the whole tide of Heinrich Himmler, organizing the sion thrust at Negros, in the cen- a z^-nour tug of war over fended Gusukuma village in their fear and had been arrested Nations War Crimes Commission, the war. redoubt for a fury,” tral Philippines. leadership ended only when Soviet southern German drive toward Mcahinato airfield IN and 11 other commissioners return- Now there no longer was an MOUNTROUCE in northern Italy by Italian pa-, Medium and attack bombers Foreign Commissar Molotov last Nazi stand, has succeeded in about 2 1-2 miles north of Naha ed today from an inspection of eastern or a western front. There triots after refused to again struck Formosa, aiming agreed to four chairmen and the with city. being entry German concentra- were instead, north and south jamming the Alpine retreat their missiles at the Taito, Koshun Buchenwald, appointments for Stettinius — a Veteran Seventh Division troops, Former Chief Of Re- Switzerland with his wife and tion camp, reporting they had au- fronts—more properly two pockets, the Dest of the Wehrmacht’s sur- Vichy and Heito industrial areas and the 5 compromise the Russian commanded by Maj. Gen. Archi- thentic information that 51,000 for Hitler’s once feared armies previous* stock eight confederates. There was no western coastal Patrol pris- ly had viving legions and a heavy bald the Awaits Trial For plain. | spurned. V. Arnold, pushed beyond gime Allied confirmation of this oners perished there since 1937. were left incapable of fighting as of armaments, reliable reports report. planes harassed Taihoku airdrome «t This is the on villages of Ishi and Ouki to near had units. language that At the same time the French Formosa and sank five Wright said the delegation integrated Pomt ratified reaching here said. Yonabaru airstrip. The High Treason on enemy by the full confer- important press that form- found evidence of atrocities com- The Allies had fought over the ence: Himmler to have at least Hill agency reported off the Nansei (Ryukyu) islands, expects capture of strongly fortified — er French Paul Formosa and Okinawa. mitted by the Germans which have breadth of Europe 2.100 miles The 30 divisions—some 300,000 to 450,- the for this ad- premiers Reynaud between meeting recommends that 178 cleared way PARIS; 27.—(U.R)—Marshal no in from to the beaches of 20 di- April and Edouard Daladier, and Gen. The advance on Mindanao by counterpart history. Stalingrad oere be 000 men—available. Nearly vance. four presidents, who will Henri Philippe Petain returned to He said U. S. military authori- Normandy. in the Maurice Gustave Gamelin, former the 24th Division carried through P'eside in rotation at the visions already are redoubt, Japanese have not made any i plenary Paris today and was imprisoned, commander in chief of the Allied the APO mountains to a ties have exhibited remakable ef- And when they met on the green sessions. the said. Ten of these are for several rugged i These four may meet reports sizeable air strikes days in historic fortress in the Elbee shared irom Mountlouge land armies, had crossed from point overlooking Digos, on Davao liciency correcting appaling plain they equally time to time, with Mr. Stet- classed as SS (Elite Guardi troops their mainland staging bases in where convicted collaborationists into neutral Switzerland. Davao city, largest and most conditions they found in the camp, the honor of smashing the most mius and others are Wehrmacht units southern been- un- Germany gulf. i presiding over these meet- the Kyushu having await death rate one are executed. There, he will These men have been German important on the big island, lies and have reduced its formidable fortress and of the '®s and Mr. Stettinius to that have shown themselves both der bombardment by Mari- be chair- steady trial -on a charge of high treason. about 25 miles north of from 300 a day to 20 to 30. mightiest fighting forces on earth. an of the Nazis. anas-based captives for years. Dogos. executive and steering good fighters and loyal Superforts. The come one- The 89-year-old chief of the Vi- Capture of the fallen Fascist Americans had wmittees, the three others dele- third of the difficult in collaborationist his Mussolini, who in commun- hard, way fun powers to Mr. Stettinius chy regime, eagle, gating wife and arrived at 6:25 ion with Adolf Hitler dreamed of conducting the business of the entourage Nazi War (Continude on Page Three; Col. I) an Axis world of con- Gen. conference." Truman Pauley a.m. at the suburban Igny station establishing Dittmar, --V-- Assigns Franco- was the “free in,a special train from the quest, announced by (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) Swiss border where he surrender- Milan” radio and also was re- War Department Makes : —-V- ed to French authorities last night. ported for the second straight day Paddles Across Mistake Of Four Hours Stettinius Has To Reparations Meeting Petain was given a tiny, sparse- in dispatches from the Swiss-Ital- Expert, Direct with two small ian frontier. ly-furnished room WITH THE U. S. NINTH ARMY the surrender of a number of Ger- In Red-Yank Junction ”’re 27 —(iT1)— American member of the commis- a table, two chairs and 'An Italian socialist party To Hospital Room WASHINGTON, April beds, plain IN GERMANY, April 25—(Delay- man troops who were terrified by as of a mirror. It was assign- spokesman was quoted by the Mi- Edwin W. Pauley resigned sion March 12 by Secretary formerly ed)— UP) —Fox-faced, wasp-waisted the approach of the Russians. WASHINGTON, April 27. —im— Former of the Democratic Na- ed to non-commissioned officers. lan radio as demanding that Mus- Secretary treasurer State Stettinius. Lubin was chosen Lt. Gen. Kurt Ditto ar, most wide- The quality of German resist- The War Department made a four tional Committee today and accept- Mrs. Petain will be permitted to solini be turned over to the Itali- Truman as ly quoted strategist of the Ger- ance since last summer was mini- hour mistake today in reporting SAN Tru- by Mr. today Pauley’s Two nurses an tribunal for trial. FRANCISCO, April 27.-(A>! ed appointment by President live with him there. peoples’ surrendered the time of the of Ameri- rank man high command, mized by the slight, shriveled junction associate with the for at- the Swiss ■ of State Stettinius has man as American member of the personal and two nuns will help care Mussolini arrived officers :: a Zrelary today and told American man, known as the voice can and Russian forces in Ger- Wire *rom San commission. of minister. them. border with a convoy of eight au- generally to to Franciscc Allied reparations the Reich lost the war mili- many. a that of ;the German army and the room of former Sec- California oil The President called special Petain refused medicines, re- tomobiles at 3:45 a.m. yesterday, rptop6 ^Pital The 42-year-old when it failed to stop the Wehrmacht’s most informed A statement iate today said an Truman s conference to announce the I tarily State c°rdell Hull al man also will be Mr. news marking that “the only pills take Bern reports said. lost it the n u. Normandy invasion and po- his error in computing time differ- in repara- He made no expla- “In the first car were Mussolini spokesman. Patting balding Belhesda, Md., Naval hospi personal representative appointments. are good humor pills.” when Hitler as- ences resulted in the taf is Swiss litically escaped head nervously, he insisted that announcement tions with other “interes- nation w’hy Pauley supplanting A plumber who had been prepar- and his wife, Rachel,’’ the dealings sassination last July. the war was bound to end in a by officials here that the patrols now who long had been doing first “In the second car was adviser to the Am ted nations.” His assignment Lubin, ing his quarters said the thing radio said. whose shrewd com- at 2:40 erfr-ll’ a,eFl!°r Pres- Dittmar, few days and asserted three had made contact p.m. Eastern with econoinic studies for the late a of the a Fascist minister and egation’ is is to the commission dealing he requested was photograph wife of on War on lulR.-rrde being kep mentaries German military been no Wehrmacht strategy for Time, April 25 and that °t from Germany, but ident Roosevelt. Gen. Charles de whom her child. There were also eight ODrnpm 0rrr‘ed. conference devel- restitution Gaulle, movements were quoted by Allied six the link-up in force w'as made the to Lubin had been engaged on rep- whose the past months. being consulted or said it will carry over he once deprived of citizenship and other Italian officials for five Pauley studies since press and radio years, Correspondents had asked him following day at 2 p.m. EWT. eriiicaiSnand,.isii‘cal questions. deals with repara- arations preliminary denounced as a traitor to hang names were not known. whatever group gave up to U. S. Ninth Army his of Allien tactics. The correct time of the meeting He will have he returned to the United States on his wall. A opinion associates of the 73-year tions from Japan. Milan newspaper reported the Elbe. Cross- of the was 10:40 old si! a of labor and troops guarding “We’ve made it for you patrols a.m., EWT,; ary said March 4 from study Petain was dressed in blue one of the officials was Roberto easy there still is s the rank of ambassador, grey the river in a rowboat under April 25, and the of the Eotdd chancel economic problems in of the ing since July,” he replied. junction he may come to Sai will take the place of general overcoat and soft hat and leaned Farinacci, former secretary nervoufe little ex- Pauley and Ger- a white flag, the two armies took place at 10 a.m, ■ of la- France, Holland, Belgium bef0re the United Na Isador Lubin, commissioner said he wanted to negotiate (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) EWT, 26. lions ™°f (Continued on Page Two; Col. 4) (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) pert April conference adjourns. bor statistics, who was appointed many.

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