Roosevelt Captures 33 States Seille River Times Square Preview of the Victory Late Tallies Is Forced by Merely Add Doughboys to Margin SHAEF, Nov
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New York London Edition Paris Daily German Lesson •Daily French. Lesson Ja, See kannen gehep Faites attention! Ya, Zee kennen gayen Fet ah tahnss YAWNG! Yes, you can go Pay attention! Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations VOL.5 No. 7-1d. THURSDAY Nov. 9, 1944 Third Arinv Launches New Attacks Aimed at Saar Roosevelt Captures 33 States Seille River Times Square Preview of THE Victory Late Tallies Is Forced by Merely Add Doughboys To Margin SHAEF, Nov. 8 (AP)—The Third With three-quarters of America's unprecedented 51 million ballots Army lashed out in a new offensive counted, Franklin D. Roosevelt last today and drove several crossings night was firmly established as the across the Seille River. midway first four-term President in U.S. between Metz and Nancy, gaining up history, and as the voting figures poured to a mile. • in it became apparent that the Demo- The assault, pointed toward the Saar cratic Party would retain its majorities in both the Senate and the House of Valley, started with a thundering artillery Representatives. barrage and with what tighter-bomber support was made possible by the low Late last night Roosevelt was ahead in ceiling. 33 states, giving him a total electoral vote of 391, while his Republican [The' artillery preparation before the opponent, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, led attack was believed to have included the in 15 states, aggregating 140 electoral large-scale use of rockets, the United votes. - Only 266 electoral votes were Press said.] needed to win. Headquarters described the advance as Latest returns gave Roosevelt a "general improvement of our position." 20,434,000 and Dewey 17,993,000 of the Gains were made near Rouves, seven nation's popular vote. miles east of Pont a Mousson. Crossings Pennsylvania in Balance were made on both sides of Rouves and In only one important state—Pennsyl-' preliminary reports said resistance was vania, with its 35 electoral votes—was moderate. the race still close. After 95 per cent Four villages were -liberated, but there of the ballots there had been counted, the was no immediate indication that the figures stood at 1,692,139 for Roosevelt. attack covered a front wider. than per- 1,648,139 for Dewey. But even a last- haps three to four miles. Planet Phow it wasn't just one of those times In Times Square—enthusiasm hit a new high when minute Dewey victory in Pennsylvania To the north, the First Army. slugged crowds mashed in to cheer President Roosevelt's election victory. With the President's would not help the Republican's chancey. on with its see-saw battle against the Nye Out; Dems fourth term assured by a clear majority over Gov. Dewey, the Roosevelt rooters went Though President Roosevelt yesterday Germans defending the Roer River— wild. became the first man in history to seek, biggest hurdle before the Rhine, The and win, a fourth term in the White Americans lost some ground yesterday House, his victory was no walkaway. The after German counter-attacks forced Hold Senate Republican challenger won more states them back 500 yards in the vicinity of Control of the Senate, which will have V-2 Hitting London and more electoral votes than were cap- Kommerscheidt. a major role in determining America's tured by any of the three previous Apart from mopping tip a small enemy participation i n Roosevelt opponents—Herbert Hoover, rearguard on the approaches to Moerdijk post-war efforts to Alf Landon and the late Wendell Willkie. bridge and a thin screen of German sur- insure peace after For tiveeks , Nazis Say First announcement of Mr. Roosevelt's vivors on the north coaSt. of Walcheren. the Axis defeat, re- victory came shortly before midnight the entire British-Canadian front in muined 'firmly in The Germans declared officially yesterday for the first time that V-2, the Tuesday.. when the New York Times Holland was quiet. Democratic hands second of their touted V-weapons—described in reports from, Sweden as a reported the President had won. This yesterday, as in- long-range rocket bomb—had 'been hitting London for several weeks. paper was followed by the anti-Roosevelt complete returns The German High Command communique said: "The area of Greater New 'York Daily News and Chicago Tribune. • showed the Demo- London has been under fire by V-I since June 15, with short interruptions Planes Pound crats holding 51 Hopes for Speedy Victory seats against 32 for and in varying strength. The fire has been intensified for some weeks past by At 3.14 AM EWT (8.14 AM BST). the Republicans. Dewey, who had been listening to the Twelve contests still the use of a second and far more effective At Reich's Oil missile, V-2.- Jap Plane Toll returns at the Roosevelt Hotel itt New had not been de- York, made a radio broadcast conceding Escorted to cloud-covered targets by cided. The 96th Later, Berlin Radio declared: "The -German command possesses exact reports his defeat. The loser said: more than 850 Mustangs and Thunder. senator is a Pro- "It is clear that Mr. Roosevelt has bolts, about 350 Fortresses and Libera- gressive. 0, B. BICKENLOOPER ot- the success and the effect of V-2. if Reaches 440 they required further proof of the been re-elected for a fourth term, and tors yesterday bombed the Leuna Among the isolationists defeated were As Tokyo Radio announced a major every good American will wholeheartedly accuracy of V-2. official British reports shake-up in Japanese commanders in the Gerald P. Nye, North Dakota Republi- accept the will of the•people. synthetic-oil plant at Merseburg and have supplied it by announcing, after Philippines. Adm. Chester W. Nimitz. railroad yards at Rheine, northwest of can, long a bitter foe of Pvesident Roose- nights in which London was attacked "I extend to President Roosevelt my Munster. U.S. naval chief in the Pacific, revealed hearty congratulations, and my earnest velt-, and John A. Danaher, Connecticut only with V-2. that flying bombs had yesterday that the weekend carrier-plane Earlier in the day. RAF Lancasters again been over the British capital. hope that his next term will see a speedy Republican. Nye, who opposed the raids on and near Luzon Island had de- victory in the war, the establishment of attacked the synthetic-oil plant at Horn-- Keeping the News Away stroyed 440 enemy planes, sunk six ships berg, in the Ruhr, for the second time in President's preparedness program, was (Continued on page 8) beaten by Democratic GOY, John Moses "The British government has taken too and damaged 24 others. a week, much trouble to prevent the people know- With Gen, Douglas MacArthur's Leyte Eighth fighter pilots reported shooting in a four-cornered race. Two independent ing about V-2. Nevertheless, news of campaign virtually completed, observers down two jet-propelled Me262s, as well (Continued on page 8) new explosives, with a huge effect having at Pearl Harbor believed the two-day Order 1,000 as destroying approximately 60 locomo- been dropped on London have reached a aerial blows against Luzon were a pre- tives and 90 rail cars, 18 motor vehicles Hitler Still Silent neutral capital." lude to an American invasion of that and four barges in strafing attacks on the A ghost voice interrupted the German Previous dispatches from Sweden, major Philippine island, More B29s way home. radio program last night with the repeated where one or two. missiles said to be of The enemy command shake-up put U.S. losses were five bombers and 42 questions: "Why does Hitler not speak?" the V-2 type have been found, described Vice-Adm. Denshichi Okochi in charge SEATTLE, Nov. 8 (Reuter)—The War fighters, of which a majority were "Why does the Fuehrer keep silent?" the new weapon as a long, fat projectile of Japanese naval forces in the Philip- Department has placed an order with the believed to have landed in friendly "What is the matter with Hitler?" v.ith bomb tail fins which travels faster pines. Other appointments were an- Boeing Aircraft Corp, for 1,000 additional B29 territory. For the first time since the war, the than sound. These dispatches said it was nounced for Japanese naval and army air Super Fortresses, costing Meantime, Italy-based 15th Air Force German Fuehrer failed to deliver his believed to have a warhead of almost a forces in the islands. 51,145,000,000 an official of the corp. Liberators bombed Jugoslav highways traditional nation-wide broadcast on the ton of high explosive. On Leyte, MacArthur's men continued said today. southwest of Belgrade used as German anniversary of the 1923 Nazi party beer N-2 was credited in these reports with their artillery and aerial attacks against This order is in addition to a recent escape routes from Greece. cellar putSch. an estimated range of 200 to 300 miles, Ormoc, last enemy-held port on the west War Department order for 700 Super- hut experts have said that to achieve con- coast. fortresses from Boeing. siderable distances the rockets would have to rise perhaps 50 miles high.. Prophetic Victory Wave Gasoline and a "secret chemical," Shortage Is Nipped In the Butt burned under great pressure, form a gas which propels the rocket, it was said. The missiles were said to be launched U.K. Cigarette Ration Cut from concrete platforms, believed to be similar to one found in the Calais area of France. 300 feet long and 200 feet wide, with walls 14 feet thick.