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THE SmiCA TRIPES Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations Vol. 1 No. 51 iHevt York—London—Aenues Thursday, Aug. 31, 1944 9 U.S. Troops Free Reims, Near Bel Reds Capture Ploesti Oil Refineries isentiower Drive South fan)<: nf Tran—W#?s-f. South* E<ot.*t 9 Within 17 Mi. In Last Stage Yanks Are Near Laon; Of Bucharest Nazis 'Leave' Rouen, Seine Port Unrest Grips Balkans American troops last night were As Bulgaria Awaits reported to be 30 miles from. Bel- gium's border after liberating the Surrender Terms cathedral city of Reims, center of the Wehrmacht's communications The Red Army won its greatest system to Luxembourg. Belgium military victory in Rumania and and Germany. dealt Hitler a crippling economic Even as other U. S. columns defeat yesterday in a sensational pressed beyond captured Vitre la assault which captured the vital Francois and were within 95 miles oil center of Ploesti and drove of Germany itself, Gen. Eisenhower southward within 17 miles of Bu- said that the "final stage of the Eu- charest, capital of Rumania ropean war bas been reached" in an A total of 15,000 Germans have appeal to Belgian patriots for active been taken prisoner in the campaign, help .in forthcoming operations. which also has brought the Russians Swiftly advancing U. S: units also within 30 miles of the Bulgarian were reported in the outskirts of La- frontier. on, 19 miles northeast of captured Stars and Stripes Map by Bert Marsn Soissons, Other Americans crossed Meanwhile, all the Balkans seethed As Yanks in northwestern France smashed 95 miles east of Paris and drove through Reims to within 35 the River Aisne near Reims. with rumors and unrest last night. miles of Belgium, Americans in the south yesterday pursued German remnants toward Lyons. In the Bal- kans, the Red Army captured Ploesti oil refineries and advanced within 17 miles of Bucharest. Rouen Said Abandoned While Budapest, Hungary, got its Meanwhile, the Germans claimed third puppet government in less that they had abandoned Rouen, one than a week, Bulgaria made further of the principal ports on the Seine desperate efforts to climb on the which has a tieacetime population of Allied bandwagon before it was too Loss of Ploesti Oil, Spanish 'Nazis Prepare 120.000. However, there was no Al- late. lied confirmation of this claim al- Russian troops of the Second though Canadian troops had been re- Ore, Blow to Reich Economy; Gas, Swiss Say ported within four miles of the citv Ukrainian front fought their way two days ago into the strategic Ploesti area after British troops captured Beauvais, a lightning advance of .40 miles in The Russian capture of Ploesti yesterday broke one of the last pegs Zurich Paper Believes 20 miles north of the Seine, yester- less than 24 hours, Marshal Stalin in Hitler's tottering economic system by depriving the German war day, it was officially announced last announced from Moscow. Buzon and machine of one-third of its high octane fuel. Poisoned Fly-Bomb night. This report came after the 200 towns and villages also have Meanwhile, the already deminishing iron supplies of the Reich were: British units had hastily doubled been occupied, thus completing the further cut by the isolation of overland connections between Spain Will Be V-3 their bridgehead over the lower liberation of all oil regions in and Germany and the cancellation Seine in 36 hours to bring over great Rumania ' of Swedish shipping insurance to Indications that the Germans are quantities of armor in preparation Armistice Group In Cairo German ports. preparing to use poison gas as a last for a drive to the north. The Ploesti oil refineries had been Yanks In South By their loss of Ploesti, the Ger- desperate resort were reported from Some observers said the Allies held turning out an estimated 2,000,000 mans will lose about 2,000,000 tons of Swiss sources, quoted last night by a 30 to one superiority in tanks in tons of oil per year for Hitler's war refined oil a year. At one time the the BBC. the sector north of the Seine. machine. Pursuing Nazis capacity of the plants was 10,000,000 The broadcast said additional gas Several hours after Gen. Eisen- This latest Russian success in the tons annually, but incessant Allied masks are being issued to the Ger- hower's appeal to the Belgian pa- Balkans followed Soviet seizure Tues- bombings during the 13 months be- man Army. triots, Gen Dittmar, Nazi military day of the port of Constanza, which American Seventh Army troops ginning Aug. 1, 1943. reduced the Another report from Switzerland propagandist, gave one of his most for three years had been Germany's yesterday were continuing the figure by four-fifths. said Hitler's next reprisal weapon. pessimistic commentaries yet over main Black Sea naval base. The Ploesti refineries drew most V-3. is a gas-filled flying bomb. Radio Berlin. He said: destruction of the retreating Ger- The Zurich paper Volksrecht prin- On the diplomatic front, it was of their crude oil supplies from the German Successes Behind man 19th Army in southern France area of Buzon, also taken by the Red ted an article which purported to "The greater part of France has~ announced that a Bulgarian armis- as they cut the width of the only give first hand details of Germany's tice delegation arrived in Cairo yes- Army yesterday. slipped irom our hands. Military Nazi escape route to 10 miles. On the other side of Europe, Ger- preparations to. use gas. Specialists developments which took place in terday, and that the Allies were ex- in gas, it said, are touring the Reich pected to present their surrender At the same time, U.S. units were many yesterday was having head- the course of this week have been closing in on the industrial center of aches over iron ore. The Ministry of giving lectures. Chief among the spe- calculated to raise Allied hopes of terms within "a day or two." This cialist is Dr. Keeser of a special the forthcoming military defeat of followed a declaration from 53<jfia Lyons, and were ieported within six Economic Warfare revealed in Lon- section of Hamburg University. earlier this week that Bulgaria would miles of the city. Heavy casualties don that the French Forces of the Germany. Appearances would seem Interior are now in control of the en- The preparations, Renter quoted to give overwhelming evidence for follow a policy of strict neutrality have been inflicted on German Volksrecht as saying, are connected this point of view. until armistice terms had been troops attempting to cross the tire Franco-Spanish border, thus with the forthcoming use of V-3, settled. closing all overland routes between "We in Germany understand the Rhone. Spain and Germany. which is officially described as "the gravity of the situation. and realize Bulgaria nad declared war on all Observers said there was no front weapon which makes victory certain," the Allies except Russia, but follow- The MEW added that in 1943 and but which is bound to lead to Allied all the dangers and that the days and no line in southern France since the first half of 1944 Spanish iron of our brilliant successes are far ing her statement of neutrality she reprisals. behind us. Behind us, too, are the called this "a token declaration only." the 19th Army had been reduced to ore was shipped to Germany at the Owing to a 'ack of materials, there rate of nearly 500,000 tons a year. days when we thought we could get Bulgaria to Disarm Nazis a division and a half. Allied head- is still a shortage of gas masks in quarters annouced that 45,000 pris- Yielding an iron content of about Germany, according to the Swiss everything we wanted." Although Russia has never techni- oners, including six* generals, had 260,000 tons, this ore has been partic- newspaper. Improvised protectors, In the wake of the American drive cally been at war with Bulgaria, been taken since the landings in ularly valuable beeause of its low consisting of old rags and a small toward Belgium, "Soldatensender," Radio Moscow announced that neu- southern France phosphorous and sulphur content. filter, are therefore being supplied, the German radio program for the trality would be "insufficient." The Sweden's action . in cancelling only to children, it said. Werhmacht, said: "Soldiers should ■ Allied representatives at Cairo were maritime insurance to German ports guard against pessimism . : grant- expected to demand unconditional 3 U.S. Divisions came as a result of intensive mine- COLLECTS CALLING CARDS ed, the situation is not exactly com- surrender, and possibly a complete laying operations by the RAF. The BOSTON, Mass., Leonard Whid- forting, but will yqu change it with Bulgarian swing to the Allied side In S. France MEW said that Swedish exports of den, Boston express company official, a gloomy face?" by actually joining in the fighting iron to Germany have been cut in collects calling cards as a hobby and against Germany. Three U. S. infantry divisions and one American corps are among the half by this latest move. in six years has amassed 1,800. U.S. Subs Sink 17 More Following her declaration of ncu- units participating in the Allied Continued on Page 4 campaign in southern France under Jap Ships in Pacific Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch, com- French Fighters 'Join' Yanks; mander of the Seventh Army, it was U.S. submarines operating in thf Czechs Rise, announced yesterday.