Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. Winnipeg free press Moscow Berlin s fall near Athlone welcomed the Royal train used by the King and Queen on their visit to Canada in 1939 again pulled into the . Station tues Day morning this time bearing the governor general of can Ada the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice on their official visit to Western Canada. They will be in Winnipeg for a and during their stay the governor general s Flag will be flown from the top of the . Station As their excellencies will live on their coaches during their stay. T amid a barrage of photographers Flash bulbs the Earl of Athlone and Princess Alice descended from their coach accompanied by the lieu tenant governor Hon. R. F. My Williams and mrs. Mcwilliams. They were met by commander g. E Kernohan . Chippawa brigadier r. O. G. Morton . 10 and air vice marshal k. M. Guthrie As representatives of the armed services. Presented to the governor general and Princess Alice were capt. F. Gallop lieutenant l b. Mall Ragga Squadron Leader w. H. Spafford and flight officer f Douglas . Ass. Cmdr t. V. Sandy Wunch. . And w. R. Devenish vice president car. Chatting to mrs. Mcwilliams Princess Alice observed that Mani Toba Sunshine was living up to its reputation in spite of the cold. Mrs. Mcwilliams laughingly told the Princess that she must have brought King s weather because it had t been sunny for so time now. Tuesday s schedule for the vice regal couple included private lunch Eon on the train at 1 ., a visit by his excellency to Deer Lodge military Hospital at 3 ., a meet ing with officers of the Centra Volunteer Bureau at government House by her Royal highness a reception tendered by the federation Des Femme Canad Ennes fran cases at St. Josephs Convent in St. Boniface at which her Royal High Ness will be present and a dinner at government House at 8 o clock tonight. Travelling with the party Are miss Vera Grenfell lady in waiting to the Princess major Mark Clayton Captain n. A. Ussher and flight lieutenant j. E. Mcclure aides de Camp. Warn against maltreatment London april 24. Up prime minister Churchill president tru Man and Premier Stalin last night warned All germans that any per son guilty of Mal treating Allied prisoners of War internees or de ported citizens would be ruthlessly russians knife heart snapped by the free press cameraman on the arrival of toe bail of Athlone at the . Satio were top left right. Or of Athlone and Princess Alice m. Guthrie the Earl and Bottom the Earl pursued and brought to punish human skeletons slowly recovering under expert care of . Hospital by Helen k1kkpatrick Buchenwald Germany april 24. Concentration Camp Are coming slowly to Hospital commanded by col. William have been turned into a Hospital skeletons of the Buchenwald life unde the expert care of a United states Williams of Austin Tex. Former . Quarters assisted by 60 doctors of Al doctors Are slowly restoring Buchenwald s worst cases. Life to the the warning addressed to every German in whose charge Allied nationals were placed said of maltreat Allied prisoner any persons guilty ing or allowing any a of War internee or deported civilians to be maltreated whether in the Battle zone on lines of communication in a Camp Hospital prison or elsewhere will be ruthlessly Pur sued and brought to punishment. To keep germans prime minister Churchill also confirmed today the allies intention to keep in internment All German commissioned officers and known nazis As Long As any guerrilla warfare is carried out against Allied troops in Germany after the War is officially declared ended. The confirmation was made in the commons when a member asked Churchill if he would recommend such a procedure to the i have never heard that the allies have Ever had any other Churchill replied. Sir James Grigg. War minister meanwhile rejected what he Saio were suggestions in commons that the allies take retaliatory measures against nazi prisoners of War. Grigg said a Large number of British and Allied prisoners still were in German hands. He emphasized that Britain intends to adhere to the Geneva convention in the treatment of All prisoners. I think it would be very doubtful whether the House would wish to imitate the germans or the japanese in repudiation of warning continued on Page 6. Column 1 Kaiser s Kin found the . 9th in Ger Many april 24. Wil Helm s son in Law the Duke of Brunswick one time provincial King of Hannover was discovered living in a Castle in territory Over run by United states troops Mon Day. The Duke was living with his wife in a Castle had been partly converted into a death rate has gone Down in the week since the 120th took Over from 100 daily to 30. Buchenwald was according to its inmates the Best Camp of its kind in Germany. Yet Buchenwald s memorial Monument is erected to europeans britishers canadians and americans who died or were killed there. This does not include the 15.000 who died during the month before we arrived nor several thousands More who will dip in the coming weeks. Col Williams and his Deputy Josph c. Andriola immediately evaluated to the . Barracks 2 976 of the worst cases out of a Otal of 5 000 who needed medical attention. The other inmates Are not healthy but they Are less serious we wandered through the Hospital today talking to poles russians and germans All of whom looked like More or less animated sixteen year old boys Are about the size of the average seven year old a1 foreign ministers go on to Frisco col Williams showed us pictures taken under his supervision when his Eva Patlon unit minus nurses arrived and showed us Numan skin used by the . For decorative Pur poses. He told us of an expert. Cental unit of the Camp where in mates were injected with typhus atrocities continued on Page 6. Column a War crimes body to View Camps German Hospital overlooking the City Blankenburg. Of commission w was expected to leave London by plane wednesday. Crimes the members of the War primes Ine win spend considerable Buchenwald. Belsen and s Dachau if the military evidence in the trials of responsible germans. If it is practical members of the that a Compromise was us. Secretary of state Edward r Stettinius or. British foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Sov Iet foreign commissar v. M. Molo Tov carried with them the perplexities of a hurried search for Unity with which to begin the United nations conference. Three meetings of the foreign ministers and two conferences be tween president Truman and Mojo Tov failed to bring and announce ment of an agreement. One by one. The big three statesmen left Early today for the West coast. The dramatic Parley were Cut Short late yesterday after Molo Tov s second visit in 24 hours with the president when the soviet dip Lomat asked for time to consult Moscow on the deliberations that began with his arrival late sunday up in the dispute Over this fact. Announced a by the London april 24. Charlottenburg area of devastated and tottering City. The vening will break the last vestiges unofficial advices reported hat the siege ring had been dosed around Berlin in a grand Cale encirclement manoeuvre by two red armies trapping any nazi leaders who stayed to be the death of their capital. Far to the South other russian columns were reported within 10 Miles of Berchtesgaden. In what Moscow called Ber in s last hours a despatch from he soviet capital reported that he red and the . 1st had made the Long awaited Junction from East and West some 60 Miles South of the Erman capital. The report asked official confirmation by an expected joint statement in Moscow London and washing on. The bbl reported that marshal Zhukov s 1st White russian had broken into Charlottenburg. He sprawling area of Berlin lying directly West of the business area. Zhukov s forces had been beating straight across the Core of Berlin n a siege line Between the North West and Southeast parts of the City. The report tallied with an earlier lint from nazi sources that the lard pressed defenders were fall ing Back into the Northwestern Quarter of Berlin for their last stand. Chopping through barricades two russian armies were chop Ping through Street barricades in the heart of the capital. Official reports lagging far behind the Blaz ing Battle said one third to one half of Berlin had been captured. Street fighting of fantastic fury was reported by the nazi controlled Oslo radio. It said the soviet assault forces had taken a great number of he stricken City s blocks and that the main weight of the struggle now centred in the Northwestern Section which the nazis appeared to have Resis the e Appie Nattei Nimis said this convulsive throes of the wounded chosen for their last stand. A German High Mission that the command russians and had White House a few minutes after. Molotov left the president aroused speculation that a Compromise had been offered and needed Premie Stalin s approval. Progress hint observers who watched Stettinius and Eden change from obviously harassed individual to their nor Mally Jaunty selves yesterday considered the transformation a hint that Progress was Beinitz made to Ward big three agreement on polish representation at san fran there has been some suggestion that Russia might be Bret Jared to Grant concessions on other issues substantial enough to cause the British and americans to yield on foreign ministers continued on Page 6. Column 8 reached Brandenburg. 22 Miles Wes of Berlin indicated that they were running rampant beyond the capital it tended to support the encircle ment report. A communique also said the soviets had thrust As far As the area South of Potsdam and beyond Koenig Wusterhausen. At thu Southeastern Edge of the City. Soviet front despatches said the defenders of Interior Berlin wer beginning to show signs of cracking up. Hundreds of russian and ukrainian slave labourers were emerging from the ruins of the Centra District to Welcome the red . All accounts pictured Berlin As a desolate waste. An correspondent said chaos and confusion King outlines Canada s attitude United nations pre conference discussions on ton Oaks agreement prior 1 his arrival Here yesterday. He told reporters the delegation was United in a determination to make the conference a Success along the lines Laid Down in last year s Dumbarton Oaks agreement on world organization for peace and Security. He declined however to be drawn into any discussion of the proposals of Russia and other countries on voting membership and the veto Powers to be enjoyed by the permanent members of the proposed Security Council we have a mandate from the people and parliament of he said referring to his Multi partisan delegation which includes Serva Tive House Leader and m. J. Coldwell . Leader. The mandate he said was to con tribute to the Success of the Confer ence on the basis of the Dumbarton Oaks proposals the document on which the conference win. Seek to reach agreement. This is a moment of greatest significance in the history of the or. King told reporters this is a time of transition. The old order is rapidly ending and a new one the Canad n party which included More reporters and radio correspondents about 50 than Mackenzie King partisan delegation Ainuu Gordon Graydon progressive con cont on page_6._column_4 where the armies Abe Canadian Miles from Emden. British Bre men tightens arc around Hamburg. . Dessau. . Ulm driving towards Berchtesgaden. . Miles from Munich. . 9th nearing Treu Breit zen. French 1st advancing on Friedrichs Hafen. First Day of loan drive brings in record total Manitoba made a Good Start in the 8th Canadian Victory Day loan Campaign raising on the division drive the National War finance committee Manitoba division announced tuesday. This was More than on the opening Day of the 7th Victory were Rife in the German held part of Berlin where the warlords main lined some semblance of discipline Only by terrorism. Red Star said the shells of hundreds of russian guns had levelled the Stettin and Nord rail stations and demolished the Argus air plane engine and Heinkel aircraft plants on the Berline Strasse. Gas plants were blazing burned out panzers littered the Broad avenues and Many streets were impassable. A red Star correspondent said. Some 50 Miles North of Berlin the North German Home radio service said the russians had broken across the lower Oder in the area of Gartz 16 Miles South of Stettin and established a Bridgehead 12 loan drive. If the province maintains this rate of Progress during the 17 remaining Selling Days of the Campaign it will reach its increased elective with some to spare. Greater Winnipeg contributions for the first Day. Not including Spe Cial names totalled sl.304.450. An in crease of Over the first Day in the last loan. There s Money in the sky for some Winnipeg children. The com Mittee announces a Bonds from the Blue contest As one of the Fea Ture events of the Campaign. Next saturday and the following Satur Day. May 5. At 2.30 Weather permitting. . Planes will drop cards showing air plane silhouettes Over certain locations in greater Winnipeg and Transcona. The cards will give silhouettes of 10 different planes. Every child who presents a Complete set of the 10 different cards to the Good deeds office of the t. Eaton company be fore 5 May 9. Will receive a pass to the Capitol theatre for 9 . Saturday. May 12. To draw admittance tickets during the performance at the theatre 20 admittance tickets will be drawn and the Holder of each vill receive s3 in War Savines tamps. The 20 children will com Pete in an aircraft identification est and the two with the Best War loan continued on Page 6. Column 5 How totals stand official provincial minimum objective total to Date Dominion objective Miles deep. Long and about two Miles the Luxembourg radio said that at Berlin the russian Flag already was flying Over the ruins of the Reich Stag and potsdamer Platz a Halter station and the tie Garten were in soviet hands. A poll of High soviet officers in Moscow revealed that they believe All German resistance North of Ber Lin and South of Dresden would be crushed in the next fortnight Leav ing Only the redoubt to be conquered. Washington military observers estimated it would take the allies about three weeks to clean up nor them Germany except for holdout port cities and possibly six week to conquer the Southern redoubt the Luxembourg radio reported without confirmation that russian and american forces had met South of Berlin in the area of Tougau on the Elbe. But despatches from the . 9th and 1st armies said the historic function apparently had no been made. Leopold expected in Switzerland was a Euard in a nazi slave Camp in the rim be of the victims of the and prisoners to of Weir manner in conquered territory. V Bern april 24. King Leo Pold of the belgians is expected to reach the Swiss Frontier lat and the arrival of Marsha Petain indicated that the collapse nazi regime had permitted its potential hostages to through some understanding Wii the Allied governments concerned Marcel Deal minister of Siai and labor in tb6j Vichy govern ment. Also arrived at the swis Frontier during the but by the Swiss. Ike s View near Hitler hideout Paris april 24. Free assault on the outer imparts of the German Alpine burst across the Danube it a third place today Over ran the traffic Centre of Ulm and carried to within 105 Miles Northwest of Hitler s hideout at Berchtesgaden. An american Kussian Junction was expected momentarily in the Centre splitting Germany. Agency Francaise do Presse the French Agency quoting Moscow reports reaching London Saia american and russian troops had joined at Eilenburg nine Miles ice theist of Leipzig troops of the United Stales .3rd pressed to within 03 my scr Northwest of the austrian Strong holds of Linz and Salzburg Eastern gateways to the Southern redoubt the 7th closed along the 1. 50 Miles toward Munich and the French 1st advanced close to the austrian Frontier and reduced three Large pockets behind the Linos. Ulm. City of fell after 10-mile overnight Advance. 1 he 3rd made additional gains 01 18 Miles in the Regensburg area. Captured German documents said Rommel died at Ulm last oct. 14 of wounds received m a strafing at wonderful place for Hitler noose London april 24. Evening news said today that Gen Eisenhower on a recent visit t the Eiffel Tower in Paris Leane moodily on a railing for a Long Tiro looking Over the City. When his British escort asked what was on his mind Gen. Eisen wer was said to have was merely thinking what a wonderful place this would be to hang Hitler will support Russia san Francisco april 23. Clement Attlee Deputy prime minister announced to More than 400 newspapermen today that Britain will support Russia s de Mand for three votes in the Assembly of the proposed would organization. 1805 Lewt Lna austin1 to Napo Leon near the 14th Century gothic Cathedral. The Danube is navigable from Ulm to the Black sea. Supreme Headquarters muffled on any word of a Junction with the russians pending Covern Enlal announcements by the Buz could give no news of the United states 1st and 9th along the Elbe and cast of Leipzig. Many correspondents believed preliminary Contact with the russians already had been made. Fleeing from Berlin germans in the North were re ported fleeing from Berlin Bremen and Hamburg into Denmark for another last stand in a Northern re doubt. Pilots bombed and started. Train after train packed with enemy troops the French 1st kept up its 20-mile-a-Day Pace by reaching och Senhausen Northeast of Lake con stance on the Swiss Frontier and 20 Miles Southwest of Ulm. The French at och Senhausen were 103 Miles from the Brenner pass into Italy and 70 Miles West of Munich men ced from the North by the 7th and from the Northeast by the 3rd, . Patton s troops charging Orward unchecked on a Broad front entered Cham. 28 Miles Northeast f Regensburg and closest to Burch Esa Den. Linz and Salzburg. British troops of the 1st Canadian Irmy had pushed across the Maas 25 Miles East of Rotterdam in Vestern Holland while in Northern Rolland polish troops under Gen. Crerar s command were within Evi Miles of Emden. Temperature readings Low during the night. 7.30 ., april 24. 10.30 ., april 24. 1.30 ., april 24. This Day last year. 60 Dominion total to Date other than str. Business mpg. Citizens concerns str. Mpg. Citizens i provincial total objective total to Date. Percentage of official minimum provincial objective of str. Mpg. Citizens per cent. Objective .i25 000 total to Date till needed other than str. Mpg. Citizens provincial total Petain returning to face charges a conc april 24. Stain fled into Switzerland from Germany today preparatory to sur rendering to French authorities. A Swiss government announce rent said Petain had Buen granted permission to enter switzerland1 on Lis plea that he wished to return to France to answer charges of treason. Petain crossed the Border at by. On Lake Constance at 6 in a nine car caravan after bending the Niche at by Crenzo. He went there from Sigma ringer set of his puppet government. Petain will wait in Switzerland or instructions from Paris Aslo the time and place of his surrender he Swiss announcement said. An official communique said Petain applied to. The Swiss Federal for permission for himself his wife Small suite to Crow Switzerland to France in order to give himself up to the French court the announcement came on Rnic Laval and other members of the former Vichy government last summer when Allied armies began r trial As a traitor in surrendering France to Germany r. 1940 and subsequently of rating with the nazis. His trial was to have been held in absent a not month but the Swiss announce sent Means that he will be on hand for the Zurich april 24. Reuters Pierre Laval former Premier or the French Vichy government who tried to enter Switzerland today. Was turned Back. _ _ hiding from Hitler Stockholm april 24. The Stockholm tid Ningen reported yesterday from a special source m Berlin that Hitler Tore shoulder laments off Field marshal von Rundstedt. Threw them in his face and reduced him to the rank of a private Soldier in a rage at the american capture of the Remagen swedish newspaper said the fuehrer s condition caused Many High government officials in Bert n who had been ordered to report to she National redoubt area in the South to change their minds and disappear in a northeasterly direct ;