Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 26, 1945, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. Pages. Sun rises 6.15 Sun sets 20.33 Moon rises 19.54 Moon sets 6.27. Winnipeg thursday april 26, 1945 v . A. Jav soon rises Inori Acia Stettin Falls London april 26 storm troops today captured Stettin Germany s biggest Baltic port and 80 Miles to the Southwest they burst into the heart of Berlin within 400 Yards of where Hitler was reported directing the defence of the gutted capital. Insistent nazi reports that Hitler was Cor in Berlin gained Pia Usi late nazi controlled Bremen is captured by British 2nd Paris april 26. 2nd Cap tured Bremen today Clearing All the. Great port except the Dock area and Burger Park North of the Centre of the City. Far to the South the United swirling Seta Secretary state Edward Stettinius opens the United nations Security conference in san Francisco introduction of president Harry s. Truman s radio address. A a. Conference has glittering opening _ w or states 3rd closed within 11 Miles of Austria and 41 of Munich. Third tanks were within 100 Miles of a june where the armies Are Canadian Emden. British Bre men. . Near russians. . In Danube Valley. . Munich. . Up with British at Wittemberg. French Black Forest. Tion with the russians West of Vienna a Union which would encircle Czechoslovakia and create a pocket larger than the Ruhr. The British 2nd closed up to the Elbe at nearly All Points in its sector southeastward from Ilam i Burg. By Bruce Hutchison i men of the 1st Canadian san Francisco calif., april 26. Opening of the United i i mrs a invt it. Firl insula far to the Southwest two Canadian Bridgehead North of the Maas River due South of utrecht were . The British Lowland 52nd and Iron 3rd divisions captured germans since entering Bremen be 3rday. Rigid opposition gave Way suddenly and almost disappeared by mid afternoon. Hitler s at Berchtesgaden was. Barely 67 Miles South of 3rd Arnit troops in the Danube Val Ley other units were closing on the bavarian City of Passau the three assault upon the nazis Alpine redoubt in the South was up to or across the Danube on a 180-mile resistance however was an nations conference Here yesterday was glittering artificial and Short. It had nothing to do with the work of creating a system of it a sideshow merely and carefully produced As such with ajl the elaborate i it Rel Omot 3. In two choices says Truman Washington april 26. Cap president Truman last night opened the United nations conference at san Francisco with a declaration that the 46 participating countries have a Choice Between continuation of International the establishment of a world Organiza Tion for the enforcement of peace speaking by radio from the White House the president did not men Tion the polish representation controversy or any other pre Confer ence disagreements but said differences Between men Anc Between nations will always re main. In fact if held within reason Able limits such disagreements Are actually wholesome. All Progress begins with differences of opinion and moves Onward As the differences Are adjusted through reason and Mutual understanding. To provide sensible machinery or Truman declared the essence of our problem Here is sensible machinery for the Settle ment of disputes among nations. Without this peace cannot exist. He added. We can no longer per Truman continued on Page 12. Column 6 super fortresses hit Jap airfields Guam april 26. Force of 200 to 250 super fortresses bombed airfields on the japanese Home islands of Kyushu and Shikoku aimed at bases from which the japanese have staged air attacks on american ground positions and shipping at Okinawa was directed marked the Shikoku. The attack airfields but and synthetic Glamour of Hollywood premiere. In its in reality its rehearsed stage Busi Ness its mechanical timing it seemed totally removed from the dark facts of the world which it is expected to rebuild. But if it was false in tone it did not reflect in the least either the purpose or the sober feeling of the conference delegates. They took it for what it was Worth an empty ceremony of half an hour before they began the real work of san Francisco. What a contrast Here Between this conference and the conference of Paris a Quarter of a Century ago. They met in Paris in King Louis Palace in the great Hall of mirrors glimmering with his image and the ghosts of Lovely women and the memories of great events. There was no history in the new opera House of san Francisco a memorial to those who died in the last War vainly because Paris was a failure. There were no giants Here either. Wilson. Lloyd George and Clemenceau were at Paris to construct the first league of nations. The giants of our Day have not come Here. Two of them Are fighting the second world War. The third lies in a grave newly dug beside the Hud son. Of the men who went to Paris Smuts alone was at san Francisco. The great Powers could spare for this conference Only the Lieuten ants of their leaders and perhaps the most eminent statesmen in their own right came from the smaller nations. The scene As the conference opens with the eyes of the world and the Hopes of Mankind focused upon it is full of color but painted color Only the color of stage Acen Erv under a vast Golden ceiling a Blue Back drop is pierced by four Square Golden columns and be tween them flutter the massed flags of the United nations. At the front hit. Loci act Mand Headquarters said poor Wea ther made observation impossible and Only eight Fields were known to have been hit. There was no information of any Urmil by Ali american plane losses. Spectacle too vast and the targets included May Ujama Mauery you think Ai drome on the Northwest coast of of a i Garden bursting into Fields conference continued on Pagejr column 3 and in Coku. Anu Stu iwo the Southern and Eastern coasts of deadlocked on Poland still san Francisco april 26. Cap the big four foreign ministers broke up a last minute pre Confer ence meeting yesterday with the polish Issue As badly deadlocked As Ever. A few hours before the formal opening of the United nations con Ference. Foreign Cammisar my Zotov of Russia left the hotel office of state Secretary Stettinius. He was followed shortly by foreign minis Ter Eden of Britain and China s foreign chief. Soong. None would Tell newspapermen what they had discussed. However it was Learned definitely that no Progress had been made toward a break in the deadlock on Poland and the big three remained split Over the status of tie Warsaw government. Still Snow directed at a1 of lne 1 a bomber com of the stage is a Pale Blue dais with of lne la four Golden chairs. Outward from the footlights sweeps an expanse of velvet upholstery old Rose m tint Check ered by the dark clothes of i. The whole spectacle it from the k British general tells of horrors temperature readings Lois during the night 7.30 ., april 26 10.30 ., april 26 1.30 p.m., april 26 this Day last year 40 69 old Man Winter staged another comeback in Alberta and Saskatchewan wednesday night and thursday morning with Light Snow at Many Points. The Weatherman said at 1 p.m., thursday that Snow flurries Are to be expected in some parts of Mani Toba during the next 24 hours and that there will not be much change in temperatures threat Gen. Patton was posing a double barrelled threat to the Southern re Western front continued on Page 8, column 4 . Bombers hit Frei Lassing London april 26. Based . Liberators struck the German redoubt City of Frei Lassing last night in an explosive follow up to the historic bombardment of Hitler s Eagle nest Refuge and his chalet near Berchtesgaden. Airmen were jubilant Over the coordinated blows at Hitler s hide outs yesterday. The chalet was destroyed by a direct hit from a a ton bomb. Frei Lassing is a Road and railway Junction 13 Miles due North w dose Oay . Lancaster were used inthe Wirg Cecul leu. American fighters. Many canadians flew in the . Bombers. Major we. Watt. His company repelled counter attack. A Winnipeg Ger leads attack with the canadians in Germany april 26. De enemy Are the opposition confronting Canadian troops in their North Ward Advance Between Oldenburg and Bremen. Progress at the Eastern end of the Broad Canadian front is slow but useful advances Are rolled up each Day and the prisoner bag is comparatively High. The dry rolling ground in this Region is More favourable to the attackers than Are the bogs West of Oldenburg through which the 4th Canadian armoured division is slugging northeastward. The canadians already Are some distance North of Kirch Hatten about 10 Miles Southeast of Olden Burg. This Village which the Ger mans defended stubbornly fell tuesday to Central Canadian High Anders. The attacks came on monday evening against companies commanded by majors Denis Sweeting of Victoria. B.c., and Bill Watt of Winnipeg and against the Bat Tallion s tactical Headquarters. They were launched simultaneously and Cost the germans Many casual ties. Among the prisoners was a Ger Man who scoffed at reports the russians were fighting in the streets of Berlin and insisted that the germans were in Moscow. As indication of the variety six ton bomb. An indication of the variety of troops facing the canadians 20 of 30 men interrogated at brigade Date posed today that 350 Headquarters came from different a Linus . Lancaster were use germans counter. Attack on Hitler s proper ties they Sweeting s company. The were escorted by British Ann canadians continued on Page 8. Column 4 declare italian uprising has broken German grip april 26 general uprising of italian patriots was reported unofficially Koine .rt.pn.1 o _ Milan Dopnna. Turin. A nine Ann to leu Eieta. Juy fot.vtoua1, rep on and Milan Gen., Paris by Jack Bell had been in that horrible they marched in their those polish British major general Gar temp let commanding the military government with the 21st group today told terribly realistic Story of conditions behind Allied told of poles French dutch belgians russians and others wan Berrns helplessly across Europe. Under such conditions he added come murder rape and robbery by Peoples gone insane As a result of prison sadistic practices and re sugent Templer s problem is with several million displaced people foreigners who worked As slaves in German factories mines and farms. On the roads All of them Are on the roads now. The armies leave countless rounds of ammunition and thousands of guns behind them. Prowling bands Are armed to spread terror. They have actually captured towns and set up military dictatorships taking when freed from his German master who had worked him As a slave for two years beat him into a pulp. The German s son plunged a f to Fork into the russian s stomach killing him he in turn was shot. Slowly because the first Gigantic to skis to feed the starving and doctor the sick some order is emerging. The displaced persons Are being disarmed. French. Dutch and belgian committees Are sending e Verona and scores of other towns. Allied military authorities whose armies were sweeping deep into Northern Italy on the heels of routed German forces withheld immediate confirmation of reports from the North on the rebellion against the nazis and fascists. But accounts of the uprisings were supported by every evidence that the patriots had seized and were operating the radios in Milan and Genoa. Atrocities continued on Page 8, column 4 As allies on both fronts in Europe tighten their Vise to strangle nazi War Power observers see the Southern portion being pressed into form As a giant new pocket of which the Core is Berchtesgaden a in the maps yank armies 1 driving toward be met in that Region by reds 2 ascending the Danube and and american armies in Italy 3r would seem to their offensive toward the same area. Meanwhile. Americans m the North 4 close nearer the oncoming russians 5 for the apparently imminent contort that would loth the Vise and choke off this Southern pocket. North Italy after he was rescued by tons against German Navy the germans when his fascist re Gime cracked _ up. Italian front continued on Page 8, column 4 take Mussolini today that accor Airik in reliable sources Benin Mussolini was captured by italian Patna Gallanza on the West Shore of 1 was described a reach thus after flight from Milan where an italian Patriot uprising where an Ithan a was said unofficially Liber Estuary the City. Fled to Como. Baity. A Oslo broadcast said he putting All of his personality into this Moscow despatches said the russian siege forces had been instructed to be on the watch for nazi leaders in the last phase of the Battle soviets As a Popup. Berlin front lines fall apart the Berlin front lines had fallen c a wildly through the ruins of the City. And the end of resistance in the solidly encircled capital was near ing. It appeared from the skimpy re ports of both sides. The Hamburg radio one of the Lew major stations in Germany still operated by the nazis bared the desperation of the Berlin defenders with admissions that the russians had broken into potsdamer Platz and were fighting around the very Middle of the tie Garten. Potsdamer Platz is about 400 Yards from the Bendle Strasse from which Hitler was reported to be directing the City s defence. Moscow despatches said russian forces overrunning the Tempelhof Ai drome in South Berlin found planes with motors warmed up apparently waiting for a last minute flight of the nazi bigwigs. The nazi communique revealed that the russian lines West of Ber Lin had bulged out to Brandenburg 20 Miles West of the capital and near Rathenow Only 15 Miles from the Elbe on which the american 9th was massed. Other units had reached the area of feh Bellin 25 Miles Northwest of Berlin. Nazis insist Hitler in Berlin faltering nazi radio reports insisted that Hitler and a prize lot of his henchmen were in Berlin. Soviet front despatches said there no longer was any continuous front line in the ruins of the German reported that the Tempelhof Ai drome had been virtually overrun blocking the last Hazard Ous escape Hatch from the City. Soviet despatches said the struggle swiftly approached its Climax and red forces were driving into the heart of the City from East West. Our other russian forces burst across the Elbe River and were within about 20 Miles by delayed official account of the american 1st . Radio Hamburg one of the few remaining nazi broadcasting out lets proclaimed that every Bei liner every Effort is still needed Manitoba citizens Are continuing to make a Good response to the 8th Canadian Victory loan but every Effort will be necessary right through to the end of the Campaign if the province is to obtain its increased objective of the _ _ j proclaimed to every liner knows that the Battle of Berlin will decide the future of the Reich that fighting was going on at barricades athwart the Eastern approaches of the Alexande Platz. This constituted an acknowledgement that the very nerve Centre of the capitals historic business District was under siege. Elite guards appear in with some two thirds of the City in soviet hands Moscow said Small russians continued on Page 8. Column 3 bulletins London april 26. Up russian troops have captured Bruenn German armament Centre in the Middle of Czechoslovakia marshal Stalin announced tonight. London april 26. Cup the Swiss radio said tonight that a link up Between the americans and russians m the Elbe Region took place this afternoon on a front of Many there was no Confirma Tion from Allied sources. With the . 3rd april 2g. Lith armoured division drove nine Miles farther southeastward today to the Vicinity of Ful Holz. Only is Miles from the austrian fron tier Stockholm. April 26. The free German press serv ice said today a carefully coached former grocer resembling Adolf Hitler had been sent to Berlin in the fuehrer s place to die on the barricades canadians near Emden Canadian with the 26. Enoa Dian troops battled Swiss advices quoted an italian to within artillery Range of the press despatch As hinting that Benito German North sea naval Pori 01 Mussolini was trying to make a Deal Emden. Reaching the Vervaat area with the patriots in an Effort to save 7% Miles to the Southeast across me cracked up. Into the Estuary Momiu Lonj our Bumvu was Dominion total to Date italian j Stuj Jwj. _ i dior Nants into Vervaat s _. Across rom to have sent elements into Vervaat s outskirts after a half mile Advance the other forces on the East guns swing Inland since reported with the 1st Canadian april 25 Reuter s the coastal total to Date i and in 26 Swiss guns of Emden swung Inland today today according t _ _ South. Emden 000-14.8 per cent could be swung Inland but the canadians of due South of r Lei me ,-0fbsaf total to Date _ _ 1 buyers still needed had subscribed if quota by wednesday night the payroll savings thursday reported Lant Large subscriptions repo Nuu justify my acts Ana i am uie i thursday were As. Of lows gods judge of the risks which that v Lake Gold mines limited s100.000, attitude he National War finance commit-1 Hilton Brothers limited tee Manitoba division stated thursday. The provincial total Woods limited. North am for the first three Days of the Erica lumber and our ply com drive stands at company limited which than the total raised in the first three Days of he 7th Victory loan Campaign. However individual subscriptions from greater Winnipeg excluding special names show an increase of Over the corresponding period of the last loan. Citizens Are recognizing the r responsibility by stepping up their individual applications non imagine that the goal to be obtained from individual applications in Manitoba will be reached officials stated. Turn in increasing volume Canada s War workers As they have earned More have turned an increasing volume of their wages nto Victory loan investments George Waight. Special events chair Man observed at the noon Cere Nony at Portage and main. Thurs Day. Or. Waif it reported that in the payroll savings Section the average individual application has Brown from s78 in the 2nd Victory to Shi in the 7th Victory rhe feature interview was Given by Lieut. D. A. James wounded n action with the Royal Winnipeg rifles in Normandy and later taken prisoner to be liberated by the and Vance of Gen. Patton s 3rd . He is a son of capt. Tommy James former bandmaster of the Princess Canadian Light infantry. The Canadian has reported Victory Bond sales of representing 63 per cent of its oficial Cirota. This military District Las obtained 80 per cent of quota. 60% of quota personnel of no. 2 air command Umer com or. And mrs. Chas. 3. Lee Crescent lumber Yards limited 33% in three Days with per capita subscriptions higher than in the seventh loan. 25 per cent of the employees of the Canadian National railways West Ern refi Ion subscribed 33 per cent or the eighth Victory loan objective in the first three Days of the drive it was announced thursday. The . Victory loan car arrived in Winnipeg from the West on train no. 8, wednesday night in the course of its first run from Van Couver to Montreal. The car painted in Blue and White carries the 8th Victory loan insignia and slogan. H. E. Sellers chairman of the National War finance committee Manitoba division inspected the car at the station. Members of the stationmaster s staff at the Winnipeg . Station have piled up twice their objective with the average subscription reach ing the High Point of per Man. Marshal Petain starts for France Paris april ,26. Petain started for France today to face trial As a traitor to his country. Swiss despatches reported his party left Weesen at 9 For the Frontier where his extradition will take place at 8.30 o clock tonight. Petain s Secretary said he would be arrested by French authorities Section at the Border. The 89-year-old hero of Verdun lined the a nag win was penniless. The Swiss Federal tar inn dairies limited. Hilton Council was paying his Bills at the umsted International har old hotel Maria Halden in the town Ter company of Canada limited of Weesen. R it Woolworth company limited. Writes Hitler of his decision Ann per Tarp Avenue Royal Trust Weesen Switzerland april 26. Company Standard Aero engine of Petain s Ventour works limited Hudson s Bay House age said that he had written Hitler and the Winnipeg electric com from sigm Ringen april 5, Olms Pany s seven Sisters Falls Power decision to return to France. Ietter he said ant i Ietter e a two Way buyers Are increasingly of his forthcoming French n evidence adds the Section Dis Anco was determined to defend my playing the Gold Star on their i pol on French soil. Insignia. It is in France alone that i can reported justify my acts and i am the sole c. J s How totals stand official provincial minimum objective total to Date. Objective citizens Unzens other than str. Business mpg. Citizens concerns provincial total fun 15 016 750 Neeata percentage of official minimum provincial objective of objective previous reported str. Mpg. Citizens other than str provincial mpg. Citizens ;