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Reds Pour Through Oder Break — - A A a » » * * - _A_ A _JL_ A __A_ _A_ —A— A Prussia îs Cut Off ïn North Area Moscow Says Drive At One Point Now In 120 Miles of Berlin Lundi :m. .1 ai:. 2~>. - ( Λ Γ ) —· Red army force- h;i\<■ i»r<>k< it the Oder river line in southeast Oermany and an· exploiting tin· breakthroujrh. while in the ni rt h 1 h<·> ha\ <■ apj>arent ly cut off Last I'ri· < i ; ι. Soviet field dispatclie. announced. Moscow br< ad< ι 1 said the Soviet V.'i 111 (Μ Ο I ! < ι Ί < ' i: ·' ι1 MIC })' »} Ϊ11 Ά litl]·.' ι ; ι ' »rc 1 r ; » : : ι 1L!.~) ι .· < ! 1 ( h "in Hei'~ iin and that Red army units were huhtmti " »n the edge o! Koenigs kerg/' capit .1 of East Prussia. FaU of Bresîau, capital of lower Silesia, and most impor tant industrial < it\ in the oast ern Rcich, anpearcd imminent ;> s Marsh;»! I\ tn Konev moved his tir^t l kraifii'in arm ν rapid! ν west οΓ the Oder to encircle the cits. Κ<»Π(μ · · ·· > : Η of 1 lie R\\> ■ :ίη ; ·.·. !.ί»···»η\ '; »rt:ed nop ···:» lh< · 1.: < ·.<■"'! i'."'· ■ · 1 ί < C ><-ei in t ho ln'.irt ο' Si!.- . ! ' .ι !ι·»··τί i »ut. heast. of P»resl;< . Si » let ' ρ■ !ino report ■ said, and shoved on toward the IV Ml · m t «: ; Ï1. ■ of !>'.!·.<· : . .· ( 'Cil' »;·.1θ vakia Konev was liçblin ν tor vei other crossiiiirs northwest of the Oder < it\ and Berlin said hp al ready had securer! .« bridgehead in Steimeau, 3? miles northwest, of the eitv and ÏÎ8 miles from Krrlin. Yet ether troops under Konev's command were renorted hammering into the outskirts. The ( ■ '·. sine ut1 μ i t of the city apparently \v;is in l!:c !tejghb»>rhc>od ( ' ! captured Oppellt. <· ! ; i: , j of Upper Silesia. 9nd about 30 miles northeast of : i 1 i 11 of the M< «.ravia η It· rdcr of CVeilo lov : Kin The 1 h !ί ι 1 tow ard the southwest ν.·;·Λ a ι > ι ) : ι r ♦ μ , ΐ ]; int< nd· : eul off t m'· i ! ιick ! v ( strred < h · · >t Si lesia from Berlin ; id η en a ce the German armies still fighting in Slovakia and 111 ! » > L'.a ν ,,m.: .... ·· ; >t ι j ι - Vienna. To 'ii·.· s· :1hea>t tli" fourth I'kr in;an ·· 1 fir.'Mint· tlmouiih Hi'1 mount am- ·! S'ο·, a!; ia. \ν;κ re portedly only .·.! . ut 40 mile east of .la bl un ka. gaV.vav t.. Moravia, a his ···;·'«· passageway \\ hich Bismarck "ii:·" railed ι he ciiiil i"l Iin# position iti « entrai Iù:r· ·ι ■· · Soviet. Envoy, Six Others, Die In Plane Mexico I 11 ν Ian. — < \ I* > — Sm in Vmh.iss.idor < onstantine OuniansUx . his wile and seven others were Killed today jn the crash ni the Mexican air i'orce plane stai'tini; to take the am bassador tu ost.i Itica to pies eut his credentials as minister there. Λιι uttiiial said there were eleven in the plane and that nu ls ι \\ 11 esc.i |ied. both injured. The plane took nil at ι m. Inini the Mexico ( itv airport and crashed about ΓιΟΟ yards liinn the ruim;n while trying tn sain altitude. Wallace Fights For Banking Powers At Co mm itteeHea ri ng Sees Significance In F.ffort To Trim 01 fice Authority \\ .ι hiiiKton. .Jan. 2.1.— (AIM - i! π ι \ A. Wallace fought t<» ι ■ .!c<se Junes' immense njr powers ((.day, contend "jipositinn to his cabinet n!nient stemmed not from lack of experience Mit ι,,· r the kind of "experience J had." < 11 nit; beli ne the Senate ( > mi : littee, u I ; i'-h had hea id irankly label Wallace "not id" l<<i" Ihc dual h lis c>( socio I eon a; >.·[ re and b( >-s ol Fcd ■ :■ τlti :'Ki-llfit . til!- tonner vice • ' promptlv expivs.-ed "deep at ciingression il moves 1 1 iy the hanking function. Il·· «> il id lie "less than frank." Wallace said, if In· told tin· enm ii occ tl' >.< thi. concern sura ης ii'iich from the fact that tie· i |i nation of anthorit> was pro posctl. c '"ι t.·.'.'»···!"· gnitie in"," W ■ " aid, "was that my nomitia -1 ". ι !.ιrν ol coi mei'i■ ν .is ion 11 · e 1 his ρ r ιρο.,.,Ι." •.ieig Irnni a 1\ pew rit ten . fite ■ ·. Wallace said tallî ol his lack • nci ■ : od hv .li .ne 'does c η ο.i· >r tin Λ e it an ι" ·· :· i' ν ; greete I hv a ι 1 > ■ ! out·" .rt ι Ι ipplau e ι Π mi " m :*i ι ill spectators when he ν ad int ι the hearing Daniels Will Replace Early As FDR Aide • · ··». .l--.li 2.·.. (ΛΡ· Tl·..· I \\ 1 I ! m · ι ci .aching . 11 · τ ι. 1111 ; 11 : • I ίι ι rr .'. lit"; .ιμ.Ι ι . ' ! " . . :< ·ι In Pit: iilcnt ι.,Ι S' ere!,n ν • ·ι Ι- n ly ' ! r change i s Maniel- will : ' I 'r< .nient Iίι " 's"veli \ pic ' : . and 1..11 Iy w 1 ! I step out ! ' i vat c ι π ι p!· iy η ic'it. ι "Is now is o;u· of I r ·· admin ' itivc assistants to tin- chid excc I iol ore (in· i ng 1 : t ho While ·■ iic was assistant direct.n' Ί del ( n.-;c. I !a ι Ι ν has been and lia agreed. in go to sa pi 1 ι· Allied headquarters in Europe ι.·, it pre ·■ relat r nr. thoic. II. . t.l.i ■>(' none lor weeks. .i'inu hi absence, I >anie! · w '11 ι • r .jUest mus and is.»;u> - tate | lui the press. ί ν ι not keeping il seccl I : ι·ι ' ι Ρ ill like to nil.' 11 ; ι the $ I n.oon lob as ι ire ident :.i I secrol a ry ' ;.e one'or more of several pn • iiers that would pay consider ... ι : 11 He. Gen. Stilwell To Command Ground Units hington, Jan. 2â. (ΛΡ) War :· e'aiy Stilus;.η today announced ' .-ignment of General Joseph W ■ Stilwell to command ot the army .· aid forces, succeeding Pi. Gen. P<", Lear. P' ar's assignment .is deputy com ! 1er in the Kuropean area in < 1 ^e of administrative matters 1 lining American troops was ■ · ' ι ·.. 111 feci yesterday. Stimson said Stilwell is in Wash ington and will take over his new 1 " ι and immediately. I . S. Troop Ship Sunk Off Europe W ith Heavy Loss Washington. Jan. 'J5.— (AD —Λη American Iroop ship car rying more than 2.'!00 soldiers sunk recently in Kuropean «alors as a result of enemy ac tion. with the loss of 248 dead and 517 missing. Secretary of War Stimson •nade the announcement al his - news conference today. The remainder of the troops aboard the ship, more than I. tOO were saved, Stimson said. He save no further details. At Draft Hearing WAR FOOD ADMINISTRATOR Mar vin Jones is shown al ter ho had tes t lied on farm draft defenrcnt be fore tl 10 House Agriculture C-·ηι nnttce. I.ater, Selective Service Di rector Maj. Gen. Lewis lï. Hershey issued a directive sa.v.ιis that es sential f i.yners between l:: and 25 are still deferred from military Bcrv ice. I Inter national S uundvhot ο ) Would Place Cabs Under ε All Concerns Would Obtain Franchises From State Board !■! " e taïicab companies under the j supw ν iston of the State Utilitie: 1 :" ■ 1 ■ iI v. ■ I..I!·· .·.·<! in lilt legislature today by Representatives I l.ift 1: I.! \V il.i ( '.n (·::■ ■ ' ι ; iill'orc: and W . 111 :> · ι Li Mini ι Il V.. m |f I I· : ce ι .ρ,· ι,, get ί r · 111 > · 111.si·.·. I run thi· Cm ■ ; i. οι .nul I" Ι- r V il! ι Millie η! 111 i III III! ! Mil il lu hi· set hy ι ; cil,. il; : ,·' il ■ I : I'· I till ι Mlect lull m . I . . ;iuri I I'll i| I'll \ u·.·. Nil I ' . il ' '. i, i I lg> i Uli i ! Κ' I :e!i I I )i ■ 111r.■ I · ■ ι ;c .· ι en granted, and operator: must prove good character- Franchises would I expire in live yt.u··. The ''Mi! rnUs-ioi'. ι ·<Ί<·ιν gr ill i : ι u a ! II anehisi · I'll· a ( " · : it ι · ■ 11 · m ; c μ ι μ ι 111%. • 1 : ■ ι lif I ill 1er·, lie v. hi '.he: .nidi 11·· " I ; ι \ ic,'b j.ieilitic · re nei ι lei i. j • ιηΊ il it (Imcs iimI . n · l " . ι il-1 i t i ι )i ι v. itliin i.-.ty day tin- pettioii would ; ue \ eid. Λ similar measure was introduced I ill tiie Sen.'te 11 \ ( ' ; ι r ! ι· el I··, -ytli ■ iiiil Clime u! Durham Tin· niean iire-' wuiild cause taxie.ih operators, wli'1 were ill busine- .! unary I. 1 |l la. tu t ile ap;;licat i· ill 1 mi Iran— ί clii es w itliin !)ll days. Sen;·!' r .lenkins ·· 1 I'.ertie mtro- , duced a bill to appropriate Sl.llllt), llllli lu the State Moaril "I I lea It h for assistance in the enlargement of hos- j pital and health center-, opc-ated ill ι ci luperat i"ii with local public .I'd charitable hospitals. ' Γ ; ι · · State coaid J not pay il" re than lit1;, percent ol ; such cost, and the remainder would he I'inanced locally. Library Measures Favorabh Passed I)\ Committee Act Kaleigh. Jan. 25 (Λ!') The joint binary committee voted lavor ably to ay oil three Ml. by Kepre sentative Wallace ol Lcnrir to il Iow counties and municipalties to combine to establish free libraries, to provide lor increases or decreases to taxes levied lev ied tor libraries and to allow cities and counties ol acquire funds and to levy taxes not in excess ol five cents on the $1011 valuation, without a vote, for free libraries. A sub-committee was appointed to petition the appropriations com mittee for an additional $50,000 for State aid to libraries. A total of $225.000 was asked, but the Ad\ isory Budget Commission cut the figure to $175,000. w WW W W Κ W Κ Λ Λ Λ Λ Λ Γ Λ ^ Nazis Resume Attack In West Flight From Ncrth Flank Continuing Fin^l Bat'.le Fcr Alsace Under Way; Salient Is Reduced Paris. .Ian. 20. (Λ Ρ) —The (termans launched an attack to day aicainsl the Γ. S. seventh army aloiiK a 20-mile front from 11 a κ 11 · · » ι a i ι. northwest to thi' lower V'.sjjfes mountains, and at places crossed the Model' river, 1 ■' mile - inside Fra nee. (ienera! Hermann rMaek open ed with a h«av\ artillery and niertar hrrra^e. while other Cier n?ns to the north were eontinu iii^ ;> ί-re I ( j->t 'rn exodus from the Ardennes - «lient. Koads and rail-· were se littered i:ï the north that 1 he (iertnans resorted to ? onti in the center. "The assault may signal the start if ιi:« ■ I iι, : 1 1 ï·1111t· iι>r Λ1 -arc." A I ' '"oiTr-l· >ndenl iî ·! *«*rt ( . W ilson ' I) f(\ 11·( ii 11 Si ! : ! ' ' : ι Γ ; : y headquar I H'licr Ii" Si". : ■ ii t ! ι arm\ had withdrawn from sc. en to ten mi!··-, a Ion? ,i twcr.ti iiilc sector of the Kyrl-ruho corner. leaving Straslx ur r iutti"<r out at the end ol ,111 Allied >alient. Wilson ■· ■ ; ; i c i II··1 Ameiican were "epnrted inflictillL; "heavy tusses" . 11 ' I Irid destroy rd at least five ! -1 η I : and : I armor"d vehicle . il ":ir I ν h « iv - « ' I 11 .e drive. T1 :e 111 I '.'III t hi ι (I ail :·' ι ip '111 ' (I nine ι h e ! 11\\" ι- in 1 i ι e Ar ienne -aIie"t ini\*.· reduced I·1 ai out 1 :·'t quare miles. The îirit i ii -ei ·' ι ; ' I a I'm ν ' ο 1 lif noil I, r;int 11reii I'M' ι -ore ι · : : v.e ■! ' lie I Joe;· ri1 el m l mo ed to /item .'ill i le et i Hi; eld'u I a lie ' I ol lino! ! I|ld. i'.lit ii: ΑΙ- .ι ι·. ··· C.ei m m I'»:·' " î '. 11 ι ·ι·μ : t 1 i ; Mo- 1er ri '. e'· line 'lia' I. f ) en \ Ι····.' tuler I latrh'. - ciel 11 h are·· Ii .> I taken H|i all er . , I 111 I . I V. 111 Li till' ' ' ' e * la t tell a re. I •lorl h "1 the :,t rate: ie I laguenau fi ir es I . ΊΊ e C » * ; . ι ' · I ■' "re rei» tier using five or six first class divisions dung til»* allaek Iront. FDR Names Son Elliott As Brig.-Gen. \V . ' · a a ' ' ( A1 ' ) — I 're -a lent lé " ι. e, e! ' ■ t ι c mi mat ed hi I! I -year-· ι ■ ι . . I 'olotiel Kl lioti lin '>e\ell la :u- , l;.niter gen eral in the ; ti ι iv air I ■ res. The ! a ipo-eil pro i. '· ■ ·: ·'■ eilt ta the Senate in the ni î ■' ·: a eun trover.-v over the army'- a r priority svstm which rf.·. e a d "\vne.1 by Colonel Κι > ise\ elt pirrecieiK u\ l i three service mrn. Tin· ιι ι : ■ ι i nation noes ii.. I « > ; ι ; ;i : ; c. 111 \" ·,·> tin· Senate Military (.'■>!: nit tot·, which voted last M ond ι,.· lo i ι κ ι u 111 ■ into the whole ] > r ι ο ! · 11 >· practice a- well as the dog ini'ident i t s ι ■ ! !. The eonimit tee recommend - l'o" >r against con firmation o! such non nations. ΙΓ confirmed, Roosevelt would not be the ν mingcst general officer. Colonel Roasevelt. v.h > recently returned t ι duty in Kt:gl;.:id. denied he ordered a priority : >! the dog, an Knglish bull name; lila/.e. The three service men, llyaig west on furlough, were bumped oil an army cargo plane at Memphis January 11 while the dog, with an Λ priority, was allowed lo continue tin· flight. Cotton Makes Sharp Gains New York, Jan. 25.—(AP)—Cot ton futures opened 30 cent- ι bale higher to 30 cents lower. Noon values were 40 to 95 cents a bale higher. March 21.80, May 21.64. July 21.26. Pv. Close March 21.64 May 21.45 July 21.09 October 20.50 December 20.40 Open 21.62 21.51 21.14 20.44 20.411 ΛΤ Ί ΗΚ Ri;!) FIGHTING FROM i\ !'()!.ΛΜ) Soviet artillerymen stor\ίηκ their !;un> as pielured on what is deseril e I as the seei.r'.d 11\ « I -Kussian Iront in Poland, as ί· lantr.vmen mi.vc out into the open on the sn< \\-eovered plain. Hiis is one ol tin* first photos troin th" front in Poland. (International Uadiophoto) rk Field Is Under Siege With Manila 50 Miles Away m ■ ι .·.! Λϊ.ι- Vtliur's 31 < ·, 11J - <t il : I « - - I.K/i/Π. 'in. I \ ! * > —'3111* .uiltl\ massing wcu.lii nl loin t· «l'tli ,ιιηη <'ir|is nuitori/ rd t ιό c 1111 bc.su'scd ( lark Jicid's I.'! airvtiips tndas alter t Iwii «ι rk . c.nipiiUn on i.u/oti. in which ten .Japanese were kill «(I Inr cvrr\ \ιιιγπι·,ιιι. M .m il:· ;·>· It·"-! than fitly airline mile- . ι i ι < ■ : ι fl m lui· southbound c ■ · 1 - untn. ri..-··! 1 -1") ut I ieia I ! y '.-id ι y ι j i ; ι \ t pa .d ' ·)·· reiat i vel.v In·· im> : 11! ι ; 7 ι . ι · - during tlie ι : r ι It ·.; ay. ■ >: t.j . «5-.:.ile drive Lm ' gayen null'. Mm" t : I :. : I fi.noo dea :1 ■■ .pan·1 .· •, ,. · iiccn ·.··« ;n ted, and t .· ι igure , l ι : 111 ' > bti'rily ι· greater, In·· ,iu.sc the >! : ; pone -e try ta cone.· ! their in--·"· l>y dragging aw.y . u.ny ut the bodies. An intricate ma/e u: turtle .; r.ι\ ι1v.'h ili the Nipponese were ι ' : 11 ιι\·ι| ir <!<· ! ι · 11 ι i>olt ] ; - .ιΊ i i.< i illerr.i with ! ' . ι ' ' ί ' c ! ι u :··■■■. w ! Ιί·. ι > .·. ι . . e:\ λ ί:ι·! e the 1 ι ι . . ,\ί ' [ ί j ) ; , i I c 1 ay ι π ^ ! ■ .mmI Tne town I ι. il· : : ; - I'll.:. . r. I ,111, tl II1 ! ! » λ ·· ni M.i:<ultii'. 1;.. : -.ne before C'l ι Kiel I. ;ι;ι· been narhecl in a tell . lie -:i: ! ! ■ ·Π1 t ' : ι J >;ι ~, which .'ι 1. ;·:· i-i ·!!'·> l'a aipanda pro . ; 111 ■< . lone ' Ici red to "the gate way l'i Λ1 a: la " S;t \ s Sin ; 11 i Arms Production Must Be 200 Pet. More Suvonir Hi idiiuail Ί"·:, \liied I .vpcdilionur* Force, .tan. — ■ "il")—i ni'.ril SI - Us production oi small .n ms .1 >i:in 1111 iti<> 11 must he increased !00 percent over last Nnvcinhcr to prevent a shorta'ie ( r tlir western Iront. i.t. (ici!· ÎSOllICI Veil. t'.' il l 411 the aim\ service forces, ~aid todav. ί lie çcnci il said the fircatcst pressure would have to lie placed on production at home to pre vent slii:ria:;es in at least a dozen imi arl,■ nt items, iucludim; tires. Ilea v> tr-irlvs. cotton duck and laine c dilu e ammunition. !ln· production of heav> and mi < i i ii m calibre ammunition must Me ira l eased 1(10 percent over \|)VI miier. and production of hea\ ν ir.irks should fio up to .10 ι en s lit, lie said. He -.aid ci Hon duck should he stepped up fort\ percent. He .pile these needs. Scinervrll insisted that the ."k Mi< have cnotmli supplies oil hand in (hi- theatre to mount an all-out oMcnsivc. should the Russian ad\ance in (lie east make it desir ihle. lie s. id the western Iront «els first |. ii riM over the l'acilic in matter·, of siippb . Namsd REA Head PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has nomi. rated Aubrey Williams, 54, former head of the defunct National Youth Administration, to head the Rural Electrification Administration. William s, from 'Alabama, succeeds Hawv Slatterv. (International) Fighting In Prague With Mass Unrest l.oiidon. Jan. l~>.—·■( \l'l— I lie Moscow radio said toda,·. thai mass n 11 rist lias broken out in l'iamir. old Czechoslovak eap ital. and tin· (iernians anniiunc ed that a state of siege had been clainped on the eit.v. The state of sieqe was impos ed on other cities ol Czecho slovakia. IScrlin disclosed. as Kussian armies drove to within 170 miles of Praffue from the Oder river sector. 'I'he (Hermans said they were retreating in Slovkakia. In I'raeui·. said Moscow, workers have ffone on strike and tlic population is 11 > into prevent ι lie (Herman evacuation ol ma cliinerx and materials. The pop ulation is li^litinir the Gestapo in \arious districts. I eachers Λ!ηκ»st ( )\ erdo Appeal ( )n Salar\ Increases 15Y I.VW MSIil I I).iih Dispatch Bureau Ι!, ι !··: ..·.!]. .Ian. 2."i I · : a· . /,· ι ! ■ Ί1 ·: .· cause. ν ι.-it ing c · ; ι. ». > i u ors ml their supporter.; m claims for iniiher salaries >.~t overiid the Job Tuesday. There were so many \ .sit«ir> in the cosmtnlNv '· '"m '.bat act ua11 ν about a d.>.a η mci bo; s ni' the joint appropriations ι - nuitée could not got into the hall to , ta:;e their seats. The teachers made out a g » id case lor themselves. Λ ! t ( r proven ι ι to:! ni the position of the State Board ol Education by Paul Roui, acting comptroller: and the position of the Department of !' blie Instruc tion by Superintendent Clyde Krwm (tin State lîoard and dopi.rl nient a.'e standing by the request- they ! made last fall). Alga W ilk ins, coun ty superintendent in Cumbe: huvi and chairman of the NCKA Ιοκι.-la t:\ e e unmil te#, took cha rue. lie, ■ - π entatives of farm group.-, parent teacher associations, county and lo cal school boards and others were presented. Dr Clyde Erwm made an el'fec t .e plea for relief He showed 11■ ·\\ the number of recruits m the school teacher profession has been steadily decl.ning for years, and is ii".\ near ing the real danger pouit. He said the invest ment in school houses, in buses and in other services was all ] nullified unless there were compe tent teachers to train the boys and I t'irls after they get to the school , house. j Several members of the joint I committee openly .'ec'ared 'ter t'··· I session they favored giving th Soviet Fnvo\ To Mexico Is killed In F;ilI of Plane Mexico Citv, .fun. 2Γ>.-—(ΛΡ) Soviet \mbassador Konstan tilli Oumansky was killed today to ,ιη airplaiie accident. Oumansky. Mrs. Oumansky aiid embassy staff members w ere aboard a Mexican air force plane that crashed near the .Mexico ί it,\ airport. Mrs. ()umai:sk,v was reported injur ed. The Soviet embassy confirm ed Oumansky's death, but had no immediate report on the fate of ! is companions. teachers what civey asked for. Some ; ·■■ -.vi e • in e ; ι ! ( ·>! }>:>'. \v ii I ο a I'c vV . ι · ; - i ' ey difin'î tall: rery loud ) .-.I'd liicy 11 lite teachers were .■·-"i':; eh'-u.L>h Ml! i! other scl ι · ·· » i » \ ( - a η ι i Slate workers had >. .· ι . en -■· ·:: e ·!.·.■: ('onsen.· is ι ' ι · - !e _ ■ · ; > V·· :■ j » ρ ι a; .-e( 1 I·1 they , ι re asking !o: Tliey have iar WEATHER ΓΟΙΪ \OKTN ( Λΐ:θ!.ΙΝ \. I'artl.v < loudv today, follow - ed h\ rather cool weather to night and Irida.v. with occas ional lit;lit rain west and north portions: cooler todav and con tinued rather cool tonight. Washington Again Leaning To Early European Peace \V\. lin Mill, .1.111 :· ιΛΓ) lilt I li" ' · yr aid -11 -ill ;y I. " I hi- pi n !· .ι ·.;«·< 1 tfi· It'll - r >1 ( In n>.<π> ρ >-si bl»v h,is been thrnwn < ■< ·■ : : |>Ι«Ί ι ■ I y ni! bal ance h ν I lie ten; fir ii part til I he Russian ofensive. This is tilt· opinion ol .some mili tary authorities hen', who arc begin ning In \v> iiuier how lout! now Ger many will be able to hold out under] the onslaught. Estimate.· that the Kiiropean war j would last until latr summer or tallj ! as ·ι result of the German west Iront : offensive in December now aie being scrapped. At the moment there is an open minded attitude on how quickly and in what manner Germany may be defeated. _> Defeat might take the form of 111 κ < >H( 1111 · Till surrender liv I ho high t · < 1111111 ; 111 ' 1 il ih·· command splits with the Nazi· political leadership or could lie i'\ideneed 1 > ν ;i t. 11 r 1 >· rapid breakup "t organized resist.) nee, with .ι long period <>Γ guerrilla wai ! are follow ing The last several days l.ave brought tin evidence here of German at tempt- to .urrendcr. Diplomatic sources report the usual crop of un official rumors and inquiries in neu tral capitals about peace, but see no particular signilicance in them. Hitler's grand strategy, based on the hopelessness of the Nazi position and on a desire to split the Allies in order to modity the peace, initially contemplated a defense on tile bor ders of the Reich.
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