Firsi Army Opens New Attack
9th Army Fights In
Streets Of Hamelin
Nazis Surrendering;
By Ί he Thousands;
Trap Whittled L)( wm
Paris, Apri: «'·. · «·> "I 'i
ninth army !< u : >
past til*.· WYm'I· r;\ ■ ι . ..in.
illto tile st l'i'( t « ι 1 !.. ;
miles from i lanin · .·, - tin!
first army opened powerful I
new attack which carrh-tl 2'J. '
miles eastuaril c 1<> ■ tu tlie up |
per reacl.i - of tin- ri <■!·.
British on the nort h wer*
across t lie \\ ■ r a 11 : r · m
more places in fivlit i 11 Lr ei ;
t he nort h ( lerman plain - \\ : ; hit. j
•">5 miles of the ;rri a! navai has·
of Jïremen.
Till' ninth arnix crossed t ! i <·
Weser at several |>l.ic°s north
west as well as s'liith ni II in;: lin
and deepened its original li/iditr
head to three mills. This drive
thieatened imminrntl\ t ι out
llaitk Hannover (rum the mi■ ι· I·.
Tin Gci . ■ : !■ η Itif
: In Kli.e r;. e:. i.ist π et . Γ,,
lm. Tin· Hi : : army -a ' .·■ ι
Thuringian plain was el - ·· a. th
capital- 137 miks away. Ί'1 · de
struction < f the German arn y con
I i π a ed. Tin· ninth and tii ι
àlone captured 25,658 Germans yes
terday.
One 1 hird a r ■ y <·· Ί ' i ι
ι leventh ·a at· reel di ι are
tu a j t 23 · to
('..ilha and 51! im·" · '
l'/oihoslo\ ak luirder. At tlia' a :
ti'm it was within 112 ι 1 S . ·.
ony and a" o| the Inn ra 1 et :<■
I'lauen. the rapt are ··! wh ·· . n
cut Germany ni t\\ · 1 he :
hike try di visum.- < Ί 1Ci···
Hodges' first army drove both eas
and west.
Ilodces' troops drove into the
Kulir trap on a 70-mile front
seeking elimination nl' up to
150.000 Cirrn^ns sealed off ' 11
the industrial basin for anni
hilation.
The lir.-t army ;,<iv;:nn ■ li.si
miles wi ·' i' !·· tin· I! .hr trap :ov m
Winti rberg, where the 21 trappe
enemy division- ■./ere · ·! '■ ι': ·ι·-'. the
most violent resistance.
Prized .'it î e. ta.it : eil mi l a it
1 iielcsfeld, popala! ; m 12H.7hlit Mil
den. 28,11110, ι η the U'c M a'lli;
en, 30.000: Abaci". :;."·,1121. A
taken were Herford, 36,000; Detmoli
16,000; Bad Oeynhausen, 8,000, an
N'ehcim, 11.000.
KOHINSON AM) Wcl.l IΚI
I KCïKI) I OK Ι'.ΟΛΙ) ΛΙ.Ι \< ^
Raleigh. Apr. 6 i.\P) Τ v.
inure delegations . . ted C!ri\'ÇiiiM
Cherry yesterday in behalf of their
candidates tor a - : the state
highway and public works commis
sion.
Κ η met : H.»: à ι :.-· ·ιι. G a - .
manufacturer aa.i ,· ..·. ;« ..rit-··. .·..
slip.;· u'ted .y a 2"- · ai ·; ;
gat;an headed by State St·:·..· . T
( I'Heay. Hep. F aak l'a;. · ί
Kdito; Henry Beik of Ci -
boni News-Argus.
A western delegated headed by
.lim Pr-t.-hett >t Lea ·. ,-..j . .·. te
Β I) McC. in· I.e.: .
Tile Gove: ho;· \\a . a.. e ':■ ·· n,··,·,·
commission \\ t.a.tl tin ae\t tv. ■ ·
thri'e weeks.
Jap Resistance Now
inrr-uasing; Armies
In North Advancing
% » ι « ' : ! 1 (>!l Okinawa \pril (>.—
λ1 f tpant sc planes today
madf their heaviest air assault
• ». V|n( f j, ι,· invasion ships since
soldiers and Marines ot the tenth
arm\ went asKoie on Okinawa
April I.
increasing attack·, started this
nru i iim. and » a::ι;<· I from heavy
to ln.iit into the late afternoon,
ΐ lie tempo <>i the raids indicated
the .Japanese ma.ν he making a
major •-ίο,ί. ίο cripple ihe inva
sion lor e and ihe next lew days
may /'.ivc an answer to what
strennth the enemy has.
li- av \ American naval gun
fire c« ntsnncd to support the
advances ashore.
• ; lain. Apr! i'.. ( Λ Γ) The
main ba'.tle lui' Okinawa ap
;h and t'i he shaping' up "ii the
soiîiÎk i n end ni' ι l,r island,
where the .Japanese were put
ting up increased resistance
a l< a ι." Γι \·. (I p' sit ii ins in caves,
Kulleys and ridges four miles
north of the capital city of
Ν aha. ' '
!·":< 1-1 ;V| ·!·;.! '· ' ter \V. Nimitz*
communique today announcing con
Mitel . \. ■ ι · ι · 11 . j, .. i ' ■ 'ι· all ( ) k i -
: ■ 11' rep :·■·(.) remarkably low
United States casualties for the first
lotir days ι 1 a campaign only 325
miles from Japan itself; 175 soldiers
and Marines killed; 7!)!i wounded.
On ··). .-.uih end ni the American
!i.Me. Major General John 1!. Hodges'
•4·.': !. · y η ι«·ι. r. ι η into
.·· ; ι:- they moved ahead
no yards.
!■ Λ-kl ! ; ιι·ι·ι·.< said the Japanese
l-nt ,y li.iti |>*died tht!
ii. up. I'.-tim.ltcd it
i' J mu t1 .|is. into t lie
ad : Okinawa, around
X '! : ι". : ■ i' 1 airdropi" is the
' · ·: : ι,ι ι iiti re Ryuky ii chain.
In t!ii. north, however, Major Gen
ii. ·ν S. Cii :j»erV third Ma: ι no
s ri i>"ic swept aii·' id
.ι ι 11 ι ,.ι i ■ to <ivcrrun ' he
island's narrowest isthmus and in
vade tiny Yubachi island, oil the
WEATHER
ΓΟΚ NOItTll ( \KOI.IN \.
cloud.v .md continued
rather cold tod.n and tonight.
s.iturda\ lair and warmer,
ν,.·< \ jilt· \uwther liucau re
pot led no lrost. low of :ί 1. no
ice Says no injur* to crops
John Lewis
Is Denying
AH Strikes
Disclaims Blame
For Instances Of
Any Locai Walkout
\V;i Inngtnn, April (i. (.Λ 1 ')— A
spoke.-man ! ι > r John L. l,cwi-* .-.aid
to:'ay the miners' union li.nl n il οι- ι
spired .ι 1 ! ι l; 11_· w· irk stoppage in
sott ci■ . 1 in nc . lit· predicted lull
production by Monday.
C\ K. Adams, l'iliior of the· Unit- ;
ed Mine Workers .1 cnirn.il. -ai : "η ι ■
work stoppage in an\ nine lui been
i ! ι s ρ i r < · l I by the U. M. W.. wherever |
the operator and m.in.Renient have
agreed tu meet the lerm an 1 eon- ι
dition- ut the extended agreement." ί
"We arc not responsible tor dif
ferenees whieh arise locally an ι be- |
eonie aggrav ated between manage- 1
nient and men." Adams added.
Adams made 'he .-tatei ι lent as
Lewis and soft ι I operators fared
their "ia-ΐ chance'' today to agree 1
on a new contract to replace the one
extended last week-end until April
3D. Government seizure ol the mines
loomed as a definite possibility.
The War Labor Hoard wll take
the ca t tomoi rο λ' ι1 t i ic negot la
ta.n 1 1 1 to brim; an agreement.
Adams said Lewis was slill trying
to got tile men back to work loll
percent, and that the union wa us
ing "every mca ore" at it ·. mmand
to i >!Ί ο g 111 : ■ about.
Adai:ι a 1 ■ ι di elo ed that that
anthracite union official., were urg
ed to do ail in their power to keep
the hard coal imncr in operation
without interruption ovet their con
tracts.
U. S.-Soviet
Link Across
Reich Bombed
_ I
London, April ίί. — (Al')-- A torcc
of ..pproximately" (>5i) American
heavy bomber-, escorted by more
tb .n (ion fighters. to ay bombed
railway yards in Hall·· and Leipzig,
two main traffic centers on the link
up mutes for the American and
J{u ·.· ian armies.
Other targets in Germany, not im
mediately identified in Allied an
nouncements, also were attacked by
Kl> ng Fortresses and Liberators ill
their lourth straight daylight as
saults on the Iieich.
The German radio indicated thee
targets were in the Magdeburg,
l)c--,m arid Chemitz areas.
There were no major raids on
Germany last night, bad weather
keeping even the RAF Mosquotoes
Irom paying their nightly visit tu
Berlin.
Action Of Russians
Has Dealt Terrific
BlowUpon TheJaps
Tokyo Is Wondering
About Its Meaning;
Cla im To Be Ready
Mu nnv, April G. - (ΛΡ)
Soviet Russia's renunciation it,
her live-year non-an'jiression
pact with Japan unque.stionalny
has dealt a terrific· blow to the
saKJiinji Japanese, who were iel't
today in the position of not
knowing precisely what the
Ktissian action means.
1 lit· Japanese know Miis, linu
ι vrr, tIcit the Russians srltl .m,
il rv< r art without i.iinil rcasuii,
.oui llir* kiiou tin· Rus.-.iaiis li
Iit λ <· tli«\v have a good reason
lor ι riling tlic part.
'l'hi' Russians themselves made this
cli .h· in i t nouncing the treaty, de
claim:; bluntly that Japan lu.l o:il\
is ;ni ally "I the S· \ κ ' ' " 11 i < h ι .
ja'eatc.-! enemy --hut is helpum C!cr
nurny in her war against the U. S. I
S. K.
t Λ Ί · >ky ι 1 > r ι > ; ι ( I f ; ι s t it·.·· ■ r ". It I I ■ ' -
day by tin· III : iii'.i't· te;t da· ,1 a I »; ι —
; ι se l>elif.-t tl I\ ι is.·.la's art ι· ·ι ι nnght
) m i-siljly l.e ti'ily a ! >r· lade ti a in· ire I
sei ;<uis Im·;·. ίι hi tu een t lie t ,vn
countI if Tin hi'·'adc.ist nb ιτ\ ecI
ti at, while the past ha. still a year
to run. .!; pan is luily ρι\ ρ .re.I t ■ ,
meet any abrupt change in existing !
Japane.-c-Sm ι<·ι îclati.'h in \ it··., nl
the rapid proies; ol the world situ
ation." ι
In the opinion of some I'orciKii
observers here, tlic Russians
sicne ;| I In· part \\»itli Japan only
m .οι rl'forl to avoid a In» trout
war, lit im; It'.t ΓI 111 ol' Hitler's in
trntions Ironi tlic l/ciriiuiini;.
News tif the Soviet government's
iftinn. givt η In the lîii; 'an peuple
by tin Mi ..f uv id ι·. I'tnir · 11
aller .lapant· <· An m . id' .r Sa · ι "
was suniniofted t" M ilotov's t»<fice,
f eated au ι· ' ■ ' ι i ι1 eileet thi'"uglu>ut ·
the llu .sut!; capital.
Cotton Prices
Change Little
New York, April fi ■· Λ Ρ )- ί '. .ι -
t..ίι futures opened u eh m ut 'd tu ten
cents ν bale higher. Noon prices
were five to ten rents a hale· higher.
May 22.1H, July 21.<Jâ, October 21.1!)
1'v. IΊ· ise Open
Mav 2:',. IT 2:'.. I!)
July 21.ill 21.!lli
October 21.17 21.4ÎÎ
.lanuarv 21. tu 21.41)
March 21.:: I 21.32
Stocks Show
Steadiness
New Υ ι rk. Apr.I ().- ·( \P) - The
stuck market steadied today after
Thursday's stumble, although buyers
i.ntinued to approach favorites with
ι good deal of caution.
Occasional gaineis included Santa
Ke and St i thern Railway. Declines
were posted tor Great X rthcra and
Standard Oil of New Jersey.
COMING AND GOING ON AUTOBAHN
THOUSANDS OF GERMAN PRISONERS plod along an Autobahn, heading
for prison camps behind the lines, while vehicles and tanks of the U. S.
3rd Army pass them, heading for the battle areas beyond Giessen, Ger
many. The highways of which Hitler boasted so loudly now are cluttered
vith American vehicles rolling along in all directions as the Roicli rap
idly falls apart. Signai Corps Radiophoto. (International Soundiihulu)
FOREIGN AMBASSADORS CONFER WITH STETTINIUS
SECRETARY OF STATE Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., is shown as he conferred with the Brit'.· b, R·: ;;in and Chinese
ambassadors in his Washington office. This is the first ti: :c that the Ku;. ian and Chine.'c tlij-1· mats have had
discussions with Stettinius together. Shown at the meeting are ( 1. to r.) : Karl ο Γ Halifax, l'ait h Ambassade >r;
Stettinius: Andrei Λ. Gromyko. liussian Ambassador; Dr. Wei Tuo-ming, Chinese Envoy. (International)
Soviets Are Closing Pincers
On Beautiful City Of Vienna
I.nnd'in, .\pril (i \iM Two
Κ il . ι,m ; ι : ■ ■ ι ; ι . „.· · ι.·,·>1 Ι<< ιΤ . γ .ι
ι. 1111 ι. I ! Il l Γ . · Ί : ί ι. I \' I ! .1 1 · ., I . . I
1 ; ι ! 11 ; — 11 < I Si-iii'l ., t < n Μ ι imil. . 1: 1111111 u
throuKh ■' λ.ι/ι (li'IVnse bolt at tin·
southern city limits, drove within
lour ,ιΐκΙ ,ι 11 Ί1 ii ι le · : the et· :ter
nf Hi·· Λιι Irian r ■ ; 11 > i t ; 11.
I Η·ι·1' ,vt 11 .il-iii;; η η Ki niilo ό.',ο
air. the Russians were within 46
ii'ilt·: ' I i"iin(ilelfly on. irolinji the
nly. lui·· Hu ;i.in wui:·, ,ei/.o<l posi
tion) 13 miti toiitft ?m fhc Dftftobo
Γι it t<>.·. π "Γ Ί'ιι 11 η. ton in I n· -it i
.VI ; I.I Vif η ι. ( ; I !. ' in <>| in I in
W( II I ' I . "VOI .ill Vn'llll.r. Λ Γ ι Λ ;ι ΓΙ I
' ' " I ' II! 11 ·. 111 Μ Ί 1 : ' :, . <
h; 11 il; I ·;ιη|. ■' tin· I >anui>··, ..nil a l./i
the mam Vieir .· — I't u;in ι iili >ad.
I In -aking ;uT' (he Sahweo i!
ill 11 I I ι . 11 ι l; : . ι■ a ι : : · ! .1 Hi i .I
network ut stii.r. ι i'l ι ι ·;·<!.-. ;. 11· I
highways constituting .i highly for
th iod (il·; I'll: ,· i .ft t. III. Γ ·>| M.I r.-.I I 1
TolhnUhin' third l.'k ra aiiai ι ara y
1 .;.ι t l· d ti \' 1ΓΙΙΙΜ 111'· il city
lull i .
Se\ oral ill"·1 ι ' ■ m ci'i> Ija·ιt t ·
the In mndai y and 1 ■ ·ι ι r mile- 1 r ·ι 11
tarried SI. Stephen. church in ti
ci n tor -it 1 ho city v. οι ι· ca pt 11 ρ Ί ι
' he !. ι ι · · : ■ a ( ' : . 111 : ' . '
I ■ re. Ί .. ι <■ \ ι· un vital t>j >ly
I i ι. I... 11 i ι ; ! II ■ ,. ι . I ' 111 i ; I ■1 GI r
man\ and ( ν ι·|ιο !■. .·. ι.ι ι ■· · ■ ι· ι '.
Ί I m · I ; ι . i a 11 al···· · 11.1 ί ·! I ι ' · 111 ο
• .1.-1: kirt. 1 1 the indu..I rial . nam ! ι at
Si
:τ;
f >! 11 ι ■' i !.. ' ί 11 in , ; ι ! id
: ' ■ t ' I ! I ! il : < Ί ' ! I I i les WC'dKC
' · I In· ; ; ι ι,' 11 V on nu woods.
Tin ''d i η 11 lonid Λ m : ! ι ■ j ; η 1 rapilal '
ι ι : ■ I I , i \ oi11m six miles ·
λο Ίίι ι.! Yiennn
S"' it Ίιο.ί - ' . ο . ' J.iul llortlUNISt of
\' ι i ll ι Ain -li.d ,λΐ,111rι■ i\ . I.y's >eeond
I kr.iiir ι a .· > ι> vd l·■ w ■1 J m
i'.;ii" "! ο on milos iilonjj both
hink: ol tho I >.ι mui.> ·.
i ι ·« ..ι.· ·1 ■ ■ I■ ->iι ι·· oiistorn front,
So . h·! :, ι >;i it ι d ! y ; lit toned hi
ι · : ι ·ί!·4ο In·' hud extended
deep i'.'n ι ,i lorn SI' > \ ■ ; ι, : ι ι, raptured
II ' ;ί /.,\ ,· >"«· .m l'ithv. o- torn
I' ·: .vi 11 I . < i/,i < i !>' In v -1 A'ndada.
Harrison Is
Claimiï ig His
Innocence
I! lit <h, Λ ι Π 1 A Ρ ) !.· Μ ι
ι ·· 1 ! rry V. II Ίΐ, 2 1, ι · 1111 i : ι w -
ci 1 II. i.l V ; . ι ' .1 , ■ I hi.. ! Il ί! ocell t
. ι ! Il·,· 11 γ-t ι Ιι ·.: ■ ■ ■ : ! ι ί ι rder charge
had : >cei ι ι m r : ι ■ ■; i against II ; : 11 ι i ι
connection with the Easter Monday
death ι.: ι·. > iiici prominently
\vca'!!:y M : .! · V. I ! igham, hi.
71 -ye. . - .HI ti. ' ■ · ' ι->u.· in.
Mr.». II .-· ly. badly char
red, \v;< iuiiti · :i : ι-r burned home,
and a fracture ot the .skull, disclosed
by th<· a t>>i'.-y. ; · I officers to the·
bnliet thai she i met with fouï
play.
lnirrison, . !><t of a j>r.>m -
lient Se illand \· ·., ιanily. was ar
rested Wedm -cl:,\ .,» hi· was driving
north from Enficid. He was charged
at thai ' ■ : it* λ ' ι the theft of a
watch from a friend with whom In·
had lived i! . e aa. S era! piece
ni' expensive a \ !rv were found on
Harrison's person, and in the car he
was dri\ ..ig. ! eat ι . e Sergeant \V.
(.' Maddrev. wi: < ..nv-tcd the youth,
stated. Μ -· .Ί the articles haw
been aient i lied a.» having belonged
to Mrs. Higham. the officer .-aid.
An expensive j . eletl wrist wateli
b· re M r.». I ligha a'» nitials.
A preliminary hearing·, tentatively
scheduled for today, wa.» postponed
until next wet ... Police sai ι they
1 · ■ Ί no; conclude·! their inve.-tig.i
tion.
Meanwhile. Detective Sergeant
Maddrev said several keys found in
llarris'in's pocket,» at the time of
1rs arri'-t I'.ttcd door to the Higham
home. I.oc. were taken from the
doors, he added, and will be pre
served as c\ 'deuce.
iiKiiiww ιμγι;ουι:λιι:\τ
I'l.W.N! I» AT KAMSItl κ\
Salisbury, Λ; I f> 1'islrict high
way engineer George E. R ike has
revealed here that ρ istwar r" id
plan» in this area include a widen
ing of the Sta!e»v:He highway (fed
eral route 7η ι tor a distance o! ap
1 proximately eight miles beginn ng
i! Catawba college on the outskirts
of th.e city and extending to Second
creek.
The initial section of the project,
from the college to the intersection
>1 the Woodleaf road, lie sai.-i, will
•e a ' '-lane highway ol 40-44 feet
in width.
Suzuki l· ίικίιη^
Rou^'h ( joii]<»; !' or
I'onnm·! Cabinet
Sum Francisco. April — ( Λ Γ )
— \dmital jiaron kantaro
Suzuki tailed today to name a
li>i id' minister*» to the cabinet
I mperor llirohito called upon
him to torm alter the tail ol
tonner Premier Koiso's govern
ment yesterda>
Λ I>omei dispatch recorded
b> the Federal < ommunl· ations
Commission said Suzuki had
succeeded in obtaining the co
operation ol tin· arm> and uav>
in his lirst da.\ as premier-de
signate, and expects to take tip
naming οί candidates lor the
war and nav\ portfolios and
other ministries tomorrow.
Tiie composition ol' the cab
inet is expected to be complet
ed in the morning, and it pos
sible 'he invc<.tituie écrémons
he held in the afternoon. Domei
said.
Suzuki spent the afternoon
calling 011 iormcr premiers so
liciting their support and coop
eration.
GAS RATION BOOST
TO FOLLOW V-E DAY
Washington, April 6.—(ΛΡ)-—In
! ι - . "Γ Seere1 .j ι y ! · i. t· < .-aid linl.iy :.·.·
ι, οι·.·· Λ III 1 ; : I · deputy pet r >1ι· . .
a mini -!rator' · : rediction t'uit Inert
will In ■ ,i 50 ι it rent ! ·. - ι · ; ι -1 ■ ill
ι Ιι.ι:. y.tsolme allotments alt r
V i: day.
I h ; nit ν \ .1:1 ' rati)!" 1 i.. i : 1: K.
I )avir . «il If th<· - ι· I. '
during a we ' < >.■ t now s r »:ι; -
e'tce last uirL. a rl t < iday ;
ii eau an i■ 1 *■. ..»· ol between I"'1
O110 an I 200,000 barn-Is of ;;a line
a day lor civ:! an use.
Al'otit : .· ..·<· ' at mm·.ι, :n· t
mate I w. n 1 Id ιί needed to i 111
tion nfj.
II ■ kν s. who - petroleum l·! «,
• rator ι ·. w ... -aid the 1 ·■' ·..
allele is "stil! up to the OI'A. il·
said it op· ""Is entirely
and n.ny mo νa nient.- in tin· lu:
' SIVKDKN AM) CHINA
κι u 11 A(i(;i(i:i mi nt
Chungking. April β.—(AP) -Swe
den signed a treaty with China t-.iday
: olinqui-hinj. e\tra tentorial and
other special privileges 111 this
I .- Outr\.
Planes From
Philippines
Strike China
:\| , . ; AI'·)—Nearly
! : : : Λ !' 'I lieu\ ν
"iris, spanned
ι or thi' second
.r ■ \ ■ i·:· tlie heaviest
ι· 1 i long Κ'Hi ;
l'ut·, .·. ·' . reporte i to
day.
Hi iront area o;
!·.·· : ·. . >· ■ '· crown colony,
Too · Manila, ab
·.·.·:·«· : ■: .\inc .1 ap
; : 4 a 7,000-toner.
·.. · . ι -.·... ' ·> or and two
were damaged,
i : : · : · \ all ι reighters
\vi ·· .;· . : C'nina Sea.
Α ' : λ planes returned.
Il· . raids on For
ηΐι ι. ι . ■■. ' <> .'..lh Liberator.·;.
λ I , 1 :i attack bombers
•aa targets in the
Κ . . ι >,v parked planes
\\ e: e (l-:r ι . ·'le ground.
In t:u· I · -. General Doug
la· ΛI . Λ. -'< ι, ι : ul forces . tn
- >.ι· .· · :. ' >"..t the Japanese
e ]ie .ι the shores oi
I ■■ · 11 ■ · 4(lth d ι visit >'i
ι roup:. :> . . i ·, '·! h ward against
"I· ·:· ' 1 .1 ..-ta ilce," front dis
1 ly ρ...·, -ι ο ·! . nu my striing point
• il t:n s · · .· pe ago, was heavily
hit by ■ t .1:1·I dive bomuers.
McNUTT WOULD KILL
OFF ALL JAPANESE
C. - t AIM
( htijsirfa.n l'.aiil V. McNutt of .the
1 ..I ι ' mission' .iecl.iι r<i
he: e -t !·· e..IS i·I lavor <>l
''extermination of the Japanese—in
He mad'· the remark in a depar
U.r.· 1 ' :a piv| *a red text at a
; 1 .oeiii" .· ieoi 'm oi bii.anes. . labor
i ami c ic It inn : Asked later by
; a r ι ■ ρ * · 111 I he meant exterminât 1011
> : tin -I 1 i>a 111 ·- e ,. π n\ oi 11.1 people.
I he replied lie referred to "the peo
i .n -'w the Japanese people," he
! added.
Vu'X ,tt expressed the opinion
America ν " Id be able tn meet tin
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ALLIES CLOSING HOLLAND GAP
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WHILE CANADIAN AND BRITISH l'orccs continue to push ahead in the
Weser River area (l ) after the lall of Kassel, with Hanover and Bremen
as immediate souls, troops of the Canadian 1st Army were hitting
straight tor the Zuider Zee t-), as indicated by arrow. Through this
sec tion runs the last practicable escape routes through the Netherlands
for the remain ng Nazi "3rd Army caught in Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
The Hague and other Dutch centers. American troops are successfully
battering remaining enemy units (3) in the Ruhr area, (International)