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RHEiMS, Francs, May 7—(AP)—Germany sur
renders unconditionally to the Western Allies and Rus
sia at 2:41 a.m., French time, today.
At 5:41 p.m. PWT., Sunday the
^surrender took place in a little red
school house, the headquarters of
General Pwight Eisenhower.
The surrender which brought the
war in Europe to a formal end af
ter five years, eight months and six
days of bloodshed and destruc
tion was signed for Germany by
£oL Gen. Gustav Jodi, the new
chief of staff of the German army,
tl was signed for the Supreme
Allied Comand by Lt. Gen. Wal
ter Bedell Smith, chief of staff for
General Eisenhower. It was also
signed by Gen. Ivan Susloparoff
for Russia and by Gen. Gracois
* Sevez for France.
General Eisenhower was not
present at the signing but imme
diately afterward Jodi and his
fellow delegates: Gen. Admiral
Hans George Friedeburg were re
ceived by the Supreme Comman
der.
They were asked sternly if they
understood the surrender terms
Imposed on Germany and if they
could be carried out by Germany. |
The answer was “yes”.
LONDON, May 7 — </P) — The
greatest European war in history
ended with the unconditional sur
render of Germany today.
The surrender of the Third
Reich to the Western Allies and'
Russia was made at General'
Eisenhower’s headquarters near!
Rheims by Col. Gen. Jodi.
t This was announced officially
after a German broadcast which
told the German people that Gen.
Doenitz had ordered the capitula
tion of all the fighting forces and
^ called off the u-boat’s war.
War With Japan Still Remains
Joy at noon was tempered only;
by the realization that the war!
against Japan remains with many
casualties still ahead.
The end of the European war
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fare—the greatest, the blodiest ;
and the costiliest war in human
history—it claimed at least for* j
million casualties on both sides in
killed, wounded and captured—
^ came after five years, eight •
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months and six days of strife had
overspread the globe.
War Started Sept. 1. 1939
Hitler’s arrogant armies in
vaded Poland September 1, 1939,
beginning an agony to a convulsed
world which lasted twenyt-three
hundred and nineteen days.
First Announced By Germans
The unconditional surrender of
the beaten remnants his legion
was first announced by the Ger
mans. The historic news began
breaking with a Danish broad
cast that Norway had been uncon
ditionally surrendered by its con
querors.
Then the new German foreign
minister Ludwig Schweirin von
Krosick announced to the German
people shortly after 5:00 a.m.
PWT. “after almost six years of
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Courts Rules
WASHINGTON, May 1—iJP)—
The Supreme Court ruled that the
bituminous coal miners are en
titled to “portal to portal” under
ground wages. Justice Murphy
delivered the court’s five-four de
cision.
U. S. And Britain
Demand Russia
Show Evidence
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 —iJP)
—United States and Great Britain
were reported by United Nations
conference officials to have de
manded of Russia that she supply
her evidence against the sixteen
arrested leaders of the Polish un
derground in an aim to break the
latest Big Three deadlock over
Poland.
It may be part of the strategy
in sidetracking the Polish row1
from the main line of the confer-1
ence in order that the Big Three
may try for maximum unity in
designing the world organization
for future peace goal to shift the
dispute to Washington, London
and Moscow and getting from the
i
Russians a full explanation of the
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arrests. President Truman and
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I WISH I could join you in this celebration. I
* I wish I could fall down on my knees, as many of you are I
doing, and thank God that it's over in Germany—at least the 9
worst of it. y
Yes, I'd like to throw my hat in the air, like the rest of you, ^
and drink a victory toast, and sing in the streets that this is *
V-f Day.
But I can't because I'm not there with you.
Oh, don't stop what you're doing. I never was a killjoy,
and believe me, I'd join you if I could.
You're entitled to a little time out after the first half—or
the first quarter, if it turns out to be that. j
But don't let it last too long, will you?
The other side—the other enemy, you know—isn't taking
time out. The Japs have nothing to celebrate . . . unless you
give them something.
I'm afraid I won't be around for the rest of this war. You'll
have to win it without me .. . without quite a few thoueamd
of us. |
We didn't mean to let you down, dying thg way wo did. J
We sort of hoped to be in on the finish—to laugh surd peay I
and maybe cry a little on the big V-Day, the real one. I
Well, you'll have to take our places, you the living. 1
The guys in uniform are on the job already. Some of them J
will be joining us before this V-i Day is over. I
You'll be back on your job tomorrow, won't you, bright "
and early?
I thought so, pal. We'll be looking for you.
Announcement
Of Surrender
To Be Delayed
WASHINGTON, May 7—</P)— ~
President Truman said he had
agreed with London and Moscow
governments to make no an
nouncement of the surrender oT
the ene my forces “until simultan
eous announcements can be made*
by the three governments.”
Until a simultaneous statement
can be made he declared “there
is nothing I can or will say to
you.” The President’s statement
was released by Press Secretary
Daniels, who addressed the press
by radio.
LONDON, May !—{&)— The
British ministry of information
announced that tomorrow will be
treated as V-E Day. The Ministry
said Winston Churchill would
make an announcement at six
a.ra. PWT. tomorrow, in a broad
cast at six a.m. to the people of
the Empire. The King will broad
cast at noon.
STOCKHOLM, May 7 — {/P) —*
Newspaper expressions said in a
dispatch from the Norwegian
frontier that the German march
i across the Swedish border into
internment began this afternoon,
under the capitulation terms.
WASHINGTON, May l—(/P)—.
The Whitehouse announced that
| President Truman will speak to
the nation at 6 a.m. PWT. tomor
row. Press Secretary Jonathan
Daniel, when asked if it would be
1 a V-E Day address, said, “the
statement speaks for itself.”
LONDON, May 7—</P)—E. P.
Stackpole, press association cor
respondent in Parliament lobbies
wrote “although the war is over I
understand there will be no offi
cial announcement about this un
til tomorrow afternoon.”
Exchange Telegraph Companies
political corespondent wrote “war
in Europe is over but the official
announcement of the fact is de
layed and will not be made, it is
understood, until tomorrow after
noon.”
Press Association declared the