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Vol 151 No 18 i Price Five Cents World News Associated Press United Press Times Foreign Service an- of -71 711 IILLL 4 kid Vital Tews on War Satarda Promises Commons If Information Of Importance 'Breaks' He Will Interrupt Session for Announcement LONDON May 1 Minister Churchill told the house of commons Tuesday that he might have "information of importance" to impart before Saturday but disappointed hopes that he would clarify immediately the prospects of peace in Small Nations Win Top Parley Places 0 emtz uss Close rt Hitler )eatte Site Expect to Di-scoNer Fuebrer's Double Amid Berlin Ruins 0 Weather: Warm (Details on Page 9) uceta-cois Leader Fuehrer Dies 'Fighting Russians' German People Informed Admiral Urges Continuance of War By Associated Press LONDON Wednesday May 2 (2P)--L-The Hamburg nazi radio said last night that Adolf Hitler died Tuesday afternoon in Berlin and had been succeeded by Adm Karl Doenitz his personal choice to command the German nation The official Moscow radio Wednesday morning called the German broadcast 4'a new fascist trick" by which "the German fascists evidently hope to rrepare for Hitler the possibility of disappearing from the scene and going to an underground position" 1 I British Officials Accept Death Report as True At the British foreign office however the report of Hitler' not necessarily of the place or accepted as true Doenitz broadcast a proclamation 'and an order of the day pledging continuance of the 4var and demanding the same loyalty as previously sworn to Hain The Hamburg broadcast was preceded by playing of Wagner's Twilight of the with a ruffle of drums and closed with the' nazi and German anthems and more Wagner "It is reported from tbe fuehrerls headquarters that our fuehrer Adolf Hitler fighting to the last breath against bolshevism fell for Germany this afternoon' in his operational headquarters in the reichschancellery" skid the German-language announcement recorded by the Associated Press listening post in London at 10:27 in (2:27 Salt Lake time) 'On April 30 the fuehrer appointed Grand Adm Doenitz his successor The grand admiral and successor of the fuehrer now I i 1 4 3 I 1 2 1 3' 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 1 I i 0 -World News 1 Weather: 9) i 1r 1 la IP I 0 1 31 1 1 3 3 II i 3 4 i Associated Press I i Warm i 1 (DettLIIS on Page United Press 1 i Q'''' Times Foreign Service tiltr' L' ilk i It I 1 Price' Five Cents Vol 15r No 18 i 1 Salt Lake City Utah Wednesday Morning May 2 1945 1 rwl I I l' 4 1 1 i 11m-- 4 -'4- i F1'' 1 tt 4 A 'N I 1 1 i i '1 -flJ 1 1 1 A 7: Y7 I I I 1 4 I 1 1 1 i 1 1 Le I 1 I i 4 1 i I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 i A i i ti i A 1 a I I 'l i I I i I 1 1 I a 1 I 4 1 1 -4 1 I 1 i Y- 2 1 I 1 1 1 1 4 I i a 1 I i 1 1 I i I irt 4 i 7 i 5- i 1 LI 1 1 t-t mi Li I I 1 I Li LA i ILI L-1' ---11 1 LA 1 3 i I 1 4 1 of 0 1 o''' Irli t'vit II 71 ----1 -1-r 1 1 a 3 11 I Id CL 1 47 i i A 'Y 1 4 0 Leader I 611 't 1 1110 Ie I 1 31 I Rt -tt 3-' 43 ri 1 Reich Lea (1 Jai' a lard 5 ay i 'P'-'-' 9 i i 4 'r1rt-'4 r' L- --2- 1 -4 Ftielirer Dies 'Fighting Russians 1 'Fighting Promises Commons If Information -i i 1 '1 Russ German People Informed 1 114 Of Importance 'Breaks' Ile Will 1 11 Admiral Urges Continuance of War 1 '4 1 flitter 1 Interrupt Session for Announcement i- 1 By Associated Press 1 1 LONDON May 1 Minister Churchill told the 2 ---The Hamburg nazi radio '-t-: -i eatit Site LONDON Wednesda May 2 (2P) house of commons Tuesday that he might have information of I said last night that Adolf Hitler died Tuesday afternoon in Berlin and had been succeeded by Adm Karl Doenitz his personal choice irnportance" to impart before Saturday but disappointed hopes 'sit I that he Itt 4 Expect to Dzscover to command the German nation 1 -ould clarify immediately the prospects of peace in --r 4 i i i 4 Fuehrer The official Moscow radio Wednesday morning called the ouble Gerrrtan broadcast 'a new f3scist trick" by which "the German wT I ma Iallo Amid Berlin Ruins fascists evidently hope to prepare for! Hitler the possibility of i ll Nils 'i' -'f i ta- 11-f :1 I disappearing from the scene and going to an underground position I I -1 i 4 ryl 111 1 op :11 '0-- -7 A At the British foreign office however the report of Hitler British Accept Death Report as True t' i I Ir-k 's i Farley Places H7: i ea th but not necessarily of the place or as true I Doenitz broadcast a proclamation and an order of the day 1 i 0 4 i pledging continuance of the -tsar and demanding the same loyalty 7 -i i fr i i The Hamburg broadcast was preceded by playing of Wagner's -'i i -s as previously sworn to Hitlar i 1 I Twilight of the with a ruffle of drums and closed with the nazi and German anthems 1 and more Wagner 4 7 7 i i '17--' 7 4 "It is reported from tbe fuehrers headquarters that our 1 -1 k' '7 7 fuehrer Adolf Hitler fighting to the last breath against bolshe- 3 vism fell for Germany this afternoon in his operational head- i I quarters in the reichschancellery" said the German-language 1 7 -7- announcement recorded by the Associated Press listening post in I r' --1 London at 10:27 p-' rn (2:27 rn Salt Lake time) 7'-- I --'4-i--i' 1--E 1 lemirfr---- I 4 i ths 'tt a J4rai142 I 'On April 30 the fuehrer appointed Grand Adm Doenitz his successor The grand admstral and successor of the fuehrer now 1 7 I I a I i Europe Never once using the word "peace" Churchill told an expectant house that "should information of importance reach his majesty's government during the four days of our Bitting this week as it might do--I will ask the speaker's permission to ask the indulgence of the house to interrupt the business and make a brief announcement" Carries Significance The fact that the prime minister did not divulge the progress of peace negotiations carried potential significance Only a few hours earlier the foreign office had nounced Churchill would have a statement to make when he appears in commons In the interval he changed his plans Shortly before Churchill spoke Count Mike Bernadotte the Swedish intermediary who carried Heinrich Himmier's first surrender offer to the allies returned to Stockholm from Denmark where it had been reported he had a fresh meeting with Himmler The Swedish foreign office however announced that "Count radotte did not bring with him toolb new message to be handed over through the foreign -office to the 'allies" Speaking with unusual hesitancy obviously guarding against a premature disclosure in this delicate moment Churchill told the packed chamber the victoryproclarnation might come before the last 'pockets of nazi resistance had surrendered Appears Determined Europe Never once using the word Churchill told an expect- art house that "should information of importance reach his majesty's government during the four days of our Bitting this week as it might do-I will ask the speaker's per- nussion to ask the indulgence of the house to interrupt the business and make a brief announcement" Carries Significance The fact that the prime minister id not divulge the progress of peace negotiations carried poten- tial significance Only a few hours nounced Churchill would have a earlier the foreign office had an- statement to make when he ap- pears in commons In the Interval he changed his plans Shortly before Churchill spoke Count Mike Bernadotte the Swed- igh 'intermediary who carried Hem- n- rich Himmler's first surrender of holm from Denmark where it had fer to the allies returned to Stock- 50100k PeA U-boat wolf pack raids on allied shipping Thqs Is one of few pictures of the two together 2- 1--m--4------411--- Adolf Hitler as he appeared with Adm Karl Doenitz shortly after the latter originated the 1 Hitler 'Death' Arouses World Joy Doubts Patton Forces 40 Miles Froth Soviets 4 LONDON Wednesday May 2 UP)--Russian shock troops captured 100 nibbled blocks in blazing administrative heart of tottering Berlin Tuesday as they closed in on the reichschancellery area where the German radio said Adolf Hitler died Tuesday afternoon There was little of the GerMan capital left in the hands of nazi 10 square miles at the west and south of the reichschancellery the Russians cleared out the city districts of Charlottenburg and Schoeneberg High Command Silent The soviet high command keeping silent on the Hamburg radio's report of Hitlet's death did not announce the capture of any specific buildings in Berlin's shell-raked center It was not known whether the Russians had reached the reichsnhancellery by the time of the nazi leader's reported death Twenty-four hours previously the Russians had raised their banner of victory over the reichstag a half mile to the north and on Sunday they captured the Anhalter station half mile to the south 14000 Nazis Surrender German resistance in the capital was nearing total collapse Monday a day before the reported death of Hitler 14000 weary battle-stunned German troops surrendered to thq red army During 8000 were killed for a five-day total of 87500 killed or captured Meanwhile Premier Stalin announced that Soviet tanks maintaining their 20 miles a day sweep across northern Germany had captured the Baltic port of Stralsund terminus for the main railroad ferry to Malmo Sweden and had surged within 23 miles of Rostock by the capture of Gribien Far to the south in (See Page Two Column Three) or icapturea Meanwhile Prettier Stalin 1 announced that Soviet tanks maintaining their 20 miles a day sweep across northern Germany had captured the Baltic port of Stralsund terminus for the main railroad ferry to Malmo Sweden and had surged within 23 miles of Rostock by the capture of Gnbien Far to the south in (ee Two Column Three) Sage LONDON Wednesday May captured 100 nibbled blocks in 2 shock troops blazing administrative heart of tottering Berlin Tues- day as they closed in on the reichschancellery area where Hitler died Tuesday afternoon the German radio said Adolf There was little of the Ger- oan capital left in the hands of nazi 10 square miles at the west and south of the reichs- chancellery the i a cleared out the city districts of Charlottenburg and Schoeneberg rrhn At a nna yy ri High Command Silent SAN FRANCISCO May 1 The united nations conference Tuesday put Belgium South Africa Norway and Venezuela in charge of four major commissions which will draft its charter for a world organization I Without a change or a hitch It approved assignments to the commissions and to a dozen committees which will serve under them The lineup was as recommended by executive and steering committees Thus small nations won top spots in the conference The conference thereby squared away to real work but with the question of its voting procedure still undecided Yet to be determined is whether majority or two-thirds rules or a combination of these should be employed in reaching quisians ConfN Or Dinner The leaders of the big four sponsoring powers Russia China Rritain and the "United discussed "important matters" it was learned at a dinner Tuesday night in the hotel apqrrtment of British Foreign Secy Eden Afterward at the night plenary session presided over by Chinese Foreign Minister Soong the other Foreign Commissar Molotov Secy of State Stettinius and together in the audience and talked at between speech intervals There was a comparatively small turnout for the first night session of the conference called in an effort to finish formal speeches and speed conference progress Block Two-thirds Rule bne authority said a proposal had been blocked Tuesday morring in the steering committee to require a two-thirds vote on accepting any amendment Australia's Herbert Evatt was reported to hal'e objected strongly on grounds this would prevent small nations from making any alterations in the Dumbarton Oaks plan Then reported members present this was the course of action: Russia's Commissar Molotov spoke up for the requirement of a two-thirds vote to pass any amendment to the basic Dumbarton' Oaks proposals Molotov said that after Monday's experience he was acutely aware that a bare majority could be constituted from the American Republics alone and that there iSoe Page Ieven Column Two) Herbert Evatt was reported to haYe objected Strongly on group this would prevent small nations alterations in from makine an the Dum Oaks plan Then reported members pre s- ent this was the course of action: ussia Commissar Molotov spoke up for the requirement of a two-thirds vote to pass any amendment to the basic Dumber- ton' Oaks proposals Molotov said that after Mon- day's experience he was acutely avvare that a bare majority could be constituted from the American Republics alone and that there See Page Ioven Column Two) SAN FRANCISCO May 1 The united nations conference Tuesday put Belgium South Afri- li ca Norway and Venezuela in charge of four major commissions which draft its charter for a organization Without a change or a hitch It approved assignments to the corn- missions and to a dozen committees which will serve under them 'The lineup was as recommended by executive and steering committees Thus small nations won top spots I The conference thereby squared in the conference PARIS Wednesday May 2 George Patton's Third army hammered within 18 miles of Linz and 40 miles of Russian troops west of Vienna Tuesday as the American Seventh army rolled without resistance through the nazi national redoubt to within 96 miles of allied forces in Italy speaks to the German people" Speaker Pledges Continuance of War A speaker identifying hmself as Doenitz then pledged continuance of the war Neither Doenitz nor the Hamburg announcer made any mention of Heinrich Himmter gestapo 'chiefwho within the past few days had tried to surrender Germany to Britain and the United States but not to Russia and had been rebuffed by the western allies Yet Doenitz' Pointing' of the struggle against Russia was in line with Himmler's offer and nazi propaganda designed to split the allies Doenitz eulogized Hitler as a man who had dedicated his life to Germany and to warring against "bolshevism" and who now had died a "hero's death" A powerful ghost voice interrupted him shouting "This is a lie!" The ghost voice continued to heckle throughout the Doenitz speech 1 1 Announcement Stirs Speculation Throughout Europe 1 Questions immediately iirgse throughout the world whether Hitler actually died in battle against the Russians viho now are near complete conquest of nis ravaged capital whether he died in some more ignominious manner or whether he was dead at all Members cf parliament and others expressed skepticism fearing that perhaps the dramatic death broadcast was but an elaborate hoax- 1 At the British foreign office the report of Hitler's death was accepted as true but official sources refused to comment on the possible accuracy of the Hamburg account of how he died It was positive in any event that as soon as the European war was ended the allies would demand that Hitler's body be produced to remove all doubt A spokesman for Scotland Yarddeclined to confirm or deny reports that British police or the secret sez vice had dental records measurements and fingerprints of Hitler already on-file so that identification would be possible even long after death The Russians in the past have said repeatedly that they bei lieved Hitler long ago had fled from Berlin and possibly left a "double" to "die in action" there to maintain Hitler's name as a (SPP Pegs Five Column 'Two) accepted as true but official sources refused to comment on the possible accuracy of the Hamburg account of how he died ir It was positive in any event that as soon as the European war was ended the allies would demand that Hitler's body be produced to remove all doubt A spokesman for Scotland Vard'declined to confirm or deny reports that British police or the secret sez vice had dental records measurements and fingerprints of Hitler already on file so that 1 identification would be possible even long after death i The Russians in the past have said repeatedly that they be- lieved Hitler long ago had fled from Berlin and possibly left a "double" to "die in action" there to maintain Hitler's name as a Saa Page Fiv Column Two By Associated Press The German report of Adolf Hitler's "death" spread like a tidal wave throughout the allied world Tuesday night and the millions of enemies of the fanatical nazi' overlord greeted it with joy doubt The Moscow radio termed the report "a fascist trick" saying the nazis "evidently" were paving the way for Hitler to disappear underground From quiet homes of America to the doughboys! foxholes in Zurope the reaction was substantially the up in the terse comments: "Great news if true!" "Just plain dying's too good for "It's at least five years too late" and "There's still a war to be won and dying to do" New York's millions learned of the Hamburg radio report with with few demonstrations Thousands of commuters rushed for newsstands in Grand Central station when a newsboy shouted the "'H-amburg eport radio rt with few demon- ss trations Thousands of commuters rushed for ne 1 wsstands in Grand Central station when a nesboy shouted One report said the Russians already had occupied Linz but soviet observers with Third army columns furiously against suicide troops in the Austrian mountain passes estimated that some 40 miles still separate the two forces Lt Gen Alexander Patch's Seventh army which conquered Munich found only demolitions and undefend-d road blocks in the narrow mountain defiles of the redoubt as forward spearheads crossed the Austrian border at Scharnitz within nine miles of Innsbruck Near Port of Luebeek and undefend-d road locks inthe narrow mountain defiles of the as forward spearheads crossed the Austrian border' at Scharnitz within nine miles of Innsbruck Near Port of Luebeck For a while he appeared determined to stand on his terse but jocular summation of the war situation as "definitely more satisfactory" than it was five years ago Then as Britain's lawmakers clarhored for additional information he carefully offered a few details Before going to commons Churchill had an audience with the king On his return from the house he called a cabinet meeting that lasted into the night To commons Churchill made It clear that "the good news will not bo delayed" but will be announced th parliament is in session or rot Churchill's high spirits were taken as a good omen "There is general belief' that peace will be announced this Week" said the British Press Assn "That Is based-on Mr Churchill's rather smiling and happy demeanor 'during the question and answer Interlude in the house Tuesday" The prime minister said the anrouncement of any German surrender would come from all three -major powers declaring: 'Of course I shall make no stateMent here that is not in accord wIth the statement which will be made by our allies" not Churchill's high spirits were taken R3 a good omen "There is general belief' that announced this race will be anobarton week" said the British Press Assn "That i based -on Mr ceeeenill 's rather smiling and happy demean- or 'during the qiiestion and answer interlude in the house Tuesday" The prime minister said the an- rouncement of any German sur- render would come from all three rnator powers declaring: Of course I shall make no state- reent here that is not in accord v--Ith the statement which will be rrade by our allies" 1 "The paperhanger is dead Hitler the big bum is finished!" but many of the crowds moved on when the source of the report was learned Burn Hitler Effigy A quickly improvised effigy of Hitler was burned at a downtoWn intersection in Toronto Ont In Bogota Colombia thousands demonstrated in front of the national capital The news hit Paris late at night but no one seemed inclined to mourn "It's a pity you didn't get your hands on him and really make him suffer" the pretty cashier of a Parisian night club told American doughboys In Witshington congressmim accepted the report with questioning "That's two of the snakes scotched'A said Sen Gordon (P) Oregon "Now we can soon turn all our efforts upon the third one" Delegates Overjoyed 1 1 In San Francisco delegate to the united nations security conference were overjoyed "What a strange reversal of fate that Hitler and Mussolini' should die violent deaths so close to each other" said the Earl Of Halifax British ambassador to the United States Soong Chinese foreign minister said: "Hitler proclaimed he would fix the destiny of Germany for a thousand years He spoke only too truly but he did not know what he was saying Dictators die easily these days" The German statement that Hit-(See Pare Pour Column Three) ing "That's two of the snakes pp otched id sa Sen Gordon (R) Oregon "Now we can soon burn all our efforts pori the third one 1 1 Delegates Oerjoyed In San Francisco delegateS to the united nations security con- ference were overjoyed "What a va strange reersl of fate that Hitler and Mussolini should die violent deaths so close to each other" said the Earl of Halifax British ambassador to the United States Soong Chinese foreign minis er said Hitler proclaimed tiP la' ed he would fix the destiny of Ger- many for a thousand years He spoke only noonwl what truly a he wbaust shaeyi did Dictators die easily these days" The German statement that Hit- (See Page Pour Column Three) Ain WASHINGTON May 1 (rP)-- The war labor board Tuesday night again ordered the United Mine Workers to extend their Wage contrart with the hard coal operators a to return 72000 striking miners to work Refusal was expected to bring early government seizure of the mines said the extension should last until differences are settled and a new contract signed to replace the one which expired Monday midnight Any wage adjustments agreed upon would be retro- active to May I it said Fuel Administrator Harold T(--kes said after a talk with Pres Truman that he is prepared to take over the mines when And it president considers it necessary WLB Orders 72000 Strikers Back to Coal Mines Chairman George Taylor notified the parties of the new order in separate telegrams to 11 Pres John Lewis and Inglis chairman of the operators negotiating committee He asked both to notify the board immediately that they intend to comply! Taylor told Lewis that hard coal supplies are short and that continued production is vital to prosecutiDn Of the war The strike began Tuesday when mome 72000 miners walked out in accordance wah traditional policy of "no contract no work" They voted 61 last week to strike if necessary 1o enforce Lewis' demands The strike vote is required under the Smith-Connally war labor tlisputes act British troops at the northern end of the front reached to within less than 18 miles of the Baltic port of Luebeck where they would cut off Denmark and the Schleswig-Holstein isthmus and advanced to a point 80 miles from Russian Baltic forces moving westward The Canadian First army was under a virtual truce with the nazis in Holland after high allied officers met with Arthur SeyssInquart reichsgovernor for the Netherlands to arrange delivery of food to the Dutch by land and sea through the 'opposing lines as well as by air Patton's Third army met furious resistance in the drive through the Austrian mountains but other powerful forces caving in the northern face of the Alpine redoubt east of Munich made gains up to 25 miles as they captured Adolf Hitler's birthplace of Braunau on the Inn river Find Noted Beer Cellar In captured Munich the Seventh army found that Hitler's notorious Buergerbrau beer cellar starting place of the abortive 1923 revolt was a vast hollow shell of brick destroyed by allied bombs They found German civilians looting its beer wine and cheese Wrecked also was the nazi "Brown House" headquarters The remnants of the German (Sc Page Two Column Fiv) War Fronts By United Press EASTERN radio reports Adolf Hitler killed in Berlin and Grand Adm Karl Doenitz takes over soviets capture Berlin' city hall and surge to within 300 yards of reichschancellery WESTERN FRONT Two armies smash into nazis' Alpine redoubt to within 18 miles of Linz nine miles of Innsbruck 96 miles of allies in Italy and 40 miles of junction with soviets in Austria mop up in north Italy link with Yugoslav patriots northwest of Trieste invade oil-rich Born Tokyo reports "fierce fighting" on northeast coast Ainericans lunge to within 2000 yards of Shull' Okinawa' second city and shell it SOITTHEAST virtually surround holy city of Pegu 47 miles north of Rangoon spearheads advance to within 53 and 60 nines of Chihkiang American air base in finnan province 'Important News' Due Nazis Say 1 LONDON 'Wednesday May 2 (211--The German-controlled Goerlitz radio broke into its regular program with an announcement that "important news" would be broadcast Wednesday between 10:30 a and noon The announcement monitored here- did not give the slig-htest indication of the nature of the news The times given at Goerlitz which Is east of Dresden probably would place such a broadcast' between 4:30 and 6 a eastern war time or 2:30 and 4 a mountain war time 1 1 1 I By Louis Lochner Chief of the former Associated Press bureau in Berlin 'A WITH THE S'EVENTH ARMY May 1 (W)--I have just listened to the short-wave broadcast of Adm Karl Doenitz' speech as the new flehrer of Germany but I still find it difficult to believe that Hitler la really dead or that he even remained in Berlin during the 'Russian assault upon the capital The whole melodramatic buildup beginning with Pall Joseph Goebbels' announcement days ago that Hitler personally was conducting the defense of the capital now reaching its climax in the claim that he met death in the chancellery of all places looks like an effort to make good der fuehrer's oft-repeated assertion: "I'll never capitulate" Hitler couldn't afford to accept unconditional surrender sof Hitler 'Death' Seen as Surrender 2Evasion what may prove to be the legend of his meeting a hero's death had to be staged Hitler may or may not be dead If he is dead it seems extreme- ly unlikely he died as the German radio says he did Having spent the past days in the very section of the country where Hitler rose to power wrote "Mein Kampf" and conducted affairs of intrigue with the whole world from Munich I -still cannot escape the feeling that Hitler is some place 'where nobody expects Om to be I)tlIlCtItl a 1 SAN FRANCISCO Miky 2 forcer in Burma landed on both sides of the Ran goon river south of the city of Rangoon early liVedneaday morning mootheast AMa command communique reported or W1W4 1 I From time to time people in claim to have seen him 1 The Doenitz announcement by no means ends our troubles with Hitler They may only have begun There may be a state funeral in Berlin and photographers may be given the opportunity to produce pictures of a dead man labeled Hitler Then some day much later a "resurrected" Hitler may again stir the world The appointment of Doenitz as Hitler's successor indicates the nazi leadership desires someone as chief of state who possibly can negotiate with the allies Doonitz had no experience in governmeat and haa no real hold on the affections of the German people His appoint- ment obviously as a political ma neuver The course of the war is tin-- likely to be affected by his appointment I credoubt 1 I i 1 I troo the northern end rol i of front reached to within less than 18 miles of the Baltic ar Fronts 3 port of Luebeek where they would By United Press I 1 cut off Denmark and the Schles- EASTERN wig-Holstein isthmus and ad- radio reports Adolf Hitler killed vanced to a point so miles from in Berlin and Grand Adm Karl i '1 Russian Baltic forces moving Doenitz takes over soviets cap- 1 weStward ture Berlin's city hall and surge 1 I The Canadian First army was under a virtual truce- with the nazis in Holland after high allied )ar re 3- to within 300 da i 11-1- 1 chancellery 4 i Hitler Death Seen as Surrender )Evasion 1 i WLB Orders kers inftierqucars met reetichweigteh Arthur eyss ifoSre- WESTERN FRONT Two armies smash into nazis' I By Louis Lochner what may prove to be the legend I From time to time people will Alpine redoubt to Rhin 18 eo 1 Netherlands to arrange delivery Chief of the former Associated of his meeting a hero's death claim to have seen him of food to the Dutch by land and miles of Linz nine miles of Inns- Press bureau in Berlin had to be staged The Doenitz announcement by I Bac CoaI Alin k6 es 1 sea through the 'opposing lines as bruc 9 miles allies ay i Italy a i well as by air and 40 miles of Junction with Patton's Third army met furl- soviets in Austria WITH THE S-EVENTH Hitler may or may not be dead no means ends our troubles with I If he is dead it seems extreme- Hitler They may only have be- ARMY May 1 have just I WASHINGTON May 1 Chairman George esistance in the drive through ly unlikely he died as the Ger- gun There may be a state fu- mop up in 11- 'Important News listened to the short-wave broad- The war labor board Tuesday night Taylor notified the parties of the tclhues rAustrian mountains but other man radio says he did Haliing nem' in Berlin and photograph- again ordered the United Mine new order in separate telegrams north Italy link with Yugoslav cast of Adm Karl Doenitz' spent the past days in the very era may be given the oppor- 1 1 powerful forces caving in the I Workers to extend their Wage con- to 11 Pres John Lewis and patriots northwest of Trieste 9 Due Nazis Say speech as the new flehrer of northern face of the Alpine re- section of the country where tunity to produce pictures of a I tract with the hard coal operators IV Inglis chairman of the oper- doubt east of Munich made gains Invade oil- 1 Germany but I still fled it diffi- Hitler rose to power wrote dead man labeled Hitler Then 1 and to return 72000 striking ators negotiating committee He LONDON Wednesday' May 2 cult to believe that Hitler is "Mein Kampf" and conducted some day much later a "resur- 1 up to 25 miles as they captured rich eo Tokyo reports nuners to work Refusal was ex- asked both to notify the board im- (til--The German-controlled Goer- really dead or that he even re- affairs of intrigue with the rected" Hitler may again stir 1 Adolf Hitler's birthplace of Brau- "fierce fighting" on northeast i pected to bring early government ineiatey that litz radio broke into its regular 1'1-mined in Berlin during the th Rus- whole world from Munich I world they intend to corn- nau on the Inn river coast seizure of the mine4 ply program with an announcement sian assault upon the capital -still cannot escape the feeling The appointment of Doenitz said the extension should Taylor told Lewis that hard coal Find Noted Beer Cellar Americans lunge that "important news" would be The whole melodramatic build- that Hitler is some place 'where as Hitler's successor indicates I I last until differences are settled supplies are short and that con- In captured' Munich the Sev- to within 2000 yards of Shunt broadcast Wednesday up beginning with Pall Joseph nobody expects Om to be the nazi leadership desires 1 and a new contract signed to re- enth army found that Hitler's no- United production is vital to prose- Okinawa's second city and 10:30 a and noon Goebbels' announcement days 111-1 someone as chief of state I place the one which expired Mon- cution of the war torious Buergerbrau beer cellar shell it The announcement monitored ago that Hitler persoally was possibly can negotiate with the day midnight Any wage adjust- The strike began Tuesday when starting place of the abortive 1923 SOUTHEAST ASIA British here- did not give the slightest conducting the defense of the Bulletin i allies Doonitz had no experience ni reachinc ita climax ents agreed Upon would be retro- some 72000 miners walked out in revolt lila II was a vast hollow shell of virt rk surround holy' city of ind ication of the nature of the apital now 0 in governmeat and has no real activ to May I it said NI WI i accordance with traditional brick destroyed by allied bombs Pegu 47 miles north of Ran- news- in the claim that he met death nA hold on the affections of the Fuel Administrator Harold I policy of no contract no work" They found German civilians loot- 0 The times given at Goerlitz in the chancellery of alt placefl forcer in Burma German people Hi appoint- I I Tc-kes said after a talk with Pres they voted 61 last week to strike ing its beer wine and cheese lAtich is east of Dresden probably looks like an effort to make good landed on both sides of the Ran ment obviously Was a political I 2 Truman that he is prepared to if necessary to enforce Lewis' de- Wrecked a I was the nazi a a ft spear- would place such a broadcast be- der fuehrer's oft repeated asser- goOn river south of the city of maneuver i I 4 take over the mines when and if mands The strike vote is required "Brown House" headquarters heal advanee to within 53 and tween 4:30 stnd 6 a in eastern tion: "I'll never capitulate" Rangoon early liVednesday morn- The course of the war is tin-- i i 1 iho president considers it neces- under the Smith -Connally War la- The remnants of the German 60 miles of Chthkiang American war time or 2:30 and 4 a tn Hitler couldn't afford to no- ing moutheast Asia command likely to be affected by his ap- airy bor disputes act a tate Page Two Column Five') 1 4 air base in Hunan province mountain war time cept unconditional surrender so communique reported 1 pointment I i 1 1 I 1 1 I 4 i i I i 1 I i A- A----- --------------r-----7 ---131srettmort--.