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FRIEDEBURG "JUMPED THE GUN" ON DOENITZ GANG'S "GLORIOUS END" Nazis Planned Mass Suicide By DON BALDWIN (Passed by Censor) All members of the Doenitz government with th exception of the self appointed fuerhrer himself planned a suicide pact that would have allowed them to die in a blaze of glory when the final capitulation of the Third Reich was complete. This was the statement of Edward a member of the U.S. Office of War Information, who went to Flensburg with the Allied control party' as radio control officer, In an interview here today. Mr. Codel was present when the Doenitz group was arrested.

MYSTERY WOMAN III HOSPITAL An unidentified young woman li In General hospital today In semi conscious condition, unable to tell who the Ms or what has happened to her, city police said this morning. About 23 years of age, the woman was picked up at the corner of Madison st. and Portage by Harry Carlthy, 639 Dudley a taxi driver, who was returning from trip to Deer Lodge hospital. Carlthy told police the woman screamed to him from the sidewalk. When he stopped his car, (he was unable to speak and was trembling badly.

He took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital could find no physical Injury and up until noon today the woman had not spoken. Police said she was wearing a rust colored blouje, slacks and white shoes. She is blonde. Hitler Reported Alive and Safe LONDON, June 26 (CP) The Daily Sketch reported today that its radio listening post had picked up a mysterious German language broadcast Monday night saying Adolf Hitler is alive and safe.

The broadcast was not heard by any other listening centre. The Sketch said the unidentified radio went dead Immediately after reporting: "The fuehrer Is alive and safe, He is living with some of his most faithful followers far beyond the reach of the enemy. Do not despair, Germans! The light will come again from the darkness." BURNED BODY FOUND Woman.Dios In Attempt To Save Calf While attempting to rescue a call from a burning barn, Mrs. Hilda Violet Larkin. wife of Wilford Larkin, Whittle'a Point, Selkirk district, was burned to death Thursday.

me report to Winnipeg R.C.M P. today says this conclusion was reacheri hv Dr. Fithmnn coroner for Beausejour district, and R.C.M.P., who made an Investiga icasung tion. The coroner has announced no inquest ill be held. Mr.

Larkin had lighted a smudge near the barn to keep flies away fmm Vita jattl Aft ha ha1 1t headquarters LtUi the barn (or a time, Mrs. Larkin irom tne nouse saw the barn was on Are. She ran to the burning barn and tried to lead a calf to safety. Overcome by smoke, she fell and was burned to death. When Mr.

Larkin returned he found the body of his wife and oi the calf in the ruins of the burned building. Investigators believe the smudge was fanned to flames by the wind and fire carried to the barn. Terrorizing Slavs? BELGRADE, June 2B (AP) Yugoslav newspapers charged Monday that bands of the rightist Greek E.D.E.S. group the Greek democratic national army aided by re gular troops, were terrorizing, Aegean jviaceoonia, piunnenng tne countryside, and driving Slav faml lies irom tneir nomes. CAMERONS FOUGHT BITTERLY TO WAR'S END Uni Met, Defeated Cream of Nazi Army NEERMOOR, Germany, June 26 (CP) The bitterest battle the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada fought after crossing the Rhine came in the last days of the war at Kir chatten In Germany.

There were other tough ones after the Winnipeg battalion crossed the last great river barrier unopposed the night of March 28. But at Klrchatien there were attacks and counterattacks as the retreating Germans put up a reckless, last ditch stand. The Camerons had re entered Germany from Holland April 21 and rolled 176 miles on vehicles in one day preparatory to setting out on foot for Kirchatten. The first stiff opposition came as the battalion crept into the town. Stubborn German rearguards had to be burned out of houses with Wasp flamethrowers.

The last action of the whr for the Camerons came at the end of April, with plans for the 2nd Canadian Division's fith Brigade the Camerons. South Raknt chewan Regiment and Les Fusiliers Mont Royal calling for the clesrlng of the Oldenburg forest snd part of the city of Oldenburg The suicide pact was spelled, Mr. Codel said, when Admiral von Friedeburg "Jumped the gun." Nothing was known by the German temporary government of the Impending arrests, and It was not until the group was paraded In the bar of the luxury liner Patria that they knew their careers were at an end. As each Nazi was arrested, he was given an esrort or a urmsn Tommy, armed with a machine gun, and sent home to pack for the trip to Britain. Von Friedeburg took a poison capsule while his aide was doing the packing.

As soon as word got back to the control group a search of all the arrested Nazis was ordered. Every man In the group except Doenitz had a poison capsule hidden on his person, It was presumed by the control group, Mr. Codel said, that the Germans had expected their formal surrender to be a pre announced reremonial affair that would allow them to die en masse. The surprise arrest spoiled the plan and, while they had agreed to dpath in a group, none except Von Friedeburg had the nerve to die all alone. The last voice to broadcast over the Flenshurg radio was that of Doenitz, when he announced to the German forces thnt the war was at an end and they must lay down their arms.

Immediately the broad cast was complete, Mr. Codel said, the doors of the radio station were locked. 'The Germans In the south are completely 'bomb happy" and are recoverine slowly," he continued. "Right now they are a very sub missive and co operative group of people. They would do anything; rather than have another bomb fall within a mile of them.

"However, the Germans In the Kiel peninsula are a different group of people entirely. They are still arrogant feel that someone has betrayed them. The reasoi for this Is not hard to find. They Just didn't get enough bombs and didn't' have enough fighting." Although only a comparatively few ot the higher ranking Nazis were arrested in the Patria, It took only a few hours to round up every known Nazi in the city, Mr. Codel saldBy a.rranged p'n the entire city was roped off nrl loldiers from Field Marshal Montgomery's army went through the town, house by house, placing even minor government officials under arrest.

The bag of prisoners Is still a secret as to exact figure, but the number is believed to run Into thousands. I Mr. Codel. who Is attached to the psychological warfare division, is at present on leave In Winnipeg. When he returns overseas ne expens in resume his former post as general manager of the American Broad station in curvpr, win.

In London. rnnAI kiAV ULU IVlAI iT PI I PI A KK klili ew si IN 48 HOURS BRUSSELS, June 26 (AP) Lt. Gen. Walter Ganshof Van Dor Meersch, trusted adviser to the throne, declared today he is not attempting to form a new government at King Leopold's request ani expressed belief that the monarch would announce a final decision on the question of his abdication within 48 hours. Van Der Meersch said King Leopold had summoned approximately .10 high political figures from Brussels to his headquarters in Austria In an effort to learn the ex tent of opposition to his return to Belgium.

He added that it was possible that a government might be formed by someone at Kins Leopold reouest hut left the Impression that there 'was slight chance of this, LT. COL. DICK RUTHERFORD Confront' commtnder south of the Kustn mnal Now, under Lt. Col. Dirk Rutherford of Winnipeg, the unit Is scattered over a wide area arounl this village a few miles 56th Year By Carrier In Berlin Street Scene Still a City of Ruins Canadian troops will be part of the Allied occupation fore expected to tako over Berlin Sunday.

Latest picture of the fallen Natl capital 'above) shows Berliners walking in the centre of a street along a path cleared of rubble. On either side are wrecked vehicles and build ing. (AP Wirephoto.) Japs Hint invasions Nearer Home Islands NEW YORK. June 28 (API Contradictory Japanese broadcasts today hinted at new Allied invasions of Islands closed to the JepaM fcomeland, but there was no Allied confirmation and the Japanese perhaps were only specu lating on the next American move. The All India radio, heard In London, reported picking up one WHAT WILL RUSSIA DO? U.S.

AID IN SIBERIA ADDS TO JAP JITTERS By KIRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press News Analyst Linked with Gen. Marshall's statement that the "great imponderable at the moment" in the war with Japan was "whether or not Russia will enter" that conflict, the disclosure that military Lend Lease supplies are still being shipped to the Russians via Sioeria is bound to stir speculation. According to lend lease Administrator Leo T. Crowley, the movement is "sponsored" by our military leaders and Is to be continued until "highest" Ameriran authorities "advise us that they think it should he discontinued." Mr.

Crowley's statement, to the appropriations committee of the House of Representatives, made public Monday, added: "The possibility of Russia's entry into the war against Japan acts to pin down In northern Manchuria large numbers of Japanese troops which might otherwise be diverted against Allied forces In the Asiatic theatre." In some weeks ago) that this depar north of Leer, east of the Ems river. Rutherford, tormerly a 6th brigade major, took over at Kirchatten from the acting commanding officer, Maj. R. H. Lane, an Englishman who joined the regiment at Winnipeg and now Is second in command.

The Camerons landed In Nor mandy with other unlis of the 2nd division early last) July and from their first territtc battle St. Andre they met and defeated Ihe cream of the German army, including panzers and paratroop I ers. Casualties, heavy before the i Rhine, were light by comparison after the, river was crossed. First battle after the crossing came at Netterden In Holland, I where street fighting was so blt 1 ter that a truce was declared while casualties on both tides were removed. Mortaring, mirfes, demolitions and small rearguard groups formed the main opposition as the battalion on April 5 moved across the Twenthe canal, already taken by the 4th brigade, went Into Hongeveen behind armored cars to receive a terrific welcome from the Dutch, and poured on towards Groninsen.

reaching the outskirts May 16 after taking scores of prisoners en route. Winnipeg 2Se Per Week. Japanese announcement that forces were attempting a landing on an Island half way between conquered Okinawa and the Japan'e Mr lafwrj Such a broadcast was 'not heard elsewhere, however, and the C. reported another Tokyo broadcast as saying only that an Allied in vasion fleet of 200 ships "Is ex ture from the rule that ended other Lend Lease shipments to Russia on Germany's surrender was not necessarily based on any definite knowledge of Russian Intentions as to Japan. But as a diversion move, continued Lend Lease shipments to Russia obviously serve to enhance Japanese uncertainty over what to expect in the north.

Testimony such as that given by Mr. Crowley and Gen. Marshall necessarily passed under careful government scrutiny be. for it was released for publication. Up to now the policy of the Washington high command has been to soft pedal talk of what Russia might or might not do Jn the Pacific.

Have they decided now to add to Japan's jitters by making a few official references to the subject? Baby Falls 5 Floors; Minor NEW YORK, June 26 (AP) Nineteen month old William Lilcely fell from a fifth floor window of his home to a concrete areaway Monday and received only minor cuts and bruises. The child was playing near the window while hit mother worked about the apartment. Chinese Close In on Liuchow CHUNGKING. June 26 (AP In a new spurt from the northwest. Chinese forces have captured a vtA.nl I uiirt iiiiit a iiinii IflCiny Chinene command said today.

Other forces still battled Japanese troops holding an airfield an equal distance south of the city. Troops moving in on the former U.S. air base city from the north captured Tapucheng, eight miles north of Liuchow, and other units engaged enemy forces In the suburbs of Liecheng, 11 miles northwest of the city. Still other Chinee forres cro.vied the Liu river northwest of Liuchow and are operating on the east bank the Chinese said. On the China coast, nearly 800 mile away from the Liuchow flsht Ing, Chinese forces engaged enemy I troops retreating from Wenrhnw a they approached Llnhal (Tsichnw in Chekians province, some 65 mllei from Wenchow, WINNIPEG, TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1945 PACT IF ill 1 pected to attempt landings" on two islands about half way between Okinawa and Japan.

Another broadcast of a Tokyo newspeper correspondent merely predicted that the Allies might attempt to strike next at Amaml or another island In the northern Ryukyus. Neither the broadcast heard in London nor the broadcast reported from India mentioned the names of any islands. Amaml island is about 300 miles south of Kyushu, southernmost of Japan's main islands. Meanwhile, Premier Kanlaro Suzuki warned his people that they faced an Invasion crisis unparalleled since the Mongol hordes swept over the island more than 600 years ago. In a cabinet message issued to the nation "on the occasion of the, Olinou katlla Su.iUI his government's "grim determina.

tion' 'to defend the islands against the Allied power gathering to the south. His statement, distributed by the Japanese Domei agency, was made as other enemy broadests told ol invasion and threats of invasion In other parts of the empire, onrc swollen by the conquests of 1942. OTHER AREAS THREATENED Radio Tokyo reported today tha'. an Allied invasion was impending In the Balikpapnn area of eastern Borneo. "Some 30 odd enemy surface units including cruisers and destroyers now are bombarding Balik papan," the broadcast said.

Balikpapan has been bomb. daily but there has been no hin! from Allied Plill'ppines headquarters that an invasion is in progress. in ns innnv KB nunnnnn blasted and the TnhAnin ii cratered. FiipI H.imn. uor along tne north coast.

At the same time, U.S. planes In 300 sorties over northern Luzon, ripped and ravaged Japanese making their last stand in the unrrer Cagayan valley as U.S. troops and Filipino guerillat closed In for the final kill. On the home Islands, too, air power smashed at Japanese Industry as more than 3.000 tons of high explosivei were poured Into aircraft, gun and immunl. tion factories by aome 450 to 500 superfortresses.

i Five of the factories were in the Nagnya area, two in the Osaka sector, two, In the Gifu area near Nagoya. and one at Akashl, 10 miles west of Kobe Later, Honshu was raided again medium force of Superforts. GALE STIRS UP DUST STORM A gusty gale ripped Winnipeg at noon today, sending clouds of dust swirling Into the sky. Airport officials said the wind was clocked at 40 mlles an hour with gusts reaching at high as 52 miles an. hour.

ine weatner wss overcast mo of the morning, hut the sun broke such anion; that the United Stateslto Canada from ngland In Sep through the clouds Intermlttently.lrielecnte on the committee sperill temher, 1919, and a few weeks af Noon temperature was 72 rie could not deal with anvthing ter his arrha! became connected grees. Here Is the forecast: Partly, I'ouriy tonight and Wednesday. ith a few scattered showers or thunderstorms; becomong coller! (Wednesday. MONEY YOU CAN GET BUT PORK? CHICAGO, June' 26 (AP) The two gunmen who entered the Zenith cafe didn't stop at the eashier's cage. They went right into the kitchen, threatened the chef, Frank Anton, and four helpers and walked out with 60 pounds of pork tenderloin and a 14 pound ham, Communists Reject Soviet System in Reich By IDDY CILMORI MOSCOW, June 26 (AP).

The German Communist a manifoefn ieannrl in Berlin, Monday rejected a Soviet system for present day Cermany and instead asked for a coalition Parliamentary government and the development of private enterprise and the profit system. The appeal, signed Dy me central committee of the Communist party and reported by the Russian Tass news agency, was addressed to all German people everywhere. Calling for equal rights before the law and free elections, the manifesto demanded confiscation of the big estates of the Nails, Junkers and "Imperialists" and their division among landless peasants. It made clear that all Germans, except the Nazis and rich collaborators, should retain their property that large scale landowners and big peasants should keep their lands If they did not tie up with the Nazis. In the document, the Communist party not only blamed the German people for their plight, but also blamed the Germnn Communists themselves for being unable to weld together democratic groups in deflanre of the Nazis.

The Communist appeal al.so ad mitted that Germany should repay dmage and jharm done during the war. Refuse Syrian Investigation SAN FRANCISCO, June 2G API Vranco'n vpnnput fnr action by the United Nations to investigate the Franco Syrian troubles has been turned down with the explanation that the United Nations are not yet ready to attack such problems. Joseph Paul Boncour of the French delegation presented to State Secretary Stettinlus Sunday a suggestion thnt the executive committee of the United Nations appoint a commission of representatives of three countries to make the investigation Mr. Stettinlus Is reported to have iu RUI'II'MII mil ine i Mum .1 tee had no authority to take any except problems of united Nations organization and that anv such re quest should come through was not ordained ur.tr diplomatic channel." that Is. he ad dressed to the state department In Washington.

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152 IACI 1P China In Epi SAN FRANCISCO. June countries united by war signed they pin their hopes to remain began at 2 p.m., C.D.T. Is 26 First Event Dr. Wellington Koo of China brushed his name down1 the page of history and the be invaded by the Axis became Thus began an hours long gates moved in alphabetical Britain and ranee had signed rounded by the flags of all the klelg lighted auditorium of San 4 Francisco's Veterans' building. I The United States preferred to wait until last partly because II Is host country but largely because it wanted to sign in the afternoon so that President Truman might witness the ceremony mora conveniently.

One by one, the delegates were cnlled to the table upon which lay the blue leather bound charter that their top spokesman said represents the hopes of the living and a promise of "never again" to tha fallen dead. Following the affixing of signatures there will be a series qf speeches and then the closing address from President Harry Truman late this afternoon. The signing of the charter by SO nations is the first step. Then comes the process of ratification ot the charter in the parliaments or other forms of governments In the 50 nations. The Big Five Powers Britain, the U.S., Russia, France and China and 'A other nations must ratify It to bring the United Nations security organization Into being.

A poll conducted by bt Associated Press today at the conference Indicated that a sufficient number of the United Nations may adopt the United Nations' i charter In time to bring It into effect before the end of 1943. Out of the first 26 nations (o reply to a questionnaire, 20 per dirtPd ratification by their home governments before the end of the year, none raised any bar of ratiit cation, six declined to fix probable date. Assuming U.S. Senate approval, as Indicated by senators' replies to an A.P. canvass in Washington, the feeling expressed by delegates here was that a real landslide of favorable votes by small nations would follow.

The U.S., Britain and China, together with 18 small nations replying to the current questionnaire, already have been placed on the line as probably signatories before Jan. 1. 1946. If Russia and France complete the Big Five lineup quickly, the full force of the new world organization almost certainly will come Into effect this year. Today's ceremonies complete two months and a day of Intense, dehate studded conference work.

They mike this symbolically one of the great days for which the Allied world has fought and planned since the Second Great War stsrted the day on which the victorious governments subscribe to a plan for preventing a Third Great War. (AP) of 50 today the charter upon which united in peace. Signing first of the United Nations to the first to affix a signature. ceremony in which 153 dele order after China, Russia, to the great blue table, sur United Nations, centring tha, conference its last working session Monday night approve the final version of tha charter Rapping Monday night't sett slon to Its close, Britain's delegaW tion chief, the Earl of Halifax, wiiqj presided, solemnly told tha confer ence: "I think we all agree wf have taken part In hlstoruj moment In world All controversy had been c'ear ed away days before this final action, and tha vote of approval was a unanimous standing vote, Also unanimously approved wag a suggestion by Cuban delegate to set up a preparatory mlssiorf which will hold Its first meeting Wednesday morning in San Fran Cisco. Interim headquarters will bt established In London.

London Poles Call Warsaw Regime 'Illegal' LONDON. June 26 (CP). The Polish government in London today handed all Allied governmvents except Rus sia a defiant declaration saying thf So called Polish Provisional Govt ernment of National Unity (10 Warsaw) Is Illegal." The London regime said It would transfer Its authority only to a government which had been form ed on free Polish soli, and which reflect the will of the Polish peo pie as expressed In free elections. The Polish provisional govern ment was formed in Moscow last week, Including at least five Poles other than those In the Wersava regime. The London Poles termed th new administration "a pseudo gova ernment imposed on tha PolisH nation, which it at present undea, the occupation of an alien arm and an alien political police." One spokesman, who declined ta permit the use of his name.

wa uncertain as to what would happen to the London government, whiclj is expected to be shorn of recognU tion by the U.S. and Britain. He also declined to speculate om the future status of tha Pollsli armed forces In Britain, which nov owe allegiance to the London gov ernment. RT. REV.

MONSIGNOR THOMAS W. MORTON w. Churchill's tutor did he take up the study of thex logy. He gave up his life In Lon don and went to Prior Park CoU Hi, lh nrl while ther in mathematics and sc.Pncc Hi ,001 mA tl' rertor of i Wit uu.t.iQ 1 which he rebuilt tne scnooi at a 1 i JtA Monsignor Educationist, Dies lit. Rev.

Monsignor Thomas W. Morton, churchman and educationist, and former rector of St. Mary's cathedral, died! at 8.ir p.m. Monday in Misericordia hospital, where he was admitted May 7. He was 83 years of age.

Monsignor Morton was rector of St. Mary's from 1020 until his re tirement In 1934. In recent years he had spent much of his time at Camp Morton on Lake Winnipeg and In Institutions of his church. Before his admission to the hospital he was at St. Joseph's Vocational school.

He was made prothonotary apostolic In 1927. He wis not ordained In the church until late In life. In his early days he was a teacher and. educationist and at one period he was tutor to Rt. Hon.

Winston Churchill, wartime prime minister of Great Britain. The Parker funeral chapel Is In of funeral arrangements. The body will lie In state In St. IV Thursday until time of the funeral Mary's cathedral, from 2 p.m, Archbishop Gerald Murray at 8 p.m. Thursday.

Solemn requiem mass will be relehrsted Frldav, at 10.30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Entered Priesthood I na I Monsignor Morton came witn M. I iry rainerlral. lie en tered th" priesthood late in life he was 42.

Not until .1. UJc ut niii as mother, vhom he had supported0" from the time of his father death, Continued on Page 8, No. 1 it.