The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

LAST EDITION CONNELLSVILLE, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1945. VOT, 43 mrhe Weekly Courier. Founded July 17, VI. u. The Daily courier.

Founded Novembc; 10.. MM Merged July 18. 1929. TEN PAGES. FOUR CENTS A DAY FOR REDEDICATION-OUR SONS Tht glory of the victory of Allied, arms in Europe shines in the face oE citizen in all civilized lands today.

God, In His Heaven, has rule that right shall prevail over might, and the aggressors have fallen the sword of those who would establish peace forever in Eartt Yet we must smother a desire to celebrate, to shout our jubilation. we must dedicate ourselves to the great task jiMiich yet lies before us. We cannot, we must not, let down. The Japanese arc noni the less dangerous because of Germany's defeat. Hather; they thousands of American son: thi-t we owe to them a redec maintaining and multiplying of War Bonds.

FIGHT ON! become more vicious because their position is more serious. Hundreds are lacing that foe. It is in this hour ication ourselves to the purpose of oduction of material and the purchase To this end let us store up the elation that naturally surges forward with the good news from. Europe. Then when the great day complete victory is here we will meld our cheers with the hoarso shouts ol men who have achieved that goal.

Then, united, we will justly celebrate a real, and complete, victory. IS VICTORIOUS AFTER AINST GE PRESIDENT GIVES NEWS IN EARLY BROADCAST; THANKS ALMIGHTY GOD By International Jfeivs WASHINGTON, May Truman, speaking to a victorious Nation, today told the American people that the hour of complete victory has come in Europe and that Germany has surrendered unconditionally to the Allied forces. At the same time the President directed a grim warning to Japan that now that the war is over in Europe the greatest military machine in ail the world's history will be unloosed upon the Japanese homeland to bring about its utter destruction and unconditional surrender. "This is a solemn but a glorious the President told the Nation in his victory broadcast which began at 9 A. M.

EWT. "General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to the United Nations. The flags of freedom 'fly over all Then the President declared that the job, however, is only half done. "We can repay the debt -which, we owe to our God, to our dead and to our children, only by work--by ceaseless devotion to (he responsibilities which lie ahead of us. "If I could give you a single watchword for tlie coming months, that word is --work, work, work.

"We must work to finish the war. Our victory is hut half-won. The west is free, but the east is still in bondage to the treacherous tyranny of the Japanese. "When the last Japanese division has surrendered unconditionally, then only 'will our fighting job be done." In his V-E Day proclamation officially notifying the Nation of the end of the war in Europe, the President said: "The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The western word has been freed of the evil forces vvhich for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free- horn men.

"They h.ave violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their and rnurden-d their loved ones. Our armies of liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples, whose spirit and wiH the oppressors could never enslave. Directs Triumphal March The President set aside Sun-1 Our blows not cease untiJ the day. May 13, as a day ot national prayer. Ha said in a news conference, in which he read his message to the Nation and his proclamation of x-ictorj" to a room full of assembled correspondents, that it is eminently fitting that the day of prayer should also be Mother's Day.

As Mr. Truman proclaimed the unconditional surrender of Germany and the final cessation of hostilities in all Europe, he di- suctcd this challenging warning to the last Axis partner, j'apan--: "The Japanese peopli; have felt weight of our land, air attacks. So long as their leaders 'and the armed forces continue the war the striking power and intensity of our blow'i will steadily increase and will bring utter destruction to Japan's industrial war production, to its shipping, and to everything that supporls tary activity. "The longer the war laiito, the greater will be the sufferini! and hardships which the people of Japan will undergo--all in vain. Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms in unconditional surrender." Then the President gave his formula of what unconditional REDS FIGHT ON UNTIL FINAL HOUR MOSCOW, May troops maintained offensive operations against the Germans literally to the last hour today.

Premier Joseph Stalin, in an order of the day announcing capture of the Czechoslovakian communications liub of Olomouc, reported that Red troops still were on the offensive only a few hours before the German surrender agreement was to become effective. OE'l. BW10HT 1). General Dwight Eisenhower directed the- Uliod might en the Western Front in its successful conquest of the Germans. The- general is a brother of Dewey (Red) Eisenhov er of Charleroi, formerly of Connellsville.

Day Marked With Quiet Reverence Here; Quickly Turn to Pacific Zone surrender means precise terms I to Japan. Just what does the unconditional surrender of the armed forces mean for the Japanese people! "It means the end oC the war. "It means the termination al the influence of the military leaders who have brought Japan to the present brink of disaster. "It means provision for the return soldiers and sailors to their families, their farms, their jobs. "It means not prolonging the present agony and suffering of the Japanese in the vain hope of victory.

"Unconditional surrender does not mer.n the extermination or enslavement of the Japanese oeople." i In these words, the Presidi.nl, in effect, called upon the Japanese people to throw off their yoke of Continued on Page Two. HERO OF WAR i It was a very quiet V-E Day in Connellsvil 2. Barely a dozen persons were on the down own streets a few minutes after President Harry S. Truman concluded his radio an- louncement of total and tmconditiona surrender. There was no celebr ition of any kind.

A f-w persons stood in doorways as if waiting 1o see if any imprompti jubilee was going to come off. But Connellsville, which has given more an 2,000 men and women to the Nation's armed forces, unquestk natty looked upon the end of hostilities in the European regions as he close of another battle--not the end of a war. GEiVERAL PATTON Mr. and Mrs. John Q.

Citizen were glad that the fighting in Europe has ceased but they're sorry that they can't I.e completely happy because ihe war isn't over. Their thoughts at once turned to the distant Pacific where the flower of American manhood is locked in a death struggle with the fanatic ill. Japanese. The persons approache.il by a Courier reporter shortly alter the V-E Day proclamation 1.3 announced in Washington at the war situation in the same vein--They're glad it's in Europe but they're sad thr.t there i- more fighting and dyinjc ahead in the Pacific. Locally the proclamation V-E Day was heralded by the blowing of the fire whistle and the of the air raid sirens.

At tlie First Methodist Church, there a nion. service at 11 o'clock this irorning and there will be anothei at 7:30 o'clock tonight with Re--. Harry H. Roach, president of the Connellsville Ministerial As. 1 ociation, presiding.

The commanitj will unite to give a prayer for thi close of our phase of hostilities a id for the speedy end of the othe "It's rather said Mrs. P. King, -vvRo has a son--Edward in the Army ir. France--and a in the WAVES' in Washington. The son had participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

"Ve still have one more long war go through. It's Continued Page Seven. EUROPE'S WORST WAR ENDS; GUNS CONTINUE TO ROAR IN PACIFIC CHURCHILL PLEDGES FULL PROSECUTION OF JAP WAR LONDON, May Minister Winston Churchill today formally announced the defeat and unconditional surrender o1 Nazi Germany, with all organizec hostilities coming to an end at 6:01 P. M. EWT today.

The prime minister, in a sober- y-worded broadcast pledging Britain's resources to prosecution of the remaining war against Japan officially proclaimed V-E Day in effect and sanctioned general holidays in the British Isles today and tomorrow. Any German troops still resisting after the "cease flro" goes into full effect at 6:01 P. M. will be regarded as outlaws, deprived of protection under the rules of warfare and subject to savage attack "from all Churchill's broadcast was preceded by the chimes of Big Ben. He perfunctorily recounted details of the German surrender and then let his voice rise as he said: "The German war is therefore at an end.

At conclusion of his brief address, buglers of the Scots Guard sounded the cease fire call and orchestra played "God Save the King." Triaman Forwards Messages to Allies WASHINGTON, May dent Truman today sent V-E 3ay messages to the British, Russian and French govern- nents expressing America's congratulations and appreciation for part their armies played in ridding Europe of the Nazis. GREAT LEADER By International News Service. The isiost savage, destructive war in European history will come to its official end today at 5 P. M. UWI ivheu the accepting 1 Allied terms for unconditional surrender, will Jay down their arms.

Karl Doenitz, successor to Hitler, broadcast the announcement thiit all guns would be silenced at 11 P. 51. British double summer time io- nignt. Front dispatches from the U. S.

Ninth Army at the Ellie Jliver, said that firing along that front already had ceased. The Patriot radio in Prague announced that the Germans in Czechoslovakia had agreed to the unconditional surrender terms and had been ordered by their commanders to- cease fighting. Subsequent broadcasts from Patriot sources in Prague said some German units were disobeying tlie orders of their superiors and were looting- and murdering Czech civilians. It was significant that on the eve of the victory announcement, Heiclisl'uehrer Uoenitz broadcast to the German people that the Nazi party had disappeared. Apparently Doenitz, as Hitler's successor, assumed that the German commanders in the fields would obey his orders for unconditional surrender.

He said he had sent; them the surrender command two days ago. The jubilant ringing of victory bells in the western, hemisphere was contrasted to tlie roar of Allied guns and bombs in the Pacific where the tempo of the war against the Japanese was intensified. Huge D. S. guns roared in support of American soldiers and Marines on Okinawa who apparently were breakiag tlie deadly stalemate in the island battle.

Encouraging gains were reported on every blazing-Okinawa front. General Douglas BCacArtlinr announced from his 3IaniIa headquarters that Australian and Dutch. troops had driven almost entirely across Tarakan, aast of Borneo, where they were supported by Allied aircraft flying: out of the captured airstrip. IS'ew assaults by B-2!) bombers were reported against the Jap home islands. CITY HAS OVER 8,000 IN UNIFORM; WIDELY SCATTERED Connellsville as more than 2,000 men and women in uniform or World War No.

2. Most of them have been participating in the European theater uthough many in the Pacific However, no figures are available on the assignments to he two sectors but it is known hat local veterans are serving in every part of the globe. Throughout the area served by ayette County Local Draft Board Vo. 1, more thau 200 veterans lave been discharged from the ervice. However, there has been definite check on the total number of local casualties in this although the figure un- Loubtedly will run high.

GENERAL SIMPSON V-E Bablct Born. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kemp of Djnbar, R. D.

1 at 12:04 o'clock this morning at Coruvellsville State Hospital and a son was delivered to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sherboniy of Normalville at 5:35 A.

M. today. Remnants of German Navy to Be Taken To British Anchorages By International Service. LONDON, May remnants of the German navy will be brought to British anchorages, it was understood today. The vessels probably will ba brought to Hosyth or Scapa Flow, wilh the most rigid precautions taken against their scuttling.

Ming George Lauds General Eisenhower By International News Servtet. LONDON, May 8--King Georga VI today sent a message of congratulation to Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower on "complete and crushing victory" over Germany. Gives Life Germany. Emerson J.

Milalc of West Brownsville was killed in action in Germany March, 31..