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10 HAWtlSBURG TELEGRAPH, TuesJay. May t. IMS German Genera! (Continued From Page 1) for better or worse, delivered into the victors' hands. "In this war which has lasted more than five years, both have achieved and suffered more than perhaps any other people in the world. In this hour, I can only hope that the victor will treat generously with them.

His face was expressionless and so were the faces of the American, British, Russian and French generals who represented the Allies. All had seen German murder camps and all knew the furious cruelty of German occupying forces. Jodl finished speaking and sat down. The sound of his voice was quickly absorbed by the beaverboard covering the room's walls. Meet Eisenhower A moment passed in dead silence and the German representatives were taken down the hall to meet Gen.

Eisen hower. Eisenhower and his deputy, Air cnier Marshal bir Arthur Ted der, were waiting. They stood behind Eisenhowers small desk, Jodl entered first, followed by uen. Admiral Hans Oeorg Friede burg and then by Col. Poleck, a supply expert.

Poleck glanced once at the Al lied officers and then studied the floor. Friedeburg looked out the windows. Only Jodl, his bald head gleaming oeneatn naKect electric light bulbs, looked the American and British commanders in the face. Again there was a moment of heavy silence. Then Eisenhower spoke.

He was brief and terse as always. His voice was cold and stern. His steel blue eyes were hard. In a few clipped sentences, he made it plain that Germany was a defeated nation and that hence forth orders to the German peo pie would come from the Allies. He said they would be obeyed.

Then the Germans filed out. It was over. Nazi Germany has ceased to The war had ended. The signatures of the document of surrender climaxed two days of negotiations in the cathedral city, scene of many dramatic events in European history. Possibly what was born here today will be known as the "Peace of Reims." The doom of the Third Reich was sealed in the war room of the Allied Supreme Command's advanced headquarters in the big brick Ecole Professionelle, which in peacetime was a co educational industrial school.

The signatories sat at a wooden table 20 feet long, and 10 feet wide, with its top painted black. The war room itself is shaped, about 30 feet long and 30 wide on the outer sides of the Its walls are nile green beaverboard covered with battle maps, their red lines marking what were the fronts, and etching the plight of the Wehrmacht which once had almost the entire continent under its heel. Also, seated with the signa tories were Maj. Gen. Sir Freder ick E.

Morgan. SHAEF deputy chief of staff; Capt. Harry E. Butcher, Eisenhower's Naval aide; Admiral Sir Harry Burroughs, commander of Allied Naval Forces; Lt. Ivan Cherieff of the Red Army; Lt.

Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, commander of the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe; Air Marshal Sir James M. Robb, chief of the SHAEF Air Staff; Maj. Gen.

H. P. Bull, assistant chief of staff; and Col. Ivan Zenkovitch of the Red Army. General Is Interpreter The Allied representative sat along the side of the table nearest the wall and along its right end Facing them across the black table were Jodl and Friedeburg and Major William Oxenius, Jodl's aide.

Behind the Germans stood Maj. Gen. K. W. D.

Strong, chief of StfAEF intelligence, who acted as interpreter. Correspondents were ushered into the war room upon receiving word of the agreement upon final terms. Most of the Allied officers en tered the room at 2.29 a. Lt, Gen. Bedell Smith followed five minutes later.

The strain of the climactic months of the war was evident in his serious countenance There was another wait of five minutes. Then Jodl, in a grey green uniform and silver trim of. a Wehrmacht officer, strode in with the blue clad Friedeburg. Jodl wore his knight of the Iron Cross decoration. Friedeburg's highest military decorations were likewise on display.

Neither seemed crestfallen. They moved slowly but resolutely to the table, there standing at attention. The Allied officers bowed stiffly. everyone visage Ally or enemy was rigid. Not a trace of a smile appeared on any face.

"There are four copies," Gen. Smith remarked dryly, "to be signed Gen. Jodl was the first to put his name on the quadruplicate document at 2:41 a. m. Copies were passed across to be signed by Gens.

Ivan Susloparov, of the Red Army; Smith, of SHAEF, and Francois Sevez, of France, in that order. The terms of the naval agreement which were signed by Admiral Burroughs and the terms of the land and air disarmament were signed by Smith and pre sented to the Germans to be carried out. It was 2:45 a. m. The ink of the signatures still was damp.

Then Jodl spoke, beseeching "generosity" of the Allied conquerors. Chairs scraped and the Germans rose stiffly to stand at attention. The Allies got to their feet and bowed formally and the Germans walked out of the room at 2:47 a. m. Jodl, his greying blond hair almost bald at the top, looked glum ner than ever and seemed a little unsteady.

Friedeburg was solemn and behind his bushy eyebrows, he appeared not at all happy. They were escorted down the hall to meet Gen. Eisenhower for the first time. Until now, the Asks For Mercy Supreme Commander had spoken to them only through messages relayed by his Chief of Staff. In his own small office, the Al lied Commander with his deputy, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, beside him, received the beaten enemv.

He stood behind his desk. The Germans faced him. Even the cares of the leader of millions of Allied fighting men for many months could not hide Eisenhower look of rugged gooa health and concentrated energy. Face Stern His face was stern as he made it plain to the envoys of Grand Admiral Doenitz that the Ger mans must obey Allied orders. On their departure.

Eisenhower summoned all Allied officers who had participated in the ceremony of surrender. His mouth broke into a big vie torv smile. His eyes, a moment before stern and cold, sparkled with joy. Sir Arthur clasped his hand Then Eisenhower greeted Smith warmly, thanking him for his spectacular work of the past two days. He thanked all of those present and held up the fountain pens with which the surrender was signed making a sign with them for cameramen.

He left his office at 3.39 a. for the war room, where he made a brief victory speech into news reel microphones. "Just a few minutes ago, Ger many surrendered all her remain ing forces on land and sea," he said. "They have been thoroughly whipped and the surrender Is un conditional. "In January, 1943, the late Presi dent Roosevelt and Prime Minis ter Churchill met in Casablanca.

There they pronounced a formula of unconditional surrender for the Axis powers. In Europe, that has been fulfilled. The Allied forces which landed on the continent on June 6, 1944, have utterly defeated the Germans on land, sea and in the air. Eisenhower remarked that it was "particularly fitting" that the surrender was signed "in the heart of France," a country which had contributed in large measure to the common victory. "This unconditional surrender was achieved by teamwork, not only among the Allies but by all the services of the land, sea and air," he said.

Eisenhowers voice was filled with emotion. He said he owed "a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid" to all his aides and all the men who had fought under his command. 'The only payment is the last ing gratitude of all free citizens of all the United Nations, the commander in chief added. Negotiations for the full sur render grew out of the confer ence between Friedeburg and Marshal Montgomery last Thurs day. Alter agreeing to surrender of Germany forces in Holland, Denmark, Northwest Germany, the Frisian Islands and Helgo land at that meeting, the Ger man delegates indicated that the Reich leadership wished to dis cuss the larger question of com plete surrender of all armed forces.

Eisenhower accordingly, approved a conference at Reims for Saturday and transportation was furnished for bringing Friede burg and Col. Fritz Poleck of the German supreme command. They left Montgomery's head quarters it Lueneberg by plane at 8 a. m. Saturday, escorted by Lt.

Col. Viscount Bury and Maj. F. J. Lawrence of Montgomery's staff.

They ohanrd planes at Vorst. Bad weather prevented them from continuing past Brussels. While waiting for an automobile. me party nad lunch at an RAF snack bar. They ate sandwiches and drank "Scotch ale" brewed in Brussels.

Governor Calls (Continued From Page 1) which must wait until the final and complete victory" over Japan. The Chief Executive directed tne immediate closing of all State nquor stores and ordered "that nn intoxicating liquor or beverages be sold or dispensed in anv li censed estaoiisnment under super vision oi tne Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board until further order." Martin later told reporters the liquor closing orders "have been complied with over the State. Orders will be issued through the Liquor Control Board to State stores and licensees to open at the regular time tomorrow." The Governor today addressed the official State Day recognition service in the Forum at 1 p. m. Attorney General James H.

Duff presided. The Rev. William Toth. Salem Reformed Church, president of tne city Ministerium, gave the in vocation and the Very Rev. Peter M.

btief, rector of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the benediction. Charles M. Morrison. Secretary of the Commonwealth, read the Governor's official proclamation and the Rev.

Dr. PhiliD Daviri Bookstaber, rabbi of Ohev Sholorh iemple, led the prayer. ft. E. Shuttlesworth.

of the ritv scnoois stan, led the we stand at a solemn hour in world history," the proclama lion said. "With aver and grateful acknowledgement of di vine tavor we welcome thp. end of hostilities in Europe. ine Nazi legions of hate which sought to enslave the souls nf men have been crushed. We thank God for victory and pray for di vine guidance and protection to complete the great task which remains before us on the hard and perilous road to Tokio.

"Ever mindful of the sacred cause to which our nation and our allies have dedicated their full might and power, we must not pause in our labors. We must not rest or relax. We must, this day and every day, until final victory is won, continue our work in the fields, the factories, the mines, the shops and the offices, with renewed energy and inspir President Asks (Continued From Page 1) and to our children only by work by ceaseless devotion to the re sponsibilities which lie ahead of us. If I could give you a single watchword for the coming months that word is work, work, The President added: "I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day." Taking cognizance of the efforts to work out an international peace organization at San Francisco, the President declared it must be peace rooted in justice and in law" and continued: "We can build such a peace only by hard, toilsome, painstaking work by understanding and working with our Allies in peace as we have in war.

Job Ahead Important 'The job ahead is no less im portant, no less urgent, no less difficult than the task which now happily is done." The formal news came to Washington on a rainswept morn ing. Radios blared it from corner drugstores and government offices and newspaper headlines shouted it. But the thousands of Federal workers in the Capital went to their jobs as usual. There were no signs of celebra tion on the wet streets, but down town churches and theatres opened their doors to receive small crowds Flags drooped at half mast throughout the Capital, in tribute to the late President Roosevelt who led his country to this hour. For the first time in war years, spotlights were to be turned on for one night only tonight on Washington monument, the Capi tol dome and other loved shrines of the American people.

President Truman today sent congratulatory messages to Prime Minister Churchill, Marshal Stalin, General Eisenhower and General De Gaulle of France. He told Eisenhower that in recognition "of the unconditional and abject surrender of the Nazi barbarians" he wanted the gen eral to accept "the fervent con gratulations and appreciation of myself and of the American peo pie," and added: "AH of us owe to you and to your men of many nations a debt beyond appraisal for their high contribution to the conquest of Nazusm. To Churchill, he expressed his appreciation, for Britain's "heroic army, navy and air. forces" and added, "with warm affection, we hail our comrades in arms across the Atlantic." To Marshal Stalin; 'You have demonstrated in all your campaigns what it is possible to acomplish when a free people under sperlative leadership and under superlative leadership and forces of barbarism. In his message to General De Gaulle, the President said it was an appropriate time to send America congratulations to the people of France "on their per manent liberation from the op pression they have endured with high courage for so long." Leaden Present It was a dramatic moment when Mr.

Truman summoned the press and radio to his office shortly after 8.30 a. m. to give them the news of his speech, proclamation and message. Near him sat Sen ator McKellar Pres dent of the Senate, acting Majority Leader Lester Hill of Alabama, his joint chiefs of staff, Speaker Kaydurn of the House and the House Majority Leader McCor mack, and the Republican Leader, Representative Martin, both of Massachusetts. He joked with one of the re porters about having gotten him up really early this time.

The early hours the President keeps is a standing joke between him and the press. After telling the press what he had to say would have to be held in confidence until his 9 o'clock radio apnearance, the President spent a few minutes reading the statement in the Japanese fight ahead, the speech and the proclamations. He interrupted his reading at one point to comment that the victory was a happy way to celebrate his 61st birthday today. He said that the United States was trying to get at San Francisco a peace with justice and that the United States was facing a situa tion along with the rest of the world out of which could come that peace. He said that either the United Nations could set up the organization and go the whole way or gone wrong way and spoil tne whole thing.

He said he wanted to emphasize over and over again that the times call for work. He wanted it emphasized that we're only half way through. He said that the Jarjanese were learning something of American might. The Germans once called us soft and weak, he said, and he won dered what the Germans think about that now. Mr.

Truman's birthday mood was one in which joy over victory in Europe mingled with thanksgiving for ihe safety; it meant lor millions of American sons. It was tempered, too, by sober realization that many other sons must die before Japan, as well as Germany, has been crushed. Hence the President planned no celebration of his own. His schedule called for him to be up at 6.0 a. m.

usual. Mr. Truman observed the an niver.ary as a resident, as well as a worker, in the White House. He and Mrs. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, moved into the Executive Mansion last nisht They had been staying at nearby Blair House, across the street on Pennsylvania avenue, until Daint ers and decorators could complete uieir worK.

Mr. Truman has been at work for the last two weeks lining up ation. To do otherwise would be a reflection upon our gallant men and women who are doing such a noble job and are undergoing untold hardship in the Pacific. "We must go forward, asking God's blessing upon our fighting forces and our workers, until the inhuman fanatics of the Pacific are hurled into oblivion, never again to threaten the progress of civilization." plans for limited reconversion after Day. These are concerned primarily with production of civilian goods for which manpower, plants and materials can be spared without interferring with the Pacific war.

Hs is aiming, too, at further sharp economies in Federal spend ing by cutting back contracts for weapons that no longer will be needed with Germany out of the war. Washington, May 8, (Fol lowing is the text of President Truman proclamation on the end of the war in Europe: By the President of the United States of America. A proclamation: The Allied Armies, through sac rifice and devotion and with God's help, have won from Germany a final and unconditional surrender. The western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of freeborn men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones.

Our armies of liberation have restored freedom to' these suffering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave. Much remains. to be done, tne victory won in the west must now be won in the east. The whole orld must be cleansed of the evil from which halt the world has been freed. United, the peace loving nations have demonstrated the west that their arms are stronger by far than the might of dictators or the tyranny of mill tary cliques that once called us soft and weak.

The power of our peoples to defend themselves against nil enemies will be prov ed in the Pacific as it has been proved in Europe. For the triumph of spirit and of arms which we have won, and tor its promise to peoples every where who join us in the love of freedom, it is fitting thata we, as a Nation, give thanks to Al mighty God, who has strengthen ed us and given us the victory. wow, tnerefore, Harry S. Tru man. President of the United States of America, do hereby appoint Sunday, May 13, 1945, to be a day ox prayer.

cau upon.the neop of the united states, whatever their faith, to unite in offering iovful tnanKs to God for the victory we have won and to pray that he will support us to the end of our pres ent struggle and guide us into the way of peace, I also call upon my countrymen to dedicate this day of prayer to tne memory of those who have given their lives to make psssible our victory. In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of Amer ica to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this eighth day of May, in the year oi our lord 194D, and of the inde pendence of the United States of America the 169th. HARRY S. TRUMAN Day Recalls (Continued From Page 1) ties.

The mayor said he would is sue a proclamation calling for an omcial celebration within a few days. Boy Scouts in uniform naraded in the morning as all schools were closed. Fire trucks, loaded with tired marchers, ran ud and down the mid city streets, including the ivu. vernon long ladder, "with more than half a hundred girls from the silk mill riding it," a Har risburg Telegraph report states: Guns were fired, paper was torn up and thrown on the marchers. some bags of flour were dropped on passers by, and all work ground quickly to a halt as the celebrations and disorganized parading continued throughout the morning.

Governor Brumbaugh mounted Bethlehem Steel Company truck parked near the Bolton Hotel in Market Square, waiving a flag with the rest of the watchers. Henry Stees. at St. SteDhen's Episcopal Cathedral, told of the fact that he had tolled that bell for the end of the World War and had also rung it at the conclusion of the Civil War. Marchers tried to have Market Square roped off for dancing, but the Mayor felt it "was not safe." The Ministerium held a Union Service of all denominations in Pine Street Presbyterian Church, one of the largest auditoriums then available for services.

There had been no definite preparation for! the peace thanksgiving service, as there was for this European victory, but the Harrisburg Telegraph publishing editorials in favor of the idea and had helped plan the rather informal service. The Ministerium wrote its thanks for the help given by thel Telegraph, and signers of the let ter included the Rev. Dr. S. Win field Herman, pastor then, as of Zion Lutheran Church.

Other signers were the late Catholic bishop, the Most Rev. Dr. Philip N. McDevitt; and the Jate Rev. Lewis S.

Mudge. brother of the Rev. Dr. William Mudge, executive of the Pennsylvania Council of Churches, and at that time Pine street pastor. The headline of the DaDer for that day, the issue following the xeiegraph war Extra, took its cue from the feeling in Washington ano every other part of America; Allied Terms Make Germany Helpless." A bit of interesting news other than the war in that Monday edi tion was the fact that Tech High acnooi had just deteated the Belle fonte Academy football team.

The final score? 94 0. At that time, the story said, Tech had scored 281 points against their five op ponents zero. Another encouraging headline of November 12. 1918. was: "Pros perity to Follow Peace; Work for ah in mrnsburg." And that was Victory in Europe in 1918, first Day." Nazi Prisoners in U.

S. v. Told of Surrender Washington, May 8, (). German prisoners of war in the United States were notified today that the Reich had surrendered unconditionally. The War Department distributed proclamations for posting on all bulletin boards in the POW camps which now hold 343,000 Germans.

Grew Calls on U.S. To Stress Efforts To Crush Japan Washington, May 8, (JP) In a Day statement, Acting Secre tary of State Joseph C. Grew called on the Nation today to redouble its energy "to the unfin ished business in the Pacific." Grew's statement released attrr President Truman's proclamation of victory in Europe, asked Amer ica to "remember also that even in Europe our victory is not the end of our labors. The text of Grew's brief state ment: The Nazi menace is crushed at last. We are proui of oa1 men, proud of the country which produced them and provided them with the weapons.

We are thank ful to our Allies. But as we give thanks for the victory won, we do not forget that there is another victory which is still to win. In the hour of triumph let us dedicate ourselves with redoubled energy to the unfinished business in the Pacific. And let us remem ber also that even in Europe our victory is not the end of our labors. We must assure ourselves and those to come after us that Gerrj many shall never again have power to threaten the peace and decency of the world.

We must help the peoples of the areas which Germany conquered, ravaged, and to provide themselves with the basic necessities of life in order that the institutions of freedom, preserved by arms, may not perish through want and hun Eer, "We must face our victory, therefore, in the sober realization that the war is not yet over, and that the work of peace the work which will give our victory its meaning is not yet done. It is the source of hope andr confidence to us all that the labor ot organizing for the preservation of peace had begun at San Francisco before the labor of war in Europe had been finished." King of Belgium (Continued From Pace 1) Astrid, who died in an automobile accident In Switzerland in 19do. A group of civilians had tipped the doughboys off to the where abouts of the royal entourage, and their liberation rouowed quicKiy Reports from Belgium have in dicated that the King's homecom ing would be received with mingled feelings by his country men. Some Belgians resent bitterly the fact that Leopold did not flee to an Allied haven, as did the Queen of The Netherlands. Some also think he should explain why he capitulated to the Nazis 18 days after they invaded Belgium.

The Belgian public was de scribed about a week ago as in a high state of excitement over prospects of his return. The cabi net was prompted to issue a state ment on April 28 that reports of his liberation were without foun dation. Most Belgians were said to be strongly favor of a monarchy, but reported gaining ground was the suggestion that the King ab dicate in favor of his heir, 14 year old Prince Baudouin, with Prince Charles continuing as regent. When Belgium was liberated the cabinet returnd from its exile and within 15 days convened the pre war Parliament. In compli ance with the constitution Prince Charles was elected regent.

Leftist groups have been oc cupied with constitutional problems that will have to be dealt with if the King returns. Some assert it is up to Parliament to decide whether Leopold is in a position to fulfill his constitutional duties. All Nazis Ordered (Continued From Page 1) dren and for the future of our nation." "Wiu. the occupation of Ger many," Doenitz said, "the power has been transferred to the occupying authorities. It is up to them to confirm me in my function and the government I have appointed, or decide 1 whether to appoint a different one.

Should I be required to help our Fatherland, I will remain at my post. Duty keeps me on my difficult post for the sake of Germany. I win not remain one hour more than can be reconciled with the dignity of the Reich." Doenitz explained why he ordered surrender. When I took over from the Fuehrer I took it as my first task to save the life of the German people 'Therefore during the night of May 6 and 7 I gave the order for unconditional surrender. On May 8 all arms have been laid down." London, May 8, (JP) A handful of Nazi holdouts in Prague and some parts of the shrunken Moravia Bohemia pocket fought on today as the rest of the world celebrated the end of the European war.

Czech broadcasts from the embattled capital said Nazis still were shooting, burning and looting in the city at noon in defiance of the signing of an unconditional surrender by their commander. The patriots, now in control of all Prague transmitters, broadcast tnis noon report: "Some German formations, disobeying the cease fire order, are shelling and setting fire to houses, shooting civilians and looting. fans of Prague are in flames, and firemen are prevented by German gunfire from approaching the burning buildings. In some places in the center of the city German tank formations are attacking Czechoslovak formations." German broadcasts said that continued resistance in the southern pocket was designed to per mit army remnants to retreat westward. Gen.

Patton's U. S. 3rd Army had driven northeast from captured Pilsen to the outskirts of the capital and three Russian armies were driving toward the same nn '5 Ensminger. DAY IN HARRISBURG Early arrivals at Second and Walnut street quickly buy copies of the Harrisburg Telegraph Day extra which reached the streets a few minutes after President Harry F. Truman had officially announced that Germany had surrendered.

goal from the east, northeast north and southeast. The patriot broadcast said Nazi Gen. Ferdinand Von Schoerner. commander in Bohemia and Mo avia, signed unconditional sur render terms at 1.30 a. m.

(bat tlefront time) and that units were to "cease fire" as soon as they received word of the Earlier the partisans said U. S. staff officers had made contact with them, bringing a message on the unconditional of F.11 German armies. The Czechs said advance American tank units weTe four miles from Prague. Begin Final Rou idup Three Russian arrrics were driving in from the east and and units had been reported 60 miles from the Czech cap tal.

As for the ocher German pock this ii disposition as the Russ i is and the western Allies began the final roundup. Norway German troops remained in their barracks, awaiting the Allied will, as British ships were reported steaming into Norwegian harbors. Latvia An estimated 300,000 Germans, Latvians and Russians of Quisling General Vlassovs army were pockets i by the Red Army against the sea and on the Vistula Estuary near Danzig, and were faced with the choice of surrender or annihilation. Germans Withdraw Yugoslavia The German radio at Flensburg said withdrawals from' Yugoslavia continued as the Yugoslav radio announced the liberation of Ljubljana, capital of Federal Slovenia, 74 miles north west of Zagreb. Eastern Moravia and the adjacent areas Fighting still was re ported by the Germans as Russian armies began the mopup.

The French ports Isolated German forces in Dunkerque, La Rochelle, St. Nazaire, Bordeaux and Lorient were expected to lay down their arms without further trouble. Thp Channel Islands Germans cut off hopelessly for month? were reported ready to give up under unconditional surrender terms. The Eindhoven radio said Al lied armies were expected to ar rive in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and the Hague today. A consid erable number of Dutch soldiers serving with the Canadians will be among the troops which take over the last areas from the Ger mans, the broadcast said.

Despite Von Schoerner capit ulation, Nazis apparently still op posed the Russians in eastern Mo ravia and adjacent sectors. The German controlled Flensburg radio said "our troops are fighting hard to save Germany from Bol shevism in the last few hours. This broadcast said the Ger mans had failed to prevent Rus sian breakthroughs north of Olo mouc (Olmuetz) but declared the Russians were stopped on a "new line." It said Soviet attempts to fight into the protectorate by shifting the center of attack had failed. The Germans admitted their forces were in flight westward in the hope of being captured by the Americans before the trap was snapped by the three Russian armies pressing hard on their heels. As fightmg dwindled on the continent, the Allies were not overlooking the boats on the high seas.

These were presumed to be returning to their bases after Doenitz' cease activity order. But naval patrols were on1, and the Orkney Islands fishermen continued" their anti submarine vigil. bow before the sacrifices of our Nation, of its fighting Army, of all men, women and children," he said. Doenitz declared he did not know whether he would continue at his post and added: "It was impossible to carry on this struggle. A very difficult path lies before us.

"We must walk it dignified, disciplined and courageous. We must work hard." Doenitz warned the German people that "the power is with the occupying authorities," and he urged them to walk the "difficult path united in the hope that our children in Europe may one day have a free and secure existence. The Fuehrer said he had pleds ed himself "to help as far as possible to alleviate the fate of the German people" and added: "Whether this will be possible I do not know." His speech, slowly and solemnly delivered, was concluded with the remark that the "German people and the Reich 1 must re. main united." Second Reformed The Rev. Henry S.

Raab an nounced that a Dav service would be held in the Second Reformed Church tonight at 8 p. m. Holiday in Brazil Rio De Janeiro. Mav 8. (JP) President Getulio Vargas declared today a national holiday in Brazil in celebration of the end cf the war in Europe.

AsT Hostilities to End (Continued From Page 1) will be attacked from all quarters by the Allied troops." He said it was not surprising that commands of the German high command should not be obeyed immediately because of disorganization. But he added immediately that as a result of information furnished by Eisenhower it should not prevent 'us from celebrating today and tomorrow as victory in Europe days." "The German war is therefore at an end," he said. He reminded Britain at the same time that "we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead." "Japan, with all her treachery and greed," he declared, "remains unsubdued. The injury she has inflicted on the United Statts and other countries and her detestable cruelties call for justice and retribution. "We must now devote all our strength and resources t6 the completion of our task both at home and abroad." Churchill closed his historic message with these words: "Advance Britannia! Long live the cause of freedom! God save the King!" As he ended, buglers from the Scots Guards blew their ceremonial sien of victory.

At Buckingham Palace, packedj thousands cheered In exultation as the King and Queen with the two Princesses appeared on the bal cony and waved to express their iov over peace in Europe, ine King was scheduled to broadcast at 9 p. m. (3 p. m. Eastern war Time).

England Greets Victory London. Mav 8. (JP) Jubilant England awojee toaay irom us uv nanr Atima cloen in almost six vearS to greet the formal declaration oi victory in Europe. The streets of London were decked with the muUi colored flaes of the United Nations, re placing the victory bonfires that illuminated the skies of the ancient caDital last niaht. All England waited eagerly for the formal Day announcement by Prime Minister Churchill to participate with him in his greatest hour of triumph.

But the celebration over the unconditional German surrender could not await any formal dec laration. Throughout las'; night laughing, dancing, singing civilians, sailors and soldiers thronged the streets of London. The scenes were repeated in towns and cities all over England There was dancing and singing. too. in France.

Belgium, The Netherlands and in Denmark For the first time in almost six years a battery of high powered flood lamps illuminated the white columns of the Church of the Sacred Heart in Paris last night Frenchmen stood in the gleaming lisht and sang the Marseillaise. Mingling amid the Parisian gaiety were American doughboys parading with pretty French girls on their arms. Flying Fortresses overhead dropped flares and rockets went ud all over the city. The Army newspaper Stars and Stripes in Paris got out its victory edition. Les Nouvelles brought out a red, white and blue edition with the banner headline "La Guerre Est Finie." Colored flags of France, the United States and Russia waved clear across the page and the Goddess of Liberty took up two full columns of the left side.

In London witnesses to the hilarity but no deterrent were the shattered buildings and gaping holes where buildings had been before Nazi bombs found their. mark. Thousands of the celebrators formed circles, waved flags and danced in jam packed Piccadilly Circus. Three British soldiers, two sailors and four airmen danced on too of a bus as it moved through the area, to the uproarous delight of the crowd. American soldiers kissed English eirls.

They linked arms and joined the crowd singing "mere win Al ways be an England." raraae to raiace Thousands who paraded to Ruckineham Palace chanted "we want the king, we want the king." They saw the red carpet already flung over the royal balcony irom which the king and aueen will re ceive homage today, but the royal couDle failed to appear. Other celebrants packed pubs and hotel bars. Dusty bottles of champagne, saved for the occasion were brought up from cellars. Christmas tree lights outlined the windows of houses. Skyrockets soared into the skies, One bonfire flickered at a new cross that mark' ed the place where a rocket bomb killed 170 people only a few months ago.

Tonight public houses and other licensed bars may remain open until midnight an extra hour. Food shops will be opened for only a few hours, ana underground railways, central buses and trams will operate on Sunday schedules. Both today and Wednesday will be holidays. Although London newspapers will publish today, afternoon papers win not puDiisn Wednesday and morning papers will not publish on Thursday. PosMVar Issues 1 May Come Before' Special Jession Members of the 1945 General Assembly went home today freeiy predicting they will be baeHf before the year end to act on recoh version problems.

"I expect a special session in November or December," declared one leading GOP lawmaker who declined, quotation by name, add ing ne beiievea tne meeting would be found necessary to meet post war problems following peace in Europe. Silent on that question, GOP House Leader Franklin H. Lichten walter (R Lehigh) described the work of the session terminated finally at 11.46 p. m. yesterday as memorable and added the Assembly enacted "many important measures for the benefit of the people of Pennsylvania." His comment was in tune with thatot Governor Martin who praised the lawmakers in person for doing "a grand job" and declared it was "a great demonstration of the two party, system at work." 0, Listing the session accomplishments, the chief executive said in a statement: "Perhaps the most important long range legislation is.

that intended to finally end stream pollution by cleaning up our streams, ending the dumping of and industrial wastes and protecting our water sources, and the public health." Martin added "we now have the first great over all program in Pennsylvania for our mental and penal institutions" and "appropria tions for school reimbursements and educational activities are the greatest in the history of the State." The entire administration pro gram topped by stream conserva tion, education and compensation legislation 'by majority leaders despite the slim four vote margin the GOP held in the House over the constitutional 105 majority needed to pass laws. Asked how majority members were kept in their seats week after week for important votes, Lichtenwalter said "we made it a matter of the individual responsibility of members. We reminded 4 them of the oath they had taken to serve the people and then left it up to them. They came through finp only one serious setback during the four month session passage of a measure to repeal the Philadelphia wage tax by a coalition of Democrats and a. few Republicans.

The measure was later pickled by a Republican controlled Senate committee. House Minority Leader Hiram G. Andrews (D Cambria) asserted on the other hand "the administra tion started a lot of thinas it failed to finish. Its school program, labor' program, even its stream pollution program must be listed as unfinished business." "The administration," he added, "paraded its righteous intentions but failed to back those intentions by performance. From the beginning of the session, the administration's liberalism was in full retreat." STOCKS New York, May 8, f).

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