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BERN.-un a brief proclamation to the Romanian people broadcast at 9.3 Wednesday evening, King Michael of Romania ordered his forces to ceaae fire against the forces of the Allied nations, whose terms of unconditional surrender he has accepted in the name of the nation. and to take up the fig? immediately by the side of the 2 wet forces on Romanian soil against their country's enemy-- l;e_rmany. _ _ - Romania Accepts Armistice . Terms From Allied Nations King M Prams-ma l Barely audible above the enemy- created static, a person iciiiiiial by the Romanians as the King; himself began in a ilrm voice to read: "Romanians! In this dill»; cult hour in our country's history I t have decided for the salvation of t, the Fatherland, the immediate ces- l sauon of hostilities against the‘ forces of the United Nations, and I have called upon the government 8 at national union to tuWI the de- t t.ottincd will of the nation as a whole and conclude peace with the United Nations. ' THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Invasion Masterpiece of Organization Sars Surgeon Lieut. David Bean "Romanians. as your King, I have accepted the armistice terms otter- cd us by the Soviet Union, Great Britain and the United States of America. Under those terms from this moment onward all hostilities against the Soviet armies and the state ot war against Great Britain pnd the United States has ceased. “The United Nations have guar- anteed the independence of Roma- nia. Any one who opposes the de, Dramatic and apparently sudden as was the entire announcement. the Germans were obviously fore- warned. for when the Home Ber. viee in Bucharest interrupted its regular transmission at 9.24. with- In 30 seconds the two powerful Bu- charest transmitters were almost completely shrouded by interim" mm: from a battery of German 3..nuxwrs of all varieties. Contrary to general belief, a me- dical ofticer at sea gets a lot more to do than just looking after or waiting for some of the ship's per- scnnel to getsiek., A -- -- - Vol. " No. u Romania Surrenders, King Michael Orders Nation To Fight "Nazis Surgeon-Lieut. David M. Bean. who has just returned to Waterloo to visit his mother, Mrs R. s. Bean, was agsigned regular turns at keep- ing watch for several months prior to taking part in the D-Day inva- SAttt of France. Attached to the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer H.M.C.S. Gatineau, which carried out patrol operations in the English Channel during the assault. Lieut. Bean said the hard- est job he has ever had was keep- ing my: date of the invasion a secret. ing to tell someone. trut" naturally' couldn‘t." the young ofneerl laughed. Lieut. Bean was one of. three men aboard the vessel ai- signed to decode the secret log car- rying full details of the invasion! plans. M t R ti q N t lik I 'a knew of the time for quite a few weeks. and I was just burtt- The Wartime Prices and Trade Board has anounced that meat ra- tioning will not likely be resumed in Canada during the remainder of the calendar yearn Most ot the con- ditions that brought about the sus- pension of meat rationing on March I still exist. K. W. Taylor, Foods Administrator, pointed out. how- ever, that there would be no diffi- culty in bringing meat rationing into cftect again on short notice “There will be meat coupons in the next issue of ration books. even though we hope we will not have to use them." Mr. Taylor said. Within the /e! few months Cun- aaa has more-than Med all her ax- port requirements and at present there is no vvidence. even in large urban and industrial areas. of any meal shortages Mr, Taylor pointed out that it all this can be done without the rationing of melt. there is clearly no iustiheation tor re-imposing the burdens and ex- pense of the use of meat roupons Tho increase in the meat produc- tion since the outbreak ot the war has been an important part of Car.- nda's war anon. The average mm meal exports in the three re-war your: amounted to about £00,000“ 000 pound a year The exporu to the United Kingdom in “MI - q60,000,00tt pounds. in 1942, 530.~ 000.000 pounds and in ltH3, 500.- 000,000 pounds, If the presert trends of liveniock "r2t"'t,'ptt tinue Can-d. will supply ox- rt to the United Kingdom aboul itll more melt than in ttb" and nearly double the minimum to- tttTT,': which the United Kin.- 9m in looking for Cunt to sup- l From this point onward on!!! oe- ‘casional passages ot the inks lbroadcast could be dociphered, and ldrsp‘ne the tact his proclamation has been rebroadcast at least four ‘times in the course of the night re. ucL-wers here have not been able to get the, full text. cision we have when and who takes justice in his own hands is an one-ply trt any nation. - - _ - "I 6rder the mug and the whole nation to Aght wi all means and at the cost of any sacrifice against him. day. "All Romanians mun rally around the Throne and the Gow unment; he who does not assist the Government and resists the will of the nation is a traitor to the couno try. "The United Nations have recou- cized the injustice of the dictate of Vienna under which T'tansyit vunia was torn trom urs. "At the side of the Allied army and with their help we will cross the frontiers unjustly imposed upon us at Vienna." The King was heard to repeat a! one point in his address that the nation's new leaders, after careful consideration, had deemed the time now arrived for Romania to take her fate into her own hands. The hum-rs could not do this alone but needed the entire support of the people. which, the King said, he knows he could expect to rally II one around the throne and the Government. Fitill further on In the proclama- tron there was an, intelligible pas- sage anouncing that Romanian forces already deployed along the Hungarian frontier of ceded Tran sylvania had begun their entry into that territory to recapture it. sup- ported on their right Mnk by the advancing Russians who had push- " beyond Jassy throughout the “Each of us had different work [a do," he related. "We never dis. cussed that work. When the log waint in use. it was placed secure- ly away in the ship's safe by the captain.", _ _ A Lieut. Bean said it's unfortunate the public couldn't he allowed to see these plans "They unJou‘bted- ly represent one ot the finest bits of organization ever executed." he declared, adding that this is veri- fled by captured Germans who ad- mitted they were taken completely Cy surprise. _ _ According to this ofticer, it would have been considered impossible by even the leading strategists to car- [y out the mass movement of ships necessary for the invasion without rvvoaling their intention to the en- rmy. However, this "impossihte" tcat was performed. He described the event. '"rwertty-four hours before D- Day hardly a vessel could be found around the English port where we (Continued on Page 3) Sheep and. Swine Slams Arranged For 1944 Season The leestonrk Branch of the On- tario Department of Agriculture. wurking in co-operation with the Ontario Swine and Sheep Breeder! ( Associations, have completed ar- _ rangcmcnts for a series of regional ‘ swine and sheep shows to he Giiil lhroughuul the Province this year. Tim I944 program calls for six spe- _ ti N. Hamburg Man Said Wounded Mrs Wilfred McKenzie of New Hamburg. received word Saturday that her husband. Cpl, McKenzie. u as wounded in France, Aug. toth. Cpl McKrnzie went otreNeatt in Svambor 1943 and has been in Franco one month. Before enlist- mcnt he was employed " the B, P. Goodrich Rubber Co . in “Rhona. tti McKenzie is “MPH-Rn! fe- n in. with her mm. H William Wolfe and Mr Wolfe, " New Hamburg, ins-33o. Dunno. My. Am; a. nu The Brst year of the ietuementlynt:iit11y to the country as a whole the tsettlers worshipped in a tent’ In idle manpower was substantial, of Mr. Aaron Biehn's Some ot the F"t that reason alone, it was im- reharter members of the shaionlpyTative that all who were in a po- Church were: Israel Crestrman, smon no give constructive thought 'Aaron Biehn. Alvnh Bowman. Ben -'huuld do so and aid materially Shuh. Irvin Kalb and otherl. {awards the development of a pro- 1 The Waterloo school house w” glam whieh . was economically *built after the first year and from sound and winch might be med a 1905 to Mbil church services were nrvdod_ln national development. It fm-ld in the school house. The iiGtlwas Wide!" tlttyt a post-war work toy Church house was then builuprugram on which to base full em- j'l‘he name Sharon was given to the', pioyrmvnt, good houses. and con- ‘murch in honor of the many wild “Med people should start with wrairiu roses growing in the dis- yr1ittle:Pyi,aytt' 1rult,t indus- iim-t. These iGaridrrittiisGiiri- ‘shippers at "Jesus, the rose of Sha- ht Guernsey Victoria Park, Kitchener. an the scene ot an old-time reunion on Saturday afternoon. Aug tt, when over one hundred Guernsey folk gathered to renew old amautftnt- antes. More Thu IN Leighton Sehfnidt led in a sing- song. Isaiah Rosenbgger lead a scripture lesson and l iurayer. Mr. Rosenberg" had new as In assistant pastor at the Sharon Mennonite Church near Guernsey for twenty-nine yam He is now Trears old any; in goett. health, The afternoon was spent in play- ing games, and visiting. A tasty picnic supper including ice emu: and chocolate drink was served at five o'clock Following that Mr. Eldon Bowman took charge of a vayitdytrogr_te t. . A . The guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hallman. Mr. and Mm. “one: Schmidt and Mr. Isaiah number- gar were presented with little re- membrance books, autographed by trtfiifttrtitt membeng of the group; Mr. Hallman the ftrtrt pastor ot the Sharon Church at Guernsey. brought an interesting message. re- nti_ryscir?g of the early days. A Mr. Hellman quoted from Heb. 11:8. 9. Mr, where Abraham was called by faith to go out into a strange land. and dwelt in tents. So too. did this earli people seek out new homes on t e prairies of the west. The nearest store at that time was Humbon. 32 miles away. Is- no! Cressman later opened a store anA peg; 18riee in the district. l Dates for the Commercial Live-i stock Show, to be held at the, ‘Union Stockyards, Toronto, under, the auspices at the Ontario Provin- cial Winter Fair Association. with ‘the co-operation of the Ontario‘ ‘Dcpnrtment of Agriculture. will be movcmber 30 and December I and 2, it is announced by L. E. O‘Neill. Director of the Livestock Branch of the ,'t'erg"t','g'rt,' An extensive ‘prize list as been prepared, pro- lviding for Rve classes and a cham- pionship in each of the three main breeds of breed cattle, Shorthormt, Hereford and Aherdccn-Angus, The five classes for each breed Bret 1.5 follows: t-dgteer or heifer, 730 lbs. and under; b-Steer or heifer. _ "1-850 lbs; B-Steer, 8M-t,000 lbs, '---Sttrer. 1,0oi-1,100lbs.; s-- Steer, MOI lbs. and over. There is also a sreci-l class for the best group o six steers, a class tor the Grand Champion Steer or Heifer of the show and the Prince of Wales Prim Class tor the best urnup of three steers or heifers. owned by one exhibitor, which have been shown singly in the regular chum Mr. Hellman concluded his re- marks by reminding the group, that Abraham looked for a city with foundations whose builder and maker is God, so they too should prepare for that royal city. having the assurance of God's pro- tcemgyyre. A‘ __ Mr. Moses Schmidt. who came to the Sharon Church from Alber- ta, after Mr. and Mrs. Hallman went to Texas to live, also brought a short message. Mr. Schmidt spent 42 years in Albedo Ind Samoa-e- wan and said he was still a Wester- ner at heart. Mr. Jerry Rudy, Mr. M. C. Cress- man, Mr. Arnold Shane and Leighton Schmidt also gave short [all s. Mr. and Mrs. Leighton Schmidt “are the only couple present who wee both born at Guernsey. -- Flowers were presented to Mrs.) Eli Mailman. Mrs. M. Schmidt and Mrs, Sim Girgerich by little 'ir'tll lures Gingeri . Mrs. Sim Ging- mich is recovering from a lengthy} illness. Snapshots of various group: 1 such as “Old Waterloo pupil?“ "East meets West". "Early Pio-: negrs” and other: were “in , Flowers were presented to Mrs.) The federal government has mt- Eli Hallman. Mrs. M. Schmidt and ed in the Department of Pensions Mrs. Sim f,ite"it by little 1'r'tlrri';,i National Health the responsi- lures Gingeri . Mrs. Sim Ging- bility of looking after the hospitals with is recovering from a lengthy Il'equired in Canada to take care of illness. Snapshots of various groupsjlhe veterans ot this war. No one such as “Old Waterloo pua8ly'Vyan have doubted. from the very "East meets West", "Early Pio- (beginning of hostilities, that Can- neers" and other: wet. “in ’a-da would have to make provision The afternoon was a great sue-lor a good many war casualties: cess, a happy time having been am (this war is grim and horrible, and, joyed by old and young. to anyone who was not stupid. or H-------------- "rho was not deliberately closing -"-e-e- ' his eyes to the probalbilities of the situation sue ensue ties were in- Et., n, g _ A E?, V evitnble. Fix Dates For Stock Show In addition to the mule classes there are two classes for market limbs and two for swine. The market classes am for a pen of tive wether lambs, weighing a total of not over 475 lhs. and a pen ot five wether lambs, weighing - lotal of over 475 lbs. and under MO lbs The two claims tor baron hogs are: I-pen of hve Darrow: orGows, bacon type, warring 100-220 lbs. each; b-pen tt three ttarrows, (Continued on Page !) i, In thi. course of a comBrehemive _ ptudy ot the situation, r. Archi-: bald said that he was not so opti- lmistic as to think that Canadian! it-xp.artrs. both rural and urban.‘ would be readily content to enteri into very heavy expenditures after, the cessation of hostilities. Never-' aimless it was obvious to all Cam-I ,dians that the future of Canada would not stand periods of unem-‘ icloyyttent and relief. The loss Bn-, ‘anciully to the country as a wholel lin_idlc manpower was supstanti" I For that reason alone, it was im- Icouncil visited the plant a week I pcrative that all who were in a po- ago, they saw sewage being allowed 'sitiort to give constructive ti,ij,jtif',t,e1', Row over the beds and into the =huuld do so and aid materiat1ylstream, and that raw sewage was tuward's the development of a pro- gala) coming from the pipe flowing Liam which was economically 1 into the river at Bridgeport. sound and which might be med It A. Bomberger. of Lexington. ad- m-eded in national development. It'joining Bridgeport, asserted that (was evident that a post-war work! when he telephoned to complain x program on which to base full em- about the condition recently, the ~pluyment. good houses. and con- Waterloo mayor. Albert Heer, -tented people should start with "hyyg up on Tel'. lpluyrm-nt. good houses. and con- tented people should start with agriculture. because on that indus- t'y depended adequate food at rea- ‘sunable prices. employment in the city through agriculture providing mic best peace-time markets for urban industries. and the vast mun. [ber of groducts produced on the 'tarm w ich add comfort alike to [both rural and urban homes. s Military tHo'spitals Post-War Programs Should Commence With Agriculture In an address to the recent an- hag-ice, nual convention of the Canadian: The resolution will be drafted b Society ot Technical Agricultunstx a committee composed ot the vil’: at Toronto. Dr, E. s. feg2t,'l'lfr1i1t; trustees. the reeve and coun- Director, Dominion Experimental {ml on of Waterloo township, May- Farms Service. reviewed. some of or high Meinzinger of Kitchener, the major problems which might John not. “RP. for North Wa.. be offered as a basis for post-war who. and the wwmip sanitary work: program in thettest Intact“ inspector and medical omeer of of Canada as a whole and with spe- health. vial reference to the future PYOI" In addition to droning the reso- perity and permanency of agricul- lotion. the committee was author- lure. :ized to take whatever additional Bridgeport Again Complains About Waterloo Disposal Plant Had Many Thrills, But _ Greatest Was Meeting King , The Department of Pensions and ‘Notional Health, however, has felt. so public statements have given ‘nut. that hospital accommodation ‘in Canada was already adequate Iror any eventualities. The record "of the hospitals-ond the treat- Iments provided-Opeth for itsell: {Canadian fighting men are Miller- ing unnecessarily, and have a f worse chance of weevil}. become the hospital accomm ation we See."'ty.: through our govern- ment, here provided for they, _ By Norman Marshall _OT"r6W6.r-Mlord has just been released as this is written of the ar- rival in Canada of some 000 cumu- ties, most]: from the Normandy in- vasion. T est men have been re- turned to Canada for further treat- ment in this country; what they have come back to is one of the scandals of this war. Take Christie Street Hospital in Toronto. This is Canada's largest ttetttmcttt centre. and grew out of (Continued on Page 3) Says Digging To Be No Drudgery Kt'NHENER.--More often than not, parents have some difficulty in "persuading" their sons to dig the garden, but Mr. and Mrs. O. K. We- ber have assurance againsl any such trouble in the future. 'Don't be surprised if I start right in digging the minute I get home because it will just he a mat- ter of habit," writes their son. Trooper Gerald Weber in a letter trom France. "We do a lot ot digging for pro- uction against cnemy shells and awn-aft Everytime “a move the flrst duty is to dig in e have had htamiful weather on the whole, and our food is excellent, to every- thing is "he." the young soldier ‘wrilu, Trooper Weber's brother. Bgt. Home Weber, was reported I pl son" of war on June . 1',,1,cPMh-d,2tei gain In”? village of Bride coon in comp . - ing about odors which the? allege 1 emnnue kpmdthe town Wim- loo's sewage ”pea-1' plant. t a big mass mans}. village Menu "tecided to 05k atertoo to the im- Jmediate action to alleviate the nur. I sance. I PO. Jimmy Evans ot Waterloo. (has had countless exciting expu- "ences since he went overseas two bears ago, but the biggest thrill was lwhen he visited Buckingham Pal- ace to have King George pin the (Dist-ish" Flying Modal on his (uniform. _ "I “.s so nervous that day I Iurdly remember anything about “a" if» young oll'icer said today. Elle is home spending a month's fur- ilcasgh with his parents. Mr. and EMrs. William Evans, 199 Herbert lst., Waterloo. In attendance at the meeting were township officials. the Kiteh, ener mayor, Waterloo otrtciais and town engineer. Mr. Cook and Dr. A E Berry of the provincial depart- ment of health. Earl Rothaermel, chairman ot the Village board of trustees. asserted that at times the stench from the Grand River and the disposal punt. _h..d been almost unbearable. Reeve Robert Cowan charged that when he and other members of council visited the plant a week ago, they saw sewage being allowed to fiow over the beds and into the stream, and that raw sewage was also comipg from_q1e pipe flowing In addition to drawn; the taw- lution. the committee was author- ized to take whatever additional action may became necgssary. Mayor Meinziriger explained to the meeting that he was present as a ratepayer in Bridgeport. and also to protect Kitchener it the need should arise. He was loudly cheered when he recalled that "Kitchener used to be in the same mess, and it took men of grit and (Continued on Page 3) The Canadian Federation of i Agriculture passes along to its} trtriliated farmer membership the, (urgent appeal of the Dominion Bu- reau of Statistics that farmers tut' in and return as quickly as pouible‘ the card questionnaires sent y ‘them from time to time requesting: iinformation as to crops, livestock numbers, etc These statistics are ‘used for only one purpose, to com- pile general statistics on agricul~ l turc in Canada so that the Govern~ ment may have an accurate know, ledge of the amount of food being ‘produced each year. It is the only method they have at securing such l information, except during the tram year census when canvas is made of each individual farmer and tam- ily in the Dominion. The intorma- tmn is all the more vital in view of the immense amount of food pro- ducts being provided to Britain and _ other Allies by Canada for war , needs Accurate knowledge mutt he obtained at the toad products which are going to be available so ' that these war needs, as well u the needs of the people at home, can be ' properly provided for, Jimmy was glad to have some moral support at the invostiture in the person of his bride of one month and a brother. Cadet Wil- liam Evans. "It was quite an occasion." he re- lated. “I don't remember much about it but I do recall the King shaking hands with me and saying something about me being a long way trom home." FO. Evans had just received his commission the calls it his 'ttat hat'? when he received word from his squadron leader that he had been awarded the DEM. 'T just couldn’t believe it," he laughed. __ _ He has had many close calls dur- ing his long term ot service. Once. alter a raid over enemy territory. he and his fellow creWmen picked 511 pieces of flak out of their air- plane w FARMERS, SHOULD FILL ml STATISTICS CARDS The statistics compiled on the basis of the farmer's returns are also extremely valuable to farm or- tranimtions, so that lumen nrv serving their own interests by mak- ing the returns as complete and It- curate u_poulblo. tndividat return; no ttept con. ftdential, and are not med tor In- come In puma-II “in: Only etdttt do” an: the land- ings In Bunsen hence the will“ battered their way into the heart ot Marseilles against slight - resistance, and to?!“ were Wan- up; _out pockets Invalid: do Inna-9W. tenders: V The unexpectedly any at the out port imam them Tttt Am! An adequate Bow of plies an reinforcement: to: 59$ continuation ot the than! be!“ Northern lance. Prior to the tile“ tau, other French ttrt',', had cu the [at empe mute or the German garrison along the coat to the we". lati.--The pearle of London received the new; o the liberation of Paris with mixed emotions to- day. They were happy that the French capital was rid of the Nazis. but. looking over their own bomb-scarred city, they found it hard to rejoice. For them the war is not yet over; they are wonder- ing if the worst does not lie before Hum Instead of behind. The encircled and damned Ger- man force In Toulon, bif naval but 21 miles east of Marni le. still was holding out tonight, but French troops had WM their wny within a few hund {an-d: of the docks. and the city's fa l was expected any hour. Bomb-Scarred Madam Glad Pads 13 Free Matching the French victory was the dash ot American lance: into the big industrial city ot Grenoble ---a reckless drive that threatened to bisect France and trap every German soldier in the southern and western parts of the country. Even as the radio was an; nouncing that the French people. taking advantage of the situation created by the ttood tide of Allied advances in France. had seized con- trol, flying bombs were taking their tohof lite in this country: . _ The people were watching the progress of Lt.-Gen. George S. Patton's army in France with the grim fascination of people whose very lives defend upon the spin of a wheel. or them it is a nee between Gen. Patton .s and Hitler's 'L-chnicians hurrying to get hula rockets into the air against Eng- land before they are driven from that part of the French coast with- in range of this country. " Gen. Patton wins, their lives and their homes will be spared. It tor any reason the tide ot Allied success is halted, they may lose their city and lose their lives. ' What me Feared l The citizens of Moscow feared slavery as the German armies Fireirjired, in upon them. but the people of London. having tasted victory, know that death and de- struction await them it Nazi evic- tion from the Channel toast and Lowlands is too long delayed. Think Bulgaria. Likely To Break Willi Hitler caieo.---The Bulgarian armistice parleys. which eannoryet formally be described as negotiations. have made further positive progress and there is concrete reason to believe "hat if all goes well the departure of Hitler's small Balkan satellite "rom the war is imminent. ‘ man border, Ind [our Allied nannies closed tor the kill “that l Ilium-Ids o! the - in the tat, River loop mm a! a s. The talks are taking place inter- mittently with Allied representa- tives and directly with Russia. which remains at peace with Bul- garia. Certain hitches still remain, but the combination ora new So- viet offensive aimed into the Bal- kans through Romania and mount- ing internal Bulgarian pressure on Premier Ivan Bagrianov to hurry up and get out of the conttict is serving to accelerate the process. Runs in Full Retreat Along 170..Mite Front Evreux, an important City north- wcst of Paris, was liberated, pre- sumably by American forces driv- ing northwestward to complete the new trap into which the Germans am being pushed. Allied Supreme Headquarters kept silent on the progress of American forces striking east from Sons. 65 miles southeast of Paris, Jaut they were known to be at least ‘15 miirs east and to have croqu ithrutipe River east of Monlargis. (The German Transocoan agency said 2.000Jt00 Allied and German 1t,"l't',ts. were Inckcd "in the invasion batt a") No "eiirtite iocation was given either for the columns Mtg north across the Seine in an e on to pin the battered German 2th and tSth armies against the sea. Paris Liberated by French: Nuts Driven Out by Underground "tMhrgt..--hr% shoot but the shackles at (our yen-u " - bonding“; I"! stood [reg mg Allied Handguns-"Herm- armies were in retreat toward Germany tonight under hammer blows along a I'M-nine lront. with their southern Ink ex- posed lean tilnn is. miles from their own frontier and Paris in the hands ot trlulnphant patriots. American tanks lashed out east of Sens. up alleging. “Inger; Although the Germans were lighting still rear-guard actions as they fell back on the Seine. British, Canadian Ind American smiles were making steady pro- "an. Canadians who took Orhee " miles west of the Seine were remitted push!!! eastward. French-ne- who swept the Nah from ghe city mu. will: All“ him:'ilherl'led by armed and I unarmed tens of (ho-nul- ol l WORLDS WEEK Grenoble Men WEDNESDAY The "utbuneement touched on broadcasts to Frenchmen every- where a the triumphant Itnins at “La laminate" sounded min to the ms of advent: victory. There was no word immediately gut Allied troops had entered the tr. But the French and they had seized all public rt"'ti,'di"t, won Iee8ett we"?! Irt the ,Hultion. "iii%iiGiGGii iiie irurCiret “Emlyn _who_hnd not tled. Soviet Army Drives Paris, the City of Light, war luck in French hands four years and " days from the time Adolf Hitler's troops marched in. Ger- man troopI. then at the ttood tide of conquest, entered June M. 1910. The German., aere reported in a rout, attempting to cross the Seine in 30 places west of Paris in a motley fteet of craft which in- gluded many collapsible rubber we More Elle-y Vehicle "ret-Allied aerial forces re- turned their assaults upon the flee- ing Germans In Northern France as the weather showed signs of clearing today and headquarters announced they had smashed 000 assorted tanks, locomotives. rail- way can and other vehicles in weeps from the Seine River mouth to south of Paris in the lat 14 hours. Lotadort.--Red Army troops by means of "an impetuous thrust by tanks and infantry" today captured the town of Vaslui, an important communieatirms centre and Ger- man strong point between the Rivers Sercth and Prut. said an order of the day from Marshal Stalin. Allied Aircraft Slush 600 More Enemy Vehicles The German radio, meanwhile. announced that for the third straight day Allied Mediterranean- based bombers and fiehters were attacking targets in the Danube region. Moseow.---A new Rcd Army of- fensive. probably designed to knock Romania out of the war and break Hitler's grip on the Balkans. smashed forward today on a 150- mile front beyond Iasi to within 180 miles of Bucharest and 155 of tht great J'toesti oil frentre., - Advancing over the bodies of 25,000 Germans slain in three days while 12.665 others trud ed wear- ily back to prison cages, rg, tN groups under Generals Rodion . Malinovsky and Fedor I. Tolbukhin drove within 51 miles of the mouth of the Danube. rm, Miles Beyond lasi German shock troops tried to stiffer, war-weary Romanian divi- sions as Russian tanks rolled at least ten miles south of lasi. ToN bukhin's drive through Bessarabia headed across country for a junc- tion with Malinovsky in the Galati Gap, the capture of which would make much of the Balkan area un- tenable for the enemy. Advances ranged to 44 miles. Allied Fortes Only 160 Miles From Reich Allied Supreme Mead-tees.-- Allied columns hammered in a tightening trap today on Germans tailing back in a "rout" on the lower Seine and speared deep southeast of Paris in menacing new drives 160 miles from the German border. JNazis Rushing Repairs _ On Old Siegfried Line _ Supreme Allied I'tgtrg"e'f.',,t l -t'.9. troops drove for e to.” [ down both bunks of the Selle 1 river today. while British and l Can-dun nmles pounded eut- I ward “my Norm-nay nova“ l up the Inst tenants a the p. mn 2th army. The lriplo ul- l an" threatened the great not. [ ot Le In"! and the rocket and. , white other us. “no. etc-In; Canadian and British troops scored advances of ten to 15 miles in the chase of the battered Ger- man Tth Army toward the lower Seine from the disastrous Falaise trap. On the English Channel coast. the Canadians battled some seven miles across the Seine estu- ary from Le Havre. Germans in that port lobbed shells across the water, A us. armored column plunged beyond Sens, 58 miles southeast of Paris. " stood but 1g0 miles from the Reich's frontier. Allies Drive Into Grenoble. 140 Miles North of Riviera Rogtte.-Ailied troops entered Marseille today. Most of the great port-ttcond city of France-has (alien without much resistance. Allied headquarters said tonight, Small pockets of resistance remain to be cleaned out. The Germans are cntttinuiog In hold out in Toulon. 'tome.--Ameriean troops of the 7th Army. in a spcctacular surprise thrurt drrp .mn Suulhorn France through Grrman dctvnccs. have en- terrd the lung industrial city of Grenoble. 140 uu'mo miles north of the Mcditerruncan coast. It was announced today A Ftt 'ft-moving otmorcd and mo- torized infantry mlumn plunged into Um city. long a hotbed of the hunch patriot mm'r-mcnt, with "Frvorh Fri-cos of the Interior piayira an "ftccttxc ,upport role," Allied h "ur'atutttte " said This quick advance put Major Gen Alexander M Pnlclfs forward I‘lomtnls “‘th loss than 240 air- line miles hum the most southerly paints officially announced as reached by American troops south of Paris. and it " ared that the two Allied anch mm: would he joined up much soonvr than origin- ally thought possible (Continued on Page n T'UF2s'0AY Ahead in Romania