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"OPERATION NURSERY
Nazi Underground Smashed By Allies
For. And Against NORTHCOTT TO RESIGN Gun Battles
Church Parades
London, March 31. Commenting on the doci- sion toalter Church parado re- gulations announced by the War Minister, Mr. Lawson, Frederick Llewelyn Canon Hughes, Chaplain General to the Forces since 1944 said:
"As Chaplain-General I lend the| Padres and we will do our lust, to teach the Gospel to
troops f under any conditips.
The Army will set the con- ditions and we shall do our best
in whatever tiremestanee they decide.*
Dr. C. M. Chavas e, chairman
of the Archbisbon's Commission
on Fangelism stated: "It has
Sydney, Mar, 31.
The Prime Minister of New South Wales, Mr. W. J. MoKell, announced today that
Joh Lieutenant-General Northcott has been appointed Governor
New of
South Wales. To accept the appoint ment, General Northcott will be obliged to resign the post
Commander
of British Forers in Japan.
(A Reuter despatch on Fris day
stated
General that Northcott, who has just rem Jurned from a brief trip to Australia, denied reports that he had been relieved of his rammond)-Reuter.
Raid
At
Some Points
COURT
YONG
FRANKFURT, MARCH 31.
IN
GUN BATTLES BETWEEN NAZI FANATICS AND BRITISH TROOPS BROKE OUT AT SCATTERED POINTS WESTERN GERMANY YESTERDAY AS AN ESTIM- ATED 7,000 ALLIED SOLDIERS CRACKED DOWN ON A NAZI ATTEMPT TO REGAIN POWER AND RE- ESTABLISH NÁZISM IN GERMANY.
EARLY REPORTS OF THE VAST DRAGNET THROWN OVER GERMANY AND AUSTRIA SAID FIRING OC- CURRED AT A NUMBER OF POINTS AS COMBAT TROOPS, COUNTER-ESPIONAGE AGENTS AND CON- STABULARY FORCES SWOOPED DOWN ON: AL- MOST 1,000 SUSPECTS.
In Trieste uber of instare a the
surment.
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Typhoon Hitler Wanted Japs.
To Attack Hong Kong
Manila, Mar..B1.
The sex on', first typhoon is
10 miles West
of
Guam
moving with undimin speed and intensity to ward the Philippine lelands the Weather Bureau her's ver ported today.
The army and pavy are planning to and out observa tion planen, jolle weary air wail passengers continue to
to for the typhoon's force expond last.
Winds of 00 miles an hour velocity are in the centre of the typhoon, the weather bureau report, which indi- catre that "the typhoon's not strength and fury are diminishing et all. It is thought probable that it will veer to the North-West.-Aa· sociated Press,
NUERNBERG, MARCH 31,
FORMER NAZĮ FOREIGN MINISTER JOACHIM VON. RIB- BENTROP TESTIFIED AT THE WAR CRIMES TRIAL THAT IN THE MONTHS PRECEDING THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK HE EXERTED EVERY EFFORT TO.. INDUCE JAPAN TO ATTACK, RUSSIA IN THE NORTH OR SINGAPORE OR HONG KONG IN THE SOUTH. INSTEAD, HE SAID, THE JAPANESE did the LAST THING GERMANY WANTED, BY PRECIPITATING UNITED STATES ENTRY INTO THE WAR..
GOOD NEWS FOR "strengthen those circles in the borders of Enst Prusside and,
COLLABORATORS IN-S.E. ASIA
London, March 31.
He said Germany, always con, tack on Germany's-zálly,' Italy, sidared the tri-power pact with from the rear. Ho accused. So Italy and Japan as purely of a viet Russia of violating agree- defensive nature and an aid in ments, with the occupation of keeping the United States out of Lithuania aid her Baltic neigh- the war in Europe.
bours and northern Bukovina, of Failure of German efforts to massing 20 divisions on the United States which wanted to of making deman is on". Bul- Army officials said that in aged in the indagger move!
keep that country out of the garia. war" was one of the priciary
Russian Attitude -- reasons Ribbentrop elted for In the winter of 1940-41. Trieste, March 31. pects attempted to resist forcibly Heidemann, whe is also under:
Adolf Hitler's decision to attack Hitler faced this situation," gans, nu-s agents broke open doora and arrest, set himself up as a busi- Three sub-marling
and managey of a
Russia in June, 1911 He said Ribbentrop continued. "England been found that recognition of forintie pisals and number of shutters in a swift serlea ofinessman
Hitler hoped to knock out Rus was not yet ready to make God by compulsory parates has other arms. including knives raids which the United States Bavarian trucking concern.
army said broke the back of deeply ingratiated himself und
sia before having to face an peace. We could not be sure of beneficin! influence To the and hatet is. were found in
from the Japan despite the tripartite characters servicentea. Fur police raid early day on pre- the powerful underground move-won the confidence of the Ameri-
it has been decided by the Anglo-America low CAN military government a ement to re-Nazify Germany..
weet.
pact, Italy, had showed herself thermore it, not fair when misuse of the Con muist
Wrangling between two facthorities and the counter intelli-British Govermont as an act Ribbentrer, #lined Hitlern wrak winter. The United en are herded ether to nuttural circle" in the workers dia on each individual, the outs of Su Gimic, Trieste, it tions of the movement tipped off gence carps allowed the military of clemency not to 'institute told him on one day in advance States was becoming more ho
to its government to be misled. attending worship.
criminal proceedings of the invasion of Norway, but tile to Germany though It becomes was oficialy anaoanced tonight, counter-espionage agents
after their cunning Heidemann opened branch of further a self-advertiseinent that he is
I think compulsory
Fifteen persons were telain-existence
leaders, had taken plous'
in some fices of the five firms he direct against persons alleged to be he contended the occupied coun- were trying to kap er out of parades ought to continue in aed.
on attack American military revernment ed in najor cities and set out guilty of collaboration with tries were well-treated and that the war....
"Russia, despite our non-ng-. only late in the war, when hos- modified form. The attendance at The raid followed
officials.
his trusted "contact" men - the enemy in British territor tile agents applied, did "our gression pact, had shown an at- Church parade should be separat resterday morning
Brigadier General Edwinder the guise of travelling salesics of South-east Asia whore measures become harsher." titude giving us great misgiv ed from cremorial-parade." Giacomo area on two civil police Sibert, United Staten in-men. These in turn recruited
Inga and Hitler figured he might Bishop of Birmingham. Dr.officers white rabbed and in-
telligence chief.
"The other Gernus f the under- no afrocity or brutality is in
someday have to face. Britaid sak.
"I warmly wel- jured.
Heidemann volved, it is officially announ-
ona' side and and America on "cultural movement of a long-range plan ground movement. come the War Minister's decision. The Communist
were not netive ced today.
Russia on the other. All these Compulsory Church unrades
in Germany, was the most dan saboteurs bat they counted on
factors made Hitler decide on a the army have always been to me circle arranges nasiel. then-designed to revive Nazi ideology and his gang
Nazia inte power This exception, however, will GERÐUR threat to our security getting the
preventive war against Russia." indefen ible. They tend to bringtrical, dancing and sporting ne discredit on religion."-Heuter.
encountered since the war. The when any national government not cover persons charged with
-Associated Press, was formed in the future, the elaboration, whose activities announcement Baid.
as informers led directly Code name fer, Lue counter-atrocities-brutality or murder espionage project was "opera- by the enemy, por AN -tion" nursery - Associated
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Ships
U.S. Navy Capital
For The Junkpile
WASHINGTON, MARCH 31. THE U.S. NAVY. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR THE DISPOSAL OF TWO BATTLESHIPS AND EIGHT CRUISERS, AS THE RESULT OF THE $2,000,000,000 NAVY BUD- GET SLASH. THE SHIPS THAT ARĘ, PRESUMABLY HEADED FOR THE JUNK-PILE COST ABOUT $135,- 000,000 TOTAL, AND COLLECTIVELY ARE ABOUT 140,000 TONS,
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UNDERGROUND
London, March 31.- Moscow radio heard horo said a "Faselat” underground organization had been earthed in Czechoslovakia, which maintained ties with. roactionary emigre Stovale circles and with the Vatican
The Czechoslovakian novern- et announced MCILL
carlier that members of the underground- movement had been arrested, -Argociated Prean.
back of the movement is broken."
Fuehrer Principle
He said that U.S. intelligence agents discovered the plot Just after V-Day and immediately counter-intelligence infiltrated the organisation as members.
Silent Swoop Herford, Westphalia, Mar. 31. British and American intelli- gence officials have brought to (Continued on Page 2)
to
Where convictions have a). ready bean obtained in the type of case to which the Gov- ernment has now decided to ex- tend its clemency, pardons will be granted and the convicted person will be released Reuter.
NAZIS EXECUTED A BRITISH WOMAN
London, March 31,
"Good Turns"
of
"We have heard claims Danish and Norwegian suffer- ing under the occupation," he
SHIP COLLISION
Deal, March 31. *toamer The Canadian "Queens Park of Montreal. 7.161 tons, har docks pilot high with timber, anchored› of Deal late today after oollision with the "Ben H. Miller 7210 tons, in a thick
in the Downs ear-
lier today
The "Queens Park" had a wide gaping hole is her stor- board bow and woga listing to ~port,--Router...
More Secret Peace Moves
Af
すてき
Stockholm, March 31, Hitherto secret peace mover in 1939-41 have just come to light here. Revealing
the moveSESROeffort to
help Goering in ħlï^ défence. at · Nurenberg, Baron. Knut, continued, "but my personál opinion is that we actually did Bonde,, formar Legation Sec- these countries a good turn, We rotary, told of a secret jout A young British woman was taken from solitary confine kept them out of the native war ney to London to sea Lord ment in a German concentration campand executed by and spared them was suffer- Halifax shortly after the out-
break of war. special command of the Secret Police last year. Withings and privatica
"I asked Lord Halifax what After Pearl Harbour, he said, her facing the Naxi firing squad were two other wo
"cooperation would be England's conditions Germany found men. Their dignified courago Impressed even the exe- with Japan was very difficult for making peace., tle rejilled! Connections were made from "Some sort of Polish State. Cer- This is revealed in an announcement. that 24 years old Mrs. time to time by submarines, tain freedom-for the Czechs."
Violette Szabo, missing British parachutist, who was but coordination was dropped over France by R.A.F. was shot in Ravensbruck sible." Concentration Camp, in January or February, 1945.
cutioners. A
THE BUDGET BUREAU'S ACTION WAS APPROVED BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN, AND TRIMS THE NAVY'S ORIGINAL REQUEST FOR $6,325,000,000 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR STARTING JULY 1, TO $3,960.-
·000,000. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, FORREST- AL, WITH PLANS FOR A POST-WAR FLEET, HUR- RIED TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO PROTEST THE ACTION, RESTORATIONS TO THE REQUEST FIGURE The group had two principal aims-formation or un economic "AFTER THIS CONFERENCE, MOVED THE NAVY AP-
structure that would give cover. PROPRIATION BACK UP TO $4,224,000,000. · ́
and backing the second phase Several of the ships are which was "a long reage subtle Admiral Nimitz and other navy officials protexted to the House modern vessela, as the following influencing of German politics Naval Committee about the un-brief summary of their main along the line of the Fuehrer
The War Office has sent "con-It Isumy, lob. My husband has forescen
of tho star
navy characteristics will show
principle in precation for clusive proof of Mrs. Szabo's been killed, and I am going to budgete, At a news conference,
any national death to her parent ir. And get my own back somehow. She selves." and "New Mexico," seizing power in "Idaho" President Truman said that there 33,000 tons. 12 14-in. 10 bin, government of the future," Al- Ms. C. Bushell; at Barney Read, went and did not return. Reuter, was a misunderstanding and
that
Brixton, London, the budget bureau would explain.guns, 23 knots, completed 1918-19; lied authorities suit.
When the United States The letter contains news of the modernised since Pearl Harbour. The navy's annou on
"Indiana" "South Dakota" and agents discovered the Nazi other two executions. The letter, Friday said "As“
details Mrs. Sasha's movements of the "Alabama" 85,000 tons. 9 16-in. activity extending to the So- proposed budget reductions two 20 5-in, guns, and over 100 Bofors, viet zone they turned the in 1944, near Limoges.
Kinge
she was arrested in June, battleships and eight aruisers of Oerlikons, olc., 30 knots, complet formation over to the Bussians. We have now obtained from an the planned post-war feet havo
ed 1942. been scheduled for disposal,
Members of the Bund Deut-y-witness news of her fate," other
acher Madchen": (Germap girls the letter states. movement) were said to be in-. This witness- 'Was · the cam volved also. The nubaoralve overseer, who is now under arrest, by shooting frland American, British and Russian rovesn forces.
command. of the German Secret Police:
A
the feet assignment of 13.
warships has been changed."
Add-
The navy spokesman was unable
Heavy Cruisers "Chester"
*#*... “Louisville","__and
io specify what “di mosul" meant.) "Augusta,"3,200 0,050 apă ́0,030 | movement was directed, against Mny. Send Thith two
bat House
New AOCS In SEAC
London, March 31,
Impos- We then spoke of Gouring and Lord Halifax said: te is He described Italk as a weak any man in Gerrranyhow who ally from the beginning and could make peace it is. Goering." all "Lord Falifax's conditions our were reported to Geering, who we were forced to direct
was to give us an answer when military mutters there
He said Hitter considered be had spoken with Hitlers I Josef, Stalla "one of the really received po direct auswpr." great men in history." but the "In January, 1911, I succeed-t fuchrer had watched Russia's ed in abtahing an interview with growing military might with un-Goering," he continued. "I re- ported this conversation on the easiness.
Ribbentrop, noring the and same day to the Swedish Minis- of his direct testimony, gave the ter in Berlin. Goering bald He military tribunal his version of was still Intercsica": to'rontact the war's history. It was an the British Government through allegation that all Europe, event me, but Londonivas no longer Belgium and Luxembourg, was interested." involved a suries of plots How world events, turned. out in 1941 we all know, just na | against Gormany. The Air Ministry announc
We know that Goering's influege at that time was no fengur: as &in Allied counter-espionage The witscas had testified that and today, two new R.A.E. AR-
digeria; seized Gostane by the the bearing of these women war paintment for the South-East He band the ale with Pa strong as hitherto returned hundreds nrd armoured care of the highest order and greatly
"Asla: Command. rumbled
perform all those that across Germany and Impressed Can-Austris
raidinghapes anded and who
Szabo, is survived by her Carr becomes A.C.-in-C. In rent Germany's mild" and Just
to undertake the demands. The invasion of ginkgewuhy recently testified at four year old daughter. Her dio, and le
described husband was a French Foreign functions of A.0.0. Base Al Norway and Denfnurk hes that Nakamber,
Imowy Legion calicor, who was killed Force, South-East Asia and Albed to H Hitler Youth Hand
Palitan pri Goring El Alameit
Jn101 Violette. Joined the Vice-Marahal Charles Guest boodget
Wardot Goeringe In jall was Arthur Axmanner raining
combs Senior Aft Staff Officer ports that a
** Hampsteady to Ale Command, South-East Asia He
truth of this.”- Air Marshal. Qar-har begui
SEU Fast Asla," sinch-laat (August down Hewan psovišaly of Staats
Naval Committee tons respectively, 9 8-11, 12 6-in. Chairman, Fred. Wimon Geer guns, 35 knots, completed 1030-31. ging Democrati: 'said that the
were probably intended for Portland, 0,800 tons. serapping, but added that Con- 125-ingrunt, 33 knota, completo greasional approval, would be 1935. necessary before tids could n
:dono..
"Baltimore," "Boston
The two fessels. Idaho and the terra" and "Quiggry!* 18,000 1,
✅ British” Fault!!
land on Britain's guarantees to Stockholm In March that country, which idle Po and could not corfitue, ***
New Mexico, kare, both, of 1918-D 8-in., 125-ing guns, 33 kno hotels, Tires arrested. Included a Noce present at the Air' ·Marshal' Sir Roderick and obistihäte and; unwilling to želitamiinepilah
1910 vintage, while the cruktors,, completed 1943; thoro are at least four heavy she four light, were 20 vessels in this class.
commisioned, betwpon" 1929, and
1937. In addition, the navy withdrew from "the" ready ‘renorvé
of the post-war feet four battle-
and nine crafters, relegating them
Üght Cruzers
"Nashville, Phoenix," "Bols
200 Elite Nuzis, comprising an "inner circle."),
MPE of 95,000 tone collectively and St. Louis, 10,000 to 15 head of the Hitler youth move mando. In Boot and the volunteer
in. 8 6-igns, 12% knots, comment, and undercover-leader of to mentakt the plated 1838-30; a reply, to the Jap: torsentire anti-alled conspiracy: The PA Band anceo Mogami eises erulsot, and
The operation Liminated ten-France.ch byn Franch omoers A.0.C. Base Air Force, South
te the mothball Flest. The bat Machine are the Massachusetts. In "didge, South Dakota and the Als-
ter.
and.
fitted with a novel aircraft hangar months of scorsi nvestigation, and our American right
coualetini" – A moath
Loutville, Montpeller," "Clev
Nashville, lumbia Favel
St. Louis the| Garyền 10:000
Fan are the Bal- | guns 4320 Koola, Canberra, Quincy. | {excon, the laats
Columbia, these belong to
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