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ROOSEVELT
* BACK ON JOB
FROM MEETING
W ASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—
(AP)—President Roosevelt re
turned from the "Big Three"
meeting with buoyant hopes of
an enduring peace# and will
soon be ready to report to the
Congress and the nation# it was
revealed today.
Initial statements by the Pres
ident disclosed that not every
thing was agreed upon at the
Yalta meeting, but some secret,
understandings had been reached!
which must necessarily remain
* secret for a while, although they
will become apparent in time.
The Chief Executive has high
hopes of world-wide peace with
universal reduction in armament.
In the weeks ahead the Presi
dent has an active program and
• will probably report to Congress
tomorrow or Friday on the meet
ings in which he, Churchill and
Stalin, “blue-printed” the “final
defeat of doomed Germany.
Roosevelt came ashore at an
east coast port last night and
reached Washington this morn
ing by special train.
* As the cruiser zig-zagged to
ward the American shores,
Roosevelt reviewed the Crimean
conference and spoke of his as
pirations for the future of world
security.
He disclosed to reporters on
the three major news services,
who met him in Algiers and trav
eled home with him. the original
plan for the occupation of Ger
many. This plan is for Russia to
take over the eastern area Brit
ain the west and northwest, and
the United States, the southern
part.
This country will have the area
below the bend of the Rhine at
* Mainz, including the provinces of
Bavaria and Wurtemberg, with
the supply "corridor to the sea at
Bremen on the north.
The arrangement is subject to
change, particularly in the pro
posed zones because of a decision
to offer France an opportunity to
keep her thumb on the Reich.
Roosevelt viewed the confer
ence at Yalta as one of a series
of steps toward a better world.
He stated, with exultation, that
the American public press had a
right to say that the parley was
virtually unanimous and was a
great achievement. This is the
best he added.
The war with Japan was not
even mentioned at Yalta.
GENERALS INSPECT ROCKETS — Brig. Gen. Stewart E. Reimel (left), chief of the
New York ordnance district, and . Maj. Gen. L. E. Campbell, Jr., chief of ordnance, army service
forces, inspect equipment at opening of rocket weapon display in New York,
ANTHONY EDEN
TELLS COMMONS
OF NEW POLAND
LONDON, Feb. 28.—(AP)—An
thony Eden told the House of
Commons today that when a set
tlement is finally reached, Poland
will be as strong or stronger than
the Poland that existed in 1939.
‘‘We at no time guaranteed Po
land’s pre-war frontiers’ Eden
asserted.
Eden took the floor to fight off
a challenge by a rebellious group
in the conservative party who
were against full-fledged support
of the “Big Three” Crimean
Charter.
A decision vote is scheduled for
tonight.
Conservative groups proposed
an amendment to the general
motion of confidence in the Yal
ta decisions. This amendment is
critical in the Polish aspects as
to the outcome of their frontiers.
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REV. LINDSTROM IN
FROM WHITE MOUNTAIN
Rev. Linstrom, of White Moun
tain, arrived in town with his
airplane sled. With a tail wind
bringing him in, he had a diffi
cult time to keep from taking to
the air. He plans to return this
week, and has made several im
provements on his speedy con
veyance.
TOKYO AGAIN
SUFFERS HUGE
BOMBING RAID
By ELMONT WAITE
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS ON GUAM,
Feb. 28. — (AP)—Twenty-four
city block in the heart of Tok
yo were burned out by bombs
from the more than 200 Super
Fortresses of the 21st Bomber
Command, it was disclosed by
photo - reconnaissance, which
bore out the extent of the dam
age wrought by the largest
force of B-29s ever sent against
the Japanese capital.
This devastation was aided by
blows delivered Sunday and
Monday by carrier-based planes
of Admiral Mitschesr's task force,
it was revealed.
The burned out area included
business and factory districts in
the heart of the city.
The reconnaissance photos of
the area disclosed that the devas
tation covered more than 667
acres.
FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
Funeral services for Walter
Outwater, Jr., two-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Outwa
ter, will be held from the Lavin
ia Wallace Young Mission at 2:00
p. m. Friday afternoon, March
2nd. i
YANKS CROSS
ERFT RIVER
NEAR COLOGNE
PARIS, Feb. 28.—(AP)—The
American army crossed the Erft
river in a swift advance to with
in eight miles of Cologne, while
to the north, the Ninth Army
raced at full speed across the
Rhine plain on the heels of the
retreating and disorderly Ger
mans, in the biggest breakthrough
since the news of Normandy, it
was revealed today.
A news blackout cloaked the
gains made and prevented the
disclosure of towns captured.
The German defenses collapsed
in a virtual rout when the cen
sors started stopping all news.
British pilots had spotted a
long column of German transports
rushing back to the Rhine for a
getaway.
The First Army plunged ahead
swiftly and swarmed across the
river in the hope of encircling
15 or more of Germany’s best
divisions.
PIONEER MEN MEET
All members are requested
to attend the regular meeting
of the Pioneers of Alasko,
Wednesday at 8:00 p. m., at the
Whaley House.
Spceial refreshments.
ROBERT F. BALDWIN.
Secretarf.
CHARRED BODY $
IS FOUND IN i:
CABIN RUINS jj
_ o
• •
The Nels Larsen cabin ;;
on “B” Street, burned at ;;
12:15 o’clock early this J’
morning, the charred +
body of a woman, burn- \\
ed beyond recognition, !!
being found in the ruins.
The fire was beyond j!
control before the fire jj
alarm was turned in, and ;;
due to the fact that the ||
siren was frozen there \ J
were few present at the JJ
scene of the fire. Z
It is believed the body i
of the woman found in %
the ruins was that of Ly- ~
dia Bahr Norton. $
A1 Reeder was also t
burned and was taken to >
the hospital, where he ,
? was treated for superfi- ,
r
cial burns. >
Jack Jefford received ,
burns on his hand while
assisting with the rescue
and trying to extricate
the body.
The rroeains were taken to
the morgue.
It is also rumored that sev
eral persons who were aft the
fire have staled that there were
two small children in the build
ing. but there has been no defi
nite proof of such discovered as
. of yet.
FDR TO REPORT
TO CONGRESS
TOMORROW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—(AF)
—Senator Alvin Barkley today
said the President would make a
report to Congress at 9:30 a. m.,
tomorrow, and deliver it in per
son at a joint assembly of the
House and Senate.
The President’s address will be
broadcast.
TO VISIT HIS 93-YEAR
OLD MOTHER IN STATES
Tom Jensen, former clerk of
the court at Nome, and a resident
of Flat for several years, left for
the States to visit his 93-year-old
mother. He expects to be gone for
a few months.