| Show Zribunt rbe Salt Cakt 20 1945 3 Fridays July 1 U S Reports i 1 : --) 1053101 1 )7773 War Losses ü - 1 I( n :"""k3 ‘ '11 WASHINGTON July 19 Combat casualties reported by the armed forces since Pearl Harbor reacted 1053101 Thursday di-- 1 vided as follows: CiP1-- - 244810 639048 Killed 1Vounded I 4734 Missing 121509 Prisoners Compared with the past week the increase in the total was 3997 :The rise was one of the smallest In weeks The army reported losses cf 917442 an increase of 1724 and the navy listed casualties of 335659 a gain of 2273 Philippines Loss trdersecy of War Patterson also reported that army casualties In the Philippines from the time of the landings on Leyte last Octobe until July 7 totalled 59656 : 1 (-t 7 - 0 iz"I: : ' ") Lfi j U) 1 ("""":"77"7"") 4 t 4 1: 1 1 J r :F 1 ' 1 (L) c2:-- 1 77 () AgININt"11POMPMIk 1 íg : c 7- I 46425 12035 killed and 1196 missing Patterson said that he did not have exact figures on enemy losses !including tNo i IV011rded - in the Philippines but that the campaign had cost the Japanese well over 450000 troops" He also reported that total army easuCties in the Okinawa campaign through July 7 amounted to 18412 This included 3761 killed 14415 wounded and 236 missing t Break-dow- n Casualty A breakdown on army casualties as reported and corresponding figLres for the preceding week: 194447 and 193508 Killed 568976 'wounded and 567674 rn'ssing 36303 and 37323 prisonerg 117716 and 117213 The decline in the number of missing apparently represented transfers to other categories Patterson reported that 348196 cf the wounded are back in service and that 94742 of the prisoners Eave been exchanged or returned to mtary control A similar breakdown on navy casualties: ' ' :: tg1 t (P 'II t 1 : ST WOLFGANG Austria July Leopold of Belgium sac! Thursday he surrendered himself to the Germans in May of 1940 i'because I felt I should stay with and also because I felt Ty people rne in Belgium the Gerthat with rnans would rule the country on a rnil:tary instead of a civilian iT)---Kin- g In an interview with Stars and Stripes Reporter Joe Western the monarch also declared tl-he surrendered his country because it was impossible for it to fight any longer at that time 'Leopold has been sharply- criticlz4id by some Belgians for surrendering both himself and his forces Some Belgian groups have Cemanded that he abdicate After conferences with government leader s he has decided not to give up his' throne but to remain away from Belgium temporarily He to!d NVestern he would not cut the throne until the Belgian peo7ple have "a democratic opportunity to select their own leaders in "a free and honest election" rated that "there Ler:ODPatIrdathr° Ls in the evil stories Epread in the early years of the war that was znedtated and with the inaz's" I am human and I have made r1takes" he said "but they were rnsakes of method not of prin- i - 1 i I I i - cf -- I surrendered myself with the wrds 'I am your prisoner just Lke any other soldier" he said dd this instead of fleeing to France or England with some of My ministers" he continued 'because I felt I should stay with rny people and also because I felt that with me in Belgium the Gere the country on a rhans would instead of a civilian basis y 'This happened and I believe it was tor the hest interest of tat ny I people!' was a -- prisoner of war and I was treated I'ke one" Asked about his graying hair Leopold said "it became'llIce that th tue pkst five years" -gN - r-:- I k1-- ': 1 I i CleC11 ' : " I ' ii IS toIxeiiboVi Ally ) p‘i ' TA 1 i —) i 1: ' ' th) i i L) (- -) ? NJ 12" 177) c rs 10:-- - N:- 0 J c--- I - Q cc17 r(7) (71) -) f i 1 I 7) 1 s‘t ‘) — ca)-- D 4 2 14 JEWELRY HOSIERY HANDKERCHIEFS DOMESTICS TOILET GOODS ART NEEDLEWORK pi - e:0 I ::: 1 - 1 CORSETS ME N FURNISHINGS LINGERIE CAREER GIRL COTTON SHOP DRAPERIES SPORTING GOODS BASEMENT STATIONERY LINENS I I4- t 1 DRESSES NOTIONS 'Ire kk 4 ---- SPORTSWEAR GIRLS' WEAR INFANTS' WdAll PIECE GOODS NECKWEAR SILVERWARE iWil-l'-:':---- S tbotc1tig A ‘)1 7 - ii i 1 ''''‘ 4 40 :: 'i 1 k 3 I toactsoo II 4' 4 : For i 1 ' "2 a171-Fiti- Sli I: Ke r1112110' ! k DEB SHOP trusted" people whom I c—) c7) it - SHOES I cp'e "1 have a clear conscience whut I believe cannot be said w -‘ I 1 I I BOOK CLEARANCE r :: cx—c" 7)) 4 sui MATERNITY DRESSES I i - ' BUDGET DRESSES DAYTINET DRESSES SHEER wool SUITS DINNER DRESSES Belgian King Defends Capitulation ld : ' il l' COATS SUITS Killed 50363 and 49657 wound70072 and 68165 missing 31431 and 11454 prisoners 3793 and 4110 The reductions in the and prisoner classifications rn:Issg for the navy also apparently reflected transfers to other cate- - Las-- s' I ct ''') -- 1 II el 19 ) tita)(777-37- t - 1 t) 17: -- rcnes :4 3- 11 t -- r:IEJLJ II i fro ti 3 It - — 4T01 fl"""ftqifY11!?!Tt! '011rq |
