Show Germans Execute Mayor for Flight LONDON Feb 9 UP The UP-The The Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans announced Frida Friday the execution execution tion lion of another mayor for fleeing his city before the advancing red reda a army 1 Mayor Schroeter Schroder of Koenigsberg Koenigsberg Koenigs- Koenigs berg a small Pomeranian town on the cast east side of the Oder between Berlin and Stettin was hanged for leaving his town without re receiving receiving re- re evacuation orders the Berlin radio said The first announcement did not locate Koenigsberg and left the impression that the capital of East Prussia was vas meant Later Berlin broadcasts identified the town This was the third In a series of eastern front civilian executions executions announced by the Germans Pr Previously the deputy mayor of Breslau was executed and the police po po- lice ice president and other officials ls of f Bromberg the fallen alien fortress in Poznan province ince nce were executed for coward coward- ice cc Workers Revolt The Paris radio said some foreign foreign for- for eign ign slave workers had risen against the G Germans even as Hemrich Heinrich Hein Hem rich Himmler organized German guerillas for last ditch resistance against the allied invaders German authorities were reported report ed to have prohibited further withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- of foreign workers from threatened threatened areas arcag in the cast on the ground that those already evacuated evacuated ted had created unrest in the rear areas Many civilian chilIan captives who es escaped escaped es es- during the massive daylight bombardment of Berlin by the U.S. U.S. U. U S. S Eighth air forc force last Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day sought shelter In the ruins and nd at night they come out of hiding and attack the capitals capital's In Inhabitants inhabitants inhabitants in- in habitants the Paris station said A French Telegraph agency dispatch dispatch dispatch dis dis- dis- dis patch from Ankara was quoted as assaying assaying assaying saying that Gestapo Chief Himmler Himm- Himm ler cr is putting the finishing touches ouches to an organization of German German Ger Ger- man maquis which he will command command command com com- mand himself Bush Binh Fighters Fighters' The broadcast said the men menvill will vill be specially trained for fighting fighting fight- fight ing ng in the forests and mountains of Germany with resistance centers centers centers cen cen- in the Black forest Thurin Thurin- gla gia la northern Bavaria the mountainous mountainous mountainous moun moun- parts of Tirol and the forest forest forest for for- est areas of Austria The units now comprise men trained in sabotage and harassing har bar assing tactics while others still stil under training will join them soon said the broadcast which predicted they would reach a to total total to to- tal strength of Ernst assistant to Himmler as chief of Germanys Germany's secret police will collaborate with will the commander of the home arm armin army in heading the movement the broadcast said Propaganda Minister Minister Minister Min Min- ister Paul Joseph Goebbels was wa reported assigned to command th the northern region and Maj Gen Konstantin Hider labor service leader the southern Bus Sen Service ice Halts The Moscow radio meanwhile quoted a Japanese correspondent in the German capital as saying that all an subway and bus service in the city had halted and that tha food supplies were running so low lov refugees had been barred from en en- Stockholm dispatches said Berlin Berlin Berlin Ber Ber- lin correspondents of Swedish newspapers reported the Germans German had built four zones of defense fortifications east cast of the capital capita and were taking special precautions precautions against an borne air assault assaul on the city Civilians have been evacuated evacuate from the eastern part of Berlin and barricades arc are being thrown throw up everywhere these advices advises said The Luxembourg radio said al all all government ministries had left th the capital but that some party offices offices offices ces and the army headquarters headquarter were still sun there Gestapo Chief Himmler Monda Monday broadcast an appeal to the trapped trappe garrison in Pome Paine rania to hold out for me The broadcast cast made no reference refer refer- ence to Adolf Hitler in whose name such stich appeals usually are is is- is sued A later broadcast however said the fuehrer had bestowed decorations decorations decorations dec dec- orations on two grenadier reg regiments regiments regi- regi ments for bravery bra |