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Show The Cache American, Iojan, Cache County, Ttah German Each Year Yanks Enter Germany as Siegfried Fort Falls o V V'.---' p-- ajft m left Iae Three Invaders at West Wall ... J' Wjir X s C w A . Tw iprarhrid of the U. 8. First army, under Lieut. Gen. Courtney II. Hodges, enter Germany south f lichen and beyond Trier, aa Siegfried fort fall to the Allien. Fbolo shows the spearhead of tanka atreteta-Inout Into the horizon across Handera field aa they enter German territory, la the first push they reached X the outskirts of Aachen, meeting with opposition within the Siegfried line. France Wrecked as German Troops Retreat mmmr n and Joseph Parrarhlnl, mascot for a group of F. F. I. in Carpentras, Is responsible for killing 11 Germans and wounding arv rral others. He was In a battle against a German tank, armed only with a machine pistol. Leads Ninth Army This map ahowa approximate location and direction of the principal drives against Germany's Siegfried line, or weot wall. The American First army drives ahead after liberating the capital of the Durby. The Third army was slowed up due t supply difficulty. The British Second army has the northernmost end of the line tu handle. No Gasoline Problem in Paris r pi.. W'-- r T T.X :v.!s ,i; i; IT vbmkium? ? -- S When the American Seventh army moved Into Marseille, France, they found ships scuttled In the harbor as well as the city looted and buildings, bridges and rail terminals destroyed. In Paris the women and children bad ripped np the paving blocks from the streets to build barricades behind which they fought for liberation of their capital before Allied forces entered the city to help them. Italian Waffle Like Trenches . ' r -- . i A n frrvf ! . Anybody who owns a bicycle In Paris these days Is lucky. Bikes are the only means of transportation, outside of walking, as there is no gasoline for the few cars left In the French capital. Above Is a typical scene In a Paris street with business people bound for their offices and shops on their trusty wheels. Trial of Former French Militia Yank After Sniper First in Germany -- T Lieut. Gen. William H. Simpson, shown above, has landed in France and is leading the Ninth army against the Nazis. Along with the First, Third and Seventh armies, they make the mightiest army America has ever assembled. m: TT r- -'t ' : v , s ' ' K ' v s ' tv V The slit trenches that cut up an area "some place In Italy In a e pattern are being used by the Air WACs stationed near the headquarters of the 12th air force in Italy. This new type of trench is said to offer considerably more protection, and is harder to hit from air. waffle-lik- Liberators Who Came Home Lieut. Gen. Courtney H. Hodges, commander of the American First army, which had the honor to be the first of the Allied forces to make a permanent penetration into Germany. General Hodges troops were also the first Yanks to enter Paris after the French underground and fought off the Nazis. A Mechanical Whiz Yank infantryman pokes the muzzle of his rifle around a street corner in Liege, Belgium, to take a shot at a German sniper hidden in a building at the end of the street. Snipers kept at work for hours after the Germans were driven ont. Youngest Vet Back f 3T -- airier. Among the British forces that liberated Brussels, capital of Belgium, was a brigade of Belgians, members of which are being given an enthusiastic welcome home here by the populace of Brussels as they drove Into the city. They had escaped to England, and there had been organized and trained under their own colors. 1 V. ... Jack Butler, 11, of Chicago, assembled a carburetor of several hundred parts in one boar a record for an expert. In a demonstration at the Bendix Aviation corporation plant he used only a new exploded view diagram guide. The photo shows a scene daring the military trial of the members of the former French Militia in Grenoble, France. On the findings six men were condemned to death, two were sentenced to hard labor for life, and two more to five years imprisonment. The French underground has turned hundreds of prisoners over to the courts for trial. While underground punishment has resulted most of prisoners were legally brought to justice. B-2- 9 Secret Armament Revealed .JP t K nM. Entering the merchant marine at years old with 13 landFrance to his ings on battle-tor- n credit, Gerald W. Haddon, Chicago, has been returned borne. 14, now 15 The armament of the 9 super-fortrehas been revealed to the pnblic. All turrets and guns are remotely controlled electrically. Gunners in the different parts of the ship can operate all the guns and the firepower can be Instantaneously concentrated on any approaching enemy, They were first used against Japs. B-2- ss |