The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-26

 service of Thanksgiving in Notre Dame Cathedral the broadcast said.
 De Gaulle's entry into Paris wiped out the last claim of the Vichy gov- ernment to authority over France The whereabouts Of the Vichy rec gime was a mystery and its envoys throughout the non.Axis world either had disowned 1t or had been notified by the countries to which they had been accredited that they no longer were recognized as the representatives Of France.
 Petain Defends Self
 Marshal Henro Philippe Petain, chief of state in the Vichy govern. ment, was reported by Madrid tc have addressed letters to Prime Min Ister Churchill and Pope Plus XII in which he defended his policy and handed over his disputed authority to De Gauile.
 The letters were delivered to the Papal Nunci0 at Vichy before Petain was arrested by the Germans and taken to the reich, Madrid Sais.
 American and French armored columns finally rolled into Paris yesterday to relieve patriots who were near exhaustion after battling the Germans since last Saturday under the battle cry Of an earlier revolution, 'Remember the Bas- tille!"
 Sporadic resistance was met along the way, but 1t quickly was put down. Men and women swarmed out of their homes and under ground hideouts to point out nests Of snipers and strong points. and soon hundreds of prisoners were Al- ing through the Streets they once had tread as conquerors.
 one Paris broadcast said some snipers even held out for while in NOtre Dame Cathedral. Six hundred Germans were captured tn the chamber of deputies.
 James McGliney. United Press WGF Correspondent and the first American negsman to enter the lib- eTated capital, said in a broadcast oyer the Paris radio that American tanks fired on German forces hold ing out in the Renault factories.
 Llke Essstille Day
 Tt was like Bastslie day in the streets, with crowds eagerly follog- ing the battle and taking cover only when shells came their way" he said. Many people held telephone lines open and gave running con- mentaTies to their friepds who were not tn the battle zone. Then they made appointments for celebrating the victory together"
 When De Gaulle entered the city and hls ear pulled up outside tie var ministry. tanks which had been bis escort closed iB on Q building only 20 yards and began firing.
 De Gaulle went almost inmed- lately to the Prefecture Of Police, where cheering crowds greeted him and an orchestra played the Mar selllalse." Responding, he hailed the liberation Of France, but warned;
 'Jihe enemy Is still on our soll, We have 10 aid the Allies to chase him out That is one reason why French troops have come with Allied troops iD the south Of France, Al together we shall drive the enemy out of France.
 Long live PaFisI Long Live the Republiel"
 Then 2 few hours later came the news that the German commander iD the Paris area had signed aD aTmisllCe providing that;
 1, Commanders viii be ordered t0 cease fire immediately gnd hoist 2 white flag, Arms will be collected jD aD open space while awaiting orders Arms gre 10 be handed oyer intact
 g. Military dispositions 0f mo. bile units and equipment dep0ts age 70 be furnished. pep0ts must be bapded oyer Intact with thetr Tee' OTds.
 3, Particulars Of daStTuetl0n Of aefenes works snd depots are to le furnished,
 l. 0eTm0D staff officers equal Ig AnmbeT of the strong points or gaTTisOns are t0 be sent t0 General Ie CleFe'S haaGauaFieTe,
 5, General La clere's staff will determine conditions 0f evacuation Of WehrlnaGht personnel,
 C. Once the orders t0 cease fire have been VRnsNltted, those forces that continue t0 fight, no longer wlll come uDdeg the Iegg of waE, but th0se wh0 continue to flgbt un, Rgsre Of the surrender sill De treated hiimanaly,
 Other Paris broadeasls sald the first eonslgnments Of American wheat had begun to iFTtye In Paris t0 relieve . drastle food shortage.