The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-05-08
GUNS SILEN!
 ON WESTERN
 FRONT TODAY
Victories Eliminate Last Resistance on Rus
 sian Sector
CBy Associated Press)

LONDON, May 8-The guns fell silent on the Western Front to- night and President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill pro- claimed the victory to the world.
 All hostilities were ordered ended by 6:01 D. m. Eastern War Time The U. s. Third Army, it was dis closed, had been ordered to hold its fire at a. m. Eastern War Time, yesterday, six hours after Germany's representative had &C., knowledged their defeat to Gen. Eisenhower.
 Russian Triumphs
 Premier Stalin was yet to pro- claim full victory, but he an- nounced two triumphs by his Red Army virtually eliminating the last resistance on the Russian sector These were the capture of Dresden in Germany, and Olmuetz in Cze- choslovakia. The Czech controlled radio at Prague said firing orders had gone out there, both to the Germans and Czechoslovak forces.
 Churchill announced Russia's Marshal Zhukov and other Allied representatives were ratifying and confirming the peace at Berlin today.
 Eisenhower said his victory had been made possible by teamwork, not only among all the Allies par ticipating, but among all the ser vices, land, sea and air"
 Both Churchill and Truman summoned their nations to battle to the finish against Japan.
 Fight Not Over
 MT. Truman made it clear that this nations fight against aggres- sion was not over. that the effort will. not cease until the Japanese military and naval forces lay down their arms as Nazi Germany has done
 At the same time, MT. Truman gave his assurance that uncondi- tional surrender docs not mean the extermination or enslavement of the Japanese people"
 It means for them, he said, the end of the war, the termination of the influence of military leaders who have brought Japan to the present brink of disaster
 Stick To Post
 The President called upon every American to stick to his post until the last battle is won," and added that until that day, 'let no man abandon his post or slacken his efforts
 Eisenhower observed: "The vic- tory bells of Europe are sounding Japan'S doom
 Supreme Allied Headquarters, in a special communique. said Allied Expeditionary Forces have been ordered to cease offensive opera tions, but will maintain their present position until the surren- der becomes effective
 Germany's unconditional capi- tulation to the Western Allies and Russia was signed at 2:41 a. m, French Time, Monday (8:4l p. m., EWT., Sunday this communique announced.
 Supreme Headquarters announced the Germans had agreed to:
 1--Order all resistance halted;
 2-Yield all ships and aircraft, unscuttled and undamaged;
 3-Ensure compliance with all further orders from the Allied Su- preme Commander and the Soviet High Command.
 The surrender document specified that nothing it contained limited or restricted any terms which might later be imposed on the Reich.
 Tn the event the German High Command or any of the forces under their control fails to act in accordance with this act of surrender" it warned, the Su- preme Commander and the Soviet High Command will take such punitive or other action as they deem appropriate"
 Thus was effected the uncom- promising dictate of unconditional surrender laid down by Churchill andEthe late President Roosevelt at casablanca.