The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-29
Americans Lfive On Revolt Torn Munich
Germans Are Quitting By Thousands In Berlin
Another False Armistice


the world that Germany had surrendered great spon
taneous celebration held, and newspapers issued
extra editions blazonng big headlines. Then the
morrow.
Not for week was the Armistice signed, and in the
meantime papers which had published the extra editions
tried with Indifferent to pacfy their subscribers
and re-establsh themselves in public confidence. .
Last night something of the sort happened.
Early in the evening spread that Hmler the
High Command or member of it, had offered to
surrender Germany Internationally to the Allies, first
to the United States and Great Britain and when Prime
Minister Churchill rejected it because Russia was not
included then to all three of the principal Allies.
From San Francisco, where the Security Conference
is in session, word that high official in the
United States delegation had declared the
thentic and straghtway many newspapers again issued
surrender extras.
dent Truman, at the White House room declared
the reports unfounded.
That made it another false arnistce.
Remembering the other one the Star-News had pre-
ferred to wait until it had than rumors on which
to base an extra edition It ready to give its readers
the news at any time but only when it was confirmed
the actual fact of surrender and that did not come
Following is the broadcast made at 10 o'clock Satur-
day night by the Star-News over WMFD:
"At 9 80 p. M. eastern time President Truman
announced that peace unfounded, according
to an Associated Press dispatch.
"The President sat calmly signing some of his mail
when reporters entered his office.
''He started to begin his announcement and then
asked if all the reporters were yet in the room.
'Told that they were not, he held it up until the
who had waited expectanty for hours for word
from him had crowded into the showing and push
ing each other to gain points of advantage.
Turning with smile to Stephen Early, specla!
assistant and Jonathan Daniels press secretary, and
getting the nod from them, he proceeded
"He said he was over at the White House doing
little work when the unconditional surrender rumor got
started.
"He said that the report apparently had come from
San Francisco and elsewhere and that he Immediately
got in touch with Admiral Leahy and asked him to call
the Commander in Chief of the forces in Europe.
HE added that the report was totally without
foundation. The whole interview lasted little more than
minute and the reporters made wild dashes for their
telephones.
"Star-News telephones have been ringing all day
with inquiries concerning Germany's surrender. The
reply has invariably had to be that while there were
many the enemy had quit, there was no con-
firmaton from any official source.
'The Wilmington public may rest assured that as
the surrender is confirmed extra edition Will
be published But in light of the following bulletin is
sued by the Associated Press at Oil p it seems I'M
probable that the will be made tonight
From Paris Supreme Headquarters reported short
ly before today that announcement OF a ger,
man surrender expected here during the night and
that General Eisenhower undoubtedly still was sleeping
"The Star-News returns you to station WMfD' IN