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adh lh rns & LAS J " bal F 4 i » Pay +f, ar 4 AMES wl 200% E, ~ . Sf % . i . * 1 fi ' £15 : MOR ATUEE gh gl TER] SARE Fi . t - ' WEE Zi ' aks' TE Er I EA YR D = ha 8 CRERAR JUMPS OFF After a long period of inaction, the Canadian First Army, headed by: Lt.-Gen. H. G. D. Crerar, above, swung into action in the all-out drive on Germany, and what may be the final push of the war, < NAZI UPPED Field Marshal 'Albert Kesselring, above, former German commander in Italy, has replaced Marshal Karl Gerd Von Rundstedt as sup-- reme' commander on the Western Front. Kesselring had been ru- mored seeking peace terms from. Allies. . The Geral goverament is re- ported to be .in. FEichstatt, near Berchtesgaden, in the Bavarian Alps, after flight from Berlin, Maps above spot the town in re- lation: to t war fronts.' . BARUCH/ABROAD Bernard M, Baruch, above, elder: atatesman and adviser + of Presi-» dent Roosevelt has arrived in Lon. don "on 'an vas yet undisclosed Whites House mission; but report- edly to diséuss with Prime Min. ister Churchill plans for occupying a rapidly disintegrating Germany, dropped by Allied air forces in paving the way for the big push, Above scene of wreckage-- caused by bombs ranging up to 11 tons--and chart show the percentage of various large centers laid waste by air blows, HITCHHIKER TWO AGENCY APPOINTMENTS * yen: we A. R."M¢GILL S. B. SMITH Two appointments have just been announced by Young & Rubicam Limited: A. R. McGill of Montreal, a newcomer to the Agency, becomes Vice-President and Managing Director of all operations in Canada; Stuart B. Smith, Manager of the Toronto Office, becomes a Vice-President and will continue in his: present capacity. Both appointments are effective April 2nd, According to police, Leo Wasser- man, above, of Boston, had him- self a time hitching free rides on Navy planes for over a year. Authorities say Wasserman, in Army sergeant's uniform, with forged priorities,' traveled all over the United States, then came a crop- "per after getting a free plane ride to Scotland. He traveled (free) by train to London, was picked up in a Red Cross Club there. WATER NOT OVER THE DAM WHAT, NO ICE.CREAM-SODA BAR? 4 ¥ i? 3 0 are Cotmt ams I : { + a Artist's drawing of a new-type Pullman "junior club Car" for youngsters shows the rolling fun house that young train travelers will have to hemselves while parents relax. Under supervision of a stewardess, children will be able to enjoy a marionette show, games, toys, and chute-the-chute reached through a concealed stairway. No, Junior, not now--after the war, ee nz % ANGELS OF MERCY pr re % Cah gt, tox ' - The women of the Canadian Medical Corps are performing wonderful work overseas. Here is a typica! group found in a Canadian General Hospital in England: Left to right: Lieut. (Home-Sister) Eleanor Simpson, Quebec City; Lieut. (Occupational Therapist) Florence Upper, Hamilton, Ont.; Capt. Jean Newman, M.D., Medical Officer, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Windsor, Ont, who was a general practioner in Windsor for 12 years following her graduation at the University of ~Toronto;-Major (Principal Matron) Helen L. Shanks, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal; Lieut. (Physio-Therapist) Wilma Somerville, Haileybury, Ont. and Lieut. (S) Agnes Brown, Regina. a i GERMAN CIVILIANS SURRENDER TO NINTH ARMY ; aa l Go... «..ons with arms raised high move across battle-scarred ground of Lindforth, Germany, surrendering to 3th Infantry Division of VU. S. Ninth Army. They defied Nazi evacuation orders, prefering to give up. 3 oe Ra a A > p py : af Allies' surprise capture of the huge Eder dam, above, on the Weser River near 'Kassel, was one of the outstanding tactical victories on the Western Front. So-suddenly was it taken that the Germans were uriable to demolish it and unleash its 336,000,000 tons of water, which: would 'have flooded route to Berlin, ALLIED. TIDAL WAVE ROLLS FORWARD CTT AER Emden >t Stettin .trial Ruhr, > i 4 WORK WITH A SMILE -it's good for morale ( by Contributed by The Rube Buin virtually has been cut oft from the Reich aa owe | © DAWES BLACK HORSE BREWERY many. Thousands of Nazi troops are trapped in the rich indus- et -_ LJ sr =, En x HA AG va » a aml Ry Find 4