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Alexander, "most pugnacious officer in the British Army," is the new governor general of Can- ada, appointed by King George VI. He succeeds the King's uncle, the 71-year-old Earl of Athlone, whose term expired in June, Appointment of Sir Harold Alex- ander Britain's youngest Field Mar- shal and one of the most brilliant soldiers of this war, is good news to Canadians and in particular to the First Corps and other units of the Canadian forces who fought under his command. Sir Harold, who started his mili- tary careei as a Lieutenant in the rishi Guards, is a veteran .of World War 1 in which he was wounded several times and received a .num- ber of decorations, among them the , Distinguished Service Order and the French Legion of Honor, 'In this war he literally was the last .mian to leave the beaches 'of Dunkirk "at the, evacuation after the collapse 'of France in 1940. Before getting on a boat, he made a tour of the beaches to make sure that no soldier was left behind. Last To Leave Dunkirk '- Early in 1942, in delaying actions through the jungles of Burma, he extricated British and Indian troops from what was considered an impossible position. Against great numerical odds and air superiority he kept back the Japanese uatil the monsoon season, ensuring time- to build up fortifications: that prevented the invasion of India. Zn He was Supreme Commander in Egypt and Libya when Field Mar- shal (then Gen.) Sir Bernard L. Montgomery led his Eighth Army to victory at El Alamein. Subse- quently he became Deputy Com- mander in Chief under . Gen, Dwight D. Eisenhower in the war in Tunisia; and -fmally Supréme Commander of the Mediterranean theater of war. A Great Diplomatist The Field Marshal is not only exceedingly popular throughout Britain as a military leader and strategist of highest order, He is also recognized as one of the ab- lest administrators and greatest diplomatists which the war has produced on the British side. \ 'VOICE O Japanese:speaking Capt. Ellis M. Zacharias, USN, above, is the "voice of doom" to Jap radio list- eners, Through the Office of War Information, he makes regular broadcasts to the Japs, stressing the hopelessness of further resist- ance and the certain destruction awaiting Jap cities. SWEDES' PREMIER Per Albin Hansson, above, con- tinues as premier of Sweden, a position he has held six years, In the 'quiet replacement of the war- time coalition government by a Social-Democratic cabinet, As Commander in Chicf of the Mediterrancan Theatre of War Sir Harold had to deal with the prob- lems of co-ordinating the military effort of the Allies and with the complex olitigh-military crises arising m Italy," in Greece, and in Yugoslavia, as well as in: North Africa and the Middle East, which provided a series of severe tests of hia administrative capatities. - * He passed all these tests with flying colors and cid so while at same time maintaining his réemark- able popularity with both the Bris tish and the American troops as man and soldier, ; Sir Harold Alexander is mar- ried, and his wife and three chil- dren--two sons, one daughter--are expected' to accompany him to Canada, WINS VICTORIA CROSS Cpl. Frederick George Topham, 27-year-old Toronto member of the 1st. Canadian Parachute Battalion, who has been awarded the Victoria - Cross for gallantry while serving as a medical orderly during the Battle of the Rhine. Topham, who becomes Canada's 11th Victoria Cross winner of this war, saw sniper bullets kill other medical orderlies, but this did not stop him from treating and carrying an unknown num- ber of wounded to safety. The action occurred near Wes- sel last March 25, when the Bat- two . tle of the Rhine was at its height. Official Citation. The citation accompanying the award to Topham read: "On March 24, 1945, Cpl. Top- ham, a medical orderly para- chuted with his battalion on to a strongly defended area east of the Rhine. At about 11.00 am, whilst treating casualties sustained in the drop, a cry for help came from a wounded man in the open. Two medical order- lies from a field ambulance went out to this man in-8uccession but both were killed as they knelt beside the casualty. "Without hesitation and on his own initiative Cpl. Topham went forward through intense fire to replace the orderlies who had been killed before his eyes. As he worked on the wounded man, he was himself shot through the nose. In spite of severe bleeding and intense pain he never falter- ed in his task. Having completed immediate first aid he carried the wounded man steadily and slowly back through continuous fire to the shelter of the woods. "During the next two hours Cpl. Topham refused all offers of medical help for his own wound. He worked most devotedly throughout this period to bring in unded, showing complete disr¢gard for the 'curate enemy fire. when all casualties had been cleared that he consented to his own wound being treated. "His immediate evacuation was ordered, but he interceded so carnestly on his own behalf that he was eventually allowed to re- turn to duty. 'On his way back to his com- pany he came across a carrier which had received "a direct hit. Enemy mortar fire was still drop- heavy and ac- It was only LAVAL PAYS . g Here is a study of the swift ag- ing of a man marked by the world as traitor to his country, At top is Pierre Laval, Nazi col- laborator and Vichy emissary to Hitler, as he looked about the time of France's fall. Lower pic- ture was made at Paris after his flight from Spain and surrender to the Allies in Austria, ping around, the carrier itself was burning fiercely, and its own mortar an'mynition was exploding, an experienced officer on the spot had warned all not to ap- proach the carrier. "Cpl. Topham, however. im- mediately went out alone in spite of the blasting ammunition and encmy fire, and rescued the three occhipants of the carrier. He brought these men back across the open ground, and although one died almost immediately al- erwards, he arranged for the evacuation of the other two, who undoubtedly owe their lives to. him, Ce "This non-commissioned officer showed sustained gallantry of the highest order, for six hours, most of the time in great pain. He performed a series of acts of out- standing bravery and his magni- ficent and selfless courage in- spired all those who witnessed it." This handsome trophy, the Seagram Gold Cup, emblematic of the Canadian Open Golf Championship, was won on Saturday, August 4th, at Thornhill Golf Club, Toronto, by Byron Nelson of Toledo, Ohio, with a score of 280, 4 strokes better than the runner-up Herman Barron, White Plains, New York. Outstanding players from all parts of Canada and the United States participated in the Tournament .which was one of the most successful in Canadlan golfing history. With the Seagram Gold Cup, Byron Nelson re- ceived a cheque from the R.C.G.A. for $2,000. THEY DEFEND MARSHAL PETAIN fay Ox Attorneys for the defense - of 89-year-old Marshal Henri Phillipe Petain, on trial for his life on treason charges in Paris, are pic- tured above. They are M. Lemaire, left, and M. Isorni. The plc- ture was made during a brief recess in the trial. Gepfman civiliang get copies of a weekly newspaper Military Government authorities. Besi ~© it _earries proclamations, r supervision ol into German communiites immediately like these in the scene at top, left, twa ¢ pictures--the children Reich, They must atone for the crimes o accordance with the decre2s of the Big Three as announced from Postdam..If court defonidante at extreme wight sold "protection" to ALLIED MILITARY GOVERNMENT LEADS GERMAN Courts meet regularly to try offenders against Military Government' regulations. They have jurisdiction over all persons in the .Allied - 'occupied territory except members of the Allied Forces. - - blished es hews, flew laws and other regulations, These photos, taken recently in Bayreuth, Germany, depict ways in which Gérmans are being led along the road back to the democratic way of life under Allied military controls. They 'are typical of the progress toward governmental, educational and economic stability being made by the Allied Military Government units which moved behind the combat troops. Upon Germans and adults-- rests the fis» of the new : f Nazi nn and make their own future in " N Ra S ALONG 'THE ROAD BACK' German citizens acceptable to the Military Government are given arm bands as police officers. Uniforms will come later. They carry rifles to preserve order and guard valuable property. fsa £ c 3 at) rd ARR Lp ig Tm HERR } PICU i bt 2 jim) OL EEE y ki il Xf 1 | PRED : ! . : 4 [0 N ; i ' {65d There are on estimated 3,000,000 elementary school children in the American zone of Germany. Schools are opened under guidance of teachers approved by Military Government education officer. German civilians by printing "Off Limits to Allied Troops" signs and selling them to property owners for posting, They pleaded guilty and were heavily fined, In Joie of auxiliary policemen, the leader, left, served on Bayreuth's police force or 40 years, retired duting the Nazi administration and was recalled from retirement by the Military Government, below, wait hours in front of the M. G. building for copies of the Bayrischer Tag, weekly newspaper, Children in photo at right, below, are kindergarteners, the first age group to be starte _back to school. Approximately half a million children will attend the first four grades of elementary school by fall. Military authorities are rebuilding schools, many of which were wrecked by warfare, New starved civilians like those in photo at left, ENN ES eS a Mh - a a Ye --l Worf, a EC Pon Se, a Sar i re Se re RP os ar eT a pe pe Ae er an ~ > ht PTI yA