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Canadian troops with never DePs' Waa fla picture ia eves nda Bes ca s taken just he y. ours before V- I V-Day. r are bells w : Tr aaay be Victory in E urope: M 40 yearsater, V-Day real c NS RIOT LOSS. MILLIONS ==) THE HALF AX MAIL ee. -- Who Dies If England Live?" --anuge Mob Stands If Freedom Foll? care "Whet :AX, CANADA. "WEDNESDAY, SS ------ HALF. i) ore A Ne 1 sisi Terror Reign Of o The Disgrace Whole Dominion Balitax VE-Day 'The main bpsiness community of Halifax bas been and k 'While the rest of Canas in Europe, the wath, as well) ™* da was celebrating joyously cts of Halifax (and of Dartmos peing reduced to & shambles Had the Germans been able to bresk inte this during the WAS, they could not have ares at any time more Hob of looting and des nd it lasted 2 Jong done ® Tt was anarchy while Ht Jasted--t time--tfor two nights and a day --- 2 completly break own in authority, in wisciptine . - - vandalism ly 'and vicious, wholesale, "unl 'and uncontrolled 1 i 7 Two y 'to Agrico! today; ®* 'are strewn in the ied and trampled om floors ftermath of hours and yecked for the mill lions. Dart- 'wore Never fi y again over Germany E Day came i : Siac teagan Bhat ce Meee Oth anniversary of V-E places of business rept : was in on and cross the ded as men to business places oussade cf se r comfort thi yhateve ai with civilians in an OEY of mostly from th 'Army and Air For @ranken destruction. 2 eaten nates Ot ri vical men and ting vaitures e for hour. < 'And it was all $0 uuerly senseless, $0 ansensate -- b violence, mob-rule, without & semblance of aw 5 'and order, nee pout a spark of Feason OF, justification in s . / the whole shocking sPicening spectacle trom wart to | be ' e ss een a" é drunken yst iJ i 1 ' and iin, nike youl ana calcula re izens x 2 ate, sayeha seams ee others ry "i this di ce . 'ANY of the cil = ee ae 2 PS sowed in destruction. veterans of the First Great War oF f Police court records sbow 64 \already facing charges, 10 sailors, who were released last night be- Sverflowing, t© be prought in again being 83 ned. ~ In hospitals--naval. military and civilian--were 4" il . unstated number ef victims. Slashing® gashings and con ver OF THE ROLLS SURED cussions Were Uy the rioters fought them- Selves, tossed heavy iobyects from UPPeT preys of buildings ged arrows of BIAS peta commercial esta! Jor who drank himsell WAS PAKTAGIN ome LIQUOR WAS BISCOVERED 'or dived past jal lishments. In a morgue 1s the body of = s#2 day night a ard ships and in homes were hundreds aetten or injuredin the 'worst outbreak i jen experience with War A congre= Ne dian and foreign milllary ani ther ¥ Bill Elr ick of Mi Py dland I ided us with a co of the VI 9 19: , ae p ovid d i ay, 1 45, edition of The Halifax Mail Fro : nf inuously out this War Tort and welfare of the mem- bers of the armed servis chose wives and daugnicrs ed sisters have slaved Nanteens. <ltibs. hostels at have been opent to death on Mon: In barracks. -yPICAL MO! .d naval page stories Se 3 s dealt with reign of te § ith the riot whi rror P ich c : SN ah ee es VE Day -E Day ARE wets = more who were the City's 186-year: { British, Cat Started At (May 8, 1945 J %, ) was announ ced. Elrick s - erved in the Wedn 4 eps ayn he er receiv ee esd lay, y oth ron and' dit ing D =i si | et f terre ang Anarchy reigned for Navi: se'a fireh avy aS a firefighter during the war Prema Ste Cc Brewery whose he frank abou of ingratitus wae members of the three $i ices took part in |-- these mob scenes. this 'wholesale destrucuion and bers of one Sert Navy--were Men in naval uniform wire the ring- --enrest FET VE-DAY Log j af Writer' fin Bui er's P. 3uild-Up to Surrender RY er BY SGT. ROSS D. PAR Victory Salute Editors Ni ap ete: ature end to the wae and Germa Europe, Sgt. Ross D. mies met t . rry, Maple sign By SGT Leaf . RO. (Staff Writer, etal SUPREME Ep Leat § Maple Lea ay 6:. Th ORWARD Le Corr, t) [from the time 1. following = HEADQUART? arri S a run ERS --RHEIMS ning comm e ntary of events Seating istice the press bir Proceedings." the United Was one Nations of 20 ne permitted (oper Th to re e€ onl é cover the See the United Nations the p ay aac eee aie of Signed uncond epee ee n ition, su als Preme, urrender and Readquarters until G war in E il Germ, urope w any as Over, By SGT. RC Leaf Specie oe ABBY happil busi y mad. In tnd arate Eding i of little &, nations an d the the wan! all It ; tid does y surrendered is two] In 2 to the |the ake language ar with Ge the lid was off fmany was , over. War ; in Europe is an 4 a yet know that th And e€ there Were five years S » eight urr en d and radi CT | |patchea, * t° world, w. ere des- oO . Betis ee y-ch sponde greatest osen gro nt, who sible story of th up of war ¢ left Paris e@ war fo Orrespond hurried] pire to r The Mapl ents to c y with a rca: loose. Wh t e ile radi y os blared All Jodl 1 Si had io ae was a as credenti 1745 Mars at a ee pari Prepared commen in the d has is a itten |Side TTespor Professeg |TO the n ? om wher Ow- 'e the Pain aes a rence ans descri 7 be the feelings of es si eaf it' f, it's hardly pos. [String fs 8 with the song: - 1en the] > ne of Hi bee itler's ¢ "recogni h: eniz: 3 i ed as/COmplete ang condition, al s lights go g on again all oy, er the any's co er. mplet, t wi e@ and fj 'as A final Gesu, oe 8 like a s the - And yet aracters tage| g = it lac Seemed 3 : world, setting ked an » FF a When would which yor] was ; ' ain the bo It w: hav. a thea : % 3 "B hasti all ove. YS com ent. Giticult to vided. ae ee E: eae Ae world," home ef sup the gj absord at ently, w led bands while While * porters, der, -think I was §nifican the t eth eariness Is pla CHET nO one aS of watchin ice of th wore erea] vanished yed gin of th could movin ing been 8. I tried ae tio. the bright oe called yh, ana| 'hat Wistehc ce Pid the | days, & events aneted Fo A oggery of realioa- hé conferense 2 was noted| 186, rted to comm' Past mace D Mardi ealiza- fact t t we was pid from Gen S--It igs r mpile = ages Hivlapi frase Gee 'ays discussea on", rent', to the [state Gustaf Jodi evealed that Col Paris to Bru ve. ed on a Chief. He al- Governm repr ' pariey 2 Ssels ~ -of-staff|1720 nt, ig the ¢ ef o * hours, arrived f, German Pefsonal "3 He Or taiktg an ae at , Major G. S his On me. etin Ss & Americ i i t the ai eir fear a ine Brigagioe tere i? of Wehrm explaine oe E. J. they wer. . acht soldiers [F ligence at a roe chine ae ee s{*ord salu HARP. cit ted F, in- ae er An as the @ night of mates t waiting the room talks ally aboy: went calleg e us, wi On in foom . ec w of ere fin game supreme Y to th H , room he: ie war low week Generas 7". call hich , the] = a ' ; : led of peac spread th onl . ; u e, Vil em nho ly las & ev. P and illage el-| b Jat and ; were wer and ae ? 2 ; pag town, _ down the 28 Par- ee unnece : ight 1S an alj- wo e Marseillaie ng tegen of Mees "So Ww. arily killed the Ger. works, garn ise." There wor, aud essence of gent,, © by Rus-/ret bu ~ lun. ished e we tio Smiths oe urn i ite J Plen' erb wi re f; nal th's e it odl Lackil ty of Ro en Te puns eo _ Surrender reply. Uneeoae to the wan, smutt refused ¢ doqeny:,the war room lights eve aud 8 plenty. at], While SMa aes 3 anes 1885 Story ar gantly adi.» to wa still Tywh ° r.jmiral F ; ace pte uP s bx hen ance a bottle cognac was Puan a loan out the su pease Sega pm! the fi : Ad ible the o abou: ; Atlanti ec e. as had » Friede rren-|ters reach su rst Ger, fe wie around whic obiong vice 20 ee Suitably = Thantic the scenes eR ay ieee mielageai ae one manded tw surrender prope ar German Ww min ae ee Screams es we iplica' 3 AFI da is-|t€r his ~ Tr and Posals aq Great mnt end the Relining fei na ceed ~ |etieering. a re different. tr y yet, | wi tietimie ae aber lights war n- r Hi rin leligh rent. 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