THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1941.
ARMISTICE MIX-UP
Italians Announce Acceptance By Vichy Dentz Ignores Beirut MOSCOW Hint: Battle Goes On
THE OFFICIAL ITALIAN NEWS AGENCY REPORTED FROM VICHY LAST NIGHT THAT THE VICHY GOVERNMENT HAD DE- CIDED TO RESPECT THE BRITISH TERMS FOR AN ARMISTICE IN SYRIA.
CHIEF OF SIEMENS PASSES
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The death of Carl Friedrich von Siemens, chief of the Siemens Works, at the age of 68, was announced by the official German news agency yester- day. He was the youngest son of the founder of the firm, Werner von Siemens.
-Reuter.
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Nazi Białystok Claims
"With the conclusionz of the
double battle of Bialystok and
News Service. No confirmation is so far available from any other source but the German-controlled Paris radio, after giving a list of the alleged terms, added: "We do not yet know what decision the Government has made but every- thing leads us to believe that such dictation cannot be accepted."
In Jerusalem last evening it was stated there was still no reply from General Dentz to General Wilson's broadcast urging him to evacuate Beirut.
The Imperial troops which are, and the main road. now pressing forward after their victory at Damour are meeting with a fair amount of opposition in front of Beirut, and the Vichy air force is bombing the positions taken at Damour.
Minsk the greatest amount of war has material in world history
to a been captured," according special German High Command
communique issued last night.
"A total of 323,818 prisoners. including several generals and fell into our hands, and 3,332 tanks and in- 1,809 guns, as well as an numerable quantity of other war material, were captured.
divisional commanders,
"Thus the total number of pri- roners has been increased to over 400,000.
"Material captured or destroy- It is stated in Jerusalem that by noon yesterday all objectives ed includes 7,615 tanks and 4,432 had been gained except on the guns.
"The Soviet Air Force has up extreme right flank. With the prospect of the early to now lost 6,233 'planes."-Reu- elimination of the Vichy artillery | ter. positions on the Mazar Ridge, the TO IGNORE threat to Beirut from the east is DENTZ INTENDS GENERAL WILSON'S APPEAL, intensified. AS HE DID AT DAMASCUS.
EVIDENTLY GENERAL
While the Allies are closing in on Beirut, progress is also being made in the
Beirut is now covered with a thick pall of black smoke from a ship hit in the harbour by the Syrla. R.A.F.
far north-east of
Indian troops which entered the from Iraq have now The military spokesmun at Gen-country
the eral Wilson's headquarters In reached Kamechli, adjoining Jerusalem disclosed yesterday that Istanbul-Baghdad railway, having as far as is known at present about captured Demir Kapou on 700 prisoners were captured at way. Damour.
It is stated that hitherto they have found the whole railway open and in good condition,
DE GAULLE NOW
IN BRAZZAVILLE
Damascus Road General de Gaulle has arrived at Brazzavile, French Congo,
Meanwhile there is a determin- cording to Brazzaville radio. The ed effort to end the stalemate on General is broadensting to France the Damascus-Beirut road, where to-day at 8 p.m. (G.M.T.).—Reu- | Vichy artillery is based on the commanding Jebel Mazar Ridge
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The Allies are shelling Vichy troops at Daadrane, 2-1/2 miles north-east of Beikoum, where the Vichy forces are reported to be in some strength.
Pressure is also being maintain- ed in the Mer] Ayoum sector in the direction of Hasbaya, where the Allies have captured the vil- lage of Kafr Chebar.
Vichy Statement
No reply to General Dentz's re- quests for the suspension of hostilities has yet reached Beirut, a Vichy communique stated last
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Lyons Reports
Nazis Frustrated
STOP PRESS
The German and Italian Em- While the latest German com- bassy staffs will leave Chung- munique gives no details of re-king on July 25 and 13 respec- cent fighting on the Russian front. tively following China's sever- a Soviet communique broadcast ance of diplomatic relations with at midday yesterday gives a full Germany and Italy. account of the position on each of the various fronts.
The communique shows that a"
They will be escorted by the as far as Chinese Government the border.
It is learned that Germen and Italian residents are
also pre-
German attempts to break through to Leningrad, Moscow or Kiev are still being frustrated. paring to leave but no definite Text of the Russian communi- date has been fixed for their de- que is as follows:-
paiture Central News.
"During the day of the 9th and a night between the 9th/10th large scale fighting continued in the directions of Polotsk and Novo- grad-Volynsk.
"In the Ostrov direction our troops repelled all attacks by the enemy with great losses to him.
"In the Polotsk direction stubborn fighting continued, our troops carrying out resolute counter-attacks.
"In fighting in the Lepel direc- tion our troops destroved a motorised division of German troops, up to 40 guns and a great quantity of transport and special
vehicles.
"In the direction of Borisov our units inflicted a serious defeat on one of the enemy divisions
"In the direction of Bobruisk our troops are firmly holding occupied positions.
"In the direction of Novograd-
Volynsk our troops are checking
the advance of large enemy forces.
Checking Advance ··
"In the Bessarabian sector of the offensive of the strong meeting with
With reference to a statement put out by Lyons radio at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, to the effect that the front no reply had yet been received enemy is to General Dentz's request for resistance an armistice, it is pointed out troops.
on the part of our
In London that an immediate "In other sectors of the front reply was given stating our terms. there were no large scale fighting
Until such time as General operations.
terms our
Dentz accepts these
"Our air force destroyed up to forces would naturally continue 100 enemy tanks during the, sec- the fight.
Cairo Communique
The profix "special" to telograme la ond half of the day of the 9th used by the "Sunday Herald" and and continued fighting operations "China Mall" to indicate nows which against enemy troops in the strictly copyright under the provi- slons of the. Telecommunications....Or of. Ostrov and Novo-dinence, 1936, and may not be reprint- the_night| under any circumstances, either
British wholly or In part, without prior
Pangement.
A Cairo communique states:- direction Vichy troops holding outlying grad-Volynsir during areas covering Aleppo and Homs between the 9th/10th."
Wireless. are continuing their withdrawal in the face of our pressure.
In the central sector local ad- vances again have been made. On the coastal sector, the advance of Australian troops towards Beirut is progressing. N
With the capture of the town of Damour many hundreds of Vichy troops were taken together with 17 guns, three tanks and five arm- oured cars.'
Raqqa Captured
A competent military authority.
In London stated yesterday the Allied troops in Syria' had reach- ed Raqqa,
The forces which captured Palmyra have now established contact with these forces which have reached Es Sukhue and Deic ez Zor coming from Iraq, so that the whole "of Syria' east of thesd towns is controlled by the Allied: 'forces.de 2014
On the coastal road our troops
have advanced into the outskirts of Beirut.-British Wiroless.
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