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BLITZ
THE CHINA MAIE, JULY 16, 1941.
ATTACKS ON BREMEN AND HANOVER
Tons Of New Bombs Dropped On Both Areas
YELLOW
BOOK VEIL LIFTED
Terrific Effects Of Explosions
INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN BREMEN AND HANOVER WERE HEAVILY ATTACKED BY Lord Woolton, the Food R.A.F. BOMBERS ON MONDAY NIGHT, SAYS Minister, yesterday lifted AN AIR MINISTRY COMMUNIQUE.
cities.
the veil of secrecy which Many tons of high explosive and thou- has hung over the yellow sands of incendiaries were dropped on both ration book issued in con- junction with the new Extensive fires were started and consider- edition of the ordinary able damage done in the docks at Bremen ration book recently.
and among industrial buildings in Hanover.
Hitherto the purpose of this yellow book had been unknown to the general public.
Several other targets in north- SPREAD western Germany
also AREA. were bombed.
A small force of aircraft attack ed the docks at Rotterdam.
Five British aircraft are iniss-
Lord Woolton told the House of Lords that America was going ing. to provide Britain with a greater! It is now known that during the variety in diet but these new operations on Sunday foodstuffs would have to be equal-enemy fighter was shot down by ly distributed.
"That," sald Lord Woolton, "Is partly the explanation for the yellow book.”
OVER A GREAT
Both at Hanover, and among the docks at Bremen, there were raging fires.
There was a vicious barrage through which the British bomb- ers had to pass but, with shrap- and round them night an nel bursting
ments, they kept a straight course even when hit by fighting frag- over the target.--Reuter.
one of the British bombers.
Immense Flashes
Pilots who dropped Britain's most powerful bombs during Monday night's attack on north- west Germany report they ex- ploded with "Immense flashes, states the Air Ministry service.
news
Lord Woolton said there were fewer people suffering from mal- nutrition at the end of the sec- ond year of war than in the days of peace. and Britain could face¦ TRUCTION AND BLAST CAUS- the third year of war with "much ED BY THESE SHATTERING confidence."—Reuter.
WEAPONS MUST HAVE BEEN
AT HANOVER, THE
New Stock of LISLE
and SILK
SOCKS
DES-
FIERCE BATTLE
STILL RAGING
our the
(Continued from Page 1) "In
Novograd-Volinsk, troops are counteracting enemy's attempts to penetrate tanks cas'words and Join hia which are in a difficult situation. "The oil fields at Ploesti, Sulina and Tulcea were bombed by Soviet aircraft.
"Fifty-two German 'planes were destroyed on July 14, Soviet losses were 24."--Reuter,
Ploesti Bombed
A Soviet High Command com- Moscow. munique broadcast by radio states: "During the night of July 14, stubborn fighting con- tinued in the north-western and western directions of the front.
"In other directions and sec tora of the front no important fighting took place and no sub- stantial changes occurred the position of the troops. "Our air force during the night
in
in Ankle and Full length of July 14 bombed mechanised
units of the enemy and raided oil Aelds of the refineries and Ploest! (Rumania)." Reuter,
They are in plain colours, including white, and a host of fancy designs in "IN
Grey,
Fawn, Brown,
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MECHAN- UNITS WHICH ENDEAVOUR ΤΟ THE ΤΟ PENETRATE EAST. FIGHTING CONTINUES LOSSES ON WITH HEAVY BOTH SIDES.
"In the Novograd-Volinsk
have been direction our troops fighting stubbornly, counteract- ing enemy attempts to penetrate eastwards and foin his tanks which are in a difficult situation.
"Our aircraft on July 15 has been
enemy operating against motorised and mechanised units, has destroyed enemy aircraft on their aerodromes; and bombed the oll district of Ploesti, ware houses in Sulina and transports in the district of Tulcea.
Riga Incident
"A Soviet destroyer in the Gulf of Riga was attacked by enemy. planes. A.A. fire destroyed and brought down two enemy, planes and the destroyer come out of the encounter unscathed.
"Soviet trawlers In the
Gil:
of Finland saw an enomy sub marine, when crossing a min fleld. destroyednja
Your
"In an encounter with: enemy: nghters two Soviet-sea- planes brought down two of the 'enemy aircraft: One Soviet #plane was brought down."-- Nicuter.
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