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Germans Thrown
Back Across Dnieper
River
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA_MAIL”)
WHILE GERMAN AND RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES ON THE GREAT BATTLE RAGING FROM PSKOV TO BESSARABIA CON- TINUE IN FLAT CONTRADICTION EACH OF THE OTHER, THE SIGNIFICANT ADMISSION IS MADE IN THE LATEST NAZI VERSION OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT THE RED ARMY HAS STAGED VIOLENT COUNTER-OFFENSIVES.
Until yesterday, the Boche had not varied his grandiose claims of triumph, with the whole of his gigantic operation proceed- ing smoothly and remorselessly "according to plan."
Last night's High Command communi- 1000 que, however, referred to a fierce three-day Russian counter-attack in the Ukraine, and admitted that Red Shock troops drove a wedge between Zhitomir and Berdivitch, 75 miles to the south-west of Kiev, while, inevit- ably, insisting that the counter-attacks had been smashed and the troops badly handled.
The Germans also admit a second offen- sive by "Red Army reserves" in the Dnieper- Dvina sector (which according to earlier claims was long ago overrun) and say that heavy losses were inflicted, without in this instance asserting that the counter-attack failed in its objective.
Simultaneously with these nd- missions that the Russians are hit- ting back. the Germans report "continuous progress along the en- tire Eastern front.”
tacked enemy aircraft on acro- dromes and operated against troop concentrations on river crossings, and bombed Ploesti and transport and oil tankers at Sulina, Tulcea and Saccea. "An enemy tank battalion re-
Moscow, on the other hand, in an official High Command com munique, announces that the treating from Rogatchev was sur- Red Army have scored Impor-rounded and destroyed." tant
successes in a large-scale counter-offensive on the central sector, where the German arm-
Crucial Days
lea have been thrown back Regarding the Russo-German¦ across the River Dnieper, with war, a military observer in London! the Russians following up the yesterday stated that the next retreat in close contact.
few days would be crucial for the Huge battles, says the Russian Russian bold strategy of defence] High Command, are still raging in depth. in all the principal areas.
Crushing Defeat
German Claim
The Germans claim to have cap- tured Tallinn and Novgorod, says
The powerful German effort to a message received by the Stock- break through to Leningrad husholm "Aftonbladet" from Helsinki met with a crushing defeat, with quoting a Berlin report. their advanced elements isolated The message adds that Finnish and disintegraled.
reconnaissance 'planes on Sunday found Tallinn ablaze and ships busy evacuating troops.-Reuter.
Tanks pushing forward to Kiet in the Ukraine sector have been encircled.
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Russian Noon Communique
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CAPTIVE'S WIFE IS BOMB VICTIM
Wife of a ship's cap- tain who was a prison- er aboard the Nazi pocket battleship Graf Spee was among the victims of an air raid on a north-east coast town recently. Her husband is at present at sea unaware of the tragedy.
A bomb scored a direct hit on
the house, killing the woman and injuring her sixteen-year-old daughter, Violet.
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RED AIR
RAID DOES
THE JOB
The Russo-German war has greatly upset Ger- many's transport services in the Baltic and on the Danube,
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The third prong of the German offensive-towards Moscow-has been stemmed. On the southern wing, the Germans have been
The midday Russian communi- thrown back, while in the Vitebsk
yesterday stated: "In the area, on the road to Smolensk, a que
An official was course of Tuesday night_fighting further attempt to advance
of the Ministry of. unsuccessful. Butovsk, the Ger- continued in the Pskov, Porkhov, Economic. Warfare said yesterday that the train ferry service be- man objective in this drive, is still Polotsk and Vitebsk directions.
In other directions and sectors tween Sassnitz and the Swedish in Russian hands.
of the front
no major engage- port of Trelleburg had been sus-' ments took place and no sub-pended. stantial changes occurred in the Stockholm quotes Helsinki des-position of the troops.
It probable that the Germanis will. "In the course of the night our try to transfer their Baltic trans- patches as authority for the state-
air force acted against ment that Tallinn in aflame and
enemy port to Hamburg and Bremen, and motorised and mechanised troops possibly to the Dutch port of Delf- that the Russian defenders Are preparing to depart. The report and continued the bombing of the zijl.
Ploesti oilfields.
fires Large is attributed to the observations |
broke out as a result of the of Finn almen. German panzers
bombardment.” British Wire- are reported to be moving along the western shores of Lake Peipus towards the north.
Estonia Fighting
Berlin Radio last night stated: "Germany has no intention of concluding a separate peace with Russia. Mr. Churchill's worries are unfounded,”
Stockholm Report
Another Stockholm despatch, received in London, reports that a general counter-offensive by the Soviet armies on all fronts is beloved to be under prépara tion. This report alleges, it is not known. on what authority,
less.
Nazi
African Activity
German
activity
Russian naval activity has made
The port
has of Constanza been put out of action, upsetting traffic from Rumania through · the Dardanelles, and the Ger- mans are forced to ship goods from the Bulgarian port of Burgas and thence through the Dardane'les or else by, rall・ to Salonika.
The closing to Germany of the is one of trans-Siberian railway the most important factors in. this new phase of the war--Reuter.
STANLEY HOUSE ROBBED
at
Mr. H. T. Barma, of No. 3,
that Marshal Voròshilov has French naval bases massed a million men in the Africa, Leningrad area, and "the Red
insofar....
in Bungalow, Stanley Beach Road, has reported that his bungalow, is was entered early yesterday,
the
value of $48 stolen.
Army is expected to strike along known, is confined to morning, and articles to the front in a series of tremen- those on the north and dous, counter-attacks."--Interna north-west
tional News Service.
"Heavy Battles":
A Soviet communique says that heavy battles continued through out yesterday in the directions of Pakov, Smolensk, Bobruisk and Novograd-Volinsk
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African Commission, whose activities,
there was "no" doubt," were coasts, said Lord Moyne widely extended as they could replying to Lord Stra induce the French authorities to bolgi, thè Labour Peer, i the House of Lords yes. terday.
in
allow
Government had no knowledge. that there was a delegation of the Armistice Commission at Dakar and had no evidence that; enemy.
During the day our ale force It was concentrated in the de- submarines were using any destroyed -motorised : units, at-legation of the German Armistice, French, African base. Reutor!