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No. 33,005
TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1941
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LATE FINAL
NIGHT
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
BERLIN'S SUDDEN AGITATION
Losses In East Cause Alarm
Full-Dress Peace JAPANESE Offensive To MOVE
Be Expected EXPECTED
LITTLE NEW WAR NEWS
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
Little additional news has come through con- cerning the operations on the Russian front.
ووح
Sabotage
THE IMMINENCE OF A GERMAN PEACE OFFENSIVE AND THE ANXIETY CREATED BY FAILURE OF THE BLITZKRIEG ASSAULT ON RUSSIA WERE DISCUSSED BY WINSTON BURDETT, IN A BROADCAST EARLY THIS A big success is claim-MORNING FROM ANKARA.
In Europe
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
The Germans claim that "a gigantic battle is shaping cast of the Stalin Line," but concede that "formidable tasks have to be faceded for the "V" for Victory as Russian manpower an equip- ment seems endless."
nerve war in Europe.
The Russians indicate that fight-
Ing has lackened to the south, heavy attacks in the Pskov sector,
but that there have been renewed of the single-lettered slogan that
covering Leningrad,
#
"While the German thrust into Russia
(By Reuter's Chief Correspon. dent In The Far East)
Although there has been a temporary lull in the excitement concern- ing Japan's actions, well- informed observers in
Underground activity has deve-seems to have slowed down for the second Singapore expect some- loped so extensively as the result time in two weeks," he said, "there are in-thing to materialise in the Nazis, showing deep concern, creasing signs in this capital (Ankara) that Indo-China shortly. are turning out their own "V for German diplomats and propaganda experts are bringing up their guns for a full-dress offensive in the fairly near future.
Victory" but too late.
In Paris alone, some 6,000 arrests have been made and sabo-
tage activities are reported from
all parts of Europe labelled with a "v"
"Here in Ankara,” he said, “Ger- man quarters not only admit that
Reverse Side
Nazi Lies According to * Washington re- port, the evidence of American reports from officials abroad indi- cates... that а check on The British radio is sending out German High Command com- a continuous stream of messages the German campaign in the east "According to reliable reports muniques (which are general-dealing with features of the cam- has fallen behind schedule, but from Germany, this peace cam- ly lacking in specific claims) are paign." -International News Ser-they confess to considerable ner-paign is merely the reverse side of generally completely accurate, but vice. the DNB propaganda reports. though issued through official sources, are mostly highly colour- strategic ed inaccuracies,
policy of withdrawal when compelled leaving not a trace of supplies for the Germans, neither men nor machines.-Inter-
The American official reports encourage the view that the Rus- sians are faithfully following their national News Service.--
CAN HITLER FLOG GERMAN ARMIES TO MOSCOW?
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
THE NEXT TWO WEEKS should provide clear indications of the course of the Russo- German war;
The issue is whether the German High Command can whip its army up to continue a sustained offensive much longer, or whether they are to become bogged down and inert after the strenuous month's campaign.
On the answer will depend vastly the length of the world wark
vousness
over
over
to
It is now felt that the depar- ture of Admiral Decoux, Indo- China's Governor-General, Hanoi, seat of the Japanese Mill-
is Mission yesterday tary
the forerunner of some new de- velopment in Indo-China.
This belief astma to be borne out by the fact the Japanese the unexpected Berlin's sudden agitation
Boundary Mission in Thailand snag that the German WRI the costliness and the prospective
think his visit la connected with machine has struck on the Russiar | dangers of the war on Russia.
the work of the Missloft. front.
The Germans' first step is to try "Observers recently arrived and convince the neutrals that "The Indo-China bag will soon. from Berlin report that the Ger- their salvation lies in an anti-be opened and the cat if there mana have begun an Intensive Bolshevik crusade. Presumably is a cat.inside---will soon be out, propaganda driva throughout oo-their next step would be to try one highly placed observer com cupled and neutral Europe on and convince Britain of the same mented cryptically to me xester- being the basis of their
day. Developments areTM agamatTM Bolshevism. ·
The attitude of Turkey on this watched keenly but calmly by the "German spokesmen argue that subject is more obscure, though whole of the democratic front in if Britain means to continue the
(Continued on Page 16) the Far East.-Reuter. war she may get a Bolshevik Europe as a reward. The real war, says the Germana, is now in the east, and they add that Berlin is always ready to offer reason- able terms for peace.
'crusade' thing..
DECLARE
WAR DEMAND
The view that the
United States must at
once declare war, was expressed by Mr. Samuel Grafton, in forceful to Meccow against stiffening op article in the “New York position," and whether, if they fight through to Moscow, the Post yesterday. Russian leadership will survive England can choose anything, that grim trial.. 10:
while Hitler is a prisoner of his blitzkrieg and may prove its final victim," Mr. Grafton wrote, have lots of time. He has even the war the day she attacked taught us not to trust him, so that ques:ión engaging atten Russia, but was unable to pro when peace is offered again, it
in the Germano diet Russio's attitude if Moscow will be turned down: Stark as 6molensk | were to " fall, International
onerdyžito, go on News Ber
It is stressed by expert obser- vers that the Russians have already struck a heavy blow at Hitler by presenting an obstacle An expert who has just arrived that refused to crack under in Ankara from Moscow, a high blitzkrieg assault tactics in the first ranking officer of a foreign power. He must act hurriedly, we week and is still putting up a is convinced that Germany lost
front
The United States, must declare war Instantly."-- autor:
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