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(By Reuter's Special Correspondent
in Moscow)
THE GRIMNESS of the war was brought close to me by a visit to one of Moscow's hos- pitals yesterday morning. It was not one of the biggest but a school-building which has been transformed into a hospital where the wounded are moved after operation and be- fore convalescence.
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It was a cheering_thought that eve this improvised hospital was' able to give such excellent care to the wounded. This hospital is pecialising in some of tão sad- dest cases of all — face, jaw and eye injuries.
It was spotlessly clean and bright witn children's water colours still on the walls.
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"The first bullet merely stun- ned me as it richbohatted from my tin hat but the second went through my temple and face, coming out of the lower Jaw, smashing a tooth and pulping my tongue."'
They left him there for dead. The rest of his story told how surprisingly, in spite of loss of blood, he did not lose conscious- ness and the next day his com- The medical staff was clearly rudes, retaking the position, found most efficient and the head doc- him and he was sent to the base tor explained As he took me in a hospital train.-Reuter. through the sterilising, X-Ray,
washing, operating and dressing
rooms
progress
work here was in full
all of the most mo- dern methods which are being used.
Plastic Surgery
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He stressed in particular the vitamin treatment used in con- nection with wound-dressing and plastic surgery which is one of tho most important aspects of the work of this hospital.
bones and tissues from dead peo-
ANTI-RED CRUSADE FLOPS
MALAYA'S WAR LOAN
GIFT TO BRITAIN
Proceeds of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States 1941 War Loan, totalling about £2,350,000, have been presented to the British Government. -British Wireless.
RESERVOIR
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The American Govern- ment has begun to build huge relief stock of foodstuffs to be rushed to Europe, China and other distressed areas, directly
The Nazis' anti-Bolshe-the war is over, says Sonia
vik crusade has been a Tomara, writing from The doctor explained how with complete failure through- Washington in the "New ple it was possible to eliminate out the Arab world, ac- York Herald-Tribune". some of the hideous gaping discording to information re- figurements I saw under treat-
ment. No longer is it essential Ceived in Cairo.
to graft from the patient himself.
This crusade, preached by the Germans since the invasion of Most of the patients were too Russia through the few channels ill to talk but one stocky-looking remaining to them in the Middle fellow from the Ukraine, with a East, has had no success except swollen jaw heavily bandaged and, among Vichy supporters. his speech thick, told me his ex-| periences.
He was 27 and before entering the Red Army a year ago had been training, as a builder.
Smolensk Battle
With Raschid All the Germanis had a temporary success by per- verting nationalist feeling in fraq, but the call for Holy War on Russia has fallen on deaf ears.
The same fate befell the still more_ridiculous attempts to char- acterise President Roosevelt and “Our platoon,” he said, "received the Archbishop of Canterbury as an order to occupy the village of "dangerous Reds" because they Dmeldovica, near Smolensk. As praised Russia's brave resistance we were moving along the country to the German Invasión. road we met two village women who told us that the Gerraans had just occupied it. They said they hart Just left and the Ger... mans were having lunch.
“Our officer decided to attack right away. We made our way along the edge of a wood; sur- Prised the Germans and drove them out infileting heavy losses. They find leaving dozens of cars and cycles, behind, thèm, "We built entrenchments round the village and also occupied. further stretch of road.”
Insinuations that Britain has affled herself with an ant Moslem power have also falled, since it is well-known that every year a certain number of Moslems from Russia make the * pligrimage to Mecca.
Surplus grains and fats from the Argentine, Canada and Australia are being accumulated in the United States.
The Department of Agriculture has disclosed the plan which was discussed at an - International Wheat Conference held in Wash- ington from July 10 to August 3. and representatives of Argentina, Australia, Canada and Britain took back a draft to their respec- tive Governments,
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Much practical work has al- ready been done towards the creation of ar "International. Granary,' and estimates have been made of available surpluses - of wheatfeed, livestock. fats and dairy products:
Statistics show that the Western Hemisphere and Australia have the largest store of surplus wheat in history, which will be substan tially iricreased by this year's harvest. The wheat carryover of the United States... alone was estimated to be 400 million bus-
To sum up, whereas the simple hels. fellaheen and Bedouin ignore With the expected 271 million German propaganda, and Mr. bushel carry-over from this year's Churchill is cheered in cinemas harvest, a total of 300 million throughout the Middle East, Hit- bushels is expected to be available: ler's only dupes appear to be a for distribution: Special Cable, handful of Vichyite officers and officials.
The wounded man went on to explain how as - darītness fell, heavy shelling of the village be gan and He was wounded in the subu thigh by a shell splinter. He was ordered back to the village, but first tried to find a relier to take a this post.
Nazi Barbarism.
"Somehow I got separated from
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EPIC OF CRETE REVEALED
A high Dominion off- my party and my mind was not cial now in London de- very clear so, I lay down inclared that when the his- the wood half unconscious. Sud-!
denly I felt a hard kick and tory of the war is writ- looked up to see my officer and ten, the evacuation of two solders.--
"The officer in broken Russian Crete will be found no less ordered me to get up but I was a miracle than that of
too weak
me to my feet.
the soldiers
Dunkirk
The officer asked me ques- It can now be revealed that, as tions about the Russian troops the result of action taken after an
Impossible to do more. We have to thank Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham; - Commander-in- Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, who, appreciating the terrific effect on New Zealand morale such heavy losses would have decided to make a desperate Inst attempt to take off more troops. So the cruiser Phoebe 450 tons) was hastily refuelled Te
itioned, and loaded up with cal supplies, with Imiral
am, called from his din-
nally supervising
Phoebe, with escorting Festroff on ita Nazard- nd herbio mission. Wa breathlessly, hoping pb. They got through
of 2,000 New ZOR-. Je lenders, In addition to Austral» lane and some Britonske na The official revealed that some
but I did not reply and he got 11th-hour conference, the New of the troops trekked from 35 to more" and more irritated.
Zealand losses, which looked Uke 80, miles on fabt across Crete, totalling two-thirds, were reduced mony with German bullets✨ still -- to one-third ebon
kawin their bodien, One man nursed Official, said: “Things looked the stump of an arm which had extremely black, and it seemed | been blown off by a groundé, y
“He hit me in the face with his fist knocking me down, and then with a tine ghot at me at| point blankt "range,