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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1911.
Odessa Garrison Holding Firmly
THE RUSSIAN GARRISON, LEFT BEHIND IN ODESSA TO FORM ANOTHER TOBRUK ARE FIGHTING DESPERATELY AND SO FAR |WITH SUCCESS, WRITES “ANNALIST” IN A MILITARY COMMEN. TARY ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSO-GERMAN
OPERATIONS.
Odessa, he says, should prove a difficult nut to crack, especially as the Germans will probably attempt its reduction with the aid of Rumanian troops.
On the rest of the Ukrainian front, the situation has not altered materially and the passage of the Dnieper has not been forced.
TERRIFIC ODESSA BATTLE
An
unfinished
The Germans claim the capture of Narva, Novgorod and Kher- son, The Russian communique speaks only of stubborn fighting at Odessa, Gomel and Novgorod.
The loss of Kherson was a foregone cohotusion with the Germans overrunning the lower reaches of the west bank of the Dnieper. It is a consider- able commercial port, but it could not be defended by im- provised forces specially as it la on the wrong side of the river.
No great change is expected in the Ukrame operations for the
battle-present. It will take some time
SHEER SUICIDE FOR JAPAN
"It would be sheer suicide for Japan to fight, as she has not control of the air, without which her navy cannot operate," said Sir Victor Sassoon on arrival in Singa- pore yesterday from Hong Kong.
Sir Victor added he did not think Japan would go to war. Reuter.
TO BEAT
ship and cruiser that were to get together a sufficient strik-
for the German High Command ✪✪0000 on the shipyard stocks at ing force and all the parapher- the Black Sea port of alia required for an operation of the magnitude of the forcing of Nikolaiev, were blown up the Dnieper. before the Soviet forces evacuated the port.
This fact
in was revealed
Moscow yesterday by M. Lozov- sky, the Soviet spokesman.
Questioned about the German claim to have captured a battle- ship and other vessels there, he said this was untrue.
M.
The battleship and cruiser on the stocks were without engines and were blown up together with the shipyards, he added.
REPLYING TO REUTER, LOZOVSKY SAID THAT ODESSA WAS NEITHER A DUNKRIK NOR A TOBRUK. "IT IS ODESSA." HE SAID, "ONE OF THE FIERCEST AND MOST MEMORABLE BATTLES OF THIS WAR."-REUTER.
CUT IN CAR OUTPUT
(SPECIAL TO "CHIŅA MAIL")
THE AMERICAN AUTOMO-
|
Leningrad Brivé
Furthermore, there are indica- tions that the main attack, has been switched back north once again with Leningrad as the objective. This offensive is now in full swing, but it is not likely to be as prolonged as the first two, although it will be intensive while it lasts.
HITLER AT
OWN GAME
The Russians still have room Britain's latest and to employ the cushion tactica fastest that have proved so successful
cruiser
tanks, hitherto, which enable them "Covenanters,” are pro- to absorb shock without undue bably the best designed ›
loss to themselves while ex-
J
acting costly payment from the tank of their type in the ́ ́
world.
enemy.
They are, however, getting near
to the region where they will be Britain's armoured divisions fighting with their backs to the are now equipped with many of wall in defence of the great in- this type, as well as every de- dustrial belt of Leningrad. They scription of fighting vehicles, will then not be able to yield trucks, cars and motor-cycles. any further, but it will remain to It has been suggested in Ger- be seen whether the German man military circles that the^ blows have not lost a lot of their war has now reached such weight.
high degree of technical perfec- tion that it would be impossible in the comparatively short period of a war itself to train men for
Gomel Thrust
to
Д
now
The new German thrust is also such specialised fighting units, BILE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN developing in the central sector but the British Army' has ORDERED TO CUT PRODUC- of Gomel, between Smolensk and many technical formations cap- TION 28 PER CENT. IN THE Kiev. It has met with local suc-able of their own gume. NEXT FOUR MONTHS AND PROGRESSIVELY TO CURTAIL | The
cess, but it is not clear whether The latest British tanks have
Germans will continue OPERATIONS TO 50 PER CENT. drive eastward towards Moscow,
given even greater speed to AT THE END OF THE YEAR. or south-east so as to menace the
armoured divisions without The cut was.ordered.by. Mr. Wil-rear of Kiev.
diminishing their striking power liam Knudsen, Office of Produc-
and many of the lessons learn- tion Management chief, and Mr.
ed in this present war are Leon Henderson, Federal
represented in the most recent Price Administrator,
models. after a meeting with major car makers yesterday. Manufacturers were asked to in- crease the production of military trucks for Britain and Russia. International News Service,
KEARNEY STRIKE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS CALLED IN CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION REPRESENTATIVES FOR DIS- CUSSION OF THE SHIPBUILD- ING STRIKE IN THE KEAR- NEY (NJ), YARDS.:
The numbers
engaged In
these gigantic battles are. so Immense that it is obvious that
even the Germans cannot put : A typical division with its their maximum weight into all moving armoured GHQ, familiar- fronts at once.
ly called "The Tin Hearse," and But this is the sector to which including the latest American- they attach the utmost importance made 70 m.p.h. armoured trucks, as it is directed against Moscow has, in addition to its own artil- and it is probable that they will lery, scout cars, medical corps, make a desperate effort to effèct anti-tank, anti-aircraft and in- that breach in the Russian line fantry units. Reuter. which has-so-far defied all their strategy. Reuter.
HITLER
SEES FATE
(By Router's Special Correspondent)
POLISH ARMY IN RUSSIA
The President requested that the C.1.0. hold further negotia- SIA HAVE RECEIVED IN 000 AND 120,000 POLISH SOLD- GERMAN OFFICERS IN RUS-AN ARMY OF BETWEEN 100,- tions with the shipyard manage STRUCTIONS FROM BERLIN IERS IS LIKELY TO BE TORM- ment and if possible end the TO TELL THE TROOPS THAT DDON SOVIET TERRITORY, deadlock as the Government did. THE SEVERITY OF THE RUS ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT not want to take over the yards B1AN WINTER 18 GROSSLY ESTIMATE OF GENERAL W. If this could possibly be avoided. EXAGGERATED AND ALL THE ANDERS THE NEWLY-AP-
Reuter
MEN NEED TO WITHSTAND POINTED POLISH COMMAN THE RIGOURS OF WINTER 18 DER-IN-CHIEF IN SOVIET DEFENCE ISSUE
THICK CLOTHING PLUS RUSSIA AND GENERAL VALINKIS (RUSSIAN FELT SZYSZKO-BOHUSZ, CHIEF OF (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | BOOTS) WHICH ARE TO BE THE POLISH MISSION THERE. TAKEN FROM THE PEABANTO. IL was reported in London yes- Senator Truman, who is investi- These instructions, which I terday from Moscow, where these gating U.S. defence, warned at learn from an authoritative generals have taken up duties, that San Diego (Cal) yesterday that source In Ankara) show that Hit-It is considered that a Polish army' unless defence contracts are given er realises that winter cam of between four and six army to more small plants thousands paign is inevitable and that his corps could be raised from among would go bankrupt-Internation- men are nervous about the winter. Polish war prisoners capable of al News Service.
-Reuter.
bearing arms--Reuter.