THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941.
Germans Suffer Heavily In Moscow Counter-Offensive 4,000 Drowned. In
River Battle Safe
Passage Refused
IN A SECOND FIERCE COUNTER-OFFEN- SIVE SOUTH-EAST OF SMOLENSK, IN THE¦ CENTRAL SECTOR OF THE FRONT, MAR- SHAL TIMOSHENKO'S FORCES HAVE DRIVEN THE GERMANS ACROSS THE RIVER "M,"
‚" DESTROYING, 238 TANKS, 50 AIR- Mr. Cordell Hull, U.S. CRAFT, 486 LORRIES AND 135 GUNS, AC Secretary of State, reveal- CORDING TO THE WAR CORRESPONDENT ed yesterday that the OF "RED STAR," THE SOVIET AR MY Germans had refused to assure safe passage to any American vessel pro- ceeding to Britain to fetch U.S. citizens.
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Some 4,000 Germans were drowned in the river, he claims. Although the name of the river is withheld, it may be noted that the Dnieper runs southwards between Smolensk and: Yelnya, the city 45 miles south-east of Smolensk which the Russians have already captured.
The State Department ha
OFFENSIVE
PATROLS
Fighter Command aircraft, in the course of offensive · patrols::: yesterday attacked. gun positions in north- i west France and enemy ships in the North Sea.
One aircraft of the Fighter Command is missing, says an Air Ministry.communique.
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PUSHING UP WAR OUTPUT
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TO ALLOW
NO DELAY BY IRAN
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, made it clear in the House of Commons yesterday, that Great Britain would brook no delay in the imple menting of the Anglo- Russian Agreement with Iran.
In reply to a question, Mr. Eden said that the Anglo-Russian terms, which were accepted by said, therefore had taken eman.
the Iranian Government, pro- gency measures to permit Americans stranded in belliggr= |
vided that the German Minister and his staff must leave Iran ent countries to return home in
immediately. and the German planes and shipa other than
Mr. Jesse Jones, U.S. Secretary Legation closed. American He emphasised that this was not of Commerce and Federal Loan. This also applies to the Italian, blanket authorisation to use bel- Administrator, announced yester-Hungarian and Rumanian Lega- The correspondent of the "Red dwelling houses as a result of air would be limited to applications production of 30 million ib. of that the four Legations have
ligerent transport facilities but day that the Defence Plant Cor- tions
poration is financing the addition- The Iranian Government state. Star" writes: "Our gallant troops, raids,
to accommodate Americans continue their operations, des- "Our air force and A.A. destroy-marooned many months.
aluminium. and 112 million lb. of been requested to comply forth troying soldiers and equipment. ed 31 German 'planes on the ap-
There had been a terrific, clam- magnesium at a cost of $72 mil-with, and the Iranian Govern- Our troops forced the Germans proaches to Leningrad, over the
ment are taking steps to hand to retreat beyond the river.
our among Americans in Britain, lions. city and on enemy aerodromes.'
Europe and Asia to return. Mr
This will bring total aluminium over the German community to "The German command mass- Reuter.
the British and Soviet Govern- ed in this sector a panzer group
Hull explained, adding that be capacity to 1,130 millions lb.
ments. Reuter. tween 75 and 100 in Britain alone. Reuter. consisting of several tank "divi-
must return within a few weeks sions and mechanised units.
or lose their citizenship..
"In this sector, by means of this 'wedge,' the enemy intend- ed to assure his advance in an eastern direction.
"For several days and nights the Soviet air force violently at- tacked the tanks and the enemy
rear.
Battle Of Tanks
"The battle of tanks continued five days in conjunction with the air force and other arms. Soviet tanks vigorously attacked the enemy columns.
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GERMANS IN SARDINIA
SOME THOUSANDS OF GER- MAN TROOPS HAVE RECENT- LY PASSED THROUGH ITALY EN ROUTE TO SARDINIA, AC- CORDING TO A TRAVELLER WHO HAS ARRIVED IN LISBON FROM ITALY.
The traveller states Sardinia is entirely in German occupation and no Italian is allow to enter the island without a pass, so Jealously
"ENDEAVOURING TO PRE- VENT THE ADVANCE OF OUR is it guarded.
It is believed the Germans in- tend to reinforce the African
TROOPS THE ENEMY SHOW- EÐ FIERCE RESISTANCE.
"Battles near the river cross-front. Reuter. ing were particularly stubborn. But the resistance of the enemy was broken.
"In the course of these battles the Germans lost 238 tanks, 50 'planes, 488 lorries, 34 motor- cycles, 25,000 rounds of ammuni-
27 mine-throwers, 65 cases of
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A large number of technicians who went to England in connec- tion with the war now wished to return.-Reuter.
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FREIGHTER
DEFEATS
BOMBER
Many pieces of a Ger- man aircraft, including; a piece
GERMAN ARMY OF 100,000 IN FLIGHT
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") THE SMASHING Soviet counter-offensive on the central front, that has already routed
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REFUSES TO Pnce of the wing five font over 100,000 German troops and regained which fell on the deck of over 50 villages, is reported in Moscow to be tion, 135 guns, 39 machine-guns, RESIGN a small British merchant nearing the important city of Smolensk. shells and a quantity of automa- THE BEGUM SHAH NAWAZ Ship, the Nephrite, when
"About 4,000 German officers CISION NOT TO RESIGN FROM
HAS ANNOUNCED HER DE- She shot down the air- and men found their graves in THE VICEROY'S NATIONAL, craft during an attack on the river.
DEFENCE COUNCIL IN OBEDI a convoy off the East Falling Back....... ENCE TO THE DEMANDS OF Coast of Britain.
tic arms.
THE MUSLIM LEAGUE.
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said: "One aircraft came straight|
It is claimed that the defenders of Lenin- grad and Odessa are holding fast against re- peated onslaughts, with the Rumanians suf- fering terrible losses at Odessa.
naval base at Kronstadt was
"Already considerably battered, She points out that she is not About ten German aircraft at-
For the first time it was The Germans estimate the Rus- the 17th Nazi Tank. Division lost associated with the Council as a tacked this convoy in waves. Two officially acknowledged in men in the Leningrad area.
"slans have concentrated 1,000,000 on the
battlefield 60 tanks, 30 member of the Muslim League were destroyed and a third· dam- guns, 80 lorries and 1,600 men but in the capacity of representa Aged.
Moscow that the Russians Berlin claims the Russian killed and wounded,
tive of the women of India-Reu-
The captain of the Nephrite are prosecuting a full-pounded with heavy guns." "An effective blow was dealt ter. ̈ another German tank division, 600 officers and men being killed. "Germans taken prisoner speak with horror of the con- centrated blows of Soviet tanks, artillery and the alre force.
The Nazis are falling back
Midnight Communique
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IRONING OUT TAX BILL DIFFERENCES
at us. We let go with our defen-blown offensive rather International News Service. sive machine-gung which caused than localised attacks. him to sheer away.
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"As he did so he dropped two bombs which exploded near us but did no damage. He also fired] a machine-gun at us but only two or three bullets hit the ship
“Five minutes later another
While. It la admitted that-the Leningrad situation is critical the offensive of Marshal Timo; shenko ani the contral-front is
described as the greatest Rus „olan success thus far.::
Leningrad Drive
U.S. SHIP LIT UP
The Stockholm correspondent (SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL"I
theDailyMail says that as
The US. House and Senate con- under the powerful blows of our ferees, considering the $3,584,- troops, and operations for smash- 000,000 Tax Bill, agreed upon a aircraft flew towards us very low. ing the enemy panzer group are number of technical differences in We opened fire and hit him right continuing.
connection with different versions on the engines just as he was ris- of the legislation approved by the ing to clear our mast two chambers.
The engines caught fire, all a result of the Russian victory ALL 36 OFFICERS AND MEN poured down..on, our deck and on the central front and the Ger- OF THE SUNKEN AMERICAN he struck our mast carrying man. lack of headway against FREIGHTER STEEL SEA- away part of the topmast. Then Odessa, Hitler has ordered Gen-TARER HAVE BEEN BROUGHT he dived steeply and crashed eral von Lied: "Leningrad must SAFELY TO A RED SEA PORT, Into the sea about 60 foot be taken quickly at all costs as AND ALL CLAIMED THE SHIP the German armies are needed AND THE U.S. FLAG" WERE Bawayday"
The Nephrite continued and for other immediate tasks. FULLY ILLUMINATED WHEN
The correspondent added that THE BOMBER, SANK THE British reached port safely.
hundreds of dive bombors are SEL Wireless:
House leaders began efforts yes- The following is the text of the terday to have all members back Soviet midnight communique, is on the job by September 16 to: ex- sued by the Soviet Information pedite final Congressional action
on the Bill-Reuter.
Bureau
"During Sept. 10 our troops con tinued to fight stubbornly against the enemy along the entire front. On Sept, 8, 50 German aircraft were destroyed in air combat and on enemy aerodromes. We lost 27
planes.
NEW ZEALAND
NAVY NOW "ROYAL MARK OF RESPECT
"On Sept. 9 German planes made several attempts to raid Announcing the King's approval (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Lóningrad But every time word of the New Zealand Navy hence, Two hundred American firms driven back by our air force and forth being designated "Royal," in Shanghai closed and all Ameri. A.AZ/fire.
the Acting Premier, Mr. Nash, said can flags were flown at half mast "At about 10 pin, some isolated in Wellington yesterday all would in respect for President Rooge enemy 'planes broke through to be glad tp associate themselves velt's mother, who died on Sun Leningrad at a high altitude and with this recognition of the war day. The closure was requested dropped high explosives and in-service of the New Zealand naval by the American Chamber of International Nows cendiaries in various parts of the forces which the honour implied. Commerce.
Service. city. Several fires broke out in Reuter.
attroking Leningrad › continu-
ously. He estimates. German
Survivors did not identify
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logues at 80,000. killed, wound* 'plone but referred to it as
od and prisoner in the Yolṇya “Jerry
Meanwhile the Italian Govern- sector. In Berlin the Nazis claim ment, without admitting that an bombinga of Leningrad, Moscow Axisplane was to blame, de and Odessa and "steady advancesclared. The alleged sinking of the Steel Seafarer was a natural. in the north.
consequence," sinco Italy long ago declared the Red Sea and RAPIN PRESEN
'blockcado On the south front, the Ger- Suez Canal area a mans claim, they are advancing zone"-International News Ser against tenacious résistance.
1,000,000 Men
vico