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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1941′
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SEE-SAW IN LENINGRAD DUEL Germans Claim New Advance
Effective Soviet
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WAVELL'S
Counter-Thrusts FLYING
THE TERRIFIC STRUGGLE FOR LENINGRAD, WITH THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE OPPOSING ARMIES, WAS DESCRIBED firemen YESTERDAY IN BOTH BERLIN AND MOSCOW BROADCASTS.
and police were rushed to the scene after an explo- sion and fire occurred in the Standard Oil Com- pany factory at Whiting, Indiana.
.
'One man is reported to have been killed and several are Injured.
The fire spread to dozens of oll storage tanks in a - region almost a mile long. ·
Concern is expressed over the
passibility that an "agitator,
plant," which is a storage place' for highly volatile fuels, ́explode.
Bulgaria Issues Denial
The Germans, in claiming the capture of “a fair-sized town,” refer to hard house-to- house fighting before the city and the "ten- acious resistance" of the city's defenders.
VISIT
It is understood that General Sir Archibald - Wavell, Commander-in- Chief, India, has been on a visit to London, where he had consultations with the Imperial General
Staff
General Wavell came by air.
During Generaj~Wavell'e visit to London he had-severat talke "with Mr. Churchill, ... Genora! Sir John¦ DIII; Chief of the" Im- perial General. Stäff, “and-ather -high British military officials..
The capture of further sections of Lenin- and has now returned to India. grad's defences figure in the German claims, which speak of the taking of strong Soviet field positions and the putting out of action All is quiet in Bulgaria, of a number of Soviet pillboxes with heavy
the Bulgarian losses for the enemy.
may declared
Later.
many miles.
The fire is now apparently under control.
Reuter..
V
and
The flames are visible for Minister of Interior, M.
On the Russia side, the "Red 'planéş and destroyed 10 more on Grabowski, addressing Star" states that in battles on the an enemy aerodrome.
bridges to Leningrad the German foreign journalists in attacks have been repulsed
At the approaches to Leningrad the Russians have inflicted heavy Soviet Fleet Air Arm bombers Sofia yesterday, states a losses in a series of counter-destroyed two German A.A. bat- teries, 11 A.A. machine-gun em- Sofia despatch to the offi-
placements, 14 armoured cars and cial German news agency.
Britain
Warns Finland
The Minister stressed that as a partner in the three-power pact, Bulgaria stood on the side of the Axis powers politically and ideo- logically,
attacks.
According to a field despatch |eight guns. to the "Red Star" one such counter-attack developed into a battle which raged throughout Tuesday,
| Genéral Wavell's visit was of:
to
discuss- various problems arising out of the situation in Russia and the_Middle East.---Reuter,
FRENCH SHIP SUNK
The Vichy news agency ... an- The Black Sea Fleet Air Arm.'
nounces that British bombers at- destroyed 11 enemy, 'planes on tacked and sank the French cargo · their aerodromes,
steamer "Moncelet on Saturday. (in the Gulf of Gabes, off the coast The Soviet troops forced the The supplement also refers to [of Tunisia, All her crew, word,' 126th German Infantry Division a bold attack on German troops rescued. He denied American reports to roll back, capturing fortified by a guerilla detachment.com-
positions.
The agency adds that the "Mon- manded ..by a. schoolmaster celet," which carried a cargo, of phosphates, caught Bre after being hit by three bombs-Reuter.
-Reuter.
that in the near futúre Bulgaria
THE GERMAN'S THEN operating in the Odessa district. Would-enter the war against the Soviet Union, establish a pro-BROUGHT TANKS, INTO AC-. tectorate in the Crimea to con- TION SUPPORTED BY INFAN- trof the Black Sea and partici-TRY BUT WERE COMPELLED. pate in exploitation of the Cau TO RETREAT, "LEAVING THE casian oil wells.
BATTLEFIELD STREWN WITH THE CORPSES OF GERMAN SOLDIERS."
The report that Britain has told Finland that if she continues to invade purely Russian territory it will be necessary for Britain to treat Finland as an open enemy now Bulgaria, he added, had no ag- and when peace had gressive intentions against any
one and was not being pressed Leome, was confirmed in from any quarter-Reuter
London yesterday.
It was added that if Finland ceased fighting and withdrew her troops to her original frontiers as they existed before the Russo-Fin- nish War Britain, it was under- stood, would be ready to see who' ther relations. between the two countries could be improved.
The suggestion of M. Tanner, >Finnish - Minister" of :: Commerce,: that the Finnish war against Rüs- sia could be separated from the
RUSSIA
A FACTOR
FOR PEACE
war as a whole is not regarded as “RUSSIA'S RESISTANCE IS possibility in authoritative cir-A- FACTOR FOR PEACE UN les in London.-Reuter,-A
UBMARINE'S WO SUCCESSES
THE PACIFIC DECLARED SIR RONALD CROSS; BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER IN AUSTRA- LIA, AT. A LUNCHEON GIVEN
“Cossack” Tanks
In another sector on the south- eastern approaches to the city the Germans drove a wedge in
into the Russian defences but were forced to retreat by "Russian Cossack tanks" which are mentioned for the first time.
Heavy Hosses are claimed by by the "Red Star?! to have been. Inflicted on the 136th and÷197th German Alpine Regiments dur- ingan-attack-by German, and Finnish troops on the Mur. mansk front.
“Between September 8 and 16
IN MELBOURNE, YESTERDAY the German troops lost 2,000 men BY THE PREMIER OF Vicjin killed-alone," states the news- paper, which adds that all attacks TORIA
were repulsed.
"All unstintingly admire
| A British submarine has tor praise the heroism and self-sa edoed an enemy transport and ace of the Russian uphly ship of about 1.500 tons sald.
the central Mediterranean, ac- Fording to an Admiralty com munique Issued yesterday after noon.
The supply ship is believed to have been sunk and the trans- port was later seen to be on fire.
Router
Japan is watching Russia whose battle is our battle,"de clared Sir Ronald,
The effective work of Soviet Fleet Air Arm aircraft found a place in yesterday's Soviet brond- Casts:
Fleet Air Arm Asupplement to the Soviet "Our relations with Japan nre communique states thut the So- regrettable but are purely Japan's viet Baltic Fleet Air Arm during fault."Reut
Monday brought down 13 enemy
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