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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1941.
SEE-SAW IN LENINGRAD DUEL Germans Claim New Advance Effective Soviet REVOLUTION Britain
Counter-Thrusts IN FRANGE!
THE TERRIFIC STRUGGLE FOR LENINGRAD, WITH THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE OPPOSING ARMIES, WAS DESCRIBED YESTERDAY IN BOTH BERLIN AND MOSCOW BROADCASTS.
CONGRESS TO RAISE
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.
The capture of further sections of Lenin-
RED BOGEY god's defences figure in the German claims,
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
which speak of the taking of strong Soviet field positions and the putting out of action of a number of Soviet pillboxes with heavy losses for the enemy.
On the Russia siđe, the "Red Star" states that in battles on the bridges to Leningrad the German And attacks have been repulsed the Russians have inflicted heavy in a series of counter-
A major fight on the floor of the House of Re- presentatives on American aid for Russia, which the Administration hoped to avoid, is now regarded as inevitable as the non-losses interventionists have attacks.
given notice of their in- tention to raise the issue
Administration supporters say the group will not have the strength to be successful though they admit they would prefer not to have such a red-hot matter the subject of extended debate.
This position was stressed by the Lease Lend Administrator. Mr. Stettinius, appearing before the House Appropriations Com mittee in support of the $6.000.- 000,000 Lease Lend appropria. tion.
According to a field despatch to the "Red Star" one such counter-attack developed into a battle which raged throughout Tuesday.
The Soviet troops forced the 126th German Infantry Division to roll back, capturing fortified positions.
THE GERMANS THEN BROUGHT TANKS INTO AC- TION SUPPORTED BY INFAN- TRY BUT WERE COMPELLED TO RETREAT, "LEAVING THE
THE CORPSES OF SOLDIERS."
GERMAN
IN FOUR MONTHS
Arthur Lesses, form- er propagandist for the French 'Govern- ment, drriving in the United States, said revolution would break out all over France "within four months."
The 'exécution of so-called Communists in reprisal for attacks on Nazi
soldiers
would accelerate and not retard the upris- 'ing, he added. Reu- 'ter. 1000000000
BITTER FIGHTING FLARES UP ON ODESSA FRONT
ACTIVITY ON THE ODESSA front has
BATTLEFIELD STREWN WITH again increased, and bitter fighting is going on in the neighbourhood of Kherson for a point called "N," which the Soviet troops |hold.
"Cossack" Tanks
In another sector on the south-
He pointed out that the Govern- ment does not plan to use this sum for aiding Russia since the Sovicts are supplied by other means, and made a plea that no eastern approaches to the city the restrictions be placed in the way, Germans drove a wedge into the of the measure.
Russian defences but were forced Hamilton Fish, spokesman for retreat by
to the non-interventionists, said he tanks" which are mentioned for would oppose Lease-Lend for Russia. International News Ser- vice.
BITTER DEBATE LIKELY
A
the first time.
"Russian Cossack
Heavy losses are claimed by
by the "Red Star" to have been inflicted on the 136th and 137th German Alpine Regiments dur
The enemy has flung in more reserves but the Soviet forces threw back the Ger- mans after a bloody struggle in which 1,500 enemy corpses were left piled up in tank traps.
At "point N" the Soviet
ing an attack by German and troops hold well-prepared troops on the Mur-defensive positions.
Finnish
mansk front.
"Between September 8 and 15
the German troops lost 2,000 men
The enemy, without sparing
after
once plerced the
in killed alone," states the news- men, launched one attack paper, which adds that all attacks | another and were repulsed.
The effective work of Soviet Fleet Air Arm affcräft found a (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") place in yesterday's Soviet broad-
Representative Rayburn, casts. Speaker of the House in Fleet Air Arm Washington, yesterdayA supplement to the Soviet predicted speedy Congress communique states that the So- viet Baltic Fleet Air Arm during approval of authority for Monday brought down 13 enemy the President to arm planes and destroyed 10 more on
an enemy aerodrome.
American merchantmen. ⠀⠀ At the approaches to Leningrad
Soviet first line defences.
The Sovlet Command threw In its reserves and forced Germans out.
the
the
Warns
Finland
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 and when
peace had come, was confirmed in 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 reitty to see whe- ther relations between the two countries could be improved,
The suggestion of M. Tanner, Finnish Minister of Commerce, that the Finnish war against Rus- the sta could be separated from war as a whole is not regarded as a possibility in authoritative cir- Peles In London.-Reuter.
GERMANS FRENCH
WARN
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") The Germans yesterday warned the population of France that anyone found aiding enemy parachut- ists will be summarily
executed.
same
Any woman doing the will be sent to a concentration camp in Germany.
the "Immediate execution on spot" will be the fate of French-
parachutists or flyers.
men who in any way aid enemy national News Service.
Inter-
NAZIS AGAIN CHANGE STORY
(Military Commentary By "Annalist")
The news, published · in "Red Star," throws down the
THE GERMANS ON TUESDAY ANNOUNC- German claim to have already reached Perekop, on the isthmus, ED THAT THE COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF and to have isolated the Crimea.
"Red Star" does not state ex- THE ENCIRCLED RUSSIAN FORCES CAN BE actly how far from Kherson the battle is in progress.
RECKONED WITH “IN A FEW DAYS.!!
Orchard Of Ukraine Kherson itself stards on
NON - INTERVENTIONISTS Soviet Fleet Air Arm bombers
·DESCRIBE THE MOVE AS A destroyed two German A.A. Bat- FURTHER STEP TO WAR AND terles, 11 A.A. machine-gun em- high right bank of the Drileper, INDICATE THEY WILL INITI-placements, 14 armoured cars and ATE-A BITTER DEBATE..
It is believed President Roose- velt will send a special message to Congress urging the arming procedure of President Wilson be-
.fore the first World War.
eight guns.
Arm
The Black Sea Fleet Air Arm destroyed: 11 Onemy "planes on their aerodromes. The supplement also refers to In bold attack on German troops Administration officials disclosed by a guerilla detachment com- that the President will possibly manded. by a schoolmaster use the Navy to man merchant operating in the Odessa district, men tied up by strikes, saying Reuter. ships must move and as long as American armed forces are in Atlantic bases, the Government is going to get supplies to these bases. International News Ser vice.
RED CROSS NEEDS MAIN RUSSIA
20 miles from the mouth, and is one of the largest cities on the
Dnieper.
The region may be called the orchard of the Ukraine, produc-
Reuter. ing the finest grapes and peaches.
SHANGHAI
GRIM RADIO YARN MARKET STORY
MOSCOW RADIO IN ENG- LISH YESTERDAY STATED THAT DOCTORS IN GERMAN
SLUMPS
This tells a somewhat different story from their earlier claims that the surrounded Soviet troops were disintegrating and being abandoned by their officers.
It confirms the views already Both at Leningrad and Odessa the assailants have not been able expressed that the Germans are to make any progress despite re- making a desperate effort to cut peated attacks with heavy forces. off the rearguards of Marshal Bu- denny's forces and that the latter German Losses are fighting With the same indo-
German losses in these intensive mitable spirit that has character-
operations must undoubtedly have ised the Russian soldiers through been extremely heavy and there out the last three months,,
are therefore good grounds for believing that the estimate of Mr Maisky of German losses as some- where in the neighbourhood of three million is not excessive.
reports
Indeed, unofficial from Moscow of counters at Glukhov and Polta are reported to have.. local success, show the Russlan morala is not weakening.
closing at $17:40:"
The recent German claims of heavy air raids and air successes, over Britain are to certain know- WOUNDED The Shanghai cotton yarn mar-
ledge without foundation' “ arid ket sharply declined as a result of
prove that German propaganda Is. the order by the Nanking-controll ed Customs Inspectorate 'banning The precise effcèts on business being compelled once again to all exports to Free China from are not yet apparent but exports have recourse to down right lies to to the interior from Shanghai have give the German, people a little, Shanghai,
The market declined yesterday been declining for some time-In-encouragement and confidence.-
Router. 30 points, opening at $17:70 and ternational News Service.
The British Red Cross has al-ARMY HOSPITALS HAVE HAD (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") located £250,000 to deal with the INSTRUCTIONS TO PUT TO immediate needs of Russia and DEATH BADLY. Lord. Iliffe, Chairman of the MEN FOR WHOM THERE IS Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross NO HOPE OF THEIR RETURN and St. John Fund, is issuing a ING TO THE RANKS. MAK special appeal to meet the urgent The question is decided in each needs of the Polish army and the particular case by the head doc- Czechoslovak Legion being or-tor of the hospital, sold the radlo
Reufer. ganised on Russian soll-Reuter.announcer,