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GERMAN RACE AGAINST TIME Russians Holding Everywhere
LENINGRAD RESISTANCE STRENGTHENS
"Every day the re- sistance of Leningrad is becoming stronger and in a number of sub-sectors of .the front Soviet .are
units
Kharkov The Next Objective?
(Military Commentary By Annalist")
EMERGENCY
IN THE
PROTECTORATE
A state of emer- gency was proclaimed
in six districts of the
KONOYE & ARMY CLASH
statement counter-attack-.
ing," stated a corres- pondent of the Mos- cow newspaper "Izves- -tia" yesterday.
The correspondent gives as example a sub-sector where So- viet troops have thrown the enemy from three lines of prepared positions de- spite fierce resistance, and the Germans are anxious to avoid be- ing forced back on the bank of a certain river-Reuter.
FINLAND
REJECTS PEACE
THE WAR ON THE EASTERN-FRONT-EN- TERED ITS 1ŠTH WEEK YESTERDAY. FOR 98 DAYS THE SOVIET FORCES HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE GERMAN MILITARY MACHINE.
Over a zone'nearly 2,000 miles long, Ger- man panzers and Stukas with infantry sup- port have hammered and battered at the Russian lines with never ceasing pressure.
Millions of men have "On September 26, 98: German been engaged in this 30 aircraft.
aircraft were destroyed. titanic struggle which ún- 'doubtedly is the greatest
battle ever known.
Yet, although the Russians have Host ground and have suffered i grievous loss in men and material, at no point of their far-flung bat- the line has their front been pier-1 ced nor is there any sign of weak- ening of their power of resistance
In the fighting itself there have been no important, developments in the last 24 hours. Leningrad is still holding out strongly and Odessa is proving an equally im- pregnable baştion,
Eighting in the Central Sec- tor has slackened, probably be
cause the ubiquitous mud is hampering operations.
Marshal Budenny seems to have
''
We lost
000 and 4,000 tons, respectively.
"Ships of the Northern Flect sank two enemy transports of 8,-|
"Coastal batteries and ships of the Baltic Fleet sank an enemy! -cruiser and a destroyer-and heavily damaged two other des- troyers. 1.
"On September 27 two German reconnaissance 'planes were brought down over Moscow, and
September 28 two enemy | bombers."-Reuter,
Rain Falling
..
Protectorate of Bohe❘ The American-owned mia and Moravia yes-newspaper, “China Pross, terday morning, ac- in Shanghai, published cording to the official
this morning Germon news agency.
credited to ɑ Source A message from Tokyo- which says that Prague states that M. Germany exercising Elias, Premier of the pressure on Japan through Protectorate Govern Fascist Japanese, army ment, has been arrest officers in favour of an ed on charges of high immediate clash with treason. Reuter.
Russia.
Hunan
Lines
Holding
Prince Konoye,, according to this report, is losing, faith in the policy of aggrandisement through ggression. His views are stated to have clashed uncompromisingly with Fascist army and navy officers. M
Meanwhile, the attitude of the Tokyo administration remains cautious, feeling that Germany is by no means yet the victor in Russia and that for Japanto tackle Russia's powerful Far Eas- tern prmy would involve giving second place to the China war and Up till 8 p.m. yesterday the southward drive. Reuter. the Chinese troops were still holding out north of
Only news of the fighting in the Laotao River, Shih- quiet.. Russia reaching London. yesterday tzepu and Huanghuashih plain clothes men along the entire front. Rain is outside Changsha. was of heavy fighting going on (Continued on Page 10)
VICHY
V
TALKING IT OVER
Crimea Holds Firm But in the south, German as- saults do not seem to have made ́ ́It is obvious that Rus- any impression on the Crimea. Nor is there any alk of any fur- sia in her present situather advance towards Donetz. tion is interested in end-succeeded-in regrouping his forces ing the hostilities - with before Kharkov, which may prove Finland as soon as pos-the next. German objective in sible," wrote the Helsinki The Germans now claim that
addition to the Crimea. newspaper "Hufvudstads- all resistance behind their advance
Discussions are bladet” yesterday.
lines east of Kiev, has been, an- nihilated,
'ceeding between the Ber- The process has taken just 10 lin and Vichy Govern- "However, all desires to this days on their own showing and ments aimed at reaching end must be definitely rejected losses have probably not been one, at the present stage however sided. much Finland's people would welcome a return of peace.
Pokud not be relied upon," and
paper-adds: “Russin's
therefore compliance wit the request. to cease the prosecution
war would be "equivalent) -destruction of our vic- sly fighting army
ssion of the areas, con-
by... Finland,
the
rost.
-Race With Time
cannot
pro-
more satisfactory rela tions.
While the conclusion of a spite of exhaustion, which separate peace is not anticipated, must be beginning to toil upon
It is expected, that there will be the Germane, as much as on a relaxation of the Armistice con- the Russlang, le la obvious tha
ditions, gays the Burlin corres- the High Command
pondent of the Stockholm-news break off the struggla
paper: SATtonbladet ”....!! thle Juncture to give the troops the correspondent adds it is proposed that the occupying troops THE ELEMENT OF TIME Is the Petain Government and the will remain in France but that BECOMING MORE AND MORE whole civil administration will for ACUTE ESPECIALLY IN THE return to Paris
OPERATIONS AT LENINGRAD. Direct diplomatic connection be. "HOWEVER ANXIOUS WE
tween the two countries is also ARE THAT OUR RELATIONS.
German Ships Sunk expected through the re-opening WITH BRITAIN SHALL NOT The Soviet midnight communių | although the representatives will
of the French Embassy in Berlin, BE AGGRAVATED WE CANNOT que says: "On September 20-our ho called "diplomatie missions". ACCEPT THE DEMANDS MADE tropps fought the enemy along the instead of "Embassies and Lega- ON-US" REUTER,
whole front.
tions.
tør.
"coristitutes the Burgst
Finland's
that ponco
the futuro.
Several hundred Japanese,
sneaked through the Chinese first line of defence to the north-east suburbs. With the exception of Japanese of Changsha on Saturday. They aerial bombings, the situation were annihilated yesterday morn- yesterday was comparatively ing, Central News,
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