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GENERAL
German Warships
Warships Given
Given SEN. WHEELER UNITED STATES ATTENTION
Severe Hammering
SCHARNHORST DISCOVERED IN NEW FUNK HOLE: HITS SCORED WITH ARMOUR-PIERCING BOMBS
LONDON, July 25 (Router) - Extensive and successful opera-
Gneisenau are tions against the battleships Scharnhorst and nounced by the Air Ministry. The communique says: During last twenty-four hours extensive operations have been
ap-
the
undertaken by the Bomber Command against the German battleships Scharn- horst and Greisenau.
"On July 23 the Scharnborst was discovered by aft reconnais- sance to have been moved from Brest to the port of La Fallice-240 miles to the south. Before darkness fell on July 23 an attack
was
lay
made by Stirling heavy bombers on the Scharnhorat as she alongside the breakwater, Very heavy armour pierclog bombs were dropped and a direct hit was observed. The formation of bombers was met with heavy anti-aircraft fire and was intercepted by a number of Messerschmitt 109 fighters. Two of these were destroyed by one Stirling.
This attack was followed up during the night by a strong al tack on Lu Pullice by a force heavy bombers
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At 2 p, in yesterday a very strong force of heavy bombers de
veloped simultaneously attacks upon the Gneisenau at Brest and upon the Scharnhorst at La Pal. Ice. The attack
Brest on
was supported by squadrons of fight.
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At the same time squadrons of Blenheims escorted by fighters were attacking the port of Cher- bourg.
a single German fighter got any- where near them,
LARGE FIRES
DENOUNCED
Subversive Appeal
To U.S. Army
NOW FOCUSSED IN PACIFIC
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Centeni)-With the United States' attention now being focussed on Far Eastern developments as result of Vichy's virtual capitalation to Japan in regard to Japanese occupation of Indo-China, the Administration is keep- ing, the closest touch with Britain, the Dutch East Indies and Australia.
that
WASHINGTON. July 25 zouter) -Senator Burton K. Whecler has
While it is getrany admed that Japan aims eventuray posted postcards to Army offleers at gaining compete control over Indo-China, American public and men urging them to oppose is speculating on what steps the Administration is preparing to United States entry into the war.
take to counteract Japan's latest move, This was stated by the Secre- Although London reports tary of War, Colonel Henry Stim-Anglo-American parallel action is son, at a Press conference yester contemplated which will include the freezing of Japan's assets and Colonel Stimson Neclared: "Tembargo on war supplies, there is think this comes very near to the no official confirmation of ine or subversive activity against above report or Indication of the United States, if not trea- what has definitely been decided
upon.
day.
son."
the
through
Hitler Long Way Off From Moscow Yet
STOCKHOLM. July 25 (Reuter) the slow rate of the German advance continues, Hitler
may
The cards went out postage The Administration, tree. Colonel Stimson sald. One Col Frank Knox, the Secretary of million cards were printed in the Navy, on Wednesday, made it clear Government printing office but that the US, Navy
10 ready
not get to Moscow before the end labelled "Not printed at Govern- support and back up the Govern of August," writes the Handels ment expense."
ment's policy in the Pacifle. Col. Tidning yesterday, quoting state- Colonel Stimson continued: Knox told preastmen that be bements made by the Germans. "When such appeals are address-lieved that Japan is immediately Much of Russia would then re- ed to soldiers, the action crosses making some move in the Far main to be conquered, adds the the line of what General Marshall East. Although he did not reveal newspaper. has called sabotage."
what plans are being taken to According to German state- General Marshall had previously check Japanese described as sabotage attempts to intrar Nomura's visit to Mr. Sum- German advance
aggression, Ad-ments, the rate of progress of the induce officers and men to oppose ner Welles, the
during the last Under-Secretary (20 days is only halt that achieved the extension of their active of State, m the afternoon has in the previous ten days.
Industrial objectives in cities Jn France and Mannheim were again attacked by aircraft of the Bomber Command on Wednesday night, says the Air Ministry.
Particularly large fires were scen duty.
In Mannhelm,
Docks at Le Havre and Ostend were also bombed.
Aircraft of the Coastal Com- mand on patrol off the Norwegian coast set an enemy supply ship afre and destroyed an enemy fighter.
No aircraft la missing from these
PRELIMINARY REPORTS The preliminary reports of the operations on Wednesday night operations. and yesterday indicate that these attacks were successful, several lost two bombers in raids on this
I is now known that the enemy
Congress is at present debating a measure extending this duty.
Successful Dawn Patrol Of Beaufort
direct hits having been scored on country on Wednesday night. Aircraft
the battleships and heavy damage Early yesterday morning another į
created considerable interest.
News of the operations is con- JOINT ACTION?
fusing but perhaps the situation Adihiral Nomura told pressmen is also confusing. Propagandists, that the discussion covered many says the newspaper, announce the subjects but falled to reveal the arrival of German mechanised exact topic. It is generally be- troops at a certain place, but con- Zeved, however, that the Indo-alidation by support troops is China situation and the refusal necessary before a capture can be of the United States to permit claimed by the official communj- Japanese merchantmen to pass que while the Russians behind the through Panama was discussed.advance German troops hold up but well-informed sources declar- the support troops.
led that Mr. Welles asked Admiral
KIEV STILL HELD
Nomura to clarify Japan's inten- For instance, Kley was probably tton and informed him that the freached by some armoured units
done to the docks at all three enemy bomber was shot down in: LONDON, July 25 (Reuter) ports. This afternoon a Blenheim the Isle of Wight by AA. gun-fire. A 1,500-ton tanker blazing fiercely, United States is vitally interested when this was announced by the aircraft of the Coastal Command
a 700-ton supply ship abandoned in the maintenance of peace in Germans. Afterwards larger Ger- by her crew and a Messerschmitt the Pacific.
man units, probably with much
escorted by fighters bombed the railway yards at Hazebrouck in northern France.
ZAMZAM SINKING
Fighter escorts Laking purt in these operations have had many
ECHO
109 shot down into the sea - this The United States is keeping loss, forced their way to Kiev
18 the record of a dawn patrol car- the closest touch with Britain the which may be encircled now. Al- ried out off the Norwegian coast Dutch East Indies and Australla though the encirclement of Kiev yesterday by two Beaufort air and it is reported, though without was announced a week ago, it is
combate with enemy fighters, In MADRID, July 25 (Reuter)-A craft of the Coastal Command. confirmation, that joint action by not yet in therman hands. these. twelve enemy fighters party of 255 Americans, mostly During the patrol the navigator these Powers may be taken at an Similarly the promised glant have been destroyed for the loss Consular officials, has arrived at of a Beaufort saw below him a appropriate time
of six of ours."
ed by ex
drivers.
16
HAZEBROUCK RAID Releasing a cargo of nigh plosive and incendiary bombs that caused fierce hres in railway yards at Hazebrouck, Northern France,
some 10
weeks
LULL IN LIBYA materialised, probably because the PATROL ACTIVITY
British
patrolling activities
possess
German sweep from south and San Sebastian from France and number of fishing smacks and sig-
north against Leningrad has not Germany. They were accompani- nalled "V" to them with a lamp. He on immediate answer — a American ambulance got
Russian defence is not so: dis- "y" was flashed several times with
organised as the Germans sug- They were passengers on the a white light.
gest: l-fated Egyptian liner Zamzam A supply ship was found and at-
CAIRO, July 25 teuter)-Heavy
Even when the Germans have yesterday afternoon. Blenheim which was torpedoed by a German tacked near Christiansand. A stick
they will be merely bombers of the Coastal Command submarine and were recently re- of heavy bombs was laid low across dust storms at Tobruk on Wednes- taken. Kiev.
the Ukrainian completed their attack in three leased by the Nazis after being the vessel and the crew were seen day caused a temporary all in on the edge of Unit!! Granary.
they at taking to the boats. minutes, states the Air Ministry.detained
It was the first time that Coastal Hendaye.
The Beaufort then swept low Libya, according to yesterday's Charkov and its regions, the Ger
mans are hardly likely to derive Command bombers had taken part All the Americans are proceed- and raked it with machine-gun Middle East communique.
The communique adds: "In the any real benefit from the resources whence they will fire. As the Beaufort flew out to
sca. ft encountered two Messer-frontier area. however, advanced of the Ukraine and they are a long schraitta and destroyed one.
elements of our mechanised units way yet from Charkov.
HUNGARIAN CLAIM the precision of bomblog-
The second Beaufort was a lttle were again aggressive-ejecting-the- ́ ́SAN_FRANCISCO, July 25 (Reu further north when the pilot spot-enemy from several observation
VICHY, July 25 (Reuter)-A big practice, signalling the letter "V"ter)-Over
advance on the eastern front by in more 25 they neared their bound
ted a 1,500-ton tanker in a flord. points.
"Units From below mast height he got a target.
our artillery co-Hungarian forces is alaimed in the
latest Hungarian One of the Blenheim pilots said of Mr. Sumner Welles statement direct hit on the tanker's foredeck, operated with effective fire upon
quoted in a Budapest telegram. that the work of the escorting denouncing Japan as the aggres-When the Beaufort left, the tanker the retreating patrols." fighters was grand and that not sor in Indo-China.
was burning fiercely and the men The Communique reports that were clambering from it into small all is quiet in Abyssinia and boats.
Byria.
in sweens over France and their ing to Lisbon fighting escort guarded them so sail for the United States. well that they made the attack with
40. Japanese ships for UB Ports are ported to be off shore as a result
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DARING BRITISH BLUFF IN SUDAN REVEALED
KHARTOUM, July 25 (Reuter)—The story can now be told of how only 2,000 trained troops or a man and half per mile of frontier stood between Italy's huge East African army and the valuable prize of Sudan when Italy entered the war last year."
skilful blufting, coupled with some inherent weakness, on- the part of the Italians, succeeded in preventing the Italians ¦ ¦ from making an advangs on Sudan when it lay within their
grasp.
A small force of aris troops,
by marching and counter-march-
..
ing and by daring raids into STRAITS OF DOVER enemy country. succeeded in NAVAL CLASH creating A. definite impression.
quntque
The communique says: "During the last few days, our troops have advanced several hundred kilo- metres eastwards amid constant fighting with the Soviet rear- guards. Heavy righting took place on the River Bug.
"Our shock troops fought with success, notably on July 22 against the enemy who held his ground. and resisted strenuously. The enemy sustained big losses in dead and wounded."
UNKNOWN PLANES BOMB EIRE DUBLIN, July 25 (Reuter) Bombs dropped from "unidenti- fied" planes are reported in 8 statement issued yesterday by the Information Bureau of the Eire. Government.
"About
The statement states:
upon the Italian General Staf LONDON, July 23 (Reuter)-An that the latter were opposed by Admiralty communique issued last 16,000 trained troops as shown by night reveals a successful naval (1.20 p.m. today a number of pombs captured documents.
clash in the Straits of Dover. were dropped by anidentified air:
communique says. "Our craft in the vicinity of Dundalk light forces, operating during the County, Louth. There were no night of July 23/24 in the Straits casualties and only minor damage of Dover, encountered an enemy was reported, convoy very heavily escorted.".
The stories spread built up this The Impression upon the Italian mind so that the great Italian army of nearly 250,000 men contented it self with timid raids.
One captured document
Snow that when the Italians attacked Kassala, which was defended by only 200 men, their operation maps pictured a whole series of non-existent British battalions and batteries
"During the ensuring engage U.K. Recognition Of
ment one of the enemy patról vessels trae sunk and others are known to have been severely damaged We suffered no casual- ties."
Czechoslovakia
LONDON,... July 25 (BW.9.) Recognition by the British of the Czechoslovakian Government was Itallatis agents found it very
announced in the House of "Com- difficult to cross into sudan.
MOBILE CANTEENS mons yesterday when the Foreign From loyal border tribes (called
Becrotary, Mr. Anthony Eden, by Rudyard Kipling Fuzzy Wuz-
LONDON, July 25 (BWS)-MIS stated that he had been glad to Bles") bunds were organised to Winant, wife of the US. Ambas inform the Czechoslovakian For- police the marshes. They quickly sador in London, yesterday pro eign Minister on July 18 of this picked out aples and banded them sented 13 mobile, canteens, & sift decision by His Majesty's Govern
of friends in UB.A to the Salvament over to the authorities.
The Italians were thus unable tion Army for uae in reller work Mr. Eden added that HL.M. Gov
ernment has decided to abcredit
to plerce the screen of British de fin Brita total of 71 can- an Envoy Extraordinary and a
fences and themselves remained This makes
on the defensive until the arrival teeną, now in Britain „mulatribed Minister, Plenipotentiary: to the or Indian troops enabled the Bri- through the generosity the President of the Czechoslovak. Re- | |tish to take the offenstvedamis American peopl
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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1941.
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