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OVER 50 THOUSAND GERMANS, TOKYO AFFIRMS ADHERENCE RUMANIANS KILLED IN GREAT BATTLE FOR ODESSA CABLE NEWS
NEW YORK. Sept. 28 (Reuter)—The defenders of Udessa have successfully resumed the intiative by driving the enemy back in 1 north-westerly direction.
This was announced, according to a Berne despatch to Le NEW YORK TIMES yesterday. In A special broadcast from Odessa on Friday night.
An authoritative Soviet military commentator announced that in a two-day offensive around the northern end of the lacoon forming the mouth of the Druster, the Russians have driven the enemy out of the strategically important towns of Karmassy and Elgnheim.
Rusian military has established The unit of Commander Kri a position on top of an importan | lenko, in the first day of fighting.
Eignheim height south of
from killed 500 Germans and captured a
The large transport column.
which
eriemy
pounding are
The commen lator #del German and Rumanian losses killed alone are over 50.000
Wint
RUMANIANS DEMORALISED
I
According to Ankara Tudio thei
commandeered รา
"On the Finnish side.
fighting raged two ays the end of
which the Finns had lost 600 men and a great number of guns"
RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE
IN BRIEF
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Beater)-Appeasers and others, who have been predicting a Japanese change of heart and the de- velopment in Tokyo of a sincere desire for heller relations with the United States, appear to have got their answer on Friday- - and from Tokyo,
After the statements of Mr Nobumi ito, President of the Cabinet Planning Board, Calone) Mabu hi, Japanese army spokes- man, and Mr Koh Ishii, depuly spokesman of the Information Board, all of which were given considerahie prominence in the afternoon papers, there seems little to be said, according to ob. servers in Washington, about any change in Japan's interna- tional position.
CANBERRA Sep 28 Reuters. Reports int SA John Latham, Australian Minister to Japan, Is not returning to bis post, were denied yesterday by Bir Frederick
Informed quarters did not. ex- Her position is not regarded in Stewar Commonwealth Muller peet Japan to do other than affirm Washington as either pleasant or i For External Affair Bir Frederick her Axis es, for failure to de an, enable, sald Sir John is making "a flying they declarr, would have weaken seen at present, time is scarcely visi to Australia and would led her diplomatie position and Ikely to improne that position.
turn this pusl iles
allet consulta
LONDON Sept 28 • Reuter!-- A decree Fras been Issued by Torbore, Nazi Commissar in Nor.. way, that all blankets be handed over the military authorities presumably for the use of Gerinas troops in Russia Those disobey ing the order will be sentenced to three years' hard labour or a fine
100,000 crowns
OSAKA. Sepi
a
and 45 faz as can be
in
in
would have been an acknowledg EXPENSIVE OFFENSIVES ment of diplomatie failure.
Continuance of the war China,
#! especialy
Japan They add. however, it certainly
dulges expensive ofensiven such puts out 1 cur: that covering agreement with the bited states that now proceeding in Hunan. which uninformed quarters have's considered in Washington te be
been predicting in recent weeks
DIPLOMATIC ISOLATION
However. It is not for a moment imagined Jupan
in Washington that
3:2
certain method of rapidly de ['cting ber stocka .f raw materias, which she can no longer ubtain from either the United 613.es or the British Empire.
1 terribly enthusiastic There 15. therefore, TIL the about her Axls partnership which sughtest disposition in Washing. uppeurs [0 have brought hero to worry unduly about Friday's 28 Realer-The little more than diplomatic sola violent reaffirmation of the AXIA
If she finally goes ttles by a variety of official Japan
Magship of the French fleet 1 tion and, Comuni Far Eastern waters, the
cruiser, wat, military isolation. Leningrad | "Lamott-Plequet," sailed for Sal
days the yesterday following completion
repairs least ut
the Озика Iren
The Soviet communique sued Rumanian forcer around Odessa noon yesterday stated that the arc demoralised Ankara radio Russian troops continued fighting seid af hospitals In Rumania are the enemy along the entire front filled with wounded and that on Friday night. houses Bucharest for thousands more.
A War curruspendent reported Yesterday that the Soviet Army and the political cominissats are working together closely Com missary in many ruses lead troop nt battle though the Germans have threatened them. with 10 stau denth if captured
The Russian midnight
rom
A supplement to que saye that on The front in the past few Russians have klied A1 4,000 of the enemy and have cup- tured and destroyed larg but
bers of atterati Jorrles.
15 Runs and
An earlier message had reported that the Germans in the Lenin
munique sold that on Wednesday grad sector had been thrown bark
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28
LONDON
· Reuter With a view to alYing iv) and military audiences an account of experiences in the Miridie Enst
Lt Col L Jones and Major LC.W Midleton-Stewart wil be sent by
113 enemy planes were downed by Russlan trips supported by the Middle East Command shortly
for the lo
craft
RAF I gliters
29 Kushlani
C
command.
hundreds at bumic, and fighters India A toor of vetures has Meanwd:11. fli Russians still been arranged by the Government hold part of the island of Orsel, of India
que added coolme tiny super in Russian bambers
operations
fensive
the Ballie and 2 Moserw broadcast sald that at just 15,000 LONDON. Sept 28 Rruter! Germans were wiped out on this. Small forces of RAF bombers at Island and
of tarked objectives to the Rhineland Dagoo
and the Chanin parts On Friday niult
the Island
LENINGRAD BATTLF
Russian accesses around Lon-
"WEAK UNITS" Ingrad. with Whe flow OA severe losses on the Germans and
The Germans attmit that an LONDON Sept 28Rruter Fin. were recounted in a broad
of the Russian troops have es- The Vieny authorities are facing caped encirclement in the Ukraine mest in French Murneen. east from Leningrad yesterday
It wa "The unit of the famous Color: but say these ur unty "weak reported yesterday that the direc Bondarev
Cooperati with units" Their claim as to prison for of a large factory and a well artillery and fighting with great, has now soured to 665,000
known lawyer have been imprison. German offensive ined It "urtivities against 34 the Crimes continues. The Crimea security of the State has always proved a tough nut to eruck and now the Germans are being forced to use strong forces of parachute troops and have also had to rush reinforcements, whhe they are making the fuliest use of planes
courage and
k: d
hrust 2,000 Ceiman addons, broke through the energy Bars and pur sued the artraling penty. Occupyine a verol villages
Fr
APPEAL FOR
VOLUNTEERS FOR AN.S.
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The new
CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 Feuter The ninth Kuomintang Congress the Philippines is scheduled to lake phire In November, when the Vice-Minister for Oversea Alfairs.! Mr. Tal Kwe! sen will proceed tui
A large-scale parachutist tand-, the Philippines to represent the
ing on Friday
was
successfully
dealt with by the Russians.
Soviet naval planes Intercepted
German transports for the Crimea:
and caused mech damage
Central Kuomintang at the meet.
NAZI “KULTUR” IN BELGIUM
LONDON
SIMLA. Sept 28 Reutsc
The Russlane do not admit the pealing for women volunteers tog German claim that the
railway The Auxilary Nursing Service connecting the Crimea with the Lady Linlithgow wife
mainland has been cut Viceroy of Indi 30 મ broadcast A supplement to the Russian yesterday sald "The WAF draws Communiqui yesterday said that nearer to India and I begreb you three days fighting the units 21412 141 wall until it reaches us or Comrade Krdenko, operating Tournal.
"Only to frequently the timu along the north-western sector of lux of immediate danger
Sept. 28 (Reuter The Gremans have executed 20 hostages in Belgium: it is thought they are among the 25 hostages German policemen were arrested in the week after two killed at
After the murders Genera: Fal
the front. annihilated the first, kenhausen. the German comman gura to bring home to us
the battalion of the 8th Infantry Heder in Belgium said that I the urgency of DOUT Thes Don't let giment. the see in battalion
of culprits were not found This happen so the nursing Ser
the 3rd Regiment and several other further acts were commified, the and if
Vine!
enemy ufantry companies.
hostages would be shot, She added. 1 you Pt Uls op
About 1,500 offlers and portunity slip, the me may come were killed, four
tanks destroyed when you will reproach yourselves and several anti-tank
guns cap- for your reluctance to eme for tured
ward when your services were
mich requited.
A further attack on a German occurred on Thursday, says a Ger mai: announcement, and the has Lakts were (xecuted on Friday.
"Make sure this will not happe|HANESE LAUNCH BIG OFFENSIVE
and that you will be able to look the world in the face and
Say! ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
We answered the call and gave a
vur best."
U.S. ON THRESHOLD
OF WORLD WAR WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 Reu
CHUNGKING. Sept. 28 (Router)-The Chinese forces along the eastern seaboard have launched a simultaneous offensive in Cheklang, Kiangsu, Anhawel and Klangs! provinces in an effort to ease the pressure on the Chinese troops in Hunan, where the situation remains critical. Little Chinese information is available
ter"The United States stands REPAYMENT
today on the threshold of World
War Number Two," said Colone!
Frank Knox, U.8. Secretary of OF LEASE-LEND
Navy, in an article in the FOR-
EIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY yes SUPPLIES
terday.
The article continues: It is im
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28
(Reu
ter Mr. Dean Acheson, U.S. As-
now
In Cheklang the Chinese are attacking Hsikuo, native village of General Chiang Kai-shek, and Shahsing. famous wine-producing centre, while in Klangst the Ch nese are attacking in the vicinity of Pengtseh. Hukuo and Nan chang
perative that we take every necesistant Secretary of State, told agency, now says that reports:
sary measure to preserve our com merce and the lives of our mer chant seamen from destruction by commerce raiders.
"We
both must
hunt--daw IJ enemy raiders and Convoy our ships to protect them against auch |
the
House of Representatives Committee which is considering the new Lease-Lend appropriation that the "basia of discussions" with Britain regarding conditions for repayment of Lease-Lend
Meanwhile Domel, the Japanes
that the Japanese have entered Changsha are premature.
Actually violent fighting is stil raging just north of Changsha the agency says.
JAPANESE CLAIM
Try
ese spokesmen
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hostile craft as elude our patrols" suppiles has reached the patnt An official Japanese Commun.- NAZI AIR ACTIVITY:
where Britain could be asked how que claims the Chinese have suf- she felt about them.
fered 100,000 casualties in north- however, eastern Hunan.
Thirty Chungking divisions wers
CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (Reuter He did not mention. Chinese businessmen in Hong-What the terms were. kong, are organising a party to visit Mr. Acheson also told the said to have been "routed," 10 of Chungking in November, according commilttoo that Lease-Lend agres-them being “annihilated.”
Dight
MRS. D. CLARKE RELEASED
PEIPING, Sept. 28 (Reuter)
GERMANS DESTROY
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Renter)-Mr. OVER BRITAIN
George Bulfour, Member of Parlla- SERB TOWN LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)
ment for Hampstead since 1918 During Friday night there
LONDON, Bapt, 28 (Router)
and one of the founders of the little enemy air activity over Bri-wite of the Press. Attache at the the old Montenegro border, was Friday night at the age of 60. war Mrs. Denzli Clarke. Japanese-born A town in Serbia, 30 miles from electrical industry in Britain, died
tain, states an Air Ministry com-British Embassy in Pelping, who reported yesterday to have been He was the founder and head of munique issport yesterday
morn-had been missing for a week, has destroyed by German dive-bomb-Balfour, Beatty and Company and
been found by 'the Japanese poerg us a reprisal for the activi-
Chairman of the Power Recurlies Hion of Serb gorllias in destroy-
| Corporation. It was stated yesterday that aring railways and roads last week. The Germans claim that 200
to the Minister for Overnen Affairs monts have been concluded with The Preas mootion of the Japan of the Central Kuomintang, Mr. several Latin-American governese Expeditionary Forces in Cening. Klu Wei-chi, yesterday. The party ments. Although he gave no tral China announced Inst will be under the auspices of, the names it is bollered they are that Japanese forces penetrated and some houses damaged, and
Only a few bombs were dropped lov, Chinese General Chamber of don Halt!, Paraguay and the Domini-into Changshin at 0.20 last, even at one place in East Anglia a small rangements are being made for merce in Hongkong.
can Republic,
number of people was insured.
ing
ner release from the "Japanese guerillas and 20, Croat Fascists Fourteen guerillas were executed" extremiste" who kidnapped her. were killed in a three-day battle. when a villakas ■"captured.