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TIMOSHENKO'S FORCES Vich Berlin Roosevelt May
DEAL CRUSHING BLOWS
ON SMOLENSK
FRONT
MOSCOW, SEPT. 10 (REUTER).—IN A FIERCE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE SOUTHEAST OF SMOLENSK, MARSHAL TIMOSHENKO'S FORCES HAVE DRIVEN THE GERMANS across THE RIVER "N", DESTROYING 238 TANKS, 50 AIRCRAFT, 486 LORRIES AND 135 GUNS, ACCORDING TO A WAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE "RED STAR," THE SOVIET ARMY ORGAN.
Some 4,000 Germans were drowned in the river, he claims. Although the name of the river is withheld it may be noted that the Dnieper runs southwards between Smolensk and Yelnya city, 45 miles southeast of Smolensk which the Russians have already captured.
The correspondent of the "Red Star" writes: "Our gallant troops continue their operations, destroying soldiers and equipment. Our troops forced the Germans to retreat boyond the river.
HUNTING ENEMY
SHIPPING
Successful Attack By Beauforts
"The German Command had massed in this sector a panzer group consisting of several tank divisions and j mechanised units. In this sector by means of this 'wedge,' the enemy intended to assure his advance in the eastern direction. For several days and nights, the Soviet Air Force violently attacked the tanks and the enemy rear.
Recapture
Of Smolensk continuing Expected
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). --Beaufort aircraft of the Coastal Command,
the hunt for enemy shipping off the southwest coast of Norway to-day, located a German convoy and torpedoed a supply vessel, states the Air Ministry.
Russian Offensive Gains Momentum
(WAR COMMENTARY DY "ANNALIST")
One Beaufort, piloted by the Squadron commander, flew LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). through heavy unti-aircraft fire-Russia is taking the offensive. to release a torpedo..
From Smolensk to Gomel, Soviet The air-gunner of another Beau- troops from a series of concen- tort, describing the result of another trated blows at specific points hit, said: “A massive white cloud of spray or steam shot up." When lart are believed to be developing a seen, the ship had come to a com- large-scale offensive action. plete standstiİ).
Twenty-Minute Fight
head-
"The battle of tanks continued for five days in conjunction with the air force and other arms. Soviet tanks vigorously attacked enemy columns. Endeavouring to prevent the advance of our troops, the enemy showed fierce resistance. The battles near the river crossing were particularly stubborn. But the resistance of the enemy was broken,
German LossCa
"In the course of these battles, the Germans lost 238 tanks, 30 planes, 80 lurries, 135 guns. 30 machine guns, 27 mine-throwers, 34 motor cycles, 25,000 rounds of ammunition, cases of shells and a quantity of automatic weapons.
"About 4,000 German officers and
men fou
found their graves in the river.
Reports arc circulating that of the Soviet tanks, urtillery and
'The already considerably battered The latest indication of this report 17th Nazi tank division lost on the is that the German attempts In
60 lanks, 30 battlefield the
guns, 80 Comel sector to assume the offensive
terries and 1,600 men killed A third Beaufort had a 20-minutes were met by counter-attacks and wounded, fight with a
"An effective blow was dealt to The followed up by a Messerschmitt.
counter-offensive rear-gunner was wounded and re- which smashed one German motorised auther German tank division, 000 placed by the wireless operator, who division and
officers. destroyed the
and men being killed. "Germans taken prisoner speak had already been wounded but con- quarters of another.
with horror of the concentrated blows tinued to operate the gun until the Messerschmitt gave up the chase Smolensk Itself has been re-taken-air force
or what is left of it, but there is back under ute powerful bigws of our The Nazis are falling after receiving many hits.
While the crippled Beaufort was neither confirmation nor denial limping home, the crew-all sergeants this from Russian sources
troops and operations for smashing! the enemy panzer group are -though knowing that they might confirmation of its recapture is
ex-tinuing": come down in the sea, took off their pected hourly. Hve-saving Jackets to make a com- fortable bed for the wounded gunner.
The
other Beauforts- returned safely:
Fighter Command
Large Convoy Crosses
Atlantic Safely
of
although
Dnieper Army Relieved
con
Nazis. Smashed At Gomel LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuter)—A It is probable that within a few| Gerinan motorised division days there will be no Nazis any-smashed at Gomel in Marshal Timo- where cast of the Dnieper, even in shenko's second counter-offensive in,
of
reaches
wns
10
LONDON, Sept. (Reuter).It is learned that a deadlock has been reached In negotiations which have been in progress between Vichy and Germany for re- duction of the occupation charges. These are being paid at present at the ori. ginal figure of 400,000,000 francs daily.
It will be recalled that earlier In the year Admiral Darian re- ferred to the "generous' Ger- mans when he nanounced that the charges had been reduced.
Vichy's inability or unwilling- ness to furnish gold for the pay- ment of these charges appears to be one of the reasons for the failure of the regolations.
Seek Repeal Of Neutrality Act:
Speech Awaited
Special to the "Telegraph”
ABOARD THE PRESIDENT'S TRAIN EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (UP),-President Roosevelt will meet either to-night or on Thursday Mr Cordell Hull, Col. Henry Stimson and Col. Frank Knox, indicating that an important de- cision concerning the Interna- tional situation may be forth- coming,
Likely Nazi Peace Terms For France Revealed
FROM FRENCH FRONTIER, Sept. 10 (Reuter). The preliminary Franco-German Peace' Treaty, which it is believed Hitler had originally planned should take place for propaganda pur- poses within the framework of the big peace conference, has not yet received the official signa- ture of the heads of the German and Vichy Governments.
Corinth Canal Bombed By
British Air Force
CAIRO, Sept. 10 (UP) The R.A.F. communique issued to-day slates that the R.A.F, bombed the Corinth Canal on Monday night. "A number of direct hits were registered on both banks of the Canal and it is estimated that consider- able damage was caused. On the same night, the Heraclion aerodrome was attacked.
"The RAF, attacked the landing grounds at Martunea, Derna and Gazala, and machine-gunried motor transport on the road between Derna and Tobruk, starting a number of petrol fires."
R.A.F. planes patrolling shipping off Cirenaica yester- day beat off a large force of Messerschmitis.
Lease-Lend
Aid And
Trade
British Export
According to political obser- vera, plans for this conference, which was favoured by Ribben- trop, the German Foreign Minis ter, and Abetz, the German Am- bassador to France, and Count de Brinon, the French envoy to occupied, France, has been given up owing to opposition by Admiral Darlan.
It is also announced that Pre- sident Roosevelt expects to broadcast for 25 minutes instead of the originally scheduled 15 minutes on Thursday night.
It is understood that his address has been revised in view of the latest developments.
It members of the Cabinet ore available, President Roosevelt wil see them to-night; otherwise he wil] meet them before he delivers his speech on Thursday. The President
Jative leaders,
is also scheduled to meet the Legis-
Possible Points Of Speech
Observer's
the
President and his colleagues may commented that the discuss the possibility of repealing the Neutrality Act, and they recalled that President Roosevelt's Labour additional ships to safeguard ship- Day speech mentioned the need of
nations fighting An agreement in principle, how ments of American war supplies to
the Axis, ever, as previously foreshadowed, han Other speculation regarding been drawn up on the following speech included the possibility that lines: German annexation of Alsace Mr Roosevelt may ask permission for Lorraine; Integrity of the French naval escorts for convoys carrying colonies; compensation for
for France by war materials to Axis foes, or some obtaining later the Walloon districts mere vigorous form of naval action of Belgium and Brilish West African
to halt depredations against colonies; no territorial
Secondly, he may ask Congress to repeat
the Neutrality Act, thus lift ing the bun against American ves. 'scla
other sailing into British and belligerent ports.
Thirdly, le may disclose the status the negotiations between the United States and Japan regarding a settlement of Oriental issues. Tokyo-Washington
concessions in Ameripping
to
Haly who is to receive Egypt as compensation; continuation of Ger- man occupation of Northern France, but the term "Occupylag troops" be replaced by "troops belonging to a friendly nation:" France to place all means of assistance at Germany's disposal.
French Flect
The fate of the French Fleet is wrapped in the deepest secrecy.
Meanwhile negotiations aiming at tion, which remain at 400,000,000 francs daily, are still at. a deadlock, Occupation costs have neither been
of
* WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of TURN to Back Page, Column 5
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). The British Governmenthe reduction of the costs of occupa- have given the American Government an undertaking regard- ing the use and distribution of Lease-Lend materials. Details
will be published shortly.
Questions bearing on the mat ter were put in the House of Commons to-day. One member asked to what extent it was the Government's policy to
reduce exports from Britain to states other than the United States in order to obtain maximum tem- porary advantage from
the
reduced nor as the Germans origin- PRISON
Americans Must Take
War Risks
and that the the central sector, according to the Safe Passage: Refused
the
WASHINGTON, Sept.
10
Lease-Lend Bill.
When a
ally wished transmuted into gold by foreign exchange payments.
Sessa Survivors Tell Story
OFFICER ATTACKED
Stanley Gaol C.O. In Hospital
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Up). Survivors of the steamer Sesss io- day told the State Department that: its upper
the
ship
was torpedoed without LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter) Soviet counter-offensive has resulted official Russian news agency.
warning and sunic within two The Fighter Command in the course in a complete removal of the Ger-
Another member asked for assur- minutes?
An attack was carried out of offensive patrols to-day attacked man threat to turn the defences of
Nazi Claims Unconfirmed
ances that goods obtained under the
on Chief Officer. gun positions in northwest France the Dnieper by an outflanking move-
The survivors include H. J. Bjer-Yesterday Lease-Lend Act or goods of a simi-regard, Danish Chlef Mate; Ole L. Harold Barrett by prisoners in and enemy ships in the North Sea. ment from the north as was done German chims of the encirclement of vealed to-day, that the Germans petition with American merchants.
MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (UP)-The (Reuter)-Mr Cordell Hull re-lar nature produced in Britain are Junggren, Swede; J. Do Oliveira the Stanley Gaol, as a result of One of our aircraft is missing, with such a near-disastrous effect Leningrad cannot be confirmed here.
not sold in foreign markets in com- Carreira, Portuguese who
were which Mr Barrett is in hospital with the Duleper.
Dispatches report bloody battles had refused to assure safe pas-
picked up by the destroyer Lansdale, suffering from a leg wound. Government spokesman indleating If the Nazis want the other half without
They said that the ship was tor- military sage to any American ship pro-stated that an announcement on the pedoed at midnight on August 17 Details of the attack are not the Ukraine they will have to
positions.
subject is pending, the Labour mem-nbout 300 miles from Reykjavik, yet available. try a frontal attack across the lower ancient capital house by house was United States citizens.
The determination to defend the ceeding to Britain to fetch ber, Mr George Strauss, interposed to Two shells strucit the vessel amitt- Dnieper and with better success than
The ask whether the Government were ships after she had been torpedoed, they, are, at present achieving.
reiterated at a radio meeting Inst
aware that considerable damage is night which was addressed to leading State Department therefore, had being done by allegations aspired by Mass Of Men
citizens, workers, engineers
and taken emergency measures Nazi sources that Britain is using the Fighting, as it has been developed soldiers. Engineer Nikolai
Nizovin
Lease-Lend Act in the wny suggest- British port and its gigantic freign the Russian campaign by the said. "When the enemy is at the gateer Permit Americans stranded ined above.
Not a ship or man of the convoy Nazis, proceeds by enormous surging of Leningrad, when the rear of can- belligerent countries to return
non reaches our homes, we TURN to Back Page, Column 5 fast at our flitting posts. Espec home in planes and ships other The Labour member Mr. Stokes, of the New Zealand Navy henceford
ly, we are entrusted with the task to than American,
tions had already circularised their Prime Minister, army."
He emphasised that this was members urging them to refrain from said that all would be glad to not a blank authorisation to use the export trade on account of the associate themselves with this ra-appointment being confirmed in delay in announcing an agreement cognition of the war service of the December, 1930. In January of last belligerent transportation but between Britain and the United New Zealand naval forces which the year his ille was changed to that of
Chief Officer. would be limited to applications States, and asked whether It was the honour implied.
Government's intention to abandon to accommodate Americans ma-export trade. rooned many months.
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter),—One of the largest convoys ever to cross the Atlantic recently reached a
was unloaded and dispersed.
or escort became a casualty.
Errors Of Judgment In Ferry Plane Crashes
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)Errors of judgment were mentioned by the Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair in the House of Commons to-day in giving results of investigations Into two fatal crashes of Atlantic aircraft in which 44 lives were lost.
Sir Archibald said that the night.
was properly inspected before the first accident is attributed to an error in navigation which caused of the second accident is that it was The inspectors' finding in the case the aircraft to strike a mountain due to the bad judgment of the enp- under conditions of had visibility tan, Arstly in taking off along a which wore not, however, such wrong runway, presumably through na to have justified cancellation aircraft to swing by port, with the
secondly in oversight;
In allowing the of the flight,
result that it left the runway and The mountain is many miles from took to the grass; thirdly, in not the track which the aircraft should shutting off the engines immediately have followed. From the evidence this occurred.
available, it is impossible to explain In neither case was there evidence how the error occurred, The naviga- of negligence on the part of the tion Instruments had been fully, and authorities, of sabotage or of mecha satisfactorily tested and the aircraft anical defects.
stood
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There had been a terrific clamour among Americans in Britain, Europe and Asia to return he explained, adding' that betwveen 70 and 100 Americans in Britain alone must
Trade Circularised
New Zealand Navy
Mr Barrett, who is Chief Officer of the Gaol, joined as a warder of Hongs kong prisons in September 1920 and to-day completes 21 years service with the Government..
Now "Royal"
In 1925 he was appointed Principal WELLINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).
Warder and in 1032 became Assistant he was appointed Chief Warder, and Announcing His Majesty's approval Chief Warder. Eighteen months later
"Royal," the Acting
from ·September 1938. February 1039 he was Acting Super-
then
to
asserted that several trade associa...being designatcar Waiter Nash,endent of Hongkong Prison, the
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, Captain Charles Waterhouse, replied that it was ter tainly not the intention to abandon export trade.
Oil Shipments "United Press" adds that provious-
Hegligible!
Strict
Enforcement
Of Freezing Order
...
return within a few weeks or lose ly, Mr Horaben had demanded that Commons today for a statement on the trade barter agreement LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). Asked in the House, of thele eltizenship A large number further shipments of oil to French were technicians who went to Eng- North Africa should be refused until with Japan, Mr Dingle Foot, Parliamentary Secretary to the Jand in connection with the war now the existing stocks there had been Ministry of Economic Warfare, said that no general barter wished to return.
exhausted or, reduced quantities,
arrangement nor anything. Inconsistent with the strict enforce- that ment of the freezing order had ever been contemplated... Mr Dingle-Foot admitted Frenchi warships escorting French
payment rancan had "used the out
It was probably that this 'could'
Sessa Survivors
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Router), merchant ships across the Meditere use of frozen funds for Importsand how
for
The State Department disclosed. that the Sessa was both torpedoeding purposes, but stressed the fact permitted. If it should be found best be done by setting up a separate
new exports to Japan, was not should be effected. and shelled by a submarino, pre-
that Britain had nevér agreed, to desirable exceptionally to license clearing account if and when the Rumed to be German, without warn-transport FLOTTO I Understany particular imports from need for it should ariso."nilise
oll, whereupon Mr ing while bound from this that the United States Government Japan, it would be a matter for At present, however, no such Ima:
States: 10 Ical
United
Shinwell asked,"
** Three survivor of the Sema are insists on serxling oll to North Africa, considerations what exports Ports have been licensed and con¬. a Dane, Swede and a Portuguese TURN to Back Page. Column 5 should be allowed against such arty no question of payment