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四拜禮 號一十月九英港香 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941. Bt=nt
Vichy-Berlin
TIMOSHENKO'S
FORCES
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-AGROSS- 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 wore 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 Gormans to retreat beyond the river.
HUNTING ENEMY
SHIPPING
Successful Attack By Beauforts
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). -Beaufort aircraft of the
"The German Command had massed in this sector a panzer group consisting of several tank divisions and 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
Coastal Command, continuing Expected
the hunt for enemy shipping off the southwest coast of Norway to-day, located a German convoy and torpedoed a supply vessel, slates the Air Ministry.
Russian Offensive Gains Momentum
(WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST")
"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 showod flerce resistance. The battles near the river crossing were particularly stubborn. But the resistance of the enemy was broken.
German Lozacz
One Beaufort, piloted by the
"In the course of these battles, the Germans lost 230 tanks, 50 planes, Squadron commander, flew LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter). 180 lurries, 136 guns, 39 machine through heavy anti-aircraft fire-Russia is taking the offensive; guns, 27 mine-throwers, 34 motor to release a torpedo.
From Smolensk to Gomel, Soviet cycles, 25,000 rounds of ammunition, The air-gunner of another Beau-troops from a series of concen- G cases of shells and a quantity of fort, describing the result of another trated blows at specific points About 4,000 German officers and
automatic weapons, hit, sald: "A mèssive white cloud of spray or steam shot up."
When last are believed to be developing a men found their graves in the river. scen, the ship had come to a com- large-scale offensive action.
"The already considerably battered plete standstill.
The latest indication of this-report-171-Nazi-tank-division-lost-on-the
Twenty-Minute Fight
and
"An effective blow was dealt to another German tank division, 000 officers and men being killed."
"Germans taken prisoner' speuk with horror of the concentrated blows
is that the German attempts in the buttlefeld cu tunks, 30 Guns, 80 Gomel sector to assume the offensive icrries and 1,000 men Killed or A third Beaufort had a 20-minutes were met by counter-attacks and Wounded. fight with Messerschmitt. The followed up by a counter-offensive rear-gunner was wounded and re- which smashed one German motorised
head placed by the wireless operator, who division destroyed the had already been wounded but con-quarters of mother. tinued to operate the gun until the Reports are circulating that Messerschmitt gave up the chase Smolensk itself has been re-taken after receiving many hits,
or what is left of it, but there is While the crippled Benufort was neither confirmation nor denial of Imping home, the crew-all sergeants this from Russian sources although -though knowing that they might confirmation of its recapture is come down in the sen, took off their pected hourly. live-stiving jackets to make a com-
fortable bed for the wounded gunner. Dnieper Army Relieved
The other Beauforts returned #afely.
Fighter Command
LONDON, Sept. 10
cx-
It is probable that within a few days there will be no Nazis any- where cast of the Dnieper, even in its upper reaches and that the counter-offensive hos resulted
(Router),-- Soviet
The Fighter Command in the course in a complete removal of the Ger of offensive patrols today attacked man threat to turn the defences of gun positions in northwest France the Dnieper by an outflanking move and enemy ships in the North Sea. ment from the north as was done One of our aircraft is missing._
with such near-disastrous effect with the Dnieper,
Daleper and with better'success than they are at present achieving.
TURN to Back Pago, Column S
Soviets See Turning Point
Germany Losing War
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).{
The Soviet Union is bearing
the danger of invasion and air
common
enemy,"
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Deadlock Roosevelt May
LONDON, Sept.
10
(Reuter)-It is learned that C
a deadlock has been reached
in negotiations which havo been in progress between Vichy and Germany for re- duction of the occupation charges. These are being
paid at present at the orl ginal figure of 100,000,000 francs daily.
It will be recalled that earlier in the year Admiral Darlan re- ferred to the "generous" Ger- mana when he announced--that- the charges had been reduced.
Vichy's inability or unwling- ness to furnish gold for the pay- ment of these charges appears to be one of the reasons for the failure of the negotations,
Seek Repeal Of Neutrality Act: Speech Awaited
Special to the "Telegraph”
ABOARD THE PRESIDENTS 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.
A.R.P. Inquiry Resumed This Morning
Chinese Builder Tells Of Contract For Tunnels
The Managing Partner of Kin Lee and Co., building contractors, was questioned this morning by the Commission inquiring into certain matters connected with the A.R.P. Architectural Department, as to how his firm secured the contract for building tunnels in Kowloon,
Corinth Canal Bombed By
British Air Force
CAIRO, Sept. 10 (UP).—The R.A.F, communique issued to-day states 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 R.AF. attacked the landing grounds at Martunen, Derna and Gazala, and machine-gunned 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 Messerschmitts.
Lease-Lend Aid And British Export Trade
I
It is also annourfeed 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.
If members of the Cabinet are available, President Roosevelt will Ses Liem to-night; otherwise he wil meet them before he delivers his speech on Thursday. The President is also scheduled to meet the Legis- lative leaders.
the
Possible Paints Of Speech Observers commented that The Commission comprises discuss the possibility of repealing President and his colleagues may Mr Justice P. E. F. Cressall the Neutrality Act, and they recalled (Chairman), Mr S. Hampden that President Roosevelt's Labour Ross, Mr L. C. F. Bellamy and Day speech mentioned the need of Mr K. M. A. Barnett
additional (Secrements of American war supplies to ships to safeguard ship- tary). Mr D. H. Blake
repre-nations fighting the Axis. sented Kin Lee and Co. and Mr Other speculation regarding G. G. N. Tinson was for Wing-speech included the possibly that Comdr A. H. Stecle-Perkins.
TURN to Pago 5, Column Five.
Wan Hin. Managing Partner of Kin Lee and Co., told the Commis-
sion that, besides himself, its firm PRISON
had two partners, Tam Ylu-por, living in Ship Street, and Kwong Nal-kwing, residing in Bennessy Road.
This Chairman: undersund you
OFFICER
are at present doing tunnelling work ATTACKED
for the A.R.P. Department in Kow- loon?
Witness: Yes.
Stanley Gaol C.O. In Hospital
the
How Contract Was Obtained Will you tell us shortly how you came to get that contract?-At the very beginning, Mr Bishop, of the
An attack was carried out P.W.D., had a chat with a fuk) of yesterday on Chief Officer minc.
Kwong Wing..
Inquiring Harold Barrett by prisoners in whether or not we had machinery the Stanley Gaol, as a result of for opening tunnels. That was in which Mr Barrett is in hospital. September, 1040.
the conversation? He did back and leg.
Detalls of the attack are not yet available.
Did
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).The British Government have given the American Government an undertaking card about your foki tell you anything suffering from wounds on ing the use and distribution of Lease-Lend materials. Details and asked me if We had the
Americans Must Take
War Risks
WASHINGTON,
will be published shortly.
apoltesman
Sessa Survivors Tell Story
attack is yet available, it is reliably Although no official report of the understood that Mr Barrett was 6- saulted yesterday morning while on duty in the prison. He was stabbed In the back and wounded in the leg. However, it is understood that his condition is not regarded as being. serious,
machinery.
I told him we had, and later we were asked by Mr Bishop to submit Questions bearing on the mat-TURN to Back Page, Column 4 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-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Mr Barrett is due to retire from Government service next week. porary the brunt of Hitler's attack, Safe Passage Refused Lease-Lend Bill:
advantage from
WASHINGTON, 'Sept. 10 (UP), the
Mr Barrett, who is Chief Officer of thereby diverting from England
Survivors of the steamer Sessa to the Gaol, joined as a warder of Hong- Another member asked for assure the ship
day told the State Department that kong prisons in September 1920 and was forpedoed without to-day completes 21 years service Sept. 10 ances that goods obtained under the If the Nazis want the other half raids and making it possible for (Reuter)-Mr Cordell Hull relas nature produced in Britain are Lease-Lend Act or goode of a almi-
warning and sunk within two with the Government. Large Convoy Crosses of
the Ukraine they will have to her ally to undertake activa and vealed to-day that the Germans not sold in foreign markets in com- regard, Danish Chief Mate; Ole L. Chief Warder. Eighteen months Inter
minutes.
In 1925 he was appointed Principal The survivors Include H. J. Bjer-Warder and in 1932 became Assistant Atlantic Safely
try a frontal attack neruss the lower decisive actions against the had refused to assure safe pas-pelition with American merchants..
When Government says the sage to any American ship pro-
Junggren, Swede; J. Do Oliveira he was appointed Chief Warder, and "Praydn," official organ of the cecding to Britain to fetch subject is pending, the Labour mem- picked up by the destroyer Lansdale order of 3 bewus Acting Super-
stated that LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter),—One
an announcement on the Carreira. Portuguese who were then
from September 1930 to of the largest convoys ever to cross
Mass Of Mon
United States citizens.
February 1939 he the Atlantic recently
The ber, Mr George Strauss, interposed to Communist Party, quoted by state Department therefore, had ask whether the Government were pedved at „midnight on August 17 appointment being confirmed in
They said that the ship was tor- British port and its gigante freight Fighting, as it has been developed Russian War News.
In the Russian campaign by the was unloaded and dispersed,
aware that considerable damage is about 300 miles from Reykjavik. December, 1939. In January of lost. *The Germans called Dunkirk taken emergency measures to Not a ship or man of the convoy Nazis, proceeds by enormous surging Britain's greatest defeat," the news-permit Americans stranded in Nazi sources that Britain is using the ships after she had been torpedoed.
being done by allegations inspired by Two shells struck the vessel amid-year his title was changed to that of or.escort became a casualty,
TURN to Pago 5. Column Five paper says, "but the British, for belligerent countries to return Lease-Lend Act in the way.suggest-
Chief Officer. whom
Dunkirk was one of their home in planes and ships othered above. severest trials, call it their greatest than American.. success. As subsequent events have
Trade Circularised" Dunkirk was the proved,
turning
Ho emphasised that this was asserted that several trade associa point of the British-German struggle,
The Labour member Mr. Stokes, marking the
the not a blank authorisation to use tions had already circularised their conversion of blitzkrieg Into a long and protracted belligerent transportation but members urging them to refrain from
"At Dunkirk It seemed that every-
would be limited to applications the export trade account of the thing was against Britain but Britain to accommodate Americans ma-delay in announcing an agreement did not capitulate, and Hitler lost rooned many months.
TURN to Back Page, Column 3 the Battle of Britain as he bus, lost; the Battle of the Atlantic," the There had been a terrific clamour Russian newspaper saYS.
among Americans In, Britain, Europe) Forces Multiplied
and Asta to return he explained,| "A little more than a year. harfadding that between 70 and 100;
reached.
Д
Errors Of Judgment In
Ferry Plane
Sir Archibald said that the first accident is attributed to an error in navigation which caused the aircraft to strike a mountain under conditions of bud visibility which were not, however, such as to have justified cancellation
Crashes
+
war.
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 Jost..".
was properly inspected "before the elapsed," the journal continues, Americans in Britain alone must) night,
"since British troops evacuated return within a few weeks or lose Dunkirk, and during. this period|their eltizenship. A large number of the second decident is that it was piled many times over. Whereyer land in connection with the war now The Inspectors' finding in the case Britain's armed forces have multi-ware technicians who went to Eng due to the bad judgment of the cap-Hitler has come up against firm wished to return. tal, firstly in taking off along a resistance ho has not succeeded in wrong runway, presumably through carrying through his blitzkrieg plans. aircraft to vindly in nl with the union w oversight; secondly
Nazi attack
оп the Soviet of the flight, espelmann!
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Reuter), point in Union was the turning
this and world The mountain is many miles from tool to the grass; thirdly, in not Germany, faced as they are
war. The forces of Hitler The State Department disclosed that the Sessa was both torpedood the track which tile aircraft should shutting off the engines immediately prospects of an ominous winter sumed to be German, without warn- and shelled by a submarine, pre- have allowed. From the evidence this occurred. 2 available, it is impossible to explain
campaign, will inevitably diminish In neither case was there evidence and become exhausted, while thems while bound from, the United how the error occurred. The naviga- of negligence on the part of the forces of anti-Hitler are invariably States to Iceland, tion Instruments had been fully and authorities, of sabotage or of mech-growing. In volume concludes fallsfactorily, tesied and the aircraft anical defects.
"Pravda.!!
result that it left the runway
by
Sessa Survivors
Three survivors of the Scasa pro
Three survivors of in Dane, a Swede 'and 'a Portuguesa,
LATEST
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Remarkable Odyssey Of Escaped Frenchmen
LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)The amazing Odyssey of 183 French officers and men captured by the Germans during the Battle of France last year was disclosed when they arrived this morning at a London railway station where they, were given a warm welcome by representatives of the Free French forces and · of the British Army,
knee-deep in snow in the depth of All these men escaped from winter with the temperature at 20 various German prison camps many miles before reaching Russia,
degrees below zero, they had to walk and after incredible experiences After their release In Russia, they and hardships succeeded in were collected together and taken by crossing the frontier into Russia, ship to a British port. They are of toughest type in the French Army In Russia they were interned but any of them had tried to escape the Soviet authorities released from Nazi prison camps several times them as soon as Germany attack-
before.
wives. children in
in Franco; ed her
about whom
whom they have been without news since they Fow of these men spoke German were taken prisoner last year. All but one captain in particular, whose oro filled with a burning haired of name must remain a secret, because the Germans and their one "mbition he has a family in France, spoke is to avenge. last year's defeat of German, fluently,/7 Disguised: In France. They baye, of course, joined civilian clothes and often wading the Free French forces.