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No. 16501
五拜禮 號二十月九英沁香
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1941.
日一廿月七
For Britain SOVIETS CONTINUE TO
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CHICAGO, Sept. 11 (UP). -Mayor Florello LaGuardia
the
of New York speaking be fore 20,000 persons this evening urged the Govern- ment to deliver ald to Britain "D.0.D).” (Deliver- ed on Docks in England).
He declared that United States was not neu- tral but had "taken a decided stand against the Axis. We never do any thing half way. If we are going to help someone, we help them. We have taken sides against the Nazis and Fascists and have taken sides with Britain and the countries fighting the Axls.”
ADVANCE:
OFFENSIVE
IS NOW IN FULL BLAST
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MOSCOW, SEPT. 11 (UP).-CONTINUED SUCCESSES BY THE RUSSIANS IN THEIR COUNTER-ATTÁCKS AGAINST THE NAZIS are CLAIMED IN MOSCOW. ACCORDING TO DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT, TANK UNITS UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL YEREMENKO YESTERDAY OCCUPIED 10 POINTS, ADVANCING IN SOME AREAS AS FAR AS 13 MILES.
JAPAN UPSETS GERMANY
Hitler Worried By Policy
Special to the "Telegraph"
SHANGHAI, Sept. 11 (UP).—It is understood in diplomatic
circles that Germany has protested to Tokyo for failure to provide information regarding the course of the Washington negotiations, Indicating that the Axis is increasingly worried over the course of the present Japanese policy which she is
following,
Icelandic Freighter Torpedoed
recalled
"The Red Army counter-attack is proceeding in full blast,” declare the dispatches. "Soviet bombers are actively and effectively giving as- sistance to the Soviet advance and are not giving the Fascists a minute's peace, dropping tons of metal and routing enemy tank columns and troops."
The "Red Star" reported that Russian troops continue to advance towards the Soviet-Finnish border in the Karelian isthmus on the shores of Lake Ladoga. “Finnish and German troops are resisting fiercely, but they have been pushed back westwards with heavy losses."
The report added that Point "D" had been recaptured, a radio station seized and an infantry battalion destroyed. :
One of the fiercest battles of the war has been raging during the past fortnight in the direction of Veliki Ruki, 125 miles due north of They claimed that the Em- Smolensk, where the Red Army had repulsed all attacks [peror is very closely supervising
the present negotiations, and and destroyed 12,000 officers and men, 340 tanks, 100 that contrary to his machine-guns, 100 motor cars and 47 play, according previous custom, Emperor Hiro-
ito has remained in Tokyo to dispatches to the "Red Star." during the past few weeks instead of spending the entire summer at his villa.
Konoye's Threat
In this connection, it is recalled
War In Northern Seas that recent arrivals from Tokyo re-
Reykjavik therefore, med
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ported that Prince Konoye threaten- ed to resign rather than carry out LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)any policies which might lead to -The official German news war with the United States and agency quotes 4
quarters believe that the report that the Icelandic
is utilising his German Attack At authority to the utmost in order to freighter Hekla was sunk on retain the present Cabinet, with a Murmansk Begins June 20 on a voyage to Amerien. programme of increasing collabora Of the crow of 20 only six weretion with the United States. saved.
minutes.
(WAR COMMENTARY DY "ANNALIST")
The Icelandie colours were painted worldwide peace, while the "Chugaj/north of Leningrad.
Battle For Odessa
ZURICH, Sept. 11 (Reuter). -The Italian
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Emperor Hirohito has given now importance to Japanese International polley by taking over direct command of Japan's Home Defence through the medium of the newly established General Headquarters. Here is a striking pose of the Japanese emperor, mounted on his favourite horse.
Alps Crossed Twice To Bomb Royal Arsenal At Turin
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).—The Royal Air Force yesterday raided the Royal "Amrosiano" writes: "Odessa is Arsenal at Turin, north Italy, in by far the most powerful attack yet made on that one of the most terrible battle- fields in history. The ground is region. It was led by Britain's biggest bombers the four-engined Stirlings followed covered with the bodies of horses by four-engined Halifaxes and twin-engined bombers. and other animals, over-turned
This was the first time that; lorries, abandoned guns and Britain's heaviest bombers have
munitionless tanks. The cries made the journey of 1,200 miles
machine-guns and bomb
of the wounded are louder than there and back with a double ex- crossing of the Alps which they plosions."
took in their stride. Observers here believe that the
Kiev Strikes Back From New York comes a message Shouyo" red the opening gun in the New developments in the fight- Twenty thousand Germans were lost down through France it was as quiet LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). editorial appearing in the "Chugal
Describing the attack one of the MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (Reuter). Surling pilots said: "As we went that there were no Americans among campaign to counteract the previousing in Russia were reported in before Kiev according to the secretos a crave. the crew.
Thor Thors, Comul General
In way
pro-Axis propaganda and pave the London to-day from indicationsary of the Centrai Ukrainian Com- poked into the clouds but they soon One or two searchlights New York for Iceland, said that the
for posalbie rapprochement ship was torpedoed without warning with the United States, since Japan- that the Germans have started munist Party writing to the news-ave up. Most of the time during the in daylight and sank in two or three sistently emphasised that the Axis trict on the Arctic Sea, 600 miles divisions and other big units were bomber to come over Turin and ul-
ese propaganda, in the past has con- an attack in the Murmanske dis-paper "Pravda".
The 44th, 05th and 209th Infantry 20,000 feet. We were about the third crossing of the Alps we flew at over
alliance Was designed to promote plainly on her Eldes when she left
completely routed. German losses in ready there were three large blocks Reykjavik two
This attack seems to be coming armoured equipment were not large. of Ares in a row, We dropped a stick days earlier. She exphasised the costs Japan from was sunk about 500 miles southwest
from a direction due west of Mur- The Soviet arilllery destroyed some of bombs on the railway stations and the tripartite adherence. of Iceland and the survivors spent
mansk and Finnish troops are be-23 German tanks, 12 lorries and 11 then went round again and came nough a
final decision has ap-
A.A. guns. ten and a half days on a raft before parently not yet been reached, in-eved to be taking part.
back to drop a second stick. There is a rallway line running they were rescued.
formed quarters regarded the Em-
"After we had bombed we started Violent Fighting peror's
down to reception of Lieutenant which at one point skirts the western to Leningrad from Murmansk
climbing again and as we turned; Gmteral Dideo Tojo, Minister of War border of Lake Ladoga on the eastern Violent fighting is reported by the getting under way. There were a iet LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).toward the Alps we saw the attack and the luncheon given in apprecia-side of which the Finns recently German news agency to have deve of bombs being dropped. tion of the services of the Cabinet as claimed to have advanced. being most favourable.
loped yesterday in the area north of Pending further information, this Kiev, in which two German divisions development does not seem to affect are said to be involved, the fighting in the main Russian One division is claimed by the MYRON TAYLOR centres. Detailed information on the Germans to have broken up Soviet my
BURMA ROAD EXEMPTIONS CHUNGKING, Sept. 11 (Central
AT VATICAN
VATICAN
Big Blaze at
Follows
Messina R.A.F. Raid
LONDON, Sept. 11 (Router).The biggest blaze I have ever seen since we started operations out here", was the descrip- tion given by one pilot to the great fire which R.A.F. bombers left behind them at Messina, Sicily, early on Wednesday morn- ing states the Air Ministry news service amplifying to-day's
R.A.F. communique from Cairo.
Rounding-Up Enemies In Iran
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Fighters Scared Off · "A few minutes after leaving Turin Gennans
rcor gunner reported threck
ber of
The targets were the power. house and, landing stages of ferries connecting Sicily; with the mainland. Numerous heavy bombs were dropped. Some pilots dived low to straddle their objectives. One pilot was so TEHERAN, Sept. 11. (UP)-The fascinated by the vivid light Russian authorities have so far seized from a fire raging near the 50 Germans in Iran whereupon the citadel that he flew around News)For the exemption from
acquiesced to the watching for about half an hour. payment of transit' dues of American
The num scheme. by to-day's mid-day Soviet com-groups and to have captured a large- I told him to get them because there is small, Lease and Lend goods for China
The Air Ministry also slates that. through Burma and the granting of
munique.
sized town, taking 1,200 prisoners.
were exempted in erodromes in Cirenaica had been CITY, Sept. a subvention by the British Govern (Reuter)Mr Myron Taylor, United
was not much room for evasive action Leningrad Sector
Similar measures of succe97
compliance with Russian insistence. are over the Alps. He opened up on
destroyed during the week without It is questionable whether or not loss by naval aircraft co-operating In the Leningrad sector, there is no being attributed to the second Ger-them at once and they split formohe, expulsion of the Axis adherents with the R.A.F. ment to the Government of Burma at States speelal envoy, had another the rate of ten rupees a ton in respect conversation to-day with the Serre news of any important change. The man division.
tion. One disappeared into the will of such goods, the Chinese Foreign tary of State, Cardinal Maglione, Gomel, where the
situation between Smoleru
be possible within the perlod clouds, the others joining friends who Halians Remiss Minister Dr Que Tai-chi, has written following his talk yesterday after an counter-attacking on a 200-mile front, (Reuter), Of the ten Italian divi-
All Our Planes Safe bad come up. They made no attack understood that the first trainload of Monday night, Royal Air Force heavy of week as stipulated, but it in
one
CAIRO, Sept. 11 (Router)--On to the British Ambassador Sir Ar-audience with the Pope.
ON FRENCH FRONTIER, Sept, 11 and soon made off.
200 Germans will leave for Ahwaz bombers attacked the harbour at chibald Clark Kerr, expressing the Next week Mr Taylor will take
has become somewhat confused.
"One solitary gun in the-foothills on Friday. The Germans Chinese Government's appreciation.
sions which the Germans required on the Italian side of the Alps tool turned their firearms over to the docks and many hits Reports have been received of a up his usual residence in Florence.
have Palermo. Bomba, werd dropped on German counter-attack southeast of on the eastern frontler, it is under-19 pot at us. It just fired once for Iran police. Gomel, but these lack confirmation patched and only one is in the fight-TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 TURN to Back Page, Column 5 are believed to have been damaged.
stood that only three have been des- luck.
were observed We came home very nicely." from Soviet sources.
The town Legation has not yet doe
on the three main quays and a dry- dock. Three large merchant' ships they are true, important developing line operating behind German. ments one way or other may be ex-lock troops.
Fire broke out on the pected in the next two or three days
northern quay near the oil stemge Installations, Soviet Successes
The same dropped
night, bombs the aerodromes of Catanin and Gernini, and both ob- jectives were machine-gunned.
latest developments was not provided units in this battle into isolated fighters coming up very fast astern,
full SMS nd Rumanians 14 Axis acroplanes dispersed on
What Pres. Roosevelt Is Expected To Say
Special to the "Telegraph”
WASHINGTON, Sépt. '11∙ (UP),—Usually reliable sources "to-day indicated that President Roosevelt's speech will declare that the United States will take whatever action is necessary to protect shipments to Iceland. The President is also expected to express American resentment over the attack on the destroyer Greer and the sinking of the steamer Steel Seafarer:
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Russians
and
are
At various points in the large cen- tral sector, the Russians report fur- ther, advances and successes. At one point, General Yeremenko yesterday pushed the Germans
12 miles back and re-captured ten villages.
The "Tass" agency reports that dur- ing the last 24 hours 12,000 Germans were killed at Vilikle Luki, which is 126 miles northwest of Smolensk. These terrifle losses on the part of the Germans show the violence of the gelion undertaken
by Marshal Timo shenko's armies.
The Germans claim violent fight-
Ono participant at the con-ing Roosevelt Speech gave diploma Ing north of Klev yesterday, where, ference said that the pronounce- tie circles the impression that the however, Moscow reports say that ment will "not be very belli-President is going to stress two the Nazi drive was checked and that gorent." Senator Top Connal things; firally, the great urgency for severe defents were indicted on two ly asserted, "The speech will be work harder and faster to produce
the peuple of the United States to German Infantry divisions, an outstanding utterance on the more arms for England, Russia and mid-day communique says that suc
A supplement to to-day's Soviet foreign situation and will receive for the delivery of goods to these Rumanian troops on the approaches China; secondly, the imperative need cessful resistance is being made to the approval of the American nations. people. He urged, every citi-,
[to Odessa. ***** zen to listen, ske
The second part will presumably
No Significant Change conduct a new means to insure the On the whole, therefore, there has, To Stress Two Things freedom of the seas" and may apart from Murmansk, been Mr Stephen Early's reference to involve a Presidential request for a significant change as yet on the the cold hard facts in the forthcom-TURN to Back Pago, Column 3) TURN-to-Back Page, Column 5-
ed to be despatched shortly at the The remaining divisions are expect. urgent request of the Germans
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Indo-China-Japan Accord Reported Near Completion
Special to the "Telegraph"
were
Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm en Tuesday bombed and machine-gunned the aerodrome at Eastelvetrano. A large
Bre was started.
Arm
our
NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UP). The National Broadcasting
Aircraft of the Ficot Air Company to-day stated that its Chungking correspondent had and Menastir on Tuesday night. At bombed the derodromes at Gambul' radioed, "Unconfirmed but rellable reports say that a Japan-Indo Gambut, bombs fell near aircraft on China military accord has been almost completed, permitting thetroyed while others were damaged. the ground, two of which were des stationing of 250,000 Japanese troops in Indo-China when "From these operations, all necessary."
Chichiba's Mission
Mr Kenkich! Yoshizawa as special aircraft returned safely.” Japanese envoy to Indo-China, has SAIGON, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-
aroused considerable interest here. Prince Chichibu arrived at mid- It is felt that Mr Yoshizawa's set- day to-day in a special military back in the Netherlands East Indies aeroplane from Tokyo as the has clearly caused no loss of his personal emissary of the Em- using his unrivalled knowledge of personal prestige and that Japan is peror "to keep up the spirit of southern Pacific conditions to co- Japanese soldiers in exile."ordinate their more obvious gains.
Prince Chichibu formally visited. He is to be special envoy with the the Governor General this afternoon rank of ambassador and will have end will presumably start keeping up full powers to consolidate relations The Kolanopan is reported to be the soldiers spirits to-morrow. between Japan and Indo-Ching. He carrying rubber, in and palm all
PACIFIC RAIDS Gets Dutch Vessel
Pacific, about 1,000 miles west of A German Talder operating in the
NEW YORK,, Sept: 11 (Reuter
Panama has sunk the Dutch, motor ship Kotonopan and has threatened other vessels, according to New York shipping sources.
* Yoshizawa's Job is likely to pay most attention to for the United Statek....
SAIGON Sept 11(Rauter)The economie-relations which Japan is at The fate of the crow and puben appointment, announced yesterday of present, stressing strongly
gera, Kany, is inknown.