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LENINGRAD'S DEFENCES EPIC DEFENCE OF KIEV Nazi Threat
HOLDING FIRM
MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (Reuter).—For several days the German forces before Leningrad have been unable lo ad- vance a single step further toward the city, says a dispatch from the front to-night,
Powerful artillery fire has driven the Nazis back to hastily-dug trenches and dug-outs. Bold counter - attacks
frustrated German preparations to advance and at many points forced the enemy to retire.
The Germans are hurling dozens of planes into their attacks on the Soviet lines but the Red Army men are staunchly holding their positions,
FINNISH CHARGES
DENIED
Moscow On. War Guilt Issue
Special to the "Telegraph"
MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (UP).—The Vice Foreign Commissar and official press spokesman, M. Lozovsky, to-day told the press that Russin denied the charges made in the official Finnish White Paper that Russia had planned to completely conquer Finland ́and that hostilities were Instituted by the Russians,
BIG AIR
BATTLE REPORTED
Northern France Towns Raided
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter). Blenheim aircraft of the Bom-
He recalled that Finland, when she sued Russin for peace last year, was on the verge of col- lapse and that if Russia intended to conquer Finland, a few more days would have sufficed for the Red army to overrun the coun- try. "But the Soviet Union did not do so and called off the offensive in order to sign a peace treaty with the Finnish Govern- ment without interfering with Finland's internal affairs."
Finland Responsible He placed responsibility for the
ber Command, strongly escorted Finnish-Soviet hostilities on Finland
of
into a base
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stutions
COMES TO AN END: HOW
TOWN WAS CONQUERED
BERNE, Sept. 21 (Reuter).—Kicv fell owing
to complete exhaustion, says in a Milan dispatch quoting the war correspondent of the "Corriere del Lasera." The town for a week lacked water
and the food market was almost empty for a wounded from the great battle in the Eastern
month and was closed for a week. Russian
Ukraine were largely transported to Kiev where hospitals were full. Schools, churches, theatres, cinemas, hotels and private houses were filled with wounded.
·
"Kiev is an enormous hospital," it was stated.
Nevertheless, in order to conquer the town, which was reduced to such conditions, the Germans had to overcome a bélt of concrete forts, minefields, high tension barbed-wire defences and engage in terrible hand-to- hand fighting.
Russians
German armoured advanceti guards, after reaching the cen-. tre of the town, were repulsed and only after three days' fight-] ing were they able to. conquer Kiev in which the population, even the wounded, had not enteni
72 hours."
Admit Kieve the wounded
Evacuated
tion Bureau:
"
Assault On Kiev Described VICHY, Sept. 2 (Reuter)-How naked Germans stormed casemates at
To Kharkov
As a result of the fall of Kley, the Ukrainian Indus- trial city of Kharkoy (pop. 833,432) becomes menaced by the Nazis. Kharkov is the centre of Industries fed by the Ukraine's wealth of coal, iron, manganese and hydro-electric power.
Bulgaria Places Herself In
A Serious Predicament
("Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent)
Stranglehold
Of Late
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Router),Kiev is told in a description of the by Oghters, attacked the power by lasting the following "statements-The following is the text of capture of the elty by a correspond-
Firstly, that Finland station at Gosnay near Bethune prior to the outbreak of war agreed the Soviet midnight communique news agency quoting a dispatch from ent of "La Sulase," says the Vichy long
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter).—The state of emergency throughout Bulgaria this afternoon, it is learned In with Germany to convert Finland | issued by the Soviet Informa- | Berne. London.
reveals the grave situation with which the Filoff Government is confronted. Having against Russia; se
The correspondent, who states at the outbreak of the Russo-t Bombs were seen to hit the war, 80,000 German troops with fought the enemy along the whole from "authoritative German sources," servience to the policy of its powerful team mates.
"During September 21, our troops that he received his information hitched itself to the Axis chariot it finds itself dragged into complete and abject sub- target and fires were left burn-tanka, aircraft and artillery ing.
concentrated
were front. After many days of fierce says that German troops had been In Finland; thirdly,
outside the elly for some weeks. Neither the Government nor] The fighter escort had many com- two days prior to the German attacks, our troops evacuated Kiev. bats with enemy fighters and it is Nazi troops took up
"During September 19 we destroyed Immediately after their arrival, they known that 18 of the enemy were the Soviet-Finnish border; four | 60 German planes and lost 24. broke through the first line of for the people want war but they destroyed. Twelve British fighters Finland effected-a.general-mobilist teship Ilmarinen, during attack to halt and to remain on the defen-gainst their will, against their "The Finnish coastal defence bat-ifications. They were then ordered are being coerced into a course were lost but the pilots of two have tion prior to the outbreak of the by our ships in the Gulf of Finland, sive, merely repelling counter-attacks interests and aganist
Russo-German
their wart Afthly, planca
by the Planes was struck by a mine and sank,"
the Russian garrison. based in Finland raided Krondstoft on June 21, 22, and 24; and,
Nazi Confidence
von Bock and General von Runstedt Having accepted the "new order" sixthly, the the BERLIN, Sept. 21 (UP)-A com- declaration said: "German divisions special German High Command an- which was completed on Wednesday there seems little change of Romania
Hiller in
LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter)A carried out a flanicing movement they are so deeply committed that munique Issued to-day states "British bombers last night under-Norway are defending Finnish soil in under command of the conqueror of took systematic nuisance raids over conjunction with the heroes of
nounment issued this afternoon states: last by their junction 60 miles east the fate of Hungary and Rumania
The exemplary co-operation of of the city.
and being used as entspawn by the north and southwestern Germony Finnish war for liberation,
formations of the army, air force and While several German divisions German High Command. They may Individual planes advanced on Berlin.
avold fighting against navy has
a new and import- were brought from the east bank of be able to secured Night fighters and anti-aircraft guns, |
ant success. Arensburg, capital of the Dnieper and crossed to the north their Russian benefactors by attack- according to reports thus far received,
Desel, has been captured.
of the city, other divisions coming ing Turkey but it does not look as bava shot down two planes."
"Moon and Ocsel are thus securely from the south advanced up the west though there were any other aller- In our hands. Only shattered parts bank and attacked the fortified native.
Leanings To Russia
been rescued from the sea.
No British bombers were lost.
Nuisance Raida
Australian Defence
war
the
NEW TERRORIST
COURTS
SYDNEY, Sept. 21 (Reuter).-- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" The biggest black-out-test ever held VICHY, Sept. 21 (UP)-Marshal In Australia took place to-night Petain published a decree in to-day's when for over an hour Sydney and "Journal Omeiste" the surrounding area
establishing Was plunged special criminal courts. In into darkness.
colony along the lines of the More than one million residents special terrorist courts in Paris and were Bfected by the black-out the provinces. These courts will try which is officially described as most all, non-military dissidents as well as
terrorists or saboteurs.
successful.
each new
Developments Of Week On Europe War Fronts
Meanwhile the armies of General tradition.
of the garrison of Oesel are to be system. found in the western end of Oesel. Their destruction is imminent."
More German Claims BERLIN, Sept. 21 (UP) Strong Soviet units have been destroyed cast of Kiev and 150,000 prisoners have been taken, nccording to a special communique issued to-night.
Naked Troops
Roosevelt Maiskys' Eloquent Comforts The Jews
Despite the Axis leanings of the people they are still moved by
common
War of Nerves
Shah On Whole Of Iran
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent) TEHERAN, Sept. 21.-With the new 22-year-old Shah Mohamed Riza Pahlevi on the Throne and gathering popularity with unexpected rapidity the Iranian people have set out to banish the memory of, the old regime as quickly as possible..
British
Caution
Defended
Parliament has already set up several commissions to reform laws and practices which one month ago no one would have dared to question, and establish
new ones.
Perhaps the biggest question to be tackled is that of monopolies which nd grown to a point where they practically strangled all industrial Initiative in Iran,
"Rubber Stamp” Deputies Andther point on which Iraniand toare determined there shall be
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Declaring that Britain was sending more old to Russia than some people thought, Mr Montague said: "But we must send more. There must be
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The correspondent says that it was Russia's share in their liberation and a bold thrust which proved decisive for the capture of the elly.
from opart
their
Slav strong origin there has always been During the night of Thursday-sympathy Friday, German Infantry swam across among the inrge agrarian population. with Soviet Ideology a little river to the south of Kiev Popular resentment against behind which concrate casemates de-recent moves by the Government has TURN to Back Page, Column 3 led to widespread discontent
and
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 21 (Reu and commelies brought great.pro-. even sabotage with correspondingly ter)Iran is likely to be the key to these severe repressive measures by the events in the near future, declared as to the country's budget but were authorities.
Mr Frederick Montague, Parliament-disposed
of in unconstitutional An attempt is now being made ary Secretary to the Ministry of Air- fashion by the ex-Shah. They also to create a movement against Russlacraft Production, speaking here to found their way into the ex-Shah's
private pocket, by allegations that Bulgarian, ships day. Plea For Tanks
have been sunk by Russian mines He added: "People say that we or torpedoed by ftusalan submarines, are not forming a second. tand front Immediate Need The hand of German propaganda is but remember, that we have respon-
very evident in the manner in which siblilties from Spitzbergen these reports which are still very Tobruk." LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter), dubious, are being played up in the "We need tanks, more tanks Bulgarian and yet more tanks," says M. NEW YORK, Sept: '21 (Reu-Ivan Malsky, the Soviet Am- ter).. President Roosevelt's bassador to Britain, in a stirring. Simultaneously however, relations A Jump in the production line like enet by Rabbi Stephen Wisa at with the opening of "Tanks for serving as a pretext for avoiding LONDON, Sept. 21 (Reuter) — message to the Jews was broad-appeal to Britain which coincides with Turkey are being deliberately that which followed the fall of
exacerbated possibly in the hope of France."
Churchill's Feelings the opening of the year 5,702 in Russin" week:
an uppopular breach with Russia, the Jewish calendar.
· ́M. Molsky soya that Russin pro-possible because the Government feel "Mr Churchill is as anxious as any President Roosevelt expressed con- duces many tanks herself but the TURN to Back Page, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 4 the occupation of zones which
Adence that despite the temporary Russian losses in tanks on the 2,000- were allotted to their troops.active throughout the week and have the light of liberty would not be reinforce our owd efforts,
British bombers and fighters were darkness encompassing the world, mile front are great
posed of numbers of tanks and principal German Industrial centres devotion to the just cause of peace armoured cars and they certainly out have carried out daylight sweeps and tolerance, we must rededicate go out to battle at once. We know have made a spectacular display of stantly increasing forces
before us in order that all people Beit Testimony. of over Occupied France with con- ourselves to the task which Her how to use them against our common
enemy. Handing large numbers of parachute
troopy around Teheran. They can- - Enemy Shipping
may live as equain.” calend
Rabbi Wine aid that [not be so hard up for men and Large numbers of enemy supply people captive to Hitler, only 6,000,- of 150,000,000
"The beat testimony is the great material in the south If they were ships have been attacked and sunk 000 were Jews but his assault on whole Soviet people have put up dur-
Aght which the Soviet forces and the The Steam Laundry Company is threatened with a strike on able to carry out these operations while creeping along the Dutch, them was a smoke screen for a con- ing the last three months against the the part of Its employees. On Saturday representatives of the with Irresistibia' force, in perfect Belgian and French consts. The certed attack on all institutions of panzer uming and with a full complement fact that the Germans are driven to democracy and freedom,
(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent) LONDON, Sept. 21-Despite the big German claims of successes at Kiev and in southern Russia, which like many previous claims, are still regarded very dubiously in well- Informed circles, the most interesting factual development of the week was the abdication of the Shab of Persia.
It Is significant that the Rus, their communiques have been exces- Blans. have been able to spare sively laconie..
considerable forces to complete to have relaxed somewhat.
The pressure on Leningrad appears
"We
require your urgent help to Your
The Russions appear to have dis net only relentlessly attacked the extinguished, adding: "With unit tanks will not be wasted. They will Strike Threatened At
of mechanised' units.
Junction of Forces
LIFO
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result
BLACKOUT TIME IN ITALY
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whom they intend to put their the greater their number the earlier would be called. The junction of British and Rus-which British bombers have contri-
the Nazi hordes be defeated: We sian forces will have important re-buted,
have with you one common front. This morning the workers According to an offlelal of the percussions on the whole strategic
Send immediately Your tank re- reported for duty at the laundry | Steam-Laundry Company, certain Position in southern Russia and the connaissance in force by Germani ROME, Sept. 21. (UP)-it is in front which is at present bearing the and decided to carry on with missed for incompetence and non- employees have recentlybden." dis-
The Russians have admitted the frontier, but it was promptly, driven the blackout throughout Italy; will many, sa possible. He gives a thoir work until a dologation production and it is the reinstate
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