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GILMAN'S
SOVIETS REGAIN TERRITORY Men Who Are Destroying FROM FINNS IN THE NORTH
Nazis Wilt Before Bayonet Charge
(BY. “REUTER'S" RESIDENT ' CORRESPONDENT)
MOSCOW, SEPT. 23 (REUTER) FOUR BATTALIONS OF FINNS HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF FORTIFIED POSITIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF MAKESYACH AND A LARGE NUMBER KILLED, ACCORDING TO THE SOVIET ARMY ORGAN "RED STAR."
THE FINNS HAD ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN Trenches and MACHINE-GÜN NESTS, PUT DOWN A FIELD OF MINES AND MADE FULL USE OF THE WOODS, MARSHES AND STRETCHES OF POOR SOIL AND LARGE GRANITE BOULDERS.
After longthy scouting of enemy positions, Soviet troops made a foint attack in front while
HEROIC DEFENCE the main force attacked from the flank and
OF ODESSA
Big Rumanian Losses
ejected the Finns from a series of positions.
The "Red Star" also declares that two regiments of the German 102nd Infantry Division have been defeated, two battalions being completely smashed in the fighting MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Reuter).—A graphic description near a place with the initial "I" on the northwestern of the heroic defence of the Black Sea port of Odessa sector of the front which the enemy had seized. was given to-day in a "Tass" agency report from the city
which says that repeated Rumanian attacks were broken
up with heavy losses,
M. MAISKY ON NAZI LOSSES
"In an effort to advance along the entire sector held by the formation under Commander Ivan Peatrov, the enemy hurled in eight or nine divisions," the dispatch, says. "Pressing. their advance, the Rumaninns drove a wedge of nearly a mile into our positions, throwing a second large force into the gap to support the first. The success of the attack seemed assured but at this Moderate-Estimate point, Soviet artillery came into action."
NAZIS DIG IN FOR WINTER Heavy Drain Made-
On Reserves
(DY "REUTER'S" OPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)
MOSCOW, Sept. 23-On the
Is 3,000,000
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The dispatch described how guns at point-blank range mow. led down the attackers and the
attack spent itself. The enemy The Russian began to retreat, leaving a valley filled with dead and wounded, one Rumanian battalion being com- pletely annihilated.
Soviet troops, says the news- paper, advanced under artillery! cover and engaged the enemy with bayonets. The engage- ment developed into a larger battle, resulting in the throwing back of the two Ger- man regiments
Berlin Counter-Claim
BERLIN, Sept. 23||(UP).--Accord- Ing to the official news agency, Finnish forces in the northern sector of the eastern front during the past few days have succeeded in ch- LONDON, Sept. 23 (UP).elreling and wholly destroying five Ambassador to Soviet battalions. At the conclusion London, M. Ivan Malsky speak of the battle, 3,000 Soviet dead were counted, great quantities of booty. ing to-day at the American taken and seven Soviet planes were Chamber of Commerce luncheon shot down on the Karelian front. said that about one third of, the whole German army is now hore-de-combat.-A--moderate estimate of the German losses "Attempts to break through on would be 3,000,000 killed, other sectors of the front were wounded or missing and 8,500 repulsed everywhere.
planes destroyed.
"The wedge has been cut off at its base and the front line straightened out.
Second Blow
ה
He appealed to the United States and Britain to step into
Bayonet Charge
MOSCOW, Sept. 23-(Router),————-The- Germans have been driven back seven miles after a Russian bayonet cliarge on one sector of the Leningrad front, says the official Russian news agency.
War Commentary By "Annalist"
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Neuter)
The Luftwaffe
Here are some of the men-Rusalan pilots—who are helping to destroy, the Nazi Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front.» Third from the right in the group is Flying Officer N.A. Tokarev, who holds the rank of "Hero of the Soviet Union."
President Roosevelt Wants U.S. Merchant Ships Armed
Special to the "Telegraph"
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (UP).—Fresident Roosevelt to-day said that America is probably heading toward the arming of merchantships. He disclosed that the Pink Star, flying the Panamanian flag, possessed one gun for defence but was unable to say how many-if any-other vessels under Panamanian registry are armed.
Military Activity In Bulgaria Increases
evidence that the Germans are hail of grenades and machine-gun for the freedom of the
the attack launched than it met digging in "over hundreds, one bullets. A detachment commanded world whose fate is now in the forces and that those threatened with to leave their premises without War Tax Dept
Rumanian
the
He left no doubt that he is preparing to ask Congress to modify or repeal the neutrality. act to permit the arming of merchant ships carrying the American flag, and he said that & decision on this would be renched next week.
He said that it is possible that America is headed towards the arm- Ing of American merchant ships ond' also the arining of vessels of other, American Republics, The President declared that he was going to do everything possible to protect these
ships.
Russian central front Major-
ANKARA, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-Travellers report that very General Sokolovsky, representa-
active military preparations contintre in Bulgaria and that the "In the evening, the enemy began the breach and offset the Russian tive of the Soviet Command on to mass large forces in guilles ready losses in production. Ho em- Despite mounting German claims re- All foreigners in Bulgaria, are closely watched by the Police.
Germans are`laking over Bulgarian railways for their own use. this front, tells me there is for a fresh blow but no sooner was phasised that Russia is fighting garding their successes at Klev, there are indications that Marshal Budenny whole
The staffs of the Soviet Legn- withdrew a substantial portion of his tion and Consulates are unable might say over thousands of by Kovtun repulsed the
encirciement are kilometres. They are taking up attack and even advanced at several balance in the battles of Lening-
still fighting des-
watched by perately in their efforts to escape, being
Gestapo defensive positions with trench | points.".
rad and the Ukraine.
Outrageous Movement The Germans admit this resistance agents. There are at prosent & A. R. P. Hint warfare, mud and winter in pros- The dispatch points out that
"Many amateur strategists talk
but allege
women that an increasing ten- only four Soviet
"The President said that the sinking, glibly about the weather; about
•·pect."
defence of Odessa, where the front is General Winter and General Mud, coming apparent. It is perhaps un
dency towards disintegration Ig be-
of the Pink Star was just another in- German reserves are not "ex-shaped like a narrow horse-shot That kind of complacency is
Bulgaria,
cident in the Axis campaign of rith- In Ankara opinion is divided; some Asked if his Department was going less warfare, adding that the world very kind to remind them that with the ends resting on the Black hausted but they are approach-Sea, has already lasted a month and technique of war, these factors have a similar ailegation just eight weeks activities are intended to facilitate an yesterday by the Chairman of A.R.P. ment in all history, with certain
dangerous. With the modern
they made observers take the view that German to take up the suggestion made is facing the most outrageous move ing the point where they will a Half. "The names of the gallant teen considerably minimized. Per age and disintegration has proved to attackx by zea against the Caucasus; Work Inquiry Commission regarding groups attempting to dominate. the
defenders are renowned over the The General thought that the whole front," the message adds has by now, General Winter has exist only in their imagination.
Similarly
atorics
of Soviet officers to bring pressute on Turkey onco the an Inquiry into the profits of curtain whole world. speaks with deep admira-een reduced to a Colonel-General
and political comniissors abandoning Germans have reached the Caucasus. firms vis-a-vis the Wer Profits Tax cam- and affection of Ivan Peatrov. Mud to a Lieutenant," he declared.
their men can be taken as wishful
A third group is of the optaton Ordinance, Mr Black, Commissioner thinking.
All evidence received from that the German aim is to bring of War Taxation, stated this morning even an iron will and fron Axis-Iran Break the Russian front has shown the pressure on Turkey to obtain the that he was not in a position to make
splendid morale of the Russian passage of warships through the TEHERAN, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-The soldiers and the remarkable the
com- Dardanelles and eventually transit any comment. an at-Iranian Government have recalled raceship between the officers and of
through
Turkey. of courage and serene diplomatic representatives from Ger- men, which has not proved subver-
He udded, however, thunt his The Turks stress, however, that many, Italy and Rumunia.
sive to discipline,
they
do not consider the present Department would not let any grass developments in Bulgurla to be on a grow under its feet in respect of any sumclently large scale, to constitute a possible avenue for taxation. threat to this county
lose greatly In
bo," he added, "
Germans would manoeuvrability in a winter *paign. "They are already beginning In the worsi moments when it seems to substitute horses for petrol
that vehicles," he said. "The ronds are nerves will give way, this valiant getting bad and the Germans are un-, commander appeurs "mong questionably sulfering from a petrol troops, bringing with him shortage. Winter cold
create iosphere now problems for the Germans.
"The Russians ait have sheepskin coats and snow-boots. As the Fin- nish campaign showed, the Russians can stand 50 degrees of frost, if necessary staying out of doors night] and day while the Germans cannot." Reasons For Failure
Explaining the reasons for the fai- lure of the German attempt to breaki through the Smolensk sector in the Moscow drive, General Sokolovsky
Jost
alone, planes in this one"
confidence."
New Battleship Stirs Knox to Grave Words
QUINCY, Mass., Sept. 23 (Reuter)-After watching the
gave Impressive Bgures of Nazt losses. 35,000-ton battleship Massachusetts launched before. thousands Since They started their drive against Smolensk, ho
sald, the Germans bed of cheering people this morning, the Secretary of the Navy, 1,000
sector Colonel Frank Knox, declared that the Neutrality Act was Since the beginning of September crippling" the efforts of the country and said that it should
sald, Russian counter-attacks bad be immediately repealed, a
Colonel Knox said that it was pos- resulted in the
recapture of
of territory There should be no handicapsible that the battleship just launched might have to "participate in another Bight: for human liberty." shores," He declared that the Massachusetts
he
milo
six to 30 miles in depth over a Go on those trying to keep the war
front.
Ten German divisiona have been totally or partly destroyed wor
from .theso
lind
the Germans recently had been Colonel Knox said. "We must obliged to throw in ten more. divi-waste no time in repealing the alons These troops had been brought Neutrality Act.
Superiority of Artillerych
and other ships recently launched or building would carry the heaviest guns afloat and would participate In up from other parts of the front but The Manchusetts was launched the job handed over to the Navy "of there was no evidence that they, had, without incident and even before her seeing that the sea-lanes between come from the Leningrad sector, bows touched, the water, the keel for America and Britain are kept free."
the now cruiser, U.S.S. Flint was Security & Sea-Power -The Rumians g'aro, sow some 25 laid on the spot she had just väented.
Declaring that it American security. -miler_from": Bmblenik –the). General
i was to be maintained the United Russian Fighting. saldz He was very emphatic Colonel Khanx asorted that recent States must rely for years to come carning the great superiority, especíevents, on the Russian front "made on the dominance of scapower," ally in quality, ror: Rusalong artillery, prospects of
of victory dim. He need Colonel Knox added: "It is essential This, he said, was master of the Beld not inburite easthis statement ex that nld should be rent when and whereas the diffusness and Inac-
cent to say that casuallleairi: Russia where 11 is needed. Our task Js 10 suracy of the German fro is striking, were enter than in any other con- keep Aghting away from America.
Karmane imion losses in this niet in Batory, and, that the fighting, Let us fred the hands of our Com allogans of thousands of in Russia has a direct bearing on mander-in-Chiet (President #ROOLG
Dr Map Column 3 our own situation."
.:
East of Kiev
Although the situation enst of Kiev
is confused, thus giving German pro- TURN to Back Pago, Column 5
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others suggest that they are designed
troops
Yet a fourth
considers that
the derman activities in Bulgaria alm LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).-Re- at obtaining entire control of the ecived in audience, by the King at country to make it a base for opera- Buckingham Palace to-day were Mr tions against either Russia or Turkey.Churchill, and Lord Halifax.
Von Papen Back.
LONDON, Sept. 23. (Reuter),-- The German Ambassador to Turkey, Herr Franz von Papen, has arrived back in Turkey by air from a visit to Germany and is in the guramer residence of the German Embassy-at | Therapla
Moscow Allegation LONDON, Sept. 23 (UP),--Radio Moscow to-day announced that 400,-
He disclosed that the Pink Star was sunk last Friday at 11.25 p.m. GMT while in company with a Canadian escorted convoy which was attacked
by a submarine 276 miles northeast of Cape Farewell on the southern tip of Greenland.
He recalled that in 1917 when the Senate blecked the enactment-of ́a: bill to permit the arming of mer- chantmen, President, Woodrow Wil- Gon contended that he had the power to arm ships and proceeded to do it. He sacerted that in effect, he had reached the end of quibbling TURN to Back Pago, Column 4
Gen. De Gaulle Appoints
Trustees For France
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter). General Charles de Gaulle, 600 men have been mobilised in head of the Free French forces, has announced the formation of Bulgaria and that German engineers have built special roads. The ana Free French national Committee to act as trustees for France nouncement added, "The Germans until a constitutionally representative government is established. continue to put Bulgaria 'In a state of preparation for drawing up troops for war against the Soviets, and Turkey."
MR TAYLOR AND *A RUMOUR
Announcing the formation of British Government when they sent
the now Free French National Mr Duff Cooper to Singapore.
"I would like to make clear: our..
the
Committee, General de Gaulle position regarding the constitution said that it would be a matter for and laws
French Republic. first by the in-
at Vichy
and
the United States and other That Constitution and those laws nations to decide whether the have been violated
vader" and than every day. by the ac now committee is recognised complices of iconOTOLA
There is a rumour In Uie Colony instead of the Vichy Govorn- The Free that Mr.WAVE Taylor, Hon. Secretary
ment. of thee Evacuation Representation Committee, willst shortly! 'bes trans? ferred - tö, Singapore. 9% MESTAY aldted ·ífils morning, that the rum had been going on for a-wes
tiew nothing about it omela
French those violations
The Free French would be
dbe obliged War had shown the necessity of to exerciso de facto auliiveity. Ian- décentralisation and the Defence tamount to it delegation, of national internetu which will be handed back lalis modest way had met tonal
representation the same need, recognised by the pot by