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SOVIETS CRUSH SECOND Disappearance Mystery Of Inflation
GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE MURMANSK SECTOR
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”.
MOSCOW, SEPT. 24 (UP).—THE SEVEN DAY BATTLE IN THE DIRECTION (OF MURMANSK ENDED TO-DAY WITH THE COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF THE SECOND GERMAN OFFENSIVE, ACCORDING TO A DISPATCH TO THE NEWSPAPER "RED STAR.” IN ONE SECTOR THE ENEMY DEAD NUMBERED 2,000. THE DISPATCH ADDED, “THE STUBBORN RESISTANCE of our trooPS AND THEIR crushing COUNTER-ATTACKS; THE SEVERE LOSSES AND THE COLD WHICH IS SETTNG IN IN THE NORTH ARE DRIVING THE FASCISTS TO DESPAIR.".
The offensive was launched early in September with picked Ger- man troops who were transferred from Norway, consisting of S.S. bat- talions and several Alpino regiments who were ordered to take the vital ice-free port at any cost.
The Russian counter-attack halted the advance and compelled the Germans | to take up defensive positions.
A telephone dispatch from Leningrad reported to-day that the Russians trapped a panzer column which surrendered after a short battle in which one German General was killed, 117 officers and men captured, and 20 damaged and 16 undamaged tanks taken which will now be used by the Red army.
BITTER FIGHTING REPORTED
:
MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (Reuter)—Activity on the Odessa front has again increased. Bitter fighting is going on in the neighbourhood of Kherson for a point called "N" which Soviet- troops hold.
The enemy has flung in more reserves but the Soviet forces have thrown back the Germans after a bloody struggle in which 1,500 enemy corpses were left piled up in tank traps.
Terrific Battle For Leningrad
Russian and German Reports
was
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter)The terrifle struggle for Leningrad and the ebb and flow of the opposing armies described to-day in both Berlin and Moscow broadcasts,
The Germans, in claiming the capture of a "fair-sized" Jown, refer to hard house-to-house fighting before the city and
the "tenacious resistance” of the city's defenders.
Hope
Nazis To Cut Off Budenny
WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter), -The Germans to-day announce that the complete elimination of the encircled Russian forces can be reckoned with "in days."
This tells a somewhat different glory from their cariler
that
♫
At "Point N" Soviet troops hold well-prepared defensive positions. The enemy, without sparing men, launched one at- tack after another and once pierced the Soviet first line defences. The Soviet Command threw in reserves and forced the Germans out.
News published in the "Red Star" throws down the German claim to have already reached Perekop on the j Isthmus and to have isolated the
British Attache's Wife
Special to the "Telegraph"
PEIPING, Sept. 24 (UP).-Mystery continued to sur- round the disappearance of the beautiful and popular Japanese-born Alko, wife of Mr Denzil H. Clarke, Press Attache of the British Embassy. She has been missing since she left a lady friend's house last Saturday. husband and the British Embassy are making every pos- alble effort to and her and have also appealed to the Japanese authorities; however, thus far hey have not been able to obtain the slightest clue,
* Her
The British Consul, Mr A. A. L. Tuson told the “United Press" that he is convinced that Mrs Clarke has been kid- napped, and he believes that her disappearance is closely linked with an extremely libellous article, published in the Japanese daily newspaper "Tao Shimpo" on September 12 in which Mrs Clarke was severely criticised for behaving in a manner causing pain to patriotic Japanese. The article also made other fantastic allegations. The British Embassy requested the Japanese newspaper to publish a retraction but have so far failed to obtain satisfaction.
PWD Foreman Who Forgot To Initial Payment Vouchers
That he failed to initial hundreds of vouchers on which Kin Lee received their money from Government because he forgot to was admitted by Cheng Fung-tung, fore- man employed by the Waterworks Office of the P.W.D., when he was re-examined this morning at the resumed 'inquiry into certain matters affecting the architectural office of the Air Raid Precautions Department.
Neutrality Act May Soon Be Amended
The Commission comprises His Honour Mr Justice P. E, F. Cressal (Chairman), Mr S. Hampden Ross and Mr L. C. F. Bellamy with Mr K. M. A. Barnett us Secretary, Mr D. II. Blake appeared for the Kin Lee firm, contractors for the building of the tunnel shelters
S. Steele-Perkins.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Reuter).-It was strongly in- in Kowloon. Mr G. G. N. Tinson dicated in the Capitol to-day that President Roosevelt will re-appeared for Wing-Comdr A. H. quest the virtual repeal of the Neutrality Act next week. It is reported from the Capitol that Administration officials were thus urging the President and recommending also the elimina- tion of provisions preventing United States ships from entering belligerent ports or "combal areas.”
Australian Government Survives
Books Produced
recalled this morning, and produced Lo Hok-pul, P.W.D. foreman, was a number of books which had been asked for by the Commission yester
from?
Danger In America Stressed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
·WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UP)—Mr Henry Morgenthau. Secretary of the Treasury, testi- fying to-day before the House Banking Committee urged Con- gressional approval of a bill designed to control price levels.
He said that "bold and effec- tive action" is necessary for the purpose of halting the quicken- ing trend towards inflation.
He urged that the Administration's bill be amended for the purpose of including farm prices but opposed the fixing of maximum wage levels. He also urged the release of Govern- ment owned stocks of farm goods for the purpose of preventing a danger- cus rise in prices.
Mr Morgenthau stated: "Whole sale prices for form products have i risen 37 per cent. during the past year of which six per cent, occurred within the last month. All commo-
ties have risen 18 per cent, during the last year-foods are up 20 per materials 12 per cent and chemicals
14 per cent."
Bulgaria Denies Bellicosity
LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). All is quiet in Bulgaris, declared the Bulgarian Minister of the Interior, M. Grabowski, addressing foreign journalists in
patch to the official German news Sofia to-day, states a Sofia dis-
agency.
The Minister stressed that ns partner in. the Three-Power of the Axis Powers politically Pact, Bulgarin stood on the sido and ideologically.
He denied American reports that in the near future Bulgaria would
Predicting that the Neutrality day. Act will be amended in im- The Chairman: What date do they portant respects, Senator Con-Witness: From September 20, 1940. nally said that it might be com- Up to date? Yes. pletely repealed except that it In those books, the names of all carries some desirable provisions workmen employed by the sub-con- auch ns
ere entered?We have only Government control tractors over munitions exports.
the numbers of the workmen employ-enter the war against the Soviet ed. These books contain entries by the Crimea, control the Black Sea Union, establish protectorate in Illusory Supposition
[all three
If
and participate in the exploitation of the Caucadan oil wells. sive intentions against anyone and Bulgaria, he added, had no aggres- was not being pressed
from any quarter."
Refinery In Flames
Crimea. The "Red Star" docs ot state exactly how far from Kherson the battle is in progress.
Kherson of the Daleper 20 miles from the itself stands on the high right bank! mouth and is one of the largest cities on the Dnieper. The region may be called the orchard of the Ukraine, The capture of further: see-producing the
foremen. Anest grapes and
goes through those books tions of Leningrad's defences peaches,
The supposition that-if-American and adds-up-the-numbers, one will figures in the German claims
-Germans Dislodged
Censure Motion Defeated ships remain outside the combat zene have the total number of workmen wwhich speak of the taking of
they are free from attack has been employed by
the sub-contractors MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (UP)-The CANBERRA, Sept. 24 (Reu- proved illusory, said Senator Con- since the job started?-One can find strong Soviet field positions and Red army on the central front to- ter) in the Australian Parlin-ually, citing the Robin Moor and the that out from these books but we putting out of action a number day dislodged the Germans from a
ment to-day, Mr John Curtin,]
up the total Greer as examples, and adding that have never added fortified base on the cast bank of of Soviet pill-boxes with heavy the Western Dwinn River, and dur- the Labour Leader, moved an wherever they are found there is no these books?-May I explain? The the: Nazis are attack our ships Are the rates of pay entered in losses for the enemy.
ing the course of a four-day battle amendment which amounted to reason why we should continue to workmen employed by the sub-con- decimated two regiments and killed a vote of censure on the Govern- observe the combat arcas.
tractors were paid not so much per 2,500 men, according to a dispatch ment.
"Under the law of nations, our day but by the amount of work to the "Red Star"."
on the high seas," Senator Connally ships have the right to go anywhere done,
SPECIAL TO the "teleGRAPH' Is that information down in these declared. The arming of American books? The system was like this, Fire is raging in the 700 nere re- WHITING, Ind. Sept. 24. (UP) ~~ merchantmen was "desirable."
These books contain the number of finery of the Standard Oil Company workmen employed by the sub-100 feet into the air.
of Indians and flames are shooting tractors but there is no record of the work done by them. The work done by them is measured by the this morning and the intense heat
The fire broke out in t
two tanks toreman on duty from 12 midnight prevents the approach of the fire to 8 nm, and this having been done fighters to within several hundred
So these books contain just the numbers of the workmen? Yes, as
One Man Killed ̈ ̈ ̈ WHITING well as Kin Lee's workmen.
Indiana, Bept. 24 And the morning report
(Reuter)All available diremen' and the amount of work they did?-an explosion and fire occurred in the contain police were rushed to the scene after Correct.
Standard Ol! Company factory here. One man has been reported killed and several injured,
Battles of Bridges On the Russian side, the "Red
Stor" states that in the battles of the bridges to Leningrnd the German attacks have been repulsed and the Russinns have inflicted heavy Insses las series of counter-attacks.
"Red
According to a field dispatch to the developed into u battle which raged Star," one such counter-attack throughout Tuesday. Soviet troops
Mrs Mathias amounting to over £3.000 for
In Colony
His amendment displayed dis approval of what he alleged was the use of Government funds,
Mr Early's Statement bribing Union officials.
After Mr Curtin had moved his WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). amendment, Mr. W. M. Hughes, theThere is no reason why President Attorney-General and Navy Minister, Roosevelt should not make public Government had used the funds for TURN to Back Page. Column 5 months for, such funds was £4,800 bribing Union officials.
for 20 total expenditure and this had been used to counter subversive activities and propegandar
Mr.Curtin's motion of censure was defeated by 32 voles to 31.
few forced the 128th German Infantry War Tax Assessor Arrives flatly denied the allegations that the next week his decision to arm mer- is entered in the morning report.
claims 10
Division to roll back, capturing fortified positions.
ac-
into action, supported by infantry, War Tax Assessor for Hongkong, The Germans then brought tanks Mrs Dorothea Mathias, now have surrounded Soviet troops weaving the battlefield strewn with England.
but were compelled to retrent, has arrived in the Colony from are disintegrating and being the corpses of German soldiers." doned by their officers.
1 already
Cossack Tanks
Mrs Mathias is a It confirms the views
chartered expressed
the Germans are
countant and previously worked in In another sector on the south Hove, Sussex. making a desperate effort to cut off
eastern approaches to the city, the the rearguards of Marshal Budenny's Germans drove a wedge into the also a Hongkong Tax Assessor, and Her husband, Mr Edgar Mathias is forces and that the latter are fight- Russian defences but were forced to has been in the Colony since June, Ing with the same indomitable spirit TURN to Back Page, Column 51940. that characterised Russian soldiers throughout the last three months,
Indeed unofficial reports from Moscow of counter-attacks at Gluk- hov and Poltava, which are reported to have met with local success, show that Russian marale is not weaken- Singi
Maisky's Estimate
Both at Leningrad and Odessa, the Assailants have not heen able to make any progress despite repeated
Reds Demand Dismissal Of
British Cabinet Ministers
Special to the "Telegraph”?
LONDON, Sept. 24 (UP).-The Communist Party of Great attacks with heavy forces, German Britain in a statement issued to the press to-day demanded the Josses in those intensive operations Immediate dismissal of the Minister of Aircraft Production, must undoubtedly have been heavy and there are, therefore, good grounds Colonel Moore-Brabazon, and the Secretary of State for War, for balloving that the estimate of M.Captain Davis Margessen. Molsky, of German losses as some-
'where in the neighbourhood of three,
on
"The rising note of alarm and The statement also requested fed in every newspaper in Britain re- erlifeism is now being daily express million is not excessive. immediato calling of Parliament garding Government's polley
The recent German claim of heavy "so that atops can be taken to Russia's manpower, and production olrrolds and aft successes over strengthen the Government and which reflecta a widespread feeling. Britain are to certain knowledge"
among the people that Government without foundation and prove that adopt a policy which will is not facing up to the urgency of the German propaganda la being com guarantee to the people that no present war situation at the very pelled once again to have to recourse obstacle is going to be allowed moment when the strongest and most to downright lies to give the German people little encouragement and to stand in the way of effecting a decisive fronts of leadership and
nction are necessary" added the com confidence,
be decisivo defeat to Hitler.
muniquoi
The
LATEST
No Menace
To Japan U.S. Shipments To Vladivostok
SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGRAPH! TOKYO.Sept. 24 (UP)The Deputy Government Spokesman, Mr Lichi Kishi in a broadcast this even- Ing told tho
Is inconceivable nation that it that the United States aid to Russia shipments via Vladivostok
would constitute menace to Japan because. of Use shortage of American. boltom.
Work Checked
That work is checked by a Govern ment foreman. The No. 1 foreman
feel.
The Ore spread to a dozen oil would check the measurement taken storage tanks in a region almost down by the man on duty,
mile
long. Concern was expressed George Tshing would check the over the possibility that an "agitator work done by each man the previous for highly volatua fucis, may explode.
Plant which
the storage place night? Yes.
With that information, the morn-
The flames were visible for miles
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control
Japanese Move Against Siberia is Forecast
Special to the "Telegraph"
However, he sai
he said, aside from the question of the volume of such ship-
CHUNGKING, Sept. 24 (UP).—The newspaper "Ta Kung ments, the feeling of the Japanese Pao" to-day predicted that with the loss of Kiev, the Japanese people over the navigation close to will be launching an offensive against Siberia very soon. Japanese waters of American ship
aucht supplies as avia- transporting
It assorted that all the The reasons for the winter com Lion gasoline upon which the United Japanese northern offensives in paigns on the northem mainland-In- winter.com" States has placed an embargo to history since the tension of clude the fact that the freezing of all Japan, is "similar to the Akamo case last year when a
British
rivers in Manchurin perimit Japanese Korea in 1692 have been undor- cavalry and artillery lo forcibly inspected the Asama Maru taken in the winter time. The In waters from which Mount Fuji firat Russo-Japanese Siberian Yamada's hordes completes the pre move freely. The establishment of General was visible. This act deeply aroused the entire Japanese nation. That is expedition in 1918 was in winter, parations for a push north and the thereason why the Japanese in 1981 was carried out in the nahing boats provides the best p
and the occupation of Manchuria recent protest regardlag the Soviet Government sent representations-
mines and the sinking of Japanese Bude to Busan Japaneso clash
warship
to
the United States and Rusala same season,