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LENINGRAD SITUATION Nazis Urging Japan To Go IMPROVES:
STRONG
RED COUNTER-ATTACKS
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW, SEPT. 28 (UP). THE POSITION AT LENINGRAD APPEARS TO HAVE SOMEWHAT IMPROVED ON SUNDAY. DISPATCHES REPORTED STIFFENING RESISTANCE IN SEVERAL AND THE Growing strength oF THE RUSSIAN COUNTER-ATTACKS. SUB-SECTORS THE RUSSIANS BROKE through THE NAZI DEFENCES CONSISTING OF SEVERAL LINES OF TRENCHES 150 METRES APART AND SEIZED THE FORTIFIED POSITION.
The Germans appeared to have advanced newhere. The "Red Star in a dis- patch asserted that Leningrad itself had become an invulnerable bastion and that every inhabitant had become a warrior. The city's approaches consist of an elaborate system of barricades including dug-outs and pillboxes which are everywhere. Factories have been organised on military lines and individual
USUAL WEEKLY
DRUBBING
Raids On Italian Bases
shops are now constituting companies and, platoons
under the command of former managers,
time WORLD'S
CAIRO, Sept. 28 (Router).—The R.A.F. had a busy time between Friday night and Saturday night, bombing and
machine-gunning targets at Sardinia, Sicily, Taranto. Palermo,! GREATEST
Agrimento, Bardin and Mersa Lukk,
Bases
and aerodromes at Elmas in Sardinia were raided
BATTLES
A London message states that according to authoritative quarters, the fact that the Ger mans have made no new claims in the Ukraine and Crimea could be construed as a favourable. factor and also that rain is con- tinuing to fall along the entire front. Fighting continues in
OPERATIONS and a large number of seaplanes No Soviet Weakening the strongly defended Crimea.
A
OF WEEK
BY RAF
WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST"
י.
ebm-
guns, two radio outfits and a large
were severely damaged as well
Moscow Communique as defending aircraft.
The hangar and wireless station ut LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).
"Moscow announced. "In #1 Mursala aerodrome at Borizza and-The war on the eastern front munique that 18 tanity 41 armoured the electrical plont at Porto Em- enters its 15th week to-day. For cars with ammunition, ten, mine- pedocle also sustained damage, air-98 days Soviet forces have been sweeping batteries were destroyed. craft being
ond ground exposed to the full weight of the hundreds of prisoners were taken, 48 LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter). “To the Gulf of Taranto, e merchant/ German military machine. Over Runs, 19 mine-throwers, 66 machine-
crews machined. -R.A.F. operations over Ger vessel was set on fire by the RAF. zone, nearly 2,000 miles long. amount of rifles have been captured. many and occupied territory who on Friday night attacked Paler-German panzers, and Stukas, The Russian forces continues fight- during the week ending at dawn me harbour and Agrimento with with infantry support, haveing on all fronts. on. September 28 were much success, a large fire breaking out at hammered and battered at the western sector, the Russians com- After seven days of fighting on the reduced by unfavourable wen- the Intler objective.
Bardia harbour and neighbouring Russian lines with never-ceasing manded by Comrade Uckevich forced ther.
dumps were attacked yesterday as pressure.
the Germans to leave their reinforced"] well as transport at Mersa Lukk,
Millions of men have been engaged positions. Eighteen infantry Strong forces of bombers and one Messerschmitt being destroyed in in this titanic struggle, which is un-panies were annihilated and 2,300 -fighters mädo-successful-attacks the-Bardia-ruid;---
doubtedly-the-greatest-battle-ever German officers and men were left. in daylight on September 21 on From all operations, five R.A.F. known. Yet although the Russians dead on the battlefield. the power station at Gosnay and aircraft were missing.
hove lost ground and have suffered railway objectives at Lille. * In all 24 German fighters were destroyed in these operations for the loss of 18 British fighters, but two British pilots were saved and no bombers were lost.
News was released this week of the new Hurricanes equipped with: powerful armament of 12 guns and four cannon. They have gained fur- ther successes against enemy "ship.
hing.
Shipping Attacked
In daylight on September 26, they
Finland's Attitude
To Soviet
Not Ready For Peace STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter).
a grievous loss in men and material, at no point of their far-flung battle Hne ins their front been pierced nor is there any sign of wenkening In their power of resistance.
Impregnable Bastion
Midnight Bulletin
com-
To War With Russia
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 (Reuter).—The American owned "China Press" carries a statement attributed to a source in Tokya that Germany is exercising pressure on Japan through Fascist Japanese Army officers in favour of an im- mediate clash with Russia.
Prince Konoye, says the report, is losing confidence In the policy of aggrandisement through aggression. Ills views are stated. to have clashed uncompromisingly with Fascist army and navy officers.
Meanwhile the attitude of the administration is cau- tious, feeling that Germany is by no means victor in Russia yet and that for Japan to tackle Russia's powerful Far Eastern army would involve giving second place to the China war and the southward drive.
Spirit Of Revolt Among Czech Alarms Germans
'
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reut er)-Faced by a mounting tide, of sabotage, passive resistance and revolt among the people of Czecho-Slovakia, the 68-year-old Baron von Neurath, for two and a half years the Nazi "Protector" of that country, has handed his task over to a young Black Guard Group Leader, Reinhard Heydrich, Second-In-Command of the Secret Police.
Germans From Iran Arrive In Turkey
Heydrich took office to-day and issued his first decree pro- claiming a state of emergency in six districts of the pro- tectorate of Bohemia
and Moravia.
This proclamation
will enable swift and drastic action to be taken against those suspected of opposition to the Nazi regime.
Observers in Lundon believe, that
ANKARA, Sept. 28 (Reuter).-Four hundred and fifty Axis women, children and staff of the German Legation from it is the prelude to fresh wave of Teheran passed through Ankara to-day. The train was met arrests without trial and summary by Frau Clodius wife of Hitler's trade negotiator, the Bulgarian executions. Minister and representatives of the Italian and Hungarian Simultaneously came a report of
Missions.
an unsuccessful attempt on the life- of Dr Tuku, The women said that the lorry Premier of Slovakia.
the Nazi-appointed drive from Teheran to the frontier took eight days, during
TANKS! Britain's Record Effort for Soviet
Soviet midnight communique states: "Tanks for Rusala" week
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter}--The
"On September 20 our troops
WAH
fought the enemy along the whole nearly 20 per cent, higher than front. On September 26, 98 Gurmon the previous week, which itself in the fighting itself, there has been nircinft were destroyed. We lost 30 provided an all-time record, no important development in the Inst aircraft.
Visit To Hacha which they were constantly LONDON, Sept. 20 (Reuter)
stopped and searched by the Heydrich paid his first official visit
Russians who, they alleged, to President Dr Emil Hacha accom-
-of-the-Protectorate The and jewellery, leaving each per- which t
the state of emergency spplies son only one suit.
Machrisch-Ostali, are Prague, Brno, Kladno, Koenigsgratz and Oelmutz.
Heydrich "informed the president of the reasons and events which
took their watches, shoes, furs pented by Dr Frank, State Secretary
LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).; The majority of the travellers were -Tank production
several during very poorly dressed but
women wore furs, and jewels, sugges- treatment were grealy exaggerated. that irresponsible sections of the treat at the stories of the Russian necessitated the proclamation stating lunch for the refugees, who looked recently committed a number of In- The German Embassy provided population in the pay of the enemy sad and depressed and did not "Hell" dividual nations hostile to the Reich. as customary at mass gatherings of Germans. On the whole the refugees did not look happy at the prospect of returning to the Fatherland.
At Istanbul
24 hours. Leningrad is still holding "Ships of the Northern Fleet sank states the Ministry of Supply. strongly und Odesen is proving an two enemy transports of 8,000 tone Saturday's tank output was equally impregnable bastion. Fight- and 4,000 tons respectively,
133*
attacked four mine~weepers and "It is obvious that Russia in her there any talk of any further down over Moscow and on, Septer that, targets had been set for every morning, according to
ady Budenny secins
must be
to have
two anti-aircraft ships, probably des- | present situation is faterested in end- troying two mine-sweepers anding hostilities with Finland as soon damaging the anti-aircraft ships. possible but all desires to this end succeeded in re-grouping his forces before Kharkov which may prove the deinitely rejected at the Britists fighters also sank a patrol present stage-however much Fin- next German objective in addition vestel off the French coast.
The Coastal Command niso mare's people would welcome a return
pence,
the Helsinki
news-
Fate of Europe
"The population who for the most ingr the central sector liss slacken- Coastal batteries and ships of the the highest daily production rate
part realise that the fate of the ed, probably because the ubiquitous Baltic Fleet sank an enemy cruiser, ever reached and the last three
nations of Europe is linked with the mud is hampering operations:
one destroyer and heavily damaged days of the week produced more)
Reigh are expected not to allow But in the assaults do not seem to have made
south, the German two other destroyers.
tanks than any previous three LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter)-A voked by their propaganda. Every themselves to be in any way pro- "On September 27, two German days. Impression on
on the Crimes. Nor reconnaissance planes were brought
party of Axis diplomats returning order loving person is assured of the A Ministry of Supply official stated from run with their wives and protection of the authorities,
The towards the Donetz.
children arrived at Istanbul this? 20 two enemy bombers.
Deputy Reich Protector
then
inform tank and plane in the country--
an Istanbul ed tlie President that the Premier of targets which were even higher thun dispatch to the offelal German nows the Flins had been arrested on o
the Protectorate
orate Government, In- agency the peak objectives of Inst week.
The Germans in the party are being charge of plotting high treason and accommodated in two large Rumanian would be tried by the national court stoomers. "Transylvania" and "Bes in due course. He expressed his re- Throughout the week-end, tele- sarabla."
cognition of the loyalty of Hacha grams and telephone calls had been The Bulgarian Charge d'Affaires since the formation of the protec- pouring into the Ministry from tank in Teheran, M, Dafinov, was among tarate. factories, foundries and steel-works, the travellers. etc. in which workers pledged themselves to do their utmost to ex-; ceed last week's record production
this week.
to the Crimea.
Element of Time successful attacks on enemy ships off paper "Hufvudstadsbladet" to-day the coast of Norway,
The Germans now claim that all A 6,000-1on}
that "Russia's word cannot resistance behind their advance lines adds supply ship was hit and a 6,000-ton be
be relied supply ship is also believed to have pliance wine and therefore com- east of Kley has been annihilated.
with the request to
cense pro- The process has taken just ten days been hit.
secution of the war would be on their own showing and losses have Docks at Calais, Dunkirk and equivalent to the self-destruction of probably not been one-sided. Boulogne were raided by Bombera victoriously fighting Army."
In spite of the exhaustion which Command aircraft ns were also ob- Possession of the areas conquered must be beginning to tell upon the Germany.
Atitutes one great war alm--peace secured cannot break off the struggle at this
the future. However In the afternoon of September 27, we are that our relations with Britain The element of time is becoming anxlous juncture and give the troops a rest. big air sweep over France of shall not be aggravated, we cannot more and more atute, especially in
the operations at Leningrad.
H
Over N. France
far
Blenheims with a fighter escort was accept the demands made on us." made. The railway centre at Amiens and the railway junction near Lavas- see was bombed with good results. Twenty-one enemy fighters were destroyed to 13 British.
LATEST
Workers' Pledge
·
Agencer
Subsequently Hachh sent Hoy- drich a written statement expressing the readiness of the Protectorate Government to cb-operate in
martial.
the
Appeal To Warrior jectives at Cologne and Western by Finland, says the newspaper, "con- Germans as much as on the Russians Complete Occupation.
Mentality Of Indians tasks ahead.
No Appeal Ministry of Supply experts have the surest pledge of Finland's It is obvious that the High Commond Of Changsha, Claim
WARDHA, Central Province, Sept. planned a rupidly expanding tank
JERUSALEM, Sept. 28 (Reuter),—— covering 28 (Router)"Enlist in the Army There will be no appeal against sen- production. programme IN HUNAN, Sept. 28, (Domel) programme is based on a long term have the warrior, mentality and help state of emergency passed in Bohemin WITH THE JAPANESE FORCES every process of manufacture. This Air Force and Navy. Show that you tences.passed for offerices under the The complete occupation of Chang- policy for a constant flow of those de M. S. Aney, member of the and Moravia and they will be carried
yourself, Don't be anti-war,” declar- sha this afternoon by the Japanese types selected for immediate needs
out immediately, according to in- fores which penetrated the city last by the Soviet Government and also Viceroy's exponded Excutive Coun- formation
authoritativo reaching night, was officially announced by the to maintain simultaneously the in-cil and former President of the In circles here, Press Section of the Japanese Ex- crensing requirements of Britain's dian National Congress, addressing
Cases will be tried by court peditionary Force to Central China at own swiftly-expanding armoured a pubile meeting here to-day. 8 o'clock this evening.
| fighting forçès.
Congress had betrayed the interest The official communique, says that
of the sectorates by resigning from
Upholding The “y” .... the Japanese units In pursuit of the
the Ministries, he said, adding that LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter).--The remnants of the Chinese, 74th Army:
acceptance of omeo afforded oppor-order of Colonel Britton, the British continued to advance south of the
tunities for India's progress,
TURN to Back Page, Column 5. Changsha-Luyang road and succeed- ed in crossing the Libyang River near | Kintan. · At 4 o'clock, this afternoon these Japanese forces drovo live miles to the south be the river where Aghting is now continuing In the mountainous regional
Mennwhile, Japanese naval air CAIRO, Sept. 28 (Reuter); units bombed: Hengyang en the The capture of an Italian staff
the car by South Africans is men
The attack was the week's heaviest and Gormany sent up more fighters than had been seen for a long time. During the week's operations, 28 British aircraft are missing but ve pilote are auto. Forty-five German fighters were destroyed.
"Our" Fighterz Over France
Chinese High Command Shows Fine Confidence
Special to the "Telegraph"
Italian Staff
| Captured
Desert Interlude
Berlin-Vichy Seek Basis
For Future
—CHUNGKING, Sept. 28 (UP)—It is -authoritatively stated that the Chinese High Command is very confident of a large scale success in the Changsha battle, regardless of the fate of the LONDON, Sept. 20(Reuter) RAF. fighters to-day carried out city as the Chinese are employing large armies, including con offensive patrols over Occupled siderable reinforcements for one of France. Attacks were made with moves against six Japanese divisions.
the biggest mopping up cannon fire on a supply also two petrol wagons
which woro
The authorities said that {ghting 'was raging, on the outskirt / Chihklang perodrome in westerntioned in to-day's' British Middle between Berlin and the Vichy Government sim at reaching mare set alight,
train
and
Aircraft on the ground
ground, troops and
huick victory was unlikely the of Changsha where six Japanese machine-gun posts were also attack- Chinese objective requiring divisions were doing their utmost to
ed and an anti-aircraft gun was steam-roller efforts...... ellenced, says the: Air Ministry.
occupy the city, while Japanese alth columnists were working/inside the
It is reliably stated that Japanese | elty. He reported that : Chinésa
No Briush aircraft was missing. plainclothes soldièrs havo been bombers heavily attacked the,Japan-
1:11, is now known that one of the Brush Oghter reported lost in the operationit, over: Northern France on Saturday afternoon is safezda
here was no erremy activity over diring, daylight-to-day
rounded up in the Immediate Change ese, forces at Changsha (o-day, sha defence sector: Bils afternoon. Japaneis Claimą,
A military spokesman said that hà
had conversed over the telephone SHANGHÀ, Smt. 28 (UP).—--The With General Hitch-Yuen this after Japanese South China Command for hoon-who-reported="" that – bloody | TURN to Back Page, Columi 5
upper reaches of the Blang River in southern Hunan Province and
Hunan Province,
Harmony
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 28 (Reuter)Discussions proceeding
galisfactory relations.
East communique.
The
statica: "Libya. While conclusion of a separate peace is not anticipated, it Apart from Jaeffective enemy is expected that there will be relaxation of Armistice conditions, arthlory five, the situation at Tobruk throughout yesterday was generally says the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper "Aftonbladet."
tween the two countries is also He adds that it is proposed that tween tha
"In the frontier ares our, patrols the occupying troope, will remain Inexpected through re-opening of the continued their aggressive activities. France, but the Petain Government French Embassy In Berlin, although Yesterday, a South African patrol and the whole civil" administration" the representatives will be called cuptured gestoff ears containing; four will return to Parisienky
"Diplomatic Misiones instead of Italian officers.201
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