1941-06-24 — Page 16

SOVIET MILLION

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 24, 1941.

FIVE

CALLING

TO COLOURS

Nazis Raid 300 Miles Into Soviet Territory

MOSCOW Advance Units

IN HIGH SPIRITS

Flushed by the first war communique issued by the Soviet High Com mand, declaring that the maximum penetration by the enemy was only nine miles, Moscovites went to work yesterday in high spirits.

The effect of the previous night's mobilisation order WHS seen yesterday when approaches to the inain railway stations were crowded with parents and wives seeing off sons and husbands.

Many of these parents are former peasants who found

work in the rapidly expanding

Moscow and whose sons arc

now taxi drivers, machine

gunners and pilots.

Many of these scenes were tear-

Thrown Back'

Says Moscow

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL”)

RUSSIA IS CALLING UP FIVE MILLION ADDITIONAL MEN TO STEM THE INVA- SION, AND IN 14 MILITARY DISTRICTS IN EUROPEAN RUSSIA, GENERAL MOBI- LISATION HAS BEEN ORDERED. IN MOS- COW BLACK-OUT PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS HAVE BEEN RUSHED TO ALL POSI- TIONS IN PUBLIC SQUARES AND BUILD- INGS.

M. Molotov has appealed to workers and women to the effect that "the people must fight as one." He also revealed that German planes have struck more than 300 miles deep into Soviet territory, raiding Estonia, Zhito- mir, Kiev and Sebastopol.

ful as the Russians are an emu- tional people, but there was ከሰ

A communique states out the whole the U.S.S.R. yow- doubt of the people's conviction

ing determination to smash Ger- of the strength of the Red ariny that "on the second day many and Fascism,

of fighting the invaders with the Bolshevik Party and their determination to rout the army bandits.

and air force.

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The people claimed close unity

There is absolute composure and confidence in ultimate victory and work goes on uninterruptedly. German Claims

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"Extremely heavy" air attacks:

the major Russian sub- marine base, presumed to Odessa, despite strong resis- tance, are reported by Berlin. It is also stated that the port and units of the Russian navy were heavily bombed.

The German High Command stated that the Russian Air Force "paid heavily" for raids along the Prussian frontier and former Polish regions, and a total of 32 out of 35 Russian 'planes were shot down while a number of parachutists have been captured. Finn “Neutrality”

RUSSIAN BOMBING OF FINNISH WARSHIPS AND MERCHANTMEN AND FINNISH ISLANDS IS REPORTED IN DIS- PATCHES FROM HELSINKI,

Foreign Embassies understand" that Finland will protest to Mos- cow and give an indication of her plans to remain neutral in the Russo-German war.

The Swedish Government is exerting every effort to ensure her neutrality International News Service.

CHUNCHKING SUPPORTS RUSSIAN

[SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"]|

The Chungking press unanimously expresses great sympathy with the Soviet, especially the "Central Daily News, the official Government or- gan:

The paper blames Germany as the aggressor against Russia and expressès sympathy with the Soviet and confidence that sho will win final victory.

The “Ta Kung Pão”.. "sharda the camo opinion, and warns. Rusala not to, overlook her past- orn front against Japan.". The "Hankow Herald" (now, published in Chungking) says the German invasion will keep the Nazi war machine bogged down in Russia's vast territory, and will lead to the sure defeat of Ger- many International News! Ser

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