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RUSSIANS CLAIM STRIKING VICTORY IN TANK BATTLE

Pruth Sector Still Holds Out

MOSCOW MYSTERY

ADMITS RETREAT

While Germany yester- day was tensely awaiting news of the victories pro- mised by the High Com- mand, Moscow issued communique admitting a withdrawal on the nor- thern sector of the 1,500. mile front.

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"After inflicting heavy on the enemy our troops are re-grouping for further action,"

the communique declared.

The re-grouping area is taking place in the. "Minsk-Baranovitch sector.

BOMBING

OFF SWEDEN

Swedish

An unknown steam- er was attacked by a bomber outside Swedish territorial

south of waters, Simrisham, says a the despatch from southern town of Ystad.

A single bomb just missed the ship which drove the bomber off by gunfire. National- ity of both ship and 'plane is unknown. Reuter.

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The German public had their after the usual time and report-

German Successes

Confined To The Northern Front

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RÚSSIA CLAMS TO HAVE GAINED A STRIKING VICTORY IN TWO GIGANTIC BATTLES BETWEEN HUGE FLEETS OF GERMAN TANKS AND SOVIET “LAND BATTLESHIPS” ON THE POLISH FRONT, WHILE THE RED AIR FORCE CONTINUES TO DEAL CRIPPLING BLOWS AGAINST MILITARY CENTRES IN RUMANIA.

The full power of the Nazi and Com- British

munist mechanised forces crashed head on in

the Minsk sector and the Lusk area, 300 Mission In miles to the south, where the invaders are

trying to control the main rail routes towards

Moscow and the Ukraine.

Reuter quotes well-informed circles in hopes raised to fever pitch by a ing the "imminent announcement Ankara as confirming that the Axis troops communique issued three hours of important successes."

BRITAIN'S GRAVE VIEW OF ACTION OF SWEDEN

VARIOUS FACTORS contributed to the speed with which the German request to Sweden to allow the passage of a German division was made and accepted, says the Stockholm correspondent of the Free French agency.

have not crossed the River Pruth into Bessara- bia, and all reports reaching the Turkish capital indicate the Russians are fighting with extreme bravery.

Red Capital

THE SOVIET FOREIGN COME MISSAR, M. MOLOTOV, RE: CEIVED THE BRITISH AM- BASSADOR, SIR STAFFORD: CRIPPS, YESTERDAY AFTER: NOON. ON THE LATTER'S RE- TURN TO MOSCOW FROM LONDON.

Sir Stafford presented members of the British mission and the en- tire diplomatic. staff to M. IN Molotov.

They are attacking and counter-| GARDING THE FIGHTING attacking a. all points on the THE REGION OF THE RIVER southern front.

PRUTH HAS GREATLY IM-

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The mission includes Lt-Gen.

A Moscow communique says: PRESSED NEUTRAL OBSERV- Mason Macfarlane and Rear-Ad- "Fierce tank battles advantageous

to us continued throughout the day."

The Germans. appear to have penetrated some 160 miles on the Minsk front beyond the Russo- German linė of demarcation in

Poland and are well within White

Russia or the old U.S,S.R. proper.

Cavalry Charge

On the Lusk front, it is con-

firmed that the Nazis have pushed nearly 100 miles Into U.S.S.R. ter

ritory despite the Russian' claim that Prezemysl had been recap- tured.pla

The Rusalan communique im piled that the Red Army, is put- ting up a desperate fight on the Minsk front.

Old methods triumphed over

Firstly, there was the hesitation] received the Swedish Minister, of Finland.

M. Prytz, at the Foreign Office Secondly the lack of German and expressed to him the grave ships for transport,, and;

view taken by the "British Gov. Thirdly, the' possible danger ernment concerning the action of to navigation in the Baltic, min- the Swedish Government in per- new. when cavalry units, with ed and counter-mined and not,mitting passage of a German swinging sabres, were credited perhaps, as free of cubmarines division through territory en with smashing a German attempt # the Germans have givon It to route to the Russian battlefront to land troops by air. be understood...

The Swedish press emphasises the unanimity with which the Swedish Government's decision

was taken!:

Reuter.

RECØRD U.S. ARMY BILL APPROVED

The US Senate yesterday, ap-

1 Parachute landings behind the

Red lines in White Russia also broken up.

were

Pruth Fighting Meanwhile Axis circles in An- kara continue to make amazing

The Swedish Government spokesman says the trains will take about two days to pass through Swedish territory-Rou- proved the record-breaking: $10-c'a'ms, such as 2,000 Russian 384,000 Army Supply Bill and sent planes déstroyed in the first two it back to the House of Represen- days of the war. tatives for consideration of in- However, they give divergent creases amounting to $858,000,000. accounts of the proportions of These increases are mostly re- those destroyed on the ground quired by the Senate amendment and in the nic

THE Eden,, Foreign for the construction of new muni- CONFIRMATION IN

RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE 7 RE- yesterday afternoon, tions factories

Britain Takes

Grave View

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miral G. J. A. Mules.Reuter.

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