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SITUATION STILL OBSCURE
Germans Claim To Be In Luck
Stalin Now in U.S. AND
AXIS
CAUTION Supreme Command ENTRY
ON RUSSIA
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The fighting in the Russo-German war is still in its early stages and will demand a further big effort on the part of the Axis," states Signor Gayda, in the "Giornale d'Italia," continuing the Italian press warning against the belief that the war will soon be over.
Gayda adds: "The fighting on the Russian front does not present possibilities of easy victories. It is prudent not to exaggerate the facts nor to talk about decisive developments.
"The Russians still dispose
which
great masses of men and material and has well prepared defence¦ lines in huge territories will certainly assist the defence." -Reuter.
2,000 Arrests In France
Arrests of Communists in Paris are reported to have run to 2,000 as part of the widespread police round-up, following Vichy's breach with Rus- sia, states the Vichy cor- respondent of the Zurich newspaper "Neutzuercher Zeitung."
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CHINA BREAKS OFF RELATIONS WITH AXIS
The Foreign Office in
has Chung king cabled Mr. Chen Chieh, Chinese Am- bassador to Berlin, and Mr. Hsu Tao-lin Chinese Charge d'Affaires in Rome, instructing the Chin- ese diplomatic repre- sentatives in Germany and Italy to return to China.--Reuter.
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL ́ ́) ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO DIRECT NEWS TO INDICATE THE REAL POSITION SINCE THE GERMANS ANNOUNCED THAT PANZER DIVISIONS WERE STREAMING ALONG THE ROAD FROM MINSK TO MOSCOW, THE LAT- EST SOVIET COMMUNIQUE REFERS TO A DEFEAT INFLICTED ON THE PANZER UNITS BETWEEN MINSK AND BARANOVITCH.
There is no confirmation of reports that the Germans have occupied Minsk, but the heavy pressure of the German forces between Minsk and Vilna places the Red Army south in a difficult position.
now
overcame
Soviet
INTO WAR
Everyone
is against
war, just as everyone is said Pre- against sin, sident Roosevelt at his Press Conference held at near New Hyde Park, York, yesterday.
The President reaffirmed his
of the war, but he
to went on draw a distinction between hope and belief.
hope that America could stay out
It was obvious, he said, how anyone would vote in a po'l on whether the United States
In should plunge actively conflict with the Axis.
President Roosevelt, in the last asserted
a
Stalin has
taken
they over Agency, which claims that virtual personal command of the, were cut off by the collapse of Red Armies, with Marshal Voro- a burning bridge but shiloff as his right hand man. firstly, two Soviet tanks, then two months, has often
In a fierce battle near Mur- three heavy anti-tank guns, and that he hoped the United States mansk with Finnish and German finally four more
tanks would keep out of the European To-day reiteration fol- troops cooperating in the attack. and an armoured observation car, conflict. it is claimed in Moscow that the and held the town till evening lowed recent criticism of the Ad- that the enemy has been hurled back re- when the capture was completed. ministration's policy, peatedly. International News
Luck is the manufacturing town country was being led along the Service.
on the River Styr, 85 miles north-road to active participation. east of Lwow and lies on
The President declined to dis- route of the German thrust to-cuss the espionage arrests carried wards Kiev, the capital of out by the F.B.I.-Reuter. in Poland.
CHINA BREAKING OFF RELATIONS The Foreign Minister, Mr. Quo Tai-chi, will Fall Of Luck Claimed
It is announced in London that issue a statement to-day
the official German News Agency announcing the sever has claimed the capture of Luck ance of relations with in Poland.
German tanks which pushed Germany and Italy, and ahead of the main body were the withdrawal of diplo-responsible for the capture of Luck, according to à circum- matic and consular repre- stant al story broadcast last night
Reuter. sentatives.
by the Official German News
SOVIET SOLDIER PUTTING UP
A GRAND SHOW
"THE SOVIET SOLDIER HAS OFTEN
The correspondent adds "The SHOWN A GREATER CONTEMPT FOR Russian Embassy buildings in DEATH THAN HIS ADVERSARY DURING THE Vichy are guarded by soldiers. A sharp watch is being kept at the PRESENT FIGHTING, ” SAYS THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENT OF THE ZURICH NEWS- Many Russians have been ar-
"QUOTING rested and energetic action taken PAPER, “NATIONAL ZEITUNG," against Communists in other parts a of France.
town's exits.
The Gazette. Lausanne”
GERMAN PRESS REPORTS.
The correspondent adds: "His tenacity,
ports from Vichy that, as evidence OCREST
of the powerful Trench-Com- combined with a certain fatalism, enables munist organisation, the Com-
munist newspaper, Humanite" him to hold out until he is blown up together
though banned since the begin-
ning of the war has been appear with his pillbox.........
ing regularly in several French towns.Reuter.
NO RAIDS YESTERDAY
An official communique states thất up to 8 pm. last evening there had been no reports of chemy activity over Britain dur ing the day-British Wireless.
and than -'èxposing it to cross fire between the first and second "The" Russlons have shown lines, website REA "Thus fighting, as all the Ger- cleverness, as in the last war, in laying out fortifications, trenches man reports underline is every- and underground communications, where desperate and stubborn,
The Rutsians often adopt The Russian Air Force attacks "ambush tactles- förmorly add with the greatest pluck,but,ac= In the bivil war, consistent In curate bombing, it is reported, G allowin
the first waves of an rare, owing to faulty alming and onomy attack to pass through, technique."-Reuter
the
Luftwaffe Attacks PERSONS DETAINED on the German High Command's
emphasises
A Berlin military commentary
communique
The Home Secretary stated that yesterday that on 31st May, the damage is being done to Russian total number of persons detained communications by the Luftwaffe. under Defence Regulations 18b; (Continued on Page 16) was 781. British Wireless,
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