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SOVIET CLAIMS BIG VICTORY

Panzers Thrown On Defensive

DAYLIGHT

SWEEPS CONTINUE

The R.AF. continued the offensive on the

enemy's western front

Ostrov Battle Over: Buoyant Spirit In Moscow

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HITLER'S WAR MACHINE IS NOW SHATTERING ITSELF yesterday, according to AGAINST A FIRMLY HOLDING LINE FROM THE BALTIC TO THE BLACK SEA, ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL MOSCOW COMMUNIQUES

an

Air Ministry com WHICH ARE ENCOURAGINGLY BUOYANT

munique which Says

that heavy bombers, ac- The most shattering defeat yet inflicted. companied by fighters, upon Hitler is claimed as having taken place Soviet

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attacked the aircraft in Latvia in the Ostrov sector, scene in the last works at Meaulte, and

two days of some of the most sanguinary the power station and

near fighting of the war. Moscow now announces chemical works Bethune.

the end of the first phase of the battle, with complete victory for the Red Army.

Both targets were hit by pow- erful bombs and many incendiar- ies, and the escort shot down - seven enený fighters.

Three British fighters were lost.

but two of the pilots were rescued

from the sea.

"Hitler's panzer divisions in Latvia have now been forced to adopt defensive tactics," says the Russian High Command, adding that the severe defeat suffered by the Ger- Bomber Command Blenheims mans in this sector may prove to be one of convoy of eight enemy ships of the war's most important battles. 5,000 tons off the Dutch coast. six of the ships being hit by bombs.

attacked 4 strongly

escorted

The Soviet also refers to Ger- Chernauti.

man attempts to cross the north Operations in Galicia continue bank of the Dvina River at its on a wide front beyond Sereth. western end in the Polotsk sector. and says that Soviet troops armly

The Blenheims attacked another convoy off Calais, and one ship of 2,000 tons, and the escorting held their positions, repulsing

E-boat were sunk.

Three Bomber Command and: one Coastal Command aircraft are missing as a result of these oper- ations-Reuter.

JAPANESE CHANGES IN

COMMAND

the

Approves Mr. Eden

VITAL

BEIRUT BATTLE

The vital battle for Beirut involving posses- sion of Vichy's key port

on the Lebanese.coast is focussing all attention in Jerusalem.

Authoritative militare circles point out that with the capture of Beirut, the Vichyltes would lose. not onry their most valuable but also the main bastion of their defence in the west. HEN

The area under Vichy contral is steadily shrinking daily and many in Jerusalem opine the fall of Beirut might well have a re- cisive, effect, on the campaign"

TALK OF AN ARMISTICE

That the Syrian cam-

THE NEWSPAPERS IN MOS-paign has entered the COW PUBLISH PROMINENTLY final stage is the opinion THE SPEECH WHICH THE BRI-

of observers in Ankara SECRETARY, MR. ANTHONY EDEN, MADE who would not be sur- AT LEEDS, EMPHASISING THE

TISH

FOREIGN

PASSAGE

IN THE SPEECH prised if an armistice is SAYING THAT BRITAIN IS NOT signed within a week.

ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE

IN

An exchange of views is report-

WITH HITLER AT ANY TIME, ed to have taken place in Syria ON ANY SUBJECT, AND THAT and elsewhere with the aim of SHE WILL INTENSIFY HER seeking a settlement to avoid für-? WAR EFFORT UNTIL HE AND ther bloodshed. Stress Hungarian Claims ·

IS ALL HE STANDS FOR,

Nothing is known in London of UTTERLY DESTROYED.

this report-Reuter. every attack with severe loss.

On Saturday and Sunday,

troops carried

The press emphasises also Mr. out After vain attempts to cross Hungarian

without Eden's statement that Britain fights Hitler, doing so River Dnieper In the flanking attacks against the enemy, Bobruisk sector, south-east of states a Hungarian

will do her utmost to help Rus- reservations or second thought.- Supreme Minsk, the Germans were oblig- Command

who Reuter. communique. The sia, or help anyone else Wed to retire, suffering further Panzer divisions particularly dis- Wheavy losses under withering tinguished themselves. "In some places our troops are advancing One German battalion in the on the Eastern side of the Driele Moguilov-Podolsk sector was com- ter."-Router, pletely annihilated.-International

"fire of the Russian forces.

News Service.

Heavy. Toll

A Soviet Communique stated

Important changes in yesterday that the Russians have repulsed numerous German at-

PERUVIAN- ECUADOR

the High Command of tempts to break through in the CONFLICT the Japanese Army have Ostrov sector in Latvia.

DURING SUNDAY NIGHT, MA. BUMNER WELLES, AT A

been made, states a Lon- don report

The Japanese have appointed two new members of the Supreme War Council and a new Chief of Staff in China,

Prince Konbye, Prime Minister, ande Admiral Oikawa, Navy Min- Ister were given an audience by the Emperor when the Premier reported on Cabinet matters- #Reutert

THE RUSSIANS TOOK A PRESS CONFERENCE IN WASH- HEAVY TOLL OF GERMAN İNGTON YESTERDAY, SAID HE TANKS..

WAS SURE THE UNITED. Night-long German efforts STATES AND ALL OTHER cross the western Dving river in AMERICAN REPUBLICS WERE the Podolsk sector were flercely ANXIOUS TO HELP TO HALT contested.

THE PERU ECUADOR: HOSTIL-

The Russians also frustrated | ITIES. German motorised attempts to Asked whether the United break through - eastwards - In States Government had received the Novograd Volinsk sector. any reports indicating “outside in- In the Bessarabian sector, the fluences provolting the Peru Russians Rung back the Germans Ecuadoran allithes, Mf. “Sumner to their original position i cting Welles replied quoting the old Spanish proverb: "Very often in KuTwo German destroyers vere muddy waters fishing is good.

sunk in the naval battle, when German forets, were drying. penetrate the Gulf of Riga.

JAPANESE LAND IN heavy losses

FUKIEN

a

Landing of Japanese troops on

Nazi Communique

communique claims

the Southern Fuksen const"-- was a Germ

reported in Chungking yesterday. "A

He said that things of this kind were a matter of profound regret to the United States Government.

Reuter

TWO KILLED IN", ALEXANDRIA RAID

and

The report stated that over that the Germans have repulsed 1,000 Japanese troops, effected a counter-attacks at Bessarabia and landing In the vicinity of Shao- continue to advance, der Two persons were killed An last Friday morning and that In Bulcoving, the Rumano- fourteen injured in an air raid

* Sunday lighting was going on south and Bulgarians have reached Upper on Alexandria on west of the cityReuter

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