1941-07-09 — Page 41

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 9, 1941

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NAZIS ATTACK SOVIET FLANKS

Thrusts At

At Ostrov And Mogilev

Moscow Claims

Victory In Swift

Counter-Stroke

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

CONCENTRATION OF THE HEAVIEST WEIGHT OF THE GER- MAN OFFENSIVE POWER AGAINST THE TWO WINGS OF THE LONG BATTLEFRONT FROM THE BLACK SEA TO THE BALTIC IS INDICATED IN LATEST MOSCOW COMMUNIQUES.

All through the night of Monday-Tues-į day and yesterday morning, great battles ebbed and flowed in the Ostrov and Mogilev- Podolsk sectors, the former on the Russo- Latvian frontier, and Mogilev on the Russo- Bessarabian border.

Strong Soviet counter-attacks have stop- ped the Nazi assaults in their tracks, accord- ing to official reports on the operations, in which the Nazis are battering against strong points in the Stalin Line.

The Germans have also reached | repulsed. the fringes of the Stalin Line

ta Novograd-Volynk

fighting.

TWO

the Poletsk sector, east of Minsk,fantry regiments were destroyed. but all attempts to make headway Mogilev Podolsk

tubborn have been shattered.

Enemy attempts to The most recent of Moscow cross the Dnieper were frustrated. communiques announces the Yesterday 58 enemy planes were complete defeat of the Ruman- | destroyed. Five Russian were wou jan-German divisions In Bessa. rabia, as the result of a lightning counter-stroke which, it 15 claimed, threw them back across the River Pruth.-internation.

al News Service.

Fierce Fighting

British Wireless,

SOVIET MISSION

000000000000

ARMISTICE OFFER REFUSED

BY GEN. DENTZ

Radio Paris, quot- ing a message from Beirut yesterday, said the British High Com- mand in the Near East has made an- other armistice pro- posal to General Dentz, in command of the Vichy forces in Syria, which was again rejected. Reuter.

"BACHELORS

The Soviet night communique IN LONDON SHOULD PAY"

yesterday announced that through-

out Tuesday fierce fighting eon-

tinued In the Ostrov, Polotsk. Led by Lieut-Gen. Novograd-Volynsk and Beltsi sec-

tors.

Soviet troups. supported by tanks and aircraft, made a number of powerful counter-drives ho'd- ing up the enemy advance.-Reu-

ter.

Golikov, Army

Taxation to encourage

Deputy Chief of the Red

bachelors to marry was General Staff, a Soviet services advocated recently by Sir mission arrived in Monday evening.

London un

the

detriment of the

said Sir Ronald

Ronald Matthews, presi- They were met at the station dent of the British Cham- by the Soviet Ambassador, Vice-Chief of the British Imperialibers of Commerce. General Staff, Vice-Chief of the "Bachelors are getting off too Naval Staff and Deputy Chief of lightly, to the Point-Blank Range

the Air Staff.

married man,” As the Soviet officers stepped to a reporter. [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

from the train a

of the income large crowd "Take off some Point-blank fre from Russian which assembled to greet them tax load that burdens the shoul- people and artillery in the Stalin Line forti- began to sing the "Internationale."ders of the married fications near Mogilev destroyed |--British Wireless.

put it on those of the bachelor, an entire Nazi battalion, it

who can afford to pay it.

"Couples who got married a claimed in Moscow yesterday.

The Nazis have been halted

year or two ago intending to have babies can't afford it." dead at all points on the front. it was added, the severity of the Aghting on the Mogilev-Podolsk sector being stressed.

was

It is here that the Rumanians and Germans are striving to pierce the Stalin Line and advance on Kjev, capital and key railway cen- tre of the Ukraine.-International News Service.

Smashing Defeat

A Soviet communique broadcast over Moscow radio announces that on the Bessarabian front, German and. Rumanian troops were driven back in disorder beyond the River Pruth as the result of Soviet coun- ter-attacks.

The enemy fled so hurriedly that he threw down his arms and equipment.

The communique also speaks of successful. Soviet air activity. Reuter...

Advance Stemmed

Main points of the Russian communique issued at 12.30 are:

"In the directions of Ostrov, Polotsk, Lepel, Bobruisk, Novo

NEW CHIEF

OF A.T.S.

Appointment of a new Chief of the Auxiliary Territorial Service | -the women's branch of the Army--is announced.

She is Mrs. Knox, who hitherto has been Inspector of the A.T.S. Mrs. Knox is 33 and has a daughter of 14. Her husband is

NORWAY'S FIGHT

THE "NEW YORK TIMES." PRAISING NORWAY, STILL FIGHTING AND TRAINING MEN IN CANADA, SAYS:

"Here is a new order different

a squadron leader in the R.A.Fin practice from the abomination

British Wireless.

PLANS FOR ITALIAN PRISONERS

British policy is to remove Italian prisoners taken 'in Africa from the zone of operations' as soon as possible, the War Secret- ary stated in the Commons yes- ferday.

Capt. Margesson added they were being sent to various parts

Hitlerism would unwilling world,

force upon an

"In Norway brute force has al- ready suffered an idealogical de- feat. Never in their history have the Norwegian people been worth- ler of honour than to-day" Reuter.

CANADIAN WOMEN IN WAR WORK

Opportunities for

Canadian

of the Dominions, including India. women to take an active part in

It was also proposed to retain a war work are increasing and it is

grad-Volynske and Mogilev number in Kenya. British Wire-now announced that a Canadian Podolsk (Ukraine) fighting con- less. tinues with unabated ferocity.

**Ostrov. the enemy advance BIG REINFORCEMENT

is being stemmed.

Polotska stubborn struggle

Is taking place, in the district of

Barkovichi, mke

OF SPRINGBOKS

Women's Army Corps has been established.

The Canadian Government has

decided to enlist two or three thousand women volunteers for

service as full time nuxiliaries to Tho largest," contingent of take over tanks now performed by Lepet the enemy are reslat- South African troops since the soldiers and thus rollove men for

embarkation of the original East (service overseas. ing Russian counter-attackt: "?

Bobruisk up to 35 enemy African force has safely reached. In addition the organisation for heavy tanks and two infantry North Africa, according to a Women's Auxiliary for the Roy. battalions were destroyed. At Reuter message from Pretoria al Canadian Air Force is well ad-

vanced British Wireless. tempts to cross the Dnieper were thin morning.

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