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GERMAN DIVISION ROUTED

Heavy Panzer Assaults Persist

U.S.

MUST GO IN

Flamboyant Berlin Claims

(SPECIAL TO. "CHINA MAIL")

THE RUSSIAN ARMIES CONTINUE TO CHECK GERMAN AD- VANCES ON THREE MAJOR FRONTS WITH HEAVY LOSSES TO THE NAZIS, WHILE FIGHTING IS STILL RAGING AGAINST TANK AND MECHANISED FORMATIONS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK POLODSK AND THROUGH THE DEFENCES AROUND OSTROV,

NOVOGRAD-VOLINSK.

Says N.Y. Post PARIS SAYS

A "New York Post" editorial yesterday called on the United States to declare war immediately against Germany.

"The United States in fact is already in the war ... We are in the war because we stand tatefully .in the path of a war-maker bent on world conquest to whom our very existence in

freedom is a

Junt

"OUR FORTUNE AS A NATION DEPENDS, AND WE SEE NOW THAT IT DEPEND- ED FROM THE START, ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS WAR.

war

AUSSIES HAVE TAKEN BEIRUT

to the

According Paris radio, Australian forces have occupied Beirut. They had penetrated the suburbs early yester- day.-Reuter.

A German motorised division has been annihilated, including 40 guns and a large quantity of transport equipment and spe- cialised machines.

An entire German division was routed in the direction of Borisov, 60 miles south of Lepel, where panzer units met their doom.

All German attacks were repulsed on the Es- tonian front with heavy

"'Trap"

German military reports claim the Russians "have fallen into a trap" and are being "pounded to

CHINA RECALLS MINISTER

/

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

A Chinese Foreign Office spokesman in Shanghai to-day an- nounced that Sino- Rumanian relations have been broken off, and that the Chinese Minister at Bucharest, Mr. Liang, has been recalled.

un.

The spokesman added that Sino-French relations are changed, and that the Ambassa- dor-designate, Dr. Wei Tao-ming, will be leaving for Vichy via the United States as soon as possible. He warned the democracies to take immediate action against

link in the the weakest Line-up, namely Japan,

wise, 00000000] losses, and the Russians

Gendarmes "Clean Up"

"We have no choice to-day between

Wa and peace. cannot choose Immunity for [SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"

An employee of one of Shung- ourselves from the common de- Bolution.

hai's "badlands" gambling dens "Our alternative is delaying: was wounded and all the gamblers nothing more.

and operators relieved of their when the money and valuables

visited by establishment was Japanese gendarmes last night. The employee was shot in the leg when he lefused to hand over his money. International News

Tex We Must Fight "This war is our war, the Nazi regime is our enemy. S'nce this is our war we must fight.

"There is no honesty in ask- ing the British to give their fives while we only supply the tools."

America's entry into the war would "circle out as a tidal wave to the ends of the earth," said the newspaper-Reuter.

10,000 TANKS

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

Service.

admit the loss of only one Red Air Force 'plane in 24 hours.

Vast new battles are develop- ing along the Stalin Line as the Nazis are redoubling their drive, the Berlin spokesman claimed, more Russian alleging that 110

24 shot down in 'planes were

hours.

The Nazi High Command an. nounces one

of the largest battles le raging directly west of Moscow, where the Russians have massed crack troops "in a retain a desperate gamble to foothold in west Russla."

NEW PROPOSALS BY U.S. "FIGHT NOW” ADVISERS

MR. STEPHEN EARLY, PRE- SIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SECRE- TARY, SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE NEW ARMY APPROPRIA- TION OF $4,700,000,000 IN- GLUDES FUNDS FOR 25 ARM- dent's intimate circle of ““fight now” advisers, INCREASE OF THE MILITARY including Col. Knox, Mr. Henry Stimson and Mir. PLANE PROGRAMME TO 70,000. Sumner Welles, are urging that the U.S. Navy

Earlier reports hinted the U.S.

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL”)

It is reported in Washington that the Presi-

OURED DIVISIONS AND AN

is to build 10,000 tanks to give immediately seize the Cape Verde Islands and the armoured divisiona equal

The President is to ask for

strength to the Nazi panzers. the Azores to erect new barriers against a Hit- more appropriations later for the ler invasion of the Americas.

British air programme-Inter- national News Service,

RAIDS ON ITALY. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Announcing British raids-on Syracuse, Sicily and Naples, the Italian High Command yesterday claimed 14 were killed and over 40 injured. - International News Service.

The Navy is cloaking its plans |

day!,

"We are now operating on in 2 Eecrecy, Secretary Knox de- the same basis as Hitler." clining to state specifically MEANWHILE THE SENATE that the Navy would fire on Ger- NAVAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE or submarines. in HAS. REJECTED MR CHUR- man planea Icelandle waters.

CHILL'S PROPOSAL THAT THE Col. Knox's statement that "all UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN necessary steps" would be taken, POOL THEIR NAVIES, POINT- leaves no room for doubt what it "ING OUT THAT THIS WOULD PUT THE U.S. INTO ACTIVE embraces, however, bed

*** Sónator -Burton K. Wheeler, WAR IMMEDIATELY-INTER- the isolationist, deblared yester- NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.Z

pieces."

At all other points, the Ger-

are

mans claim, "huge pincers being drawn around the Russian forces.'

""

Axis other-

he said, Japan will first (Continued on Page 16)

Three-Night Black-out

The German aim according to Berlin is to "annihilate the 100 within convenient com- munication distance rather than

vast territory In conquer hurry." The Nazis are predicting the Mall" learned from an authentic fall of Russia once the Red armies source to-day.

The exercise will commence on are driven to the Urals!

Official reason for the German July. 21 and may been extended silence on the actual operations is to the maximum of seven days in the "vastness of the operations." the event of the results not being -International News Service. satisfactory.

Official approval of the propos-

a ed three-night black-out exercise, "China obtained, the has been

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