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CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 33,006

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1941

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DISASTROUS ERROR

Hitler's

BOLIVIA ROUND-UP ARRESTS

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The arrest of numerous high officers of the Boli- vian Army has been announced by the Gov- ernment at La Paz. Those detained include six at the La Paz Military Col- lege.

The round-up of suspects cen- tred on the capital and the pro- vince of Cochabamba, where "a large number of officers and civi- lians, including German residents, have been taken into custody."

Complications may arise from!

Invasion

Invasion Of Soviet

Defensive Power AMERICA

Miscalculated

THOUGHTFUL GERMANS, ACCORDING TO LATEST RE- PORTS, ARE BEGINNING TO REALISE THAT HITLER MADE A DISASTROUS MISTAKE BY INVADING RUSSIA INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING HIS EFFORTS ON THE DRIVE ON THE BRI- TISH FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN, SEIZING THE IRAQ OIL WELLS AND THE SUEZ CANAL.

BATTLE IN

SMOLENSK

WEDGE

the fact that Bolivia is still insist- [8PECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") ing that Dr. Wendler, the Ger- Stubborn fighting is man Minister. should leave the country to-day. He declares he is still proceeding in still awaiting Berlin's instructions. Polotsk,

He has again denied the accusa- tion of complicity.

The Bolivian Government has promised a full statement in a few days.

Bolivian Allegations

Smolensk

the

Hitler apparently took the drastic deci- sion on political grounds, without paying suf- ficient attention to the German army's in- formation over the Soviet strength in a defen- sive war.

In attacking Russia he hoped first to win anti-Bolshevik world sympathy for his

"crusade" and secondly, to steal the thunder of internal critics among old members of the Nazi party what is commonly called the Hess Group who disapproved of all rap- prochement with Russia.

Nevel and sectors, but there is no heavy activity of the Anglo-Saxon

to

He failed in both these aims be- cause of the determined reaction powers and the continued restiveness of the

in other zones, according Hess Group, whose secret activity last night's Moscow demonstrates the rottenness and. corruption amongst present High Command com- Nazi leaders, munique.

JAPANESE ESPIONAGE

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AND

FAR EAST

move

Any hostile country in the Pacific will against Singapore or any

be regarded as a hostile move against America and action may be taken, de- clared Mr. Ralph Inger- soll, publisher of the New York journal “P.M.”

He has arrived in Singapore bound for Chungking and on his way to Moscow, where he will in- terview M. Stalin and report on the Russo-German war.

He added that Americans hoped very much that Japan would re- main peaceful in the Parific.

"I doubt that America will let anyone except herself move into Singapore," Mr. Ingersoll said and went

describe on to

President Roosevelt's message to Congress as "a step nearer the inevitable but the more action the President takes the better, in view of the fact that America must do every- thing to prevent a Hitler victory.'

Mr. Ingersoll was quite cheer- ful about the Russian situation.-- Reuter.

The newspapers state that three secret radio transmitters werc homes of German found in the business men and that caches of arms and ammunition have been found under the control of Ger- man Arms.

Nazi quarters stated yesterday Meanwhile, Wilhelmstrasse

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that thousands of Russian troops, described spokesman yesterday the Bolivian incident as "interest- left behind at Minsk, are retreat- ing southwards towards the Pripet Marshes. They "do not seel how these divisions can get past the swamps."

Berlin

still military quarters talk in terms of "general advance" "veritable slaughter on the major fronts," "regiments annihilated."

A variety of reasons provoked IT WAS REPORTED IN strong opposition to an invasion] WASHINGTON YESTERDAY FICES, Violent Bghting is proceeding

MARTIN DIES, THE It is said that Dies will not round Smolensk, where the Ger- of Russia among those nearest to THAT Hitler.

CONGRESS : INVESTIGATOR, consult the State Department... Whereas Goering mans are straining every resource

feared to HAD GATHERED "SUBSTAN- He is quoted as having said: "It to increase the depth of their

80% the Luftwaffe crippled, high TIAL EVIDENCE," WHICH HE is time we had a showdown on wedge.

Foreign

Office and Industrial WOULD SOON DISCLOSE TO all phases of Japanese activity.”.

PUBLIC circle, bellaved that an invasion THE

GENERAL He plans to call at least twenty ALLEGED witnesses, mainly from the West

ing as the United States is bring- ing pressure over the La Paz af- fair for war mongering." The evidence of activities by Dr. Wen- dler he described as "fabrication." -International News Service.

MOSCOW RAID: BY A WITNESS

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and "repeated break-through at- tempts by the Russians."-Inter- national News Service.

Midnight News

Midnight news from the eastern front shows that the Russians are fighting furiously to stem a new triple offensive by the Nazis against Leningrad, Moscow and | Kiev.

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CONSULAR

would destroy the Soviet goose HEARINGS, which lald golden eggs in the JAPANESE ESPIONAGE Coast, on Japanese espionage." shape of much-needed trade de-THROUGH Ilveries.

Military circles showed a divid

expert ed front, many through knowledge of Soviet conditions, fearing the worst.

Inflated Generals

The most enterprising blitzkrieg generals, List, von Reichenau and Blaskewitz, inflated win success, are reported to have favoured Hitler's plan but General Keitel, after first approving, changed his mind at the last minute when it was too late to sway Hitler's pur- pose.

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As regards Rudalf Hoss,' 'In- formation la. continually heap. All-day battles raged in the

Ing up indicating that his peace the (By Alex Warth, INS

Smolensk wedge, where

mlesion was undertaken with- Correspondent in Moscow.)

Nazle are said to bo attempting

out Hitler's cognisance. The German raid on a gigantic enairoting movement

A visitor .to Berchtesgaden'. to trap the Soviet troops in the

shortly ́after 'the' departure Moscow on Monday night,

elbow of the Dnieper River,, Moscow's latest

Hess reported that Hitler was communique described as "devastat

indicates that in the Ukraine, the most upset and filled with misz ing" in Berlin, would be Russians have withdrawn from trust of his entourage. called "mild" in London. Novograd-Volinsk, near the 1918

frontier, to Zhitomir, some 85 Messerschmitt Arrested miles west of Kiev, s

Despite the official denial, the In their pincer drive on Len-belief persists that Messersch- Ingrad, the Germans are still mitt, the famous plane construc- hold us

to the south-east of. Lako Pelpus, but from Finland tor and a member of the Hess they have pushed into the 80 Group, personally placed at the mile wide hook of land between disposal of Hess the Messersch- the two great laken, Ladoga mitt in which he undertook his fight to Scotland, and was-ar- and Ogda, The Soviet communique, men- rested subsequently-Reuter.

The Luftwaffe, which seems to have attacked with about 200 planes, seems to have under- rated the capacity of the Russlan anti-aircraft defences,

tho..... German raiders got through to Moscow, Some 22 were shot down.

Many Incendiary bombs were dropped in the city and in the outsitioning this front for the first time kirts, but they were quenched for some days, reports fighting before they could start fires caus- round Petra Zayodek, on the Len- ing serious damage. Inter-ingrad-Murmansk Railway, some

•Neva Services mom za 30oiles north east of Leningrad.

The Russians are reported to'l have dropped parachute troops behind the Finnish-German lines.

Reuter

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