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Nazi Confession Of Toughness Of Soviet Resistance

SIGNIFICANT STATEMENTS ARE MADE BY A BERLIN COMMENTATOR GIVING THE DAILY “ELUCIDATION OF THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND COMMUNIQUE" ON THE GERMAN RADIO LAST NIGHT.

The commentator said the battle in the East differed from that in the West because in the West either the men or their com- manders realised that their resistance was useless, whereas the Soviet soldiers "created unexpected precedents by both attacking and defending at the same time.”

After alleging that the Russians "allow themselves to be mown down and die at their posts," not because they have any love for the Bolshevik regime but because they are shot if they attempt to retreat, he added:

AN OLD

SPANISH

KARELIAN SEPARATIST MOVE CLAIMED

[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]

It was claimed in Helsinki yesterday that the secession of the East Karelian Soviet U.S.S.R. and union with Finland was proclaimed at a meeting of Karelian separatists at Vuk- kiniemi.

Inter- national News Ser- vice.

"That is why the number ofUSIOM! 1.00000000000000000!

prisoners 80 far taken is com- paratively low though losses in Soviet dead have been extreme- ly bloody and heavy.

"But to master this new type of

campaign-for our attacks may come either from the front or rear -two qualities are necessary in

trepidity on the part of the sold-

of the commanders.

iers and adaptability on the part

"'Soft Earth”

"German soldiers must know how to help themselves and turn a difficult situation vantage."

to their ad-

Although there have been rather truculent statements leaders in recent days it is by Spanish

well to remember, it was authoritatively stated in

London, that Spain is still dependent on cargoes that go into her ports with Bri- tish navicerts.

The position

in Spain

is that

HUGE NAZI

SHIPPING

LOSSES

Enemy shipping losses only in isolated areas is there in the week ended July 21 real sufficiency of home produced were in part due to the

The commentator gave as exam-foods. The Spanish people, still ple the fighting in the southern suffering from the effects of the highly successful low level sector where, in spite of "great long drawn out Civil difficulties occasioned by the

War, are attack on shipping at Rot- soft living from hand to mouth.

Reuter.

earth," the Axis troops were There are few reserve stocks of terdam on the 16th and slowly advancing," he declared.-any size in the country and we the complete break up of

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OF CATHOLICS IN POLAND

the

The wide dissemination of official Catholic report on Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Poland was mentioned in the Commons yesterday when the Minister of Information was asked whether such reports did not expose the falsity of Hitler's claims to be "fighting a crusade against Russia."

have sent cargoes of fish to Spain from Newfoundland.

two enemy convoys on the been 19th.

British navicerts have given for other essential cargoes from South America, and Spain's In the Rotterdam attackt 11 imports include meat and Cana-ships varying in tonnage between dian wheat,

10,000 and 2,000, were hit and left smoking.

A Spain involved in the war on the side of the Axis would almost immediately become a liability to the aggressor nations on whose side she cared to place herself. —- British Wireless.

HAUSHOFER UNDER

ARREST

The Rotterdamsche Lloyd liner "Baloeran," a motor vessel of 17,000 tons, was hit by several bombs.

Two supply ships, each of 4,000 tons. exploded and a smaller vessel of the same kind was hit amidships and exploded.

In all 17 ships totalling between 90,000 and 100,000 tons were put out of action while five more ships totalling between 40,000 tons were severely damaged.

The other two big attacks took place off the Hague and the island of Norderney,

In the first off the Hague, the convoy was so strongly guard- ed by flakships that they almost equalled the number of vessels

which blew up, and three of 6,000

they were guarding. Four vessels, one of 4,000 tons

The Minister said the Catholic THE CONTINUED HOUSE report was part of the continual ARREST OF THE NAZI "GEO- stream of information about per-POLITICAL" THEORIST, PRO- secution of churches in Germany FESSOR HAUSHOFER, and occupied countries which was WAS ARRESTED AT THE TIME WHO being distributed all over the world through many channels. OF THE HESS FLIGHT, WAS tons each of which caught fire,

British Wireless.

U.S. GIFT OF MOBILE CANTEENS

Mrs. Winant, wife of the U.S. Ambassador in London, yesterday presented thirteen mobile can- teens, gift of friends in the U.S.A. to the Salvation Army for use in relief work in Britain, t

This makes a total of 71 can- teens now in Britain subscribed through the generosity of Ameri- can people. British Wireless.

ALLIED SHIP SUNK

the

were accounted for.

REPORTED YESTERDAY BY A REUTER CORRESPONDENT "SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE,"

Later in the day, in a second The same source reports

convoy off Norderney, a tanker belief is held in many German ships one of 6,000 tons, two of of about 10,000 tons and four circles that the army is likely to 8,000 tons one of 2,000 tons -- take over control of Germany were left blazing.

from the Nazi Party this autumn

if by then big successes against mainly off the French coast, a Russia are not achieved. Reuter.

GERMAN

PROTEST

REJECTED

With other successful attacks,

of

total of over 220,000 tons enemy shipping was thus either disposed of altogether or put out of action for some time to come.

British Wireless.

HEINKEL

[SPECIAL TO CHINA MAIL" SHOT DOWN

ZA GERMAN BOMBER, BE- BOLIVIA HAS FLATLY REA

| LIEVED TO BE A HEINKEL JECTED THE NAZI PROTEST III WAS SHOT DOWN ON AGAINST THE EXPULSION OF TUESDAY NIGHT BY COM- THE GERMAN MINISTER IN BINED AA. FIRE FROM A LA PAZ, MAINTAINING IT IS BRITISH CONVOY AND, ES- The destruction in the north A SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF CORT VESSELS, SAYS AN AD- Atlantic of the Norwegian cargo BOLIVIA TO DECIDE FOR HER-MIRALTY COMMUNIQUE, ⠀⠀ steamer Vigrid, reportedly two SELF WHO IS PERSONA NON The bomber attempted to at- days ago, was disclosed in mari- GRATA,

tack the convoy but was prompt- time circles in New York yester Wendler, the Nazi Minister, is ly and effectively engaged and soon day, 10 mitu tapdi Babylondon on the way to Rio de Janeiro and hit. It was seen to crash Into. * Unofficially. It is reported the will probably fly to Europe by the the sea. vessel was carrying Red Cross Italian trans-Atlantic line-Inter- No damage was suffered by nurses to England.-Reuter.

national News Service.

ships of the convoy. -- Reuter,

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