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CRUCIAL BATTLE RAGES ON

THE BATTLE OF SMOLENSK IS BEING WAGED ON SUCH A GIGANTIC SCALE THAT IT CANNOT CONTINUE INDEFINITELY AND A DECISION CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.

This is the view taken in authoritative quarters in London where it is pointed out that to a great extent the future course of the war in Russia will depend on the outcome of the Smolensk struggle.

It is almost impossible for either side to

a vast area stabilise the front over such Static warfare, such as was known in the last war, is scarcely feasible along a front of hun- dreds of miles.

It is now a question of whether} the Germans can deploy sufficient new troops and armoured forces) to smash the Russian resistance or whether the Russians can hang on

counter-attack and

with sucia weight that they win the battle by completely exhausting The Get-

mans.

There are indications that Ge- man forces are operating east Smolensk.

TWO VOWS

BLENHEIMS SKIM THE DECKS

Flying between the masts and within a few feet of the muzzles of A.A. guns, Blenheim aircraft of the Bomber Command at- tacked several enemy ships in Heligoland Bight during a rain storm

yesterday. CANCELLED

decks of

on

Many enemy fighters were patrol at the time of the attack. of Broadcasting to Poland In spite of them and in spite of stiff A.A. fire from escort vessels, the of the the on the conclusion

pilots almost scraped

ship after ship in the It is quite possible, therefore.)

Russo-Polish Agreement, that there

heavily guarded convoy. troops are Russian

One Blenheim came home surrounded in this area, though General Sikorski recalled

entangled nut necessarily

with a ship's aerial that both in 1795 and 1939

round the tail wheel. which that they are trapped.

vowed had They may be fighting hard as two powers

now hangs as a trophy in the self-contained units and the Rus- that Poland and the Po-

Bergeants Mesa.

It does

follow

Now being

slan counter-attacks launched may well be designed to lish name were free these troops.

that any

There is no evidence in London large-scale preparations are being made on the Bulgarian- Turkish frontier.

to dis-

fames

Another Blenheim, ignoring the menace of guns

at point-blunk range, was hit in one of its petrol appear for ever.

tanks. The tank caught fire but The first vow was cancelled the crew quickly mastered the and after a successful the judgment of history and the

1939 declaration did not last two attack came safely home. years. Now that the last treaty between Germany and Russia was wiped out, Poland stood on new era 171 threshold of a relations with Russia.

Speaking of the Nzi attack on

A 1,200-ton ship in the same Russia, the Polish Prime Minis- convoy was hit aft of the fun-

tonel and blown up. ter said: "Without resorting

that the prophecy i can state

the complete frivolous plan of shattering of Russia in 70 days, as the German General Staff cal- been has obviously on culated, broken,

In the attack on the convoy of six ships a direct hit on a 1,500- the ton merchant ship sent her heel- hering to port and she was left sink-

Midday Communique Yesterday's midday communique in Moscow stated: "During Wednesday night our troops con- tinued fighting the enemy in the Porkhov, Novorzhev, and Zhito- mir directions. In other direc- tions and sectors of the front there were no important engagements.

"Our air force, cooperating with land troops, inflicted damage mechanised forces of the enemy and on his artillery.

"During

the day of July 30, enemy planes thrice attempted to raid Leningrad. All attempts to break through to the town were beaten off by A.A. fire and by our fighters."-Reuter.

Germans Thrown Back

The following communique was issued by the Soviet Information Bureau carly this morning:--

German

Ing.

The captain of the Blenheim which scored this success said his formation had to fly through Sea thick cloud and a North squall before the clouds dis- persed into thin stratus over the convoy.

"Meanwhile the German

"I watched my wing comman- troops, engulfed by the Russian expanac, are being materially der," he said, "going in to attack exhausted with another 1,500 tonner, I saw the and morally every day.

ship blow up in a wild explosion "Almost four-fifths of the of debris, flame, steam and smoke. forces is engaged in "We continued on R zig-zag the East. Their toases in killed course until we sighted another and wounded are close on

convoy heading north-east to cut million. Their military equip-off the Bizht. I decided to pick ment is being catastrophically off the last ship in the convoy,, destroyed.

flew over the mast and bombed in from 30 feet." "So, when to-day Russia,

the A 500-tons ship was attacked "In the course of July 31, our her mortal struggle with

One got in a troops fought the enemy in the German avalanche, enters on the by two bombers.

amidships and there directions indicated in the morn- road of reconciliation with Poland direct hit

and desires common Faction was so much smoke from the ex- ing communique.

i

enemy, we plosion that the crew of the sec- "Especially stubborn fighting'against the common developed In the Smolensk set about this task with readiness ond bomber could not distinguish the results of their own attack. direction, where our troops, by, to forget sanguinary wrongs.

FATE counter-attacks,

OF The ship was left well alight. throw

"THE FUTURE the

WE HAVE British Wireless: enemy back from his position, THE AGREEMENT

WILL Inflicting

DEPEND REACHED heavy losses upon

EQUALLY ON THE GOOD WILL "We captured prisoners trophies.

him.

and

The monsoon in Konkon and OF THE OTHER SIDE."-BRI-Maharashtra continues weak, says

Reuter from Bombay. TISH WIRELESS.

"Our air force, in cooperation with land troops, dealt blows to enemy motorised and mechanised units and infantry.

"On July 30, 15 German 'planes were brought down in air com- bats, We lost eight 'planes.

Baltic Incident

"A flight of Soviet bombers nt- Sea two tacked in the Baltic German patrol ships: One bomb hit the first ship and sank her;

smoke-screen.

NAZI GANGSTERS MOVING FUNDS

NAZI LEADERS, alarmed at the recent anti-

the second ship sustained heavy Nazi steps in South America, including the expul- damage and escaped behind A sion of the German Minister to Bolivia, have been transferring their funds to Switzerland, according to a well-informed neutral source, says the Indepen- dent French news agency.

"Nine Junkers 88's and three Messerschmitts were destroyed 'on an enemy nerodrome deep in the enemy's rear-Reuter.

According to this source a large preference to other neutral coun- number of the Nazi Party mem-tries because the German leaders

R.A.M.C. MEN AGAIN bera, ncluding Dr Ley, Labour thinke Sweden, may be threaterled

REMANDED

Appearing before Mr.-G. Lowry this morning, Edward Mayhew, perl James Toms, of the Royal Medical Corps were again manded. They are chorved rape and with alding and abetting, respectively.

Detective Inspector: J. O'Dono«;

lain charge of the case,

Front Leader and director of the by Russia should the Red Army

Voelkischer Beobachter" with prove victorious in the present- drew their funds from South campaign. Reuter American-banks during the past.

few days and put them in Swiss

One bank in Zurich, là statad, DOCKYARD THEFT already to have receivedude Dig NPALA ANDA DA. poal a to-German accounts: Gear-cutters to the value of amounting to many millions In $2,000 are, reported to have been Swiss francs and the total-Iki'stolen from the Kowloon Docks.¦ stili incroazing and ma

They were removed from a store,

It is added Swiss circles' be apparently by means of a dupli- lleve Switzerland was chosen, in cate key