1941-09-01 — Page 35

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941.

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RED ARMIES LAUNCH SURPRISE OFFENSIVE Trying To Drive Wedge In North

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA-MAIL")

TEN RUSSIAN DIVISIONS, TOTALLING ROUGHLY 150,000 MEN, SUPPORTED BY AIRCRAFT AND MECHANISED UNITS, HAVE LAUNCHED A HUGE COUNTER-OFFENSIVE ON THE LENINGRAD AND ESTONIAN FRONTS, THE LONDON "DAILY EXPRESS" REPORTS FROM STOCKHOLM.

MORE AMERICAN AID WANTED

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The conservative "Sunday Times" London yesterday bluntly criticised the amount of American aid.

Asking for more, the "If paper declared: we fail, America will not have three years o f independence ahead of her."--In- ternational Service.

News

British War Review

The Russians, the despatch adds, are try- ing to drive a wedge between the German armies on the shore of Lake Peipus and west Estonia,

Meanwhile Russian parachutists, massed behind the German lines, are striking at the Nazis in surprise attacks after the invaders were pushed back by frontal attacks west of

Moscow.

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A large column strong force of Red Army para- troops who inflicted heavy losses.

Bitter encounters are reported in the Gomel sector where Rus- sian losses, Moscow admits, were heavy, but it is claimed that the 7th German Panzer Division was cut up in this fighting.

Odessa is still holding out. Reds Re-Cross

Dnieper

Military despatches received in Moscow said the German drive east of Smolensk has not only been halted but the Nazis have dug in behind field fortifications in an effort to stem the con- tinuing Red counter-attacks.

Half a dozen enemy divisions have been crippled in the past few days in Red counter-attacks the northern and southern fronts.

on

MARSHAL BUDENNY'S APPEAL

Tobruk's garrison is buelly engaged preparing defences, repelling enemy attacks, and is fairly humming with activity. This picture reveals that main street in, Tobruk still has a fairly normal military aspect and Traffic Control,

RAIDS CONTINUE

EVACUEES ARRIVE

CHUNGKING, CHENGTU AND (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") LIANGSHAN

IN

SZECHWAN

AND SEVERAL CITIES

IN

Sixty Americans arrived in YUNNAN WERE RAIDED BY Shanghai aboard the Tatuta YES- Maru” from Japan, including

JAPANESE AIRCRAFT TERDAY.

military, naval and consular offi-

cials and missionaries.

The raids were carried out by over

130

machines, of which

The liner also brought 300 some 50 appeared over Chung- Polish political refugees who bad. king and dropped bombs on been residing in Japan since National Government Road, their expulsion by the Nazis from "Come over to us," says Shangchingsze, Chungshan Road, Poland. At first informed' they an appeal published yes-of the city.

Hsuehtienwan, and other parts, could stay in Japan indefinitely they were later ordered to leave terday in the German During the Japanese bombing before September 15-Interpa- language by Marshal of Chungking yesterday afternoon, Honal News Service.

both the editorial and printing Budenny addressed to departments of the "Yi Shih Pao, German, Rumanian, Hun-well-known Chinese Catholic ed. Fortunately, all the staff paper, formerly published in members and workers took shel- garian and Slovak troops rientsin, received several direct ter in advance and escaped death. and officers.

hits and were completely wreck-Central News:

The appeal refers to the first world war in which "millions of your brothers and fathers were sent to death and destruction by and Austro-Hungarian German imperialism," and adds: "Act as the you acted in the time of

first war-turn your weapons against those who drive you tu death."

Two Nazi regiments were des- Marshal Budenny adds that troyed and the artillery of anthe lie was being spread that entire division captured.

the Red Army killed prisoners of American radio com.

war and promises: "We guar- THE "NEWS OF THE WORLD" antee you your life, good treat- mentators in Ankara IN LONDON YESTERDAY RE- ment and a speedy return to your

reported a n in PORTED THAT MARSHAL homeland."Reuter.

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FIGHT TO THE END

BUDENNY'S ARMIES HAVE DE- terview between Pre-VELOPED A TERRIFIC COUN- ha sident Ineuņu of Turkey TER-ATTACK ALONG THE DNIEPER. SOME OF THE and the British Ambassa- RUSSIAN FORCES, IT ASSERT- dor, Sir Hughe Knatch-ED; HAVE PUSHED TO THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER.- bull-Hugessen, in which INTERNATIONAL NEWS SER-

VICE. the latter presented. an official: review of the wan› position.

According to this report, the Ambassador said the Germans were using in Russia 6,000,000 out of the total strength of 7,000,000 of the German army, 90 per cent. of their armoured forces and had at least 2,000 planes continu- ously in service with a very heavy wastage.

German losses were 15 per cent. of the whole German army,

In July the Ambassador is said to have stated, the RAF Bombe er Command! curried out. 3.900 sorties and dropped (4,400 tons of bomba This was over five times "the total @int

LAVAL BETTER

Dnieper Crossing Fiasco

"We will fight to the end until Hitlerite Ger many is utterly and com- pletely crushed" said M. Ivan Maisky, the Soviet peated attempts to cross the Ambassador, speaking in Opiener, at one point and have London yesterday.

The Germans have made re-

been thwarted after two days efforts to place a pontoon in positions.

"My people are fighting bergi. cally and with the greatest: deter- mination.-- They are building no half-way coursed!!!

This was announced in a sup- alement to the Sovietmidnight Declaring his people had not the ique, which says that in slightest doubt of the final issue, the Germans lost M. Maisky asked: “But what of aphers and infantry the price??

The German who had assem- bled large tank, and Infantry forces near a town on the right bank of the Dnieper, also lost 50 tanks, six AA batteries and a large, number of; pontoong..

Soviet Communique:

Ho:- went on “The Soviet .. people, have already sustained many, joвsee, and sacrifices. In ment material and territory, with the possibility of fatura fóssos and sacrifices...

“But every one of them knows and every one here knows that the closest possible military, economic and political cooperation between the peoples of Britain and the So The following is the text of a viet Union is the way to reduce Soviet communique Issued at 11those saorifices to as low a level pm. (G.T.MORIA

as possible,Reuter,

fought the enemy along the whole "On August 31 our troops.

THERE IS A DECIDED IM PROVEMENT IN THE CONDI front TION OF PIERRE LAVAL AND MAMA" MARCEL DEAT, ACCORDING.

"Our air force dealt concen-

TO A PARIS MESSAGE TO THE trated blows at enemy panzer GERMAN NEWS AGENCY

Laval's temperature is falling and the bullet in his body is be coming enclosed in a spot that is not dangerous.

Deat la considered to be out of

Reuter,

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COL FRASER TO RETURN

It was learned in Chungking

troops, infantry and artillery and yesterday that Colonel! Lovatë destroyed enemy aircraft on their Fraser, former British Military aerodromes.. On August 20, 20 | Attache, who is at present in Gorman aircraft were destroyed India, will shortly... come to In aerial-combats and on enemy Chungking to "Join the Military aerodromes. We lost 24 aircraft Attache's Office of the British

--Reuter,

Embassy in Chungking –Router":

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