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No. 33,043

THURSDAY, "SEPTEMBER 4, 1941

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HEART OF BERLIN BLASTED Enormous Explosions And Fires Large-Scale War SERBIAN

Anniversary PUPPET Reminder To Huns SET UP

GIRL CHARGED AS SPY

ENORMOUS EXPLOSIONS CAUSED BY THE HEAVIEST On charges of con-

BOMBS AND A VERY LARGE FIRE NEAR ONE OF THE MAIN spiracy to violate the Espionage Act three men RAILWAY STATIONS, WERE OBSERVED BY THE CREWS OF and an 18-year-old girl BRITISH BOMBERS WHICH VISITED BERLIN ON TUESDAY were indicted in New NIGHT. York yesterday as part of the Government drive to break up an internation- al spy ring.

Federal agents said the ring is

Spain, Portugal and Germany.

operating in the United States.

Defendants are charged with gathering and transmitting to their about the movements and disposi-

colleagues in Europe information

as of

tion of the American forces well as pictures and sketches strategic points on the eastern sea- board.

аз

All four are in custody. Their names are Kurt Frederick Lud- wig, named

ringleader, American-born of German par- ents, Hans Pagel, German-born, entered the U.S.A. In 1931, Fre derick

At times, says the Air Ministry news service, there were clouds all round the outskirts of the city but over the city itself there were clearer patches.

The ring of clouds was so close that the [10000 low moon cast shadows from them on Berlin.

By skilful navigation four-engined Stirlings and Halifaxes, weight-carrying Manchesters-and a number of Hampdens were brought over the sea of cloud to the exposed capital.

3

of The navigator

Halifax were trying 10 said searchlights pick them

all the up

way. There seemed to be about 50 in one bunch.

Shella burst close to gome of

them,

Banding out

smoke. Оле bit of

clouds of shell hit

the bomb doors. Until the bomber was within a

Berlin the miles of

Edward Schossor, 19. few native of New York, and Miss Lucy Boehmler, born in Stutt- gart, entered the U.S.A. in 1939.

The indictment charged Ludwig ith having taken photographs for ermany for which that country paid him.

crew

thought they were going to be thick were the disappointed so clouds. but then they flew into a sudden clearing.

The Spree

"We saw the River Spree and so found our way right into the Meanwhile the trial of 16 others. | city. We dropped our bombs charged with espionage, opened in and saw them burst among in the Federal Court at Brooklyn dustrial buildings and left fires yesterday. Reuter.

MORE CANADIANS ARRIVE

Thousands of Canadian

burning."

The captain of a Stirling said that just after they crossed the Dutch frontier they began hav. Ing trouble with the inner port engine. Oli poured out of it.

They carried on, however, un- til they got to Berlin where they saw other bombers being engaged by searchlights and guns.

They slipped in while the others were being engaged and got very little opposition except coming out.

when!

“Hell Of Explosion” soldiers arrived in Eng-rom south-west to not th-east "We ran right across the city land yesterday to join the and dropped our bombs. Fire Canadian forces.

sprang up almost immediately and a very good fire too, in the With them came American centre of the city. The rear- volunteers and more American gunner could see it for 16 minutes nurses, and they were welcomed afterwards. by Rear Admiral Sir Arthur Bromley and Major-General T. J. Price, commanding the Canadian HAVE BOMBED OUR FIRE BE forces in England. 12

"SOMEBODY ELSE MUST

'CAUSE WE SAW SEVERAL MORE EXPLOSIONS IN IT.".

BERLIN

SHAKEN

ALL NIGHT

NO BASIS FOR GERMAN CLAIM

Reuter's special cor- respondent in Moscow telegraphs there is no basis for the German claim to be within 15 miles of Leningrad.

NAZI REPRISALS

Finding themselves completely impotent in the face of resolute guer- illa warfare in all parts of Serbia, the German authorities have now hit upon the expedient of forming a puppet govern- ment under General Neditch, thus trying to enlist popular support.

The German authorities - also. announced the intention of or ganising a Serbian army.and in- troducing compulsory labour, hop- ing in this way to prevent ab.e- bodied: inhabitants from forming a increasing guerilla bands.

has

Simultaneously they are pur- suing terrorist measures and the latest atrocities, according to in- formation reaching authorita- tive Yugoslav circles in Jërusa- lem, include the shooting of seven intellectuals from Alek. sinatz, including a woman teach- or and a judge charged of hay- Ing Communist sympathics, and an- execution of ordering the other seven from various towns The charge d'affaires of Guate-

for "subversive activities." mala in Berlin has been informed that the German Government have Effect of these measures found it necessary to withdraw only been to exacerbate public The latest pounding the exequatur from the consuls feeling still further, and cause Ir- from the R.A.F. was des-of Guatemala in Germany, says reconcilable hostility to the alleg cribed in the American press in front page stories

with huge| yesterday, full-width streamers.

"Heaviest R.A.F. rald smashes says the "New York at Berlin," Journal and American."

"Berlin shaken all night by ter- rific R.A.F. raid," says the "New York World-Telegram."

Stories describe bulidings andi. windows shaking and rattling, all, night, and some papers ex- press the belief that Russlan 'planes may have participated with the R.A.F. In the raid."

It is reported that the roar of the 'planes was audible even above the "terrific" gunfire-Reuter.

POLITICAL PROPAGANDA

FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT HAS FORMED A POLITICAL PROPAGANDA *** DEPARTMENT FOR FOREIGN BROADCASTS, IT WAS LEARNED IN LONDON

A message from Mr. Mackenzie "Then after a time, wo saw a LAST NIGHT THAT AN EF King, the Canadian Premier, was! read by General Price. It said: hell of a great explosion and FORT IS BEING MADE TO UNIFY THE DIRECTION OF You have come to Britain to help another fire started." In breaking the bonds that now When they turned for home POLITICAL WARFARE, F, enslave so many countries in the inner port engine was smok- Plans are not yet completo. | In Europe.

ing badly and was in danger of any case a certain part of the In this island you will be catching fire, then the oil press organisation must necessarily be defending the citadel of freedom. sure went right down, so they secret and no announcement will No greater honour could fall to cut the engine out and came home therefore be made regarding por your lot," Reuter.

on three engines-Reuter,

sonnel

Reuter.

ed new "government."--Reuter.

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