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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 18, 1041.
Soviet's Victory
In Yartsevo Area
THE VITAL IMPORTANCE of Marshal
Timoshenko's victory at. Yartseyo, 35 miles U.S. NAVY
north-east of Smolensk, as reported earlier
by Reuter, was emphasised by General Rokos-
sovksi in an article in the “Izvestia” yester- CONVOYS
day.
In this article the General makes it clear that the recapture of Yortsevo and Yelnia, roughly 30 miles south-east of Smolensk, has destroyed the German hope of a further drive on Moscow from this sector.
In addition, the Moscow radio announces that following this vic-| tory. Soviet troops are now in a position to invest Smolensk.
route which road.
શ
MOSCOW
SUICIDE SQUADS
"The Times"
REVEALED
The United States Navy is now employing convoys to ensure the safe ar- rival of Lease and Lend goods in Britain.
THIS WAS REVEALED IN WASHINGTON LAST NIGHT BY COL. FRANK KNOX, SECRE- TARY OF NAVY.
In explaining this battle, which) is one of the most important of the war on the Eastern Front.
Speaking at his press confer- General Rokossovski says that
ence. Col. Knox declared:
"The German tank division succeeded in
escort of convoys by combatant invading the town of Yartsevo hy
Stockholm cor- vessels Is
опе only
of many a sudden thrust some six weeks
can and are being age, with the object of developing respondent cables that the spirit methods that an offensive through this town and of the Soviet forces is well lus-used."
the so- by the frats of
Emphasizing that since the reaching Moscow by the shortest trated
One of
last war many more methods of is a straight motor called "suicide squads."
these occurred when twelve obso- safeguarding shipping have been lete Russian 'planes, each carry- developed, he said the United ing several ions of dynamite. States "is employing them all." were deliberately thrown at full Asked whether U.S. warships "The resistance of our numeri- blast on to German ships near were escorting vessels to Iceland cally small troops in this area Kronstadt. Each aeroplane and there passing them on to the managed to stem the enemy's ad- crashed on to
Knox a German ship British Navy's care, Col. vance. The German Command, and sunk It, while only a few said it would be "unwise and in- having lost a large number of Russian pilots escaped by para discreet" to go into detalls.-Reu- tanks and men near Yartsevo, was chute.---Special Cable. forced to take the defensive in or- der to bring up reinforcements be- fore resuming the offensive.
On Defensive
"By several strong counter- blows. our troops not only foiled the second German offensive, but! totally routed a German tank divi- sion, throwing the enemy backt from Yartsevo, and occupied the entire eastern bank of the River Vop."
The General says: "The Nazis' reailsed they would not reach Moscow by way of Yartsevo and decided to skirt the town and probe for the weak spots in our defences against their thrust on Moscow.
"They brought up three infan- try divisions with large numbers: of tanks and artillery for shelling Smolensk, and ensuring the con-
ter.
STEADY STREAM OF HELP TO RUSSIA
A STEADY STREAM of help is now find- ing its way from Britain to Soviet Russia, the centrations of their main forces in Minister of Economic Warfare, Mr. Hugh
the Yelnia area.
Tanks In Reserve
Dalton, said in a speech yesterday.
The Soviet's fight, he added, was the Bri- fications on the western bank of tish fight and the Soviet Union must be help-
"They created a system of forti-
the River Vop. Large reserves of tanks were concentrated in this region.
"We waited until August when,
In order to relieve their troops
which were suffering heavy re-
verses in the Yelnia area, the Ger-
mans resolved to bring up their reserves stationed south and east
ed and backed to the full.
Mr. Dalton paid a high tribute to Russian unity as well as to the sacrifices the people of the Soviet Union were making to stem the tide of invasion.
·
of Smolensk. This was the signal Turning -to the activities If they are on the American his own. department the black-list as well there is pot much for our troops in the Yartsevo area of
Minister reminded his audience {more 'to be said " to march.
After referring to political war-
"Our first offensive came
** as that economic warfare worked
a surprise to the Germana, and slowly but surely and remarked fare, the conduct of which he was the For- on the night of August 31, our that although the German Euroo- charged together with troops forced the River Vopean conquests had brought her eign. Secretary and Minister of and deployed for an attack. important economic gains, at the Information, Mr. Dalton, conclud- "Preceded by an artillery bar- same time her attacks had cut off ed. "Beyond total victory over Germany, beyond the rage, our troops broke the enemy's certain other supplies and he in- Hitlerite resistance and advance lines. They stanced the cotton Germany was great cleansing, of invaded. Europe penetrated deep into his defences. previously getting from Russia from the German plague, our The Germans met our advance and wool hitherto coming to her peace aim must take shape in a both with mine throwers and machine-from Iran. Neither was economic new order only different gun fire, but it was too late. warfare only a matter of blockade. from what Hitler plans and from "Soviet infantry were stub- Attacks on German shipping and what we knew before the war. bornly pressing forward. Aban- the dominatice of British sea That new order in its broad sweep doning his arms, the enemy was power had had important results was sketched in the Atlantic forced to retreat and bring up on the enemy's already overstrain- Charter on the authority both of his reinforcements."
ed Inland transport system.
10,000 Casualties
the British and American Govern- Mr. Dalton illustrated this pointments." British Wireless. by citing the case of coal traffic between Germany and Italy. Coal
V
he said, used to go by sea but IVANOFF
The General says that "by the end of the third day, the Ger- now had to be carried by rail mans outnumbered us consider which involved some 50 trains of ably. Fearing the Soviet troops 40 trucks daily for an might break through German journey of 800 miles... Headquarters, they also hurled
average
MURDER
These waggons had had to iT WAB REVEALED IN Into this sector part of their re- travel back empty because they SHANGHAI TO-DAY THAT MR. serves intended for Yelnia, but were unsuitable for conveying N. A. IVANOFF, WHO WAS Soulet infantry, forced the Ger- fruit and vegetables which were KILLED ON MONDAY, HAD mans to retreat steadily... west Italy's natural exports. wards
Increasing Strain
Air raids on chemy rail com- munications were all the time increasing the strain.
Mr. Dalton spoke of the black list, which weapon was jointly wielded with the U.S.Aaron
RECEIVED THREATENING: LETTERS AGAINST HIS LIFE |ALMOST DAILY SINCE HIS ASSUMPTION OF THE POST LAST AUGUST OF HEAD OF THE RUSSIAN EMIGRES' BUREAUMAS
Ivanoff recently expressed his intention to resign the post as
As the result of eight days of fighting at Yurtsevo the Nazis lost no less than 10,000 killed and wounded Our troops captured 12 guns, 30 mine throwers, some 50 machine-guns and 100,000 car tridges, several thousand shells and a considerable amount of "Hand in hand we are hunting result of the constant threats. other arms and equipment;' down all over the world firms The police investigations are "We destroyed 100 guns, 100 which try to trade with the continuing but have resulted in mine throwers and about 150 enemy: These ato black-listed and no developments as yet. Ivanoff machine-guns," the Russian gen- are barred from trade with any was buried yesterday afternoon.
International News Servico eral says. Reuter.
m in the British Empire.
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