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GERMAN RACE AGAINST TIME Russians Holding Everywhere

LENINGRAD RESISTANCE STRENGTHENS

"Every day the re- sistance of Leningrad is becoming stronger ond I in a number of sub-sectors of the front Soviet units are counter-attack- ing," stated a corres- pondent of the Mos- tow newspaper "Izves tio yesterday

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The correspondent gives as example a sub-sector where So-- vier” - troops -- "have thrown the enemy. from three lines of prepared positions de- spite. fierce resistance, and the Germans are anxious to avoid be- ing forced back on the bank of a certain river.Reuter.

FINLAND REJECTS PEACE

Kharkov The Next Objective?

(Military Commentary By "Annalist"')"

THEN UN THE EASTERN FRONT-EN-

TERED ITS

WEEK YESTERDAY, FOR 90 DAYS THE SOVIET FORCES. HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE (GERMAN-MILITARY MACHINES

Over a zono nearly 2,000 milos long, Gor man ponzers and Stukas vi

infantry sup port have hammered and battered at the Russian lines with never ceasing pressure:

whole front.

Millions of men have troops fought the enemy along the been engaged in this

"On September 26, 98 German titanic struggle which un-aircraft were destroyed.

We lost doubtedly is the greatest battle ever known.

Yet, although the Russians have Lost

ground and have suffered grievous loss in men and material at no point of their far-flung bat- tle line has their front heen pjer- ced nor is there any sign of weak-" ening of their power of resistance. In the fighting itself there have been no important developments

36 aircraft.

"Ships of the Northern Fleet sank two enemy, transports of 8- 000-and-4,000 tons, respectively.

"Coastal Batteries and slips of the Baltic Fleet sank'an 'enemy. cruiser and a destroyer and heavily damaged two other dep-. troyera,

EMERGENCY IN THE

KONOYE

PROTECTORATE & ARMY

CLASH

state of eme gency was proclaimed in six districts of the Protectorate, of Bohe- mia and Moravia yes-

The American-owned newspaper, "China Press,"

terday morning, ac-in-Shanghai, published cording to the official German news agency.

A message from Prague states that M. Elids, Premier of the Protectorate Govern- ment, has been arrest- ed on charges of high? treason. Reuter

Hunan

Lines

Holding

On September 27 two German the Chinese troops were Up till 8 p.m. yesterday

in the last 24 hours, Leningrad is reconnaissance planes wete still holding out strongly and brought down over Moscow, and still holding out north of Odessa is proving an equally im- on September 28 two enemy the Laotao River, Shih- pregnable, bastion,

"Fighting "in the Central-· Boc-- tor hao slackened, probably be cause the ubiquitous mudla hampering operations.

Crimea Holds Firm

But in the south, German as- caults do not seem to have made

"It is obvious that Rus- any impression on the Crimea.

- sig in her present situa- Nor is there any talk-of any fur-

tion is interested:

end-

ther advance towards Donetz.

Marchar Budermy seems to have

bombers,Reuter

VICHY

TALKING IT OVER

ing the hostilities with succeeded in regrouping his forces Finland as soon as pos- before Kharkov, which may prove Discussions are pro- sible,”“”-wrote the Helsinki | addition to the Crimea.****

the next German objective in ceeding between the Ber newspaper: "Hufvudstads. bladet” yesterday:

"However, all desires end must be definitely But the present much Finland's

welcome, a return

The paper

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that peaco

the future

HOWEVER - ANXIOUS. ARE THAT OUR RELATIO WITH BRITAIN SHALL:) NOT, DE AGGRAVATED WE CANNOT ACCEPT THE DEMANDS, MADE! ON-US CABUTERS

The German now relam that lin and Vichy Govern- all resistance behind their advance lines: east of Kiev has been an

aimed at reaching nihilated:

satisfactory rela-

The process has taken just

day on their own, showing and Jossos have probably not sided:

Race With Time

more tions.

While the“- conclusion of a separate peace is not anticipated; fit is expected, that Mere will be a relaxation of the Armistice con- anys the Berlin corres- fit of the Stockholm news

In spite of exhaustion,whịc ust bo beginning to tall, union

many-de-much-as on Paper: "Aftonbladet.s

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staɛ gives the troops ) «| tho

THE ELEMENT OF TIME IS BECOMING MORE AND M ACUTE, ESPECIALLY IN THE OPERATIONE AT LENINGRAD-exp

German Ships Sunk

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Commun

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Fran

ernment and civil administration: Awill

Paris.

diplomatie connection.

the two ountries, la niso ted through the re-open

ich Embassy In Berlin "although

be called: diplomatic mission dinstead of

tzepu and Huanghuashih outside Changsha.

statement this morning credited to source... in Tokyo which says that Germany. exercising pressure on Japon through, Foscist Japanesër

rmy officers in favour immediato / clach. Russia.

Prince Konoye,” according to this report, is losing faith in the policy of aggrandisement through"! aggression. His views are stated to have clashed uncompromisingly with Fascist army and navy officers.

Meanwhile, the attitude of the Tokyo administration remains cautious, feeling that Germany is by no means yet the victor In Russia and that for Japan to tackle Russia's powerful Far Eas tern army, would involve -giving second place to the China war and the southward drive. Reuter.

quiet.

Several hundred Japanese plain-clothes mentes seated defence to the north-east suburbs through the Chinese first line of! With the exception of Japanese of Changsha on Saturday. They derlal bombings, the situation were annihilated yesterday morni yesterday was comparatively ing. Central News.

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