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Intense Fighting Reported

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LONDON, Jug 31 (Reater) The present Russian counter- attacks might be the start of larger ones though evidence in Every- London of a major Russian counter-offensive is lacking. thing depends on the material, equipment and the number of men available

There is still intense fighting to the Pskov, Smolensk and Kiev arcaS, The Russians have launched strong counter-attacks, particularly in the Smolensk sector.

The German have made no pro-, which belonged to

detachments. gress anywhere apart perhaps special from a very slight advance south fighting of Klev

the

GENERAL

RUSSIA & POLAND SIGN AGREEMENT TO COLLABORATE IN WAR AGAINST COMMON ENEMY

CABLE NEWS

IN BRIEF

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)---Two thousand Italian war prisoners lave arrived in Great Britain for work wader the Ministry of Agriculture. They are to be em- ployed on ditching, draining, land reclamation and general agricul- tore work. Labour camp have been constructed in suitable rural arcas.

ZURICH, July 31 (Reutor)→ Raiding Brilush alreraft, according to the Hamburger Fredenblatt, are dropping over Germany imitation German clothes ration cards. The newspaper says that anyone using such cards will be sentenced te long imprisonment or death.

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WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuter) By 15 votes to seven the Military Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives approved legislation ex- tending beyond the previously stipulated year the military ser vice of selectees, National Guards

men, Reserve Officers and enlisted personnel.

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House Cheer Announcement Of Historic Event: Army To Be Raised Forthwith

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)-The Sovlet Governaient has given its consent to the formation of a Polish'ariny on Russian territory, announced Mr. Anthony Eden in the House of Com- mons yesterday, amid loud cheers. Mr. Eden made this remark when telling the House that a Soviet-Polish agreement had been signed at the Foreign Office.

The Foreign Secretary said that this historic event would lay a firm foundation for future Soviet-Polish collaboration the war against a comman enemy (cheers).

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It would, therefore, be a valuable contribution to the com- mon cause (cheers) and would be warmly welcomed in all friend. ly countries and not the least among all countries of the British Empire (loud cheers).

Mr. Éden congratulated those who had shown soch wise statesmanship in coming to an agreement (cheers).

Mr. Eden stated that arrange- ;"ås there is a huge potential ments for the immediate resump-{Polish Army in the Soviet Union, tion of Soviet-Polish diplomatic | would Mr. Eden do all he could to equip that ariny 25 quckly as relations are being made.

possible?"

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He stated that after the signą ture he handed General Sikorski,

Mr. Eden replied that it would the Polish Prime Minister, the

he a matter for the Soviet Govern- following Note: "I desire to take ment, "but we have had in mind CALCUTTA, July 31 (Reuter)---

the opportunity to inform The well-known Indian

you throughout the negotiations the poet, Rabindranath Tagore, has under-that in conformity with the pro-enormnous value to the Allied cause gone an operation, it is believed. Visions of the agreement ni

of raising and equipping rapidly a tual assistance between the United Polish army in Russia." for kidney trouble. His condition is described as satisfactory.

Kingdom and Poland of August 25, 1939, the Government of the Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha congratu- United Kingdom have entered no lated Mr. Eden on the part he played in mediating this agree- undertaking with Soviet Russla which affect the relations of that ment which was of such good au- country and Poland. I also desire Eury for the New Order in Europe have been recruited into the Br}-

assure you that the British and asked: "Would Mr. Eden alsu tish air transport auxillary serGovernment do not recognise the make known to principal vice. They are on yearly contract territorial changes affected in enemy Hitler, that this was the re- and their salary is £1937/178/90 Poland since 1939." a year free of United Kingdom in- come tax.

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter)

It was revealed in Parliament yes terday that 162 American

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arranged beforehand,"

GEN. SIKORSKI General Sikorski handed Mr. Mr. Ness Edwards (Labour) ask. "Was the Nate handed to Eden the following reply:

"The ed LONDON, July 31 (Reuter}

Polish Government take note of General Sikorski on signing the There has been no change of po- Your Excellency's letter dated July agreement known beforehand and ley of the British Government: a division of with

30, 1941, and desire to express was it part of an amicable ar- regard to Palestine, sald In

sincere satisfaction at the state-rangemept of all parties?" Mr. Churchill in the House of with a Red Army reg-Commons yesterday In answer to a do not recognise any territorial

"Mr. Eden: Yes, all that was ment that the British Government ment, the storm-troopers lost over question.

changes which have been effected 2,000 men and officers, killed and

in Poland since August, 1939.

PREMIER PRESENT and several hundred

(Reuter) TOKYO, July 31

"This corresponds with the view Mr. Winston Churchill presided prisonera, 30 sub-machine guns. Sir Robert Crlagte. British The following

of the Polish Government which, at the ceremony of the signing of 11 guns bassador, and the Japanese For- Issued by the Soviet Information 12 heavy machine guns,

of various calibres, 14 anti-tank eign Minister, Mr. Toyoda, com as they have previously informed the Russo-Polish Pact which, he

the British Government, have said, marked Bureau yesterday evening:

the association of much ferred for more than half an hour

never recognised any territorial two historic nations in the defence Our troops continued fighting guns and many cars and

yesterday afternoon, according to the enemy

Nevei Bmonition in Novorzhey,

changes in Poland since the out-of human rights. the Domei agency, It 18 under-

break of the present war." that they discussed the

SOVIET COMMUNIQUE

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuter)-wounded,

communique

way

and especially stubbornly in the

DRASTIC PUNISHMENT

Smolensk and Zhltemtr directions. MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuter)-stood

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Mr. Eden pointed out that the

In other directions and sectors Sovlet determination to combat latest developments In Anglo-Jap-Soviet-Polish agreement stated that of the front, no important engage- all Nazi attacks is further evianese relations. ments took place.

Our air force, in close co-opera- tion with land troops, continued

denced by drastic punishment of slackness in fire-fighting in Mas- cow.

sentenced to

the Soviet Government recognised that the Soviet-German treaties of SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (Reu-1939 concerning territorial changes [ter) Japan's crack NYK. liner, in Poland had lost their validity. to deal blows to enemy tanks and Three high officials of the Mos- Tatuta Maru, has been given spe- He recalled that the attitude of her the British Government was stated mrantry troops and to enemy air- cow Car Parts Supply Trust and clay permission to discharge

general terms by the Prime Craft on aerodromes. They were the responsible fire-warden of the passengers here.

Minister in the House of Commons bombed as was also Ploesti and Trust have been

OTTAWA, July 31 (Reuter) on September 5, 1940, when he Bulin where large fires broke out death for inadequate provision of as the result of the bombing. fire-fighting equipment and gen- The Canadian Red Cross is im- said that the British Government mediately increasing its weekly did not propose to recognise any On July 29, our air force, ne- eral disckness in precautions. cording to incomplete data, des- The Inventory Manager receiv-food parce; shipments for British territorial changes which

10,000 imprisoners of war from Weed a sentence of ten years'

to place during the war unless they prisonment.

30,000. Each parcel will contain 16 took place with the free consent and goodwill of the parties con- The case was judged by a mih-food items.

cerned. tribunal and the accused

troyed nine German planes.

lost five planes.

REGIMENT SMASHED German troops operating in the tary Smolensk direction, sustained were charged with deliberate sabo- heavy losses in men and equip- tage

ment.

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FUTURE FRONTIERS

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Mr. Eden added that this holds good for territorial changes effect-

PEIPING, July 31 (Reuter)-- and counter-revolutionary The Netherlands and British In- Jist fire on the dia have been included in a A few days ago, Red Array activity owing to a units completely smashed a n-night of July 14 on the Trust's of nations whose assets have beer ed in Poland since August, 1939, A de- and he had informed the Polish torised infantry regiment of storm- premises, causing damage of 3.500,-frozen in North China.

"Great Germany 000 roubles. The fire it up one claration to this effect was made Government accordingly in his troopers of

quarter of the elty nullifying the by the Japanese consulate-general official Note.

yesterday.

ITALIAN PARTY ROUTED

Successful British Sortie In Libya

CAIRO, July 31 (Reuter-To- bruk garrison patrols were very active on Monday night, one rout- ing a large party of Italiana over two miles from the British lines.

This newe was given in yester- day's G.HQ. communique which atated:

black-out.

U.S. ISOLATIONIST POLICY DENOUNCED AS A FAILURE

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Central)--Writing in the HERALD- TRIBUNE columns, Mr. Walter Lippman bitterly denounces the isolationist policy as a colossal failure and urges the United States to organise a coalition of all peoples lighting Japan, Gër- many and Italy.

Mr. Lippman's article, which lauds Senator Burton K. Wheel- er's approval of President Roosevelt's order for freezing Japan- ese assets, warns that the United States cannot afford to stand by while Japan is organising her power for the mastery of Asia: and the Western Pacific.

As regards the future frontiers of Poland and other European countries. Mr. Eden drew attention to what the Prime Minister said in the speech to which he referred:

Mr. Eden concluded by saying that he was sure that the House would agree that both parties were to be warmly congratulated on the signature of this agreement.

*This is a historic event. It wil lay a firm foundation for future

the collaboration between

two countries in the war against the common enemy. It will, therefore, be a valuable contribution to the Allied cause and be warmly wei-

Mr. Lippman belleves that if not brought peace; but, on the comed in all friendly countries and Japan's power La not checked contrary, brought America face to not least. I feel sure, by public During the night of July 28/20 now it will become so great that face with an extremely difficult opinion throughout the British a strong fighting patrol operating it cannot be checked at all later war in the extremely inconvenient Empire" (Loud Cheera),

Replying to supplementary ques- from the eastern sector of the Toon. Japan will not be checked by two oceans' areas. He feels that

he expression of moral dis- the United States can pay for her tions, Mr. Eden. said that the ex- bruk defences put to fight a large approval, he says, and urges the mistakes if she collaborates Im-change of Notes which he had just party of Tallans occupying an United States to strike a blow mediately to resist Japan's push read did not involve any guaran- isolated defended locality over two which will paralyse Japan's econo-southward.

miles distant from our ines.

The enemy sustained many sualties and loft one gun and rifies in our hands.

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mic heart and if the freezing or- dér is not sufficient, to take more

"V" CAMPAIGN

20 drastic measures to stop her,

Mr. Lippman says that America

is now on the "edge of embargo,

Although other patrols operat-then blockade, and then war." Ing to the southward penetrated Japan's occupation of Indo-China deep into the enemy positions they imperile failed to make contact.

tee of frontiers by the British Government,

Be answered in the affirmative a question by Sir Percy Hart's Laberal) in regard to whether both parties were satisfied with

IN INDIA the terms of the agreement and

BOMBAY, July 31 (Reuter)The whether it was mutual in respect the Philippines, The V for victory campaign is fast of the governments of both na United States is threatened In reading throughout India from tions.

In the frontier area, one of our both oceans because when France Trivandrum, capital of the sou- Mr. Eden added that he thought,' IsolationLats prevented thernmost Indian State where a view of past history, "we ought mechanised patrols succeeded in fell the destroying considerable stocks of America from taking measures to large sign is hung at the fairness to repeat our con- aviation spirit and ofl on a hostile provent what is happening now entrance to the State Legislature gratulations to those who have landing ground.

Mr. Lippman declares that the to Kapurthalas State, where the Vishown such wise statesmanship in Elsewhere in the frontier arda isolationist policy, not supporting is painted on the cars of Ministers coming to this agreement.", POTENTIAL ARMY aggressivo, kotivity by our patrols America's friends and not taking while motoriste are displaying the

preventive measures in tinte, has V sign on car bonnets. has continued..

Mr. Ellie Smith (Lattigr) mRIEND"}"

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