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Struggle In White Russia TWO M.C.'S AND Russo-German COL. LINDBERGH DEVICES OF NAZIS NOT

One Of Vengenance

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 (Reuter)-The difficultles experienced by the Germans in maintaining their hold on territory occupied by the Nazi forces are expressed in a letter from a German officer intended for his home and which gives a clue to the miserable isolation to which the Germans advanced blindly by orders of their Fuehrer,

The officer says in the letter: "It is weird here in Russia. Every single person is out to get you "

and more take $0

This la symptomatic of the suc-

thousands to tens of cess with which the Soviet guerti nundreds of groups. is bands are meeting in the day Dally more and night harassing of the Ger- the woods and are taken into the man troops along lines of com-organisation. Soon the tigure is

munication between the rear and expected to amount to hundreds advanced forces of the German of thousands ernies.

Comrade

TWO CHAPLAINS IN WAR OFFICE CASUALTY LIST

War

Continued from Page 1

ON HYPOCRISY, SUBTERFUGE

OVERCUNNING

MOSCOW, Aog. 18 (Reater)The devices of the Nazis are not overcunning," says a leading article in PRAVDÄ quoted by the Smolensk have been destroyed and

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 10 Moscow Radio, discussing the military situation on the eastern 38,000 Russians were captured to- (Reuter)-Addressing an "America front in connexion with the awards of medals and orders to more

vast number of first" rally here last night Col than 1,000 Red Army men. Eether with armoured cars, guns and other Obarles Lindbergh complained that

The article continues: "The Nazis strive at creating a sem- the nation was operating under a blance of encirclement, counting on undermining the morale of our war material.

In addition the Germans claim polley of Government by subter-troops at creating panic and disorganisation

capture of Korosten in the fuge which would lead to war,

"When this falls in one sector.

the

Ukraine.

A

In

authoritative

their

While the American people had on been promised peace, Col. Lind- they immediately transfer

along the United States they news.bergh asserted, the British told blows to the neighbouring sectors. should attacking the flanks and trying to And weak spots favourable for a

enter the war.

in

that surrounds us comes out in

Best Course For Iran Government

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter) Two holders of the Military Cross and two Army chaplains--the latter baving been taken prisoner-are D some included in the War Office casualty

tist No. 201.

Russian communique MAJOR R. G. COOK, M. C., Royal Artillery, who died of wounds, was merely recording fighting Saturday gives no fresh awarded the Military Cross in May practically the entire front. this year for saving the lives of

quarters an officer and four men who were London it is believed that the Ger-

The hypocrisy and subterfuge break through.

"Such tactics meant for a weak Aldinov stated many being pursued by the enemy after mans have made some progress in every statement of the war party" enemy are tactics of adventurers." Yesterday. which The German took to the woods from the first their tanks were put out of action. southern Ukraine where their aim he added.

Pravda points out that they High Command announced the day of the war, particularly in the i CAPTAIN BORRADAIL, M. C., is thought to be the Black Sea

could yield positive results only in Dvinsk 01

PESHAWAR, Aug. 10 (Reuter)- successful completion of opera-neighbourhoods

and who was reported wounded, is in port of Odessa, but there is no dis- Government shall isten to the go those countries where the Ger- "The best course for the Iran Domachev. in Che Brest-Litovsk the Queen's Own Cameron High- position here to attach much tm-per cent. of the people opposing mans had to deal with an Inade Government to take is to expel district.

landers. and Was wounded pre-portance to the latest manifesta- war they shout we

quately armed They have paid special attention viously in a brush with Arabs in tion of

enemy who soun all German nationals from Iran," German inclination to disunity.."

lost their bearings after the ap-observes the DAILY SARHAD, the motor-cyclists Ald

Infantry Palestine in 1930. He received the publish astronomical figures as

pearance of large numbers of Northwest Frontier's oldest Moslem Military Cross the following year."evidence" of their achievements.

tanks, mine-throwers and motor-

newspaper, in an editorial. Rev. W. T. Jones and Rev. R. A.

cyclists whose actions are capable Siminons were given as prisoners

of demoralising troops with weas of war.

nerves, with low tactical training and with commanders incapable

the tions in

neighbourhood of Smolensk detalls reached Moscow of the persistent morale-destroying activity of guerilla and partisan bands in White Russia. The caster-sections on roads which they have

enfiladed must frontier of this province is

After six at least 30 miles in the rear of

weeks, said Comrade Aldinov, the movement, Instead of Smolensk

dwindling. had terally spread

Indications. given by telephone from somewhere in White Russin by Comrade Aldinov, Secretary e the Provinclai

Communist. Parly. show that guerillas continee raid the German lines far in the west of this little-known region. which is intersected by hundreds of rivers, lakes and bogs,

NO QUARTER

throughout the whole countryside.

of

GUERILLA ACTIVITIES Details uf the activities guerillas behind the German lines

NO MATERIAL CHANGE

1s

no

It is noteworthy that apart from

Ukraine southern

there material change anywhere in the vast front between the Baltic and the Black Sea.

The 1st contains a total of 200 naines of which 26 are those of officers (six wounded and 18 taken prisoners

Messages frum Moscow em- Among the other ranks 42 were phasise that whereas the Germans are given by Comrade Bydinos, reported killed, 50 wounded and make vast claims and are silent. Secretary of the

Central Co-141 taken prisoners.

on their own losses, the Russians mittee of the Communist Party

have published candid admissions in White Russia, in an interview

of their lusses. with the Moscow newspaper LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reuter!-Out

This candour is generally regard- Pravda.

of a complement of 145 men, oned as a sign of confidence and officer and 35 ratings were the

strength on the Russian part. casualties in the destroyer H. M. 8.

The Russians put their FEARLESS which was sunk on July losses at 600,000.

The struggle in White Russia s

"Quertila warfare in the enemy not pretty and is one of vengeance rear." he said. "has spread litex- with ilitie quarter given

orally everywhere

At present sev- pected

eral hundred guerilla detach- Marshal Timoshenko shows

ments are operating in the enemy clearly the nature expected of this behind-the-line struggle br- tween partisans and German troops

rear.

"As a result of the activities several German divisions and re- gimental headquarters have been

"Guerillas destroyed 18

His appeal to the gueras, destroyed. published on Friday, gives the watchword "blood for blood, death for death."

The Germans, to estadion themselves at all regione through i

wult.

ment

which they advanced, had to burn of an enemy towns, wipe out villages by bomb-35 motorcars and a large number .ng and deliberately terrorise the of motor-cycles and bicycles. population in order to win a modi-

"um of safety for their rear.

VENGEANCE POLICY

TOWNS CAPTURED

"Another detachment discover

ed the headquarters of a German

In return, Marshal Timoshenke regiment, reporting it to the mili- demands a policy o

23.

FEARLESS LOSSES

"When we demand that

our

causing are

Japanese Demand On Russia

Denied

MOSCOW. Aug. 10

The paper adds: “If this is not done immediately, Iran may later and herself in difficulties. reason why the Nazis go to Iran is

The

in moments of tension of soberly clear. They are sent as a Fifth estimating the situation.

Column in advance of an armed LOSK STRIKING POWER

attack on Iran which is bound to Says Pravda: "It is enough for follow if the Nazis succeed in. the Nazis in their

turn to be Russia.

threatened with encirclement for

"The declaration by the Iranian them to become disconcerted and Government indicates that Iran is lose their striking power.

aware of the dangers of German "Having seen through

the intrigue.

It is, therefore, in the enemy's methods, Soviet fighters

best interests of Iran if the danger Reuter)e systematically annihilating the is removed while there is yet

own The Deputy Chief of the Informa-ving and material forces of the time."

A 1218."

tion Bureau, M. Lozovsky, at

GUNNY STOLEN

BAGS

attack,

Other points from a survey of A message received yesterday Press conference yesterday, offi- One officer and 15 ratings are from the French frontier quoted cially denied the story which was the military position include an missing and it is presumed killed, a German source as giving the issue: frem

Shanghai (not by analysis of the earliest fighting} nine ratings died of wounds, and German dead at 500,000

Reuter: that Japan has demanded when placing their stake on a 11 ratings are reported wounded.

character of should demilitarise lightning Other messages reaching Lon-that Russia

ITALIAN WAR CASUALTIES

LONG EXPOSED LINES

Siberla

British

that the serious papers lent If this resistance spreads it may have a considerable effect on Ger- unhealthy sensationalism. many's long exposed lines of com-¡ munication across Poland to the eastern front.

Berlin was apparently bombed

and 4

termination and great

Tin Island made away with a car- go of gunny bags valued at $12,- tactical 400, according to a report made to

!

Pank

H. M. S. Fearless was part of don indicate that the Polish resis-Vladivostock, to create

a demi-Nazi generals opposed greatly an escort which saw a convoy safe-tance to German occupying force tarised zone on the Soviet-Man- superior forces to those Red Army FROM JUNK tanks ly through the Mediterranean has recently flared up and adding chutuo border, to grant economic units disposed along the frontier. Robbers boarding a junk off Lin und armoured cars in an engage- despile heavy enemy attacks greatly to the admitted difficulties concessions

Most of these units showed re- ment with a German mechanised with reinforcements and war mate- which the Germans are already guarantee not to cede strategic markatte examples of valour, de-

addition this detach- rials for the Middle East.

experiencing at the hands of the bases to America. attacked the headquarters H. M. S. Fearless was launched Russian guerillas.

M. Lozovsky expressed surprise training, says the Pravda. Some the Police by Pang Nei-pat, steers. division capturing in 1984

news- of them were compelled to fight man of Hongkong-registered junk themselves to such in enetrelement, but the greater No. T5572H

part even of these succeeded in

Pang stated also that two men smashing their way out as strong who were

cargo. employed as united fighting units.

watchers aboard the junk were "It is already known that Ht-abducted. They were, he reported, SECRET DEVICE

ler's soldiers are morally afraid Tam Wing, 36, and Kwan Pln, 50. WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 Reuter) of the bayonets of the Red Army both natives of Hol Ping. ROME, Aug. 1 (Reuter) The by Russian aircraft during Friday

helng The Italian High Command has

robbery occurred, Issued night for the second tight in suc--A new secret device in giving Unbearable conditions are another list of war casualties up cession. Russian reports on this warning of the approach of any created behind the German lines claims, at midnight on Aug. 6,

aircraft will to July 31 of which the following are not yet available and the enemy

the operations soon be by

of numerous when two small fishing boats detachments, are the Agures:

scorched opened fire on his junk. They were German version naturally makes operating 24 hours daily along the guerilla

fields and blocked wells. and Army

boarded by some 20 armed men. Fascist

in light of the affair.

coast and at overseas bases. The possible effect on Berlin of

This was announced by the War "The blitzkrieg has failed, but Together with his crew of eight, being bombed both by British and Department yesterday.

the enemy will go on making des- he was released, Pang says, the he imme- Russian airmen has been the sub-

It is understood that the device perate efforts. All our forces must following day, when

back to Cheung is similar to Britain's new radiolo-be applied to the destruction of diately sailed deadject of speculation.

cators.

the enemy."

Chau.

The cargo was taken off some time between 9 am, and 9. p.m. en August 7, the robbers releasing the crew at the latter hour, according to the report.

Militia

vengeancetary. The headquarters were des- and destruction of Germans indi-troyed by well-almed fire, vidually, destruction of their sup- "Guerilla units derailed several plles, destruction of their com- dozen trains laden with military munications by road and by bridge equipment and ammunition. and destruction of their morale by

*Until recently the German commanders left only small gar-North Africa-163 dead. 220. injur- the loss of nerve and sleep.

aprisons in occupied tOWNG.

know five cases of guerla unite ed and 580 missing.

The Graeco-Albanian and Yugo capturing such towns and holding

| slav-Albanian Comrade Aidinov, after quoting them for some time. the aforementioned letter from a

and 391 Injured.

This, however, is simply an peal to intensify a struggle which 19 already going on.

"After that the Germans

German officer, stated that effec- compelled to strengthen tives in organised partisan bands garrisons and divert large

Wei

front 381

were their

mum-

Italian Navy 138 dead, 100 injured and 202 missing.

in White Russia already amount bers of soldiers for this purpose."

MR. SOUTHARD Menzies

RETURNS

Cancels

Had Talk With Mr. Tour

Cordell Hull

focal Press.

Most of his furlough in America, Mr. Southard told а Hongkong

of the Cabinet tomorrow.

BERLIN CLAIMS LONDON, Aug. 11 (Reuter)-A Berlin communique announces that

Alr force-33 dead, 62 injured operations in the East are pro- and 78 missing,

No detalls of the casualties sus- tained in Italian East Africa are yet available, it added.

ceeding according to plan,

Large fires were started during,

a raid on Moscow on Saturday night.

The Russian Air Force, the com- munique declares, have now fast

GERMANS ADMIT over 10,000 planes,

SO COMPREHENSIVE

500,000 KILLED STOCKHOLM, Aug. 11, (Reuter)

GERMANS TOO

MOSCOW, Aug 10 (Reuter) -

mand.

THREE SEPARATE NEW

SPHERES OF WAR

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Reater)-The possibility of no fewer than three separate new spheres of war has this week-end become a mat- ! ter of almost momentary Imminence-the PACIFIC, THRACE and WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN, says the OBSERVER'S Dip'omatio correspondent.

FUNERAL OF MR. A. V. HAVERS

Member Of Police Reserve

The funeral of Mr. Arthur Ver-

clating.

-Berlin correspondents cite thei

-After emphasising German in partment will probably have to MELBOURNE, Aug. 10 (Reuter)

BERLIN, Aug. 10 (Reuter-Ac-military opinion that fresh Ger-trigues to establish protection" yield a forthright answer to this Returned to his desk at the Mr. R. G.

Menzies, Australian cording to a German source, the man success in the Ukraine le soover French African bases and a question; what good can come of American Consulate-General here Prime Minister, has cancelled the total Germans already killed in comprehensive that a Russian threat to Turkey involved in the wooing the Vichy Government after a visit of three months' to remainder of his Australian tour the Russian campaign is 500,000 abandonment of the great curve control of the Black Sea which when its officials are obviously non Havera, who died at his re- the United States, the U.S. Consul-and is returning to Melbourne No figures are given for wounded or the Dnieper, Odessa and the will be necessary for a quick drive acting under duress," says the Ob- aldence, Hongkong. on Saturday. General, MR. ADDISON E.

Black Sea coast is considered im- towards the Caucasian tonight, because of the growing or prisoners. SOUTHARD, spent a good part of tension in the Pacific.

ollfields, server's Washington correspondent, after being ill for some time, took minent by the German High Com-the correspondent continues:

He added: "Americans are com- Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy place yesterday eventhg at the Saturday morning receiving the There will be a special meeting

Thirdly, the Japanese pressure pletely disgusted with Vichy out-Valley, the Rev. Fr. Speziali-offl- The Germans are straining to force Thailand: Into

the yen rages by concessions to Germany The "Red Star", organ of the every effort to reach Odessa and bloc and the rapid concentration and to Japan. They say that the Soviet Army, yesterday quoted in- Nikolaiev whence it will be pos- of Japanese forces on the The United States should take the The deceased was 23 years of Daily Press reporter, was spent in JAP. ALLEGATION OF tercepted German despatches mensible to threaten Rusala's chief frontier have produced a situation initiative now of seizing Dakar and age, and a member of the Emer- San Francisco, but official bust-

ENCIRCLEMENT

tioning very heavy losses in 10 armament centre, but it is declar- of almost hourly danger to general forestalling further Freach con-gency Unit of the Hongkong Police ness took him to Washington

divisions. Losses ranged from 20ed that victories already won do peace in the Pacific.

Reserve, A detachment of the cessions to the Nazis, where he had talks with several Japanese allegations of "en-to 40 per cent, and in some cases not mean that the decision has "The fact that Japan, although |

Emergency Unit (Reserve), under important officials, among them circlement" by Great Britain and were admitted to be tremendous. yet been achieved in these exten- moving steadily towards action in answer is that sa long as there 16 dance.

"The State Department's stock sgt, D. R. Sadick, was in atten- the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell the United States of Japan and

sive operations in the Ukraine: the South and concentrating forces

the slightest hope of neutralising. Thalland continued yesterday,

As regards Gen. Timoshenko's in Manchukuo against Russis still

The principal mournier was "the HOARE SEES CORT appeal to local populations to des- hesitates before taking the plunge the Vichy wooing must continue, deceased's brother, Mr. Gordon troy anything likely to be useful is well-known in every quarter to but actually the American polley

Among those present by the 8. F. Chronicle columnistings "a blustering Harangue.”sir Samuel Hoare, British Ambas- that the German military au- realises that certain very my- Weygand Erst and Vichy only in. were Messra, F. Sullivan, H. Sulli

GIBRALTAR, Aug. 10 (Router) to the invader, it is pointed out be due to one fact alone Tokyo is designed right now to woo Gen. Herb Caen, who promptly describ- They urge the Japanese Govern-sador to Spain, arrived at Gibral thorities do not assume the res-sterious movements of high states-

van, G. Sullivan, E Beck, Acting <d him in his column the follow-ment to blast away the false im tar last night from Madrid on a ponsibility for the feeding and men in America may be a prelude

Sub-Insp. W. Dorabjee, Messrs. M ing morning as a mild-looking, pressions created by Britain and visit to General Lord Gort, with the safety of the populations where to the end of American non-belt-

4. R. Sousa, J. F. da Silva, F. J. bespectacled gentleman..who is a the United States.” qu

Medina, W. A. Fox, D. N. Bliva, D. Consul in some city in China.”

7. THE WREATHS

Hull

In San Francisco, he was spotted and Japanese Jingolatic papers In the lobby of the Palaco Hotel term the Anglo-American warn-

SOON ON WAY BACK.

י

whom he will stay the week-end.

Meanwhile interest has been aroused by an announcement 'yes- terday by Mr. Menzies, the Aus-

guerilla sabotage is practised.

The NYHETER'S Berlin corres pondent says that reports show

He managed to put m only one tralian Premier, that all the Com- SOLDIER MISSING guerilla bands are still active be-

week at Lou'sville, in Kentucky, monwealth Cabinet Ministers are

hia home town, Mr. Bouthard, said, and was soon, on his way back to Hongkong without having had much of an opportunity to "take in the sights" at Home.

He did see something, however,

to

garency.

FORTHRIGHT ANSWER

groups.

cidentally."

WELL AND GOOD

After emphasising the doubt

Havers.

Drake, C. E, Coelho, and others. concerning General Weygand's at "Sooner or later, the State De-titude, the correspondent says that Wreaths were sent by Mother from the Allied point of view, Grandmother, Gordon, Uncle Fred, Gen. Weygand continues to hold Uncle Edward and Aunt Josep- standing by in. case of a crisis at has been reported missing since holding farms and even villages.

A Royal Scote soldier, Pte. Fyfe,hind the Germanis, sabotaging. the week-end.

remainder surrendered in large and immobilise very large French hine, Aunt Doreen, Uncle Carlie forces in North Africa. well and and Aunt Elleen, Fauline, Marion, 2.20 sm, yesterday from Mount. "APPEAL TO SURRENDER. In Washington, Mr. Cordell Hull, Austin Barracks.

good. Secretary of State, held a sudden

LONDON, Aug. 10, (Reuter)--An

Desmond and Cecil, Aunt Ella- A number of prisoners addressed appeal by Gefman prisoners of a letter to their comrades of the Thus, unless other events inter-beth, Aunt Phyllis, Uncle Hector conference with Admiral Nomura, the Japanese Ambassador, regard-

war captured by the Russians to 03rd Division urging them to surveno-as they well may-the Btate and Aunt Elleen, Uncle George, of the campaigns for various funds ing the international position and the

their comrades to surrender is ronder. The letter says:

Department will doubtless continue Sonny and Marina, Roignd and Al- Japanese Government alding the Chinese cause, and the shipping question."

break its allence and to blast viet Communique.

quoted in a supplement to the so- "We were thrown from Norway authorising the shipment of sugar, bert, Mrs. Wong and Mrs. Ng. Mr. into a senseless and fatal war for tea and other supplies to North and Mrs K Y. Joung, Leang came away also with a vivid im- · From Bydney it is reported that away the false impressions crest-

Africa. pression of the intense patriotism Japanese businessmen in Austraila ed by Britain and the United the 807th German Regiment of the northern forests and marshes.

|Wing-yan and Amy Au, James The supplement describes how us against Soviet Russia to the of the Chinese in America.

The moment it becomes ap- Dab, George Hill, N. Stradutor, are leaving this week by the last States." Washington, while he was there, Japanese ship to and from Aus-

Gard Division, which was shipped We do not wish to die to enable parent that Gen. Weygand has do Mrs M. L. Rocha and family, The paper added that needless to Finland from Narvik attacked Mannerheim and his accomplices cided to throw in his lot with the the Hon. Commissioner of Tolle, to say the "Japanese Government & Russian unit and was repulsed to acquied the Kazellan colonies. Axis or Vichy forced the abandon the Deputy Commissioner, and la fully qualified to meet any aftua- with heavy losses from artillery The Finish people hate us, the ment of a neutral, policies, the Officers, Hongkong Police Reserve.. The Japanese army organ "Ko- tion brought about, by such pro-and-machine-gun are and then Russian people meet us with dead-shipments will cease automatkal- and the Officer Commanding and kumin" yesterday hit out at the pagunda.”

was surrounded. warnings of Mr. Eden and, Mr.

ly fire. Hitler will perish. It is 19.

Men, Hongkong Polido Reserve The Miyako," commenting on Many Germán soldiers, it enya, no use binding your destinies with This is well-known in Vichy, To Erpergency, Unik Cordell Hull as the Japanese press the alleged encirclement of Japan trying to escape jumped into the the destiniog of a doomed advan-e fact that the peychological continued the campaign against by the A.B.C.D. front, said: "We lake to swim to the opposite shore turer. You have an opportunity offensive maintained by the United the Democracia.

can only water developments but were practically all drowned of saving your lives for your states and Britain is lowing re The "Kokumin" editorially urges calmly until it is time to actor altos by Russian snipers. The familles, and liberating Dermany sube which ate rogarded by era en.

FULLY QUALIFIED,

was inclined to. optimism regard-tralia to Japan. ing the Far Eastern altuation, al- though it was generally recognized that tension was high,

Mrs. Southard, who has been 11,

did not return with her husband

to Hongkong. It is expected, how ever, that sho whit be ready to travel in a month or two,

quiter