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VIOLENT FIGHTING DEVELOPING SPANISH ARMY,

IN AREA NORTH OF KIEV

Soviets Claim Destruction Of 81 German Aircraft

Violent fighting s reported by LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter) - the German news agency to have developed on Wednesday in the La be area north of Kiev, in which two German divisions are sald involved.

Ope division is claimed by the Germans to have broken up Se- viet units in this battle into isolated groups and to have raptured a large-sized town. taking 1.2006 prisoners,

Similar measures of success are being attributed to the second German division.

the Ger-

states that. The remaining divisions are ex. A Moscow message

before pected to be despatched shortly at 30.000 Germans were lust

the secretary the urgent request of Kiev according to

Com- mans. Ukrainian at the Central munist Party writing to the news- paper PRAVDA.

2998 In

The 44th. 95th and

and other tantry divisions

MIDNIGHT COMMUNIQUE MOSCOW. Sept. 12 (Reuter

big Following is the text of the 50- viet midnight communique issued by the

onits were completely routed. Ger.

armoured equip man losses in

The Soviet reau ment were not large artiliery destroyed some 23 man tanks, 72 orrles and 13 A A guns.

ITALIAN DIVISIONS

Soviet Information Bu

stub- On Sept. 11. our troops Ger

bornly fought the enemy along Force, Our Air the entire front.

With

lond the lo-operation troops, dealt blows to the

enemy

|FALANGE PARTY

Belgian Army REVIEWED BY Vindicated GEN. FRANCO

LONDON, Bepi. Iz Ice bet An authentic story o

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1941.

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of the Army and the Belgian Army fought desperately review

Party Falange

General Frano

to the last of its reserves to save

the British Army at Dunkirk was said that he would only say a few for the first time words to express the feeling in his told yesterday

the publication "Belgium-An heart towards all gathered there.

"This crowd gather

united official account of what happen- He added:

here represents the ed. ed in 1939-40" by the Belgian

peoples of Spain and faith in our Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

Faith and work is the re-grising. The book contains a photograph

and rule of my government German document of a charred which proves that Hitler had com- spirit that animates us.

"Be sure that if it had not been detailed pieted by January 1940

risen Spain would already have plans for the invasion of the Low for the war that faces the world. again and there would not be pro- bleras for the peoples nor for

that would not Spaniards

bave a firm hand been resolved with ¡and sure step"

Countries.

the "Capitulation occurred i last extremity" states the record. The Belgian Army having done is utmost to cover the British not Dunkirk did forces going to

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General France said that their

lay down is arms un could feeling and unitext spirit reflectesi continue the struggle no longer

U.S. EXPERTS

IN LONDON

On

LONDON, Sept. 12 (BWS,

and Major-General Wessen John Biggers. American production (1) War

ON FRENCH PRONTIER, Sept panzer troops, infantry and artil-

destroyed aircraft of the ten Italianery and 12 Bruter| divisions which the Germans re- his aerodromes. quired on the eastern frontier. It "On Sept 9. 81 German planes that only three were destroyed in air combats by is understood

only an-aircraft fire and 210 have been despatched

drome

In the ghung ny opera- ting behind German shock Troops !

WAR OF NERVES

"There goes the warbling note, Sir. Will you wear the grey pio- strip or the brown tweed?** "What-who-- ?”

"The warbling note, Sir. I gather, Sir, that there is hostile aircraft in the vicinity."

"Tell it to go areay. Tell it I'm busy with a Blitzhangover krieg" "Very good, Sir. I take it you are Iceling the effects ofer the little celebration last night?" "Hawkins. If the R.A.F. could only drop hangovers like mine behind the enemy lines the wor

would be over before you could say Messerschmitt."

"No doubt, Sir. But on the other hand, the enemy would probably discover Rose's Lime Juice, Sir. Ahem as I have mentioned before, Sir the restoration of the metabolic belance by Rose's Lime Juice --"

"Don't stand there mumbling, man -get some Rose's at once. Oh! there goes that awful din again." "That, Sir, is the sustained note or All Clear. There is a bottle of Rose's at your elbow, Sir."

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SITUATION REVIEWED LONDON. Sept 12 Teuter New developments in the fighting to Russia were reported in Lon don yesterday from Indications have started that the Germans an attack in the Murmansk Irket on the Arctle Sea. 600 miles north of Leningrad states a commentary by Annalist

This attack seems to be

dis

war

wom

ing from a direction du west of

Mr. experts arrived

the feeling of Spain.

TACIT ALLUSION

Making a tacit allusion to the February fre disaster. General France said "In the same way, your cheerfulness has risen above sorrows and past mishaps and you have optimism and confidence. & i must also all Spain arise because 11 was for that that we made war "We have given the bood of our best, with history commanding us, i nance of the US War Depart-with past glories made green ment and will visit a number of through the effort of our youth. military and production centres That is the spirit of our movement during his stay here.

and our Falange; to raise Spain,

in London yesterday evening.

General Wessen 1s Chief of Ord-

Mr. Biggers will take the place to make revolution, giving bread" of Mr. Harriman whit is heading to all homes and bring them joy the American Mission to Moseaw

justice. Our work will

Mr Biggers had been in charge morrow to be our judgment.

with you Production Section Jof the

charge of therefore.

to

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the Office of Production Manage- which is the service of Spain, the ment which coordinates all manu- destiny of the Falange and the Arreba Espana!" facturing for defence in the U.S.A. road of empire.

BRITISH RAID ON TURIN

Murmansk and Finnish troops are UNDERTAKEN BY BIGGEST

believed to be taking part

There is a railway line running Mur-

down to

Leningrad from

manisk which at one point skirts the western border of Lake Ladoga on the eastern side of which Finns recently claimed advanced,

the

tu have

Pending further information.

this development does not seem to i

Russian

centres.

Detailed

BOMBERS OF THE R.A.F.

LONDON, Sept. 12 Reuter)-The Royal Air Force on Wed- nesday raided the Royal Arsenal at Turin, north Italy, in by far the most powerful attack yet made on that region. It was led by Britain's biggest bombers. the four-engined Stirlings, followed by four-englued Halifaxes and twin-engined bombers.

This was the first tirre that attack getting under way. There

FIGHTERS BEATEN OFF

affect the fighting in the main Britain's heaviest bombers have were a lot of bombs being drop- In-made the journey of 1.200 miles 'ped.

and back with a double formation on the latest develop there

A few minutes after leaving ments was not provided by today's crossing of the Alps which they

took in their stride.

Turin my rear gunner reported mid-day Soviet communique

Describing the attack one of the three fighters coming up very

"As we

bim went fast astern. I taid

to get Stirling pilots said

Was as them because there was not much down through France It

of quiet LS A grave. One two room for evasive action over the important searchlights poked into the clouds Alps. He opened upon them at once:

they split formation. One

LENINGRAD SECTOR

is

In the Leningrad sector

по news OI Впу change.

а

there

The situation between but they soon gave up. Most ! and Smolensk and Gome!,

where the the time during the crossing of disappeared into the clouds, the Russians are counter-attacking on the Alps we flew at over 20,000 others joining friends who had artack 300-mile front. has become reet We were about the third come up. They made

bomber to come over Turin and and soon made off. somewhat confused.

"One solitary gun in the foot- Reports have been received of already there were large blocks of

fires in a row. We dropped a stick hills on the Italian side of the a pot at ns. It just of bombs on the railway stations alps took

once for and then went round again and fired

Juck. We came back to drop a second stick home very nicely."

"After we had bombed we start. A Wellington pilot came down

20 ar ed climbing again and we to 2,000 feet to drop his bombe turned toward the Alps we saw the planting five large fires in Turin

a German counter-attack south east of Gomel, but these lack confirmation from Soviet sources. If they are true. important de velopments one way or other may be expected in the next two three days

A various opirts u the large central sector, the Russians report further advances and successes.

At one point, General Yeremenko yesterday pushed the Germans back 12 miles and re-captured ten villages.

The "Tass" agency reports that hours 12,000 during the last 24

Vilkie Germans were killed at

Japanese Prepare For

The Worse

TOKYO. Sept. 11 (Reuter)-The Luki, which is 125 miles northwest establishment of

came

with other small ones around it.

Another crew counted 34 fres from bombs which were seen to burst from on a large factory There were enormous explosions In the heart of the fires and "things seemed to burst cut of the fres and explode at a height from 2,000 to 6.000 feet."

Other crews described how they

A General De- saw fires "bulging and billowing

of Bmolensk. These terrific losses tence Headquarters for Japan may and made out the gaunt frame-

on the part of the Germans show be viewed as a further indication work of gutted buildings.

the violence of the action under of preparations here for an ulti-

taken by Marshal Timoshenko's mate armles.

worsening of the world

situation.

General Yamada, chief of the The Germans claim violent

new Headquarters, becomes vir- fighting north of Kley yesterday, tual dictator in matters of empire where, however, Moscow reports defence. Ho is responsible only say that the Nazi drive was check to the Emperor and remains on ed and that severe defeats were the War Council as well as hold- inflicted on two German infan- ing the post of Inspector-General try divisions.

of Military Education,

RUMANIANS

HELD

All Japanese morning петь. papers yesterday gave prominence

A supplement to yesterday's Bo- to the new defence measure which vlet mid-day communique aaya is attributed to "aggravation of that successful resistance is being the situation which onde Japan made to Rumanian troops on the surrounded."

approaches to Odessa.

On the whole, therefore, there RUSSIAN PROTEST

has, apart from 'Murmansk, been

TO BULGARIA

no significant change as yet on the Russian front in the last 24

LONDON, Bept. 12 (Reuter)———— hours. Leningrad holds out as Moscow radio atutes that M determined na ever and it is per- Molotov has informed Bulgarin hapa signlaéant that German pro- that her conduct regarding the. paganda is now preparing the Boviet Union does not conform German people not to expect 1ts with normal diplomatic visa. rapid fall.

Moscow radio added that M. The German radio in the latest Molotov declarod, that, Bulgaria 11ge: her talk suld: 'It makes no difference was letting Germany. whatever to the strategic situation territory and bases in order to In general whether Leningrad falls forward its attack on culesea," the sooner or later."

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