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GENERAL

INFANTRY

Bulgar Government Replies GERMAN

Replies GERMAN INFANTRY To The Soviet

In

Accusations

LONDON. Sept 17 (Reuler) The Bulgarian Government has categori ally denied adapting a "disloyal attitude towards Rus- sia according to a Sofia despatch to the German official news

The Bulgarian Government "know nothing” agency. proverative action on Bulgarian soll.

These stalented. To ale utilaited Governminil

the

Bulgarian

of any

COMING OF AGE OF KING PETER

OF YUGOSLAVIA

Are specially

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuter)--- Bul-Saint Paul's Cathedral yesterday verment's perised by the assertion that reply to the recent profest by the get his irrome a base for Italo-was a scene of pomp and colour

Commissor Russian Affairs M Molotov

Activities an-Russian

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The reply was made

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Foreign German hostilities against Russa as the King and Queen, Mr Wins regarding ascribing these assertions to radio ton Churchill and members of the Bui propaganda and adding, "Bulgarla British Cabine: attended a special has merely taken a course corres service celebrating the Royal com- ponding Lo her Interests The ing of age at 18 of King Peter 11 through Government know nothing of any of Yugoslavia. the Bulgarian Minister in Moscow provocative action against the So-

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Pictures of the King and Queen and other Royal dignitarles were The note matatals that Rus prominently featured in the Lơn- stan bombs have been dropped on don evening papers. Bulgarian soll and also that be; King Peter in naval uniform sat pararhulist afuse identity has with his mother. Queen Marte, and bern established has landed

This two younger brothers, Princes

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The attitude of the Bulgarian Tomisiav and Andre!, the latter in Prosa stated to US merely school uniforms of grey flannels.

Ques

erg- logical outcome of that adopted by

Elizabeth wore an De Russlan press and radie The shell blue dress and King George Admiral's uniform. protests thr ass-was in note further than that recent chanars I. Bul- Next to the Queen sal King Haakon garian penal regulall+75 Indiente of Norway. the Grand Duchess of preparation for an attack on Rus Luzembourg and the Crown Prince xia These measures "purely de

of Norway

and Jenstve purely internal

she

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DIVISION WIPED OUT IN FIGHTING IN LENINGRAD SECTOR

Russians Recapture Island At Point Of The Bayonet

а

certain MOSCOW, Sept. 17 (Reuter) German plans to use sanall istaud and one bank of the River “Y" in the neighbourhood of Leningrad as a jumping-off ground for further advance to the city have been foiled after a bitter struggle, writes Reuter's Resident cor- respondent in Moscow.

and

was

and

were

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1941.

It isn't so much how much you get

It's

how sure you are

Ask

Rus- Preparing for their task under cover of artillery fire, the

Alded by boats and pontoons sians launched their attack at dawn.

bayonets they crossed the river and stormed the island with

Volunteers Leningrad hand-grenades. A girl member of the among the first-line storming part. She was armed with a rifle hand-grenades.

bu1 In the end The Germans put up stiff resistance forced off the island and now the Russians hold both river banks as well

The Germans kost hundreds of waters of the Finnish qulf

and

Soviet occupied by dead in this battle and much ma-seized terial and they are now venting Lroups. their anger by fruitlessly shelling | the islands concerned

INTERESTING REVELATION

to

An attempted German

were

landing

on Sarema Island can be regard- ed as inking up with their gen The President of the Polish Re-

The fact that Soviet bases con-jera plan for operations against public. President of Czechoslovakia |

Without at least par Leningrad. Finally the te declares

Benes that and Madarne

and

of Prince tinue to control the entrance

entrance Lal control of the misinformed otherwise Bernhard sat in the same row the Gulf of Finland by far the most Russia is

the Gulf of Finland. will be Wanild

THI serious High Commissioners

:be interesting revelation of the over

most difficult for the German Fonti fair complaining of Bul Dominions, Foreign Ambassadors night Soviet communique

to attempt the use of stapower on A German attempt to land gara daloyalty at ugressive and heads of the Allied forces were Intentiais

also presen:

troups on the island of Sarera or any scale as a further arm against

the defenders of Leningrad Ezel of the Estonian

NAVAL OPERATIONS braten off not only by the Soviet aircraft and Fleet but also by shore batteries

ABDICATION OF SHAH IN LINE WITH COURSE OF

EVENTS IN IRAN

LONDON, Sept 17 Reuter-The dramatic Announcement the abdication of Shah Pahlevi is likely to be followed by further developments in Teheran in the next few days. Reuters Diplomatic correspondent learns.

Confirmation of the abdication has not yet reached London though authoritativy quarters are prepared to accept the news as true as it is in fine with the probable course af events in view of the extreme vupopularily of the Shah's regime and the ng- pression under which the Iranian people were labouring in the pasi.

War May Be Forced Upon America

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 Reuter | "Events 01 the last few days strongly indicate" that war may be apon the United States, announced Mr. Ralph Bard, Assis-

forced

lant Secretary 1 the Navy, ad-

ship "Praire State"

1 is known that the people in Teheran were surprised that the Allies did ant themselves take stronger line against the intrigues with the Germans from the ginning, but British policy ba been rather to strengthen the pen. ple in realisation of their atms of self-expression

coast.

continued

was

of getting it

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has always been known that Fleet for many heal tasks in the Soviet torces have

10 detence of Leningrad. But the beld Hangue off the Finnish coast men will have to be withdrawn and from time to time there have from these tasks if major naval

undertaken: the operations had to be been descriptive accounts in Soviet press or fights by which against the Germans when would more and more smail Islands stud. be the case if the latter forced an

the the entry in strength into dug the entrance to and in

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Reuter) br

Roose- - President velt has

"In accepted

the fine spirit in which it is offer- ed" the gift of an gorilla from the Free French authorities in French Equa- terial Africa as a symbol of the ferocity of their fight against Naziism,

In the circumstances, therefore, will be surprising if the Iraniank accept the action of the Shah in nonimating the Crown Prince as his successor as the two are tar- red with the same brush.

dressing ensigns of the training The Iranian Government have

so far shown a helpful apprecia Mr Bard sald that German submarines are coming ever closertion of the realities of the situa-

tlon.

to American shores and that four- engined bombers have sunk ships within a few miles of land in this hemisphere.

LEFT THE CAPITAL TEHERAN, Sept. 17 (Reuter).. The Shah has left the capital. He is going to Sitatan by road "The possibilities of an attack.ang which the British troops are which were scoffed at a year at advancing wowards Teheran are viewed with apprehension to- day," he said.

(Reu

During the extraordinary meet- ling of Parliament yesterday. the

General De Larminat, the gorilla which is en

route

of Finland.

It is evident from the nunbel of vesseig lavived that it was R serious attemp; which was made to seize the Soviet buse of Sarena and is considered to be oli considerable importance that the German attack bad been Deaten off with such firmness.

AKTILLERY BARRAGE The Russian artillery played a Dattle valuable part in the river reported earlier. Apart from the use of boats and pontours. members of the Russian storming party swam the river while others Jumped from rock to rock.

some

The advance was covered by an artillery barrage. As the storm- offering ing party reached the islands, the to barrage was lifted and transferred the United States, wrote "We are to a further bank preventing the not the largest, but we hope the arrival of German reinforcements. most ferocious, group of fighting The official Russian news agency

engaged

the In

struggle giving details adds that mine throwers also figured prominently taking place today."

The gurilla is described sa the In this river battle.

must Jargest and "we believe the

from ferocious gorilla" ever "Africa

men

sent

U.S. CONVOYS

ex-Shab was declared to be solely equal numbers are now moving WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 ter-Replying to a query whether policy during the last 20 years be-tative quarters in London.

responsible for the Government's towards Teheran, states authori- convoying was one of the means cause he was an absolute ruler, of protecting the flow of Lease according to radlo announce-

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A declaration was also made re garding the new Government.

This, it was stated, will be based on constitutional procedure.

The new Shah will be sworn in this afternoon.

The purpose of this action is stated to be not directly related to the abdication of the Shah but

The Russians have recaptared the town of Saulinto on the north-

off -west front after cutting

the retreat of a large German" force. and Here the Germans lost one

a half battalions before they fled.

They were taken in

the rear

and had to run the gauntlet of rife and machinegun fire.

DIVISION ANNIHILATED In another action in the Lenin- is concerned with the definite in grad area, the agency states that tention of the Allies to clear up the German 30th Infantry Divi- the situation regarding the Gersion was "completely annihilated." mans who are to be deported from The Russians here captured 250 fran and to put an end to Axis prisoners, 100 lorries, a battery of much other tactics which the Iranian Govern-anti-tank guns and ment, in spite of their good inten-booty. Reuter)tions, have not been able alone Russlan forces 10 to counter effectively.

ALLIED ADVANCE LONDON, Sept. 17 British and

"Finis" Written To Story Of Sinking Of Bismarck

LONDON, Sept. 17 (Renter)-"Finis" was written yesterday to the eple story of the sinking of the "ousinkable" Bismarck, which was the swift revenge the British exacted from the Ger- man Navy for the sinking of the Hood, with the announcement of awards to officers and men of the Fleet Air Arm who crippled the Nazi hattleship, enabling the Royal Navy to send the Ger- man ship to the bottom.

Service Orders. The awards include three Distinguished medals and three mentions. Shared by atroraft of the Ark Royal and the Victorious and by HALS. Sparrow-Hawk and one naval air station, the honours are made for "gallantry, daring and skill in operations in which the German battleship Bismarck whe destroyed."

These succesges followed series of counter-attacks against;

had the German forces which broken into the Russian positions. These forces, it 1s stated, were Anally compelled to retreat.

The newspaper "Red Star" des- cribing still another battle in the Leningrad area says, "The Ger- mans were staggered by an Un- From a expected tank attack."

the fortified height over-looking railway and road the Germans had planned to drive the Russians into a "mud trap" in the low- rain lying lands where Incessant

2 had turned the ground into swamp.

SWAMP BATTLE Before the attack could develop. the Rasslais cut special lancs through a neighbouring wood en abling the tanks to deliver their 90surprise attack,

When an enemy shell exploded of the Navy and Army Air Force in the magazine and sank the Institute. 42,000-ton British battle-cruise%

Four Pollth midshipmen and

Hood in the battle of May 24 with British boys fratings and marines) the German battleship Bismarck-figure in the list.

The officers lost included she survived only three days bo..

gunnery expert, fure British warships sent her to noted

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The Germans were driven off the heights and into the very "mud trap" they had plunhed for Vice-the Russians.

Floundering in the swamp they the bottom-1,410 men of the Admiral Lancelot Ernest Holland, Hood became casualites, all the aged 53, who had been described became a target for, the Russian missing being presumed killed." as one of the most outstanding artillery and mine throwers, and

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Two German dumps with tanks, the Admiralty casualty at con-manded the Hood, sisting of 94 officers, 1,182 ratings, Throo survivors were picked up guns, machine-guns and valuable 101 Royal Marines, four Australian Including a Midshipman, agod 17, operational documents fell into navalrations and ayven members who was making his first voyage. Russian bands.

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