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RUSSIANS HOLDING FIRM IN NO

VITAL DVINA RIVER SECTOR

Germans Pay Heavily For Drive on Leningrad

MOSCOW, July 6 (Router) Russian troops are firmly holding the sector, up to the western Dvina arca, of the attempted German drive on Leningrad, where thousands of dead Germans and many damaged tanks and planes are left on the approaches to the river, according to this morning's communique from the Soviet Information Bureau.

The communique adds that a greater part of the attacking enemy troops found death at the bottom of the Dvina.

KING OF GREECE TO VISIT S. A.

Building Up Army LONDON; July 6 (Reuter)

It is reported in London that King George of Greece is likely

The communique presents a picture of continued stubborn Russian resistance to the German onslaught in all sectors.

During the night of July 5, heavy fighting continued] in the sectors of Puck and Novograd Volinsk and in the Bessarabian sector.

At Novograd Volinsk, Russian troops are stubbornly resisting the advance of considerable mechanised forces of the enemy..

to visit South Africa at the PARACHUTE

invilation of Field Marshal Jan Smuts, writes a diplomatic cor. respondent,

He will be accompanied by the Crown Prince, the Princess, the Prime Minister of Greece and

several members of the Greek

Government.

It is likely that the Crown Prince

TROOPS

IN ACTION

Russian Vigilance

In The South

In the Bessarabian sector, a large concentration of German and Rumunian infantry, cavalry and tanks tried to advance in the direction of Bieltzi, which is being checked by the stubborn resistance of the Russians.

The Russians launched a counter- attack the Boriso sector on the evening of July 5 and heavy fighting continues.

In the Borbruisk sector, the Ger-

MOSCOW, July 6 (Router).- Behind the Soviet lines a cease-mans repeatedly tried to attack, but and Princess will remain in South less struggle is being waged be all attempts were beaten off with Africa for the present.

It is not known how long the King tween Nazi parachutists-most-heavy German losses. and Prime Minister will stay in Southly'saboteurs-and Soviet troops, Africo, but probably they will visit | civilian defence units and England on some future date to con-private citizens. sult the British and Allled Govern- menta,

Hellenic Navy

According to revised figures of the air battles on July 4, the Soviet air- force brought down 61 German planes and not 43 as previously reported Soviet losses were 29 planes.

Guerillas Active

MOSCOW, July 0

(Reuter).

for

The German parachutists are generally dropped in small groups whose main task is to wreck com- Naturally the King will make it munications, destroy fuel dumps and bis prime tack to attend to the train-guide their aircraft to their targets Russian guerilla bands are seriously

ground signals, Some in equipment and expansion of the women's clothes, others the uniform impeding the supplies of oil Greek armed forces. As is already of the Red Army. Nearly all speak to a statement by a German prisoner, German tanks at the front, according known, at least half the Royal Russian. Hellenic Navy survived the Battle of

According to Colonel Spirin writing who said that guerillas are hiding in Greece and is now co-operating within the "zvestia" to-day, the Soviet every village and hillock, forcing the

Mediterranean fleet.

methods of tackling parachutists have creasing number of tanks to protect German Command to Use an in- considerable number of air force prevented the Nazis from repeating the alt columns, personnel also escaped und an the surprises they carried out in the emelent Greek land force of some Low Countries last year.

The prisoner safd that the size is, being constituted from the

guerillas let the tonks pass, then Dropped Far Behind evacuated troops and units of the

shoot at the all vehicles, killing the During the first days the para-drivers and setting fire to the oil. Greek colony in Egypt.

chutists were dropped in the imme-

There attacks are so sudilen that

the

Defections Claimed LONDON, July 1 (Reuter)-A

In view of the existence of more diute rear of Soviet military units at the tanks are unable to help. than a million overseas Greeks, all the front but latterly they have been anxious to help to liberate

Oll columns are suffering many their dropped as far back as seventy casualties and German soldiers use country, large numbers of recruits miles. may be expeeled from all parts of

any pretext to avold night journeys "The malevolent and the world.

cunning to the front. enemies are up to many sly tricks," Meanwhile the Greek Minister for says the Colonel. Often they are War and Minister for Marine remain dropped from transport planes bear- In the Middle East with the Greek ing the distinctive red star of the claim that 52,000 Soviet soldiers had forces.

Soviet nation. But most of them are "deserted" to the Nazis is made in a rounded up before they can do any speelai announcement from Hitler's darnage. So far, says the Colonel, not a single successful operation of headquarters, according to the offteint

German news agency. Any importance has been carried out LONDON, July B (Reuter).-To- by Nazi parachutists,

The incident is said to have dc-) night's British Ministry of Home He is of the uphilon however, that surred under the pressure of a Ger- Security communique, dealing with mass descents may soon be attempted, pincer move from the west of German air activity, states Inconteal- especially with gliders which so far: Minsk.

Nazi Air Inactivity

Jy "There is nothing to report."

British

have not been noted.

Blast

Sink Patrol

Lille Vessels

LONDON, July 6 (Reuter).—British bombers smashed up

German patrol vessels in the North Sea and off the Hook of

Holland this morning.

An Air Ministry communique

Railways Hit

Bombs were also dropped on rail-

states: "Soon after daybreak way yards nearby, sending up tall this morning, Blenheims of the columns of smoke.

The escorting Aghters destroyed 1

Bomber Command made a sue-German Oghters. cessful low-level attack on a

The communique concludes: "Our

number of enemy patrol vessels losses in all these operations were

in the North Sen.

"Four of the ships were destroyed and two others were hit severely und damaged.

"Later in the morning, other Blen- helms bombed enomy patrol vessels off the Hools of lolland. One of these vessels was hit and probably sunk, and another was damaged."

Heavy bombers of the R.AF., cs- corted by squadrons of fighters, renewed nitacks over Norther France to-day, the communique con- tinues.

two Blenheims and soven fighters, The pilot of one of these fighters is safe.

Accurate Bombing of the Oghter pilots who escorted

LONDON, July 6 (Reuter)-Many i bombers in the raids over Northern France to-day gave great praise to the accuracy of the bombing which was described as "marvellous," anys the Air Ministry.

Four British squadrons each ne- counted for two Messerschmitts and the American Eagle Squadron ne- counted for one, which was at down by the squadron's youngest

Aliot

Steel and engiacoring works Lille were hit by sticks of high ex-member, who drew his first blood plosive bombs.

last week.

Recently the Nazis made a similar claim, suying that the Russians had first shot their political'commissars" at which time it was pointed out that Russia had abolished this office come ilme ago.

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necuracy unl hitting power of the RAF. are attested by these two efficial photographs. One shows » Naxl supply, ship receiving a direct hit on her stern in the harbour of Tyboron, Denmark, and the other shows a 2,500-tan, motor vessel being successfully attacked from height of 50 feet,

ITALIAN CRUISER SUNK

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Aussies Push On Towards Beirut

JERUSALEM, July 6 (Reu- ter)-Australian. infantry who crossed the River Damour ten miles south of Belrut attacked along the north bank to-day and captured the strategle village of El Boum.

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The Allies have launched big push on Beirut, the Lebanese enpital and Vichy's key port on the Mediterranean coast.

The patrols which were hung on Saturday across the River Damour ten miles south of Beirut were followed to-day by Australian in- fantry who attucked along the Horthy bank and captured the village of El Boum, which represents a slinep ad- vance in the drive up the coast.

British bombers hammered the Viel troops who are strongly en- trenched on the north bank of the river and made the initial crossing by the land forces possible. They also bombed the barracks and fuel- Installations in Beirut.

Beit-Din, miles southeast of Belrut, where rests the left flank of the Vichy army in this rector, was

imilarly attacked,

This new push follows a long stalemale during which the Vichy forces have been resizing stub-

more than two weeks.

From Damascus

LONDON, July 6 (UP).The bornly along the Dambur River for Admiralty announced to-day that an eight-inch gun Italian cruiser, believed to be the While the Allied troops are Gorizia, was torpedoed and sunk closing in on Beirut from the south, column 1x maininining in the Mediterranean by a Bri-another

pressure on the city from Damascus, [tish submarine on June 29.

From

rom Mazar, Vichy, troops, are shelling the advancing Allies

and of the bom the intensity

Vichy Ship's Fate LONDON, July 6 (Reuter).--

British aircraft have sunk a Vichy auxiliary vessel abusing Turkish territorial waters and

ying the Turkish flag.

Unrest In Rumania

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

creased sig reported to have in-

slightly.

The centre of. the front remained quiet to-day with Vichy troops still holding a number of points in the vicinity of Hasbaya.

Central Syria

Another Allied success is reported from Central Syria where the ar- -muured—column. which captured. Palmyra has now reached a point 25 miles from Ioms, the vital rnil- way junction from Tripoll and Aleppo, the chief city in northern Syria.

This column was carlier reported MOSCOW, July 6 (UP),—A communique issued by the

to have occupied without opposition "post" 33 iniles from Palmyra on official Tass

agency, to-day the Mosul-Tripoli oil pipe-line. asserted that an unspecified

A new advance of two-thirds the number of the Rumunians have distance from Palmyra to Home is engaged in "armed action" now covered.

The whole of Northern Syria, in- against the Germans.

cluding Aleppo, is thus threatened German commander by the pincer movements of three published a special order threat- Allied columns driving along the LONDON, July 6 (Reuter).—Aircraft which went ening all of those guilty of vital arteries of the country. furthest into Germany last night were sign-posted on terroristic acts with immediate

towns, the Air Ministry declared. their return by hage beacons blazing in half a dozen

Effect of R.A.F. Night Raids The

For 300 miles from Rotterdam to Magdeburg, which

is only 70 miles from Berlin, Bomber Command aircraft left a trail of destruction. At many vital points, supplies and communications of Germany's western army were wrecked.

Reinforcing Mediterranean From The U.S.A.

execution." No further details were given.

Very Heavy Rainfall

U. S. Coal Industry

Peaceful

The week-end produced nearly WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuter). At Rotterdam, vil blazed ten inches of rain, according to Continued supplies of coal for furiously. Osnabrueck andomcial figures,

American defence industries are now On Saturday an inch and a half assured, the southern coal operators Bielefeld were deeply scarred by was recorded, while in the course of having signed a two years' contract In concentrated attack on their 22 hours yesterday a further 5.755 with the United Mine Workers, who

industries, railways.

power-plants

inches fell. Between 11.30 p.m. Inst recently signed a virtually identical and night and and 0.30 this morning the agreement with the northern opera-

Observatory registered another 2.435 tors. inches, malting a total of a Uitle Magdeburg and Rhelne were lit by under 10, inclies in 48 hours.

The agreement removes the threat fires and Munster was devastated,

of the strike next Tuesday by 150,000 WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reu-

BOMBAY, Within a few minutes of the begin-About 800 italian prisoners of war, four southern states.

July 6 (Reuter) miners in the soft coal mines of the ter)-Between 20 and 25 ships ning of the attack on Munster, sign including 200 ofleers and a general, are now leaving monthly with of devastation were evident. Oil have arrived here.

dumps blazed and smoke rose 8,000 munitions for the British Middle feet above the railway station and East forces, according to officials goodsyards. Separate fires began to familiar with Lease and Lend spread and merged until the

appeared to be well alight and the bombers could see each other shining nctivities.

[red as they circled above the fur-

Cargoes which travel via the At-nace. lantic or the Pacific Include bombers, Rheine One Big Blaze

fighters, guns, munitions and a new type of 13-ton tank, some of which have already been in action.

American mechanies have also.

city

One crew reported that Rheine was "one huge blaze."

Fighting

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The agreement provides basic daily wage of $7 Instead of $5.00.

Breaks Out

On Ecuador Frontier

SANTIAGO, CHILE, July # (Reuter).—It is officially an- arrived in Egypt to supervise the station, received many hits and the frontier posts and nuthorised circles there affirm that

At Bielefeld, an important power-nounced that Peruvian troops on Saturday, attacked Ecuadorian [adjoining"ges works blew up.

assembly of planes..

Many

the

Offcials estimate that 100, days are required from loading at an American port to delivery in the Red Sea, but acceleration of ship ments after a slow start has tended heavily bombed and elsewhere large tacked, the Ecuadorian frontier.

At Osnaburg, a railway yard was (Reuter)-Peruvian troops at- no detalls are yet insued.

ares were started elsewhere in the Peruvians are concentrating troops "at Japanese instigation.” own and a huge industrial building was seen to collapse.

Shooting For Hours stated the Defenco Minister, QUITO, ECUADOR, July 6 Shooting lasted several hours but

In

Usually well-informed circles to relieve the pessimism of some Arce: were, starled, among the indu~nosts at Eloro, Sitio, Agung- Quito say that the Peruvians are re- American military experts regarding trini buildings. Britain's chances of holding the The glow was visible as the re-verdes, Chacras, Carcaban and forces of troops at Japanese instiga- ported to be concentrating "large- Mediterranean..

TURN to Back Pago, Column 4 Quebradaseca on Saturday, on."