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No. 16304

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• TUESDAY," JULY 8, 1941.

日四十月六

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REDS COUNTER-ATTACK

IN UKRAINE: NAZIS

REPULSED

Special to the "Telegraph"

ELSEWHERE

LONDON, JULY 7 (UP).—according TO A BROADCAST. BY RADIO MOSCOW, RUSSIAN TANKS HAVE COUNTER-ATTACKED IN THE UKRAINE WAR FRONT, AS A RESULT OF which thEY DES- TROYED 300 GERMAN TANKS, SEIZED TWELVE LONG-RANGE GUNS, AND CAPTURED 500 PRISONERS.

NAZI DESTROYERS SUNK

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).~A Russian communique states that the Russians have repulsed numerous German attempts to break through at the Ostroff sector. During the night, the Russians took a heavy toll of German tanks.

Two German deströyers were sunk in a naval battle when German forces were trying to penetrate the Gulf of Riga.

All night long, German efforts to cross the river in western Dvina in the Podolsk sector were fiercely contested.

The Russians also frustrated German motorised attempts to break through to the cast in the Novograd Volinsk sector.

In the Bessarabian sector, the Russians have flung back the Germans to their original positions with heavy losses.

TOWNS &

CONVOYS ATTACKED

British Pilots In Heavy Actions

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).— The R.A.F. continued its offen- sive against the enemy's western front to-day, says.

Ministry communique.

an

Air

Heavy bombers, escorted by fighters, attacked aircraft works

HELSINKI RAIDED

HEESINKI, July 7 (Reuter),—Enemy planes have bombed different places in Finland.

Helsinki was raided to-day when one person was killed, 20 were wounded and buildings were damaged.

Bombs were dropped in Kotka during the, night of Sunday- Monday, Many fires were caused and 20 houses were damaged.

RUSSIA'S CHANCES OF VICTORY

BY "REUTEIT'S" MILITARY

CORRESPONDENT)

news

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).

of the Russo- at Menulte and the power-station Latest

factory near German struggle is favourable and_chemical_ Bethune. Both targets were hit to the Russians though that does by powerful bombs and many not mean that the batlle is yet Won. This is, perhaps, the most incendiaries:

The escort shot down seven enemy decisive battle in the world's fighters. Three British fighters were history and is the greatest in numbers of front, Jost but two of the pilots were rescued breadth

from the sun.

Blenheims engaged and the weight of Bomber Command attacked a strongly-escorte convoy equipment.

of eight enemy ships of 5,000 tons of

The fate of Russia is not the only

1

Five raiding planes are re- ported to have been shot down.

Hungarian Operations BUDAPEST, July † (Reuter).—On Saturday and Sunday, Hungarian troops carried out flanking attacks against

the enemy, slates a Hungarian Supreme Command communique,

Panzer divisions particularly dis- tinguished themselves,

"In some places, our troops utc advancing on the easton side of Ducister," says the communique."

Bessarabia Sector LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).—A

repelled -counter- German communique claims that the Germans have attacks in Bessarabia and that they

continue to advance.

In Bukovina, the Romanians and Bangorlans have reached the upper Dnelster and have captured Cernauti, Operations in Gallein continue on a wide front beyond Sereth.

Battalion Annihilated MOSCOW, July 7 (Reuter)-A the Dutch coast. Six ships were hitquestion that is now being decided,

but the fate of every nation in the Soviet communique states that the by hombs.

The Blenheims attacked another world, not excepting those on the Germans have repeatedly attempted to land large forces of troops on the convoy off Calais. One ship of 2,000 American continent.

Hitler seeks world domination with tous and an escorting E-kat were j

all peoples slaves of eighty million. suck,

Three Bomber Command and one Gerinas. Every plane and modern Coastal Command aireraft are miss-n device, and every man who can ing from these operations.

Air Mail Service

Resumed

be concentrated to ensure rupidity in destruction is being thrown into the struggle energetically and ruthlessly by the Nazi General Staff.

the

Russian Doctrine Fortunately for Russia and Allies, Russian military doctrine is also used an total war. It is now Air Mail Service by British evident that Russian preparations Overseas Airways Corporation have been on a great scale and that

they have not failed to note that) to East & South Africa, United enetency in planes, tanks and artil- Kingdom and beyond has nowlery are not in themselves sufficient | been resumed.

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R.A.F.

Fires In

Night Spread

Germany

LONDON, July 7 (British Wireless).-Fifty fires in Muns ter alone were counted by air crews taking part in last night's powerful bombing attacks on Germany and German-occupied ter- ritory. Enemy resources were attacked on land and' sen.

One force went to Western Industry. "Here also there was wide Germany to continue the dis-sprend destruction of which one re- of traffic and port stated: "A huge factory building organisation

was seen ablaze with fires all around. break-down of industries. The There were fires niso in the docks." other went to northwest Franco

Cologne, Dusseldorf and Emden to attack German warships at were among other towns where our own bombers attacked industries and Brest,

supplies.

Munster-

In Western Germany, the junction of many railways-was

In Holland, where various objec-

attacked while it was still smoulder- tives, including, docks at Rotterdam, ing after the heavy bombing of the were attacked during the night, a was blazing warehouse 1 up an enemy night before. Again the clly made a mass of flames. In one rail-upply ship on the Zuldor Zea not far from Amsterdam. The ship was) seen from one of our bombers which Ecored a hit on it.

cnormous

way yard, there was an firo and the railway sheds were rent

by terrific explosions.

Destruction In Dortmund

Though Munster is the capital of

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U.S. Takes Over U.S. Occupies

In Iceland

America has sent troops to Iceland to take over from the British forces which have been stationed there since shortly after the out- break of war. Henceforth, America will protect this strategical outpost of the Atlantic. Picture shows the town of Reykjavik in Ice- land and its harbour. Ice- land was former Danish province.

Mediterranean

Iceland: Taking Over From British Troops

Shipping

Heavily Damaged by R.A.F.

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).-A "particularly successful" attack on enemy shipping by

the R.A.F. yesterday in the harbour'nt Palermo, Sicily, is announced in to-day's R.A.F. Middle East communique. Heavy damage was inflicted on several vessels.

An 8,000-ton ship was hit by two bombs and hils were also made on ships of 5,000 and· 2,000 tons. A ship of 1,000 tons was set on fire by three bombs and emitted clouds of smoke

Sees Japan As Threat

Mr McNutt's Views

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

accompanied by explosions.

Another ship of 5,000 tons was hit by incendiary bombs.

In Syria

SYRIAN WAR

·

NEARING END

In Syria, IL.A.F. bomber and fighter aircraft-continued to.

The ANKARA, July 7 (Reuter).— give active support to operations of the ground forces. The Syrian campaign has en- final stage, in the WASHINGTON, July 7 (UP). Last night, Aleppo nerodrome tered the

attacked. opinion of observers here who was Buccessfully Addressing the Chinese Colony Bombs fell on the runways and would not be surprised if an on the anniversary of the Sino-hangars, causing several fires Armistice was signed within a Japanese conflict, Mr Paul and explosions. The same aero-week. McNutt, Federal Security Adrome Was

of

attacked several An exchange of views is reported ministrator and former High times during the previous night, to have taken place in Syria and Commissioner to the Philippines During lost night's attack, three tsewhere with the aim of a settic-

fre 011 the ment to avoid further bloodshed, to-day stated that American aircraft were set on

Nothing is known in London interests in the Far East must ground and a number of others were!

Vital Battle Beirut Raided

JERUSALEM, July 7 (Router).-- Beirut'was niso attacked last night. The vital battle for Beirul, involving Bombs were seen to fall near the possession of Vichy's key port on the barrocks and railway sidings.

Generous Bomber not be abandoned in order to damaged of destroyed by incenllaries this report.

and machine-gunning.

Fund Donations

Two splendid donations have been received on behalf of the Bomber Fund, in each case being scrond donations. The frst beluga cheque for $3,000 from Messrs Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co., Ltd., and the second, $3.000 from Mr and Mrs Jack Mac- Arexor.

The continued support from Messrs Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co. Ltd. is especially gratifying, when is remembered that the Head Bice of the firm in Shang- hai has contributed most liberally to British War Funds, as also has the branch of the Company in Malaya.

north bank of Western Dvina in the Polotosk sector, but Soviet troops have Armly held their positions.

The communique adds that the Germans also made several attempts to cross the River Daleper in iha Bobruisk sector, but were obliged to

appease the "political machine be in which now happens to power at Tokyo."

He added that any nation, when it tcoms up as Japan has done with the Axis Powers, is a threat, and they can hardly do so without expeeling

Several targets in the neighbour-banese coast in focussing all atten-

ilon here. Authoritative military- hood of Damour were also attacked circles point out that with the capture by bombs straddling the bridge and of Bricut, the Vichy authorities would lose not only their most valuable port

fighters again attacked but also the main bastion of their

It Lby the R.A.F. was

of During the night

of-

defence in the west,

The area under Vichy control is alse shrinking daily and many here are of the opinion that the fall of Beirut July

lo shoulder the full consequences. gun battery.

British He declared that the United States

harbour the Vichy shipping in the "certainly should not permit reef of islands from Kainehatka to Auad.

In Libya Borneo to stand as amilitary or naval barrier between the United States and Astu In unfriendly hands, such a barrier wok binek forever active. our trade Intercourse with China and 5-6 raids were made on docks and may well have a decisive effect on

shipping at Benghazi. Bombs felt the campaign. the Netherlands East Indies."

Ton ingles, anong the railway sldings America's Stake

jand in a motor transport park. A WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuter). number of fires were started.

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operations America's state in Asia Is he too TURN to Back Page, Column 4 British aircraft returned anfely.

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IN BIG

retire with heavy losses under the LANDSLIDE

withering fire of the Soviet troops.

The communique claims that Soviet troops completely annihilated TURN to Back Page, Column 5

One Hostile Aircraft

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Chungking Bombed

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SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, July 7 (UP). -President Roosevelt nounced to-day that the United States has occupied Iceland.

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In a special message to Con- gress, the President stated that American naval forces will sup- plement and replace the British troops in Iceland. He asserted that the Prime Minister of Ice- land had communicated with him and that he had replied.

"In accordance with that message, United States naval forces to-day arrived in Iecland to supplement and eventually replace the British forces which have been stationed there.".

Fixed American Policy The President said that the oc- cupation of Iceland was in accordance with the Axed American policy of refusing to "permit the occupation by Germany of strategic outposts in the Atlantie to be used as air or naval buses for an eventual attack on the Western Hemisphere."

He reiterated that the United States has no aspirations for the permanent. acquisition of the

of these outposts but in moving solely in self-defence.

"The occupation of Iceland by Germany would constitute a gross threat of three dimensions; nurely, against Greenland and the northern Hortion of the North American con tinent including the islands which le off it; a threat against shipping the North Atlantic, and a threat against the steady flow of munitions to the British which is part of a broad policy which was clearly ap- proved by Congress."

Forestalling Nazis

in

The message told Congress that the dispatch of naval forces to Ice- TURN to Back Page, Column 3

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Reds Estimate German

Losses Are Enormous

MOSCOW,, July 7 (Reuter) -M. Lozovsky, chief of the Russian Information Bureau, replying to questions to-day, point ed out that the front was not a straight line but a wido zig-zag in which mobile forces are operating.

fierce.

The British estimated, he said, that

and 2,000

tonks. Tho

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" Three people were killed and

CHUNGKING, July 7 (UP), He added that whenever any casualites and these were mounting four seriously injured when

-Twenty-five Japanese bombera German unit stopped, it was daily as the battle was proving more landslide occurred shortly before raided the west suburbs of immediately counter-attacked half past eight this morning on the hillside overlooking the old Chungking sporadically between and quoted the example of an 22 months the Germans last 4,500

7.40 and 11.30. p.m.. destroying column of tanks halted by lackplanes Victoria Home in Argyll Street, the previously heavily bombed of fuel. This column was imm-Russians claim that in eight days, Matauchung-

press hostel housing the United mediately set upon by Russians had destroyed 1,500 German Workmen were busily engaged on

planes and 2,500 larka. big boulder Press, Associated Press, New throwing petrol and many tanks the hillside when

·Russian Casualties weighing between 20 and 30 tons York Times", ned living quar-were burned out.

M. Lozovsky said that he was un- suddenly became loose and desceud-tera. of other correspondents. M. Lozovsky claimed that German able to disclose the Russian ensunities (Reuter) or coming with it about 500 tons They also not fire to two areas of losses were much greater in the fort-or the number of troops mobilised. LONDON, July 7

night of the present campaign an It is understood that the heavily Three mon were Immediately the city..

The Japanese lightly raided the in the 22 previous war months. The wounded are brought to Moscow fos single enemy aircraft flew inland for a short distance over northwest Eng-buried, and although two bodies

operations and that tho Tand this afternoon,

have so for

the Ilusso-German war lighter This, says the Air Ministry, is the polleo are still searching among alight damage-falling to fulfil their before

alleged threat to bomb Chungking amounting to 300,000 while the inland. enly hostile activity reported over the debris for the third.

M. Lozovaky said that Russia has on the fourth British estimated them at 000,000, throughout the day

M. Lozovsky added that the three times the number of men anniversary of the outbreak of the

Russians in 12 days infilcled 700,000 | possessed by Germany. Sino-Japanese war.

Over Britain

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been recovered, the city in the early morning with only | Germans, he sald, admitted casualties į complica alles are going further

At Brest very heavy armour-pler-Ula country to-day and up to 6 pm. In addition four other people the there were no reports of any bombs were badly injured and rushed to the Westphalia, Dortmund 1 the largest cing bombs were dropped on

Kowloon Hospital, town and a great centre of the heavy TURN to Back Pago, Column 5 having been dropped.