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No. 10505
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1941.
日五十月六
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MOSCOW, July 8 (UP).-The Russians con- tinue to claim successes in their defence of the Stalin Line against the invading Nazi forces, and declare that on all the principal fronts they have repelled attacks and set up hard hitting and effective counter offensives which have taken heavy toll of German infantry and mechanised units. Intense fighting continues unabated.
The latest Soviet communique on operations reads as follows:
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"The fighting which developed in the course of the day on July in the Ostrov. Polotsk, Lepel Bobrusk. Novograd, Volynsk jand Mogilev-Podolsk (Ukraine) arens continued during the night of July & with unrelenting force.
"Tu the Ostrov arca our troops by stout resistance to the enemy were holding back his advance.
"In the Polotsk area, the in-
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"In the Lepel area the
enemy SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH",
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launched. WASHINGTON, July 8 (UP), attacks which our troops
con- -According to informed Con- this sector. The fighting
tinues. gressional circles. President Roosevelt's aides are preparing appropriation requests to cover the expansion of the army and for the purpose of constructing warships. These appropriations will total between five and six billion dollars.
It is understood that the funds will be needed as follows: four billion dollars with which to expand the army; one billion dollars with which to construct new warships for the purpose of bolstering the two-ocean паму plan.
"In the Bobrusk area, our forces annihilated up to 35 enemy heavy tanks and two Infantry battalions.
force All enemy attempts to crossing of the Dnieper river in this area were repulsed with great losses for the enemy. Prisoners were taken,
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"In the Novograd-Volynsk area, Intense Bighting with
tanks and motorised enemy units is continuing. South of this ares our troops, by determined counter-attacks into the chemy's flank and rear, annihilated two lufantry regiments.
"In the Mogliovi-Podolsk area (Ukraine)
are our Troops
currying on stubborn fighting with the enemy will
who attempts to break through 10 will the
the Dniester river. Our troops are annihilating the enemy in this area unit by unit.
However, these constructions not include capital ships, but comprise destroyers and light cruisers.
In addition the funds are needed to increase aid to Britain beyond the seven billion dollars previously ap proved.
Nazis Killed In Gun Fight
During the course of the day of
July 7, our air force destroyed in alr combats and at aerodromes 58 enemy neroplanes. We lost five planes during the course of the day.”
Decisive Battic BERLIN, July 8 (UP).-German quarters describe the gigantic battle on the Stalin Line as one of the most decisive of the war-perhaps the most decisive of the entire Russo- German conflict, it was stated that the Soviets
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TOKYO, July 8 (UP),—Well Qualified observers regard the dispatching of United States naval forces
Iceland 1.4 readiness on the part of the United States to meet German allacks an therefore, there are how greater possibilities of war between Germany and the United States. They asserted that the next action by The United States might be the occu- pation of the Azores and Dakar.
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WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reu- ter)-A dispatch from London to the "New York Times" to the effect that the British were
·Panama Incident
angry with Senator Burton K. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Wheeler for giving away Dispatches Indicate that the fight-military secret involving British PANAMA, July 8 (UP)ing is continuing with unparalleled Press reports reveal that twelve bitterness and obstinacy. The heavi- troops last week when Senator American German colonists were killed and est German drives are on the front Wheeler hinted at
between Lutsk and Klev and second-occupation of Iceland was the several taken prisoner in a gun by along the Dnieper river between subject of questions at a press battle with the Panamanian Minsk and Smolensk. police last night in the village of
conference to-day, Colito, 20 miles from the Costa Rica frontier.
Finns Claim Advance HELSINKI, July 8 (UP).—It is ofcially announced Finnish
that The Panama Government had re- troops have advanced ten kilometers quested the Germans' papers for northwest of Lahdenposja, near examintelon and these were refused. Sartovala. At other unnamed points, It is asserted that the Germans oper- an advance is reported to have been ed fire first.
made by "several kilometers."
Litvinov
Might in Broadcast
Defies Nazi
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter).-M. Litvinov, former Soviet Foreign Commissar, broadcasting in English from Moscow to- night, said that over a dozen States had lost their independence and had seen their lands laid waste as if swarms of locusts had passed over them, and the populations reduced to slaves.
Mr Stephen Early, the President's Secretary, labelled as a fair state- nent this dispatch which added: The Germans might have
taken advantage of that contusion and. British troops as well Ds. United States Marines might have been in- volved in the resultant slaughter."
US. Man-Power
Mr Early discussed the question of reports that General Sir Claudo Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East, had said that United States manpower was needed to win the war.
Mr Early said that the last thing he had heard from London was that Mr Churchill said that the United States should give Brilain the tools and she would finish the job.
"I take it that this General is subordinate to the Prime Minister,"
Who can doubt but that the fallen with special force to the lot of the maid. same fate awaits in the future the Soviet Union,
Referring to Iller's attempts to When a reporter remarked that those few countries who
con conquer Great Britain, M. Litvinov Senator Wheeler
apparently had tinue to preserve their indepen-said that the fallure showed that good Information on the occupation dent existence under delusionaltier has not yet the training of a of Iceland, Me Early put the matter of neutrality and prets of non cfded to start the blitzkrieg in the winner in a horse-race which, he Channel swimmer. Though ho dein the category pleking a 20-1 aggression and friendship with cast, it is already clear that Hitler sald, was undoubtedly what Senator Hitler.
way out of his reckoning ns to the Wheeler did. It has fallen to Great Britain with lightning character of the Blitz |
Mr Early added that he had not the active support of the United blow." States to bear the brunt of the German's treacherous Attack on the heard of o report from London that an air line would be established struggle with Hitler and his vast war peaceful Soviet Union in the face of between Iceland and machine. Now this struggle ha TURN to Back Page, Column 3 States.
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LONDON, July 8 (Reuter).—An independent French news agency states that despatches from the French frontier show that Vichy is determined to carry through peace negotiations with Berlin and is seeking the support of neutrals, particularly Switzerland and Spain, for this purpose. Vichy has definitely decided on a policy of lasting rapprochement with Germany.
Free Poles Negotiate
With Reds
Release Of Captives
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter).- A further meeting of Russian and Polish representatives was held Inst Saturday to discuss the relations of the two countries.
The discussions were described to- night as "a very important and en- couraging development" although I was added that much remained to be donc.
An important phase of the negotia- centres on Polish soldiers now in Russian hands, says a diplomatic correspondent.
Vichy is resolved to use all means to reconcile French public opinion to this reversal of alliance, the des- patches continue, and despite pro- tests from General Huntziger, the Vichy War Minister, the cession of Alsace-Lorraine is to be accepted as definite,
The stakes Involved in Admiral Darlan's present negotiations are active collaboration in Africa and permanent German occupation of certain Channel and North Sea ports against possible compensations (1) Belgium.
Strengthen Isolationists
There are reasons to believe that
Vichy is seeking support in America, and that the Vichy propaganda will gradually replace German and Ital- jan propaganda which is now being suppressed there.
Vichy considers that a Franco- German pence would considerably reinforce the Isolationist section of America and it would be a serious blow to President Roosevelt's policy.
An interesting suggestion has been
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common enemy.
Mr Anthony Eden, Secretary, saw M. August Zaleski, the Poilsh Foreign Secretary, at the Foreign Omeo to-day, when Russo- Polish relations were among the malters discussed.
China's Opportunity
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, July I (UP) "When Japan launches her offensive. elther to the south or to the north, it will bo u golden opportunity for China, to launch a general counter offensive," declared Chiang Kai-shek to-day.
U-Boat Sunk
Off Gib.
MADRID, July 8 (Reuter).— A German submarine was sunk off Gibraltar this morning by the Fleet Air Arm, according to Spanish reports from La- Linea,
Two members of the crew wore rescued and taken to Gibraltor.
It is believed that the submarino was lying in wait for a large British convoy of 27 vessels which passed through the Straits this morning.
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Captain Lyttleton's Gratification
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" CAIRO,
8 (UP)- July Captain Lyttleton, Minister of State, to-day told the "United Press" that the "most significant i feature of the war was the way in which shipping is'arriving in the Red Sea with splendid American war supplies.
JERUSALEM. July 8 (Reu- ter).The position is "very, satisfactory," according to a military spokesman at General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson's headquarters regarding the pro- gress of the battle at Damour.
The Imperial forces are now astride the River Dukoun, about a mile north of Damour River.
On a short front extending from |the village of Darays to the village of Dakeun dye miles round the coast,
the Imperial forces are now slowly forcing their way round cast of Damour in an evident attempt to encircle the Vichy stronghold.
Fierce fighting is still progressing and attack is followed by counter- attnek ceaseless succession.
Allied columns froin Damascus threatening Beirul from the cast made some progress despite the con- tinued shelling of the road by Vichy artillery on the Mazar Ridge, which dominates it.
Column From West
Homa is now increasingly threaten. ed by the column- advancing west- wards from Palmyra which, after re- rently occupying the pipe-line post, has now recupied Furqlus, only 25 miles from this vital rood und” roll Junction,
ed.
No Vichy resistance was encounter- •
It is now confirmed that a column cousisting largely of Indian troops, which is advancing up the Euphrates from Deir Ez Zor, has occupied Racra, also without opposition.
Racca is half-way between Deir Ez Zor and Aleppo and the Importance of its position lies in the fact that the column is able to strike either at Aleppo from the cast or at Homs from the northeast, depending on the | development of the strategical situa-
tlon.
Mobilisation
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter) General Dentz has ordered mobilisation of all Frenchmen be- tween the ages of 10 and 45 in Syrla and Lebanon, according to the Paris radio.-
Armistice Rejected
LONDON, July 8 (Reuter).-Radlo Paris, quoting a message from Beirut, to-day, said that the British High Command in the Near East had made another Armistice proposal to General Deniz which was again rejected.
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Soldiers In Bren. Carrier Accident
He asserted that one of his jobs is
Ong man was seriously Injured and to "see that American war material, two others sustained superficial In- which is of the finest quality, Is not juries and shock when a Bren gun mishandled owing to its being differ-carrier, manned by Corporal Smith, ent in nature from the British. Private Mackay and Private Higgins "American aid is reaching us in of the Royal Scots, skidded and roll- impressive qualities and the man ined down an embankment on the the street in Britain feels that Castle Peak Road near Laichikok America is doing all possible at the yesterday. present Juncture," he added,
Corporal Smith injured his legs and body and is said to be in
und Macluy escaped with little worse than a nasty shaking.
Earthquake Recorded serious condition. Privates Higgins
FAENZA, Italy. July 8 (UP).-The famed Italian seismologist, Signor RaiTaclo Bendand), to-day told the "United Press" that his instruments early this morning recorded a violent earthquake from the direction of the Balkans.
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