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No, 10340
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·TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1941. ALAX SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
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GIGANTIC
BY
EFFORT
UKRAINE:
HITLER IN
SUBSTANTIAL VICTORY
Special to the "Telegraph"
LONDON, AUG. 18 (UP),-HITLER APPEARED TO-DAY TO BE CONCENTRATING HIS MAIN GIGANTIC EFFORT IN A THRUST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN UKRAINE IN PURSUIT OF MARSHAL BUDENNY'S RETIRING ARMIES, WHILE ALLOWING THE GERMANS TO HOLD THEIR ́PRESENT POSITIONS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE FRONT.
British military experts wondered whether the powerful German drive through the Ukraine was undertaken as part of the original strategy for the invasion of Russia or was a suddenly altered plan to smash the wavering Dniester line and exploit confusion to the utmost.
EXPLOITS
OF SOVIET TROOPS
E These experts point out that this sector has always held advantages to the Germans which other areas of the front lacked; firstly, it forms a flank on the Soviet forces and is the easiest route for attempting to turn the main Russian armies and create chaos; secondly, this flank which is unlike the northern flanks, offers tangible) Remarkable Action prizes to a successful assault; thirdly, it is an
which Hitler proclaimed his intention to establish a friendly state, with an independent regime; fourthly, it opens a direct route to the Middle East and the vital
Described
MOSCOW, Aug. 18 (Reuter). How a Red Army unit, cut off
by the enemy, fought its way British interests. out and Inflleted' considerable
area in
loss on the enemy is told in a These experts conceded that Hitler had alrendy achieved supplement to the latest Resa substantial victory which appeared to be developing with the sian communique.
capture of Nikolaev and Krivoirog, as well as the encirclement
'The unit. commanded by Zagordonov when cut off, oper- ated for 20 days in the rear of the German s and forced Its way to territory held by the Red Army.
of Odessa which is apparently doomed.
However, they pointed out that Marshal Budenny's with drawai, which is apparently being carried out in good order "Preserving their equipment, the generally towards the Dnieper, Red Army men strove to cause the has thus far prevented Hitler enemy the greatest possible losses from winning any final decision. They mercilessly 'exterminated groups of German soldiers they met,At the same time, they admitted destroyed_transports, batteries, truck that the position in the Ukraine columns and headquarters, and killed will remain serious until Buden- 240 Fascist soldiers.
"The commander of the unit and ny is able to re-establish a front. the Political Commissar ted out of the encirclement 520 Red Army men, including 25 wounded, without the loss of a single gun, machine-gun
ur rifle."
Nazi Tanks Bombed
Terrific Pressure
It is betleved that the terrife Ger-
pressure in the drive which during the past week has been at the rate of about twenty miles daily, is hampering the Soviet effort to rein- The supplement also tells of rough force the front fast enough with the handling of two Nazi buttalions by poor communications available and another Russian unit commanded by the heavy destruction Major Bashmagov.
that units which the Russians have Буя Major Bashmagov's unit, supported
by
two artillery batteries, attacked doubtedly suffered, the enemy near a village. The Ger-
maris hurled tanks and armoured
cars into a counter-attack.
the
of armoured
Nearing The Dam
411-
NAZI INVASION FORESTALLED
Effect of Red Resistance
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Reuter). — Russia has a real chance of holding out indefinitely against the Nazis. That is one of the impressions Congressional tenders are reported to have gained from their conference with President Roosevelt. :
MR GREW'S WARNING TO JAPAN ·
Other impressions were:
(1) Russian resistance has forestalled any German attempt to invade Britain this year.
(2) The British believe that any German attempt to invade Britain will be delayed at least until spring.
BERLIN, Aug. 18 (UP)-An autho-Reveals U. S. Attitude that Japan would
rised German military spokesman to-
TOKYO, Aug. · 18 (UP).—It
(3) The chances appear even take new
President Roosevelt appeared ts reliably reported that the cheerful and confident as the result United States Ambassador, Mr of his talks with Mr Churchill.
One Congressman sald that the Joseph Grew, to-day had a very British were convinced that in order long conference with the Foreign | to defeat Germany, Britain eventual- Minister, Admiral Toyeda when ly must Invade the Continent. It he reiterated Mr Hull's state- was indicated, however, that no such To Be Safe
step was contemplated at present. ment that the United States henvy losses upon the two Germati
CHUNGKING, Aug. 19 (Interna-policy toward Japan is unalter- Infantry battalions. About
500 ton)The three American corres-able uulegs Japan fundamentally Germans were killed and wounded pondents, Ralph Ingersal, publisher and 120 were taken prisoner, while of "IP" in New York, Erskine titers her policy.
A Russian bomber squadron com- day claimed that the Von Rundsterit SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" steps of aggression. manded by Captain Comakins tookanzer units which are driving for off to bomb the German machines, ward in the Ukraine are nearing the Fighting between
enemy TURN to Back Page, Column 4 machines and Soviet aircraft insted an hour und half and ended in the defeat of the Germans. Sixteen rman machines were destroyed.
Panic broke out in
man runks. In
this
the Ger
fighting.
Mujer Bashmager's unli InBleted
booty taken included seven tanks and
11 guns.
$1,000 For Prisoners
Of War Fund·
Steele Reported
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Culwell; the "Chicago Daily News, Oflee followed the Japanese efforts nid A. T. Mr Grew's call nt the Foreign Steele of have safely arrived in Moscow fronto and some basis upon which Chungking, it was learned here.
resume trade, but Mr Grew painted
LATEST
THREATENED BY Five
GERMANS
The Dnieperstroy Dam is now threatened by the Nazis in their latest southern Ukraine drive. The huge Dam, is built close to the Dnieper River near Dnepropetrovsk, and is about 200 miles northenst of Nikolaev, Important Ukraine seaport which has fallen to the advancing Ger. .man forces.
Quo Endorses 8 Points
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEDRAPH"
CHUNGKING, Aug. 17 (UP), -Dr Quo Tai-chf, the Chinese Foreign Minister, lo-day_Issued. a statement saying that the Chinese Government and people whole-heartedly welcome and endorse the Roosevelt-Churchill statement, which is essentially in harmony with Dr Sun Yat-sen's advocacy for a "great common-· wealth of nations."
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UP). -It is now known that five men lost their lives to-day in the fro on the freighter Pañuco aboard which mysterious explosions took place while the ship was moored in the Erie Basin, New York Harbour. It is feared that others are trapped in the holds,
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The Panuco is believed to have been loading British cargoes. Four alarms wero sounded after the explosions had occurred and firemen rushed to the scene. The smoke was visible for miles.
Fire retened the Ilves of a number of longshoremen working in the holds of the Panuico. Those who esenped by diving overboard said that six gangs of 20 men each were working on the vessel when the fire, broke out.
Inflammable Cargo
The Punuco arrived in New York yesterday willy--a cargo including highly inflammable hemp from Mexico.
Several adjacent barges were set on fire. The flames at one time were 200 feet above the pier shed and were accompanied by muffled explo- stons,
Sixty longshoremen were injured while escaping from the vessel, and ten are in a critical condition.
The 525-foot long Brooklyn pler has been destroyed and the Panuco TURN to Back Page, Column 4
U. S. Planes For The Middle East
Expediting Delivery WASHINGTON,
VICHY, Aug. 18 (UP),—The{
Aug. 13 French Vice Premier, Admiralj (UP).—President Roosevelt to- Darlan has arrived in Paris pos-day arounced an agreement to sibly in connection with "the expedite the delivery of fighting enforcement of Marshal Petain's planes direct to the British mensures to
the Middle Eastern forces under opposition announced in his which the Pan-American Air- radio speech. supreme
ways will forry the aircraft to As far as the "United Press" could West Africa and thence into the learn, there is no possibility of re- Middle Eastern war zone. opening the general political negoti-
Dr Quo said that he felleved post-war reconstruction would be more difficult than winning the war. requiring the
efforis of all peoples, in which the Chinese people are prepared to fully contribute.
The Chinese Foreign Minister said that he belleved that the shortest way to suppress aggress- fatt was to defeat Japan first by encirclement.
EXODUS OF JAPANESE FROM H.K.
overcome
ations until the Russlan campaign
to
The President said that the ferry-
on the generalend the negotiations Kervice from New York and Balti-
advances. The Germans are opposed ing roule will be available to general piecemeal negotiations and have commercial use providing a direct air preferred to
**** inore to Africa, political agreement until Berlin Is
"Plants owned by the United States less occupied In
Government will be used by Pan- Eastern Europe.
American Airways operated by
A
be
general settlement which may American personnel. The delivery in September or October route will be so arranged that it will possible would solve many of the problems nowhere pass through any zone of pending since the overthrow of M. actual warfare."
firstly, the return of northern
to
H.K. Boy Killed
In Action
provinces to the French Administra- j tion; secondly, the reduction of OC- cupation costs; thirdly, the liberation of a more vast number of prisonera; Further effects of the freez-fourthly, the possible rearrangement ing order on Japanese businesses French Government to return
ef zones to permit at least part of the
News has been received In
the in general is evidenced by the Paris.
Colony that Pilot Officer Leslie recent departure of Japanese It is recalled that Marshal Fetain Richard Evans, R.A.F., former pupil nationals from the Colony. recently declared that "France can- of the Central British School (1922 Among those leaving by the Paris. I cannot return there yet and England after returning from a bomb- not really be governed except from to 1026) crashed whilst landing in river steamer Shiragano Maru will not
certain ing flight and was killed with three oui Sunday for Canton will be possibilities are offered to me there." others." Mr Midori Matuura, General
This is the third former pupil of. NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UP) The Passenger Agent for the Nippon President Roosevelt has signed a given his life in the present war; in WASHINGTON, Aug, 18 (Reuter), the Central British School who has severe Angle- death toll in the blaze aboard the Yusen Kaisya, Hongkong, who Bill, exempting men over 28 from addition, one is missing and another American economie pressure against freighter Panuco ΠΟΥ numbers has only been in the Colony for military service.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
under
Mr Ingersol proceeded, on the out that the present economic situa- second half of the journey by train. tion is merely a result of the F as he wanted to observe conditions Eastern political developments and
unchangeable
Vernacular newspapers in the meantime predicted
Japan, featuring the extension of
current conditions.
A render, who desires to remain of the country at close quarters. Here therefore anonymous, hos sent to the "S. C. will make several broadcasts to the M. Post", cheque for $1,000 for the United States through Radio Centre, British Prisoners at War Fund.
Moscow.
Powerful Opposition To Marshal Petain
Special to the "Telograph”
the licensing system in the. United seven, with 11 men missing and 60 about five months, but has just
States and the new Indian embargoes against Jupan.
Fleet Second To None
others Injured.
Seven separate investigations are received telegraphic advice from now underway, all hunting for evid-his head office to return to ence of sabotage, but first reports Tokyo. indicate that a docks employce was smoking a pipe, which ignited in-| flammable material;
Steele's "Okay"
To His Wife
Other members of the NYK, staff to leave on Sunday will be, Mr S. Hamanaka, "who is being transferred io Salgon, and Mr T. Kuroda, who is transferred to the Treasury Division, al head omce, for reasons of health, It is understood that A further batch of about 20 Japanese women
xcturn until
is a prisoner of war.
Berlin Report Of Attempted Invasion By British Troops
Special to the "Telegraph'
BERLIN, Aug, 18 (UP)-A Propaganda Company report. and children will be leaving for published in the German press revealed that a British Canton to-morrow.
patrol in two large motor storm-boats, attempted to carry out a landing of the occupied Channel const on the Straits of Dover on n dark and extremely stormy night, the date, of which was not
fire prevented the landing.
Leaving Philippines
•Royal Australian Navy VICHY, Aug. 18 (UP),-IL- is disclosed that a number of Senators and Deputies who were too outspoken in their criticism MELBOURNE: Aug 18 (Reuter), of Marshal Petain have been placed under administrative
There is not a ship in the Royal
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" arrest' in a crack down against Communist and other dissident
Australian Navy that bes not fro
SHANGHAI, Aug. 18 (UP).—Mr
elements.
her guns in action. It has had is T. Steele, correspondent of the! the rising Communist agitation in chance and you have seen the results Chicago Daily News," who had not Angered because they have both the occupied and unoccupied the Australian Navy is second to been heard of for five days following been removed from the payroll zones, are the chief elements in the none," said Admiral Sir Ragnar Col- fight from the Russo-Chinese TOKYO, Aug. 10 (Domel)-The|given, (
German frontier to Moscow, has sent a mes-"Nicht Nicht" reports from Manila and deprived of other privileges general unrent which Petain describ-vin at a farewell on the ove of his sage to his wife saying that he had that 375 Japanese evacuees, mostly shadows about 60 yards from ness to confirm whether the
departure for England, after having spent
women and children, sailed from the "Admiral Dorion arrived in Paris Member of the Commonwealth Navet
four years as Firat Naval arrived in Moscow. to-night after a one-day. confer-Board..
aboard the French liner Marechal ed fire..
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as well as practically all power, more than 750 members of Parliament have formed powerful opposition to Petain's Government.
The Parliamentarians, coupled with
ed in his radio speech.inst week.
methods for suppression of Com Australian Navy had been smooth ence with Herr Abelz regarding the He said that the progress of the munist agitation in the occupied and, harmonious; it was now thrice zone.
its pre-war siza.
Sen. Back Page For Further. Lato Naws
sentries HOW the
It was impossible in the dark-
The
Philippines on Monday afternoon the beach and immediately open-storm-boats were hit,
British troops lay flat in the Joffre The party includes the staff The British halted and return-boats so that it was Impossible of the Manila bralich of the Ishiwara ed the fire with a trench to see them. Apparently they Industrial Company, which has sus-
armed
pended business due to the export mortar causing some German were attempting an
casualties; however, the German | reconnaissance.
control and freezing restriction.
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