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Summary Of Soviet War Fronts

FROM PAGE ONE-

Leningrad Pressuro

August 22, 1941.

Roosevelt's. Two New Points

FROM PAGE ONE

small dama on the Daleper but Command to get together a suffielent asserted that their efforts to destroy striking force and all the para- now being made one Integral whole, single objective. A much higher the tremendous one hundred million phennila required for an operation working with one purpose towards n degree of effetency seems bound to dollar dam near Dnieperatrov for of this magnitude.

recult the purpose of flooding the lower

Taking In Russia Duleper volley and thereby impodo

It t is stated that efforts will now be Indications that the German navalce had failed on

Besides, there are account of the immensity of the the main attack has been switched directed towards bringing Russin into back to the north once, again with this supply system so that the in- Tho

Germans * claim that The Leningrad for the objective, This dustrial efforts of all three nationg Russian losses during the two months offensive is now in full swing but can be integrated and directed in an manner towards their of fighting totals 6,000,000 men. Is not likely to be a prolonged as intelligent They neverted that the battle of the first two although it will be in common objective. Gomel on the north Ukrainian front tensive wille it lasts.

At present, it is added, there is not hno successfully ended after ten days

The Russians have still room to sufficient Information coming from of severe fighting in which it is employ the cushion tactics that have Russia efther regarding fighting or claimed that they destroyed or de-proved so successful up to now, en- production in the Soviet Union for feated twenty five Russian divisions. bling them to absorb shock attacks this purpose, but it is believed that

German northern drive is without undue loss to themselves the position has been following # semi-circular

where Marshulthe enemy.

course while exacting costly payment from equivocally to Moscow and it will be towards Leningrad

repeated it necessary when the Varoshllov has urged the people to

tripartito talks in Moscow begin. "rke to a man aryl crush the insolent. arrogant fog."

Near Final Stand

neur the region where they will be

stated

411-

They are, however, setting very Serious Nazi Threat Sghting with their bucks to the wall To Turkey Reported

Dnieper Dam Report LONDON, Aug. 21 (UP). Authoritative sources after a thorough Investigation to-day un-

In defence of the great industrial' nounced that there was no confirma-belt of Leningrad. Then they will tion to the reports that the Russians not be able to yield any further; had dynamiled the Dnieper dam; con-

but it will remain to be seen whether: sequently, there is no indication of the German blows will not have lost the threatened flooding of that vast much of their weight. area between Zaporoje and the Black Sea.

or

of

east-

A new German thrust is also de

sector veloping in the central Destruction of Warships Gomel between Smolensk and Kiev. MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (Reuter).-M. It has met with local success but I Lozovsky, Deputy Chief of the In-is not yet clear whether the Ger- formation Bureau, denying German mans will continue to drive claims that they have captured an wards towards Moscow south

and eastwards so as to menace the rear unfinished Russian. battleship other vessels at Nikolnley, mid hot of Kiev, the facts were that the unfinished); Distributed Strength and unengined battleship and cruiser on the stocks were blown up by the Russians together with the shipyards.

Winter Campaign (BY "REUTER'S" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

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these

FROM PAGE ONE |

allegedly original plan to drive on India across Turkey. The impression exists that Germany's future plans outcome of the are awaiting the Russian campaign.

It is estimated that 200,000 German

troops in the vicinity of the frontier and that

that additional troop trains are arriving Fresh materials are also arriving to reinforce and supplement the fortifications

Diplomats

from the arriving Balkans are of the opinion that If The numbers engaged in

Turkey

War enters the

against gigantle, battles are so immense that Germany, it might be a death blow it is obvious that even the Germans to the German plans in the Balkans

weight cannot put their maximum into all the fronts at once. But this where the Slay elements are report-

ed to be restive. They said to which sector is undoubtedly one

would be faced with the grave German officers in Russia huve re- it is directed against Moscow, and it problem of the growing sympathy, of ANKARA, Aug. 21 (Reuter) they attach the most importance as the Bulgarian Government particu- ceived instructions from Berlin

to is probable that they will make a

that

tell the troops that the severity of the desperate effort to effect that breach the masses for Asia and the Sinv Russian winter is grossly exaggerated which has so far defied

that all the men need to with-efforts. stand the rigours of winter is thick clothing plus valinkis (Russlon felt

Bools), which are to be taken from JAPAN

peasants,

the

winter

ese instructions, which I learn These from an authoritative source, show tnt Hitler realises that campaign is Inevitable and that his men are nervous about the winter. Berlin Raided

n?! their

cause.

It is reported that Rumunian forces will not go beyond the Bug river. Neutral diplomats at Bucharest es- timate that 90 per cent.

of the

against Russia and favour Rumania's falling out at the first opportunity.

CONTROL Rumanian prople oppose the

OF INDO-CHINA

FROM PAGE ONE

MOSCOW, Aug. 21 (Reuter) ese and two Fascist-minded persons Russian planes raided Berlin last to positions. night, causing firen, says Moscow Radio,

It is also stated that ail Russian planes returned safely.

A Big Voice

TOKYO, Aug, 21 (UP)-Colonel Mabuchi, Army spokesman in

wor

correspon-

Italy After Croats? HELSINKI, Aug. 21 (UP), The "Afton Bladet's" Berlin dent states that it is unconfirmedly learned from private sources that Italy sent an ultimatum to Croatia, marched in during the forenoon and occupied the towns of Dubrovnik and Kraljevle despite Croatian resistance. Oficials say that there is no con- Anmation to the runour. The same

wlil

German Comparison Press Interview to-day urged the sources, declared Italian circles in BERLIN, Aug. 21 (UP)~The people to give serious thought con- Berlin, believe that Mussolini offcial news agency claims, that cerning the changing world situation soon proceed to the eastern front to during the past Ave days the Luft-and to prepare to make personal meet Hitler.

the walle shot down or destroyed on the sacrifices. He sold that Japan's. ground on the eastern front 529 Bluence to-day extends from Soviet planes compared with the loss north of the continent down to Indo- of ten German planes.

China, and, therefore, "Japan is en- titled to a big volce in the world war, und no nation' will be able to do any-

Thailand Proclaims thing by ignoring Japon.""

Neutrality

FROM PAGE ONE

Comment On Axis

Indo-LATE NEWS

SINGAPORE, Aug. 21 (Reuter). The most outspoken Japanese coin- ment yet made appeared in Japanese-owned Singapore "Herald" as follows: Hitler cares nothing for

tic

of unprovoked aggression on which-Japan except the use he can make ever side.

Change of Front

SINGAPORE, Aug. 21 (Reuter).--- Arrivals from the That border have remarked on the curious reversal of

of her to further his own ambitions. Nothing will happen to her If Japani plays her part carefully.".

Japanese propaganda in Thailand Russians Abandon

wiilch, till recently, was consistently belltiling British strength in Malaya and Durma. However, the Tokyo Radio yesterday stated that 220,000 troops were standing at the British frontiers from Singapore to Burma.

most Despite the

emphatic and clearest denlais from Bangkok and

Gomel

Continued From Pages 1

their

Singapore, the Japanese continue who suffered disastrous losses, ac- their attempts to viliate the Thai cording to the Germons, in atmosphere again and have put out attempt ic carry out evacuation "reports" that Thalland has received operations, and who are still trying demands for bases from Britain, to embark on transports.

Along the Dnieper, according to Call To Be Ready

German Informed quarters, the Gez- mans are maintaining ceaseless pres- BANGKOK, Aug. 21 (Reuter)sure on the ever

narrowing bridge- Bangkok Radio last night counselled beads to the westwards. It is sald Thais to prepare themselves for any that the Russians. attempted to blow possible eventuality while the opun-up the great Dnieperstrov dam which try was still at peace.

Is now Well within the range of the however, owing to

man artillery; b

The speaker emphasised that there German: wns no change in the situation. the terrific strength and the size of Thailand did not face any danger of the dam, it proved to be impossible attack and he deprecated any atto destroy it although the Russians tempts to sensationalise the pre- are believed to have succeeded in cautionary advice. Nevertheless he blowing up smaller urged the public to be prepared with down the river causing n shelters, dug-outa and black-out amount of flooding which may tem- the German accessories and study methods of porarily slow down dealing with incendiary bombs.

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