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SOVIET FORCES AGAIN Targets Of The R.A.F

TAKE

THE OFFENSIVE

ON THE LOWER DNIEPER

LONDON, SEPT. 1 (REUTER).—FRESH COUNTER-ATTACKS BY MARSHAL BUDENNY'S FORCES SOUTH OF KIEV AND ON THE LOWER course oF THE DNIEPER ARE REPORTED BY THE OFFICIAL GERMAN NEWS AGENCY.

SOVIET FORCES, SAYS THE AGENCY, SUPPORTED BY ARTILLERY AND GUNBOATS YESTERDAY REPEATED AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN THE WESTERN BANK OF THE DNIEPER SOUTH OF KIEV. THIS ATTACK WAS FRUSTRATED WITH HEAVY LOSSES TO THE RUS. SIANS, WHO DID NOT SUCCEED ́IN 'Reaching thE WESTERN BANK.

STRONG RUSSIAN FORCES ATTACKED GERMAN POSITIONS ON THE LOWER COURSE OF THE DNIEPER. THESE ATTACKS WERE REPULSED WITH SEVERE LOSSES FOR THE RUSSIANS.

In this defensive battle one thousand prisoners were taken. The agency also states that violent fighting took place yesterday in the centre of the front and claims that 25 Soviet tanks, including eight

DETERMINED TO

CRUSH NAZIS of the 52-ton type, were destroyed in this section.

Outspoken Pres. Roosevelt

Special to the "Telegraph"

HYDE PARK, Sept. 1 (UP).—In his Labour Day broad- cast, President Roosevelt told all working men and women throughout the nation that they must subordinate all personal interests to the supreme effort being made to re-arm the United States and check the "Insane violence" of Hitler's attempt to

1 rule the world-

He added, "Our vast effort is

SPEECH IN

FULL

due solely to our recognition of

GERMAN TROOPS CRACK UP BADLY

MOSCOW, Sept. 1 ́ (Reuter).—An S. S. division and one Finnish brigade were thrown against one Soviet regiment in the "N" sector of the western front, says Moscow's supplementary communique to-day.

"Our Red Army men defended themselves courageously, attacking the enemy on all sides. Soon

another unit joined our regiment, strengthening the T

resistance of the Soviet troops. Despairing of breaking

the fact that our fundamental to try and encircle our unit.

rights, including the rights of Inbour. are threatened by | Hitler's-violent attempt to rule

Rights Of Labour the world."

Emphasised

Ile asserted that the preservation

of the rights of United States workers was vitally important, not only for those enjoying the rights but for the day-this entire future of Christian civilisation.

New Weapons

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (Reu- ter).- "On this

American holiday-we celebratel the right of the free inbouring

"The American nation is devising

-- mell. The reservation of these and developing new weapons of un-

Big Soviet

1

"Through forests and marshes,

the Finnish regiment succeeded in penetrating to our rear.

where it counted upon creating

mistake," the

com-

Here are highlighted the principal Industrialised areas of Ger- many, with their products which have been the constant targets of the Royal Air Force in the heavy and effective raids for several months past. : Bremen, Hamburg and Dulsburg liavo been especially

pasted by British bombs,

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MUNITIONS

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Tripoli Harbour is Again Devastated by the R.A.F.

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).-Heavy bombers of the R.A.F. again raided Tripoli panic in our ranks, but the Finns harbour on Sunday night, dropping large quantities of bombs upon the Spanish made a

Quay and upon ships unloading in the port, according to an Air Ministry communique.

"Large fires broke out and columns of smoke rose into the air. One ship at the quay- side was hit and set on fire and large fires were still burning from the heavy attack on the previous night. Even older fires were still smouldering," says the communique.

Tanks Inique says.

Action

Red Army repulsed #11 attocks and more Savici reinforce- ments arrived. In force engage- ments, the Finns were thrown back. Still more Russian reinforcements arrived and the Flons found them-

rights is now virtually important precedented-power-for-the-mud- -Russia War Fronts selves encircled by our troops. The

not only to us who enjoy them tenance of democracy. Why are we

doing this? We are an un-warike

but to the whole future of people and never sought a warrior's Christian civilisation," declared glory. We are not interested in eon- President Roosevelt in a broad-quest and net interested--but the dis cast speech on the occasion of tators are-In footing. Our vast effort Labour Day in the United is solely due to our recognition of the fact that our fundamental rights, in- cluding labour's, are threatened The President continued: "Ameri- Hitler's violent attempt to rule by

world.

Slates.

- con labour now bears a tremendous responsibility in winning this most brutal, most terrible of all wars.

actually touched our shores? "We are not a warlike

Ing. We do not covet one Inch of the territory of any

£quare

can gilarantee the

freedom

*

Analysed.

(WAR COMMENTARY BY "ANNALIST")

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter). Fighting continues unabated

Finn regiment was routed. Out of 2,000 Finns who penetrated to our repr, not more than 600 men managed to escape from the encirclement.

Weapons Captured

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"Forty machine-guns, many trench along the entire eastern front-mortars, rifles and other military So much is clear from the Ger-equipment were captured or destroy. the man and Soviet reports.

Hig

who

ed."

LATEST

that

Growing Strength Of Middle East Forces

Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm bombed dumps near Bardia, which caused a number of ex- plosions, suggesting that am- munition stores were hit.

Island of Rhodes

Other bombers of the RAF: raided aerodromes at 'Marliza and Calato. on the Island of Rhodes. At Maritza there were direct hits on hangars and the aircraft observed firen breuldng out in various parts of the aerodrome.

At Calato explosions and fires fol- ` lowed the attack.

LONDON, Sept. I (Reuter)The steadily growing strength of the Middle East is now further augmented by the war of the South arrival in the western desert theatre of African Force, and it was forcibly brought home to the enemy during August when some of the heavlest bombing raids yet carried out in the Middle East were made," says R.A.F. head- quarters in the Middle East quoted by the Air Ministry News

torpedo attack on a merchant ship Service to-day.

near Lampedusa Island. One torpedo "Principal targets were the struck the ship, which stopped with

Enemy Torpedoed During the night of August 30, alr-

craft of the Fleet, Ale Arm mede a

Royal Air Force north African ports of Tripoli, heavy list. A second, torpedo la

Decorations

The Russian report says While the Soviet High Command according to the Soviet communique. "All enemics know that we possess for the moment singularly 111- in a navy which is gaining strength.

refer nearly all Company commandern our factories, shops and arsenals, we Britain, the Netherlands, Norway and communicative, the Germans are building weapons on EL scale

to numerous and widespread counter und eight or nine men out of every great in its magnitude. To all the the Russlan navies together with us

attacks by the Russians not only in twelve were killed.

Gucillu detachments continued to of tire the central sector but also now on the harass the battle-fronts of the world

German and Finnish these weapons are being despatched by day seas. If these, are destroyed.

lower course of the Dnieper in the

troops who have scized certain parts and night over the sens and through American navy cannot in the south and in the north below Lake of the Karelian Finnish Republic. the air, and this nation is now sens against the rest of the wòrld,”

future maintaliy the freedom of the

ilmen.

and

Benghazi, Derna and Bardin ng also bolleved to have found its mark. devising and drycloping new weppons

The Soviet forces are reported to according to the Soviet communique.

loenting the enemy's weak spots

well as many landing grounds our aircraft is missing.

From all these operations, one of of unprecedented power towards the Dangerous Assumption be bringing up heavy tanks of over inflicting severe losses upon him by maintenance of democracy.

50 ions in land battles and seem to destroying bridges and stores and

and other military objectives in Alexandria And Suez "I solemnly warn all those

to advantage making night attacks

small Not Covetous

be using gun-bools

upan

enemy territory. Our aircraft

CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Reuter)~Hostile are thinking that Hitler has been

Men From Overseas also ranged further afield and aircraft dropped bombs last night on - "Why are we doing this? Why blocked or halted that they are mac-along the Daleper harassing Ger- enemy detachments.

man bridgeheads. are we determined to devote

were de-Alexandria and the Suez Canal area, ouring a most dangerous assumption.

Central Section

Communications Cut

LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter), concentrated attacks

Corinth

states a Ministry of entire Industrial eltart to the prose When any war scents to be stower

the Interior bution of the war, which has not yet in progressing, that is the very mo- The altuation needs further clari- Enemy linca of communications in The latest R.A.F. awards In-livered against the

communique.

Two persons were killed and 43 ment to strike with redoubled force. fication before it can be properly

were injured at Alexandria and people. "Defeating Hitler may be long and appraised but it is clear that Mar-many cases have been destroyed and clude the Distinguished Service Canal and aerodromes in Crete

roads were mined, says Soviet Order, to Acting Squadron Lea-and Grecce itself." We have never sought glory

slight damage was done in the north as arduous. There are few ap-shals Timoshenko and Budenny are report. In one case a forest through der Terence Patrick Armstrong

Day Raids

regions. nation of warriors. We are not in peasers and Nazi sympathizers say exerting healthy counter-action to which the enemy. was moving was

No. 35 It is stated that in addition to night

No casualties are reported from terested in aggression. We are noting that it cannot be done. They the repeated German attempts to set afire on all sides, causing great Bradley, D.F.C., of interested as Dictators are in loot even asi me to negotinite with titles and weak spots in the central section, TURN to Back Page, Column 5 Squadron, who was born in Cal-raids, daylight sweeps by Blenheims the Canal area.

Libyan Shelling cutta and educated in England. and Marylands are becoming more the crumbs from his and where the narrowing Dnieper -pray for the

and more He was commissioned in 1936, have taken a heavy toll of enemy frontier area in Libya, there was a

frequent while Tomahawks

CAIRO, Sept. 1(Reuter)-In the other victorious table. They, in fact, ask near Kiev affords the Germans the TURN to Back Pago, Columin 3 me to become another Benedict easiest access to the east towards

promoted to Acting Squadron motor transport

and Innd personnel Arnold and betray all hold dear. the Don and Donetz Basins.

Leader in 1940, and, won the convoys in round-strafing attacks. TURN to Back Page, Columa 5 confirma- This course I have rejected and will While there is no official

Two of the heaviest raids of the D.F.C, in July, 1940. tion that the Russians have evacuated rejet again.

The D.F.C. is awarded to Squadron month were made against the Corinth bour where great damage was done Instead, I know that I speak the Vilpurl in Finland, there are good

Canal and considerable landslides to shipping. Nearly 30 tons of bomba Leader Charles Neil Fleming, who were cause on the banks of the Canal, were dropped on enemy American people's 'conselence and military reasons for doing so, for

Occupied was born in Poona in 1912 and was sufficient to prevent the passage of aerodromes in Greece on the night determination when I say that wo it would make it easier for them to

educated at St Joseph's College, Nint TURN to Back Page, Column 4 TURN to Back Page, Column 4

of August 20-29. When the British Tal. He received his commission and enemy ships for a long time.

A few nights Infer over 20 tons of aircraft were, 200 miles away crews the following year served in Iraq on Aying duties. He was promoted bombs were dropped on Tripoll har- could stil see the glow of great fires. Squadron Leader 1940. The Inquiry into certain malters] The D.F.C. is also awarded to Fly- Ofeer Arthur John Smitz, connected with architectural branching

No.. '67 of the Air Raid Precautions Depart- RAF. Volunteer Reserve, ment which has hitherto been con- Squadron. Smitz was born in Ran- cadet in the ducted in camera, was made public goon in 1911. He was

Rifles this morning, when the Commission Northern Bengal Mounted

at the Council Chamber,

Irom 1928 to 1929 and received his Mr. Justice. P. E. F. Cressall is the commission in the R.A.F. In 1940 TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Reuter),-"Japan' must break through

chairman, the other members of the air gunner. Commission being Mr L.

C. F

Mr. K. M. A. Barnett (secretary). this gardless how long the war might The opening proceedings last "In a death struggle to save our morning dealt with evidence given "It 18 the highest folly to sit great history oven to the last man yesterday by Miss Mini Lau, which Idly by and await death," he and at the cost of reducing our land was read out to the Commission. Both Pierro Laval and Marcel

to ashes."

This speech and other expressions intensive of sentiment in Japanese

Sharp Raid

On Hull Communal Shelter Tragedy

SPEGIAD TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HULL, Sept. 1 (UP)—The Luftwaffe made sharp attacks last night by Blying over Eng- land in greater strength than

A.R.P. PUBLIC ·

Belligerent Address INQUIRY OPENS od oder in Jones for

By

Japanese Officer

at any time in recent months the American-British-Chinese-Dutch East Indies encirclement Raiders dropped numerous high and if necessary will use force, declared Colonel Hayao Mabuchi, explosive bombs on Hull killing Japanese Army Press Chief in an "East Asia Day" radio a number of civilians.

Anti-aircraft guns engaged

the raiders for over an hour, finally driving them off.

broadcast to-day.

The worst Incident was at a added. communal shelter in the working

élása, district where a bomb made Mabuchl predicted

army

cautious attitude of civilian members

of the government who are apparent-

a direct hit and demolished surround-diplomatic efforts would be continued quarters sharply contrast with the ing property, the debris of which in an attempt to overcome the very buried the shelter. Several people grave crisis confronting Japan but were rescued alive, but others, in it these efforts were to fada TURN to Back Page, Column 4 would be obliged to employ force re-

children were killed

ly awaiting the outcome of the

as

Bellamy, Mr 5 Hampden-Roa and LAVAL AND DEAT

GETTING WELL

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1,1

Iran Peace Conversations

Proceeding Satisfactorily

TEHERAN, Sept. 1 (Reuter),-At an ordinary session of the Medjless (Parliament), the Prime Minister Mr Furught in- formed the Deputies that conversations proceeding satisfactorily and that the situation was becoming clearer. He hoped that matters would be settled in a day or two

...

VICHY, Sept. 1 (Reuter).—

circulating in Teheran, the ment or anybody else.

Referring to various rumours to the population, the Govern Deat, who wero shot at Ver- Prime Minister said that he ra Such rumours were, circulated by sallies last week, passed a good gretted that the people were in mischief-makers, he said, ayaw [night.

such a nervous state that some to hoard bread and other foodsmante

Mr Furught urged the people not- bulletin issued this morning were even quitting the Capital assuring the House But there was says "Laval's condition is satisfac and hot assured the House that ample for all and asked the onguns tory. Dent's condition gives more there was absolutely no danger TURN to Back Paro, Column and more, ground for satisfaction."

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