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四拜禮 號四月九英港香 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1941..

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SOVIET ASSAULT IN FRONT OF Bombed Yet Realistic

LENINGRAD: FIGHT TO DEATH

Marshal Voroshilov Takes Command

.

In The Front Line

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

LONDON, SEPT. 3 (UP).—A GREAT RUSSIAN ARMY, INSPIRED BY THE ARRIVAL IN THE FRONT LINE OF MARSHAL VOROSHILOV, C-IN-C OF THE ARMIES ON THE NORTHWESTERN FRONT, STANDS READY WAITING FOR THE EXPECTED NAZI ASSAULT ON LENINGRAD. THESE MEN, STATE THE LENINGRAD CORRESPONDENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY NEWSPAPER "RED STAR", AND QUOTED BY TASS AGENCY, ARE READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH. BATTALION AFTER BATTALION HAVE AL- READY CROSSED THE EMBANKMENTS TOWARDS THE FOREST.

Before Marshal Voroshilov directed the first assault

VIOLENT BATTLES against the advancing Nazi, he ordered his troops and the

IN PROGRESS

Big Air Duel Over Baltic

Special to the “Telegraph”

populace to "defend bravely this splendid city of Leningrad, your homes, your family honour and your liberty."

Latest reports from the front indicate that the Russians drove the Germans back across the river, presumably the Neva, under fierce artillery, tank and infantry attacks, while at the same time Soviet planes blasted. German troop.concentrations and;

to-bases.

MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (UP).-Dispatches from the front day indicated that violent battles were in progress in the north-

western direction from the Arctic Ocean to Leningrad, disposing Peasants are reported to of rumours of Russo-Finnish peace negotiations. The North be returning, repairing} Sea flect is reported to be actively assisting the land forces in houses, bridges and roads, keeping the coast clear as far as Pelsamo, Marines are being and tilling the soil a mile regularly landed in the German-Finnish rear,

behind the fighting line. Naval aircraft claimed The roads are cluttered with heavy toll on enemy troops and German corpses. munitions. The air fleet is re- ported to have destroyed several |

AID SOVIET MISSION PERSONNEL Beaverbrook Going

acroplanes.

In addition to the attack

reported

KONIGA

BATA

ANH

ATATION

Again All-Out Defence Measures

Berlin has been bombed again by tho R.A.F. This ploture shows some' at the principal thoroughfares and buildings in the heart of the city.

LKY

RAF Leave Berlin Shaken

By Fires & Explosions

Special to the "Telegraph”?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UP). The Administration to-day initiated what is termed as being a "realistic all out defenco programme." They started by scrapping the less essential civilian production and driving the present seven billion dollar armament machine to the limit, following. President Roosevelt's statement to the press last Tuesday regarding the re- armament drive which must be speeded up,

In a statement of general policy, the new Supply Priorities. and Allocations Board declared. that "every available man and machine must be employed either on the direct defence re- quirements or at work essential to civilian economy."

The total defence programme which Congress has so far authorised, in- cluding the original seven billion dollar Lend und Lease fund is $58,357,000,000.

U.S. Feeling On Convoys

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (Reuter)- To the question, "Do you think that the American Navy should be used to convoy ships carrying war materiale to Britains7" 62 per cent replied "Yes" and 30 per cent "No," ni

rine expressing no opinion according, 10 the latest Gallup survey,

An Identical poll in July showed Dr Gallup adds the comment that ventionism's natural tendency to do

LONDON, Sept. 3 (UP).~An especially heavy and successful aerial attack on 50 per cent favouring convoys. rre transports, trawlers, many against the Nazis outside of Berlin by Sterlings, Halifaxes and Manchesters last night is described in an Air the downward trend reflects inter- submarines and more than 100 Leningrad, the Red army is Ministry communique which states that "there were enormous explosions when some cline when pressure against Britain

to be making of our heaviest bombs were dropped and very large fires were caused at the main rail-relaxes, Air Battle Over Baltic counter-offensives locally in reported an immense air battle over the Smolensk, Gomel and the Baltic, "over targets which were south Dnieper directions. protected by Baltic fighters," In which more than 100 bombers paril. cipated.

The newspaper "Pravda" to-day

For Britain WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Reu-

Plan of Battle ter)-President Roosevelt's an-

MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (Reuter). Soviet fighters and constal nouncement that Mr Averell and batteries of the air feet are reported The visit of Marshal Voroshi- Mr Harriman would lead the to have repulsed the attacks.

lov, Commander of the Russian Américan mission of five to

Baltic Situation.

forces on the northern_front_to Moscow said that they would LONDON, Sept. (UP)-The the front outside Leningrad act in confunction with a similar closing of the German ring around some ten days ago, is described mission led by Lord Beaverbrook Leningrad, plus the admission that in the newspaper "Red Star” to deal with supplies to Russia. Ta has linally fallen to the Ger-

the spotlight full to-day.

Мая

The relentless advance of the Ger- splendid the night a plan of battle |

Axis Shipping Losses Greater Than Britain's

TRIPOLI

GETS IT

AGAIN

The Mission Includes Major Gen- on the future balance of sen power The report, dated from Leningrad, cral James H. Burns' executive officer in the Ballic, where the Russian says that Marshal Voroshilov arrived of the Lease and Lend Administra-feet has hitherto dominated the vital at an advanced position one evening tion; George H. Brett, Chief of the Gulf of Finland and

inflicted not long before his Order of the Day Army Air Corps; Admiral W. H. heavy losses on German transport calling upon the defenders of Standley, retired former Chief of convoys.

Leningrad to Sght staunchly for their Naval Operations; and Mr William

city. Blatt, Deputy Director of the Pro-man columna now threatens every duction Division.

base open to the Red navy with the was worked out and at dawn artil- exception of Hange where stubbornly preparation began. When to defence has hitherto thrown back time attack arrived, a battalion

the command of Denisov: every Finnish attempt to regain what under they lost to Russia by the peace crossed an embankment towards a CAIRO, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-to-day." treaty of 1940. Hangoe, however, forest, A storm of mine-throwers with only one year of development and machine-gun fire proved power. "Heavy bombers of the R.A.F.

way station."

saw

EGAL SEES LAYTON IN SINGAPORE

The communique pointed out that the raiders had first to penetrato a ring of clouds outside of the city, but once this had been accomplished there were clear patches over the city it- self, LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-"The spell of German in- vincibility which paralysed the will of the world a year ago has

"Right Into The City" The navigator of one of the Halifax British intervention, from Singapore SINGAPORE, Sept. 3 (Reuter),— now been finally broken declared the British Air Minister Sir trying to pick us up all the way and resulted in the immediate releasing

bombers sald, "Searchlights were Archibald Sinclair. He was replying to a message from the there seemed to be about 50 in one from his Saigon prison of 'M.

King which read:

bunch alone. Shells burst, close to Roderick Egal, leader of the Free us, some of them sending out clouds French in Shanghal, it is understood "The two hard years that lie of smoke which in the light looked from official quarters. behind us have left us all un-

almost like barrage balloons."

Free French circles here point out shaken in our determination to clouds, they suddenly entered a collabornton

He stated that after flying thick that this indicates that the closest see justice and freedom re-clearing.

Twe

the river and Briish official circles, and the Free is existing between established throughout the found our way right into the city. French in the Far East, and also the world and I cordially appreciate We dropped bombs and saw them strong support given the movement the loyal assurances of all who burat among the industrial buildings by the British Government.

and left Ares burning." are present at your gathering

Frankfurt As Well

Local Free Frenchmen are jubilant Frankfurt was also heavily bomb-afternoon saw the

over the release of M. Egal who this regarding the date of the Mission's hardly could be more than a tem- less before the spirited drive of our attacked Tripoli during the "Our bombers got to Berlin dast night Maine large fires sprong up and Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton,

Points from Sinclair's speech were: cd. "On both sides of the River Chief of the China Station, Vice- Commander-in- porary desperate expedient for the men who reached the forest and night of September 1-2" says an] and hit the city hard." There could steadily grew as our aircraft bombed

R.A.F. Middle East communique. be no doubt that the Germans were into them."

"Bombs were dropped

fully the

that In the Prime power station and a number of fires Minister's words, "this is only the "We ran right across the city from Sabotage And Spirit

One Sterling bomber Captain said; Subsequently there

beginning."

the southwest to northeast It ia stated that Mr Burns, who is

and was a violent explosion and a large

and dropped our bombs. with clouds of black smoke destruction wherever Britain's new was a very good fire too in the centre cording to the Hungarian newspaper fire

Photographs showed widespread up almost immediately and there associated with Mr Harry Hopkins,

Fires sprang

In Occupied Lands would be a sort of "general mana in the world and could

powerful fortresses "A detachment under Senior Lieu- broke out,

ZURICH, Sept. 3 (Reuter)-Ac- ger" of the Mission.

possibly hold tenant Sokolov, η white-haired

heavy bombs fell and they would go of the city. Our rear gunner could "Pester Lloyd," the Criminal Court of Two AA, guns were hit and put on falling more and more, night after see it for fifteen minutes afterwards. Budapest has sentenced to impri- The President's Secretary, Mr Early, out a long time if the Germans took veteran, was ordered to reinforce the out of action. told reporters that the Army would Leningrad but it is questionable what attacking battalion. His detachment

night until the German people, shat- Somebody else must have bombed sonment a number of boys between "Other heavy naval base reached the river bank and entrench- Benghazi, where shipping in the second time that war was not worth explosions in it. Then, after a ume, of damaging State rallways to the

bombers raided tered and disillusioned, saw for take precedence at conversations be value it would have as

af our fire because we saw several more the ages of six and 10 on a charge 80 per cent military and 10 per cent consiline with bombers being based TURN to Back Pago, Column 5fell near a vessel.and a column of there was big progress In the ad- and a fire started," cause the Mission's work "will be the Germans had command of the ed there for the night. Our troops harbour was,bombed, Several bombs while. Such was Britain's plan' and we saw a hell of a great explosion danger of the public.

Mannheim And Ostend

Another report quoted here re- Shipping Sunk

The communique stated that other woman aged 22, received sentences counts that six Danes, including a towns in western Germany. which ranging from 30 days to two years Sinclair said the R.A.F. were in- were attacked Mieling on

Included Mannheim for insulting German officers and the Germans and TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 soldiers in Denmark.

Nine Technicians The White House announces in addition that about nine technicians will be accompanying the Mission. No announcement has been made departure.

The holding of this Conference was agreed between the President of the United States and Mr Churchill at

their recent meeting at sea, says

White House statement.

naval."

Guatemala-Reich

Soviet Baltic fleet.

Threatening Situation

disappeared from sight.

Enemy Fleet

Leningrad, the menace to Kronstadt, began. Retreating hastily, enemy were started.

With the increasing threat to "Soon a fight for the village the position of the Baltle fleet's main abandoned their ammunition base grows more grave. Kronstadt equipment. is one of the most

a few minutes flight nway,

Authoritative quarters to-day did not know the position of the Eston- Ian islands of Dagos and Oosel which BERLIN, Sept. 3 (Reuter)The are Charge D'Affaires of Guatemala in the also most valuable for control of

the Gulf of Finland, Berlin has been informed that the Baltic base which or Voltisk, the the Germans German Government has found it claimed to have captured some time necessary to withdraw the exequa- ago and whose loss the Russlans tur from Consuls of Guatemala in have never admitted. All of these Germany.

affect the Red fleet's position.

Cripps' Encouragement To People Of Russia

LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)—"Our admiration of the magnificent. achievements of the Soviet Forces by land, sen and air is unstinted," writes Sir Stafford Cripps, British Ambas- sador to Moscow, in an article in to-day's Soviet paper, "Izvestia."

final and successful issue in our struggles.

A

We acclaim the determina-

Though great trials and suffering tion of every man, woman and still le before our people, this third child to protect their homeland year of war opens, in conditions full from a brutal Invader, and we of hope and with absolute certainty are confident that the spirit of of victory for the cause that we de

fend against the villainous nggrcs. courage and determination will sign of Hitler and his minions, He bring our two countries to a TURN to Back Page, Column 3

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bluck smoke was seen rising from vance towards that achievement. one of the ships.

"Motor transport near Baree was machine-gunned.

the

South Africans "Aircraft at the South African Air Italians greater shipping losses than Force and the Fleet Air Arm bombed they were milleting on Britain. southern landing ground at "They are getting a double dose of Gazala, causing fires, which were the medicine which Hiller prescribed visible many miles from the target. for us. In July Wo damaged or des

"A number of explosions occurred troyed 01 Axin ships in the North when aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm Sea, Adriatic

Mediterranean dropped bombs among aircraft on the amounting to

468,000 tons and Sicilian aerodromes of Gerbina and 52 ships in addition of unknown

tonnage. The Constal Command "From these operations, one of our te from a German attack on British transferring the Battle of the Atlan- aircraft is missing."

Comiso,

at Licata which were raided by the R.A.F. on August 30 reveal a number

of direct hits and considerable dam-

age.

and

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Effects

I

Of

Economic

War Telling On Reich

LONDON, Sept. 3 (Reuter)Reviewing the effects of the

Photographs of munition factories shipping. Into a British attack on economic.war on Germany at the close of the second year of war, German shipping and victory in this economic experts say that civilians and non-essential industries battle will be the turning point to- of the occupied countries and of Germany Itself are now feeling warda victory in the war,

"The Atlantic battle would require the pinch acutely,

necessary for the Germans now to probably for some time to come an It is probable that political supply them In many cases with food Spaniards Released immense concentration of attention and economic considerations will and raw materials.

and effort to frustrate German make it difficult for the German example, labour in defence works)

German

(for military requirements MADRID, Sept: 3 (Reuter)The attacks. Cabinet at its Brat meeting since the

leaders-to-reduco much further have also in some cases conflicted ~That it is not going too badly for the amount of food and raw with economie. summer vacation agreed to give pro- us however, is shown by the fact materials available either to example, agricultural labour) in the requirements :: (for visional. Liberty to 6,167 prisoners.

firstly that the sinkings of British Fines, totalling 1,000,000 pesetas ships in July were the lowest in any their own civilian and consumer

occupied countries. MANNE have been imposed on three busi- months for more than a year and industries or to those of the oc-

Eastern Pra-Occupations, nessmen for intracllons of the law secondly, during the last ten weeks cupied countries,

The whole, German-machinery of: regulating prices: and the sale of the average weekly rate of merchan-

exploitation is weakened further by primary foodstuffs,

TURN to Back Page, Column 3 these countries, in 1940-41 makes it TURN to Back Page Column 5 Extremely thorough looting of the knowledge of Germany's castern