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NAZIS ON DEFENSIVE IN FACE Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt

OF SOVIET COUNTER-ATTACKS

Gomel and Kexholm Scene of Latest Thrusts

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

MOSCOW, SEPT. 7 (UP).—THE RED ARMY ORGAN, “RED STAR" TO-DAY REPORTED FURTHER SUCCESS- FUL SOVIET Counter-attACKS IN THE KEXHOLM AND COMEL DIRECTIONS. IN THE GOMEL SECTOR, AN INFANTRY DIVISION MADE AN OFFENSIVE ATTACK AGAINST THE LEFT FLANK OF THE GERMAN VANGUARD, SMASHED THEIR RESISTANCE and Re-CAPTURED SEVERAL VILLAGES. IN the kexholm direction, THE RUSSIANS ROUTED THE ENEMY WHICH IS REPORTED TO BE FLEEING IN Panic through THE WOODS.

The Red army also repulsed a German attempt|| to force a crossing of the Khrama River on the western front, blow up pontoon bridges and des- troyed 35 planes on a neighbouring airport.

soviets use PANZER UNITS ZURICH, Sept. 7 (UP).The newspaper. "Zuricher] Zeitung Berliner" reports that in various sectors it is

UNABATED BATTLE FOR LENINGRAD

Issue Remains In Balance

No Air Mastery

(War Commentary by "Annalist") LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter).-Throughout the week-end, counter-attacks with strong forces and large reinforce the battle for Leningrad continued unabated. The issue re- ments of panzer units including the heaviest types.

ing only that fighting continues, while even the Germans merely fall back upon the accustomed formula that operations continue front by Marshal Timoshenko's army and also along the

Dnieper where Marshal Budenny has released a Despite the huge effort the strong offensive against the German east bank bridge- Germans are making, it seems heads at many points. The Russians even tried to cross that they have nothing concrete to report since their claim two the Dnieper, but Berlin claims that they were days ago that Leningrad was back with losses.

understood that the Russians have started very heavy For Nazis

mains in the balance: the Soviet communique is reticent, report- The heaviest attack appears to be on the central

U. S. TO GROW FOR BRITAIN

"according to plan."

under shell-fire.

Even if this claim. is true, it is not

particularly significant for it may be noted that Odessa, Tobruk and even

Record Production Dover alt along have been under

Called For

Sept.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, (UP)—The Secretary of Agriculture, Mr Claude Wickard, announces a record 1942 farm production programme calling

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German shell-fre; but are far from being in German hands.

Nevertheless, it would be foolish to underrate the seriousness of the Ger-

CEASELESS

very

thrown

Russian Campaign Brings Big Losses

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (UP). General Grendal of the Red air losses in the German-Russian force, analysing the Luftwaffe's

war in to-day's "Red Star," said that the Germans have not only failed to achieve mastery of the The paper states, "It is un-air. but are continuing to lose derstood that the Russian counter-attacks are temporarily the Red air feet's losses, while disproportionately compared to forcing the Germans to devote the quality of machines and men fensive. The counter-attacks,

Repeating the official Sovlet however, have never exceeded figures of German losses in the conscious for 12 hours following

President Roosevelt's Aged Mother Passes

mother Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt is dead.

NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (Reuter). President Roosevelt's

The President and his wife spent Saturday night at his mother's bedside and they were with her when she died at 11,15 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Mrs Roosevelt had been un-

their chief attention to the de- is steadily worsening. ACTIVITY

the character of localised suc-first two months of the war of what the family physician, Dr Summary Of

man thrust on Leningrad and BY R.A.F.

nu

doubt it is Just because the Russians realise the strategic importance of that city they are now exerting such strenuous efforts to defend it."

Diversion Of Strength

for an all-time record production Should Leningrad fall at any time

Tripoli And Derna Attacked

cesses,

many guns.

with

excels them."

She

Week's Air

Warfare

A

The Russian losses are reported to 7,200 planes, a third of which Scott Smith, called "nente cir- be very heavy and therefore it is the were Messerschmitt 111 and aculatory collapse due principally conviction in Berlin that the Russian considerable number of ME-1093, to advanced age." efforts will last only a certain time he claimed that the Soviet avia- ment came on Friday night, but Mrs The first Intimation of this develop- when they will be replaced CAIRO, Sept. 7 (Reuter) Fresh German offensive operations.tion "not only unyields to the Sara. Roosevelt's condition did not to improve the nutrition of before the winter sets in, it might this country and meet the needs leave a section of the Nazl-army-free The RAF. communique_says:.

Germans-but-in-many-respects become alarming until late on Satur Western Sector of those nations who still stand to weep inwards towards Moscow "Libya-Heavy bombers of the and in addition would give them in R.A.F. attacked. shipping along- between this country and the part of Leningrad

he funeral at Hyde Park on Tues valuable

MOSCOW, Sept. 7 (Reuter).-

Old-Type Machines day will be private,

Europe & Mid. East; supply base free from mud and snow side the Spanish Quay at Tri- Further successes in local operations Hitler."

The old lady spent most of the The Secretary asked for un-though not from lee, for it should be poli on the night of September in the western sector are reported He sald that the Luftwaffe's summer at her cottage at Campo

LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter). noted that the Gulf of Finland is 5-6. A medium-sized merchant- to-day.

strength on the east front consists of Bello Island, New Brunswick, limited sugar production; slight-ice-covered throughout the

R.A.F. losses in the European winter man was hit by bombs and many

In one of the sub-sectors in the four air fleets and one ly increased corn acreage; more months.

air corps left there for Hyde Park on August zone last week showed a con- direction direct hits were obtained on the

of Gomel, a Soviet rifle headed by Generals Kelselring, Leer, 31. soya beans and potatoes; nearly The defences which the Germans

division, after overcoming

con-Keller and Schtumpf. They are using

siderable, drop compared with siderable resistance, has retaken

Met King And Queen old types of bombers; Heinkel 111, doubled peanut production; and are now facing in Leningrad are Quay.

several previous weeks although formidable. Indeed the three con- "Other R.A.F. bombers raided a number of large inhabited places and Dornier 215 and diverse Junkers 88 he emphasised his request for centric rings of fortifications around number of objectives in Cirenaica. destroyed 21 German

Mrs Sara Roosevelt was the wife their western offensive continu- tanks and and Messerschmitt 110 which are of James Roosevelt, fourth cousin of ed unabated. increased production in hogs, its southeastern approaches (the only At Derna, large fires broke out and

thoroughly modernised, as well as a President Theodore Roosevelt. In egge, evaporated milk, cheese direction from which the city can in one of these an explosion took

At another paint in the western new fighter, Heinkel 113,

1938 she met the King and Queen Losses in Western Europe and the seriously be threatened) have been place followed by showers of sparks. sector, and chickens, all of which are compared in strength with the best A number of enemy aircraft on the bridgeheads across the River Khmar.

the Germans had established Effective Soviet Bombings

during their stay at the Hyde Park Middle East last week were 38, Axie vitally needed by the British. In the world. They may not be im-

residence of the President and his und 48 AF. Twenty-eight R.A.F. Frotind

are believed to have

been Soviet aircraft by dive-attacks des- Wheat, production would be re-pregnable but they certainly

General will destroyed.

Grendal

wife during the Royal tour of Canada bombers failed to return from' raids stated troyed the bridgeheads and prevented Russian air bombing has been most that cent. exact a disastrous toll of German) duced Afteen to twenty per

and the United States. "A motor transport camp south of

over Germany and occupied territory a crossing and killed some hundreds effective to try to Derna was also attacked and Ares re- of Germans. below this year's crop In view of the lives If the Nazis decide

ut airports.

Born in 1854 ut The ex-mlics from Newbord,

ut Algonac, a few and attacks on shipping. surplus, as well as the lack of export take the city by storm.

Bulted from our bombing.

New York perience in this war has shown that State, 'demand. The cotton nerenge would

"At Martuba, bombs felt among serodromes used by the enemy

Soviet planes

attacked two the Luftwaffe does not operate on a childhood in Hongkong where สไลด

Mrs Roosevelt spent her R.A.F, fighters destroyed 14 Mcs- and mass scale, but as individual groups, father was in be but little changed.

dispersed aircraft and motor trans-

her serschmitts for the loss of 11, damaged since the front lacks any large air-return. to Algonac she ports and the glow of the fires could destroyed 35 planes and

business. On her borts be seen all over the target area.

In the Middle East, 20 Axis bom- accommodating hundreds

married of 1880 James Roosevelt, who was

inbers and fighters were destroyed.for Bardia and the aerodrome of E

planes. 131 made

The majority of the airports con- when the present President was 18,.

distant cousin. In December, 1000, the loss of seven RAF. machines, tain several dozen planes, scme up-his father died and from then on-reported that Messerschmitts refused

On several sweeps, fghter pilots · enemy uircraft attempted to raid the

camouflaged areas: however, Soviet carees she followed step by step with waste chief is trying to conserve the night of September 6-7,

wards of 40 or 60

are located in ward Mrs Roosevelt's affection was to fight and it appears that the Luft-

centred on her son, whose meteoric Suez Canal area. Our night fighters shot down two raiders and damaged

reconnaissance from the others.

land have spotted these bases

and great pride. and inflicted crushing blows on them.”

Tangled Outskirts

Even if the Germans reach the ery outskirts of this city of 3,000,- 000 inhabitants, their problems will TURN to Back Page, Column 4

Contracts For Farmers "Every farmer in the United States will be contacted by the local farmer committeemmen under the U.S. De- partment of Agriculture defence boards," he declared. He has sche- indicating a renewal of the sugar net duled production conferences at Salt which is expiring this year. Lake City, Chicago, New York, and He estimated that the British would Memphis, Tenn.

need from six to eight per cent, of Regarding sugar, Mr Wickard sold the total American farm production that "no acreage limit was expected,"Lnext year.

Saturday's Raid Over

Rhineland Described

"Other attacks were

Adem.

"Ott

"From all these operations one of our aircraft is missing."

Greer Sequel Inflames U.S. Opinion

LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)The full story of the Satur- - Nazi Charges Ridiculed day night Rhineland raid la told by the Alr Ministry. Thoughter).-German charges against there was a moon and clear sky over Western Germany, the target was found only after skilful navigation.

Rattling Shrapnel

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Red-|

President Roosevelt over tho

ludicrous here as no one believes :

self.

others,

Odessa Bombed LONDON, Sept. 7 (Reuter)

well as railway junctions of military "German bambers last night bombed

Importance with good effect," says the German official news agency. the effect of the attack,"

"Small and large fires testified to

the town and harbour of Odessa as sheltered

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corners ny

well

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Visit To Paris

a

German Plane Losses

In September, 1937, at the age of 63 Mrs Roosevelt went to Paris at MOSCOW, Sept. 7 least 300 German planes have been ment. She visited the Paris Exhibi- (UP)At the invitation of the French. Govern- TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 TURN to Back Pago, Column 3

Command Of Air MADRID, Sept. 7 (Reuter), The Berlin correspondent of "Efe" says: TURN to Back Pago, Column 4

LATEST

Kowloon

Australia's New Premier Makes A Fighting Speech

pilots.

Gang Attack On Chinese Newspaper

Incident In City

to A determined effort obstruct the normal sale of the SYDNEY, Sept. 7 (Reuter).-In his broadcast to-day, the

Hua Halang Pao," pro-Leftist Greer incident' are trented as Mr Campbell In A Australian Prime Minister Mr A. W. Fadden, said that at least

Chinese evening newspaper, The target was the 'chemical | One Cantida on retum des-that the Greer had any orders Serious Condition forces, namely 400,000 in the Navy, Army and Air Force

one in four Australians of fighting age were fighting with the noon, when papers were wrench- works at Huls, just north of the

was made on Saturday after-

Ruhr, an important plant for cribed the shrapnel fragments to do anything but defend her- Inquiries made at the

ed from the hands of vendors the manufacture of buna or rattling against his bomber as like

Within another two years the, the world, are relentless in their de-and torn up by a gang of hooli- Hospital this morning reveal that figure would exceed 600,000 in termination to sweep Hiller and his gans outside the newspaper's .synthetic rubber with which "darky dancer rattling bones."

Many Nazi' night fighters were Moreover, the destroyer was so Mr. C. Campbell, of the Pub addition to 200,000 engaged followers into oblivion." Germany planned to make the seen: A Messerschmitt 100 aitacked plainly marked that no submarine Works Department, who was ad

wholesale depot in Lee Yuen army and air force independent a Wellington from

from astern,

then commander with a periscope above mitted to the Hospital yesterday directly or indirectly in the pro-

Navy Minister

East. possed of the blockade.

The Wellington underneath,

the water could possibly have mis- evening suffering from the affects of duction of munitions, war equip MELBOURNE, Sept. 7 (Reuter).- front run

"We rejoice that the Russians are *The Incident occurred shortly after. One Whitley phiot circled and Nazi returned opened fire but the brital for one transferred to polson, is still in a serious condition. ment and war supplies.

returned for another attack. Britain.

The type of poison used is not dis- Naval personnel had increased fighting so magnificently, but Russia 3 p.m., the normal publication time.... The Incident, which Then both the front and rear gun fairly crise-crossed the whole area for on

appeared closed.

threefold and, Air Force personnel

cannot hope to defeat the Germans As soon as vendors were issued with hour and half before the navigator ners. fred. There was no answer threatens to develop into a serious innocuous at first, now

sevenfold.

In Germany and bring her to her the papers, "they wero," met by a was certain that the right place was from the Messerschmitt which dived alplomalle issue and while no one

knees," declared My W. M. Hughes, took possession of the papers and Tribute To Menzies

number of "toughs" who forcibly Incated. Then he saw his bombs ex-straight down. "damaged, probably still believes that it can lead America

the Navy Minister, in a speech-here buildings plodu among the

destroyed," as the crew said in their into war, it will intensify relations

tore them into shreds at the end of fors will suffice. sovexul fires sprang up.. ponad

report.

"Nothing fers

to the street Words and almiint Incidents in future will

war is our war Wo must fight it The plant was subjected to a heavy unquestionably inflame opinion here. Other crows had similar experi- Lombardment, often only from a few Reports from Hyde Park that Presi

ourselves to the end. Maybe, victory quarters of the day's Issue, werd ences. Searchlights were every thousand feet, and many crews re-dent Roosevelt is considering convoys

MrFadden addedThe

is coming sooner than we dare to destroyed in this way and prevented: where one pilot dived within a ported bits on the dead centre of the as a result of the Greer incident are

year will probably determine is hope. Britain's position is incom- from passing into readers Bande

third- hundred feet of the ground to es target and among storage tanks,

Ilsation, already bruleed and bat- Parably stronger, than a year ago." Pelice, assistance was urbmoned, cape them--and anti-aircraft fro Fires started emitting dense clouds

tered, is to survive. That is why destiny depends on her ability to neYesterday's taule of the paper NA

>Me, Hughés added: Australia's whereupon the gang disappeared. Intens

of-smoke?

Australians, with the free people ofhieve unity?!..)

Istorfered with ini,

and

received here with intense interest but no further information on this head is avaliable here.

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Mr Fadden paid a fine tribute to to-day, Mr R. G.. Menzies his predecessor as Prime Minister who he said. gave Bimself unselfish to hit country in

This

It is estimated that at least three-