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SOVIETS REGAIN TERRITORY Men Who Are Destroying

FROM FINNS IN THE NORTH

Nazis Wilt Before Bayonet Charge

(BY “REUTER'S" RESIDENT CORRESPONDENT)

MOSCOW, SEPT. 23 (REUTER). —FOUR BATTALIONS OF FINNS-HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF FORTIFIED POSITIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, OF MAKESYACH AND A LARGE NUMBER KILLED, ACCORDING TO THE SOVIET ARMY ORGAN “RED STAR."

THE FINNS HAD ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES IN TRENCHES AND MACHINE GUN NESTS, PUT DOWN A FIELD OF MINES AND MADE FULL USE OF THE WOODS, MARSHES AND STRETCHES OF POOR SOIL AND LARGE GRANITE BOULDERS.

After lengthy scouting of enemy positions, Soviet troops made a feint attack in front while

P. W. D. FOREMAN the main force attacked from the flank and

TESTIFIES

A.R.P. Inquiry Proceedings

Lo Hok-pui, P.W.D. foreman, whose task in connection with the A.R.P. tunnels in Kowloon Is to supervise the work there, to count the number of workers and to see that they work diligent- ly, gave evidence at the resume't inquiry this morning into mat- ters affecting the architectural office of the Air Raid Precautions

Department.

The Commission comprises

NAZIS DIG His Honour Mr Justice P.F.F

IN FOR WINTER Heavy Drain Made

On Reserves

(BY "RZUTEN'8" SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)

Cressall (Chairman), Mr L. C.

F. Bellamy, Mr S. Hampden Ross and Mr K. M, A, Barnett (Secre

tary); Mr D. II Blake repre-

sented Kin Lee and Company,

contractors for the building of

A.R.P. tunnels in Kowloon,

The Bra Witness called was Lo |Hok-pui, P.W.D. foreman.

Counts The Workers

ejected the Finns from a series of positions:

The "Red Star" also declares that two regiments of the German 102nd Infantry Division have been defeated, two battalions being completely smashed in the fighting near a place with the initial "I" on the northwestern sector of the front which the enemy had seized.

M. MAISKY ON NAZI LOSSES

Moderate Estimate

Is 3,000,000

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 23 (UP).

killed

Soviet troops, says the news- paper, advanced under artillery cover and engaged the enemy with bayonets. The engage-. ment developed into a larger battle, resulting in the throwing back of the two Ger- man regiments.

Berlin Counter-Claim BERLIN, Sept. 23 (UP).--Accord- ing to the efflctnt news agency, Finnish forces in the northern sector of the eastern front during the past few days have succeeded in

ch- etrcling and wholly destroying five Soviet buttallons. At the conclusion of the battle, 3,000 Soviet dead were counted, great quantities of booty taken and seven Soviet planes were shot down on the Karelian front.

Bayonet Charge

MOSCOW, Sept. 23 (Reuter)~The Germans have been driven back seven. mlics after a Russian bayonet. frent, says the official Russian news charge on one sector of the Leningrad

War Commentary By "Annalist"

agency.

his

The Luftwaffe

Here are some of the men-Russian pilots-who are helping to destroy the Nazi Luftwaffe on the Eastern Front. Third from the right in the group is Flying: Officer N.A. Tokarev, who holds the rank of "Hero of the Soviet Union."

President Roosevelt Wants U.S. Merchant Ships Armed

Special to the "Telegraph":""

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (ÜP).-Fresident Roosevelt to-day said that America is probably heading toward the arming of merchantships. He disclosed that the Pink Star, flying the Panamanian flag, possessed one gun for defence but was unable to say how many-if any-other vessels under Panamanian registry are armed.

Military Activity In Bulgaria Increases

ANKARA, Sept. 23 (Router).--Travellers report that very

active military preparations continue in Bulgaria and that the Germans are taking over Bulgarian railways for their own use. foreigners in Bulgaria, are closely watched by the Police.

All

He left no doubt that he is. preparing to ask Congress to modify or repeal the neutrality act to permit the arming of marchant ships carrying the American flag, and he said that a decision on this would be reached next week.

He said that it is possible that America is headed towards the arm- ing of American merchant ships.and also the arming of vessels of other American Repubiles, The President declared that he was going to do everything possible, to protect these Ritips.

The Chairman: How much do you The Russian Ambassador to Hel?

Witness: $2.50 a day.

London, M. Ivan Maisky speak- MOSCOW, Sept. 23.On the

Were you ever in the Waterworks ing to-day at the American Russian central front Major- ofee I am working in the Water-Chamber of Commerce luncheon General Sokolovsky, representa works Department now.

said that about one, third of the tive of the Soviet Command on Are you at present looking after whole German army is now this front, tells me there is the Kowloon tunnels?--Yes.

What exactly do you to in connec-hora de combat. A moderate evidence that the Germans are tion with the Kowloon tunnels? My estimate of the German losses digging in "over hundreds. one duty-at-the-lunnels-is-to--supervise would be3,000,000 might say over thousands of the work there, such as to see that wounded or missing and 8,500 kilometres. They are taking up the levelling is done properly, and

planes destroyed. defensive positions with trench such light jobs, warfare, mud and winter in pros-

He appealed to the United States and Britain to step into pect."

What such light Jobs?—To count the breach and offset the Russian German reserves are not "ex- the number of workmen in the losses in production. He em- Despite mounting German claims re-

LONDON, Sept. 23 (Realer) hausted but they are approach- tunnels, and to see that these people phasised that Russin is fighting garding their successes at Kiev, there ing the point where they will work diligently. be," he added.

whole are in

Indications that Marshal Budenny And you do that for all the tunnels for the freedom of the

The staffs of the Soviet Lega- withdrew a substantial portion of The General thought that the am looking after five slies. world whose fe is now in the forces and that those threatened with tion and Consulates are unable Germans would lose greatly In

rad and the Ukraine.

perately in their efforts to escape. being watched by Gestapo The Germans admit this resistance agents. There are at present

The President said that the sinking to substitute horses for petrol then? Yes,

"Many amateur strategists talk vehicles," he said. "The roads arc.

of the Pink Star was just another in- You count the workers

weather; about but allege that an increasing ten-only four Soviet women in In every glibly about the

cident in the Axis compaign of ruth- getting bad and the Germans are un- one of them?-Yes.

Asked if his Department was going less warfare, adding that the world. What do you do after you have That kind of complacency is very kind to remind thein that

coming apparent. It questionably suffering from a petrol

General Winter and General Mud. deney towards disinteghaps un- | Bulgaria,

In Ankara opinion is divided; some to take up the suggestion madu 19 shortage. Winter cold will Freate counted them? When I come off dangerous. With

gation fust ey made

weeks observers take the view that German yesterday by the Chairman of A.R.Pacing the most outrageous move- duty I would return to the office and tech considerably minimised. Per- oge and disintegration has proved to attack by scu-against the Caucasus; an inquiry into the profits of certain whole world.

ment new problems for the Germans,

in all history, with certain activities are, intended to facilitate an Work Inquiry Commission regarding groups attempting to dominate the "The Russions all have sheepskin there I would make a note In been coats and snow-boots. As the Fin- the book which I would later hand haps by now, General Winter has similarly stories of over omcers others suggest that they are designed firms vis-a-vis the War Profits Tax

been reduced to a Colonel-General

He disclosed that the Pink Star was nish campaign showed, the Russians to the No. 1.

and political commissars

to bring pressure on Turkey once the Ordinance, Mr Black, Commissioner sunk last Friday at 11.25 p.m. GMT can stand 60. degrees of frost, if Do you make a nate at the time Mud to a Lieutenant," he declared.

abandoning necessary laying out of doors night you count the workomen?-I do,

their men can be taken as wishfal Germans have reached the Caucasus, of War

company with a Canadian thinking

All evidence received from that the German aim is to bring any comment.

in a position to make escorted convoy which was attacked and day while the Germans cannot."

Have you got the book with you ny? No, it is in

the Russian front has shown the Reasons For Failure

the ofce at

splendid morale

He added,.,however, on Turkey to obtain the of the Hunghom.

Russian Pressure

his Explaining the reasons for the fai-

TEHERAN, Sept. 23 (Reuter).The foldiers and the remarkable

passage of warships through the Department would not let any grass When that has been put into the Iranian Government have recalled radeship between the officers book, do you know what happens diplomatic representatives from Ger- men which ins not proved subver of troops through Turkey.

and Dardanelles and eventually transit grow under its feet in respect of any TURN to Back Pago, Column 3 many, Italy and Rumanía.

possible avenue for taxation. sive to discipline., - .',

How many sites are there in balance in the battles of Lening- entirelement are asuil fighting des to leave their premises without War Tax Dept

manoeuvrability in a winter cam-Kowloon?-Five.

paign, "They are already beginning So you look after all the tunnela

ture of the German attempt to break through the Smolenskt rector in the Moscow drive, General Sokolovaly gave Impressive figures of Nazi losses. Since they started their drive against Sinolensk, ho rald, the Germans het 1nst 1,950 planes in this one sector

alanc.

Since the beginning of Septemixer. he said, Russian counter-attacks had

resulted in the recapture of territory

Bix

to 30 miles in depth over a 60- milo front. Ten German divisions

have been totally or partly destroyed

modern the technique of war, these factors have a

Axis-Iran Break

New Battleship Stirs Knox to Grave Words

and the Germans recently had been

QUINCY, Mass., Sept. 23 (Reuter)-After watching the obliged to throw in ten more divi-35;000-ton battleship Massachusetts launched before thousands sions. These troops had been brought of cheering people this morning, the Secretary of the Navy, up from other parts of the front but Colonel Frank Knox, declared that the Neutrality Act there was no evidence that they had crippling the efforts of the country and said that it should come from the Leningrad. sector,

Superiority of Artillery

be immediately repealed.

Colonel Knox said that it was pos-

was

The Russians are now some 25 "There should be no handicap sible that the battleship just launched miles from Smoak, the General on those trying to keep the war might have to "participate in another Bald.

Ho was very emphatic con-

these shores," fight for human liberty." cerning the great superiority, especi-away from

He declared that the Masonchusetts

ally. In quality, of Russian artillery. Colonel Knox said. "We must and other ships recently launched or This, he said, was master of the Beld waste no time in repenling the building would carry the heaviest whereas the diffuseness and inac- Neutrality Act,"

guns ndoat and would participate in curacy of the German fire la striking. The Massachusetts was launched the job handed over to the Navy "of The Germans' man losses in this without ineldent and even before her seeing that the sea-lanes between sector, totalling tens of thousands of bows touched the water, the keel for America and Britain are kept free." TURN to Back Pago. Column 5 the new cruiser, U.S.S. Flint was Inid on the spot she had just vacated.

̈Security & Sea-Power":" Declaring that if American security was to be maintained the United Colonel Knox asserted that. recent States must "rely for years to come events on the Russian front made on the dominance of scapower" VICHY, Sept. 23 (UP) It is prospects of victory dini. He need Colonel Knex added: "It is essential officially stated that 14. parzons were not elaborate on this statement ex- that atd should be sent when and killed and 18 wounded in an RAFcept to say that casualties in Russia where It is needed. Our task is to raid on Ruen Just Saturday after were greater than in any other con- koop fighting away from America. noon. Some damage was done to Bict in history and that the fighting Let us free the hands of our Com the factories which were working on In Russia: "has a direct bearing on mander-in-Chief (President Rocee- German orders

'olin'own'situation,

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that

Outrageous Movement

by a submarine 275 miles northeast

of Cape Farewell on the southern tip of Greenland.

He recalled that in 1917 when the Senate blocked the enactment of a The Turks stress, however, that

bill to permit the arming of mer they do not consider the present -MIAMI, FLA, Sept. 23.(UP),-The} chantinen, President Woodrow WI- developments in Bulgaria to be on a Duke and Duchess of Windsor ar- -son contended that he had the sufficiently large scale to constitute nrived here at 10.45 am.

TURN to Back Pago, Column 4- threat to this country,

East of Kiev Although the situation east of Kiev is confused, thus giving German pro- TURN to Back Page, Column 5the German activities in Bulgaria alm

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Yet a fourth group considers that

at obtaining entire control, of the country to make it a base for opera- tions against either Russin or Turkey. Von Papen Back LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter).-- The German Ambassador to Turkey, Herr Franz von Papen, has arrived back in Turkey by alt from a visit to Germany and is in the summer residence of the German Embassy el Therapia.

Turkey."

Moscow Allegation

Japanese Seek Bigger

Say In

In S'hai

S'hai Police

Special to the "Telegraph”

› SHANGHAI, Sept. 23 (UP)-Terroristic outbreaks by alleged pro-Chungking Chinese and directed mainly against the LONDON, Sept. 23° (UP)—Radio | Japanese both in the International Settlement and the Japanese Moscow to-day announced that 400,-occupied areas has brought a Japanese demand for Important. 000 men have been mobilised in changes in the municipal police, giving the Japanese greater Bulgaria and that German engineers control, have built special roads. The on-

Official circica 40-day disclosed that nouncement added, "The Germani The Municipal Council during negotiations are going on in connec continue to put Bulgaria in a state of the past two years has steadily tion with changes which have been preparation for drawing up troops resisted the Japanese demands proposed by the Japanese and it is for war against the Soviets and for greater representation and be reached next month. The negotia

expected that a now agrarment wil power in the municipal police, tions are at prosent revolving around

the formal MR TAYLOR AND but the recent outbreaks of Watari: as Japanese Deputy Com

appointment of Mr Sakon- violence in which Japanese missioner of the municipal polles to A RUMOUR civilians have been killed in succeed Mr Chikayuki Akagi who There is a rumour In the Colony broad daylight by Chinese gun was murdered by that Mr WV. Taylor, Hon. Secretary men in the heart of the Interna of the Evacuation Representation tional Settlement has given the Committee, will shortly be trans-Japanese an opening whereby ferred to Singapore. Mr Taylor stated this morning that the rumour they are seeking equality with had been going on for a week, but the present British controlled he knew nothing about It officiallys, police.

Inst terrorists June, Reliable sources disclosed that the requests to the Council for changes in Japanese have made preliminary the police system "similar to the modifications made in the Municipal Council and which led to ha establishment of

a provisional Counell the year