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Men Sighted STIFFENING RUSSIAN

On A Raft

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH"

SAN JUAN, P.R. Sept. 20 (UP)-A Naval

patrol

plane to-day sighted two men on a raft about 90 miles north of Aruba who are so far believed to be the only survivors of the steamer Libby Maine which radioed that she was in dis-' tress in a hurricane yester day.

Another naval patrol plane crashed into the ocean eight miles from St Kitts yesterday morning carry. ing 14 passengers and crew. All balled out prior to the crush and ten were picked up. A search for the other four is continuing.

RESISTANCE: GERMANS REPULSED IN CRIMEA

(SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH")

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 26 (UP).—LATEST DISPATCHES REGARDING THE RUSSO. GERMAN War describe A STIFFENING IN THE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE ALONG THE IM. PORTANT FRONTS PROTECTING THE SOVIET'S INDUSTRIAL BASES IN CRIMEA, AND THE CONTINUANCE OF EXTRAORDINARILY BLOODY FIGHTING AROUND LENINGRAD.

Moscow, Berlin and London dispatches agree the front lines have undergone virtually no change with the Germans apparently being held between 15 and 20 miles from the city in which aged men and women as well as school children have been mobilised to fight Nazi incendiary

bombs.

Full Description Of Soviet

Counter-Offensives

MOSCOW, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-On the Leningrad front Marshal Voroshilov's massed forces of Red Army regulars and Homeguard detachments continue smashing at the Axis for- ces and each stabbing counter-attack is becoming more obviously felt by the German forces says the latest dispatch to the "Red Star."

100,000 Poles Will Fight Against Nazis

Special to the "Telegraph”

U.S. Will

Be In War In 30

Days

to fight."

He stated that 50 per cent. are volerans of the 1939 campaign and 80 per cent, have had previous mill tary training.

Along many sections of the front Soviet troops during the last few days have managed to

The Russians are reported to have succeeded in beating off the initial Nazi attack against Crimea in which German parachutists, tanks, mechanised infantry and artillery participated.

by land mines. At the same time the Moscow Radio Many Germans are reported to have been blown up asserted that "rain is falling in all sectors."

RUSSIAN

move forward. On Wednesday GUERILLAS five miles and captured four ACTIVE

Leningrad's defenders advanced

large villages. Over the whole of this front one steady battle rnges with Soviet forces attacking in mass formation alternating with

The time factor is also important and Soviet troops, fully realising this, are continually jolting the enemy often successfully to prevent him frain capitalising any local gains.,

Developing New Technique

MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Reuter).

Moscow ridiculed Berlin's claim that 500,000 Russians have been made prisoner, describing the statement 09 "witless Fascist lies."

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America Delivers The Tools

"Give us the tools, and we will finish the job," declared Mr Churchill recently in a message to the United States. There is one way in which America is replying to that stir- xing appeal. A tank, built in the United States, Is being loaded on to a railway waggon at a British port ready to be delivered to army headquarters. Hundreds of these wea pons are now arriving regularly in Britain from the U.S.

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4 ENEMY SHIPS DAMAGED

R.A.F. Attack at Dunkirk

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter)-Fighter Command aircraft this afternoon attacked four enemy minesweepers and two anti- aircraft ships off Dunkirk, states the Air Ministry.

Both anti-aircraft ships were damaged and two of the

minesweepers were sel on fire.

Other fighter aircraft on offensive patrol sank a

small enemy patrol ship off Cherbourg. None of the British aircraft is missing.

Moscow admitted that a

fierce struggle continues on the Klev front, adding that "doubtless the German invaders possess there. a. numerical superiority. It was declared, how LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP).-Dr Josef Retinger, pulitical skirmishing tactics while over-

ever, the Red Army had crushingly defeated the German assault which adviser to General Sikorsky, Prime Minister of the exiled Pelish head low-flying Russian fighter!

was endeavouring to cut the vital Government, who returned from Moscow two weeks ago after the planes machine-gun the enemy.

Moscow-Kharkov tallway' near Orel. opening of the Polish Embassy, told the press that 45,000 Poles Their onslaughts have been stemmed Guerilla bands operating in

Hampering Operations are now organising an army in Russia to form the nucleus of a repeatedly and their forces have been the area along the banks of the patch from the northwestern front MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (UP).—A dis- force which eventually will number over 100,000 men, possibly thrown the demand continue their Dnieper have singled out the reports that heavy rains throughout tions but the Germans continue their Germans and have acquired a the week have been hampering the 150,000.

offensive. He asserted, "Some estimates ing them, to a

The Russian gains are by no means/successful technique in destroy-while the Germans are trying to operations of the Soviet air force, of the future Polish army undermans capture-villages-they erect supplementary communique. General Wladyslaw Adders run fortifications and endeavour to dig

Soviet planes have risked fogs and Single as high as 200,000, all volun-in in order to use it later as a base detachment alone destroyed with down German motor columns.

During the last ten daya one low ceilings to strate the bogged- ar 17 and 50 years

teers. All the men are between for Jaunching a further advance.

petrol bottles five enemy tanks of age who want

Time Factor

and one armoured car while since the middle of September the same detachment made a num- ber of successful attacks on the enemy, the communique says, In one of the most recent engage-fuel tank lorrice were destroyed when On one occasion, 13 lorries and two ments the dispatch says, the Germans mines in the road exploded, Fifteen tried to drive forward with 400 soldiers were killed and a number "According to General Adders, his moter-cyclist machine-gunners sup- of tanks awaiting fuel were set on two weeks from the time they re-smashed by Soviet artillery and Twelve bridges over the Deana China Campaign Committee appeals troops can be in the firing line within ported by tanks. This drive was fre. ceive their equipment," he added. mortar Are The Germans brought River and its tributaries were also to the American

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter).-The Britain has already sent over in two battalions of infantry who destroyed during these few days, John G. Winant, to ask President expected to help arm with rifles, drive. Then the enemy resorted to a 50,000 uniforms to Russia and is also failed to make an essayed frontol says the communique.

Ambassador, Mr artillery and machine-guns, but the psychological forward attack such as

Roosevelt to make an Interim state- main equipment problem depends was used last year on western front

Blazing Mine-Sweeperi ment on his conversations with the upon British and American produc-in which a column of men mover

Japanese Ambassador in Washington

LONDON, Sept. 20 (Router).~~~ tion.

forward with heads held high shout-fighting continues around Leningrad stance of their discussions muy The "News-Chronicle" quotes mine-bwerpers

MOSCOW, Sept. 28 (UP).—Savage

Mixed squadrons of the latest 12-gun because public ignorance of the Ing like ancient Teuton warriors,

LONDON, Sept. 26 (UP) and four-cannon Hurricane fighters with the Russians holding all linca. inimical to the cause of the Chinese recent arrivals as saying that ships.

lead to

were in action rumours that a decision

lo-day, attacking The unimpressed Soviet

The Russians counter-attacked in one people may be reached,

and Anil-aircraft concentrated all types of fire on them and advanced five miles, according forces sector, ruptured four large villages and many were mown down. The to dispatches to the "Red Star.”

monoplane fighters are being After two attacks from stem to They column willed and broke in disorder

bow, two mine-sweepers were "gravely catapulted from the decks of blazing furlously and a sheet of red leaving thousands of killed

disturbing rumours" may have been British freighters to meet the flame followed an explosion In the and wounded. Much enemy material in-

Berlin Claims

deliberately encouraged from the Luftwaffe planes which attack bows of one of the anti-aircraft ships. cluding munition

Axis and perhaps from Japanese convoys between Iceland and trains

BERLIN, Sept. 20 (UP)—Á High sources dca wps troyed.

Command communique, from the South of Leningrad

Fuehrer's headquarters states that the on the lines of one he is sending be--At the request of the British during the past month have been of prisoners has risen to $74,000 and destruction of the remaining Soviet South of Leningrad Soviet forces forces who are encircled to the cast fore he leaves. This reads: "To Government and on the invita-holding

of Kley is imminent. The number keep the neutrality law means to aid

the eastern bank of the is growing. The war materials which Hitler to conquer the world. If he tion of the Chinese Government, Volkhov river where it flows out of were taken as booty cannot be estim- defeats Britain, America will certain- Sir Otto Niemeyer has under-first front lines are less than Lake Ilmen to the northeast.

The With a mile War Commentary By

American Padre's Forecast

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter). -America will be in the war in 30 days, forecasts Dr E. J. Frank Norris, the anti-pacifist Baptist Minister of two of the largest churches in the United States."

He leaves Britain to-morrow and will report to the Secretary

In Action Soon

.

of State, Mr Cordell Hull, on his Financial

return.

"There may not be a formal de- claration of war," said Dr Norris to- night. "But we shall be in never-. theless."

Throughout his lecture tour here,

Dr Norris has been sending cables

comes

Mission To China

LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter).

ated.

mile

Leningrad Fighting

ly be the next victim. The situation taken a financial and economic from the old city of Novgorod, now Is more dangerous than America mission to China, realises,"

in-German hands. All German at-

"Annalier" At the end

He will be accompanied and assist-tempts to force a crossing of the river [ the biblical ed by Mr James Baxter, Financial have been decisively smashed. Two spotlight of interest on the Russian LONDON, Sept. 26 (Reuter).-The quotallon: How long hold ye be Adviser to the Governor of Burma, Nazi battalions which gained a tem front is for the moment concentrated tween two opinions."

who has lent his services for this porary footing on the eastern bank on Leningrad in the north and on purpose..

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in the South. At Leningrad the most desperato efforts of the Germans not only have been folled but the Rustians have counter-attacked with success. They have several, small local advances to their credit and although measured

Dr Norris blames the propaganda of "Britain Can Taite It" type fon much of America's previous apathy. Ho bald he was going to broadcast the truth about ahe very real suffer ing here and tell America: "We are saving our own hides when we send help te Britain, who has paid us her war debt not in money but in blood.

It le going to be on war and

Amorlea must get in it."

Swedes Condemn Alleged Reds

Britons Leaving Japan: Latham's Brief Vacation

Meanwhile, says "Domel," it

the

galna may not scem im-

Talks Help Axis

bellove

that

Combatting Luftwaffe

Planes Catapulted From Freighters:

SPECIAL TO' THE "TELEGRAPH”

Britain.

Oliver Lyrickton, Minister of State, is If the distance is excessive for their

Lyttelton In London

They carry four machine-guns cach and several 50-pound bombs LONDON, Sept. 26 (Heuter)-Mr battle, they try to make for the shore. attached to the wings and after, a said to be in London from the Middle limited fuel supply, East

for consultation

attempt with his mush landings near ships and take Cabinet colleagues.

to their rubber boats.

they

A Home Security communique states that there is nothing to report during daylight fo-day,

LATEST

soon

Nazis Captured In

Myron Small-Boat Raid

Special Envoy

Taylor in England

Special to the "Telegraph"

in miles

A WEST ENGLAND AIRPORT, Sept. 26 (UP).—Mr Myron pressive, they represent a very con- Taylor, special Envoy of President Roosevelt to the Vatican, siderable achievement considering arrived here to-day and Immediately went to London. the weight of the Germals attack.

the intensive character of the

and

aracter of (the Oght-

ing

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"?"

NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UP), Private advices say that a Canadian small-boat. expedition ralded the coast of occupied France recently. and captured 28 German officers who werd believed to constitute division. The officers are reported majority of the

staff of 11

German to have been sleeping in a vida in

avina Brittany. The

consta.

the

the

TOKYO, Sept. 26 (Reuter).—Sir John Latham, Australian Minister to Japan, was among 361 passengers aboard the British

Newspapermen were forbidden talks with the United States Am-raid in reported to have insted evacuation ship Anhul which left Yokohama Pier, at 8 pm

The spirit of defence is very high. to approach the nerodrome to basador to Vichy, Admiral William military documents as well as

́an hour and yielded Important scheduled for Hongkong and Singapore.

In the Crimea, it

it fa 100 earlys to 09. Mr Taylor, and the United Spain, Mr Alexander Waddell at and.

Leohy, and the Ambassador to prisoners who were taken to Eng- Sir John stated in an inter-

appreciate the results of the sighting. States Embassy said that Mr Barcelona, will enable him to give ordered the evacuation of the villas which has only been in progress for Taylor expects to stay in Britain Mr Winant and Mr Churchill a cicar along the Normandy and Brittany The Germans, thereafter, LONDON, Sept. 28 (Reuter) Six instructions from his Govern will touch at Singapore where there of the use of parachutists; and: Bir- They declined to disclose the. He was accompanied by Mire Tay-

view that he was responding to considered significant that Sir John however, reports are coming through "only a few days.

Jess

than 48 hours. As anticipated,

pleture of events in Italy, France and persons were sentenced to imprisonment for a brief home leave and are Mr. A. Duft Cooper and Sir Josiah borde troops whose abjec would ap- nature of the visit. However, it in lor, and is due in London early this

Spain. ment by the Gothenburg (Sweden) Court for "Communist espionage ac expects to return to Japan in Crosby, British Minister to Thailand. pear to take the Perekop lines in the presumed to be for the purpose of evening. Cole ways a Stockholm memange to this carly future,

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that Mr Taylor hasygone to London welling his praviour stitch 10-

the official German news agohoy, A Japanese news agency says that 220 Indians and tires Japanese wives a Brillant Embassy source indicated of Britons, accompanied by their

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