Daily Post - 14.08.1941, Page 1

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DESPERATE NAZI THRUST
TOWARDS BLACK SEA PORTS
The Women Behind The Guns
íate of Odessa In The Balanee
London, August 13th.
On Germany’s Easttern front the main theatre of war is still
ln the Ukraine, wliere the Germans report rapid progress towards
the ports on the Black Sea. It is obvious that the situation there
has deteriorated during the last few days. In Bterlin rumours
are circulating that Odessa has fallen, but this has not been
c°hfirmed. Although the German communiqué states that the
^azi forces are pursuing the beaten tenemy, neutral correspond-
e«ts in Berlin are allowed to wire their papers that the Russians
are effecting an orderly withdrawal.
hioscow last night confident-
^ predicted that the Russians
^°uld be able to hold tfie
lndustrial districts of the
Ukraine and that the farmers
^ould carry out the scorched
earth policy in other parts of'
country.
^HREAT to oil.
H is supposed that the Ger-
^hans will claim spectacular
Successes in this area and
^■hreaten with a drive towards
oil districts in Caucasus.
In Estonia the Germans have
been able to make soirie ad-
vance during the last ten days
now they speak of Russi-
an counter attacks on this front.
the air both claim suc-
Cesses. The Russians say an at-
tack on Leningrad last night
^as repulsed and three German
bombers shot down. Another
attempt to raid Moscow was
trustrated.
A big blow.
blowing up the Ru-
híanian railway bridge has
**r°ved even a greater blow to
the Germans than first indica-
ted. One span of the bridge,
°Ver 300 ft. long, crashed into
river taking with it the oil
Ihpe line throngh which Con-
stanza got its oil supplies.
The Germans have demanded
that the Bulgarians should send
two divisions to the Eastern
frcnt although Bulgaria is not
at war with Russia. The soldiers
are to be sent as volunteers.
Reports from Moscow state
that all Polish prisoners in
Russia have now been released,
in a swift implementation of the
recent Russo-Polish agreement.
To Support
Turkey
Anglo^ Soviet Pledge
As her capable young hands use the spanner in an arms factory,
she expresses the spirit of Britain’s war effort — an effort be-
hind which is the will to win of every British man and woman.
Big Battles Are
Haging In Ukraine
Far East Crfsis
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“Calm Before Storm”. — Tokio
London, August 13th.
It was announc’ed in London
and Moscow last night that the
British Government and the
Soviet Government had pled-
ged themselves to support
Turkey if it was attacked by a
European power.
The news of this pledge was
received with great enthusiasm
in Ankara and although formal
agreement has not yet been
given by the Turkish Govern-
ment there is no doubt that it
will be gratefully accepted.
London, August 13th.
Reports from the Far East
show that the situation therte is
tense. A Japanese naval spokes
man is reported to have said
that this is not the time to fuss
whether Japan should enter the
war or not. The present is
mer'ely the calm before the
storm. There is a limit to Jap-
anese patience and when that
limit has been reached there
will be an explosion.
A reporter who has just re-
turned from Saigon says the Ja-
panese intend ito stajtion 180,000
trioops in Indo-China. Mo&t of
them will be aoncentrated in
Cambodia) and ;it is prejsuimed
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