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CHURCHILL HAS REVIEWED THE WAR: A>í UNARMED SHIP UNDER AMERICAN CONTROL HAS BEEN
SUNK OFF ICELAND: RUSSIA HAS WON A GREAT VICTORY IN THE CENTRAL SECTOR AT ELYNA.
EASTEBM FRONT
Germans Hurled Baek
In the Centre
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Gomel Threat Averted
16-Nile Retreat
Atter Bloody Battle
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London, Sept. 9th.
Moscow reports great successes achieved by Marshal
“Our Front From Spitz«
bergen to Tobruk”
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Mr. Churchill on Aid to
Russia: Ways and Means
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The Prime Minister 'in a comprehensive statement to the
Commons on the war situation began with an account of his meet-
ing with the President of the USA at which, he said, conclusions
were reached on four main topics. Firstly, the eight points de-
claration, secondly, measures for help for the Soviet Union,
thirdly, tlie policy to be pursued towards Japan, fourthly, a large
number of technicalities déalt with by the service chiefs of hoth
countries.
Timoschenko’s forces in a big battle southeast of Smolensk.
The Russian have recapture the important railway town of
Elnya and fifty villages in addition. After twenty-six days
of grim battle the Germans were flung back 16 miles and
are still retreating. In this sector the Nazis had built strong
fortifications and fought for every inch of ground. Some of
their units suffered immense losses, up to 80%, and others
\vere destroyed. The woods and marshes were strewn with
tens of thousands of their dead.
Tbe Russians oaptured 100 big
Dealing vvith the eight p'oints
declaratáidn, Mr. Churchill said:
“Alth'ough the phindples of the
declaratiion have long been
familiar to the British and
American dem'OiCi'acies the fact
that it is a united declaratiion
sets up a milest!one or moniument
iwhioh needs only victory to be-
dorne a peiimanent part of the
history of human progress.”
DESTRUCTION OFTYRANNY
Allies
Take Spitz«
bergen
See Story on
Page 4.
8FUns, 200 maohine-guns and vast
guantities of other iwar material.
HERLIN silent.
This victory 'wthich undoubtedly
*s very important makes it ex-
heniely difficult for the Germans
continue their adv’amce east
Gomel.
Beriin is silent on the Elnya
sector but repeats yesterday’s
claims that Leningrad is sur-
^unded- These claims have not
cionfirmed by the Russians.
f’he Nazis alsio boast of mass áir
^uids- on Leningrad-
KUMANIAN LOSSES.
In the souith the battle for
^dessa rages. The Rumanians
again suffered heavy liosses.
Out of five of their diviisions
^Uienty tbousand men have been
^illed.
‘Sessa’ Under
U. S. Control
Sunk off Ice-
land
London, Sept. 9.
The United Státes state De-
partment has announced that
a ship under American control
has been torpedoed while
bringing supplies of food to
Iceland.
She is the Ex-Danish ship
“Sessa” of 1,700 tons. Twenty
four members of the crew, in-
cluding one American are
presumed lost, and there are
three survivors.
She was torpedoed 300 miles
south west of Iceland on Aug-
ust 17. The three survivors
The purpose of the declaration
iw'as stated in the preamble and
no words were needed to empha-
sise the future promise held out
to the 'vvorld and attention need
only be drawn to the wonds in
the sixth point “after the final
destrucfiion of Nazi tyranny“ to
sboiw the profound and vital
character of the mutual agree-
ment Britain and Lf. S. had
entered into.
Iri its relation to the British
were picked up. last Saturday,
three weeks afterwards.
“Sessa” had been taken over
by the American Government
under the Maritime Commis-
sion. She was carrying food-
stuffs, cereals and other-gener-
al cargo for the Icelanders.
The suryivors have been
landed in Iceland.
Empire, the Prime Minisfer said
the declaration “iwas not quali-
fied in any way by the various
statements of policy wh'idh have
been made fnoim thne to time
afoout the oonstitutional governi-
ments in India; Burma or any
other parts of the British Empire.
We are pledged by- the declara-
tión of August 1930 to help India
to obtain a free and equal part-
nership in the Britiish Comnioiv
wealth vvhich is of oourse a
suibject to fulfillment of obliga-
tions aritsing from our long aon-
nexion with India and our res-
piomsibil.itiies to its many races
and interests.
ATLANTIC BATTLE
Mr. Churohill then dealt with
tbe battle of the Atlanfio in which
in efforts to starve the popula-
tion of the British Isles by U-
(Continued on page 4).