The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
Red Army Hordes Say They Stopped Pincers
kov is about 50 miles south south. west of the Ukraine capital.
 Drive Is Too Late
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west of the Ukraine capital.
 Drive Is Too Late
 It was noted in Ankara that the German drive has gotten underway so late that the Russians have been able to garner most of the rich wheat harvest of the area and what has not been harvested now is dry enough to burn if necessary to pre- vent it falling into German hands.
 The Russians were putting up stiff opposition to the new German attack and reported that two Ger man regiments had been destroyed in fighting on the Ukraine front.
 Berlin admitted that Russian counter-attacks are increasing all along the front but claimed that the Soviet troops uniformly have been repulsed and asserted that the Russian counter -action was only speeding the annihilation of the Red army--the chief objective of the Wehrmacht.
 The Germans claimed that many Russian regiments have been cut to 250 to 300 effectives instead of their normal strength of 5000 in the fierce battles of the last A days.
 However, Moscow insisted that the Nazis are suffering just as se- verely If not worse. The destruction of the 156th Nazi regiment was re- ported and 1t was said that the NaI general, commanding the 18th German division, had been killed.
 The Russian 99th division was being acclaimed throughout Russia for the part it has played in the defense of the Ukraine front. The division now has been retired to rest section after being engaged in more than month of almost con- tinuouS battle.
 Italian forces were said to be about ready to go into action be- side the Germans On the southern front and Moscow reported the Ger mans have asked Italy to send more troops to Jugoslavia to deal with the rising guerrilla menace there.
 In the far east unconfir1ned re- ports circulated in Shanghai that large scale fighting has broken out along the Amur river between the Japanese and Russians in which the Japanese have lost 1,500 casualties. Japanese sources denied the report.
 American Caught in Japan
 Japan suspended all steamship trafic with the United States, vir- tually cutting of Americans from means of leaving Japan. Americans and other foreigners were prevented from leaving via Shanghai because they are not permitted to travel for port of departure for 
 There were indications of rising food crisis in Japan, apparently ag- gravated by the severe typhoon which hit the country a fortnight ago.
 The Royal Air force was back at its heavy schedule of attacks on Germany and the occupied coun- tries. Big attacks were made during the night on Hanover and Frank fort Am Main and the raid on the French Channel coast was so heavy that Dover coast residents said the bomb explosions sounded like a clap.l of thunder.
 These Attacks followed up an ex- severe bombing of Berlin.
 Helsinki dispatches claimed that | the British have sent 8 large fleet | Into Arctic waters to aid the Rus 'ians in defense of Murmansk and | for offensive operations | against the Finnish and Norwegian | north coasts. Harry l.. Hopkins, eage-lend administrator. was back | n London from Moscow and pre- ,aring to return to the United States.
 Tn Vichy the regime of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain appeared to ,e standing firm against German demands for rights to protect French bases in North Africa, ir- lhidlng pakar.