The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-07-03
DIARY OF The WAR

had been halted from Poland south
ward. The Red air fleet bombed
Bucharest, also the Black Sea port of
Constanta and oil fields, and Reds
also claimed destruction Of two Ger
man subs. Germany which boosted of
news of victories failed to make any
announcements. Germany bombed
Russian naval bases, munitions
depots, railways, roads and marching
columns of men. Vichy reported Ger
many had made no great advance.
Finland officially went into the strug-
gle against Russia. Germany an
nounced the battleship Admiral
Scheer had returned safely to base
and that the Pinquin had been sunk.
British and Free French made ad-
vances in Syria. Nazis proposed a
united European front against Com
munistic Russia.
SATURDAY-Red armies retreated
along the line protecting White Rus
STA but claimed heavy casualties on
Nazis. Berlin was still vague report
ing victories on all fronts. Reds adj
mitted German penetration 120 miles
deep in territory of old Poland. Spain
recruited anti-Bolshevik volunteers,
Hungary declared war on Russia,
Slovakian troops were active and
Croatia was said ready to move. Rus
STA heavily bombed Finland. In the
west British bombers attacked Ger
man posts on continent for 18th con-
secutive night. In middle east final
victory seemed near for British and
Free French.
SUNDAY - Russia claimed their
foe had been blocked and turned back
on Napoleonic road to Moscow. Ger
mans through Finland were driving
toward the arctic port of Murmansk
but there were a million Russians
along the Finnish border. Hitler tried
to nurture a crusade of western Eu-
rope against the citadel of Commun-
ism. Around Minsk the Reds claimed
they were successfully resisting. In
west British pilots went on with
aerial offensive.
MONDAY-Germany finally issued
definite claims of extensive destruc-
ton and capture of 4107 Soviet
planes, 2233 tanks and 10000 soldiers
etc, but remained vague on the terri
torial extent of her eight-day drive tc
the east. Russia claimed it was hold
ing up Nazis at all points and inflict-
ing terrific losses upon them. Fou1
thousand tanks were battling in Cen
trail Polish area. Berlin claimed two
Red armies were trapped. Nazis
claimed further successes against
British shipping. British planes made
another sweep across French coast
British claimed successes against
Syria and that they had bombed Tri.
poll and Bengasi in Libya.
TUESDAY = Germans claimed 8
series of disasters for the Red armies
was tearing it's defense apart anC
claimed a drive nearly halfway tC
Moscow. They also claimed three large
bodies Of Russian troops were en-.
circled. The Reds emphasized the de.
Tense along the Finnish border anC
said all attempts at invasion by Nazis
there had failed. Moscow said nothing
about the critical areas to the south
Russia set up defense council
Vichy information said Russians were
trying to isolate Nazi armored divi
sions. On western front Britain'S
aerial offensive included Bremen anC
Kiel and coastal areas. In Syria the
British were slowly wrestling the lane
from Vichy, France. United States
was pushing work on it's Pacific anC
Alaskan bases.
WEDNESDAY-Reds fell back or
far northern front and Nazi panzel
division went about 80 miles beyond
Minsk toward Moscow. On Baltic
front Germans had captured Riga
Soviet naval base. Reds acknowledged
they were outnumbered in the cen,
trail portion of the battle front. Naz
air arm was active bombing behind
the lines. Russia claimed seven Ger
man subs in Black and Baltic seas
The U. S. announced Russia had re-
quested supplies. Axis countries tc
encourage Japan, recognized the
Marking regime in China. In west
British made bombing attacks on Ger
man territory. General Wavell was
shifted from African campaign to
post in India. A Finnish freighter was
intercepted by British warships and
sunk
THURSDAY-Red troops savagely
fought Nazis between Minsk and Mos
COW, but Stain admitted Germans
were pushing ahead. Germany claimed
major portion of Red armies had been
destroyed at Russian center and that
large numbers in Baltic and Polish
sectors faced encirclement. There was
German drive on Murmansk, Rus
sian arctic port In west British
planes made another mass raid on
channel ports and Nazi-held CONT
mental bases. Russia officially
thanked U. S. for it's stand on the
Russo-German war and defied Hitler
with firm declaration that he "can