The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-10-02

had captured a town twenty miles
from the Leningrad- Murmansk rail-
line. British bombers raided rail CEN
tiers and battered the Nazi-held coast
Reds declared the Nazis needed eau
casus oil to win and that the Ukraine
battle would be the turning point
Soviets denied Nazis had put foot in
Crimea. British doubted Crimea could
be taken unless the Red fleet was de-
stroyed. British listed 20 ships sunk
for Axis in Mediterranean in Septem-
Der and thirty others damaged Italy
announced bread rationing, increases
in taxes, curb on initiation and decen-
tralization of industry.
MONDAY-A state of emergency
was declared in Czecho- Slovankia be-
cause of increasing sabotage there
against the Nazis. Nazis claimed their
U-boats had sunk IL ships and war
ship in convoy. German shells pounded
the Russian naval base at Kronstadt,
near Leningrad, and its dive bombers
were hunting Soviet warships in the
Baltic. British and Italians were en-
gagged in sea and air battle in Medi-
terranean after British raided at least
seven Italian ports Pistol toting wo-
men were found in great numbers
along Russian front, ready to fight if
they have to. Heavy rains drenched
the fighting zones along entire Russian
front.
TUESDAY-Britain was preparing
to spring upon Nazis through Middle
East if Russian forces face disaster
in Caucasus. Snow fell in Moscow.
Germans claimed advance toward
DOnets river basin and destruction of
three Red divisions. Strong Russian
counter attacks were acknowledged.
Russia claimed they were successful.
Nazis apparently were making no
progress against Crimean peninsula.
Britain announced it's warplanes
struck Italy with powerful effect,
perhaps start of a campaign to
bomb Italy out of the war Italy
claimed their air force had sunk
three British cruisers and three mer-
chantmen. Twenty Czechs were
executed and many arrested in order
to crush anti-German movement.
U. S. pledged fullest aid to Reds.
| WEDNESDAY - Russians with
counter-attacks before Leningrad and
in the far south appeared to hold the
initiative. There was bayonet fighting
in far south which indicated the Nazi
machine was not moving the way the
Nazis had intended. Churchill de-
scribed Britain's home position as
vastly bettered with shipping losses
reduced by two-thirds in last three
months. Churchill claimed initiative
now in the air Berlin claimed sue
cesses around Leningrad and Odessa
in Ukraine east of Dnieper river
Russia admitted fall of Poltava near
Donets Basin. London acknowledged
that it's battleship Nelson was hit by
aerial torpedo in Mediterranean bat
tie but not materially damaged. Brit
ish attacked German convoy near
! Norway. Nazis opened heavy raid on
five coastal towns ifBritain. Nazis
executed So more Czechs in revolt
plot.
THURSDAY = A strong U. S.
army field force, heavily armed, ar
rived in Iceland. Two unidentified
freighters radioed they had been
torpedoed between Nova Scotia and
Ireland Germans claimed gains at
both ends of line, which Russians de-
MED Reds claimed 100000 German
+, lives before Leningrad and 100000
! Rumanians around Odessa. British
continued aerial offensive on western
front and Nazis acknowledged the as
saults were Furnishing. Nazis raided
parts of East coast of England. The
Czech premier was executed and 256
were being held by Nazis.