The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-23
Germany, Russia Are
 In Terrific Struggle
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 would be speeded. The Russians have indicated some disappointment at Britain's failure to move against Germany more strongly. British counter-action so far has been linn- tied to the Royal Air Force offen- sive against the continent.
 The Russians admitted that the German Finnish forces have push- ed east of Lake Ladoga to the Pet rozavodsk area on Lake Omega, 190 miles northeast of Leningrad.
 Petrozavodsk is an important station on the Murmansk-L grad railroad and is the capital of the Soviet Karelian Republic which was formed after the Russo-F Finnish war.
 The second German air attack on Moscow as said by the Soviet communique to have been attempted by about 150 Nazi war planes. The official account described 1t as no more successful than the first, claiming that no military objec- tives were hit and that 15 German planes were shot down, 10 per cent of the estimated number of at- tackers.
 Damage Inflicted
 However, the highly censored ac- counts permitted to be filed by Henry Shapiro, United Press staff correspondent, seemed to indicate that damage was inflicted upon the Soviet capital and that the attack was at least of moderate severity.
 A number of fires were started in Moscow and it was admitted that several dozens of persons were killed and wounded. Among the bombed buildings were those of the Polyclinic Hospital. Revised figures issued in Moscow said that g of the estimated 200 planes which raided the city yesterday were shot down.
 Berlin's account of the air raid indicated that 1t was of great se- verity and that major damage was inflicted. Berlin accounts claimed that heavy attacks also were made upon the network of roads, bridges and railroads of which Moscow is the hub.
 The accounts of various Nazi sources claimed that air action was intensive in the Leningrad region where the Germans obviously ap- pear to be attempting the invest ment of the city in a series of en- clrcling moves rather than a direct assault on the extremely strong for tifications of the Soviet's second largest city.
 Soviet Regiment Lost
 Nazi reports said that a Russian regiment had been destroyed east of Lake Ladoga, that Q division of Soviet troops had been encircled southwest of Leningrad and that an important railroad in the Kiev area had been captured, ending Russian efforts to supply troops which apparently still are holding out in the Western Ukraine terri tory.
 One propaganda company reporter described terrific two day battle to break through what he called the core of the Stalin line. The Nazi high command week ago last Saturday claimed that the Stalin line had been broken through lat all decisive points,"
 The official communique of the Nazi high command was customar- fly vague, merely asserting that pursuit of Russian forces contin- ued and that encirclement of addi- tional Soviet units was in progress.
 Tn London there continued to be optimism regarding Soviet resist ance and 1t was said that after two weeks the force of the second big Nazi drive into Russia seemed to be spending itself.
 Only Small Advance
 British reports said that the Ger mans appeared to be making only small advances past SmolenSk which was regarded as still in Russian hands and Novograd Volynsk which may now have been captured by the Germans.
 A German drive upon Kiev along the Dnieper was said to have failed to develop much punch.
 The far eastern situation contirl- ued to absorb international atten- ton in view of apparent prepara- tions by Japan for aggressive action. French Indo China still was thought to be first on Tokyo's timetable with the occupation or taking over of strategic points in the colony expected, by some quarters, this week.
 Tokyo ordered all foreigners to list al ltheir assets. down to personal clothing, by July 3l. Shanghai re- ported that Japanese steamship companies have ceased publication of sailings. There was a strict Jap- anese censorship and much chafing in Tokyo about allied American dis elimination in refusing to allow Japanese ships to transit the Pana- ma Canal due to repairs. The big typhoon which hit Japan yes- terday by-passed Tokyo but inun- dated 76,000 homes and caused trl- portant crop damage. Rainfall was the second heaviest in 60 years.
 The Royal Air Force raided Frank furt- Main and Mannheim in its daily offensive against Germany.
 London heard that Germany is bringing new pressure on Turkey for permission to move troops through for an attack on the oil. fields both of the Caucasus and Iran areas. Ankara reported the shoating down by Turkish antiair- craft guns of Nazi reconnaissance plane.