The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-25
RUSSIAN ARMY
 FIGHTS IN FURRY
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(Contlnued from Page D to have contributed to at least tenn porary stahilization of the front there. The most serious threat to Moscow remained north of the city, south of Kalinin.
 The Russians reported gains on all fronts except north of Moscow.
 Meanwhile diplomatic quarters in Kuibyshev said that the German air force had been compelled to withdraw a considerable number of planes from the Russian fronts for use against British imperial forces in North Africa.
 British Equipment
 Dispatches from the front said that British equipment went into action as German forces attacking the city deepened their northern Salients and compelled Red army units to withdraw to more favorable defense lines,
 The Soviet information bureau here said that the most critical sec- tors on the Moscow front remained near Kiln, north of the city, and near Tuia, on the south.
 Tn the Tula sector, the Russians reported, German Field Marshal Fedor Won Book, disregarding Q Hurricane" of artillery fire and im- mense losses in men and machines, was seeking to extend his pincers operations,
 Throw Germans Back
 London, Nov. 2B.-(UP)-Radio Moscow said today that Russian troops on the southern front have thrown the Germans back e6 miles ct some points and 70 miles at others.
 A new but small German gain in the Kiln area was reported Nbut in the other sectors of the Moscow front the Germans were being fought to e standstill.
 Radio Moscow broadcast Q dispatch from 0 correspondent of the off. cial Soviet News Agency TaSs that In the south of Russian counter attack threw the Germans back 9b miles In some sectors, and 70 miles in others.
 The New German advance in the Kiln sector put the attackers with in 50 miles of Moscow. Heavy fighting was reported in all sectors of the Moscow front with the Ger mans falling to gain, for the present at least.
 Pravda's correspondent, quoted by the Russian radio in broadcast heard by the United Press listening post, said relative improvement" has occurred in the Soviet position in the Mozhaisk and Volokolamsk sectors.
 "0ur lines were pressed back 0 little in tho Kiln direction" the Soviet report said
 Tn the Volokalamsk sector, said the report, Russian troops despite Nazi pressure launched a counter attack.
 Retire Without Losses
 In some sectors, said Pravda, Rus sian forces retired without losses to new lines which presented better advantages for defense.
 A Nazi attempt to turn the flank of the Soviet defenders of Moazhaisk was halted, the report said, by con- centrated artillery fire which caused terrible German losses.
 The temporary lull in the Ma loyaroslavets region and the Marc Fobinsk front, Pravda reported, was broken when the German opened boinbardment of Russian lines and attempted to advance.
 North of Tula," said Pravda, tour troops continue to fight against the advance of the numerically su- perior enemy"
 Tn nine days fighting In the cur- rent offensive, Pravda claimed the Germans have failer to reach the close approaches to Moscow and "have failed to reach the close ap- breaches to Moscow and have failed in applying their pincers tac- tics against Moscow"
 The Russian reports, broadcast by radio Moscow and heard here by the United Press listening post, said the GermansN have advanced past Kiln, 50 miles northwest of Moscow, and reached the main highway.
 This force was said to comprise two Panzer divisions and one of motorized troops. It managed to get astride the Main Highway, the Russian report said, by by-passing point K"
 ''The new threat to Moscow is ex- tremely serious" radio kuibyshey reported. "The Germans have thrown 70 divisions - about 6O0,O men = into the attack, including about half their armored divisions.
 "Our units are constantly being reinforced. They are contesting every yard. The Red Army has col- iected all its strength in order to halt the enemy and throw him back"
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