The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-13
Tremendous Battle Is
 Raging On East Front
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tempt to relieve the former oxarist capital Berlin said that heavy air continued.
 Elsewhere the war was more than ever a combination of diplomatic and military-naval maneuyers. Tn the Atlantic, the Germans claimed that their U-boat attack on a 40- ship British convoy now had claimed 2e British merchant vessels of l64,O00 tons and three warships. The type of warships was not indi- cated except for earlier statements that fast little British corvettes were helping to guard the mer- chantmen. -t.
 German Press Sore
 The German press added only iIa- vective to the offlcial spOkeslnan's reply to President Roosevelt's order for the American navy to shoot first in American defense waters against Axis submarines. But there was ev- cry indication from Axis sources that the submarines would con- tinue, more cautiously perhaps, to hunt enemy merchantmen in the American zones and that there would be new encounters involving the American navy.
 The Nazis put great emphasis on their statement that Hitler - not MT. Roosevelt--would decide the next step, indicating their anxiety over permitting the American ex- ecutive to seize the initiative wnicn has been such an important factor in Axis conquest.
 The growing belief that the United States now was facing 6 shooting war had important repercussions elsewher re--particularly in relation | to Japan In the Far East and ap-. parently in relation to antt-NaA activities in occupied Europe.
 Dispatches today told of increas- ing guerilla fighting and violence not only ia Norway but in Jugo' slayia, where some 300 persons were reported killed recently at Tabar and in Rumania, where the pro- Nazi government was forced to warn that Communists would be shot on sight
 Japan Looks Good
 The real effect of recent develop ments on Japan and on the pros poets for peace in the Pacific may not be fully revealed for weeks, but for the moment the outlook was more encouraging.
 The fact that the most important problem in the Far East is the war between China and Japan is some times overlooked in estimating the prospects for @ relaxation of tension. It is remembered in Tokyo, how ever, and dispatches from that cap- ital today said that there were ne- gotiations in progress arousing hope that some agreement might be reached. That, however, was the Japanese version in vague terms.
 The Chungking version was thas there were no negotiations In prog ress and that China was becoming more determined every day to light until Japan is defeated.
 Obviously, Japan would like t reach settlement through tn Ranking government (acting as | front for Tokyo) with ChungkinG to free Tokyo to take the greates possible advantage of world develop ments. There seemed to be no ques ton in Tokyo that some ofncial C unofficial efforts toward such a set clement have been initiated, wita offers of concessions such as with drawal of Japanese forces from cel tain areas, presumably in SouN China.
 Any such settlement, howeve., would fail to meet ChungkingS terms, which are complete with drawl of the Japnese from China As long as American and Britisk backing contiues, Chungkig is ui1 likely to weaken that stand sum ciently to make any deal with . Tokyo.