The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-23

five mine throwers and much war material within a few days.
 The official Russian news agency Tass reported fierce fighting in the Mozhaisfl Maloyaroslavets area west and southweste of Moscow. It said the Germans were attacking repeatedly in vain attempt to break the Russian line, with the support of fresh tanks and troops Gen. Constain Rokossovsky was said to have led counter attacks on broad sector.
 Radio Moscow disclosed that the Germans had sent thousands of cavalrymen into the front lines in vain effort to pierce the Russian line as alternating snow and rain, combined with freezing winds, irn- peded the operations of armored and infantry masses.
 Nazis Attack Furiously
 Russia reported that the Germans were still attacking furiously, espe- cially in the Mozhakisk- Maloyaros- lavets area west aud southwest ot Moscow.
 But they said the Russians had thrown back all attacks and, in counter-attacKs, had recaptured one town, designated as "K,"
 A Moscow radio broadcast, heard here by the United Press listening post, indicated that the Germans had penetrated beyond Mozhaisk 60 miles west of Moscow, before they were stopped.
 The Germans were making theil greatest efforts in the Mozhaisk di- rection, it was indicated, but Mos COW radio said that there as else- where, the Russians were holding and attacks by tank and infantry forces had been thrown back, in 6 ferocious fight.
 Moscow radio disclosed that Presi. dent Mighail I.Kalinin had re- mained at Moscow with Premier and Commander in Chief Jose Stalin when the Russian govern. ment left the capital for Kuibyshey
 It said also that Stalin, reported to be. making his headquarters ir an armored train in which ht toured the Moscow front, had signec a decree promoting numerous army and air force officers and awarding many medals and decorations fol bravery.
 Apparent discussing the Lenin. grad front, the Moscow radio saic Russians had repulsed German attack on town designed as "N' and forced the Germans to retreat to the east.
 The situation around Stalino whose capture the Germans hac already claimed, was described a! very tense. Moscow said fighting in the whole Donets River Basin wa getting fiercer daily, with Stalint the center.
 German Losses Great
 '"rhe German losses are yer! great" Moscow said. "Unites of thu Red army are showing fierce re sistance. Not one point is given uI without fighting"
 Farther south on that front, Mos COW reported, the Germans werI being held and were suffering se were losses despite numerical super iority. It was asserted that al Italian cavalry squadron was com pletely wiped out.
 Reports of intensified Germal aerial activity, including the drop ping of parachutists, tanks an. armored cars and the landing of air borne troops in isolated areas of tn Moscow front led military expert here to believe that they would tr, at all costs to get the Moscow at tack restarted because they coul' not afford to avoid a decision.
 Experts here estimated that tn Germans had massed 100000 Axi troops in the far south and ex pressed belief that in addition to at tempting to take Rostov at tn mouth of the Don they would tr to capture Voroshilovgrad, wher there is a great locomotive works 100 miles north of Rostov and miles northeast of Stalino.
 Tried For War Guilt Vichy, France, October 23. = (UP) = A French high tribunal ha decided that General Mauric Gamelin, former Allied generalissi mo on the Western front. forme Premiers Edouard Daladier an Leon Blum, two former air minis ters and high war office officis should be tried for "war guilt" was understood today. The former air ministers or Pierre Cot. now in the United state and Guy Ia Chambre. The forme war office official is Pierre Jaco met. charged with laxity in admins teFing armanments contracts en thus Impeding French preparedness for the war.