The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-25
One of Big Victories in War; BelgOrOd Also
 Occupied MUCH EQUIPMENT
 IS MADE THERE Reports Say German Con. querOrs Pursue Fleeing Russians SOuthward
BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

BY JOSEPH w. GREGG, JR. United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Berlin, october 25.-UP) The German high com- mand reported today that. German troops had captured Kharkov, great industrial, center of the Donets River basin, in one of their big vic- tories of the Russo German war. Fanfares of trumpets preceded the jubilant an ilouncement over the German radio that the Germans yesterday entered Kharkov, Russia's fourth city With d population of S33 800 and one of the most important industrial clues of the Soviet Union.
 They had taken Kiev, the third city and capital of the Ukraine, long ago; they were attacking Moscow in full force and they were besieging Leningrad, the seconU city.
 Official Report
 A special high command com. munique issued from Adolf Hitlert headquarters said:
 "On oct. 24 Kharkov was cap tured. Thus one of the most inl- portant armaments and economic centers of the Soviet Union is tr German hands"
 The high command in It's yegu- lar communique asserted that German troops yesterday had oc- cupied also Belgorod, railroad junc- ton SO miles north Of Kharkoy 0n the Moscow line.
 In taking Kharkov, the Germans had captured the chief center of l big industrial region, 250 miles northwest of Rostov- v-on Don on the railroad between Moccow and tho Caucasus. Aside from arnaments, its manufactures range from locO- motives and electrical equipment to bicycles and food products.
 Bomb Objectives A German official news agency communique said German planes had bombed "war important ob- jectives" at Moscow heavily dur- ing the night and that all planes had returned safe.
 Authorized sources said that the Germans were now pursuing Russians in the south after q "flight-like retreat" behind the i, Donets river, and that the Ger- mans were advancing all along the ' front from the sea of A1ov to tha area south of Leningrad, despite bad weather. No details were given. Informants explained. as they had during pre- viouS offensives, that the high cor1- mand was silent only because 1t did not wish to give the completely disorganized" Russians e picture of the German operations.
 "The Russian supreme coTnmalac would heartily welcome announces mentS by the German high conn mand because 1t is uninformed about Its own situation, due to iso- lation of different army groups" ah informant said.
 Weather Slows Drive s
 Spokesmen continued to admit that unfavorable weather was most likely to slow down German opera- tions but asserted that final slic- cess" was mot far of" and said tho fighting in the Leningrad area now enters its final stage"
 It was said the Russians contin- ued to make 'last desperate at- tempts" to break through the 0ef~ mans lines before Leningrad hus that German guns and planes "als ready scattered concentrated troops before they started the attack"
 German dispatches praised the work of c Spanish Nationalist 'vol@ unteer" detachment in the Lenins grad area. They said the Spaniardn had taken and widened a hridge~ head, forced their way into Russian positions and had taken several counter r-attacks.