The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-08-28
DIARY OF The WAR

FRID AY - Leningrad was in
danger and the Ukraine Red armies
were also threatened but Soviet
Spokesman said the war had "only
begun" and that Nazis had lost 2
million. Germany claimed Soviet
dead wounded or captured were :
million. Reds counter attacked on
central front. In France 5000 Jews
We're arrested and Vichy admitted
railroad sabotage there against Ger
mans was serious. Some officials
were allowed to leave Japan but
others were refused permission. Brit
ish R. A. F. attacked many places oc-
cupied by Nazis.
SATURDAY - Firms claimed to
have pushed within fifty miles of
Leningrad and to have inflicted ire
mendous losses on Russians. Below
Leningrad German columns were
pushing. The city was preparing for
a terrible siege. A crisis was APP
preaching in Iran with British and
Russians demanding that Germans be
ousted at once or else they would in
wade. A high Nazi officer was slain
in Paris and Petain decreed death
for Reds.
Embellishments three mil
lions dug in for a last ditch defense.
Films and Nazis kept advancing,
Elsewhere the Reds claimed recap
ture of nine Commanded villages in
two days in counter offensive on cen
trail front. Nazis reported bloody
hand to hand fighting outside of
Black Sea port of Odessa. British
showered 25 tons Of bombs on Tripoli
in Libya. Stories coming out of Crete,
three months after Germans seized it
reveal that bands of British fighters
are still harassing Germans by
guerrilla warfare
MONDAY - Churchill asserted
japanese military moves must stop
and expressed hope for Russia as the
latter was engaged in a gigantic bat
tie for Leningrad. Germans claimed
sinking Of % British merchantmen
and a destroyer Iran rejected an ulti-
matum from Britain. There was more
sabotage in France in spite of Ger
man orders of death for hostages.
Firms claimed three more towns on
northern front.
TUESDAY-British and Russian
troops invading Iran moved to effect
a junction. Both promised to with
draw when the country was safe
from Axis intrigues. Germans APP
peared angry over the move. Russian
troops abandoned Novgorod and Ger
mans reached within 35 miles of
ACKNOWLEDGMENT railway, but Rus
slams said other places were fighting
stubbornly. Big reinforcements ar
rived in Singapore.
WEDNESDAY-British held control
of most all Trans western oil reservoir
and dominated lower terminals of
county's sole railroad and it's only two
first-class highways. Russians were
also advancing into Iran There were
signs that Iran government would
meet demands of Allies Germans cap
tured the last Russian position west of
the Dnieper river except Odessa and
claimed another breach in Red defenses
below Leningrad at Luga. Germans adj
mitted losses in both places were
heavy. R. A. F. assaulted the French,
German and Dutch coastal areas. A
German plane crashed in Ireland
Vichy denied reports that there were
Germans in West Africa. Germany
suppressed all Belgian Masonic lodges
and French people were told guards
who fail to halt sabotage must die.
7 II u X S d A Y - Pierre Laval.
French politician, was seriously
wounded by anti-Nazis. His recovery
was doubtful. Germans began hunt
ing British parachutists in Paris.
Germans claimed to have reached
Leningrad Moscow railway and to
have won other victories. Russians
claimed Germans were thrown back
in Ukraine section, with loss of 80
600 in Gomel section Russia warned
Japan not to hinder American ship
ping to Russia. The Iran invasion
was near an end.