The Republican., 1941-10-23
DIARY OF The WAR

FRIDAY-Red officials were evacu-
ating Moscow to establish the govern
ment in Kazan, as three German Of
fensives menaced the city. Embassy
officials were also leaving. Odessa on
the Black sea fell after SO days of
siege. Women and half-grown children
struggled alongside Red troops. Red
armies were still struggling. The
Japanese cabinet resigned and there
were signs of more militant cabi-
net succeeding. Germans officially
claimed to be within GO miles of
Moscow.
SATURDAY - Nazis claimed to
have reached Moscow's outlying in
dustrial regions. Russia was reorgan-
izing for eventual resistance 500 miles
east of Moscow, in event the city fell.
Stain was still reported in Moscow.
Reds said the Nazi advance was
slowed down and that Russians had
recaptured several points. Germans
reported renewal of activity in
Ukraine In Japan it looked like
more active support of the Axis.
Thirty-nine persons in France were
sentenced for opposition to Petain.
Germans claimed sinking IS ships
from October to TO- The U. S. Navy
hunted the attacker of the Kearny.
The house voted to approve guns for
merchant vessels.
SUNDAY-Hitler claimed annihila-
tion of eight Russian armies but Reds
said counter-attacks h halted
thanking movements on Moscow.
German parachute troops were
claimed killed and a Nazi tank at
tack crushed. Reds had recaptured
Orel, rail center, and Kalinin, 95
miles northwest of Moscow Lenin-
grad armies were counter-attacking
Japan noticed a stiffening of U. S.
attitude and a British warning
against any Japanese attempt to at
tack Russia's back door Of Siberia.
MONDAY = Germans reported
break through on the Moscow front
and Reds reported fierce counter-at-
tacks.% Reds announced reinforce
ments from Siberia Reds claimed
enormous German losses. Londoners
were crying for continental inva-
sion. Afghanistan announced expul-
sion of German and Italian nations in
line with British request. Assistant
secretary of state asserted that Italy
would be the Nazi's next victim, that
Hitler would turn on his partner as
he turned on Russia.
TUESDAY = German offensives
upon Moscow were materially slowed.
Berlin played up progress on south
ern front Reds claimed German
losses now totaled four million. Lon
don said Russian counter-attacks
were being made in center and that
Nazis were having trouble in the
south. Reds even claimed series of
victories in far north around Muir
mansk. The Japanese situation re-
manned unchanged. In France a Ger
man general was shot dead. Rome
and Berlin were angry over U. S.
statement that Hitler would attack
Italy next. U. S. said it would answer
with deeds the torpedoing of de-
stroyer.
WEDNESDAY = Two U. S. ships
were sunk, one flying Panamanian
flag, other the U. S. flag; so men
were lost. Two drives on Moscow
were checked but the Nazis were driv-
ing with great power in Ukraine, to-
ward the approaches of the Caucasus
Berlin claimed city of Stalino. They
said Moscow would fall when Ger
man leadership decided to take it. The
last Red island base in Baltic, before
Leningrad, was claimed by Nazis,
Fifty Frenchmen were ordered shot as
hostages for killing of German COM
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war in Yugoslavia. Germans raided
the southeast coast of England and
British resumed offensive over
France.
THURSDAY - German striking
power was diminishing both at Mos
COW and Leningrad. The Ukraine
drive was also less strong but Reds
admitted abandonment of Taganrog,
thirty miles to west of Rostov. Ger