Evening star., 1944-07-06
10000 Killed or Hurt in London
By Robots, Churchill Disc|oses;
Russians Launch New Offensive
Reserve Shelters
In Use; Children
Being Evacuated
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 6.-German ro-
bot bombs. concentrated on
London, have killed 2,752 per-
sons and sent 5000 to hospitals
in the last three weeks, Prime
Minister Churchill disclosed to-
day.
In addition to the 5000 hospital
tzed, Mr.. Churchill said. many others
went home after receiving first-aid
treatment.
More than 10000 of the casualties
were in London.
London is evacuating children, as
In 1910. The worlds largest city
put into use its shelters held in re-
serve for emergencies. An unstated
number of American soldiers have
been killed. Schools, hospitals and
churches were among the buildings
hit by the robots, which carry 1900
pounds of explosives
The assault continued last night
and today, damaging, among other
buildings, three hospitals in South
ern England and killing at least
half a dozen patients and nurses.
100 to $50 Robots Daily.
Mr.. Churchill told the House of
Commons that 2,754 Of the robots
had been discharged on England
in three weeks. at the rate of 100
to $50 day. but many of them had
failed to reach the island or had
been destroyed.
AS to what the Allies are going to
do about it, the Prime Minister
promised:
Everything in human power, and
we have never failed yet.
London will never be conquered,
will never fail; her renown, tri-
umphing over every ordeal, will long
shine among men.
Here we began the war and here
We will see it ended"
AS Mr.. Churchill spoke, American
heavy bombers struck anew at some
of the robots takeoff sites, sub
jected already to bombardment of
about $4,000 tons of explosives. The
RAF had hit the Pas s-de Calais area
again last night.
Various Methods Used.
Mr.. Churchill called it a very re-
narkable fact" that a very large
proportion" of the 2,750 bombs dis
charged from the French coast up
to last midnight "either failed to
cross the Channel or have been shot
down and destroyed by various
methods
These methods, he said, included
"a great deployment of batteries,
aircraft and balloons which have
been very rapidly placed"
The Prime Minister disclosed that
q special committee with "a great
number of scientists and engineers
at its disposal had been set up to
advise on offensive and defensive
methods. The committee reports to
Mr.. Churchill personally.
The flying bombs have killed more
Brltons in Southern England than
were killed in the first Is days of the
battle Of Normandy. Mr.. Churchill
said. Although he announced that
London was on blitz basis. with
casualty lists to be announced
monthly, Mr.. Churchill emphasized
that military operations in France
came first.
L do not want there to be any
misunderstanding about it," he said
1--WE shall not allow the battle OPP
erations in Normandy or the at
tacks We are making against special
targets in Germany to suffer"
Opposes Secret Discussion.
Mr. Churchill rejected a request
for secret discussion, saying he
thought that would give an impress
sion he had mot been frank"
Deep shelters hitherto regarded
as a reserve now will be brought
into use, Mr.. Churchill said, adding
that Home Secretary Herbert Nor
rison ought to be congratulated ION
having these up his sleeve
The total of deaths that Mr..
Churchill reported would figure at
the rate of more than $500 monthly
not so heavy as those inflicted by
the Luftwaffe at it's prime four
years ago.
Monthly casualties during the
bhtz included: September, 1910,
6.976 deaths; October, 6,311; No.
vember, 5,O03; December. 1892
January, 1941, 1,648: February, $50;
March, 4,610; April, 6,469; May,
s,601; June, 406
In disclosing that children already
are being sent from the capital, the
Prime Minister said the evacuation
of other non- essential civilians is
not being discouraged since we do
not want more people in London
than are required for business and
the purpose of peace and war"
Flying Power Diverted.
Concerning the Allied attacks on
flying bomb and rocket targets in
France and Germany, Churchill
said:
Quite a considerable proportion
of our flying power has been di-
verted from other forms of offensive
activity. The Germans have sacri-
feed a good deal of manufacturing
strength which could have increased
their fighter and bomber forces 80
1T is yet to be decided whose
effort will suffer most in the
process"
Mr.. Churchill said he could give
mo guarantee" about the future of
this form of Germany's attack.
He recalled that when he visited
the scene of flying bomb damage
last Saturday the only question
asked of him concerned what anti
robot steps would be taken.
He said that casualty and first
aid services in Greater London were
working excellently. They are not
at all strained beyond their ca
pacity."
THE flying bomb is a weapon
(See CHURCHILL, Page A-4)