RAPID REPLY TO GERMAN BOAST

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20632, 13 August 1941, Page 5

RAPID REPLY TO GERMAN BOAST

PERIL “REMOVED” RED AIR FORCE BERLIN RAIDED AGAIN FIERCE LAND DEFENCE (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Reed. Aug. 13, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 12. According to the official' German trans-ocean news service, the German High Command, in a supplementary report issued yesterday, stated: “The German Luftwaffe, by their destructive blows against the ' Soviet Air Force, have removed the danger for the entire world of being attacked by the Bolshevistic air force.” Within a few hours of this announcement the Red Air Force bombed Berlin. A Berlin communique states: “A limited number of enemy planes, presumably Soviet bombers, desultorily and ineffectively attempted to attack the north-east of the Reich. Only two succeeded in reaching the general region of Berlin, where they were repulsed by well-aimed anti-aircraft lire.” Attempt to Raid Moscow Moscow reports that a group ot German planes attempted the seventeenth raid on Moscow during. the night but were scattered far from the city and only isolated planes succeded in flying over Moscow. Some high-explosive bombs were dropped, demolishing several dwellings. The raid lasted for an hour and 10 minutes and caused some casualties. The Berlin radio claims that the Kremlin was hit and large fires started during Saturday night's raid on Moscow. . A Russian communique issued at midday states: "During the night of August 11-12 our troops continued fighting with the enemy in the Kholm, Soltsi, Smolensk, Korosten and Uman directions. In other directions and sectors of the front there were no large-scale military operations. Our air force, in co-operation with the land forces, continued to inflict blows on' motor and mechanised units and infantry of the enemy on the battlefield, and attacked his air force on aerodromes.” A supplementary Moscow communique ' says that combined operations by tanks, aeroplanes, artillery and infantry routed a large German tank column in the direction of Korosten. PROTECTING OILFIELDS GERMAN STRATAGEM LONDON, Aug. 5. The Germans are desperately exercisihg their ingenuity to save the Ploesti' oilfields in Rumania from destruction, employing the same stratagem' as in Berlin, where a dummy city was built. According to the Istanbul correspondent of the Daily Mail, a papier mache and cement town has been built at the village of Albesti, 12 miles from the oilfields, in an attempt to trick the Red Air Force, but - the bombing of the real Ploesti still goes on. The Germans have also constructed circles of charcoal beds round the wells, which are lighted in an attempt to induce bombers to drop bombs on a useless target. MANCHUKUO INCREASE JAPANESE GARRISON (Reed. Aug. 13, 9 a.m.) y LONDON, Aug. 12. Japan is reported to have treble'd her normal garrison of 250,000 in Manuchukuo. AMERICAN PRESSMEN (Reed. Aug. 13, 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, Aug. 12. A Manila message states that a plane load of prominent American newspaper correspondents are leaving Chungking for Russia at the end of this week.