Berlin, Oct. 10.
Curfew hours in the state of emergency districts of the protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia were to be lifted experimentally last night, according to the official German news agency, Heydrich, Gestapo Chief who was recently appointed Reich "Protector" of the country, has issued the order "in view of the circumstances and the attitude of the overwhelming part of the Czech population in districts in which state civil emergency has been declared," states a despatch Prague.
A Prague despatch to the official German news agency states that twelve more persons were executed yesterday. Ten of them were sen-fenced by the Prague and Brno wide breach on has on the on Oesel and Moon 12,500 prisoners were taken, according to the statement.
On Thursday night German aircraft attacked aerodromes in the Crimea, railways in southern and central sectors of the front and military installations at Leningrad the announcement adds.
Russians "Written Oft"
Berlin claims that Germen forces have virtually written off tke gigantic forces of Russia as a dana ne Reich "in coming decades" The Nazi press joins in a victory chorus as Herr Hitlers war machine entinued what official Germar quarters gı describe as the "last decisive battle of the year which shall crust, the enemy before winter."
The Soviet mid-day communique states: "During the night of October 9 our troops fought the enemy along the entire front and with particular stubberness at Briansk and Viazma.
Soviet troops under Gen. Boldin in the Viazma region before Moscow have in the past five days destroyed about 220 tanks and 140 lorries and "annihilated" 7,000 to 8,000 German troops, according to the official Russian news agency.
It is known that there are large pockets behind the two main s which the Germans have not been able to break up. North of Orel, at the far end of the main are, the Ger man advance is being strongly held. The Russians withdrew from the town in good order after destroying all industrial installations Farther south in the Ukraine it is confirmed that the Germans have taken Melitopol 30 miles north of the Sea of Azov, and Mariupol and Berdiansk, both on the coast.
There is little reliable news of the fighting in this sector and reports that Russian forces have Deen cut off there still lack confirmation.
Germa: are driving up the valley of the Oka River which runs through Orel toward Bolkov, 150 miles from Moscow.
Others are reported to have forced salients into the Red Army lines around Briansk although the town itself is apparently still in Russian hands. In the Viazma sector spearheads are said to be jabbing forward along Napoleon's route to Moscow.
Evidence of Soviet initiative in the Leningrad sector is given in a supplement to the mid-day communique which says the Russians cesti 65 tanks and wiped out 1,000 men. Of aerial participation in the fierce central front fighting it says, Soviet planes destroyed 54 lorries with ammunition. six trench mortars and three field batteries.
No change is reported either in the Perekop Isthmus or at Odessa.
The drive for Moscow seems to have relieved pressure in th. Leningrad area and the Russians sny they have made a series of successful counter-attacks. In a raid on an aerodrome near Leningrad they claim. to have destroyed 40 craft in 20 minutes. exist in the rear of both advances in the Viazma and Orel areas. The Germans are probably making streng nous efforts to annihilate these forces ard the Russians are trying to fight their way out.
The drive from Poltava toward Kharkov continues but is meeting with extremely stiff resistance and is making Only slow progress.
On the Central front the advance in the direction of Rzhev continues. No further news is available from Murmansk.—Reuter. uhr visi ge sister republics. a time when the true it of "The Neutrality Act was passed at the Nazi attempt to dominate the world was visualized by few persons.
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