London, July 11, Another German steamer, the Hermes, attempting to run the British " blockade, has been intercepted by the Royal Navy, it is announced, The Hermes (7,209 tons) lett Rio de Janeiro for Hamburg on June 28. The captain, officers and crew have been taken prisoner—Reuter, poisonous substances, We have encountered them but an ofeial com= munique on June 28 warned that the Germans were preparing to uso them," he- explained, The Vice-Commissar ridiculed Chancellor Adolf Hitler's biltekrieg, which he said had been tuned into. something quite different, Nazi Difficulties It was increasingly evident, Lovoveky said," hat after three weeks of hostilities Nazi dimculties were' growing and. that "Germany was headed for catastrophe, He "branded as purest fantasy German claims thay 800000 Tusslan prisoners had been taken in the Battle of Blalystock and' Minsk, The Germans, are. beginning 10 zzle out" Me" Lozovsky said but hho added they probably" were paring for a new offensive—United Press, New York Harbour Mined Washington, July 12, The Navy Department announces intensive mine-laying " operations the entrance to New York harbour.
Reuter. ate that correspondents shortly would receive news of German successes,
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