Moscow, July 18, Red Army Headquarters' yesterday reported that a two-day lull on the Russo-German front ended on Saturday as both sides fought pitched battles in two hitherto unmentioned directions—Pakov and Vitebsk, Heavy fighting also was reported in the direction of Novogrod-Volynsie In, the Ukain"
"An official communique, however, said that-no Important changes ov: curred in the front og. result of these battles, The Pskov direction derives its de~ signation from the city of Pskov, south of Lake Pelpus on the Russo-Esthonian frontier and due north of Ostrov., Vitebsk is southwest of Polotsk in northern White Russia, "Soviets: destroyed 120. German planes uring the fighting, according to the communique,
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