London, Oct, 23.
Informed sources "here" yesterday. said that the United States 'Maritime 'Commission' decision "to. use Archangel route exclusively for American. supplies to Russia doubtlessly shad been "made in. full co-Speration, with Russia and Britain.
wey said the new route was faster and more easily protected United Press.
Another $9,591,000 to Amtore Mr, Jesse Jones, Secretary of Commerce and chairman of the RFC. yesterday announced "tat the" De: fence Supplies: Corporation had paid fan additional US80,591,000 to "the Amtorg trading company' with which to" purchase, Amarican ow ready for shipment total of US$40480,000 so far have been advanced against, shipments. of Russian war materials to the United States hr. Jones sala.—United Press-
'A Japanese Diplomatic Win?
{of western Russia, Bri They added, that the Wehrmacht wore operating in the rear of the was reaching the deadline of its sake enemy, destroying Mis communica Ing power in wich a decision: had {orbs reached so that the Nazi High vethe_ral 1d highway The railway and highway from Gommand' sould prepare "the next Novgorod to Dvinsky which' was Bisoget wine Aahine probsbiy in forticularly important supply "route {or the German troops operating "the British' military experts said the battle front, where under constant that decisive vielories=and there are Urtilery fie "which took a heavy Yet'noalghe' that these can" be toll, sala the despateh, shoved although the fusion, pes "Tass agency said the Germans were tion to gravemwitnin' the next few continually "massing fresh forces weeks la these three battle areas fiellan, Hungarian and Rumanian—on Would complete, the nines {he southern front, and asa Tovull, Table. for what®they hoped. would be ie enemy In this sector had larger the Stabilization. of the central "and forces than the defenders. The Hed northern Russian fronts 'Army, however, Was said' to be put ing up powerful resistance against Possible German Aim frantic" enemy" onslaught, At the same time the Nazis hope to Fae said that. flereeghting, for knock out southern Ukraine so. that Kalinin, north of Moscow had been they ould march on to the Cacasus Folng. on for eight days, with the or Turkey "or. make simultaneous moves against these areas in conjunc hey "matting considerable frees Targe. numbers of medium and Reavy tanks. Toe Wea "Army, silo "Rass, was puting up stubborn resist~ anes "and" hud "beaten. off attacks Last Italian Force while "launching counter-attacks.—United Press.
In Abyssinia Trapped Drastic Shake-Up Kulbishev, Oct. 24. London, Oct. 24, complete shake-up" has" been British patrols, in_conjune~ effected in the Tussin High Com-fond" with all, commanders of the tion with patriot forces, have been in contact with the enemy Tee Wika, ronis "changed and, Special command formed to. organize in the Ambazzo area in Aby: Hew Russian armies, M.S.A; Lozovsky, sinza, ten miles north of Gon-iMelal Government spokesman -an~ dar, it is learned in authoritanounced here today, 'Marshal Semion Fimoshenko, former tive circles in London. commander of the central armies, has 'This is the only Italian force taken over. the. command of' the still resisting in Abyssini Southern forces, he said.
The force, which has been com= Marshal Semon Budenny, former pletely surrounded for several commander of the southern front, and, Kelementi Voroshilov, commander. of months, is estimated to num-the northern armies, have been ber about 15,000, mostly natives—Reuter, berged with organizing new armies, Morshol Voroshilov's successor will be announced later, M. Lozovsky said his first press conference at the lon with their hoped. for pincer operation against "heuer anal few teat of the Soviet Government ere, Libyan campaign. 4 mas enabling them fo re-open the General Gregory Zhukov, former Chief of Staff, already had taken over Betish military experts said frank the command of the central armies, yyithat the aisturaing, news - from Sefending Moscow, from. Marshal Moscow indicated that "Chancellor Timoshenko, M- Lozovsky confirmed, Adoit Hitler wasting Sie troops Waited' Press {fo-make such an effort to capture the Hed capital uch as has never been Three Sentenced to Death 'Tokyo, Oct. 23, White omciat comment "on the Washington' announcement of the felting of United. States supplies to Russia. via"Viadivostok was" not fade' at bron it was cotoin diplomatic victory.
it woul asia Japanese
Japanese sources indicated that the Washington" announcement must be Merpreted as a Japanese diplomatic jump since. Japan's" representations against the nae of this route Previously were rejected by both the United States and Russia, Obsorvers. sold. that the American announcement, might even, Ao jnterpreted as an. American concession 19 apan Because the United States now was foreed to concentrate on Tush: Ing assistance (o Russia and. there> fore does not desire further to irritate "The Japanese evening newspapers today. "prominently "published "the Washington announcement, tut none of them eonimented on the American Mop—United Press.
'They speculated thet the Russian admission that bloody, fighting was 'Securring north and south of Moscow Meant that the Germans" were make ing' supreme effort to: Sik oF en-lola the city in the greatest pincers movement ever attempted by a single amy.
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