Moscow, July 31.
The German war machine is still held up all glong the long Russian front, forthe latest Soviet communique reports continued battles in London, July 31.
Harry Hopkins; ' President Roosevelts personal envoy, who has just arrived in Moscow from Lon-doi iter understands. accom-aged in Moscow, among other things.
Allied forces cut off strong Soviel detachments from the line of retreat and annihilated them, it was claimed, New Thrusts Indicated Simultaneously, German informed quarters claimed that Nazi supply columasiwere now operating along the control sector around Smolensk in uiying te question of wha and in "the Jitomir sector of the military supplies are most needed. Virals; and Wat F other parts of tosk LAS engagements line no important en; Russia Getting British Supplies
e commünique says that the "I ami glad to say that much pro-fiercest fighting is raging round gress has been made in fulling the i assistance given Smolensk, while the Russians yester-to Russia, the main highway to Moscow as far day announced that they had launched east as Smolensk, indicating that the counter-attacks. The Germans are Germans were preparing for new claimed to have suffered severe losses thrusts and had cleaned up Sovi various parts of the Empire and from pockets in the rear.
ned that German forces, g let in pen 1 ind equipment.
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let Information Bureau. the Ger-According to M. Lozovsky, of the countries supporting our cause," said Dingle Foi thrusting constantly through thick Secretary to the Ministry of Econo-mans have been halted everywhere, mic Warfare. in the House of Com-wooded areas, repeatedly cut off iso-and several Nazi units encircled. At lated Soviet detachments from the mons some points, he added, Russian main divisions. counter-attacking forces have thrown "Although the situation was obviously hopeless, Soviet infantry re-miles, back enemy units as much as 100 the common war effort."—Reuter. peatedly assailed the German posi-
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