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The Russians say the prisoners were dirty
ragged men who were half mad. At Stalingrad
a correspondent says the weather was different
but the picture is the same.
South of Lake Ilmen the Germans have
evacuated a salient including
Staraja Roessa. The latter place was almost
recaptured by the Russians in the early part
of 1942 but the Germans managed to make
good their position which was a hedgehog
one. The Russians are dangerously
nearing the railway and main road
leading to Staraja Roessa and the West.
It is reported that Finland will not take
part in the meeting of the I.L.O. ( International
Labour Organisation) which will take place
in Philadelphia. There is no further news
about the American naval attack
against the Japanese of base of Truk
in the Carolines which has started on
Wednesday and several hundreds of
planes were thrown in. Truk has been
called the Japanese Pearl Harbour.
10 days ago 2 Liberators flew over the
base and reported 25 warships and 2
carriers in the lagoon which is said to be able
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