[Homer_J_Simpson]

Nazis Pushed Back – 2
Note is Technical – 3
The International Situation – 3
Bruno Mussolini Dies in Air Crash – 4
Prado Pledges Peru to Amity on Border – 4
Kiev Encircled, Germans Assert – 5-6
Ambush in Russia: One Soldier, Two Bottles of Benzine (photo) * – 5
Nazis Held Balked by Defense of Kiev – 6
‘Progressing According to Plan’ (photo) – 6
Hangoe Garrison Resists Strongly – 7
Warning on Bases Given in Thailand – 7
Berlin Said to Threaten Rupture with Iran if Germans are Ousted (by Ray Brock) – 8
Japanese Say Ship in Chile Lacks Fuel – 8
Weygand’s Role Deemed Growing (by G.H. Archambault) – 9
Roosevelt’s Yacht Sets ‘No Destination’ as Rumors of Purpose of Trip Increase – 9
Bulgar Demands Hinted in Ankara Consultation – 9
Japan is Eying Siberia (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 11-12
Text of the Soviet Reply to Nazis – 12

* This could be one of the Twenty News questions on Sunday

A: One Soldier, Two Bottles of Benzine
Q: What is the standard anti-tank weapon used by the Red Army.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/aug41/f08aug41.htm

Soviets to keep fighting behind lines

Friday, August 8, 1941 www.onwar.com

From Moscow... Marshal Timoshenko issues a proclamation to all Soviet citizens in enemy-occupied areas urging them to join partisan forces, carry out Stalin’s “scorched-earth” policy and “wreak merciless vengeance on the enemy... for the death of your children...”

In China... Japanese air forces begin a week of air raids on Chungking. A total of 40 raids are recorded by August 13th.

[BroJoeK]

Headline: "Japan is Eying Siberia (by Hanson W. Baldwin) – 10"

Now I forget, is Baldwin a good guy, or just somebody's stooge?

In either case, this piece well reflected the focus of top US official attention, and explains the efforts President Roosevelt was making behind the scenes, to draw the Japanese' attention away from Siberia.