Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-08-19 | Page 15 | Analyst Predicts Russia Will Lose Kiev, Leningrad and Moscow

Analyst Predicts Russia 1 9 Will A ill I Lose Kiev Leningrad ara and Moscow A prediction that Russia will lose Kiev Leningrad Moscow and andO O Odessa to the German forces was made ad Tuesday by John K Chapel news new director and analyst for radio radio radio ra ra- dio station KROW at Oakland Cal CaI Mr Chapel speaking before the Salt Lake Rotary club meeting in the Hotel Utah said that despite despite despite de de- spite loss of major cities forces would retreat and at the same time maintain guerilla warfare warfare warfare war war- fare until effective aid from Great Britain and the United States could reach them Mr Chapel a nephew of General General Gen Gen- eral Kuropatkin commander of the Russian forces in the Japa Japa- Russian nese-Russian war of 1905 and a former stud student nt of Baron von Man- Man Finnish military leader reported morale of the Russian people is not as high as has been publicized and he blamed Russian military difficulties on a lack of real militarists The speaker said how however ver the present conflicts are only the beginnings beginnings beginnings be be- ginnings of strife to come with Hitler and other dictators eventually eventually eventually even even- losing their gains Dicta Dicta- tors have never been ab able e to maintain maintain main main- tain a successful r rule le the speaker declared main main-I At present the United States must fear propaganda more than anything else Mr Chapel stated That is the weapon that enabled Germany to some defeat defeat some of her enemies without firing a shot he added