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Recapture Of Amiens By French Reported CLOSING GAP IN ALLIED LINES
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~PARIS, TO-DAY.
WHILE INTENSE FIGHTING IS PROCEEDING IN THE ARRAS-DOUAI SECTOR, WITH THE ALLIES STEADILY IMPROVING THEIR POSITION, LATEST RE- PORTS REACHING PARIS, NOT YET OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED, INDICATE A FURTHER IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS THE CLOSING OF THE GAP, THE RECAPTURE OF AMIENS.
ANXIETY OVER
French troops are reported to have overwhelmed the German force there in a sharp engagement just before dusk last evening.
ITALY'S POLICY The situation in the Boulogne area, where German
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Vatican City, To-day. The Pope yesterday receiv-| ed President Roosevelt's per- sonal
representative, Mr. Myron Taylor, in an audience lasting over an hour.
The audience was interrupted by the arrival of the Japanese mission at present visiting Rome.
Authoritative quarters attach the greatest importance to the conversa- tion which probably dealt with
of the possible extension war. Havas.
the
European
NAZI LOSSES "TERRIFIC"
advance elements are creating havoc among communications, tearing down telegraph and telephone posts, destroying bridges, etc., con- tinues to cause anxiety, added to reports that the spearhead of the Nazi thrust is moving towards Calais.
Indications are, however, that the German position at Abbeville has been abandoned and that the forces operating along the coastal zone are not strong enough to consolidate.
yet been launched.'
The gap between the two armies remains, and German armoured units are filtering through and are active behind the lines in attacks on com- munications and destruction of vital
Following heavy artillery fire, points.
Infantry a8-
vigorous German saults are being launched
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London, To-day. Clarence Campion, Su- perintendent of the C.I.D., Scotland Yard was killed by a machine- gun bullet from a Ger- man plane in a French harbour, it was officially announced here last night. Havas.
FRENCH WOMEN TO AID THE ARMY
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. French women. between the ages of 21 and 55 may enter the army shortly, French authorities state. They will be signed up as auxiliaries.
Positions may be open to them with artillery, the administrative staffs,
and
against Allied retaliatory action is further the Belgian positions along the rendered more difficult owing to the engineering corps, supply corps Schelde, with no success, while presence of refugees.-British Wireless, medical branch.-Havas. German artillery was Intensified round Montmedy.
Somme Operations.
Further heavy fighting is taking place along the Somme, 'on French initiative, but it is stressed that no general counter-offensive is yet in
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day. Reports from Switzerland state that anxiety is growing among civi-progress. llans in Germany over the progress of the operations on the Western
All operations taking place, from
Front. Rumours are spreading that the Allied side, are on a
German losses during the past days have been "terrific."
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The R.A.F. raids on military ob- jectives in the Rhineland have caused great damage-Havas,
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London On Situation
London, To-day. The military situation, which re- mains obscure, is still regarded very grave.
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The British counter-attack between Arras and Doual, represents only a small part of the whole operations now proceeding, and although 400. Germans are reported to have been large number of tanks destroyed, taken prisoners, 300 killed and an answer to the Soviet troop there is no inclination In authorita concentrations on the Bessarablan
tive military quarters to over-estimate frontier,-Havas
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