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CRITICAL DAY IN THE GREAT BATTLE OF FRANCE
Situation Not Desperate But, At Least, Serious
PARIS, June 10 (Reuter)-This is a critical day in the great battle of France." said a French War Office spokesman yesterday.
He said the enemy had thrown all his resourc:s into the battle from the sea to Argonne.
The situation was not desperate but at least very serious. But the losses of land were not important if we wore down the enemy, he concluded,
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Territorial Guard To
.
Fight 5th Columnists
PARIS, June 10 (Reuter)-A mes- sage to all French ex-servicemen to join the,,Territorial guard which is now being formed to fight arth column activity has been made by An official communique, issued The enemy was only able to M. Riviere. Minister for Ex-Ser- yesterday morning announces that cross the Alsne River at two points vicemen's Pensions. the enemy has extended his front where he was counter-attacked. His appeal was to those who, on of attack as far as Argonne while PARACHUTISTS SERROUNDED the grounds of disability through continuing his previous offensive. To the north of Vouziers (south wounds or age have been prevent- Diminishing bis pressure on the of Rethely a group of parachutists ed from taking their part in the River Bresle, he has now pushed were dropped behind our lines. war.
Many of them have written to his armoured units in the region They are now surrounded.
Despite their fatigue and him asking how best they can be of Forges-Les-Eaux south-west of i Amiens towards the region of numerical inferiority, our troops of use. Rouen and Gisors (north-west "or continued to fight with ardour
Parisi.
of Rouen
and
and heroisul
detach.
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the
The answer is by setting an example of vigilance. Continuing their action in bat- They frust counter-attack Sunte reconnaissance ment, have reached the outskirts; tle, our aghter and bomber air-signs of Impatience and suppress. Pont-de-l'Arche craft opposed thrusts of armoured wild rumours by rumor-mongers. Their past has given them au- (south of Rouen) where they have formations despite very violent
fighters andthority to do this. They must not vally tried to cross the Seine reaction by enemy
anti-aircraft guns.
fail to use this authority so that Reconnaissances were carried
all through France there will be between Mont- didler (south-east of Amiens) and out this morning to show that only one who will resist and one were severely sentiment, the confidence of final Noyon south of St. Quentin, the several columns
and left behind a large victory. enemy has been much less incialve tried than they were last evening.
Hiver.
Further east.
HEAVY LOSSES
4 quantity of material.
VIOLENT ATTACK
Volunteers. he continued, were needed in every town and village. The Germans made their most By placing themselves at the dis- It appears from numerous state-violent attack in the Champagne posal of the military authorities. ments by prisoners that in, this sector on the east of the front, de- the French ex-servicemen will be region he suffered yesterday after-clared a military spokesman this helping their sons to save France. noon a serious setback and con- evening. siderable losseE,
He added that according to the
Montdidler in the centre of the front, the Germanis also launched violent attacks
It was the same this morning latest information, the French between the Oise River at Noyon lines were still holding in this re- and the "Atsne River at Soissons.gion between noon and 2 pm, des-
It was there also that the chemy.pite intense German pressure. armies have been severely tiled. South of Aumale and south of
It was not till early this after noon that he resumed his offen- sive after throwing in new divi- sions. supported by tres h armoured units to the south of the Aisne River near Soissons."
As the end of the afternoon an series of extremely severe attacks attack was also in progress" in the and region of Pont Avert.
The French are continuing their withdrawal east of Beauvals."
In the region of Solssoris, a
counter-atacks
Bombing Of Oil Depots In Ghent
LONDON June 10 (Reuter} Describing the bombing of all de pots, in Ghent, an Air Ministry bulletin says that one cluster of tanks was already blazing fiercely when the second wave bers arrived.
developed. The results are not yet known. - In Champagne we have, com- German aviation delivered mas- pletely stemmed the attack which sive attacks on all lines of com- the enemy launched at dawn on munications in the region of Paris, the whole front stretching from the bombardments being particu- Chateau Porcien (north of Rethel) farly severe, in the region of Poin- also set alight."
to Argonne:
toise.
JAPANESE DRIVE ON ICHANG CHECKED
ICHANG, June 10 (Central)—The Japanese drive, an Ichang has begun to slow down along a 30-mile front, from Kingmen to Hoyungchen, before devastating Chinese artillery fire.
The Japanese thrust-along the Chungsiang-Ichang highway in the extreme north, the unfinished Hankow-Ichang Railway in the middle, and roughly "the Tsi enkiang-Kiangling highway in the south-has met with resistance from Kwanyingshifi, north- west of Kingmen. vertically southward to Hoyungchen and turning eastward to meet the Yangtse, east of Shasi. Severe fighting raged at Yukiho j ———
of
bom-
the
GENERAL
Hitler Thought Afraid Of Russian Reaction If War Broke Out In Balkans
Foreign diplomatic and journalistic circles in Rome, says Reuter, are wondering whether the apparently continuous post-≫ ponements of Italian intervention are due to a last hour situation or are based on considerations of foreign policy.
Some believe It is not a question of hesitation but Italy is refraining from action at the in stance of Hitler who 's thought to be afraid of Russian reaction if war broke out in the Balkans, Russia is rumoured to be shifting troops from the Rumanian to the Polish frontler. It is therefore, sald to be very much to Germany's Interest that the Mediterranean and South East Europe should remain calm while all her forces are concentrated on France.
The speech, which it was predicted ten days ago Mussolini would make today, is very unlikely to take place.
Hurricane Fighters Shoot
Down Six Heinkels
NORTHERN ENTRANCE TO AMIENS. ATTACKED BY HEAVY BOMBERS
An Air Ministry communique states that throughout Satur- day medium bombers of the RA.F. continued attacks on enemy lines of communication, including road junctions and river crossings, behind the fighting fronts. Troop concentrations "and also bombed," says columns of armoured fighting vehicles were Reuter.
Two of our aircraft are missing. These operations were continued during the night. The northern entrance to Amiens and key points! in Abbeville area were attacked by our heavy bombers. Ammunition dumps, concealed in wooded areas in the Ardennes, were blown up.
Other formations "of heavy bombers made night attacks on military objectives over a wide area ranging from the Ardennes north-eastward to Rherish, Pr:is- sia and the Ruhr.
Coastal Command aircraft made bombing "and machine-gun attacks on of storage tanks in Ghent at night, and extensive damage was deze. Many fires were" started..
AJ1 aircraft engaged in these
operations returned.
night
Carinthia Seamen Land
U-Boat Kept At Bay
LONDON, June 30 (Reutel -- Over one hundred seamen, rescued from the Carinthia, arrived at a British port .ast night.
One of them stated the torpedo SEVEN BOMBERS.
killed two officers and two rat- Our fighters 'yesterday snotings. When the liner stopped, the on the sur- down ten enemy aircraft. includ-submarine appeared ing seven bombers. Two of our face but the fire from the Carin-- aircraft are missing.
thia's guns forced it to submerge
Therefore these bombers placed their bombs on other all reservoirs
silhouetted by which were
The Air Ministry bulletin states and the Carinthia's crew kept' the flames. These reservoirs
were that eight RAF. Hurricane fight-submarine at bay by tiring at ner. ers patrolling the fighting zone in whenever she showed on the sur- Wren the following aircraft France yesterday met a fermatica rice causing her to dive without fouled their targets fired "al of 20 Belakel 111 bombers and getting another shot at the "crip ready, they aimed their bombs so shot down six. Ten Messerschmitt pled Uner.
as to widen the burning areas109 ghters, which were escorting every time successfully.
were
Two warships came on the scene the enemy bombers. were unable about eight hours after the liner to give them effective protection was first attacked and they were against the Hurricanes' attack. One Messerschmitt was "also shot
So widespread and high the fumes from the o tanks that one pilot in the last stage of the attack thought it would be waste of bombs to drop any more ing. in the cauldron.
PRECISE RESULTS
afterwards' Jofued by a tug,
The Carinthia's crew were trans-
а down. Twa Hurricanes are miss-fered to the warships except a
The glare of the flames revealed Ave railway lines, two of which were filed with covered waggons. The pilot was able to obtain very precise results on the unexpected target
CONTINUOUS ACTION
From night fall until shortly before dawn heavy bombers of the RA.F. were almost cont.nuous in action against military objectives in Germany and the battle in Northern France. Enemy rein-
sone
forcements' moving up towards the
and Hoyungchen. about 40 miles CHINESE ATTACK succession of great explo-line of the Somme offensive were
from Ichang, where the invaders
had indented but failed to break IN SE. SHANSI
skeleton crew who were taken off shortly before the Carinthia sark 32 hours after she was attacked.
PARLIAMENTARY SECRET SESSION
Both Houses of Parliament will meet in secret session, the House
As the waggons blew up.. there sions. There were also expio bombed and harassed by machine-of Commons today and the House
by eruptions
of Lords on Wednesday.
Purpose of the secret session. Is
back areas, were cut by low-level frank discussion of questions of bombing attacks
sions. followed the line.
fire. Öf gun
Ammunition dumps As wave after wave of Japanese HINGTEL, June 1 (Central-black smoke, when another air-were destroyed and lines of 'coin. infantry stormed the Chinese de-In a severe attack on the Japan-craft made four hits on a further munication in many parts in the fence, squadrons of planes assisted ese at the Yinchengchen Kaoping section of large cil containers. in the attack.. Ground fire forced sector. In south-west Shansi, last The plot of another aircraft them to fly high and reduced their week, the Chinese inflicted some released all his bombe in a single bombing, effect.
700 casualties and captured a Jn.salvo, setting at least twe
o containers alight." Then he dnese officer.
machine-gunned Several important points, melude low and
other tanks and set fire to the Ing Hunzho, Nansung and Slchang. were recovered,
escaping fuel with tracer bullets. adding to the scene of flaming ruin.
BITTER FIGHTING Crossing of the Han River below Chungslang by Japanese forces continued during the week-end. with Chinese forces giving stiff
RAID ON IKOW STATION "resistance. The struggle for pos-
Chinese forces launched a car. session of several important lowering raid on the Ikow station south, stretch crossings has been
of Tangyin, on the Peiping-Han- vicinity of pecially bitter in the Shayang, where the waters of the kow Railway 63 miles northeast of Stustang in north Ronan IREL
the Han River
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es-
more
RHINE FRONT
to enable members to have a
home defence which have assumed DIRECT HITS
new and vital significance as the On the Somme front, Abbeville Prime Minister · clearly indicated was heavily attacked soon after in his statement in the Commons dark by a section of heavy bomb- last Tuesday. ers. Two direct hits were scored
Certain questions addressed to
on the main railway bridge com-the Premier, at the time he in- pletely demolishing one end of it.timated the readiness of the Gov- In a second rald on the town, twe ernment to accept a secret session,- hours later, main, roads were hit implied the desire of a few memɛ with ha explosive bombs and bers, not confined to one Party, to one salvo apparently struck arr debate in secret the past respons!- LONDON, June 10 (Reuter- ammunition store for the bomb bility for deficiencies of which re- Stang River empty themselves into weet, inflicting many casualties cn The phrase in General Weygand's that burst was followed by a ter- cent experience is held in these
Beores at Japanese shallow the Japanese guards,
order yesterday referring to possible rific explosion which up the quarters to have been demonstrat- draught vessels, steaming up from A section of the rails nearby, and development of the battle as far town and violently rocked the air-ed to a serious extent. Tstenklang, were grounded
a number of telegraph posts were as the Swiss frontler, has drawn and
craft above.
i It is believed this suggestion was attention to the Rhine front.. destroyed by Chinese shore bat-torn away.
In an attack on St. Valery, eight frowned upon by both the Premier tery on June 7 and 8, making river
No indications in that con- miles west of 'Abbeville, a railway and Mr Attice. Lord Privy Seal traffic' doubly dangerous.
A number of Chinese are re nexton reached Parts last night and road bridge, over the Somme who have stressed this Is Я On the extreme right wing, the ported to have been commandeer but it is recalled that several days estuary" were repeatedly hit, one moment for concentrating on the Japanese drive on Kiangling and led by the Japanese in Tainan. pro- lago the Germans opened violent salvo of bombs bursting on top of present and future effort rather Shasi made some success at the vincial capital In Shantung, for artillery fire on certain casemates | an A.A. battery which was defend than the alleged past omission risk of exposing their rear to the blood transfusion for the wound- on the French side of the river. attack of Chinese forces on the ed Japanese soldiers there, take regions between the Blang River and the Yangtse.
H
SOVIET WARNS
AMERICA
MOSCOW, June 10
(Reuter)- The Pravda publishes a warning to the United States against 'en-
tering the war urging such inter- vention would 'nvolve moving the
United States Fleet into the At- lantic leaving Japan a free hand in the Netherlands Indies. possibly the Philippines.
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The paper adds intervention will also involve the United States in the loss of her Bouth American markets to Japan and Italy
BLOOD TRANSFUSION
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY
It s learned that more than i BERNE. June 10 (Reuter) - 2,000 Japanese wounded were, re-Resumption of artillery activity cently transported there from on both sides of the Rhine is re- Hauchow, strategic junction city ported' by Basle newspapers. The on the Lunghal, and Pelping-fire Is directed mainly against Hankow Rallways. The Japanese fortified lines and railways military hospital in the city. pr viously with 1.000 inmates, now packed to overflowing.
ATе
"GINGER MITCH": R.A.F. COMMANDER
IN NEAR EAST
If trouble should ever break out
Is due as much to his vigorous personality as to the colour of his hair He has flown since 1973. and still, at 52. takes a machine Into the air whenever he gets | chance
The extent of his territory, as in the Near East we shall hear a Middle East C.-in-C. shows how lot of Air Chief Marshal Bir strategy has been revolutionized William Mitchell, who commands by the air arm. It includes East the RAF. out there."
Africa, Egypt, and the Sudan, Palestine, and Transtordar
His nickname, "Ginger Mitch
ing the bridge.. A parachu and Parliamentary circles antici ing the bridge. A parachute flare pate this will be found to be in dropped after the attack showed accordance with the general, feck- that the northern span of the ing of the House,' says British bridge had completely collapsed. Wireless.
NAVAL BATTLE IN NORTHERN
WATERS?
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Precautions
In Canal Zone
PANAMA, June 10 (Reuter) The United States Army Command LONDON, June 10 (Reuter in the Canal Zone is conducting An-Admiralty communique states: a searching investigation into the "Information reaching the Ad- antecedents and credentials of all miralty appears to indicate there European-born employees on the was contact on June between Canal with a view to exposing British and German Naval forces possible Fifth Columnists. It is Northern waters. No further reported about 500 Germans, most- statement can be made":ïtïiinil {ly refugees, as well as many reporta are received.”
[Italians are at present employed.
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