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Belgium's Second
Second Line of Defence Holds Up German Offensive
ALLIES DIG IN AS INVADERS RAZE HISTORIC CATHEDRAL CITY
Serious Situation Develops In Sedan Area
GERMANS PIERCE FRENCH DEFENCES
OPERATING FROM THE SALIENT WHICH THEY HAVE FORMED-ON-
IN MEUSE. WHICH THEY SUCCEEDED. THE LEFT.BANK OF THE CROSSING AFTER THE FALL OF SEDAN, THE GERMANS HAVE NOW SUCCEEDED IN BREAKING THROUGH THE FRENCH LINES AT THREE POINTS BETWEEN SEDAN AND THE LUXEMBOURG FRONTIER.
THE BREAK. THROUGH WAS EFFECTED BY HEAVY MECHANISED UNITS, SAYS "REUTER."
After effecting a bridgehead across the Meuse River near Sedan the Germans lost no time in bringing hundreds of heavy tanks across the river by pontoon bridges which they quickly erected.
The tanks which broke through the French lines immediately spread out fanwise in all directions, causing a general melee which lasted throughout the day
ITALY PREPARES FOR WAR: POPE IS DESPONDENT
behind the front lines..
Nazis Attack
CANAL FORTIFICATIONS
Italian Ship COMPLETELY
COMPLETELY ABANDONED FOR STRATEGIC REASONS
LONDON, May 16 (Reuter). -German aircraft, this after- noon attacked the Italian steamer Foscolo.
The attack was made off the Dutch const. The ship had "sailed from Antwerp.
The Foscolo sent out an 5.0.8. staled that she had been bombed and was sinking.
Awful
Dutch Losses
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH
By RICHARD MCMILLAN
UNITED-PRESS-STAFF-CORRESPONDENT).
LOUVAIN,
WITH THE B;E.F, IN-BELGIUM, MAY-16—(UP) THE HISTORIC CATHEDRAL CITY MIDWAY BETWEEN LIEGE AND BRUSSELS, IS BEING METHODICALLY AND RUTHLESSLY RAZED TO THE GROUND IN A GREAT GERMAN AERIAL BOMBARDMENT.
It is only fifteen miles from Brussels and the Germans are apparent- ly attempting to clear the city of all inhabitants-civilians and soldiers slike-in order to pave the way for an advance on the capital for German mechanised units.
CARNAGE IN LOUVAIN
The bombing of Louvain transcends the carnage that took place in the historic Belgian city just over twenty-five years ago, when it was PARIS, May 15 (UP).- wrecked by German shells. ceeded in closing the breach in Twenty-five per cent, of the
As French tanks counter- attacked, French infantry suc-
.
In the present bombardment, the Germans are apparently deli- the front line trenches after Dutch army End 80 per cent. berately attempting to utterly destroy the city, for high explosive and German mechanised units had of the Royal Guard were kill-incendiary bombs are dropping indiscriminately
| disappeared to the rear.
Enemy infantry which had ated in action, according to an all quarters.
up the
tempted to follow
break atatement made to the press The main Allied army has now dug in along Belgium's through by the mechanised units were met will unexpected fire from by the Dutch Foreign Minis-second line of defences, and all preparations are
the trenches which they had pre-
A terrifle hand-to-hand battle, In
ITALY HAS CARRIED out a test Mobilisation of umed would be deserted. all transport facilities, says "Reuter."
their
The Vatican-City-has-advised-British and French students who are now studying there to return to countries, says "Domei."
"United Press" reports that His Holiness the Pope is in a despondent mood.
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ter.
complete to meet the whirlwind German offensive. which both the French and the Ger Holland signed the terms NAMUR FORTS INTACT
used their bayonets, has cof its surrender at 11 a.m., sued.
Meanwhile, there is no
no informa tion available regarding the fate of this morning, according to a the large number of German tanks report. from the German
Command:
the
German
now
Despite the heavy odds, the British, French and Belgian air forces are ruthlessly bombing and machine- gunning the pontoon bridges which the Germans have set across the Meuse River between Liege and Namur.
There has been increased German pressure east Dutch Antwerp and Louvain, but all forts in Antwerp
Namur are intact.
which are now to the rear of the French front lines.
But, says "Reuter", attack has changed the war of post- The agreement was signed by In a public audience to-day, His Holiness deplored the extention behind France's fortified post-the Commanders-in-Chief of the slon of the European conflict, which he blamed on the "new
Liege Forts
Hold Out
MASS AIR BATTLES.~. CONTINUE
Armadas Take To "Air In Great Duels
of
and
LONDON, May 15 (Rouler). -Smarting under the lightning German British air attack on troops thrusting into the north. east corner of France yesterday. when scores of British dive
PARIS, May 15 (Reuter)-Dr. E Some of the fortifications around Liege are still
Lost 100,000 Mon
N. van Kleffers, the Dutch Foreign
bombers "plastered" the German advance to bring it to an early standstill, the German Air
[Press" reports that the frontier an attempl to mop up after the tanks Minister, stated thin afternoon that holding out, despite the fact that they have been Force made a savage reply to-
districts of Mesumaatruch and Sidi
Barrani, fading. Italian Libya, have been evacuated by
all civilians.
night, has involved the re-organisa
tions between Luxembourg and German army and the Sedan Into a war of movement. — pagans”—meaning · Germany. Enemy attacks are now taking the army and navy.
Further precautions are being arm of spearhead drives by the tank taken in Egypt, and "United in an effort to penetrate the Hines, with his infantry following in
have moved en,
This change in the character of the one quarter of Holland's army of war, as was announced In Paris last 400,000 men were lost in the fighting, completely isolated and surrounded since Saturday.
Dr. van Kleffens insisted that The Belgians have apparently flort of French dispositions. The ligh "neither the Government nor, the completely abandoned the Albert Command has already carried out country has capitulated." Vatican Paper's Decision
Canal fortifications, which were Still At Wat ROME, May 15 (UP)—The A French war communique des He said that the Netherlands con- the original first line of defence "Osservatore Romano,"
eribes the Battle of the Meuse, which tinues to be at war with Germany and which were organ BRUSSELS, May 16 (UP)the Vatican has voluntarily restricted;
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PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. Although surrounded on all sides its circulation because of the un- by the Germans, several of the oficial accusation that the newspaper
is pro-Allied.. fortresses at Liege are still hold- ing out.
Terrible Toll Of Civilian Life
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
They have been completely isolated since Saturday..
front
Owing to the bombardment these foris, the Germans have been unable to complete the occupation of the ety itself.
Gorman Claim
A German communique cinims that
a large force of French troops
been isolated north-east of Namur.
hus
It adds that eighty British soldiers
have been taken prisoner Merzle.
west
of
Over 2,090 prisoners were taken in
Liere. A large proportion
of
Rome Students Demonstrate ROME, May 10 (Reuter)-A mob) of 10,000 students, which had colicet- ed at the Palazza Veniza to-day, were dispersed by the police.
Troops are still guarding the Bri- sh and French Embassies but there was no mention of Tuesday's distur bances in to-day's morning papera.
Most of the papers are jubilant about the capitulation of Holland and predict a similar fate for Britain.
Full Obedience To !! Duca ROME, May 18 (Reuler).-"II
Ven-
this re-disposition of forces.
CIVILIAN POPULACE EVACUATE BORDER
compromised (immediately after the invasion when the Germans succeeded in effecting a crossing near Liege,
day,
"Reuters" special correspond- ent with the R.A.F. in France says after wave of
area of the British aerodromes. and the explosions of salvors of heavy bombs have been heard every hour or so since two o'clock in the morning.
Louvain's bombers, swept over the
Martyrdom
In France, large numbers of British Sufferings Of 25 Years Land French divisions have been widen
rustied to the Sedan area, where the Ago Repeated
Small groups of fighters, still lcking hard" despite the terrifie strain on the handful of pilots flying them continuously since last Friday,
Germans Concentrating compilat berore dhe PARIS, May 15 (Router).ged the raiders
Along Swiss Frontier
10-day when speaking to the Senate. frontier."
the of
munique adrils, was killed от
Ho added that in the days to come
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
to
Germans are attempting to and deepen their thrust across [Meuse."
pontoon two
(the
Louvain, whose irreplaceable
13 Machines Downed The Germans who have succeeded intellectual treasures were burn- By 0.30 p.m. they had bagged two In crossing the Meuse at Sedan bred by the Germans in 1914, is Dorniers and eleven Messerschmitt
bridges bridges were destroyed on Friday) again passing through martyr. 110's the cannon-firing fighters which
were escorting the bombers. Д French are in danger if the Allied succeeded dom, according to
Anti-aircraft are stated to have meagre line of correspondent with the Belgian accounted for four other enemy in destroying their
armies..
major battle is imminent in LATEST
Louvain is a cliy a short dis tance cast of Brussels.
LONDON, May 15 (UP).—According to a Press communication.
In addition to Allied reinforce- Duce's orders will be obeyed in all Association despatch, the Nazi armies "continue
Iments, the Germans are rushing up circumstances," declared Signor Yen concentrate on the Swiss
heavy reinforcements through turi, Minister of Communications,
Luxembourg, and it appears that a The correspondent writes that the this results achieved by the German air sector of France's frontler defences. force against purely military objec
tives are in no way discouraging to Five Miles Past Sedan
the Allied armies whose concentra- "PAJUS, May 10 (Router)-A-Wartons are proceeding without damage Ministry spokesman here to-day said and in perfect order, that in northern Belgium the vitun- ; Brutal Terrorisation.
Italy would not be taken by surprise A Paris report says that rail civilian population, the German com- whatever might be the events traffic both for passengers and wounded in the aerial attacks on the rallied round Il Duce might have to Germany has been suspended in certainly glorious that the country freight between Switzerland and clly, but the Germans blame the Bel-face. gians for resisting.
He referred to "the intolerable both directions.
conditions" which he said were im From Rome comes the report posed on Italian sea' borne trame,
He added that in the present war, that the Swiss Minister to-day
No Dutch Oil contrary to the war, or 1014-15, lodged a protest against the
For Nazis
LONDON, May 15 (British Wire- less) The majority of ships of the Dutch Navy, which have left Holland, are now either in the North Seu or
In British ports.
On the other hand, a considerable amount of Dutch army material must have fallen into German hands.
understood that much of the considerable supply of patrol in Holland has been destroyed,
On Tuesday, the important...oll tanks in Flushing were sill burning.
vessels were even stopped in non-insults. by Fascist youths who belligerent terliorial waters, pasted anti-British posters .on
This he said limited and held up the Swiss Legation walls. supplies for non-belligerents:
Evacuation of the civilian popula- Mobilisation Completed tion of the border clliésTM“of Zürich, ROME,
May, 10 (Reuter)-Berno and Basle began, to-day.. Mobilisation here his been completed!
аге examining all by all troops occupying the positions refugee ears due to rumours of "ARK
assigned to them.
--
The polica
column" activities.
Swiss Watching Anxiously
The positions on the frontiers are strongly-heldapterjumpman math skiptingarmacy into m
In the inforlar largo・・ forces are), BERNE, May 10 (Reuter)-The ready to maintain the security of University of Berne has been provi- Switzerland,
[sionally closed for à fortnight and the Nazi troop movements have been students who have not been mobils-
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Soo Back Page For Further, Lato⋅ Nows.
Llon was favourable and all was calm east of Chlers.
But the
brutal tactics of 1er-
aircraft.
A German air gunner, who'baled out of a crashing Dornier, landed in a vilinge where 10 civilians, mostly women, were killed by bombs yester PLEASE Turn To Page 7,
HUNGARIANS MOBILISE
Two Army Corps Are Called Up
A great battle, he said, was raging rorising the civilian population and on the Mouse, where the Germans sering without mercy show that more Kan crossed the river south of Sedan and the German troops are
ever faithful to the pilitess precepts now hold silent points about five of Karl von miles deep.
The correspondent says that there BUDAPEST, May 10 (Reuior).--- They have also crossed the Mouse was distress on the faces of Ameri-The mobilisation of two Hungarian at two or three points north of Din-cans who accompanied him at Lou-Army Corps is announced to-day,
Clausewitz,
ant where they have succeeded in vain at the sight of houser gutted by making email. bridgeheads.
by the French, ・・
It has been officially stated that
aerial torpedoes and the bodies of this cannot be regarded as any threst All these crossings have been held murdered women and children.
to peace. Louvain
mobilisation is for the purpose was largely rebuilt The n
of training men from the territories The situation, he said was grave, through" American-generosity.
recently incorporated in Hungary but added that the bafile may inst for days,
LONDON, May [Renter To These man-have not done Rivion pr He said that the Britial and Frenol day Queen Wilhelmina gave a brond in the Hungarian Army ligh air forces had obtained magnificent (east from Buckingham Palaco, At A low motorised and...” cavalry results. Their losses had been ant the conclusion of the broadcast, the brigades, have also been mobilled for
PLEASE Turn To Page. Dutch National Anthem was played, the same purpose,