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ANTWERP UNDER The Situation Is FRENCH ADMIT SITUATION FIRE: NAZIS Extremely Grave IS "VERY SERIOUS" POUND BIG FORTS
SPECIAL_TO_THE__"TELEGRAPH.......
LONDON, May 18 (UP).-Following swiftly upon the fall of Louvain, and Malines and the entry of German troops into Brussels, Antwerp, Belgium's great seaport which resisted German invasion for 35 days in the last war, came under fire from German heavy guns across the River Scheldt yesterday.
The River Scheldt passes through Antwerp and authorita- five sources in London last night admitted that the Dutch and Belgian, defenders have been pushed back to the left bank of the river.
In addition to pounding the city, the Germans are attemp1- ing to reduce, one by one, the great fortifications which guard
Flushing Set On Fire
Holland's Scorched
Earth Policy
́SPECIAL"TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 17 (UP)— The Dutch army and naval forces who are still fiercely re- sisting the German invaders in the small strip of free territory near the Belginn border yester- day set the torch to Flushing, the famous seaport on Wal- cheren Island.
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Holland's naval yards at Flushing were dynamiled: all harbour works blown up: Dockyards, ware- Houses-anything that would prove useful to the Germans when they Occupied the elly-were destroyed.
The torch was set to the big petrol und oil installations, which blazed hundreds of feet into the air through
Antwerp in the north.
The evacuation of Brussels by the Belgian Government has been officially confirmed.
Fall Of Brussels :
A Berlin communique claims that Brussels and Louvain have alrendy been reduced. The claim regarding the Belgian capital scems to be borne out by the Allied admission that the British, French and Belgian forces have withdrawn from the city to a point westwards and that a new line het been taken up:
The beautiful Notre Dame which is under fire from Nazi ung operating from across the River Scheldt.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON,-May-18-(UP), -The seriousness of the situation on the Western Front, which has already been admitted by official spokesnien in Paris and. London, and which formed. the subject of a "Backs lo the Wall" Order of the Day by General Gamelin, was further emphasised in Lon. don last night.
The Press Association has issued a statement from an authoritative British source, saying that the British newspapers have so far not represented the true gravily of the situation to their readers.
The slatement adds: "Aux a thoritative quarters feel that the Press has a duty to, perform intelling the... British public that the situation must be regarded as one of extreme gravity."
Afurtner official-ad- mission has been made in London that the "Battle of the Budge" has taken s serious turn.
It is believed that Mr. -Churchill's-flight-to-Parls- was made in view of the nature of the events of the past 48 hours.
COFFICIAL
GENERAL GAMELIN
An entirely new Allied strategy may have to be evolved to meet the rapid German advance.
Latest Developments In Italy
BRITONS WARNED TO CLEAR OUT
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, MAY 18 (UP) —THE MAIN GERMAN OBJECTIVES IN |THE BLITZKRIEG DRIVE THROUGH FRANCE FROM THE POCKET THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BEHIND THE FRENCH FORTIFICA- TIONS IN THE SEDAN AREA APPEAR TO BE LAON AND RHEIMS, THE IMPORTANT CITIES 70 AND 100 MILES RESPECTIVELY FROM PARIS,
THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE ON LAON DOWN THE AISNE VALLEY, WHERE THE FIGHTING THROUGHOUT YESTERDAY WAS PARTICULARLY BITTER.
Two heavy columns of German mechanised units are driving down the Aisne and Somme towards Soissons, fifty miles from the frontier. They are unsupported by infantry and have no lines of communication. 'DASH FOR ENGLISH CHANNEL
These mechanised columns broke through a gap in the border forti- fications between Mezieres and Sedan-the gap through which earlier big columns had broken and then wheeled northwards for a dash towards Lille and the English Channel.
and
Official German reports claim that German troops of all branches of the invading Army- have now lengthened the breach in the French frontier fortifications to sixty miles, stretching from Maubeuge to Mentmedy.
Through this breach, says the German report, Nazi Situation Analysed mechanised units are spreading rapidly fanwise to the north- west and southwest--towards St. Quentin in the north Verdun-in-the-south. By this move, states the Germans,--the- entire French frontier fortifications are compromised.
Thousands of planes are constantly in action along the widening fighting zone, strafing columns, bombing positions, and supporting the mechanised units, The German tanks motorised units which have crashed through the Allied front lines are all heavily and constantly supported by planes.
Paris states | A report from
that the Germans made a fresh effort to breach the frontier fortifications between Sedan and Montmedy last night, hurling the bulk of their heavy tank {divisions in a mass attack on
Avesnos and Verins.
Nazi Advance Halted High French military sources stated at 0 p.m. that the Nazi mechanised units, heavily supported by the Gar- Air Force, violently attacked the lower end of the pocket which had
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River and
and
Switzerland May Be Next
Nazi Invasion Would Bring Italy In
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON. May 17 (Domei)
HITLER'S GREATEST GAMBLE Facing Danger Of Allied Traps
By RALPH HEINZEN ("UNITED PRESS" STAFF. CORRESPONDENTS".
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, May 18 (UP)—s Powerful Allied reinforcements have been thrown into line
been established between the Sambre A German invasion of Switzer-overnight, and the German bulge
Rethel,
land, which is regarded as dis-on the Allied flanks at Namur The French spokesman denied that tinctly possible, is believed would and Sedan is now being squeezed. the Germans had taken Maubauge, be sufficient to bring Italy into Despite these heavy reinforce- THE BRITISH LEGATION in Rome has advised all and claimed that the Nazi advance the war.
halted at Rethel, thirty miles inside The Berlin repert admits that re- British subjects residing in Italy to return to England along the River Afsne had Simultaneously with the destruc-sistance from the Allfes is bitter and tion of all military objectives, the that the fighting along the Dyle Liver as soon as possible. Dutch und Allled troops evacuated front has been of the firm magnd- This is one of the latest developments in the Italian
out the night.
Islands Evacuated
vince of Zeeland
The destruction of Flushing's mill-
Wavre.
crisis.
Walcharen Island and the adjoining sude. island of Beyclund.
In addition to occupying Brussels: Evacuation was decided upon by and Louvain, the Germans claim to "United Press" reports from Washington that President the Admiral commanding the French have plereed the fortress line along Roosevelt has cancelled his usual week-end trip to his summer naval forces operating in the Pro-the Dyle River at a point Bouth of residence at Hyde Park.
It is not likely that he will not make the projecteil tour of tary objectives was carried out by
Namur In Nazi Handı the west scheduled for next month. the Dutch authorities, and the. Dutch troops ovacuated with the French. Namur now appears to be in Ger- In Shanghai the Japanese, They will re-land in Belgium, where man hands, they will continue the struggle.
At least six hundred civilians have garrison command has requested the commanders of foreign de- Beveland and Walcharen Islands been killed during the German bos- are noted for the architectural beauty bardment of Louvain, from which fence forces for an assurance of their towns, particularly Middle the Allies have now withdrawn. that there will be no hostilities burg and Veere. Both these towns Whole arcus of the city are ablaze, between Allied and Italian forces have suffered severely from almost according to a statement by eight] continuous Gorman air raids, young Irish Franciscan Friars from in Shanghai, Tientsin or Peiping
Florca Fighting Continues who arrived in London last night.
the Catholle College of San Antonio, in the event of Italy joining Fierce 'fighting at continues on Datch ́soll"on"the" left bank of the
River Scheidl, which empties into
an almost
Germany.
France.
be:n
ments, the Allies have not been able to halt the fierce drive of Reports reaching London state that German motorised units which ubout 25 divisions of mechanised During the ferce battle, along! the Alme Valley reveral villages German troops are concentrated along have advanced far ahead of the
line from Schwarzwald to Boden main fighting zone, and woods changed hands five or Seo, and that another Nazi force is These German units, operating six times, but at 6 pm. the French stationed in the Vorarlberg region, with reckless abandon, ore. now lines were still intact.
which was formerly part of Austria. launching unsupported attacks along Heavy Allied artillery reinforce- Swiss troops are posted along these the Dyle and Hombro rivers in ments are now pouring tens of thou-northwestern and eastern parts of the Belgium and northern France. sands of high explosive shells into country to cope with any eventuality. the apex of the German lines around while other forces have been sent to Rethei; it is admitted that the des- the Swiss-Italian border. truction of this German callent is of
the utmost impo
Very War's Biggest List Of Air Casualties
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May Bo Turning Point These attacks, which came after the 24 hour "breathing spell" yéster- day, may become 'the turning point of the German Blitzkrieg, for the (Bo-main effort to-day. appears to be to bedrive a deep wedge to the Aisne
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Mrs. Irma Frommer, MD. Meanwhile, the spearhead of the logna) has been appointed to advance by the large. German an Inspector of Schools. mechanised force which made the Initial break-through of the French fortifications at Mezlers has turned north-eastwards towards St. Quentin, in on
an evident attempt to threaten the Allled
between] communications SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH':: LONDON, May 17. (UP) –
France and Belgium and thus com- Subsequently the US. Commander-
promise the entire. Allled resistance Admiral Hort, received an Illustrating the bitterness of the
in Belgium. the sea just above Antwerp in Bel-HOLLANDERS INurance from the British, French aerial combats alnce the begin The situation is described in Paris
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" slura
The remainder-of-the-Dutch SOUTH AFRICA Conference between the four com the Lowlands, the Air Ministry
and Italian commanders at a joint ning of the German invasion of as being “very serious."
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UP)The U.S. Government has 12.000 French Prisoners Force, which sustained
decided to bulld airplane factories in order to help private manu- Imandlers. mortal blow in Oghting the over-
issued the
French spokesmen do not deny the to-day
biggest whelming Nil air force, has evacuat-It has been proposed in South Africa
CAPETOWN, May 17 (Reuter), Studying Roosevelt Note
German claim that 12,000 French facturers to speed up the production of warplanes to 50,000 per casualty list of the war." ed the Walcheren air headquarters
prisoners of war have been taken in annum. (which were subsequently destroyed) that a battalion of Hollanders should ROME, May 17 (Reuter)Proskie
An initial order for 50.000 U.S.$3,000,000,000. jolast It contains a total of 143 casualties. The part weckpointed out that, Ipinlanes in to be placed this year. A message from London states that...
One spokesman und are now at an Allied Air. Baso, serve with the South African forces.dent Roosevelt's message to Bignor Sixteen were killed in action and 96:
the British Press Interpreta the Ground "personnel was evacuated It is hoped to mobilise about 800 Mussolint le being "studied carefully," are missing, beloved killed not view of the magnitude of the battle, Both Houses of Congress have President's now defence requirements
men In unit.
The dates of the casualties are according to official circles here The German invasion of the Low}
already started preparations, to as marking the awakening of America They sale however that is the specified so that Germany cannot he loss of this number of men was Countries has summulated "the"re message is of a personál character, rio Agure the lowes in ouy, specific battle.not, unreasonable.
The Germans are reported to be secure the immediato enactment to the dangers to lis own security.. using between 800 and 1200 tonks of President Roosevelt's Emerg get from America," says the "Newn
Wa badly need every plane, we can cords have been set-in Johannesburg tents. Any forecast of Duce's
reply will be premature
They have between 100 and 800 ency Defence Programme, which Chronicle.p RUMANIAN GOVT. break-through at Sedan alone. In Kenya it is officially announced Incilio' meantirde "the")
the number of
banks in
operation in Belgium and a envisages the expenditure of But, this is not enough "The only total of between 8,200 and 3,000 else=)† 9.$1,800,000,000,000yste BUYS UP OIL LONDON May 17 (Router)Bo-that all Germans, including refugees, political observers who so for have
way! America scan give the:: Allles precautionary staunchly believed t that Italy would tween 4,000 and 5,000. United States will be interfied op a
Front, rerrusin non-belligerant dwindling.
1. It is possible that the mensure will effective help, at this momentato where along the Western
Arras Bombad cizens, in Britain have been ad measure.
borendy, for the Presidential signa-wain Italy that dier entrance into the e trains link in a confiem artifully.
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are day to sell the whole of their future throughout the western section of Prange of the new measure will America in now, var nepri Sunday which will production to the Government, and wraice yesterday afternoon bring the visible, cutay on defence to come to the aid of us
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