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No, 10150
STCOND EDITION
Telegraph.
TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1940. 日五十月四
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SITUATION IMPROVED
GERMANS FALL BACK RAPIDLY AS DRIVE ON PARIS FAILS AISNE AND OISE CLEARED:
FRENCH
WEDGE AT LE CATEAU
THREATENS NAZI FLANKS
By MILES HANDLER -(UNITED-PRESS-STAFF CORRESPONDENT}__..
PARIS, MAY 21 (UP),—THE GERMANS ARE FALLING BACK RAPIDLY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR AND THE DRIVE ON PARIS, WHICH AT ONE STAGE BROUGHT THE INVADERS TO WITHIN 75 MILES OF THE CAPITAL, HAS APPARENTLY BEEN ABANDONED.
This is the chief news from France to-night.
It has been summarised in the dry, official communiques by four words issued over, the signature of General Weygand, the new Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies.
The communique stated simply: “The situation has improved."
What this improvement in the situation means to Hitler's hopes of a Blitzkrieg 'conquest of France may be indicated by events during the GERMAN HOPES CRUSHED past twelve hours in the Rethel sector.
The Germans have been everywhere thrown back across the Aisne River, both banks of which are now held by the French forces.
Rethel is again in Allied hands.
On the German left flank, the French have launched a Blitzkrieg of their own.
All hopes of German successes in the Montmedy and Longwy sectors near the Luxembourg frontier, where the invaders attempted to flank the true Maginot Line, have been crushed with an overwhelming defeat which has been swiftly followed by such heavy French pressure that the entire German-left-wing-is-now.compromised.
This defeat not only removes any danger of the Germans getting behind the Maginot Linie fortifications,
SMASHING ALLIED but prevents the invaders from using the excellent roads
FLANK ATTACKS
By RALPH HEINZEN
and railways of Luxembourg to bring up their supplies. SUMMARY OF SITUATION
The situation in the eastern sector, where the Germans are attempting to break through to the Channel ports, may be summarised as follows:
"UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES MAY 21 (UP)—THE
Allied resistance has increa ed to such an extent that the FULL WEIGHT OF THE ALLIED ARMIES SMASHED INTO German mechanised units were able to advance only two or three THE TWO FLANKS OF THE GERMAN POCKET ATS miles in yesterday's fighting. This is reminiscent of trench WIDEST POINT LAST NIGHT, IN THE FIRST OF THE GREAT SERIES OF COUNTER-ATTACKS WHICH MAY NOW fighting in the last war, where every yard gained took a terrific
tell in men and materials.
St. Quentin has apparently reverted to the Allles, but one of the German tank unils which succeeded in breaking through during the week-end appears to have approached Peronne, which
CAMBRAI is only 60 miles from the Channel and which is now the scene of
sume fighting. (Peronne is on the north bank of the Semme)
READY
BE EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN FRONT.
The spearhead of the Allied attacks, which mark General Weygand's assumption of the Supreme Command, were launch- ed at Maubeuge in the north and along the Aisne in the south.
Held on
their crumbling which are now in imminent danger of disintegrating, the Germans are Bekting furiously to prevent Hiller's blitzkrieg machine from becoming completely stated and smashed on the plains of Picardy.
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Banks,
The German Supreme Command
took the unprecedented risk of throw-
ing ten columns of motor cycle
FOR NAZIS
Civilians Evacuate Famed War Town By RALPH HEINZEN
UNITED PAKSS WAR CORRESPONDENT
Further north, the Allied forces have seriously com- promised the German drive on the Channel by driving a deep
wedge in the German lines between Landrecles and Gulse.
Le Cateau is in Allied hands and the Germans have been pashed back ten miles from the River Oise.
If the Allled can succeed in effecting a juncture with the forces operating further southwards, the entire. Gorman opera- tion will be cut off and surrounded.
"Situation Much improved
A late French communique, SHOOTING
is
WITH THE FRENCH issued at midnight (7 6.m. troops and other mechanised cavalry ARMIES, May 21, (UP).-I was II.K.T.) reports that tho altua- ahead of their main forces in an at- with the last French troops in tion at Montmedy (on the right tempt to plant advance clements Cambral last night when the flank of the Maginot Line) solidly along the Samme River,
So far, the situation here is obscure, Germans headed in its direction much improved. All Gorman but t
notable that the note at from the Sambre region, and attacks have been ropulsed and French G.H.Q. to-day is the most saw the city evacuated yester-the Allies are driving into the optimistle in a week.
day afternoon of all its civilians German loft flank. Tons of Yesterday's feest fighting oc- curred on the rolling form lands cast, within a span of six hours, des high explosive are being poured the pile the destruction of its one on to the German tank columna.
and south-cast of Cambrai, on east bank of the Escaut River around Montmedy.
Five Divisions Thrown Back
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LONDON, May 20 (Router).-German official about the statements western offensive show that the Nazis realise the task attack which the German High Command is facing spee
SEVERE THRUSTS ON ALL FRONTS
The German public has been warned that the. cam- paign cannot be conducted without casualties. They have been told that the casualties will be less than those of the Somme and Marne in the last-war.
Official German archieves put PARIS, May 20 (Reuter),—A War Ministry spokes- the German losses on the Somme then at 700,000 dead, wounded man stated that the battle is raging with maximum and captured. The losses at the intensity east of Cambrai and Landrecies and that fight-Marne were about the same ing continued all day.
figure.
A spokesman of the Gorman Pro- He stated that the enemy did not appear to have made any paganda Ministry sald in a broadcast
considerable progress
on Sunday night that they must take Into account the possibility of an Between Landrecles and attack from central France against Lafrer on the west side of the the south flank. Sambre-Oise Canal, German armoured units continued
BRITISH, BELGIAN LINES INTACT
Skilful Manoeuvre Nonplusses Nazis
push west-north-west.
to
The German. High Command has to be prepared for the possibility.
A German communique also speaks
of the possibility of an attacks on the
The situation remains confused north funk. with
# vast intermingling of Brillah, French and German tanka,
Allies Attacking
but it can be said that on the The Allied troops have already whole the Germans
continue
to attacked between Maubouge and
Valenciennes, dccording to the com
push forward.
The situation in this part of the munique, front is described as "serious,"
Two Naxi_Roida Fail.
"According to the German High Command this is an attempt by the "Allled-troops to force-their-way-out-
In the Rethel region, two German to the south. cforts to effect a surprise crossing
LONDON, May 20 (Reuter) of the Alang were completely
The task of the British and Belgium troops has been to carry put a strategic withdrawal to meet any German, attempt to
take them in the rear from the spear-head in the south,
This withdrawal has been carried out with akill by hoth
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Wants U.S. To Aid The Allies
Newsman Forms New Organisation
A soventeen-year-old Russian the Allied forces. girl is in the Kowloon Hospital The British have got back and railway station by five German The definite improvement in the this morning, suffering from a without having to abandon dny
bombers.
situation from the Allied, point of Cambrai is typical of hundreds of view is further indicated by to-night's bullet wound which was acci-material. towns in that sector which are being German High Command communique, dentally self-inflicted.
At no time did the Germans make At Montmedy the Germans sacri fought over to-day after twenty years which warn that the German "must
BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** ficed five divisions (75,000 men) in of painful rising from the ruins of take into account now the possibility The girl lo. Norma Khatman, of a dent in their positions.
It is true that the British have not
NEW YORK, May, 20 (UP). of a heavy French attack against the 11a Carnarvon Road, Kowloon.' had to face the terriic mass attack#Mr. William A. White, the
According-to-a-report-of-the-incl-which the French have encountered ends at Malmedy.
Martyr Town Of World War
noted American Journalist, has Germany has also been warned that dent by Mr. J. E. Tocher, Mics further south... The five derman divisions, They were the marlyr towns of the casualties have been heavy and the Knafman was among a number of' Fighting All The Time organised a "Committee to De- obedience to the orders from Head- World War.
However it would be wrong to fand America" which has as its quarters, advanced stolidly against,
gid imagine that they have not had to main objective complete Cambrai suffered particularly. Ai- communique indirectly hints that the
realdence at Fanling last night. the guns of the Maginot Line.
already exceeded one million men..
aight. In this attack, the German soldier most nothing was left except a church German losses on land slone have guests who wore at a party at his
At about 11 pm., Miss Knalman They have been fighting all the to the Allies in the fight against discovered, for the Brat time, the steeple, which, in 1910, rose above an
unrecognisable mase of bricks and "Shock" Troops Stom Advanco deadly nature of the fire which can rubble. The city was built anew on
Intense bombing.
Among prominent Americans who' be poured from the huge under the leveled debris of the last war. PARIS, May 20 (Router)Despite entered a back room to comb her time and, have had to stand up to Germany.
Our lomes are not on a isrge scale have joined the organisation are Mr. ground fortresses at any advancing Behind the hotel where war cor- the increasing violence of their on-
Bullet Through Shoulder and it is believed that, with reason. Honry L. Stimson, Bishop Manning enemy.
respondents have aleitored in the slaughts, the German westward pushĮ
Yank Lohman, the| nerom made comparatively tile headway
While she was there she saw Mr. able precautions, they need not ex-of: New York, died present hostilities directly The alluck withered and
such Governor of New York, Mr. Frank Tocher's 32 revolver on the dressing pect heavy lower due
bombings.
Knox, the Republican Candidate for away long before any German the street from the best bomb target lo-dny. soldier could come even within in town, the railway station was an
Every time the Germans have the Vice-Presidency in 1936, and Mr. After extremely heavy fighting bo-table, and removed it from its holster
attacked they have suffered losses. hand grenade range of any one of air raid shelter trench dug in theen Allied and German armoured in order to examine it.
Nicholas Murray Buller; Trustee of tiny triangular park
be Carnegie Corporation and Nobel cavemanis,
The revolver was loaded and went the
been.
Magnificent Bolgians dug units north and west of St. Quentin, the Trenches have now
du German territorial gains at the close off as Miss Krafman was examining The Belgian troops, too, have been The total achievement. by
Peace Prize winner in 1931. through five tool of plaster and
Meanwhile, in Richmond, Virginis, 18:000 German was the capture of g
Cannon has addressed-an-open- have uncovered a sidewalk and paved with those which marked the early shoulder
breaks In their lines. Liège and letter fc Mr Cordell Bull, urging the the ordements,
street of the city that had been in ages of the attack.
Namur are willl holding out.
Secretary of State to use his great These two forte are of considerable influence, with President Roomwwall This pill-box "was defended by 1914, but had nol survived four
importance Godalls they command and Congrem to desiero war on
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an outer pili-box profecting one og rubble and, la the depth,the dirtiers of the day were very small compared, fit The Bullet i anteriul ber: 1951nghting smagnificently. Thère are nÒ|BISHOPK-
Loven Frenchmen with one machine-lydars of hollish artillery shelling and. It is becoming more and more Kowloon, and at Hospital this morn- |
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The communique would appear to indicate some setivity which is not welcomed by the German High Command.
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