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Supreme Council To Meet In Rome
IL DUCE CALLS HIS HENCHMEN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, May 24 (Domei).—Mussolini announced to- day that he has summoned a conference of the Supreme Defence Council to discuss important matters now facing Italy.
It is understood that all Italian Ministers, Marshal Badoglio and many other leading army and nayy officers will
attend the conference.
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By RALPH HEINZEN UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT
BELGIAN,
THE CONSOLIDATED PARIS, MAY 24 (UP). BRITISH, FRENCH AND DUTCH ARMIES IN THE NORTH FOUGHT THEIR WAY CLOSER TO THE FLOWER OF THE FRENCH ARMY OF THE CENTRE TO-DAY IN THE BATTLE OF FRENCH FLANDERS AS GENERAL WEGYAND'S FIRST STRATEGIC MOVE GOT WELL UNDER WAY.
As Hitler's main army is still held practically motionless behind the Sambre and Aisne Rivers, the mobile Panzer Divisions which wrought so much damage when they broke through the French lines at the start of the Blitzkrieg were threatened with circumvallation and consequent an- nihilation-a danger that has been ever-present and appearing nearer to-day to fruition.
CHAOTIC MESS
Actually, the main German Blitzkrieg may already be said to have failed. The only noteworthy advances by the Germans during the past 72 hours have been secured by their mobile detachments, which have been able to break through the Allied wall of steel and those operating behind- the front lines. ··
The main German line is in an almost chaotic mess as a result of the remarkable operations carried out by the Allied air forces, particularly by the Royal Air Force, which appear to have diso-rganised completely the German lines of communications to the rear from the Sambre and Aisne fronts..
These Allied machines have been rampant without halt since the Blitzkrieg started, despite the fatigue of the fliers and the wear and tear of planes.
They have continued night | and day to harass the Ger-
MAP HLUSTRATING situation on the Western Frant this morning, man lines of communica- The Allies are strongly counter-attacking on at line which extends ensitions, which gnarled last from Arras and between Cambrai and Valenciennes down to the Oise night to such an extent River at La Fere. Further south, between La Fere, Laon and Rethel, that there is virtually no Gieram attempts to move southwards towards Beints and Soissons have; been checked north of the Aisne and the Allies are now counter-attack possibility of the Germans being able to move either ing at Rethel.
The main front lines in which, of course, the operations of German backwards or forwards on mobile units are disregarded), is shown by the broken line running! through the mup, the points at which the Allies are counter-attacking the many secondary roads through the hilly and being marked by arrows,
wooded Ardennes.
Hitlerism Descends To New Depths Of Bestiality
GERMANS' TERRIBLE FLAME WEAPON
By RALPH HEINZEN
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT
GERMAN THRUST REPULSED
PARIS, May 23 (Reuter)~~A German thrust in Belgium has been repulsed.
Nazi troops earlier to-day were reported to have crossed the back shortly Scheldt near Aunenare, but they were thrown afterwards, according to semi-official Belgium reports received in Paris to-night.
Military sources state that a Big "Rabbit Hunt"
German infantry attack was Germany's advanced motorised laughed this afternoon at At- forces chiefly motor cyclists in tigny, which is between Sedan small groups of between ten and land Rethel in France, fifty. men supported by two or The result of the action is not yet three small tanks or armoured |known. cars equipped with machine-guns -continue to work their way through towards the coast, but they are continually hunted down in a gigantic rabbit hunt by French motorised units.
As they meet at road junctions or wherever the French have set are
LATEST
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LONDON, May 24 (Reuter),-Re- fugees who reached England from the French coast were eye-witnesses of a brilling air encounter yesterday. French Initiative
il British fighter shoot They saw There was violent fighing through down two German planes near the day in the region of Valen-French coast. The 130 refugees on o elentés, Cambrai and Arras, where the allied forces are reported to be small ship cheered Bie double suc- offering a serious German flanks.
mennee to the eas
LONDON, May 24 (Reuter)-The The French took the lattiative on
(Labour Corps) in capturing two PARIS, May 24 (UP).—The newest and most terrible
this front to-day and they also at-azing exploit of some members of German tanks was revealed to-day. of all modern
war weapons-flame-throwing tanks and there may be thousands tackel hotly and with some success the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps of such traps now--there is always in the Somme area.
Aceeding to Paris military circles, The tanks had arrived at a small pitched battle. As a result, French operated by specialists in asbestos suits-have made their atto contends this morning that the position this afternoon was as French village near Arras and had HOME, May 23 (Domel)-Count
on the western front, as the Germans the actual number of German mobile follows: appearance
troups operating behind the front Clano. Italian Foreign Minister, ar-
attempted to send aid to their sorely-battered Panzer lines or in the enastal area has been lezuson aboard the Italian cruiser Gluspeppe Garibaldi on a four-day divisions. · inspection tour of Albania.
ved at Durazzo on Wednesday af-
very seriously depleted.
Following The Somme
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In the north, the powerful Allied working on the road, rush up and force holds a solid, curlinuous and attacked the tanks with their pleks organised front from the north of and shovels. They first of all Bapaume, along the Schellt to Valen- damaged the enterpillar tracks to citunes, and starting again at Cam- that the tank could not take off, and
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Rome Suspends Italian Service To Orient
SHANGHAI, May 24 (UP).—
These new flamethrowers, | The German fine-throwing tanks Fresh-indications that Italy ia is expected that Court Clano contemplating entry into the will survey the new Industrial and which appear destined to be usede fost, light
es-for the wholesale destruction of and protected by two swarm through the lowlands of the brand extending to Arras and the then disarmed the crews, who were
machine guns and a, 37 mm. gen. European conflict are Been in peelally the Italian defences along towns and villages as well as for the announcement
egricultural developments, and
made this the, Albanian-Greek frontler.
morning by the local office of
Lloyd Triestino, that "until
further notice, departures of ex- CONFIDENCE IN
press liners from Trieste have: 'been suspended.”
VICTORY
frontal attacks on fortified lines and casements, represent the last word in the imagination of
of
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But the Germans conilnue
Somme Valley-the Une they following to the sea-and their entire The flame-dlarower Itself pro- operation yesterday clearly pointed trudes ke a long gun barrel. The towards the north-west. lank rolls up to a building and sets afire by squirting flaming quid petrol inside. Even if the building forified the tank can fight N own way to the objective.
By this operation the German General Staff probably hopes to effect at least on paper. anyway the complete "encirclement" of
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OVERLIN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP
A large KPM passenger ship which urrived in Hongkonit on Wednesday for from Javanese ports, bound Shanghai, le still in port, although scheduled to leave on Thursday, An order was received from Batavia on the military engineers who are attempting to keep a paralel
NEW YORK, May 23 (UP) Wednesday night, postponing the de- between increased killing power
the Allied armies of the north. Ken Overlin took the world's parture of the ship until to-day,
later order postpones departure in- and increased resistance The Shanghai office declared
Rumbling down a street, the Hame- reality, however, this handful of middleweight boxing champion- definitely. Fifteen through passen- thrower tanks set fire to every third :that a cable to this effect has
ENTEBBE. (Port Allee), May 23]modern weapons.
building.
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Bumbered thousands to one by the ship from Ceferino Garcia on gers and 10 who embarked in Hong- been received from Rome. (Reuter)-Telegrams have been ex-
Material v. Tactics
great mass of Alifed troops operat-points over 15 rounds here to-day.kong for Shanghai disembarked this [afternoon. About 75 Second Class ebanged between the Governor of
experts ethnical destruction enn be obtain Many French military
lux north and somh of the thin
still Conta Vordo At Colombo
Uganda and the Governor-General
agree that material has surpassedjed Lecause each flaming house will to their immediate
Nati columns.
LONDON, May 23 (Reuter)-As and 350 deck pamiengers are Omelals stated that the Conte of the Belgian Congo.
tasties in modern warfare, and that spread the fire
The French military analyst told national defence industries are going aboard. No reason has been given neighbours.
all the time, the for the flasin of the vreenl Verde, which is en route to the Far The telegrams confirm their con-rindes are now shiged to find husty neigh
ure destined to be Ministry of Transport is arranging "East, is expected to reach Colomba fidence in the ultimato victoryallives to overcome the tremen-When these lanks attack a case-me last night: These German ad-full-time duly
advance the efficar mye ment, Bey-allonpt la un right un var riements -fc-day.
They promise to help each other des
all given attacking armies in new equips to the stronghold in order to squirt destroyed, just as were the audacibus for additional transport on Sundays- However, they could give no where necessary and to place
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