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Weygand Orders Violent Offensive In South To Relieve Pressure in North
TO BE EVACUATED TO SOMME FRONT
ALLIED FORCES IN FLANDERS
GERMANS WOULD GAIN ENTIRE BELGIAN COAST ·
IT IS NOW CONSIDERED PROBABLE THAT THE BRITISH AND FRENCH ARMIES IN BELGIAN FLANDERS WILL BE EVACUATED TO THE SOMME FRONT BY WARSHIPS, LEAVING THE ENTIRE BELGIAN AND FRENCH COASTS NORTH OF CALAIS IN GERMAN HANDS.
"Domei" quotes a British Admiralty spokes- man in London as stating that the evacuation may be necessitated as a result of the German thrust on Dunkirk,
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"It will be necessary for us to do our utmost to withdraw our armies from the positions they now occupy." Mr. A. Duff Cooper, the Minister of Information is quoted by "United Press'' as saying in London.
German military observers, quoted in a message from Berlin, believe that the Allied Command-in-Chief in Flanders now stands at the cross-roads-whether to fight courageously to the end or surrender implying that the choice of evacuation is not available.
In order to relieve the northern army, says a "Domci". message from Paris, General Weygand, the Supreme C.
· in C.,-has-ordered a violent offensive by the southern army on the Aisne front between Rethel and Sedan.
"United Press" quotes Berlin-Radio broadcasts in French last night which urged the French soldiers entrapped in the Bel- glan pocket to capitulate,
"You have fought bravely." the German announcer "You have satisfled your military honour.
said.
"If you continue to fight you face certain annihilation. Think of your families, your wives and children in the France you love, and lay down your arms before it is too late."
Belgian Sector:
German LinesTM Main French Lines
Allied Lines in North
The campromited Allied sector is shown in black.
8,000
COUNTER-ATTACK Children
CAN SAVE
TRAPPED FORCES
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, May 28 (UP)—MILITARY SOURCES IN LON- DON SAID TO-NIGHT THAT ONLY A SUCCESSFUL COUNTER - ATTACK ALONG THE SOMME RIVER CAN SAVE THE BRITISH AND FRENCII FORCES FROM BEING TRAPPED IN FLANDERS AS A RESULT OF KING LEO. POLD'S BOMBSHELL DECISION,
The Germans, taking advantage of the surrender of the Bel- gians, have tumed terrific pressure north of the River Lys, where the situation is now serious.
In an effort to aid the disposition of the British and French armies in Flanders, waves of British planes are striving to re- lieve the pressure on the Allied rear,
These planes are continually of King Leopold's decision and thus bombing the roads and railways suddenly found his left flanks exposed, the Allies have been forced to halt just behind the German army; their "beration" offensive at Alre- and a staggering quantity
of the
su-Lys. Immediately King Leopold's
high oxplosive ins been dropped net became known, General Blanch- on the Germans during the past and commenced a slow withdrawal
40 hours.
at.
Heavy bombers additionally tacked military objectives at Dussel- dock, Duisberg, Dortmund, Hamburg,' Bremen and Cologne,
Allios Not Encircled
By RALPH HEINZEN.
UNITED PRESS WAN CORRESPONDENT
Evacuated
LONDON, May 28 (Reuter), -The Government has decided to remove evacuated children from areas, whether rural or urban, within approximately ten miles of the coasts of Suffolk, Essex, Kent and part of Norfolk.
No more children will be evacuated to these areas.
The children who evacuated from the London districts num- ber about 8,000.
They will be moved to the Midlands and South Wales on Sunday.
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“Scarcely Possible To Over-Estimate Gravity”
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PRESS COMMENT ON SITUATION
LONDON, May 29 (Reuter).The "Times," examin- ing the new position created by King Leopold's surrender states:
the
"It is scarcely possible to over-estimate the gravity of the situation created by this unforeseen defection from
i immediate exect throughout the Allied cause.”
dominions and the dependencies.” The paper points out that the The paper concludes: "The example Allies' campaign for the defence ject in this country of national unity, of the Low countrica- has been and common effort to meet an un spiring lead which is everywhere fought under all possible disad-precedented danger has given an in- vantages which have given us being followed." the worst of both worlds.
Whilst the Times" is careful to
Pertinent Quotation
rapko clear the mconstitutional In examining the International nature of King Leopold's declalon, reaction to King Leopold's defection, the papar says: "There is, however, which the Italians find justified and
no reason to reject the plea for which it says "has only welded those
Buspension of final judgment until the full facts are known. ****
who still defend the cause of liberty in a yet firmer resolve to endure been until the final victory has Must Enduro To The End:
reached," the "Times" quotes Mus After showing that the British rolini's 1914 Parma speech la which
Surrendering Colonies For Crown? DETHRONED KING MAY SIGN NAZI PEACE TREATY
SPECIAL TO THE
**"TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, May 28 (Domei),-Although the German authorities have announced that the surrender of King Leopold and the Belgian Army constitutes only a military measure, it is expected in Berlin that King Leopold will unconstitutional- ly conclude a separate peace treaty with Germany.
In view of Leopold's surrender, Hitler is expected to show a "moderate" attitude towards Belgium.
It is believed that his peace terms will be as follows: 1.--Recognition of the sover- eignty of King Leopold III and
Household;
ITALIANS the system of the Belgian Royal
HAD HAND...
REPORT Leopold's Sister Is Crown Princess
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, May 28 (Domel)-If]
2. Territorial integrity of Belgium, excepting the orena of Euphen and Malmedy which * wore cedeul to Belgium ufiers the ~
World War" and "which", have nlready been re-incorporated in the Reich by official decree;"
3. Incorporation of Belgion colonies in Africa In the Greater Reich, Including Belgian manda- tory territories which were formerly Germon possessions. Belgian colonies include the
is reliably learned in Rome that Congo-Independent State, which
the sudden surrender of King was founded by King Leopold's
Leopold of the Belgians was due grand-father in 1885.
the
to the ardent efforts of the Mar- quis Giacomo Paulucel, recently appointed Italian Am bassador to Belglum.
Were Italy to enter the war as an city of Germany, King Leopold would automatically become, if he had continued to resist, the enemy of his sister.
PRINCE BAUDOUIN',.
Although this claim from Berlin states that King Leopold holds supreme power in both military
and
political affairs, such is not, the case. King Leopold is the supreme Command-in-Chief of the Belgian Army, but is political power is
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BELGIUM TO FIGHT ON
Goverment Decision Announced
PARIS, May 28 (Reuter)—It is officially announced that the Belgian Government has decided thai Belgium shall continue to fight by the side of the Allies.
She will use all her army in France, which has now been re- grouped, and throw into the battle all the strongth of the Ination in order to secure victory.
LATEST
BRITON SLAIN
Boliden, started ransack house,
army is as yet undefeated, while the In order to shorten the Allied lines
navy and air force have shown the he said: "There are ignoble worms 9-year-old Heir who may succeed
Leopold the who have cast it in Belgium's teeth; their fields,
SILANGIIAL, May 29 (Reuter), and take up the slack occasioned by
[ascendency In
She Times" concludes: "In order that that she has defended herself the
Princess the Beiglun abandonment of the left
Marie-Jose, C. Chegwidden, 00-year-old Briton, flank,
irresistible forced may be could have given the Germans, a these
Croton Princess of Italy. Her hus was slain inst night by two Chinese With their backs to the North Sea,
OSAKA, May 21, (Domel)--The brought into play for the destruc-free passage but Belgium lives and
band, Crown Prince Humbert, la gunmen who entered his residence in the entire
Helr-Apparent to the Italian International Bettlement for robbery British Expeditionary O.SK, freighter Allas Maru, 7,347 ton of Nazism, it is essential that will live, because the refused the
ses Hobbers bound gagged Force and the French First Army are tons, while at anchor at Karachi, Great Britain and France endure to ignoble bargain.”
Throne. The "Daily Telegraph" feels that now in an admittedly critical pos Indin, on Friday was
Humbert and Crown Prince boarded and the end. The peril in imminent, but
alarm and lon, but General Blanchard and the examined by about ten armed soldiers the nation is awake,
a discussion of King Leopold's" de-
Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium but neighbours raised French High Command refuse to and 20 customs officers, who declared This people has before now come eision at the present moment la not
were married in Rome in. 1930. gunmen fed without loot. consider the Army of the north that they were searching for arms near to disaator, before it would be called for and adds: "In France, no
King Leopold of the Belgians and Polles later found Cherwidden
Ilo died PARIS, › May, 28 : (UP)-German entirely lost.
and documents, according to a report aroused; but being roused, it does not less than in our own country, the
his sister are cousins, four times suffocating. from that vessel reaching the O.S.K. lay down its arme until the danger is effect of the disastrous breaking of through the "breach in 'the flank of
removed, of King George VI. King hospital, Chenvidden repelled and the aggressor over the line is a hardening of resolution." the Allied armies in Flanders, caused
The paper finisher on the note that Leopold II of the Belgians seas employee of C.M.C.
Victoria's uncle Combined aerial, naval and land head office on Tuesday.
Queine Test-Old Hair by the defection of the Belgian
operations may yet, they believe, Army,
Though details of the incident thrown." have not yet been made clear, the Commenting on the great response fine morale of the people is extremely| by the Empire to Britain needs in high. "Let the Industrial effort of Nevertheless, latest reports indicate cover their withdrawal.
As an immediato. consequence of search by armed soldiers of a Japan- the fight against Naziam, the Times" our people be worthy of the men SPECIAL TO THE "TEI EGRAPH*** the enemy have falled to on king Leopold mcnchor, the new ese merchantman while in pert ls the states: At every critical moment in ghing and dying for them, and PARIS, May 28 Domel)The
Alles Armies in
This story of the Empire the example there is within our ranch circle the
such a Bélgian Cabinet will establish a new French defence line in the north now first instance of its kind.
PLEASE Turn To Page 2: ***PLEASE Turn To Page the command of General follows the Somme and the Alsno in
Investigation into the matter has set by the Government and people of Under
the Mother Country, has a great and/ Blanchard, who was mot forewarned PLEASE Turn To Page 2.5 been started by the Foreign Office,
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