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Three Bulges, But French Lines Intact
French Lines Intact Along Entire Front:
Along Entire Front: Parachute Troops Meet Swift Fate As Landings
Landings Attempted
Attempted Between Oise River and Paris 3,000,000 MEN LOCKED IN BATTLE FROM CHANNEL TO SWITZERLAND
PANZER MECHANISED UNITS REACH SEINE RIVER 35 MILES FROM CAPITAL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ·
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THREE MILLION TROOPS AND FIVE THOUSAND TANKS ARE NOW ENGAGED IN COMBAT ALONG THE WESTERN FRONT, WHICH NOW STRETCHES FOR 500 MILES FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO THE SWISS FRONTIER.
The situation this morning was officially described in Paris as "fluid." The French lines are intact, but certain withdrawals have had to be
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Maginot And Siegfried Lines Join In Battle
By RALPH HEINZEN
LIEGE
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT PARIS, June 10 (UP).—East of the Argonne Forest
and on to the Swiss frontier, the guns of the Maginot and
made.
There are three bulges in the defending lines, against which the Germans are throwing their full force in an attempt to break through.
In the east, they claim to have entered the Argonne, Forest re- gion west of Verdun,
Crossed Aisne
In the centre they claim to inve crossed the Aisne river on both sides. of Sulssons,
In the west German mechanisd unlis have succeeded in penetrating
| the outskirts of Nouen, the seaport" the French capital on the Selne
River
Another Panzer detachment, push- -ing-towurdbe-Paris-from-Furges-ite
Baux, has reached Beauvais, 35 miles from Puris.
In the Rouen sector, the Germans have pushed in towards Paris along the Seine to Pont de l'Arche.
Parachutists In Action
Parachute troops were employed. between the Olse River and Paris. according to a French: G.HQ. TE> port, but all the parachutists were successfully rounded up.
break- With the exception of the through of certain mechanised units towards the Seine, the front lines are everywhere intact. It is emphasised that
the number of Geriam mechanked units which have ZILIC- ceeded in penetrating to the environs of Rouen and to Beauvais are re- latively small, and are already being rounded tip.
From Amiens, the front now stretches inland to Montdidier, thence across the Oise Valley to Nayon:
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THE MAP ABOVE graphically illustrates the centre of fighting along the Aisne River front around Soissons. On this map the front lines stretches from Montdidier to Noyon, then curves abruptly southwards towards the junction of the Oise and Aisne Rivers at Compiegne, the German spearhead being in possession of the Forest of Compiegne. It recurves north- wards across the Alsne again at Aftichy and then, roughly follows the northern bank of the Aisne River to the vicinity of Craonne, where the Germans have succeeded in effecting another bridgehead across the river.and have pushed south of Rethel.
As a comparison, the maximum advance of the Germans in September, 1914, is shown on this map by the dotted line running through Chantilly, Meaux Coulonumiers and Mont- mirail. On that occasion (September, 1914), the Germans succeeded in reaching within 17 miles of Paris before they were turned back in the famous Battle of the Marne.
South of Noyon, the Germans claim Britain Detains 24,000-ton Italian Liner
to have pushed cross the Aisne River
In the vicinity of Attichy, west of Solssons. Soissons is still in French
handa.
From there the battlefront roughly follows the Aigne to Vouziers, where
Siegfried lines to-day swelled the din of the biggest battle the Germans have again succeeded
the world has ever known.
General
French sources this morning claimed that Hitler's massed tank attacks have been dislocated by the efficiency of Weygand's rear-line traps.
In a desperate effort to achieve quick knockout, Hiller has thrown 1,600,000 troops into savage frontal attacks all along the curving battle front the sea to the Argonne.
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In crossing the Aisne south of Rethel In the east they have created a new pocket by launching an offensive towards the Argonne Forest between! the rivers Meuse and Aisne. Frem) here the front curves sharply - up-d wards towards the frontier nt Mont- medy, and thence follows the frontier to the Swiss border.
Further Preparations For War In Italy
entire Maginot and Siegfried Lines, BATTLE?
Battle Along Rhine
Woygand's Order Of The Day German Reports Of Wear's order yesterday referring largo Italian cities towards the
The armies of France are now battling against the elaws of great steel pincers which are closlug around
Paris.
Fight Off Narvik
REPORTS are coming to hand
NORWEGIAN ARMY CAPITULATES, ALLIES LEAVING
-Stockholm Report
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" STOCKHOLM, June 10 (UP)-It is learned from authoritative sources that the Allied forces have with- drawn from Narvik.
King Haakon, Crown Prince Olay and the Norwegian- Government have also embarked for England.
It is reliably learned in Stockholm that the Nor- wegian Army in northern Norway has signed an agree ment with Germany to surrender.
According to the special cor- respondent of the "Dagens Nyheter", whose report is con- firmed
arri by Norwegian Swedish sources here, the agree
Fleischer,
Commander-in-Chief
Fleischer of the Norweginn, Sixth Division,
Subrequently, General issued a Proclamation to the troops,
LATEST
signed by General ROOSEVELT
WARNS DUCE "U.S. WILL INTERVENE"
calling upon, them to lay down their arms.·
It is reported a Stockholm that negotiations for ending the war in northern Norway have been In pra gress for some time.
NEW YORK, JUNE 10 (REU- TO A No reports have been recelutd TER)-ACCORDING from official British or Norwegian DESPATCH FROM ROME TO zources of the reported evacitation
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD "UNITED PRESS" STAFF-CORRESPONDENT ROME, June 9 (UP)-Preparations for Italy'sment was immediate entry into the war have been pushed to the Heavy guns are in action along the limit.
come the second phase in the German planan attack against Thousands of recruits are England.
"British Tyranny" PANIS, June 9 (Reuter)-General pouring out of Rome and other
"It is then that Italy, together with to the possible development of the
Germany, will be tighting in the war battle as far as the Swiss frontier has southern ports,
to liberate Europe and free the world drawn attention to the Rhine front.
- Speaking at Cremona lo-day in the from the tyranny of the British.
of No Intlications regarding this had
"The nomination by Il Duce reached Parls up till last night but it presence of Rudolph Iless, itler's
**The hour has arrived in which all ficance, and our comrades who, form Germans opened violent artillery fire Fascist Grand Council leader, said: army of the south has great signl-
the advance guard of this struggle."
Is Russia The Key? ROME, June 9 (Reuler),Foreign sides of the Rhine has been reported An indication that an Italian diplomatic and journalistle circles are to lay in the Basle newspapers. attack might be made in North wondering whether the apparently
The fre wus directed
mainly Africa was made by Signor continuous postponements of Italian against fortified luce and railways. Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of intervention are due to the last-hour situation, or are based on considera- RUMOURS DENIED- | Count' Ciano's newspaper, "tions of foreign policy.
"Telegrafo," in his weekly broad- Some bellove that it is not a quez- Lon of hesitation, but that Italy is
The Jaws are about 30 miles from of a naval battle between British | Is recalled that several days ago the deputy, Signor Roberto Farinacel, the Marshal'de Dono lo comumond of the
the French capital in the north-west
ant 17 miles away in the north-east, and German-warships-on-Satur
In a new order of the Day, General day
Weygand says: "The cntmy lina sus- The only announcement issued by tide of the river.
"tained considerable loss. He will the British Admiralty is as follows: |
soon rench the end of his efforts."
German Version
new
on certain casemates on the French Italian vindications will to realised." part-of-that-army will probably be
Fortresses In Action BERNE, June B (Reuter).The rt- sumpilen of artillery activity on both
Italian Hint LONDON, June 9 (Reuter).---
of Allied troops and surrender of THE INFLUENTIAL "NEW YORK TIMES”... PRESIDENT the forwegian Armp.
An official of the Norwegian OOSEVELT, ACCORDING TO Consulate in Hongkong told the ALL ACCOUNTS IN THE "Telegraph this afternoon:
ot have.
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not been officially ITALIAN CAPITAL by my Government of the CATEGORICALLY WARNED s of Norwegian arins." SIGNOR MUSSOLINISTHAT
hare, however, received, & ITALIAN INTERVENTION IN cable from a Swedish colleague THE WAR WOULD "PRECI-
In Stockholm, Informing nie
TIDW
"Information reaching the Ad- miralty appears to indiente that there Naxi High Command Claim
was contact on June 8 between British and German naval forces in northern SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, June (UP).The waters,
"No furth talement can be made “German High Command claims that »Germin forces have crossed the until full reports are received “*
River Aisne on both sides of Soissons. To-night's communique claims that the Germans have liten deep Into
The German High Command daims of the Police Force were denied to the Police Force waris denied to
retainers
Britlih Danial? the Allied defences everywhere that an action took place in the day by the Commissioner of Pöller After suggesting that it is of filer, who is thought to be afraid Kforcing a general refrizt." :
GRECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" of the Russian renation if war broke reaches of the North Sea.""&get The German right wing, says the claims that is actions was belon. Mr. T. H. King): Stories that unlikely that France will be able out in Rus Hall Bee!!
number of policemen had been siis-
LONDON, June 10 (Domel) chamunique, is pushing towards the tween the German battinghing Gnel-pended or confused to barracks were to offer prolonged resistance, Itussin is rumoured to be shifting | British Comelit eireles categorically Laun to Page 7. Fourth Column Turn to Page 7, Second Column completely baseless, Mr. King added. Signor Ansaldo said: "Then will Turn to Page 7. Fourth Column Turn to Pago 7, Second Column
that the reports published earlier PITATE A SERIES OF IN- to-day by the Telegraph" are TERVENTIONS, INCLUDING THAT OFTHE UNITED substantially correct."
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