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GAMELIN'S DRAMATIC ORDER

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Paris, To-day.

A stirring appeal, in the form of an Order of the Day, was issued by General Gamelin yesterday. It read:-

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"The fate of our country and that of our Allies, and the destinies of the world depend on the battle now in progress.

“British, Belgian and Polish soldiers, and foreign volunteers, are fighting at our side and the Royal Air Force is taking a full part with our own.

"Any soldier who cannot advance should allow himself to be killed rather than abandon that part of our national soil which was confided to him...

"As always in grave hours of our history, the order to-day is: Conquer or die! "We must conquer.”—Havas.

GERMANS HURL IN ENTIRE WEIGHT

· LONDON, TO-DAY.

REUTER LEARNED FROM AUTHORITATIVE QUARTERS IN LONDON YESTER

DAY AFTERNOON THAT THE POSITION IS CONSIDERED GRAVE.

German armoured divisions have broken through the French lines and penes

trated some distance into French territory.

OXFORD SHOOTING SENSATION

London, To-day.

A shooting affray in the quadrangle of University College, Oxford, yesterday re- sulted in the death of an undergraduate, C. F. L. Mof- fat, and the wounding of two others.

Four shots were heard as under-

graduates were coming from hall, The gates of the Lodge were immo diately closed and the police summon ed.

The place they have broken through was not the real

Maginot Line but was the extension covering the Belgian frontier, which had been built in the last 12 months. The dent in the line has now become a bulge.

The German success is mainly due to the new

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ENTRY INTO BRUSSELS

Berlin, To-day,

A German High Command com-

munique states that following the col-..

lapse of the British and French posi- tions south of Louvain, German troops

techni-marched into Brussels late yesterday

que of clearing the ground by heavy tank at- tacks supported by low-flying bombers.

In this respect authoritative quar-1 Authoritative quarters said it was ters said the British air force had estimated that five-sixths of the total already put up a magnificent show. (Continued on Page 20.). German aeroplanes avoided contact whenever possible and man to man

and machine to machine the British air forces were definitely superior.

It is thought this was possibly due to the lack of petrol In Ger many and therefore the lack of practice for German pilota. The Germans had gained consider- the first round. But it was only the able ground and on points have won first round and statesmen both London and Paris were equally con- fident of the ultimate result.

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J. H. Fullsames, first year under- gruate of University College, Oxford, appeared before the Magistrate at Ox- ford last night on a charge of murder. in connexion with the shooting. He was committed to the next Court onmunications, or in the south-west. Tuesday-Router.

Next Thrust Where?

The future line of German attacks was uncertain. It might be to the north-west to cut off Allied

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CHURCHILL TRIUMPHS

London, To-day.

Mr. Winston Churchill visited Paris on Thursday, it is now learned to confer wi the French Government.” The visit was taken after the re- ceipt of

ports which enabled them to get a full appreciation of the mill- tary situation:

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But meanwhile the French gathering their resources to strike at' both flanks of the bulge and there is reason to suppose that: the German Armoured, divisions had already run out of their supplies of petrol.

conversations with M Reynaud, M. Daladier and General Gamélin,"

the Mr. Churchill had one of greatest triumpha [film:career on

to well-inform

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After heavy fighting, German troops broke through the dyke position north of Louvain and have captured Malines, according to the German news agency. Reuter.

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