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(UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT)

WITH THE B.E.F. IN BELGIUM, MAY 16 (UP)..

LOUVAIN,

THE HISTORIC CATHEDRAL CITY MIDWAY BETWEEN LIEGE AND BRUSSELS, IS BEING METHODICALLY AND RUTHLESSLY RAZED TO THE GROUND IN A GREAT GERMAN AERIAL BOMBARDMENT.

It is only fifteen miles from Brussels and the Germans are apparent ly attempting to clear the city of all inhabitants-civilians and soldiers alike—in order to pave the way for an advance on the capital for German mechanised units.

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Leon Blum's Speech At Bournemouth BOUTNDMOUTH, Máy (Reuter), 'don't know what will happen to capitalism if we lose the war, but I do know what will happen to socialiam if Hitler triumphs," sald M. Leon Blum, the French Socialist leader and former Premier at a specch here yesterday to the Labour

Party.

"Wherever this mechanised Attilla

has passed over worker's rights and

be

Institutions have been destroyed. Rumours that France has ceased to п democracy and is now # military tyranny are ridiculous," he said. "The death penalty is not for propaganda but for treason

No Difference

Hé hinted at further measures toj

France.

The bombing of Louvain transcends the carnage that took place in deal with sabotage and treachery in the historic Belgian city just over twenty-five years ago, when it was wrecked by German shells.

In the present bombardment, the Germans are apparently deli berately attempting to utterly destroy the city, for high explosive and incendiary bombs are dropping indiscriminately in all quarters.

now

The main Allied army has now dug in along Belgium's second line of defences, and all preparations are complete to meet the whirlwind German offensive. NAMUR FORTS INTACT

He said that the French could see no difference between Communists and Nazis. Indeed, it was a fact that Nazi planes had dropped Communist

The French and British people did

pamphlets over France,

wanted calmness, energy and prompt [resolve so that they would not be broken in their resistance to Hitler.

not need a lesson in courage. They

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Despite the heavy odds, the British, French and Belgian air forces are ruthlessly bombing and machine- | gunning the pontoon bridges which the Germans have and on Short Wave from 1-2.16 p.m. set across the Meuse River between Liege and Namur.

There has been increased German pressure east of Antwerp and Louvain, but all forts in Antwerp and Namur are intact.

All these attacks were repulsed,

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Some of the fortifications around Liege are still holding out, despite the fact that they have been completely isolated and surrounded since Saturday. ments.

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Closing Local Stock Quota- the original first line of defence Belgian troops. and which were compromised immediately after the invasion Between Mezleres and Namur, en when the Germans succeeded in the Meuse, the enemy have succeed. effecting a crossing near Liege.ed in crossing the river at several Secian, In France, large numbers of British points and fighting continues.

In the neighbourhood of and French divisions have been rushed to the Sedan area, where the where the enemy have made some widen progress, counter-altacks with tanks, Germans are attempting to

bombardments, and deepen their thrust across the supported by acrlai

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Further cast there has been art- lery action.

The Allled nlrcraft continued re- connaissance fights.

(the

The Germans who have succeeded in crossing the Meuse at Sedan by their two pontoon bridges bridges were destroyed on Friday) are in danger if the Allled succeeded in destroying their meagre line of communication.

The fightera Intervened notably tu protect the missions of our bomber, During the engagements, 11 enemy

In addition to Allied reinforce-alrcraft were shot down. ments, the Germans are rushing up :heavy reinforcements through| Luxembourg, and it appears that a major battle is imminent in

sector of France's frontier defences. Five Miles Past Sodan

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Western Front Situation Analysed

ALLIED TROOPS HOLD THEIR OWN ON WIDE FRONT

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter)-German attacks on Allied positions are continuing without respite on a line right through Belgium and down the French frontier near Luxemburg.

In operations on this scale it is always difficult to get a clear up-to-date picture but statements made by responsible quarters In London and Paris have given an outline of the positions late this afternoon.

The Dutch province of Zeeland

is still in Allied hands. Over ROTTERDAM

IN RUINS

the frontier in Belgium, Antwerp is the bastion of the British left flank.

Further south the Allles are holding

positions covering Brussels on the

line down to Namur,

The German attacks are heavy at!' some point.

Germans Driven BackTM

Why Dutch Army Laid Down Their Arms

LONDON, May 16 (Reuter). -Rotterdam has been prac

From Parls comes the news of an attack at Jambloux, some 30 miles tically destroyed, and the fact south cast of Brussels on the railway that Utrecht was threatened lino to Namur. The enemy attacked with a similar fato was the last with tanks but did not press very straw which forced the Dutch strongly, with the result that he suffered heavy losses especially in the Commander-in-Chief to order his

army to lay down arms:

This statement was made

To Retreat LONDON. May 16 (Reuter)-A Norweglan communique issued to day announces that. Allied troops tank section. have occupled Elvegourdsmoen and A French counter-attack drove the Oryljoud and the roads surrounding Germans back. Herjungen,

The Norwegian troops have occu- pied the Vassdal Mountains: and advanced further into the mountains south of Bukkedalen,

The Norwegian Telegraph Agency says this means that the enemy has been forced to retreat southwards to the mountains.

Closing Round Narvik

Dutch

South of Namur the line runs via yesterday by Dutch circles in

!London. and Sedan. Dinant

On Tuesday morning the Dutch The Germans are making a great! effort to cross the Mouse at

this troops lind re-occupied Rotterdam for the second time. but the city was so sector.

Most of the German attempts badly damaged that the people had have been driven, back but some to each circles in London also point have succeeded, notably at two or three points between Namur and out that the main water line from the Zuyder Zece down to the Maas was Dinaut. Here the German advance guards never broken, The Germans who got have

crossed the river and built some into the country from the south

threatened it from the rear. LONDON, May 16- (Reuter)-A bridges. Norweglan Higi: Command communi- The French counter-attacked with que announces that the Allied and varying success. Norwegian troops are in Elógard- smocre which is just south of Bjerk-!

The situation does not appear bad vik.

Allied troops are closing round said a French spokesman to-day.

The Germans crossed the river at Narvik... The French commander in this sector reports that the Germans Seda on Tuesday. It is sincer have been retreating steadily for the they used the best troops of the Ger

man. Army for the push. past few days.

in

They have no heavy artillery bul have plenty of machine-guas. frontare completely separated

other German forces Norway. northern

commander expresses The con

his com- that the situation is plote

certainty extremely dificult for the Germons.

Daily supplies which have been landed by Nazi planes are not enough.

Situation Not Bad

As a result they have a four or five mile salient in this sector.

The French fortifications here are not really part of the Maginot Line although they are soratlmes referred to as such.

the necessary units were in this sector.

Nazis Admit Difficulties

LONDON, May 10 (Reuter),A warning against "exaggerated hopes" following the successes, announced in

day's German High Command communique, was given by the Ger- man official wireless to-night.

"These successes are not yet de- cialve," said the announcement.

"However with Helland's capitula-

The Germans have dented the on the German Army has come al-

most to the very gates of Britain. fortified zone at Sedan but they which can now be reached by our have yet to meet the main defences. war plages in barely an hour.".

The French have consolidated their

In view of the excellent defence, position by counter-attacking and positions at Narvik, however, and to driving some of the Germans into the avold unnecessary lows of life, opera- river. tions will continue to be slow but

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Alfred Cortot (Piano). 10.08 Compositions of Sibellus. Tone-Poem "Finlandia 02. 20, Counter-Attack Succoeds No. 7... Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra; Sav, Sav, PARIS, May 15 (Reuter)While Susa, Op. 36, No. 4; Flickan Kom this it is stated here that the Germans Ifran Sin Alsklings Mote....Morian undertaker Executor & Trutes business. yesterday succeeded in crossing the Anderson (Contralto) with Piano; and claims recovery of British Income Tax overpaid, on terms which may de Tristo Kuolema. of Volse

Branches. PARIS, May 10 (Reuter)-A War Dinant and south of Sedan, it is added Symphony Orchestra cond. by Fre- ascertained at any of its Agencies and Ministry spokesman here to-day said that Allled counter-attacks, strongly derick Slock; Karelia Sulle Allo .Symphony Or- air force, threw Marcia, Op. 11. ...$ that in northern Belgium the situa- supported by the

cond. by Prof. Robert tlon was favourable and all was calm back part of the attackers, info, the chestra

Kajanus. east of Chiera,

river with enormous lasses..

10.30 London Relay "By Position Explained LONDON, May 15 (Reuter)-Apollo.”

points north Meuse at several

A great battle, he said, was raging on the Meuse, where the Germans crossed the river south of Sedan and Competent military circles in London now hold salient poists about Ave state that the Allied left flanic in Bel- miles deep.

glum will now be resting on the bat-

at

ant,

They have also crossed the Meusetion of Antwerp. and the River

two or three points north of Din Scheldt.

where they have succeeded in making small bridgeheads.

They state that in the south the

Allies are holding a position covering

All these crossings have been held Brussels, and attacks, which are heavy

by the French

The situation,

in some places, are developing.

The most serlous fighting, is it

he said, was grave, but added that-the-batlle may last. Bedan, where the Germans have

crossed the river and are in possess

for. days.

fle said that the British and French ton of a portion of the defensive zone. air forces had oblained magnificent thereabout. rogults. Their losses had been one-

It is denied that the Maginot Line

third and one-quarter respectively of le turned or broken. Sodan 'doca riot the enemy's losses.

Violent Tank Attacky

PARIS, May 16 (Router)-An official communique Issued to-day

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It's when children start to shoot up suddenly that they need your special attention. Children who are growing fast often tire easily, get pale, listless and da poorly at school.

The trouble that, children have a double job of work to do. They use up energy in work and play and at the same time they are growing!

It is understood that Zeeland is stilLord Woolton, the Minister

Doctors and nurses have, TO-. fin ́our hands,

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*Bolgians Not Discouraged BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuter) A Government proclamation says:

The defeat of our northern neighe RAPION NO.2bours will not discourage MA. Our army, supported by our Brition and French allies, is stubbornly rosnting/ 31] + "Belgium cannot be defeated.

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Brussels Warned

Command The Germen High alleges that military movements of all kinds have taken place through The counter attack, however, was Brussels in the last few days.

It adds: "If the Belgian Govern- not completely successful and thus

to spare Brussels the ment wishes a Ave mile salient remains.

Fiebling is still in progress but horrors of war, all military move- if the position does not change the ments as well as fortification works enemy is in a not too favourable must cease inmediately. If military position with their forces mamedobjectives are found in Brussels, with the river right at their backs, they will be attacked by the German A French spokesman said that all air force."

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