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GERMANS HELD ALONG ARDENNES CANAL: FANTASTIC ARTILLERY BARRAGE CREATES NO MAN'S LAND HELL' Londoners Believe Setback in France Temporary KAISER SAID HITLER STAKES 2,000,000

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BRITAIN PREPARED FOR HITLER'S PET SCHEME OF CHANNEL INVASION

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, May 18 (UP),-The threat of a foreign invasion for the first time since 1066 was driven home to Britons as sandbagged machine-gun nosts were erected in London streets to-night and troops with full war equipment were on guard at the nation's nerve centres.

The road and river approaches to London are being patrolled and barricaded with barbed wire entanglements while hundreds of patrol cars are roving about Lon don to check blackout violations and fifth column signalling.

ORDEAL TO COME, BRITONS WARNED SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Latest Developments In LONDON, May 17 (Domei).

Italian Situation

BUCHAREST, May 17 (Domei).The Italian Legation in Bucharest to-day advised all Italians in Rumania to leave the country immediately.

The future of Europe

the

SAME THING

BERLIN, May:17—(Domei). Only two days will be required for the capture of Paris, If operations are farled against German Frenchcspital, military authorities stated with much confidence this evening.

This belief is based, stated the German authoriek upon the fact that the Germans, are this time under no such accessliy да 10 draft troops from the Western to the Eastern Front as they were at the time of the Great War.

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MEN AND ENTIRE TANK

ARMY IN GREAT GAMBLE

By RALPH HEINZEN .. UNITED PRESS WAR

WAR CORRESPONDENT

-HITLER'S BLITZ-

WITH THE FRENCH Forges, MAY 19 (UP). KRIEG DRIVE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY CHECKED ALONG THE Moreover, they are equipped ARDENNES CANAL, WHICH JOINS THE AISNE AND MEUSE RIVERS

BETWEEN RETHEL AND SEDAN,

with new arms and are of high

morale.

GERMAN AIR RAID ON PARIS

Fighting General On Both Sides SPECIAL TO THEM:TELEarn

This is the bright news that became evident after the bitter fighting that has taken place in the battle of the tanks behind the French fortification system during the past tweny-four hours, SOLID WALL OF SHELLS

French reinforcements have built, a solid wall of artillery in this sector in order to prevent the Maginot Line, which runs southwards from Sedan, from being turned.

The Germans have battered themselves helplessly against this.wall.

on what may happen during the

of shells, a constant barrage of which has turned the new No Man's next several days, and although PARIS, May 18 (UP)—Ger. Land into a living hell through which no living or mechanised' thing can there is nothing to be alarmed at man bombing planes struck in now yet the people must prepare the Paris area to-day.

pass.

for forthcoming ordeals, British Two flights of 16 German The main German effort

official circles declared to day. bombers, five of which were The British Government fully shot down by pursuit planes und admits the gravity of the situation...

caused Military experts, point out that the anti-aircraft batteries, break in the French defence lined was the air raid alarm to be sounded caused by the combined onslaught of in Paris....

appears to be to centre the pocket" towards Avesnes.

have It appears to-night 10 falled.-

In a series of local counter- British Air_Activity_ SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" attacks during the past 24 hours LONDON, May 18 (Reuter) LONDON, May 18 (UP)-Ithe French have not only suc- at present in Switzerland, urging LONDON, May 18 (UP) Foreign people Londoners and the British officially, reported that nine British ceeded in checking the German

According to reliable sources, the Hungarian Cabinet has decided to speed up the mobilization in the coming two days,

Holland and Luxembourg, and appeal says "United-Press."

A message from Bangkok says for a re-establishment of right and the Thai Government has tele-justice among these people."

Approach To Russia? graphed the who is

"Reuter" reports from Malto that,

massive German air units and over 4.000 tanks... Storn Potermination

While

HALF WAY

TO PARIS, GERMAN CLAIM Summarisation Of Earlier Reports

towards war news with stern determination, man Junkers-87 planes in an air strategically important pieces of him to proceed to America or a new British approach

their daily life continues unctisturbed, attic over France.

terrain. The theatres and cinemas are

of Another section return to Thailand to continue Rutasia will be made.

Three Hurri- Russia's intention remains obscure.

This success has been achieved dive- his education. The choice is Those assuming that Stalin wants to crowded and the road and rail trafle canes, attacked 20 German

despite tite fact that the major is normal. avoid a German victory. belleve the

bombers over Belgium and shot down French counter-attuck has left to the King.

not yet But for the newspaper, the poster, one and damaged another. hour will come when the Soviet will

the uniforms in the streets and the A British Spitfire fought a Ger been launched, because troop move- maintains an unruffled appearance. The dogfight begin at 14,000 feet and 50 Mochanised Divisions

On Saturday evening the new ended at 30 feet when the Spitfire

Simultaneously, there has been an papers gave the usual prominence pilot finally saw the Junkers crash

appreciable leaching in the intensity

· sports items which were inter- into a breakwater 22- spersed with news from France and

of the German drive along the entire follows: front. Belgium. 10 Goza

although determined and fully pre- gradually revise its pro-Nazi. policy.balloon barrages overhead.. the clty man Junkers-88 of the Dutch constments are still in progress,

pared for all eventualities, the people there remain calm.

Immediate Mediterranean develop- GOVERNOR'S

ments are not expected in Malta.

The Italian nation is prepared to much to the front once orders are given by Premier Mussolini, who is firmly determined always to choose such a way as to bring a bright future to the country, stated the President of the Italian Senate at the conclusion of its plenary session.

DEPARTURE

Large Number Of · Well-Wishers At Pier

to

While expressing concern. over the German "bulge” into the Allies]

Raids On Nazi Cities LONDON, May 18(Reuter),Tho! lines, the ordinary Britons are su-Air Ministry announces that among tained by conviction that the pre- the objectives attacked by the Royal a large Air Force yesterday were. sont setback is only temporary number of depuis, Including storage Marcover, they are heartened by tanks at Hamburg and Bremen. the splendid performances of the

The enemy forces derive their sup Royal Air Force.

plies of oil fuel from these tanks.

Several depols were [others

•werd heavily destroyed and

Ludendorff's Drive SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” Storage tanks at Bergen were also LONDON, May 18 (UP) The successfully attacked yesterdays

The official: German News Agency Germans are obviously aiming to sever the Allier communications. reported that 20 cvillans were killed One German motorised column is and 51' were wounded in the air-raid

it as a sign of Blacker of tensten Mr. N. Smith; who will be Officer|

Administering the Government in the reported to be moving to the north on Hamburg

west from Mezieres along the 4he news, however, was not pub-absence of Sir Geoftry. Sir Geoffry French side of the frontier, using thei', 'PECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH'!'

claring,.

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4 ALLIED ARMIES IN CRISIS BATTLE

By CLIFFORD DAY (**UNITED, PRESÁ" STAFF

CORRESPONDENT) -

PARIS, May 18 (UP)-Four SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" | Allied armies are fighting with SINCE PUBLICATION of their backs to the ports of the yesterday's Extra Edition of the English Channel on the ninth Telegraph" messages through day of the Lightning attack on "United Press" have come the Lowlands, with Paris only mostly in the form of flashes. 90 miles away and Calais, Dun- They may be summarised as kirk and Bolongné even closer to

the advancing Germáns.

The battle has reached Its crisis stage,

The Germans claimed at 8 pm, yesterday that they had reached

Brussels has fallen, the Germans new effort to 2

force the issue before the great Allied a point half way between the

appear to be in Antwerp and the counter-allack can be launched the Belgian frontier and Paris. Dutch have been forced to abandon German. General Staff has now Heavy tank divisions which have the key islands of Beveland and thrown almost the entire German blasted their way far into the rear Welcheren.

mobile force fate an effort to effect of the front Uncs have, says an officini German tanks have, ripped the a new break through between Mau: German communique, reached to Auted lines as their dive bombers bruge and Rajhelp within a few miles of the Rives

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French troops have been ordered

In this drive the Germans are Somme. The report adds that the blastedt at the troops from above. using, 50 divisions of mechanised tank divisions are now within anus supported by ten divisions of piles of the French capital.

land 4,000

Military

London large lanka-about

spokesmenin stated at 4 p.m. that the situation was battleships.

still very serious, but no worse and even a little better than was the case on the previous day,

Over a hundred prominent Hong- irong people gathered at Queen's Piër Tension Slackened?

at 0.48 o'clock this morning to bid farewell to the Governor of Hong- ROME, May 16 (Reuter)The kong. Sir Geoffry Northcote, and news that the steamer Rex which has Lady Northcote and. Captain S. H. Just passed Gibraltar for Naples Batty-Smith, A.D.C., prior to their without being submitted to the con- departure on holiday for Ceylon. traband control was regarded by some His Excellency and Lady Northcote members of the public, who heard of wore received at the Pler by the Hon.

2,000,000 Troops in Italo-British relation

The strength of the entire German The Nixi Version

- Attack Stackofled force, now battering against France lished in the newspapers. They do Lady Northcote, and Captain Batty-ren

The German attack along the front excluding the forces held in reserve however print a despatch from Genoo Smith then quietly shook hands with greatest

BERLIN, May 18 (UP) The High to protect the Siegfried Line further lines, appears to have slackened, but the liner Hom was each of the assembled party before orthodox rules of warfare, by pent declaring that stopped for 30 hours at Gibraltar. boarding the Governor's barge. trating for info Rostile defended ter-Command states, that enemy, planes south is estimated by official, French it is warned Uint this may be only Tons of oil were confiscated, says the

punan allacked the north German coast quarters at 101 divisions, compared temporary. Lady, Northcole received a num- Although Miller so far, has not sent especially Hamburg and Bremeh, and with a total of 80 divisions used along report, while British offers ripped, open mattresses and even the linings ber of bouquets as she made her largo inusses, of Infantry behind the also west Germit towns yesterday the entire French front in the 1914

farewells, and, when she boarded the tanks, the thrust of the latter is so

the exception of one bar attack. With in clothing worn by the crew.

The despatch does not mention barge, found is cabin already crowd-savage that the situation now is de and aimlessly attacked,

non-military. rack,

objectives were that the control examination of the ed with flowers, The barge took the scribed as the most serious since

since the report adds

births that -party-tóʻn Brillah steamer at Kow~| Ludendorff's. Roma occurred

offensives on May 0

Another communique article to-night loon wharves and they remained sit- 1018. Signor Geyda's

108, British, and French planes were Grim Londoners deals with Italy's vital interest in the ing on deck until the ship Sailed at Balkans and says "Italian Interest in th

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destroyed on Friday, of which 83 Londoners going to work this were shot down in air battles, 11 morning look grim. Trams, buset, were brought on by antiigirerait- subways and trains are packed with gunfire, and the remainder destroyed

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Balkan ferillories are, not Improvisa

Apart from members, of the Lezis- tion but represent part of the life alive Council and Consular body, security, and constructiye desire the. Queen's Pier, gathering included which has always existed in the his- Sir Percy Nable, Commander-in- tory of the Italian peninsula."

Chief, and Lady Noble, Brigadier Ac B. Thomson Commodore A. M. Aggressor Condemned “MONTEVIDEO, May 18 (UP) Gregor and Lady MacGregor, Sir 18 announced that all of the 21 Robert Ho Tung. Sir Shouson Chow, American republics have agreed. with H. Rev. Mgr. H. Valtorta, Catholic Uruguay's proposal for a joint protest Bishop of Hongkong, and, Very Rev. of 3. L. Wilson, Dean of St. John's against the German Invasion

Cathedral, Belgium, Holland and, Luxembourg.

Text Of Frotast: " PANAMA May 18 (Router)The protest, being made by the,21,Ameri- sandallónu against Germany's In- Vasion,si ihn, Low, Counties states,

Vin accordance with the principles

Princess Royal's Operation

or pl 1 kg BEYO

Thus, Germany is using over. 2,000,000 men in the attack on Bel- lux and Fringe,...compared with 1,500,000, men in an attack, on a much wider front 25 years ago.

Hitler has thus thrown more than „balf_of_the_enlire German military

strength into the attack.

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Exhaustion of the German' unlis participating in the battle is very ovident.

More than half the total number" of Germany's tanks have been thrown into the battle south of the,

to die where they stand if they are unable to advance.

Every man in every Allied army

his coun knows that the future of

depend on lus Individual offorts in the next few hours. On the northern front the Willes hold three new lines behind Brussels, On the southern front the French are holding a line north of Rethel,

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Bambre, but the Germans have 84 Hour Week For

made only slight progress.

Nax's Thrown Back An-oficial-communique issued in

Plane Builders

PARIS, May 18 (UP)French

Paris at 6.30 p.m, claimed that the Ministries of Air and Labour have - Staking His Future French had succeeded in throwing agreed that working day in air pro back the Germans in a bitter battleductions industry should be extended to twelve hours. Workers are alsò He Is sinking Germany's fate on behind, Bethel,

to be asked to work Saturdays anlä a single beflip a battle on which. The communique adds:

Sundays, making total 84 hours

as General damelin warned..last "French positions Improved over- night in his Order of the D47, rests night.

the destiny, of not only GermanyThe Germans are attacking in two but of France and the entire elv!- [directions, frally," northwards from -Lined"; worklevig plant

Avesnes and secondly southwards in the direction of Vervins," Elsewhere along the front from

"The French forces have already Escaut to Sedan strategie, movements made progress in their counter opera Lonunue back and forth in an effort tions in the Aveɛnes region."

pousi- atralshien, lie lines and, ble to alforten them along the strong-

German Versions. est pasajble strategic, positions.

The following reports from Berlin ***The shortening of the lines that should, of course, be treated with Priveerzready been consolidated' le re

siness, but the orderly retire business, ment from Tiglond nid northern elgium, his already given the Allies

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NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuter)According to the "New York Post,” very high quarters Int Washington have received by telephono uncensored Informallon from equally high quarters into Paris as follows: Sua Frénél have May 10 (Reuter)The meatanised!

of International, Law, the American Princee Royal has undergone a slight and wilferpla states coulder unlistinable and cruel operation, sham feported to be pro- "A talál of 1500 cher the violation by Germany of the greasing favourably, day, engadege you have been destroyed. neutrality and sovereignty of Belgium, No further bulletins wilt is ismed:"Bo-much of German

definitely ei. Being expended that tish "Naiti

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Duchess Becomes "God-Mother"

PARIS, May 10 (UP)-Duchess of Windsor, has agreed to become the "god-mother" of a French Regiment

∙elty defending the frontier Strasbourg A