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NAZIS ENVELOPED BY "VERITABLE HELL

OF ALLIED ARTILLERY"

By RALPH HEINZEN

UNITED PRESS-WAR-CORRESPONDENT→

PARIS, MAY 27, (UP).—HITLER THREW ALL HIS RESERVES INTO THE GREAT BATTLE OF FLANDERS TO-DAY.

HIS ARMIES SUSTAINED LOSSES SO TERRIFIC THAT THE CASUALTIES HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE GERMAN LOSSES IN THE FAMOUS ATTACK ON VERDUN IN THE LAST WAR.

THE GERMANS HAVE MADE SLIGHT GAINS AGAINST THE ALLIED ARMY IN THE NORTH.

ALLIED SITUATION ON SOMME IMPROVES

In the south they have succeeded in holding open the gap between Bapaume and Peronne, despite the steady advance of the French armies of the centre, which have materially improved their position along the Somme. In an effort to maintain the gap the German High Command-forced whole divisions through a veritable hell of Allied artillery fire which makos the bottle-neck of the gap a No Man's Land through which, one would imagine, no living thing could pass.

The losses among these Germans as they pass through this valley into the almost equally dangerous corridors leading to the coast in the west and to Lens in the north can well be imagined.

Nevertheless, many of the Germans are passing through the fire and are -joining-the-sorely-harassed Nazis who are padding the flanks of the corridors.

GENERAL REICHENAU'S PROBLEM

General Reichenau must keep his corridors open at all costs in order, firstly, to continue and reinforce the progress of his Panzar (motorised) divisions along the coast and, secondly, to continue the attack northward which seeks to join the Panzar divisions with the Germans who are striking southwards through Menin towards Lille or Armentieres.

The German corridor to the const runs roughly from the Somme to Abbeville thence northwards through Boulogne to the vicinity of Calais-Hitler's springboard pointed towards | England.

Premature Claim

A radio announcement by the Ger-

NAZI BLOOD-BATH

IN NEW DRIVE

LONDON, MAY 27 (REUTER)—IN WELL-

man High Command prematurely an INFORMED CIRCLES IN LONDON TO-NIGHT, THE

nounced to-day that part of the great

Ailled armies in the north-Dutch, SITUATION

Belgian, British and French troops

IN NORTHERN FRANCE

WAS

JIENS

GERMAN LIMES. AQUIED LINES. DIRECTION OF AD!

| GERMAN THRUSTS.

Gigantic Allied

who are separated from the main DESCRIBED AS ONE OF INCREASING GRAVITY. Offensive

French Army by the German corri

dore, had slready been imprisoned

Although the point of the greatest effort may shift

behind the new Nazl wall of steel from day to day, it seems clear that the whole of the

Not until the gap between Menin and

La Bassee-the extreme points al-

Pending

tained that any Alled troops have Allied position in Belgium and northern France is now By WALLACE CARROLL

been encircled.

being subjected to terrific pressure by the Germans. It was, in reality, the army which German QH.Q. had claimed im- This attack comes not only from the cast but from prisoned which caused most of Ger- many's terific losses last night and the German units which have pushed through the gap PLEASE Turn To Page 7. between Arras-and-Cambrai. They are now in a position to harass the Allied northern positions from the

ITALY AND rear.

THE WAR

-French-Commentator. Makes Prediction

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!.

PARIS, May 28 (Domel) |

ander, the nom-de-plume "Per-

The British, French and Belgian troops are fighting heroically and even the Germans admit their courage and tenacity.

NAZI CASUALTIES HIGH

Prisoners taken confirm what the French have

("UNITED PRESS" STAFF

CORRESPONDENT)-- LONDON, May 27. (UP)--To- night's "oficial 'Ertfish com iniznique states that this 'British infantry to-day mashed' ursinst -the-German-Ilner - in “Flanders behind a spearhead of French tanks

Milliary despatches" to-night herald an Impending? gigantlo -

Auted counter-offensive against

the Nasi corridor to this Channel. *The Britisha" "front in Flanders reznains infact, says the cons- muniqua

In Belgium, the British forces, fighting side' by ildo (with the Belgian Army, are meeting the at- tacks of strong enemy forem,

Behain.

Avesnes)

rlaville.

Harassing Nazis' Communications R.A.F.

CONTINUE

RELENTLESS RAIDS

LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)-The Air Ministry

announces that the R.A.F. last night attacked aerodromes in Flushing, Brussels and Antwerp.

SOVIET WARNS ITALY, REPORT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ BUCHAREST, May 27 (UP)-When the report was made known... in Bucharest yesterday that, Moscow had informed Rome that if Italy spread the war to the Balkans," Russia would immediately fight for the defence of the Balkan States, bets were waged at odds that Italy would re- main non-belligerent..

Moscow's influence in the Balkans has increased during [recent weeks, following the visit

of the Yugo-Slay mission to. Moscow. The mission, signifi- {cantly enough, -stayed over at Bucharest both on its journey to, Russia and upon its return.

__This_is_considered to be the first signs of accredited Slav ties with Rumania and Russia.

Prior to the departure of the mission, the Italian press warned Russla ngainst Invasion of

the Balkans, and in particular against an attack on Rumania,

The tables new appear to be turned. Omeial Soviet circles in Bucharest have created the impression that Russia would not make a rapproche- ment with the Allies, but at the same time, she would not become involved In the present conflict, though she is watching it with the keenest interest.

Turkey Calm

ISTANBUL, May 27 (UP)-A State of Emergency has not been declared by the Turkish Government. as repórted abroad but it is believed" that Italy's: entry into the war will bring mediate mobilization. Curfew At Gibraltar GIBRALTAR, May 27 (UP)--It has been decreed that a curfew will become effective this Tuesday. No- body will be allowed on the streeta PLEASE Turn To Pago 7,

LATEST

Operations also continued against the enemy's com- SENNET FRERES munications in Belgium and western Germany.

Hits were made on railway junctions, sldings, and conveys of armoured vehicles.

******* Earlier in the evening, much damage was done-by-medium. bombers to a concentration of enemy mechanised vehicles near Boulogne.

Te-day, bombing operations were carried out against various objectives in Flanders.

-German-Los10s-

MURDER

Northern Chinese Is Charged

The sensational shooting in Messrs. Sennet Freres, Pedder Street, on May extinguished a starchlight by bomb- 3, had a sequel in Central Magistracy ing it and another by machine-gun this morning when R Northern are, wrecked a rallway. Une and Chinese was charged before Mr. R. bridge, and demolished a machine- (Edwards, gun post on a hill-top with n

n salvo

IA Hung-ful, allas La Yuk-shak. of three

Faltas Joseph, 20, unemployed, of Other bombers scored

Sung Kong

So far all our aircraft have on a railway tracks south of Aachen, ed of the murder of Jean Dublow, They also wrecked a railway junction in Mesars, Sennet Freres, on May 2. returned safely. ^.fa

in Belgium, where the bombs which Detective-Inspector · J, O'Donovan Preliminary reports show that 20 fell on a nearby wood caused excep-appeared for the Folice, and June enemy aircraft were destroyed or seriously damaged by our aircraft to tonally heavy explosions as if an and 7 was provisionally fixed for the

ammunition store had been hit Ihearing of the case.. day.

Two heavy, bombs struck a convoy

followed by two-violent explosions Five of our fighters are reported and a blinding dash It the country

Bl. Andry Geraud, the famous already found that the German casualties are very high. French commentator who writes The French troops on the battlefield have found LABOUR SUPPLY pa. of Defiant shot down of 24 vehicles and the bursts were tinax" predicted to-day that whole platoons of German infantry literally; mown down. Italy would either join Germany The closest co-operation exists between the Allied

June or not at all,

as an ally in the second week in commands and General Weygand is in close contact with

M. Geraud belleves that Mus. Lord Gort.

solini will continue to sit on the WILD BATTLE OF FLANDERS

fence until the outcome of the

present great battle on the

Western Front becomes certain.

The French commentator, states

"Hable information; which he vkus

By MILES HANDLER

PARIS, May 27 (UP)The Allies to-day fell back

five enemy bombers.

TERRA 20 missing. LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)———The

BOARD MEETS

for miles.

Coastal Command In- Action."-

Labour Supply Board, whose forms- mads Sweeping Raids |tion was only announced over-the-7 LONDON, May 27 (Reuter)--The

week-end, has already heki'its: first Air Ministry states that rail and river LONDON, MIý: 27. (Reuter) --- meeting at the Ministry of Labour, traffle were disorganised over a wide Planes of the Conatal | Contend;

The meeting was held under the ran from the Rhineland to the which flew over Rotterdark on Batur

Mr. Ernest Bovin French Sunday, night's days report that the fuel dumpe sat The Board will carry out any evil fronten during a Commons are several days became were sul necessary measures to ensure that Typical was the record of mo burning

tist he bus his observations on re- along the Escaut River on the north wall of the German the Labour Supply will make the heavy bomber which; within, half an

ani: They went on *** fullest use of the man-power, and hour scored direct hits on a tary objectives and when they left

Woman-power of the country,

mechanised column near Brussels, |- PLEASE Tum To Page:

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