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Hitler's Hordes of Fanatical Fighters Suffer Frightful Losses

As

DEADLY RACE FOR STRATEGIC

POSITIONS

NAZIS ENVELOPED BY "VERITABLE HELL

OF ALLIED ARTILLERY”

By RALPH HEINZEN

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

PARIS, MAY 27, (UP).—HITLER THREW ALL HIS

IS

INTENSIFIED

NEVER EXTRA

ENDING

R.A.F. RAIDS

RESERVES INTO THE GREAT BATTLE OF FLANDERS By RICHARD MCMILLAN

TO-DAY.

THE GERMANS HAVE MADE SLIGHT AGAINST THE ALLIED ARMY IN THE NORTH. ALLIED SITUATION ON SOMME IMPROVES

GAINS

UNITED. PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

FRANCE,. May 27 (UP),

"

KING LEOPOLD ORDERS

BELGIAN TROOPS TO LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS

LATEST

LONDON, MAY 28 (REUTER) -THE STAGGERING ANNOUNCE- HIS ARMIES SUSTAINED LOSSES SO TERRIFIC WITH THE R.A.F. IN

MENT THAT THE BELGIAN ARMY, UNDER KING LEOPOLD, HAD THAT THE CASUALTIES HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED British pilots to-day con THE GERMAN LOSSES IN THE FAMOUS ATTACK ON tinued their 24-hour-a-day SURRENDERED TO THE GERMANS WITHOUT WARNING THE attacks on German lines of FRENCH OR BRITISH COMMANDS, WAS MADE IN A BROADCAST VERDUN IN THE LAST WAR.

communications.

SPEECH TO-DAY BY M. REYNAUD, FRENCH PREMIER A dawn patrol which re-

Explaining the position he said that the German turned this morning re- ported a gigantic fire in the thrust had forced its way between the Allied, armies German rear.

which found themselves split into two groups, one in the Other pilota tald me they saw north and the other in the south. In the south French German dead piled high on the divisions were holding a new front on the Somme in the north was a group of the three Allied armies, the Belgian, Three R.A.F. pilots have now shot down nearly 100 German the B.E.F. and some French divisions. This group of three machines between them

armies, which was commanded by Gen. Blanchard, was provisioned through Dunkirk. The British and French armies were defending this port the Belgian army being north of the River Lys.

SamIn the south they have succeeded in holding open the gap between Bapaume and Peronno, despite the steady advance of the French armies of the centre, which have materially improved their position along the Somme. sried In an effort to maintain the gap the German High Command forced whole divisions through a véritable hell of Allied artillery fire which makes 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 joining the sorely harassed Nazis who are padding the flanks of the corridors. GENERAL REICHENAU'S PROBLEM

are

firstly,

General Reichenau must keep his corridors open at all costs in order, 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.

LATEST FRENCH

COMMUNIQUE

SPECIAL TO THE

"TELEGRAPH'

The German corridor to coast runs roughly from Somme to Abbeville.

towards

England.

Promature Claim

battlefields.-

The No. 1 ace of the war is a New

Zealander who alone, has accounted for 10 enemy machines.

Dusselford Bombed.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, May 27 (UP)—A tole

phone report from Dusselford, the

real German lndustrial town on the Rhine, states that the city was bomb- ed by wave after wave of British or French planes carly this morning.

The raids started at 12.30 am, and continued for two hours.

The extent of the damage has not been reported.

Pilot's Story

to be safe.

.

"The Belgian army has now suddenly and unconditionally capitulated in the midst of the battle on the order of its King and without having warned their French and British comrades in

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THRILLING ESCAPE

LONDON, May 28 (TP)-Berila

Radio announces to - Borah”

Army has pliulated uncondition- ally: As an Army ceased to exist to-day "Big Loopold of the Bel- clams, impressed by the might of the German. fotoes, has asked for an arm mistice and has secépted the GermanR

demand for unconditional

der."

"BUTTER**

The Consul General for Belglum (M. Henry Vanderstraeten) is ta puzzled as eveyone else at tht news. He has received no information guess from Belgium and can only that the German Army must some- how have attacked the Belgian army from the rear.

LONDON, May 28. (UP)-M. Reynaud in his broadcast cast a bombabell in London, particularly his

How British Pilot references to King Leopold, which

Fooled Nazis

are regarded as the strongest indict- ment of any reigning monarch.

arms," declared M. Reynaud, LONDON, May 28 (Reuter)-A thus opening the road to Dun- Flight Lieutenant, who had been with

Official quarters - An London are squadron of fighters hotly engaged kirk for the German divisions.

silent, but unofficially the opinion the in the air batties along the French. "Eighteen days ago the same King)

LONDON, May 27 (British

was expressed that the British and coast in the last few days, gave, an addressed to us an appeal for help.

French troops must now be totally the account of the squadron's experiences "To this appeal. I responded

Wireless)-The story has been withdrawn from Belgium to Rght on cording to the plan drawn up by told of how a British pilot, shot French soll and possibly in England, thence in a broadcast last night.

Decem- Allied General Staff since northwards through Boulogne to He said that until the German in-ber. Thus, in the rage of battle the down over enemy territory, was since the capitulation of Belgium has the vicinity of Calais Hitler's vagion of Belgium and Holland, hol saine: King. Leopold, the second, of able to make his way back to his heightened the possibility of a Ger

man invasion of springboard pointed

one in his squadron had as much as the Belgians, who until May 10 (b-base.

The Belgium drmy "totalled about a German plane. In

had pretended the last two fore the invasion)

Over east Belgium in the early 1,000,000 afectives org

organised into days-alone, they had shot down attach to Germany's wo

words the the Allies, as with days of the German push, the Fight four-army corps. definitely and probably another five. value as that

of six infantry and Two of their machines failed to out warning Gen. Blanchard, with Lieutenant was returning after en-two

Belry divisions.

and по почу

and her air retura but one of the pilots was out consideration, without a work to ging enemy bombers. He was at A radio announcement by the Ger- PARIS, May 27, (UP).-The following official French comman iligh Command prematurely un-

known

the French and British soldiers who tacked by aix Aghters but managed to force is about 300 planes. In one engagement they alsx/had come to help his country in reg-89. away. However, his engine, had The Germons concentrated an at-

haled Land It became latd been

evident thut tack north of the Belgians who munique was issued to-night:

nounced to-day that part of the great;

his anxious appeal, "In the north there were German attacks directed against Allied armles In the north-Dutch, Messerschmitts and four bombers,

ponse to down his arms. This is a fact with he would not be able to reach home. formed the laft wing of the Alled Belglan, British and French

Immediately afterwards he found; a troops

He landed in a field and with the forces. The British tried to relieve the front held by the Belgians between the North Sea and the

history out precedent .in

Belgians by who are separated from the main Merarschmitt swooping on his tall. The vicinity of Menin.

"The British attacked numerically superior enemy forcesch Army by the German corri-ite walted for the attack and gave formed

had already been imprisoned him a burst from the rear gun, at

the un-aircraft. He had Just time to hide in The capitulation of the Belgians in the region of Aire, on the River Lys, and were successful. behind the new Nazi wall of steel about 200 yards, hitting his petrol King was taken against

over.

difficulties of the BEF "On the Somme, local movements were brilliantly conducted Not until the gap between Menin and tank. He then served from eo animous feeling of his responsible a ditch before German bombers came is expected greatly to increase. Use by our troops, which were efficiently supported by the air force. Basse--the extreme points at the Germun and caught him again as Ministers her woman

"They added that they would put lained that any Allied troops have he was going down.

"I thought they had molled my Crowds, mostly Belgian refugees, at the service of the common cause "East of the Aisne, the enemy launched a stubborn attack.

been encircled. "Artillery, and infantry combats began yesterday evening

"It was just a bit of luck," he ill the forces of their country still at aircraft for cartain," said the pilot quickly gathered at the Belgling Ex- and continued throughout most of to-day. It cost the enemy It was, in reality, the army which modestly said. "It might easily have their disposal, and that they are will "They kept cruising around for about bassy in Ealon Square to-day, wheh

lug to relee a new army and colla- ten minutes, coming quite low, and is now guarded by police, Gefmun G.H.Q. had claimed im-been me." great losses and we maintained our positions,"

prisoned which caused most of Ger-

borate in the task of arming France. all the time I expected them to open At 9.30 am, the Belgian Embuny It is our soldiers of whom we are up with machine-gun fire, but the said: "We cannot give you any in- many's terrific..lossed last night and

formation," to-day in'la battle, which shows

thinking now. They are able to say camouflage must have been jalg of ending for some time yet.

Deadly Race

Another Nazi Outrage On U.S. Hóspital

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

FAM

170

The batile, has dercherated into a dosdly race. General Reichenau is [attemping to throw a screen of tanka

the

Belgian Government. In-help of peasants who were working the measurements to

Successful Camouflage French in the bërthak

Tasks Of The hat there honours intact. They are good, for they finally few asjay quite

Parashooters

Outlined In Broadcast By Sir E. Grigg

fighting they have shown thousands ofherwise undamaged.MAT

YoungOf-hee having called at-a-garage, obtained-motor

accomplishing on all fronts... magni- The pilots emerged from the

and examined the engine, He found elforts in gla ficent

of the 18 days of two mall holes, but the aircraft was "On everyone. of examples

Walking to the/nearest town," HE French hardly hardly succeeded their seniors car petrol and--oll: and persunded have already

themselves several men to act as bearers. At a with

grocer's, he bought a packet of chew- while General Warrand is -making

LONDON, MAY 28 (Reuter)-Sir "We

the dark days Ing gun. re-verifiort to close the, Ariels ray, Edward Grigg, the War Office Paris- would come and they have come chewed the gum to get it lacky through whisks the Panzar mechanised cntary Under-Secretary, m a broad-France ins Been Indices defeated, fi sol, very well. I got the petrol *100 times kid then plugized the holes,” he said. imita

are pouring northwards through cast on the task allotted to para büt

ver his hour north and oil put in and then took off for La Bassee, towards Lille or Armen-shooters, said:

409 of the trials home." ibre in die encircling movement,

PARIS, May 28 (UP)—The American, Hospital at Ostend has been bombed by German planes, according to a report ceived from the war correspondent "Agencie-Radio.”

The German pilots dropped incen- dlary borba on the hospital, which was clearly marked with-a-Red Cross. The nursing personnal ́has 'beeri (almost entirely wiped out.

King Leopold of the Belgians is re- ported to have verified the act, In a personal mes Roosevelt had nowany

mesango, to President

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ROOSEVELT MAY INTERVENE

SPECİAL TO THE /TELEGRAPH" LONDON, May 27

(Domel)- [President Roosevelt intends to approach Bignor Mussolini "for" lhe

[pation in „iba. European WAL

"quarters here.

Effect Of War On purpose of preventius Italian particle

China's Trade SHANGHAI, May 28 (Reuters the European war, does not embrull Arts, there are good prospects of creasing China's export/inde in view

Roose

sad note to Premilu batussolini on Bosshil this questions 201

"We want, first of all, correct in- Every plane in the German air

| formation of any enemy landings neve force which can be spared from other from the air. fronts has been pressed into service "After that, it is the duty of thổso our faith in victory ir truken SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRANH!! by: General Reichenau, and a hall of TOKYO, May 28 (Domel) The high explosive and Incendiary, bombs on the spot to see that the enemy the

means of transport, every Frenchman and ever French Japanese Ministry of Communica and Belgian villages directly behind and to bar, his progress by any and woman his own tenfold. Mis-

to-day fell on the unhappy French gel no cars or lans has decided to suspend certus the front on both sides of the cor every means at their disposal, te fortume has always made France

"All strategic points should be greater: Never is she

more ine:been Clipper Delayed services

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