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Tanks Infiltrate But French Hold All Points

OFFENSIVE DEVELOPS

WIDE

NAZI

ON

FRONT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

THE NEW GERMAN OFFENSIVE HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THE ENTIRE FRONT FROM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL TO LONGWY, ON THE LUXEMBOURG-FRENCH FRONTIER.

The latest French official communique, issued at 9. p.m., declared that the offensive has been checked on all points.

It is admitted in the communique, however, that German tanks have infiltrated but French troops still hold all strong points.

Pressure at Two Points

The Germans appear to have concentrated their activities in two regions-along the Somme, especially at Amiens, and in the Oise-Aisne region.

Armoured units who are attacking the French lines on both sides of Amiens are admitted to be very close to the city.

British troops are also involved in the attack.

British Troops Involved

·

In a graphic despatch from French G.H.Q., Ralph Heinzen, the "United Press" War Cor- respondent, states that the British and French troops are fiercely resisting at all points.

The German infantry attack was launched at dawn by successive waves, in which over 600,000 men are believed to have participated. The bayonet charges were preceded by terrific artillery bombardments and dive-bombing operations and were covered by mechanised

units.

Holding The Enemy

"French official spokesmen told me at 7 o'clock that they had a most excellent impression of the fighting

so far." Heinzen reports.

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MAP ABOVE illustrates approximate line of present German offensive, arrows pointing to line of French counter-attacks. In the main map, however, the artist is in error in showing the front line so far advanced towards Amiens in the south, as the Germans have not succeeded in penetrating across the Somme in this Tegion except wer three bridgehea to which they have established. The inset map shows the line of the two German attacks-across the Airne in the cast and against Amiens in the west. In the cast they are attempting to form the spearhead indicated by the shaded lines, but live ut no point succeeded in advan- cing against Soissons and Reims,

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Heuport

CALAIS

The first news from the front this morning indicated that we were holding the enemy everywhere with the exception of one or two unimportant points, where we have effected strategic withdrawals. "Headquarters stress, however, that concrete indications are not yet possible."

DIEPPE

AMIENS

Monididier. Noyong

ROUER

French Counter-Attack.

Berlin admits, meanwhile, that the French forces are bitterly counter-attacking the German anchor positions at Longwy in the east and Abbeville on the coast.

The initial German attacks were launched with 1,000 dive bombers, 2,250 tanks, 15,000 motorised vehicles, and 45 divisions of infantrymmen.

A late message from United Press states that the heaviest German attack seems to be down the Oise Valley towards Compiegne, 40 miles north of Paris.

SPEARHEADS OF

PARIS, June 6 (Reuter).- tween the sen, Inon and Soissons on Authoritative sources say that a 110 mile front. the Germans are throwing violent artillery bombing was follow

A French spokesman Bays that especially big forces against theed up with divo.bombings-and-miss- French left wing on the Somme, ed infantry attacks. At that time, where they have three bridge the Germans did not seem to have heads south of the river.

According to the Intest available: Information, the attneic is being press-

of

used their tanks to any extent.

Most of the front fallows the Somme Valley.

ATTACK

Apart from cutting communica- tions, the attackers put out of action heavy losses, on a motorised columa. an anti-aircraft batlery and inflleted

-Great-outbreaks of Are WGC observed all over the battle field.

A very large number of enemy pinnes were brought down but it is as yet impossible to give the number. Gormans Claim Break Through

Thousand Planes A Day

Remarkable Claim

By Car Magnate

ed with Infantry, artillery and air- the southern bank of the Somme,

From the const, the French control

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" craft.

Some

German tanks were also double-water, le

At the Amiens valley there is a

DERLIN, June 5 (UP).-The Ger- thrown into action this afternoon.

man High Command in a special com- i

AN the Somme The three principal points

Canal follows the river.

muniqué said the German troops at-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" attnck were Amiens, Peronne

The southern slopes form a kind tackling the French armies on a broad

LONDON, June 3 (UP)-It Alllette Canal, north of Sotssens.

and of a rampart.

front, crossed the Somme river and Towards Soissons there is an in-broke through the "Weygand Line." Commons that British aircraft was stated in the House of Reports from all showed at the close of the nfternoon Somme and the Olse. This is the three points terval of 12 miles between the

Reynaud is Hopeful PARIS, June 5 (Reuter)Infor-representatives in the United Intact.

new offensive seems to bo developing there,

that the French poslilons remained scene of the present fighting. The mallon about the German offensive States had been instructed to

Unimportant Positions

It is in the region where preylous

which was launched at dawn was investigate the claim made by given this afternoon by M. Paul Mr. Henry Ford that he could Reynaud. the Premier, when address produce 1,000 planes dally with- ing the Army Commission of the in six months, p Chamber of Deputies.

• An emetal communique says that

outcome of

May Bo Coded PARIS, June 6 (Reuter).-Accord-

threats have been aimed at Paris. ing to authoritative French sources

Ardent Offensive Spirit this morning, the French troops are holding out against extremely heavy French air communique states thating for a

Meanwhile, Lord Beaverbrook PARIS, June 5

M. Reynaud "gave reasons for hop- has appealed to all aircraft (Reuter).-A German attacks,

favourable It is stated that it may be neces-were, accompanied by our air force heroism of the French troops and the next

all French infantry on tank attacks

workers, "Urgently, we ask for sary to cede certain positions which

M. Reynnud paid tribute to the the fullest output this week and are not of great importanee.

formations,

of the whole nation Moreover, our light bomber nir-high morale craft displayed an

which was "resolved more than ever ardent offensive spirit.

110-Mile Front

battle."

"The work you do this week to fight to the end with the Allles fortifles and strengthens our A certain number of pince, sent for the liberty of the world.”

battle front next week.".. French Communique PARIS, June 8 (Reuter)-To- "The battle which morning has become more intense in began this PLEASE Turn To Page 7.

LONDON, Jithe. 3 (Reuter)-NO definite impression can yel be gained to attack roads and points in the of the progress of the now battle Peronny which has begun, reported this morn-particularly violent fighter netivities day's Erench communique says:"

region, succeeded despite ing's Frencht.communiqué;; » » In penetrating the barrage and dropp- The communique said that violent ing 18 tons of bombe on the allotted Jenemy efforts were being made be, poluts

CANBERRA, June 8 (Reuter),— The Minister of Health has proposed organisation to care for sick and that Australia should establish an wounded Allied soldiers in order to relieve British hospitals.

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READERS WHO TRACE with a pencil the following line on the map above will gain an approximate idea of the present Western Front, On the const i starts at Abbeville, down the Sommie to Amiens, across to La Fere, Laon, Rethel and thence north-eastwards to a point on the bor- der between Sedan and Montmedy,

Nazis Given Dose Of Own Medicine

R.A.F. BOMBERS CREATE HAVOC IN GERMAN TOWNS

LONDON, June 5 (Reuter). The Air Ministry announces that while German raiders last night attacked La Havre for the second night in succession, heavy bombers of the R.A.F, penetrating deep into Germany, were simultaneously carrying out raids on military objectives over a wide area.

From shortly before midalght till the early morning, strong forces of British bombers ranged over north-west Germany. setting oil storage plants ablaze and wrecking mil com- munications in numerous centres from Dortound, in the north, to Mannheim, in the south.

Frankfort, Dusseldorf and fullers lent massive and magnificent Cologne were among other great support to the land forces, with whom Gernian cities attacked..

constatt contact was malutained.

At the same time, an attack of At Frankfort, a large oil storage equal atrangth was directed against depot was systematically bombed by another important oil storage plant relays of aircraft for 30 minutes. at Monheim, between Dusseldorf and Aut enemy column was harassed Cologne. The target was located by and bombed without respite in the parachute flare and bombed from.

region. Over Atx tons of varying heights. bomb were dropped.

Kame

Numerous explosions were seen to break out. In all parts of the target" Big Air Battle

aren, and the firen started by earlier, Alter the German

|allackers: wars constantly, rukindiai attacks were by the late arrivalk launched, a 'formidable, serial: battle developed in the course of whielt our/

Soon after midojatt

68 MEN IN A BOAT Remarkable Escape

By Frenchmen LONDON, June 5 (Reuter),— Further troops came straggling across the Channel-to-day-from- Dunkirk.

Some of them had remarkable stories to tell.

One boat-load of 68 French- men were at sea for 24 hours.

None of them knew how to navigate but they took a chance in' preference to being taken prisoner.

On approaching the English coast they ran out of petrol. They drifted until they met a life-boat which - self was returning from Dunkirk.

Fought To Last Shelf

A French artillery officer described how his party fired their guns until they ran out of ammunition. They then destroyed the guns and retreated to the beach where they got into a

bont

They were machine-gunned from the shore but got away. They took turns-at-a-sługle pate-of-ears in the--

boat.

They tried to And their way by

menes of a pocket compass,

cruised

On Tuesday night they about looking for some one to guide them.

1,400 Owners Offor Crafts.

It is pointed out in London that when the owners of motor-craft "were" asked to register, 19:00 Jälten

were received in three days.

When the time came for them lo he called they went off to Dunkirk to carry off troops from the beaches and transport ships,

Some of the boats even formed a sort of ferry service between Dunkirk and England.

In addition to Dutch and Belgian fishermen, there were two men who crossed the Channel la a river canoe fitted with a small engine.

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