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azis Given Dose Of Own Medicine

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

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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 midnight Ull the early morning, strong forces of British bombers ranged over north-west Germany, setting oil storage plants ablaze and wrecking rail com- municaitons in numerous centres from Dortound, in the north, to Mannheim, in the south.

Frankfort. Dusseldorf Cologne were among other great German cities attacked,

and

At Frankfort, a large oil storage depol was systematically bombed by relays of aircraft for B0 minutes.

An enemy colurnn wan harassed and bombed without respite in the

Lons region. Over al bomba were, dropped.

same

Big Air Battle

of

After the German aftacks word launched, a formidable aerial battle developed in the course of which our Oghters lent massive and magnificent support to the land forces, with whom constant contact was maintained.

At the same time, an attack of equal strength was directed against another important oil storage plant at Monhejm, between Dusseldorf and Cologie, The target was located by a parachute flare and bombed from varying heights.

Numerous explosions were seen to break out in all parts of the targel ares, and the fires started by earlier atlackers were constantly rekindled by the late arrivals.

Soon after midnight, a greater part of this storage plant appeared to be ablaze and burning strongly the last attackers drew

Oil Storage Explodes

when

Hulf an hour later, a British rai- der, returning from another mission, passed close to the target and the crew new a violent explosion, follow- ed by fresh cruptions of flame and smoke.

Direct hits were also registered on

Clarion Call To Aircraft Workers

LONDON, June 6 (Reuter). -Lord Beaverbrook, the Minig- ter for Aircraft Production, Is issued an urgent appeal to all workers in the aircraft in- dustry for the fullest output this week and the next.

"The production which you pour out this week streng- thens the battle front next week,

"Britain stands or falla on her own resources. You have the power to multiply and magnify.

"Men of the Air Force are waiting to fly machines. We must not fall them," says the appeal.

68 MEN IN

A BOAT

Remarkable Escape By Frenchmen

an extensive oil storage plant ncur LONDON, June 5 (Reuter).— Mannheim. Flues broke out and Further troops came straggling

spread rapidly.

The following aircraft were guided facross the Channel to-day from to their objectives by the raging fires Dunkirk.

and completed the destruction of the Some of them had remarkable plant.

An isolated group of tanks were stories to tell.

seen to explode after two

direct

One boat-load of 68 French-

hits by Balvos of heavy bombs. men were at sea for 24 hours. The streaming oil, ignited by

Incendiary bombs, became a mass of

None of them knew how to

raging flames visible to aircraft flying navigate but they took a chance in preference to being taken

more than 100 miles away.'

Other valuable all stocks near prisoner. Dortmund and Dusseldorf were sot On approaching the English coast alight and extensive damage was they ran out of petrol. They drifted done to railway tracks and rolling until they met a life-bout which it- stacies over a wide ares,

self was returning from Dunkirk.

Fought To Last Shell

Marshalling Yards Bombcd

Important marshalling yards at A French artillery officer described Essen, Dusseldorf and Wesel how his party fred their guns until were heavily bombed, while at they ran out of ammunition. They Cologne-70 bombs burst over-a-rall-then destroyed the guns and retreated yard crowded with loaded to the beach where they got into a

bont.

Way waggons.

One British raider flying over Ger- They were machine-gunned from many to the early hours of the the shore but got away. They took morning found Oldelek aerodrome turns at a single pair of oars in the illuminated and night-fying in pro-bont. gress.

Thursday,

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June 6, 1940,

AMIENS

SLIKE AT OPENING

OF OFFENSIVE at a

MAP ABOVE lustrates approximate Une of present Gernian ofenstve, arrows pointing to line of French counter-attack. 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 region except over three bridgeheads which they have established. The inset map shows the line of the two German attacks across the Alme in the cast and against Amiens in the west. In the cart they are attempting to form the spearhead indicated by the shaded lines, but hve at no point succeeded in advan- cing against Solssons and Reims.

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READERS WHO TRACE with a pencil the following Une on the map above wilt gati an approximate idea of the present Western" Front.~~On the coast it starts at Abbeville, down the Somme to Amiens, across to La Fere, Laon, Rethel and thence north-eastwards to point on the bor- der between Sedan and Montmedy.

They tried to find their way by They Liked Our English Tea!

All lights were extinguished by the means of a pocket compass. first salvo of bombs that fell across On Tuesday night they cruised

the boundary of the. Inning ground.jabout looking for some one to guide.

In the second attack, bombs drop-them.

ped across one end of the aerodrome, 1,400 Owners Offer Crafte and the buildings were undoubtedly It is pointed out in London that! damaged.

when

the owners of motor-craft | All But One Return

were asked to register, 1,400 letters Intense opposition from gun bot-were received in three days. teries and searchlight was encoun-] When the time came for them to tered in many parts of Germany be called they went off to Dunkirk throughout the night, and several to carry off troops from. the beaches British aircraft suffered minor dam- and transport ships.

Some of the boats even formed a "All but one, however, returned le sort of ferry service between Dunkirk their bases.

(and England. Munich Again Raided In addition to Dutch and Belgian "LONDON, "June"5 (Reuter)-An flahermen, there were two men who American correspondent at Munich crossed the Channel in a river canoe! reports that the town war again rald-fitted with a small engine. ed on Tuesday night.

It is believed that the planes were French,

This is the second successivo at- tack on Munich.

During the rald on Tuesday, three were killed at the Bavarian motor works which manufacturo engines for German "altcraft.

Activity Ovor Reich PARIS, June 6 (Router)—An Air Ministry communique states that the air force has been particularly active

Britain Has

More Planes

Good Results From New Drive

FRENCH POILUS FIND PEACE IN ENGLAND

LONDON, June 5 (Reuter),—Thousands of French troops have been brought to England.

Mr. Colin Wells described them in a talk given over the D.B.C. last night.

Way

He reported that he had visit- ed an English town which filled with French khaki-clad troops.

Tired And Bewildered

Henry Ford

May Help The Allies

SENTENCED TO DEATH

Murderer Of Sir Michael O'Dwyer

LONDON, Juno 5 (Reuter).— Udham Singh, an Indian subject, who was charged with the mur- der of Sir Michael O'Dwyer, former Governor of Punjab, on March 13, was sentenced to death to-day at Old Balley.

In giving evidence, Udham Singh said he went to the India Association meeting at Caxton Hall to protest against the difficulty which he had about getting a passport. He also wished to protest against the alleged treatment of Indians by the British Government.

He Intended to fire a revolver at the ceiling but somebody pushed him and his hand was knocked down.

42-Days-Hungor-Strike.

He did not intend to murder any- one.

During the course of the proceed- ings, it was revealed that Udham Singh had been on a hunger strike for 42 days while in custody,

The jury considered the verdict land in 100 minutes found Udham

Singh guilty of murder.

When the Judge passed the sen- tence, Udham Singh thumped the dock-rall with his clenched ilst and spat into the court.

INDIA TO SET UP

CIVIC GUARD

SIMLA, June 5 (Reuter)The Viceroy has announced the formation of a civic guard which will be voluntary. It will be affiliated to the regular Police.

The force, organised on, a Pro- vincial basis, will be concerned with civil defence.

District War Committees are also to be formed throughout India to as- slat recruiting, support national save Ings and generally to encourage the war effort.

The Viceroy has appealed to the

ARE YOU NERVOUS?

The troops, who had obviously passed through a grim time, were battle stained and ired. They look- LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-—Col. ed around with almost bewildered J. 2. Llewellin, the Parliamentary eyes at the blue sky which contained Secretary for Aircraft Production, public for maximum assistance. no bombers and at the town from aald that British representatives in which they could hear nothing but the United States had been instructed the sound of "laughter and o few to investigate fully any proposition words of laborious French.

Mr. Henry Ford had to make regard- They were taken off in double-Ing the production of aircraft.

If you jump at the least noise, if decker buses" which msde every

COL Llewellin made this statement you are irritable and sleepless, if to-day.

LONDON, June 5 (British Wire- French squad laugh as they are not in the House of Commons in onver worry over trifles, then you Our bomber squadrons attacked less)-It can be computed from the used to them. Every chance, for to a question by Commander Løcker- military objectives at Mannheim, Air Ministry communiques issued laughing was welcome,

GOLDEN GRIFFIN Ulm, Fudwigshafen und Munich. during the period th the total

-- NERVE TEA The Badischch aniline factory was British aircraft lost in action since set on fire. The flames, which at-May 10 Is 302-less than one-tenth of tained a great height, were clearly the total losses attributed to the Allies

In the German claims. visible from the French frontier.

The Bavarian aero-engine factory Total Strength Greator at Munich was again bombed.

Naturally no official figures of the Our night bombers also violently output of the aircraft industry пге attacked objectives, of great import available. ance in the region of St. Quentin, It can be confidently stated, how- Peronne and Cambrof.

STATUS QUO OF

ever

that the total sirength of the

When they arrived at their billeis

they found the townsfolk busily de-

Lampson.

will find

Col. Llewellin said he had seen, ni termined to return that kindness Press report that Mr. Ford had stated which has been shown by two genera- that his company could produce 1,000 both soothing and beneficial. tions of French people, This is the aircraft dally within six months, first time a modern history that French troops have been on English

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A railway station and several con- R.A.F. is greater at the end of these The men laid fires and brought up voys were wiped out, roads were four weeks than it was at the begin supplies.

LONDON, -Juno S⋅ (British. -Wire- bombed.. and communications

wernning of the four weeks, In the latter

The women bolled water which the less)The Under Secretary for entirely destroyed.

part of which over the Dunkirk pollus used for washing and shaving. Foreign Affairs, stated in the House beaches, It engaged the. Tunin ·Others bolled water for ten which of: Commons that the Government strength of the German air force and the polius drank and valiantly re- had asked the Soviet Government Infileted upon them losses of at least ported that they liked 16.

for agreement to the oppointment of four to one to use the Premier's

Clean shirts, socks and underwear Sir Stafford Cripps to be II.M. Am words yesterday.

had been collected and the clothes of bassador at Moscow in succession to the battle-stained men were given to Sir William Seeds. voluntcor laundresses.

No official reply, sald ME, R. A. SPECIAL. TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANBERRA, June 5 (Reuter) In a short Ume, the Army post Butler, had yet been received by

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