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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1940.

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FRANCE DECLARES CAPITAL AN OPEN CITY IN EFFORT TO SAVE IT FROM CARNAGE: DEFENDERS WITHDRAWN

FRENCH WILL NOT OFFER RESISTANCE IF SUBURBAN DEFENCES ARE PIERCED

Desperate "Last Ditch" Stand At St. Denis, But "We Are Too Exhausted To Attack"

Says Official Spokesman

SPECIAL TO the “TelegrAPH”

PARIS, JUNE 14 (UP).–PARIS HAS BEEN DECLARED AN OPEN CITY.

In response to pleas from several quarters to save its famous buildings and art treasures from the destruction that would assuredly follow any attempt to defend the city against siege, the French High Command has instructed the Military Governor to withdraw everything of a military nature.

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Germany Notified

Germany has been notified of the French decision by Mr. William Bullit, the U.S. Ambassador to Paris, who has conveyed to the Reich Government the information that Paris is now classified as an Open and undefended city and that the French Commander and garrison has withdrawn...

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"The decision applies only to the city itself, and fighting will continue Britain until the enemy succeed in reaching the inner suburbs.

Defenders Outnumbered

The official French spokesman, commenting on the decision last night, said that the defenders of the capital were too exhausted and outnumbered to attempt any counter-offensive and once the Germans succeed in penetrating into the suburbs the French troops will retire.

By so doing, said the spokesman, it is hoped that the capital-one of the most beautiful and historie cities in the world-will be spared the horrors of destruction that have befallen Warsaw, Brussels, Amsterdam, Louvain and many of France's own cities.

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Onus on Germans

"If and when the Germans start to fight their way into the city, the French troops will withdraw without offering resistance," said the spokesman.

"The onus will be on the Nazis to spare or destroy Paris," he added. The French forces will make a desperate last ditch stand at St. Denis, the. suburban fortress on the Seine, two miles north of Paris. The Germans are advancing on St. Denis from Chantilly.

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At 3 p.m: yesterday, a French High Command communique said, the Germans were still 35 miles from Paris. They were in occupation of Creil, Senlis and Chantilly in the north and of the Marne River between Meaux and Laferte in the east.

Trains Still Running

Although it has been decided to permit the Germans to enter the city unopposed, no order for evacuation has been given to the remaining populace. Trains are still running to the south and south-west.

None of Paris's famous bridges have been destroyed and it is now intended to leave them intact.

There are unconfirmed reports that German bombers attacked the industrial suburbs of the capital yesterday.

VIVID STORY OF RETREAT

PARIS, June 13 (Reuter). It open town, presumably to move it (of Louviers, south of the Seine River, and Les Andalys, north of the river. 14 officially announced, that Parls from destruction and bombardment.

Battle Becomes More Violont They have also started to pour over will not be defended, a

This means, as in M. Roy-PARIS, June 13 (Router)An the bridge-heads of Vemon, south of

oficial, commtinique Bauer to-day Les Andelys, in the direction of Pacy naud's words, that the French states that on both sides of Paris the sur-Eure and Evreux, * -will-ight in front of Paris-and bathia is increasing in violence..

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attacked south of flouen,

The enemy have machine-gunned Motorised and armoured columna column of refugees, started to pour over the bridge-heads Turn to Page 7, Second Column

The announcement is a logical sequel to the city being declared on

Calls Up More Men

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON,

June 13 (UP).—It is officially an. nounced that the 1910 and 1911 Closscas--the 29 and 30 year olds--are to be called up for Military Ser- vice.

The 1911 Class will be required to register for Military Service on Satur- day. The 1910 Class must register before June 22.

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MAY DEMAND IMMEDIATE CAPITULATION OF PARIS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

IT IS CONSIDERED THAT THE FRENCH CANADA'S

HIGH COMMAND WILL RECEIVE AN UL- TIMATUM FROM GERMANY, DEMANDING THE IMMEDIATE CAPITULATION OF PARIS ON PAIN OF DESTRUCTION.

This procedure was adopted by the Germans in Poland when Warsaw was surrounded.

Refusal of the Warsaw garrison to surrender led to

mander are understood to have left the elly for an unspecifled front.

the destruction of the city.

A "Domei" message from Bor- lin states that the German

MOSCOW Foreign Office refuses

ACTIVITY

Diplomats Rush To Soviet Capital

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH?!

MOSCOW, June-13-(Domei). -Considerable diplomatic acti-i

Capture Imminent, Claim

BIG WAR EFFORT

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGNAPH'

MONTREAL, June 13 (UP).. -Although secrecy surrounds the details of quantities of wir materials crossing the Atlantic from Canada, a steady, flow is going forward. a

On May 10, a total of 81,519 The German High Command claim- men were under arms in Canada, to con- ed last night that the capture of and the recruiting of appro- firm official receipt of any de- Paris was imminent. claration from the Military

The opinion is expressed in Berlinximately 50,000 more is now in Governor of Paris that the that General Weygand will not and progress. ́`*

it impossible to maintain a con-

Factorios. At Full Blast capital has been declared antinuous front and to carry

One Canadian Division is now Open City.

orderly retreat to the south, says in England, waiting to go into The fate of Paris is entirely de- "United Press" message. pendent upon developments,”

spokesman said.

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Ralph Heinzen, "United Press" war action. A second Division is correspondent with the French forces expected to proceed overseas in points out, however, that General the near future.

in Weygand's slow retreat across north- Factories in Canada are working

vity is in progress in; Moscow: Washington the US. diplomatic inter- en France has been one of the most 24 hours daily producing armaments,

Sir Stafford Cripps, the

new mediaries have informed the Reich musterly retreats in the face of over-tanks and aircraft. Shell production

British Ambassador, and M. la Bonne, Government that nil French troops whelming odds in history.

"Nowhere," says Heinzen in arrive on Wednesday.

the French Ambassados are due to have been withdrawn from Paris and

that the city is now completely un-special despatch, "has Germany been able to encircle important French Signor Rossa, the new Italian Am-defended, bassador, has already arrived.

The Paris garrison and its Com-Turn to Pago 7, Second Column Reaction To Italian Move SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHY STOCKHOLM, Juno. 13 (UP)— The "Allen_Bladet" reports that the Soviet Vice

for War, General

unexpectedly. arrived at Rige by aeroplane to-day.

The general is making a detalled inspection of the new Russian mill- tary and air bazes in the Baltic,

The newspaper claims that his visit | was prompted by "Italy's entry into the war."}

WAR CASUALTY LISTS

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ULTIMATUM

BY RADIO

BERLIN, ' JUNE 14 (DOMEI)- THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND HAS DECIDED TO SEND BY RADIO AN ULTIMATUM TO FRANCE THAT UNLESS PARIS IMMEDIATELY

SURRENDERS THE CITY WILL BE I

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THE HIGH COMMAND QUOTES THE FATE THAT OVERTOOK WARSAW AND ROTTERDAM

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