The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-16
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 Divisions Thrown In
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Continued Reynaud admitted that the Allies might have to change both leaders and methods to stop the Germans.
 That the Allies were fighting back was emphasized by both Ger man and French advices, which 1 said that:
 At the same time 1t was reported by the Petit Parisien that the Ger mans had succeeded in occupying LongWy about 40 miles southeast of Sedan. Longwy, however, Is said to be outside the Ma mot line. A strong German armored column is battering at the Allied defense lines around Louvain in an apparent at- tempt to break through and capture Brussels.
 Naxls Rush Up Men
 German achievements arc being rushed in great numbers from con- quered Holland to the Dyle river front in Belgium, and Na2i U- boats off the coast of the Low Coun- tries have embarked against Eng land," the official news agency stat cd.
 Further along the River Mouse, the German forces that fought their way across the river have "extend- cd their successes" and again de- feated French mechanized forces !n a drive southwest of Namur, the high command reported, The German advance southwest of Namur was designed to drive a dagger point between Belgium and France and thus encircle the de- lenders of Brussels and Antwerp, but the official agency admitted that the Allies were attack- ing fiercely. A counter-attack by big French tanks (probably 30-ton for- tresses on wheels) was repulsed by the Germans In the Givet sector, on a French frontier salient that juts into Belgium south of Namur, the agency said.
 Over In One Week
 Germany predicted that the wars outcome may be determined in sev- cn days on the battlefields of Bel gium and northern France. The view of the Allied high was grave.
 The war communiques of both Paris and Berlin today were gen. eralized and cautious. They indi- cated the heat of battle has in- tensified and the fluid movement of fast striking armored columns has slowed as the main battle forces of both armies collide on the fighting fields.
 Indications were that the Allied danger point may be shifting mos mentarily from Sedan where Ger man troops won a foothold in the Maginot Qualifications to the ad- jacent Mouse line from Namru to Mezieres.
 In this region, Paris admitted, the> GeEnans have thrust across the river at three points. That the drive is one of force, probably conducted by swift armored columns, was in. dicated by the French statement that their troops have abandoned the war of position for one of move- ment.
 War of Nerves
 The success of the Germans in forcing the Allied defense 70 adopt war of movement" in South Bel gium and along the Mouse in France coincided with a new Nazi offensive in the diplomatic field to continue the "war of nerves" by arousing fears that the conflict would spread to other countries.
 Premier Benito Mussolini, cooper ating with Adolf Hitler at every turn, took every opportunity to keep alive the threat that Italy would enter the conflict on Germanys side and there were almost continual threats, rumors and charges that both sides were plotting to attack Switzerland, Greece, Hungary or Jugoslavia.
 The diplomatic moves and coun- ter-moves, however, were nlomen- tarily of minor importance ln com- parison to the military operations on a 200-mile front from Antwerp through Louvain. along the Dyle river in front of Brussels, to Namur and thence southWard to the Magi- rot Line in France.
 Allied reports said that furious fighting continued all along the front through Belgium and France and the German official news agency said that the conquest of Holland now permitted the Nazis to huri additional power into the battle from Antwerp. Louvain and Brus- sells along the Dyle river front.
 Hold Good Position
 The British, French and Belgians hold strongly fortified positions along the river from Antwerp south- eastward across the middle of Bel gium to the Mouse river at Namur
 But at one point near Ligny north Of Namur and at several points south of Namur the Germans claim land the French dispatches admit) that their mechanized columns have den:ed or broken through the Allied lines.
 The French dispatches admitted that these columns were attempt- ing to strike at the rear of the Allied lines. which would turn the main Allied flank in Belgium and might make unnecessary a frontal offen- sive against the Dyle river. Ger many claimed progress south 0i Namur but the extent of Nazi gains there still was Obscure.