The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-17
Allied Situation Serious, "
French Admit, as Germans
Break Through" Defenses
League of Notions Prepares to Flee
From Switzerland: Invosion Feared
There: Nuzis Hurl in Fresh Men
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through and behind the main allied defense lines
today, but Premier Paul Reynaud said the French
command at the front reported the situation
under control" Reynaud revealed that fierce
German assaults had bitten "big pockets" in the
allied positions, apparently along the line from
Namur south to Sedan, the vast battle
tinued undated. Reynaud denied flatly that the
French government contemplated any move from
Paris. But he did state 'men and methods
might be required to meet the German threat.
GENEvA-The League of Nations after a belated pro-
fest of the German invasion of the low countries today
prepared to to Lisbon, Portugal The being
undertaken because of grave fear Switzerland will be drawn
into the war through INVASION
BUDAPEST, Hungary-Unconfrmed reports circulated
today that Yugosavia and Russia had signed about
to sign military alliance Yugosav and Russian diplO
matte quarters here would neither confirm deny the
report.
PARIS-Members of the Chamber of Deputies said to-
night Premier Paul Reynaud had told them he received
advces from Gen. Henri Gaud at field headquarters saying
he believed they had 'the situation under control"
BERLIN-The German high command today charged
that Allied drplanes bombing nonmiary towns
Germany othoh plan Nazi official hare threat
ened retaliation "btoac for boac
PARIs-German motorized columns tonight were re-
ported to have penetrated the French lines and TO have been
engaged by French airplanes and other units.
ROME-An official spokesman, tonight denied as base
less and tendemcous reports an London Italy rraded
YugostdUia.
THE BATTLE FOR SUPREMACY
Germany reported hurting many thousands of fresh
troops tonight into tremendous onslaught designed to
crack the main Allied defense lines Belgium and France
French advices said the All ed situation
Serious"
The French government announced that a decree,
to be published in the official journal tomorrow, will
declare Paris to be a military region and part of the
army zone.
Allied statesmen and military chiefs said to be
considering radical halt the German offensive
which smashed against Allied lines from the Dye river to
Namur and Sedan where 1000 fresh German troops
hurled into the fray.
French military sources said the German high
command appeared to be willing to sacrifice any
Der of men, tanks and arplanes to break the Allied
France.
This would cut Belgium off from France and give Ger
many command of English channel ports
Parls dispatches reporting the German break-through
were subject to heavy French censorship dispatch
four lines eliminated and in another words The
censored words apparently details of the German pene
tration)
Three successive counterattacs by British troops last
night and today drove Germans from Louvan where their
advance troops had penetrated.
This the first indication the Germans actually had
even if only temporarily penetrated the Louvan deenses
although it previously had been reported furious battle
was raging along Louvain lnes)
IL estimated between 500, 900 and 100000
men were engaged in battle the Germans said might
decide the issue of the within a week.
British reported the Germans Outnumbered the
Allies in the proportion of 10 to six
A high French military admitted the Germans
had broken through three points along the Meuse
between Namur and Meziere and had succeeded widen