The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-03
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Shattered Remnants
OF French Lost Army
Hacking Way TO Sea!

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BY Gemons In Attempt 10 Win
Back Hridgshsods Nsor Amiens
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LONDoN--An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Paris tonight said three waves Of German planes had
bombed several cities in southeastern France. nfesins
30 casualties At Lyon.
LoNDoN--An Exehsns. Telegraph dispatch tonight
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tMarseiie Is on the Mediterranean and planes Tying
In from The sea would COME from the general drsss,s.
before approaching the eosst.)
rARls-rr-neh airplans. fought German ssrial
expedition the Rhons valley late today and snos
down several enemy aircraft, war eommunqus said.
BERLIN = Authorized German source. s,am.d
LONDON - British naval force. said Saturday the
German claim tina. the flagship Nelson had besn sunk
was mot worthy Of dsnials."
ZURICH Switzerland - A German bombing plane
shot down today when Swiss craft fought air
battle with foreign planes over the Jura region In the
northwest.
RoME-rhe usually authoritative Relasoni Intsr-
rationale today said that Italy IL certain To enter the
and to fight her Wrench and British enemies until
final victory"
THE Rattle or fHE soMME
Germany opened a ferocoua Mas attack tho Somms
today attempting win back brdgeheads which the French
had established the north bank Of The 20mie front
Sensing n threat to their entire channel wedge. the
Germans opened with a violent bombsrdment by field
artillery Next the roaring stuka dive bombers swept over
the French lines Then came massed tanks and finally
the infantry in the massed formations which the Germans
had favored in the last war.
Again and again. ut selected points thu S0Dlme frone
but particularly between Amisna and the Abhsvs sector
the the Germans attacked In force only. according
TO official assertions TO be thrown back without gain TWO
big attacks IL disclosed had been defeated Friday
one nj noon, the second at 6:45 .. m.
man. aro 49,. s"rronrd,n. them ,hs .h.a,.rsS rem.
nans Of the French lost army In the Lille perkes.
in astounding last stand. reported 10 b. hack
Ing It's way 10 the and new life.
1t asserted officially that the greater part Of this
mechanical. motorized army had actually succeeded In
forcing lis way through and had joined tho remainder Of
the allied army behind the Dunkrk water line.
The rest Of The men had been given w for ose.
They completely surrounded nj tims Many
of them wounded All nearing exhaustion.
They fighting In small and large groups ~ the
Romans did. back To back In square formations hut
II asserted today that though NJ them must
die there hope still for The rest.
Except for these men-he smallcr part Of the French
historic fight safe within the protective arc Of
the Dunkirk armed camp For the past "a hours. II
asserted attack after attack had been resisted successfully.
while evacuation OF the army ms whole proceeded
More than half the lost French army. II was
asserted. had swung In a vide arc northwMd flour
words esnsored) and reached lone word esms0rsd)
safely with Germans between them and Dunkirk.
Failing to break the Dunkirk this Germans sent
planes bomb and machine the beaches which allied
troops awaited embarkation Allied losses, war office
analyst said, we're small
There had been brief respite in the bombing because
II was asserted that the allies would try hold the
Dunkrk line for the present aud that Il would be for the
supreme council 10 decide eventually, whether the
ootbod should be- maintained the Dunkrk svacnated
At Bsrln. however, the high command said today
that the furious resistance Of the last remaining
Freneh troops In northeast France had been broksa
In single action around Lille. the German high con-
said the Germans far have taken $4,000 prisoners
The high command said that the German attack
the last remnants 0f the British expediiOnafy
force In The Dunkirk making good prog
re-s despite the difficult terrain and stubborn British
resistance.
Claiming that German planes bombing many allied
planes the North of Dunkrk, the Mani high CONF
and said that only hopping action remained TO bring
an end 10 the battle OF Flanders.
The Germans said that they had sank five allied
transports carrying troops from Dunkirk 10 Brifsh
ports. In addition, II claimed that three warships
and 10 merchant ships had been damaged badly.
The high command said that = powerful allied tank
In the vicinity Of Abbeyle At the mouth Of the
river close TO the English channel had been
pulsed and that in counsattack the Germans had gained
new positions from which they expected TO launch IN
offensive.
German fighting planes sald to have shot
down ~ allied arpIsnes in Fridays lighting. Only
nine German plane. reported missing.
In the forests south VI Abbeyile the high commands
commnnqne said the German air force had successfully
bombed allied troop concentrations
Allied forces which had held small brdgehead near
echesne the north bank OF the Ardenncs canal had
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