Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1940, Page 6

THE . SUNDAY STAR, WASHJ.I\GJ?OI\. D. C, MAY 19, 1940—PART ONE. . Refugees S’rumble Through Ruins—Hitler Deputy Visits Front. The British - approved * caption for this photo, sent from London to New York by cable, describes it as the ruins of an “open town” somewhere in Bel- gium after a German air raid. Official British photo showing a British anti- tank post amid Louvain, Belgium, ruins as the west- ern front battle raged and German “blits” troops drove deeper. Photo by cable. Belgian war refugees making their way through a shattered street in Lou- vain. Note woman in lead with head bowed over baby. Official British photo transmitted by cable. . French sources claim this photo shows an un- named hospital ship half submerged in a Flanders port, her flag still flying. There was no information on what happened to the ship. Sent from London by cable. Belgian civilians, some of whom probably fled be- fore the Germans in 1914, being evacuate: from homes destroyed by bombs. Note their smiles. British official photo. French 75s, such as this, famous during the World War, are being effectively used to slow down the smashing attacks of 80- ton Nasi tanks, according to a French communique. Deputy Fuehrer Ru- dolph Hess as he visited the advanced lines on the western front. ‘A German soldier leads the way, ac- cording to_ the German caption. A. P. Wxnpho!u.