Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1940, Page 4

A—4 » THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 26, 1940 —PART ONE. | Allies’ Fate in Flanders Rests in Closing Gap, Maij. Eliot Says Nazi Forces Pouring Throuch Hole Termed Hostages fo Fortune British-French Success Will Permit Mopup Of Coast Area Later By MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING ELIOT. ‘The Germans are continuing the tactics, which so far have served them so well, of disrupting and dis- organizing the rear areas of the Allied forces. This is the reason for their frantic efforts to pour additional mechanized and motor- | ized units through the slowly nar- | rowing gap—claimed now by thei French to be no more than 12 miles | separating Bapaume and Peronne | —which still remains between the | main French armies and the Brit- | * {sh - Belgian - French “Armies of | Flanders.” This is the reason for the appearance in German com- | muniques of such names as St.| Omer, Gravelines, Lillers and Lens. (The Associated Press report from Paris said, however, that the French were claiming the gap had been narrowed to 20 | miles.) | It must be emphasized that the eritical battle-area is not on the channel coast, but in an area bounded roughly by a line drawn from Valenciennes to St. Quentin, thence to Amiens, thence to Arras, thence back to Valenciennes. It is within this area that the Allies are trying to join hands between their | two main groups of armies. If they fail, they are faced with disaster. If they succeed, meanwhile being | able to defend their northern front | against the gathering weight of the | German right wing, the coastal area can thereafter be mopped up: not without difficulty and loss, but with certainty. Thus every man and every ar- mored vehicle which the Germans now run through the gap is a hostage to fortune. The more they can spread dismay and confusion through the Allied rear. the better their chances; but if they do not stop the closing of the gap despite all their efforts, then the greater their eventual loss in prisoners and | equipment. On Old Somme Battlefield. The gap between Bapaume and Peronne is on the old battlefield of the Somme, a country of gentle | slopes, low, rounded hills, small streams, many villages, clumps of isolated forest. It offers few ob- stacles to military movement. In- deed, such movement is facilitated by a network of roads, by-roads and | country lanes, through which, ap-| parently, the German units are filtering despite the fact that the whole area is now coming under Allied artillery fire. If both Bapaume and Peronne are | controlled by the Allies, as now seems to be the case, there are no great east-west highways left to the Germans, but there are many secondary roads. The chief centers and cross-roads are Combles, Ginchy, Flers, Longueval, Lesbouefs and Gueudecourt. Allied artillery concentrations on these points are undoubtedly impending, but cannot wholly stop, German movement, especially by night, and in view of the German air superiority, which interfers with registration of fire| by airplane spotting. The southern | part of the area is more heavily forested than the north, which is of advantage to the Germans in concealing their movements. Meanwhile the “Armies of Flan- ders” must already be feeling the pinch of their severed communica- tions. There seems no doubt that the British are doing all that is possible to reinforce and supply these forces; this is one reason for Jthe bold dash of the Germans north Irom Abbeville toward Boulogne and Calais, and for the importance at- tached by the German communiques to the reported arrival of their armored forces at St. Omer, which controls rail and road traffic inland from both Boulogne and Calais. The situation at these ports and | at St. Omer is uncertain, and the | subject of claims and counter-claims | by both sides. ! There seems no doubt, however, | that Dunkerque and the Dunkerque- | Lille lines remain open, though sub- | Ject to air attack. Nor does it| seem possible that the German units in all this area can maintain them- | selves and go on fighting very long, while they are dependent on sup- plies and reinforcements coming through the narrow, fire-swept Bapaume-Peronne gap. There must soon begin to be heavy casulties and immobilization among them. Time, I repeat again, is here as elsewhere of the utmost importance. Reinforcements Impeded. As to British reinforcements and supplies, these have, of course, been seriously interfered with by German air and mechanized operations in the vicinity of the ports, and by German submarine, motorboat and air operations in the Channel. More- over, as to ammunition, the Bel- gians must be running pretty short of their 7.65-millimeter rifle and ma- chine gun ammunition, of which there are not likely to be large stocks in England or France. The French can, of course, obtain their own 8-mm. ammunition by a roundabout route across the Channel and through England to cross the Channel again and they can supply the Belgians with 47-mm., 75- mm. and 155-mm. ammunition as well. But all this takes time and 1s precarious and difficult. On the Scheldt, the Germans now claim full possession of Ghent, and instinctively one's attention is drawn to the area north of that city through which with possession of the Ghent bridges and the gaining here of the mouth of the Lys, a great German stroke might roll down the Belgian Coast. If the names of Bruges and Ostend begin appearing in the news, this will be ominous of such an event. Farther south, the Germans claim also full possession of Tournai and to have advanced to Courtrai—ap- parently another motor raid, not from Tournai but from Audnarde. ‘There has not been time for an advance in force. Whether this in- dicates that considerable Allied forces are now in danger of being pinched between two German wings advancing from Ghent and Tournai cannot definitely be said; but it does seem probable that the Allied forces along the ?eldt had grad-| the red. ORAMSGATE ®GANTERBURY LE TREPORT® DIERPEN )) \ FIGHTING NOW ONLY 22 MILES FROM ENGLAND—Berlin reports German and Allied troops fought yesterday in streets of Calais, just 22 miles across the English Channel from England. Hitler’s dive bombers rained destruction on Dieppe, Dunkerque and Ostend, harbors where the A R UNKER ! S, a6eeviLLe N British apparently are attempting to land reinforcements. Meanwhile, the Germans, claiming advances through territory indicated approximately by shaded area, predicted the “wiping out” within a week of 500,000 or more Allied troops fighting with their backs to the sea in the Cambrai-Lille-Bruges pocket (1). Germans claimed capture of Courtrai, Ghent, Tournai and Boulogne. The shaded area, while showing the zones through which German columns are working, also includes numerous points at which Allies are fighting back. From both sides of the German col- umns, Allies are making a dogged attempt to snap the long Nazi spearhead reaching to the sea. Bitterest Allied attack is in the narrow gap between the Bapaume and Peronne sectors (2) through which Germans are pouring westward. Circles show other points of major fighting. Pill- boxes along Belgian border in Northern France are in “Little Maginot Line” remaining in territory OSTEND! &;’ NIEUPORT ¢ ou\ .;(;RNES G ' (B EL (] BRUGES x4 1 U which the Germans apparently have not penetrated. Allied reports say the distance between their | armies at the Bapaume-Perrone gap is about 20 miles, but the towns mentioned are less than that, as shown by the map. —A. P. Wirephoto. ually been reduced to mere rear guards and that the Allies are counting on making their fenses, their left resting on Dun- kerque. The presence of the Ger- man armored troops in rear of this position (Gravelines, St. Omer, Lil- lers, and so on) imperils such a hope, but does not destroy it unless the Germans are in much greater strength in French Flanders than there is now reason to suppose. There still remains the chance that the British may have put in enough reinforcements in Western Belgium to further contest the area between the Scheldt and the Bel- gian coast. This would be more hopeful if, meanwhile, the Ba- paume-Peronne gap could be closed, the German armored units mopped | up, and normal communications be- | tween France and Flanders restored. But this last would probably take, even with the gap closed, locked and tightly held, a matter of two weeks or so. Hence, with Ghent and Tour- nai gone (if the German claims are true) there does not appear much hope of stabilization on the Scheldt, and the Dunkerque-Lille line prob- ably represents the brightest Allied possibility though even this is far from being a certainty. Stand on Bold Tactics. The Germans are standing a great deal on the success of their bold tactics. They have cut off the armies of Flanders from direct contact with the French Armies in the south. The question is whether they can main- tain this position until their pow- erful right wing can strike with full force against the Flanders ar- mies. They are using their armored raiding troops to cut up the sur- rounded forces in every possible di- rection, and to interfere with their last routes of reinforcement and supply. % That the situation is described as increasingly grave by the British Prime Minister is not to be won- dered at. If the Allies can close the Bapaume-Peronne gap and thereafter maintain a stabilized front, they have won much; if they cannot, they will probably have to defend France on the Somme and the Aisne, they will have lost the greater part if not all of the armies of Flanders, and the French coast of the Straits of Dover will be in German hands, so that Germany will command the whole of the North Sea coast from north of Trondheim in Norway to the mouth of the Somme, with incalculable conse- quences for Great Britain. The crisis of this titanic struggle is developing on the battlefield of the Somme, with the old familiar names of Bapaume, Peronne, Cam- brai, Albert, Amiens once more in the forefront of history. It may well be that the future of the world for this generation is being decided there during these present days. (Copyright, 1940, by N. Y. Tribune, Inc.) Golden Gate World's Fair Opens for 128-Day Show By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 25— Beauty and gayety ruled Treasure Island today as the Golden Gate In- ternational Exposition reopened for 8 128-day show. It was & new exposition—new in coloring, lighting and landscap- ing, in cultural and recreational attractions. ‘Thousands were waiting at 9 a.m. for the gates to swing open. Prompt- ly on the hour a band struck up “God Bless America.” In the hush that followed, an aerial bomb burst high in the clear sky. Marshall Dill, exposition pres- ident, cut a blue and gold ribbon barring the gateway. ¥ By 4 pm. 84976 cash customers had passed through the turnstiles. Thirteen foreign countries and six States opened exhibits. The exposition ran 254 days last year, drawing 10,500,000 paid admis- sions. Financially, it finished “in 55 main | stand on the French frontier de- — | s London (Continued From Fi P property and promised the army the work would be forthcoming to “make “the arms and munitions you need.” Supply Board Set Up. The Labor Ministry set up a | supply board to mobilize industrial manpower under the totalitarian law, adopted last week, conscripting men and what they own. The change from a nation of quiet green fields and peaceful towns becomes complete today, when Britain works and prays. For the first time since the World War, factories will hum on full schedule while churchgoers, at the express command of their King, implore God for a victorious peace. That will be the first real ef- fect of the totalitarian legislation dition and put every Briton and all he owns$ at the command of the endangered state. More visible and audible are the precautions against invasion, the calling up of the two-millionth man, scores of arrests which have re- | ship which takes away the news of | the mighty battle of Flanders and | calls from the nation’s leadership for “confidence.” Yesterday military men described the situation on the channel edge of the Continent as ‘“very grave cavalry and rip apart the base of the Reichswehr salient the Straits of Dover. 326,259 More Men Called. ‘With ammunition and airplane factories working throughout the week end with the greatest activity of the war, 326,259 more men were and fill the ranks of the navy and Royal Air Force. 3 pushed the number of men under mobilization past the 2,000,000 mark. rly morning German bombings yesterday from the North Riding (district) of Yorkshire to East Anglica and Essex covered more than 200 miles of English east coast. injuring 11 civilians and awakening the nation fully to awareness it is bearing the weight of war. were believed aimed at steel fac- tories the raids further south were considered intended to shake the English morale, but there was no sign of the loss of quiet confidence that is the hallmark of the Briton. In fact, the appeals for confidence seemed néedless. Deprived by a new censorship edict of even the names of places where his army is fighting, the man in the street ac- cepted the situation with the view, “There’s a big battle on at last and the French are going to give ’em what-for. When it comes, the news will be good.” 400,000 Register. “Local Defense Volunteers” flocked from towns and farms by the thou- sands to give their spare time as “parashoots” against German para- chutists. By last night it was estimated nearly 400,000 had registered, 20,000 of them in the important London area. The men selected will be equipped with uniforms and rifles by tonight. It has been suggested they also be equipped with sub- machine guns. Barricades appeared beside lonely roads leading from the coast to Lon- don. Anti-aircraft guns and ma- chine guns were mounted in fields near crossroads and power stations; government buildings and arsenals were patrolled by infantrymen in steel helmets, carrying rifies. London assumed the appearance of a beleaguered city as sandbagged machine gun emplacements were completed at sfrategic points and sulted from the government's drive | on “fifth columnists,” harsh censor- | and very confused,” but held out} hope that a joint Allied action would beat back Germany’s iron, which | stretches across Northern France to | called to arms to aid the hard-| pressed British Expeditionary Force | This registration of 27-year-olds | While the Yorkshire bombings| even more guards posted at public | buildings. The “fifth column” roundup, which | ~ | has reached into Parliament and | aristocratic classes, continued. More | than 60 persons have been arrested | | in Britain, among them Sir Oswald | Mosley, British Fascist leader; Capt. | Archibald H. M. Ramsay, Rightist | member. of the House of Commons, and Capt. Franz von Rintelen, World War German spy and saboteur in | the United States. 200 Interned in Ireland. The number of Irish Republican { Army men interned in Ireland for | duration of the war is believed to | exceed 200. A special constabulary force s being raised in Ulster to supplement the Royal Irish Constabulary and { deal with I. R. A. members who may | | act in conjunction with parachuusts.‘ | On Britain’s side of the ledger | | were accounts of the prowess of |over the Flanders piains to harry | German communications and bomb | Nazi tank columns. | Fighter pilots claimed 40 German | planes had been put out of action | yesterday, bringing German losses | in the last 72 hours to more than 120. Ten R. A. F. planes were lost Friday. | The navy's an force co-ordinated its work with the R A. F. to stop marauding tanks ranging behind | Allied lines. It claimed ‘three of these had been set afire and the | enemy oil depots at Rotterdam had been bombed and enemy torpedo | boats sunk. Rome (Continued From First Page) that Italians in Malta, Britains Mediterranean naval base, might | send a delegation here to ask Mus- solini for “protection” against the | “persecution” which the Italian | press insists Maltese now endure. Minister of Agriculture Cassinai told an irrigation convention in | Bologna that Italians are “im- | patiently awaiting” Mussolini’s com- mand to “break the prison which is holding them” in the Mediter- ranean. Universities of Naples, Bologna and Catania sent messages to II Duce telling him their students had their eyes on him for the first sign “to mark the way of glory for the imperial eagle, which is about to ‘spread its wings.” Army Believed on War Footing. So many Italian reservists have been called up individually that foreign observers believe the armed forces already are on a war footing, with general mobilization perhaps unnecessary. The government, however, is armed with facilities to mobilize even civilians, including women and children, for offices and workshops, and only Mussolini’s word is needed to start the whole nation on the march, The United States Embassy, ac- cording to usually reliable sources, is prepared to take charge of the French and British diplomatic estab- lishments in case of war. Publication of an Italian law gov- erning commodities ordered all holders of more than 450 pounds of wool or 650 pounds of cotton for industrial or commercial use to register it within 15 days. Hotel Greeters of America Fifth Annual “Showboat Cruise” Tomorrow, May 27 8:30 p.m. On the new Wilson streamliner S. 8. MT. VERNON. SHOW ELABORATE FLOOR DANCING—MANY VALUABLE FLOOR PRIZES A Night of Fun Dutch Recovering From Immediate Effects of War People Outwardly Normal, Except in Centers Hit Worst by Invasion By the Associated Press. AMSTERDAM, May 25-—So far as possible in a country which endured five days of punishing war- were, Holland is recovering from the immediate effects of the war. In another light she is perhaps closer to normal than .any other country in Europe. The Germans came—suddenly and swiftly more than twop weeks ago and for five days the Dutch fought and tHe populace shuddered and prayed. Today, save in a few places like Rotterdam where the greatest force of the war struck, the country out- wardly has returned to normal. The customary crowds fill the streets— strolling in the pleasant sunshine or sitting in front of cafes sipping drinks. Theaters and bars are open. Blackout Still in Effect. The blackout still is effective, but the Germans moved the clocks ahead an hour and 40 minutes to conform with Berlin summer time and the day now lasis until 10:30 pm. Walking in the streets or sitting man soldiers. Dutch soldiers, too, move freely about and frequently are seen saluting their recent foes or fraternizing with them. But the impressive thing is the end of the long wait, so that war- pianes flying overhead now excite only the mildest curiosity. No disorders have been reported since the war ended abruptly, and yet there are fewer guards on the streets. The German military is the supreme authority, although lo- cal governments still function in collaboration with the Nazis. When the Dutch phase of the war ended, all citizens were ordered to turn in firearms. They were warned against sabotage, particu- larly to agricultural crops, highly valuable booty to Generally, however, the Dutch penal law is in force, save in special cases, ! such as violence against citizens—an act death. Germans Operate Radio. There are penalties also for per- sons detected listening to non- German broadcasts or who circu- late reports from such broadcasts. The Dutch radio now operates un- der German supervision. Dutch newspapers still publish, but they carry mostly foreign news provided by DNB, official German news agency. Some restrictions have been placed on purchases, but so far no food or clothing cards have been issued. Purchases of soap and shoes are limited. Private automobiles are banned, and while there have been no offi- cial measures taken against Jews, many business firms have dis- charged all Jewish either on their own accord or on instructions. Some Jews still op- erate shops and Jewish suicides, | which followed capitulation, ap- German punishable by of last week which uprooted tra-|R. A. F. planes, flyng constantly | Pe&r to have stopped. The banks still limit withdrawals | to 3 per cent of the deposit monthly or a maximum of 50 guilders (about | $25). Paris __(Continued From First Page.) munique said the situation in the north “has undergone no important | change.” It added that the French were inflicting heavy losses on the enemy “in all encounters” and that between the Aisne and Meuse Rivers the Allies held domination over the Germans. Gamble for All-or-Nothing. The Germans, gambling for all- or-nothing in the battle for the English Channel coast, rushed their heaviest tanks and motorized in- fantry through their narrow corri- | dor to support lighter advance units. Artillery followed the speedier units. Allied counter-attacks were fre- quent and intense and French mili- tary spokesmen asserted these had squ€ezed the corridor’s neck from yesterday's 30 or 35 miles to 20. The 20-mile-wide bottleneck in | the salient was described ds bounded by the Bapaume and Peronne sec- tors. These two towns themselves are only 13 miles apart, but their sectors cover considerable surround- — e Salk BRAND NEW, FULL 88 NOTE Spinet Pianos Standard size pianos made by Starr. A special lot of instruments we bought at a very low figure from a dealer who recently closed his piano department. They are fac- tory priced at $265, have a full keyboard and all good standard - piano features, Plain case finished in ma- hogany. Easily - the most outstanding value we have offered in a long time. Num- ber at this price limited, so don‘t delay if you're inter- ested in a real bargain. Very easy terms. For details call National 4730. Since 1872 the mame Starr on @ piano has meant that it is made of sturdy materials by KITT'S 1330 G Street # By SIR PHILIP GIBDS, British War Correspondent. PARIS, May 25 (N. A. N, A, By Radio).—The gap through which the enemy has tried to blast his way to the coast between the Allied ar- mies of north and south is being closed in Peronne and Bapaume, through which there is a perilous passage for German motorized units, are only 13 miles apart. That is & narrow strip under the fire of French and British guns, and the ceaseless harassing of our heroic air force. If that hole can be closed completely and the French and British troops can form a continuous line, north and south of the Somme, the way to the coast will be barred and enemy units now in the region of Boulogne and St. Omer will be cut off and annihilated, The situation changes from hour to hour and the pressure of huge enemy forces increasés. For that reason one dares not indulge in any prophecy of good hope, lest the next news should falsify it. Yet there are some true reasons for believing that the enemy is being held more tightly by the French, British and Belgian forces. in restaurants are numerous Ger- | the conquerors, | employes— | A French counterattack has shat- | tered the German effort to break |away between Attigny and Sedan. | The enemy has been flung back from | his attempts to gain the left bank | |of the Somme, near Amiens, and | Boulogne has been cleared of its| raiders. | There is a general belief in France, | as far as it has reached me, that the regrouping of the French Armies has now made a firm bastion through which the enemy will pierce no more | holes. Probably the most critical | position is up north, on the Scheldt River, and on the line from Valen- | Gibbs Finds Evidence Allies Hold Nazis More Tightly | be afraid, when they ask “Where clennes to Cambrsi, where the en- emy pressure is most violent. The B. E. P. is now standing, and holding, against heavy and des- perate odds. I am inclined to be- lieve, on evidence which reaches me, that one phase of this gigantic battle has now ended, and another begun. It seems likely that the enemy has exhausted, or at least weakened, his mechanized power of attack and now must rely more upon his infantry divisions rather than upon the rush of heavy tanks and armored cars, since it is cer- tain that great numbers of these have been put out of action by shell fire and bombing. The terrific strain put upon them for the past 14 days must have made many more unserv- iceable, with their wreckage lying in many ditches. Their supplies of gasoline are not inexhaustable, and the Germans have used up millions of tons of fuel, and now that Allied artillery is closing in upon them, these mo- torized divisions are the targets of an intense barrage of fire. The next phase of the battle may be less a wild rush through of steel | monsters, and more the slower drive | of masses of men. Hitler is throwing everything into this carnage. He is utterly ruth- less of human life. He flings young Germans into the furnace fires in his lust for victory and power. If he fails—if we succeed in holding him—those losses and that river of blood will soon be known to his | people, of whom, one day, he will are our sons, and where is our victory?” | The French people whom I meet —the humble people in the streets to whom I talk—are still confident, in spite of tragic tidings, that the enemy will be checked and held. | ing area, apparently accounting for | | the seven-mile differential. | Between the main Allied forces, their advance guards struck again and again into the German spenr-‘ | head thrust westward to the sea and | | pointed toward the British Isles. | The Allied advance units harassed | the German line of communication. | The outcome of the Flanders battle depends on the Allied effort | to close the breach and pocket the Germans on the coast. | Holding 170-Mile Line. ! The northern Allied force consists of French, British and Belgian (here one word was censored) troops hold- | ing a 170-mile line starting (here | | another words was censored) some- | where in Belgium and circling south | and west through Valenciennes, | Cambrai, Bapaume and St. Omer to | the sea. The central French Army main- | tained a 200-mile front on the Somme and Aisne Rivers across northern France. (Here four lines were censored.) The Germans fought on a winner- | take-all basis along the channel | coast, running the risk of complete disaster if they should fail to con- | solidate their corridor position. | _Until now the light mechanized | | German forces and infantry had| | formed the spearhead. The move- | ment of heavy forces from the rear indicated the crucial struggle was near. | The Germans were reported hold- |ing a line of small Channel ports, including Le Touquet and Paris Plage, French summer resorts. Both | | the British and French air forces were active in the Channel conflict. | Cannon on French Planes. | French shifted to a new technique of air fighting, equipping pursuit planes with cannon to blast away at | German armored columns. Hereto- fore French pursuits had carried’ only machine guns. | “The use.of aviation to destroy | tanks,” wrote the military expert of Le Temps, “has long been sought | in France. It seems that success has now been obtained.” l | The British air force continued its | tenacious campaign in France against the German air superiority. | Gen. Alphonse J. Georges, one of the Allied commanders, telegraphed | thanks and congratulations to the Royal Air Force for “the magnifi- cent effort you have made.” | An atmosphere of grim confidence | prevailed in Paris. “The initiative | —_— T WASHERS AT LOW PRICES | Norge. ... . 539 I Thor.. ... $33] { Complete with Filler Pump Hose 10 DAYS" TRIAL PAY $1} L CALL. REPUBLIC 1530 a Piano Shop 1015 - 7th St. N. W. OPEN EVENINGS is no longer entirely in German hands,” commented Le Temps. | The military analyst of Le Journal, Gen. Duval, discussing the | position of Nazi troops which have reached the coastal plain, argued that this sector is less important than that along the Scheldt River. “That,” he wrote, “is where the battle will be decided, and not at Boulogne.” L’Epoque said: “We would prefer a France that was in ruins and a cemetery to a | France whose riches would be stolen by the enemy and whose living in- habitants would be no more than slaves.” | Other Developments. Developments of the day included: | The Simplon-Orient Express, one of Europe’s finest trains running | {rom Paris to Italy through Switzer- land, was withdrawn from service. The Ministry of Public Works said the order was for economy and was temporary. Premier Reynaud cautioned the French people against false orders being circulated by telephone and handbill by German agents. He | their homes. 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