Allied guards fall back as French lines hold along Somme
Paris dispatch reports Allied advance guards pulled back along the Somme front while German troops crossing the Aisne east of Soissons were said to be wiped out. Generalissimo Weygand urged defense, praising bravery and resolve to hold French soil.
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Somme-Aisne Battle Push Strains Weygand Line
Paris reports Premier Reynaud urging confidence as German forces renew a major Somme-Aisne offensive. About 480,000 troops in 40 divisions plus tanks and 200 planes press toward the Weygand line while French and British air and artillery hit back. The 125 mile northern front remains stout, with defenses holding despite German pressure and withdrawals near Abbeville and Soissons.
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Italy Orders Vessels From High Seas Into War
Italy ordered its merchant fleet to move to neutral ports as reports surfaced that Rome planned active participation in the European conflict. Verrando, New York manager, said ships were safe and that Italians would follow orders. Gaetano Vecchetti prepared for a Washington conference.
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Refugees Delay Relief Work in War-Torn France
Larry Schwab, former Daily Citizen reporter now an ambulance driver for the American Field Service, describes harrowing front-line experiences in northern France. He recounts evacuating a military hospital, aiding civilian wounded in Amiens, and constant bombing as refugees flood lines, delaying relief efforts amid advancing German forces.
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Weygand Line Fully Broken, Germans Claim
German high command said the Weygand line was broken through on the entire front amid a broad battle for France. It cited two brief sentences on operations south of the Somme and the Aisne Oise canal and noted Allied losses and a sinkings.
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Baseball Finals Across Leagues Reported Scores
National League games show Brooklyn Cincinnati and Boston Chicago ties. New York St Louis Chicago Washington Philadelphia Pittsburgh details listed with pitchers and run totals. American League action includes Detroit Boston St Louis Philadelphia Cleveland New York results and pitcher lines.
Americans Warned Of Last Chance To Escape From Europe
The American embassy urged Americans without urgent reasons to return home aboard the liner Washing ton departing Galway mid June. Those who stay face risk as permits cannot be granted for travel on belligerent ships. if Italy enters the war few routes remain. Washington ordered to Galway to pick up Americans fleeing the war zone.
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Britain Bombers Hit Nazi Positions Near Abbeville
British airmen bombed German fortifications in western France for 45 minutes near Abbeville and scored direct hits on roads and bridges including a Somme estuary bridge. The Air Ministry reported three direct hits and noted a second German raid on England’s south and east coasts. Lord Beaverbrook said Britain kept ahead of losses and increased aircraft output by 62 percent in planes and 33 percent in engines since May 11.
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FDR seeks power to sell surplus guns to allies
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to dispose of surplus guns and warplanes via a fast channel to supply the Allies. He noted 50 warplanes were returned to manufacturers yesterday for sale to France and Britain and urged extending this mechanism to old guns including 75 millimeter cannon left over from World War I.
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House committee approves new tax bill to fund defense
A House tax subcommittee tentatively approved a bill to raise about 1.006 billion dollars for defense. It lowers personal exemptions from 2500 to 2000 for married and 1000 to 800 for single filers and adds a 10 percent across the board income tax, plus a 1 percent rise in corporate taxes and higher surtaxes for incomes 6000 to 100000. The panel expects to report to the full committee tomorrow. Married filers with income 2000 or more and single filers with income 2000 or more would need to file returns.
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Depth Defense Holds as Weygand Battles German Breakthroughs
Allied defense around Abbeville and the Chemin des Dames faces two danger points as German forces press along the Somme coast and the Aisne river line. The drive remains powerful, with Hitler able to marshal reserves, and trench fighting intensifies near Soissons.
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Army arsenals ordered to operate 24 hours to speed munitions
Washington officials disclosed today that Army arsenals are to operate where feasible on a full 24hour basis to accelerate the production of munitions.
French may redeploy to defend Paris, Maginot line abandoned
Berlin dispatches report German sources say France has effectively vacated the Maginot line to shift troops to the Aisne Somme area, aiming to defend Paris and Le Havre. The claim reflects sensationalized assessments of early World War II movements.
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General Weygand Establishes Anti Tank Defenses North of Paris
Official reports say General Maxime Weygand has fortified the zone between the Somme-Aisne battlefront and the Seine just above Paris with anti tank defense nests.
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Cripps Escapes Injury In Plane Strike Near Salonica
Reuters reports Sir Stafford Cripps the new British ambassador to Russia escaped injury when lightning hit the airplane he rode near Salonica. The aircraft reached Bucharest safely later that night.
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German Air Attacks Hit Cherbourg and French Airdromes
Berlin reports Nazi warplanes bombed Cherbourg harbor and several airdromes in central and eastern France causing heavy damage.
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Bombers Hit German Lines and Western Front Targets
London report says British bombers pressed nearly nonstop assaults since yesterday on German communications behind the Somme and on a wide variety of targets in Belgium and northwest Germany as the air ministry issued the nightly update.
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