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TO-DAY'S NEWS
A furious battle Is reported to have
been raging sinco e.dawn on Monday
between the Froenoh and German
armies along a 300.mile front, accord.7
Ing to messages received In New York'.
Germany's famous Siegfried line of for.
tifications is stated to have been breached
in at least a dozen places during the first
12 hours of fighting.
No official confirmation of tihe reports
can be obtained. but a comununiquP. issued
by the French' General Staff admits tlha
"contact has been made with tbe German
forces."
,French troops are repo;ted to be'' ham
inering the "Burnd Gate,'' which is a
valley enclosed by the Vosges and. tie
Alps to tihe nortl of the point whler
tiu Frenci, German' and Swols frontiers
nmecet.
It is also reported that Gernian planes
liave made their first invasion of France,
buot they did not appear over ?'nrls, where
a dense artificial fog was released by the
groond defenders. .
The. German planes pnsseddover Charle
ville, iear tle Belgianr border. It is stig.
geated tIat they were scouting to find
out tihe dispositioni of the forces along
the l English Chanunel
Iloyal Air Foreo planes carried out a
sieossful raid on vessels of theu Gerinaln
fleet at WVilhclimshaven and Ilooansbuttel,
at the entrance to the Kiel Canal.
They registered direct hiots with iheavy
hombs on one German battleship in Sclal
l]ig Roads, resulting in severe damage.
Anothcr bilttlcsip ly in alogasido tlhe
Itolc, at rounsbultctel; was also leavrily
damnaged. . .
The operations were carried out in un
favonrable weather,, and tile Ihitisll planes
woere attacked froino the air and from
groonod batteries, resulting in 'someo casual.
ties. '
German officials claim that five out of
the 12 British bombeis whichi attaltced
'Wilhelmloh'laven were shot down by Oer.
inn ;;ooti-aircraft fire.
Tl're hlludred of tlhose on board the
Atlheiia are llissinR. accordinlg to a wiro'e
lesso niBagc to the UniteId Press of Amoo.
rica froom thu yacht Soothrn o Cross.
Tie British Admiralty announces tlhat
iaval activity continues on all the seas,
alind Dover has been closed to 'shipping.
Apart from Britainl, France, Poiand.andl
Germany, most of tlho coountries dfEoIoilope
have dc;mooo strated' that tlley'.'dibilro to
preserve their neutrality.
Italy'a determination to renolain neutral
is indicated by the fact that her mer*
ehant vessels. will resume sailings in a
few days' time.'
De ' ovastalii, itir raids are taking place
over many Polish cities night and day.
WarsilwWaos twice bomibed. In tle ear;
lier raid at. least 50 *peoole were killed.
Flames fromo buildings whicel had been
set on fire lit Hie sky when'tlim secood
raid took |tlaco in the eve ong.b.
Herr Hitler visited his troops ino tihe
Polish Corridor territory and watched
them cross the Vistula at Kulon.
Ant official' Polishl commuiniqueo admits
thait 'tlio'Poles were forced .to abandon
Oronudentom!, Brmoiberg,; two bkoy: cities
in. the Corilodo, afte i'?lc'ro' fighting.
.A 'plit. 'in tilo ,SothstAfieonai 'Cabinet
oO1 footrcl on:i ,ijllgy' bc s;'resulted in' tio
I'?lte MU. llter r'(Goenoral Hertzog)' ask.
in h0 lh Govh;li rGoneral to'liold ano le-.:
.ion i, v'ith ab ,Gldoiiiyl,*aldl dbpeatot' with
The 'Tl.oiite.)i S^l (.dO'o'ldeld to .reo
comIn ioiorL nlci?es»roir'rfsr patrol duty
and to ae r. oe.li tod 's.utrality'Act.
About 1l6 or tie erow'Utf. the ao amcer
Janlita were lift' behind i:.tni Noeweatle
wlhen the masotert decided~tt 'the ship
would go to its 'dethintlbn:o without delay.
A brh?' l hldio euriredlon the 'shlp i the
afternoon bnd 'conalderable 'damago wao
caused in tllu foreenstleo and elsewhereo.
About nine of the crow:left thet shlp, and
wheon they retnrned found tha t .ithad
golne.
Comnplete local' utonomy will. shliortly
be re stolied to thu Newceasttl brnic? of.
the Federated hlroiworkhers' oontlation.
Tho fill result of the ..ballot ..ordered bd'
the Federal Council has been: nnouniced:
lMembers of theo Crippled Chldren'
Ilospital Appeal agreed 'that it wouldi e
lnthinknble' to postpla Ione the appeal :be
ealle of the relo
Celebratitii Pontifical High, 'ls1, the
Ilihop of.MalItland anld that thelir
proycro Inust' now be for peace by war
peace by a speedy; and rerushnig vlotory .
'rite' Miediil. Siperinteldelnt of .eNow.
catle Hospital told the board tlat bar
ranlgemoento were being counlpleted for tile
evaolntiln of 'patients from' tile hiospital
in time of, elergency, "
Io V, nR, Taru of Deni ilqCiiu, wne ip.
lohlilted as Town Clerli of.Ceselhoelk,
Ceonnock Coukncil refused to recoive a
ldepcrltation from the.. Newcastle RuIgby.
,eaguello concernlnlg, tl?o lease of Ceasnouv
Sp?lrlts Ground,..
thua cotaplLot nidbli loui~ ol *l;o.7B,000
niilitlna'io r' iii' Aootrillon, ili drafts of
10,000,. hIs been ordorcdl, Enucli'draft. will
iundelrgo 10 days'. traiinhg.', .,., ,
3h'.. Bilelci m id .:tli io i?:ern iiont.
wonMll not. hcsitate to ,lntrodiluo nao'ursnl
ti.iningl when it beciiauC .?alble, but it
pesentl( it wos not prnaticabli to.traln of
e.quip additional troops .a'
T'Ihere will obe a full .ilnLebat oil foreign
nlilairs in thu Ilousc of ltuprcocatative,
toiday, wh.en the r'rilo linister will
ttlte thel policy of thu Conlnonwealtli
Govcrinment.
A\rrangumenti for lithe ossion.of I'nrlint
nient lhave been changed.' Tho 'sittlng
will huit oily a tnoutli, so thant . th
(lGovornment can pioicud with its war
Ill ,BnlatrH.
Therel is no likelihood at present of a
Nationall Govcrnmluent in Australla; -or
even of a U.A.P.XU.U.P. coulitlon,
T1he war oranniaiotln will be pinacl
inulder 'the control of a WVar Cabio,
whoso pIrsoinnl will bo announced
shortly.
During the war, lBrltnl will purchase
the eatire Australiai wool clip, and nill
snrplIio luitter, ihlleico, nllit, eggs, conn
ned and dried fruit,
r.hil. Ihcuico. nii ln unnoonliug tllb, au(l
i l~nh llt of" Aistiralia'o whleai
production wo nd also be sold to Britaiin.
l'wo mnebealia of ti(' Il.A.A.l, Waore
killotI whel (n? AoH(trnldhl\-umdt'l Wlrra.I·
ra1y hlne clanhoed when tlhlin ff a at
)hui'Wilh
IMri. Mclcll 1oe bi'ii e'lct(,i leahdii
if the Slain P1rliamntiri nhLlioii halrty,
ill place of [l'n. LU iii. $l . Ii'lrf'ion Wlan
alan n ennllidt( lis fi l,lrlr Illie 01tD'
lonl ,l'r io Illd t re'ee fi'o ni the Hlloffr(TnII i'
hlveo lccon elcctlid nll alll ffnicra.
Thi o Anamb.ily ,djoulrleid for a fort.
iiighit lifter llio r'!minii' hid lnnouncedl
tIat ho :'oil ltinlid a ornfiereno of
.1'iemliu'ti i i'dilisan ecieci geRCilly i'blntlii.
'..,lec;nppealcd for thle cooplratlin of all
Paiiii~ohit')io:o:'',: tiiolinri'i', Ii bnlnu
.ri~Likifl' ?i li'i~icliotln gnulitt Oilboinhio.
For.:ho h firna"'ti"iio olnec 1010,, Auiirllinin
hitia wo' thion 'l)nvia Cap. A. K. Quil?t
oand J.tlranwiich woi thii Illii i?hlei.'
,;aliiut' Anerici,. TI. L.- Iigngs tooli Quill
to flve nub, hbut Ilroiuwih'h wol iii
Ol,'iiigoht adso,
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