The Archive · 1939

Planes Attack Warships

Schiermonnikoog Island, Netherlands, Oct. 19, Six warships and twelve planes were engaged in battle for two hours g: Off the north coast ofthe Netherlands have enabled French arti lery accurately plot all areas.

Other sectors are hilly and thickly wooded, particularly between the Suar and the Moselle.

'A. report from Luxembourg says that the Moselle is rising and that the adjoining country is Mlooded. The Germans are said to be feverishly strengthening "the Siegfried Tine opposite Luxembourg "with deep renehes and formidable wire en-langlements. They are cutling down thousands of trees to widen the field of fire-—Reuter,

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