"In that supreme emergency we shall not hesitate to take every step, even the most drastic, to call forth the last inch of effort of which we are capable.
"Interest of property and hours of labour are nothing compared to the struggle for life and honour, for life and freedom, to which we have vowed ourselves. I have received from the.chiefs of the French Republic, and particularly from the in domitable Prime Minister, M. Reynaud, the most sacred pledges that whatever happens, they will fight to the end, be it bitter or be it glorious—nay, if we fight to the end it can only be glorious.
"Having received His Majesty's commission, I have formed an admi ration of men and women of every party and almost every point of view. Werhave differed and quarrelled in the past, and now one bond unites us all, to wage war until victory is won and never to surrender ourselves to servitude and shame, whatever the cost and agony may be.
"Today is Trinity Sunday. Centuries ago, words were written to be a call and spur to faithful servants of truth and justice; Arm yourselves, (Continued from page 7) man tanks, supported by squadrons of bombers and large units of heavy artillery, continued their offensive westward and attacked unceasingly, The Germans succeeded in forcing brief openings in the Allied lines. A few light motorized units sped through these slight gaps and reached Saint Quentin, west of Guise, the Havas correspondent reported, Numerous, French counter-attacks were carried out in the Saint-
Quentin region, The situation round Landrecies, north-east of Saint Quentin is thoroughly confused with ts of the opposing armies holding positions in a jig-saw puzzle pattern, Nothing definite could be said of the tide of battle in that area last night, the war correspondent asserted, All that may be stated is that there is a terrific struggle in the thick woodlands of the Landrecies sector, The forest affords good cover for anti-tank guns and, moreover, at several points in this region, French counter-attacks were launched success. fully, Little may be said of operations in the Mauseuge district, the Havas correspondent concluded, but the forts there are old and were not modernized since 1914, and therefore cannot be expected to hold out as firmly as Liege and Namur in Belgium—Havas,
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