Paris, May 24.
German troops which earlier were reported to have crossed the Scheldt near Audenarde, Belgium, were thrust back shortly afterwards, according to semi-official Belgian reports received here. Meanwhile, the 'French' claim hat their advanced troops have reached the outskirts of Amiens, The Gerfnanis are stated to have launched a fierce attack late yesterday at)At, in the French Ardennes, but the result is not yet known. Ey n of Valenciennes.
olent fighting raged throughout yes-
communique states: took ice at different of planes to the navy's air arm, Besides making additional warships and planes available for ultimate rvice in the Pacific, the bill apopiates $6,190,000" for further Nazi Threat to Bomb Non-Military Points London, May 24.
A threat of indiscriminate bombing of non-military objectives was made today by a broadcast over the German wireless, addressed to the Flemish population of Belgium.
"It is impossible to distinguish "between military and non-military objectives," the announcer said. "You are, was artillery, therefore, advised to leave your and the Moselle, and there was intense towns and villages and take activity "of our bombing aircraft by shelter in open country, where day and night, During the evening you can."—Reuter. of May 22, our fighter aircraft forced tour "my bombing formations to withdraw. Foch formation was composed of 20 machines, which were defence improvements in Hawaii, trying to-carry out dive-bombing at-$1,250,000 for Midway Island, $200,- tacks on the battle front At least 000 for Samoa and $350,000 for Guam, eight enemy aircraft were brought The appropriations for Midway and down during the engagement All Samoa will be spent mainly to pro-our machines returned." Reuter. vide increased fuel oil facilities, The Guam appropriation is intended to A.A. Guns Open Up Near Paris improve the water supply on that Anti-aircraft guns around Paris Pacific outpost, opened fire at 10.15 am. today. This Half An Hour's Debate was one'of the few occasions when puffs of smoke "and bursting shells Indicating Washington's determina-were visible over the city. Two airtion to arm the nation for any raid warnings had previously been eventuality, the Senate unanimously reported from the Normandy. adopted the record breaking navy "The battle of Flanders continues bill after only one half hour of to rage with the greatest violence," debate. The vote was 78-0. stated a spokesman of the French Earlier the Senate had approved War Office today. "Details of opera-another record-breaking defence bill, tions are shrouded in secrecy for, the $1,823,254,624 Army Supply Bill Jat this stage, General Maxime Wey-which comprises the major item of gand (Commander-in-Chief of the the other half of the Administration's Allied Forces) must necessarily keep $4,000,000,000 defence programme, his own counsel, but what is certain Both the army and navy bills have is that fighting is extremely intense, been approved by the House of Rethe fiercest being in the Arras-presentatives but they were sent back to that branch of the legisla-British Evacuate Boulogne ture last night for final approval of amendments made by the Senate. The London, May 24. bills are expected to go to the Presi-German mobile forces took posses-dent for signature before the end of sion of Boulogne, second nearest the week.—United Press, French port across the English Channel to the English coast, last nigh, military authorities here revealed today.
Restriction of They said that it was not yet known what the size was of the German garrison at Boulogne, but "the Ger-
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