Each day the battle for Paris me creases in' intensity, writes Reuter's military correspondent. General Weygand's strategy, he continues, is to exhaust the German effort irrespective of territory evacuated. The present Intensity of the fighting is apparently tiring German infantry, although fresh tank units continue to {take their place in attacks, but rapid French counterattacks are reducing their strength, The battle now seems to have become one of endurance. The strain to which the French army has been subjected during the past eight days was exceptional, but there are signs that British reinforcements have now moved into positions. "Sometimes even a small force might contribute 'a decisive influence to a battle, authoritatively learned that there has apparently been no slacken ing inthe German attack, and that the situation remains extremely aimeult.
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