London, June 18.
France will continue to struggle against the German invasion and the. Allies may turn back the Teutonic dat wave that engulfed Paris yester~ day by launching a great counteroffensive, according to reliable sources here last night, The French Government was ready moving to Bordeaux yesterday while fragments of a French radio broadcast were picked up here in which the French Premier, M. Paul Reynaud, and French military Jlaig urged the citizens of France to continue to fight for the honour of their country.
The British military spokesman said if the Germans "pack the capital with troops", Paris may cease to be regarded as an open city.
"We are not able to prophesy where stand, as it the spokesman "put they obviously have a Meanwhile, the British rushed thou, sands of troops, planes, tanks and /guns across the English Channel, Military observers here said the Allies would probably establish reinforced lines south of Paris while other divisions would move to stall German attempt to turn the Maginot [Line at its north-western terminus, Despite the evident exhaustion of the French defenders, military sources believed there was still hope that the German onslaught could be stemmed if British reinforcements could arrive on the Aghting line in time.
Maginot Line May be Abandoned R.AF. Bombers Support Troops London, June 15, "Throughout Thursday, bomber formations continued their' support, of Allied troops by bombing bridgeheads fon the Seine, and also. attacked enemy concentrations east of Rouen," states an Alr Ministry communique, "Five of our aircraft are missing, "Durng the night, large numbers of our heavy bombers attacked military objectives and enemy convoys from Rouen to the Maginot Line, "Ammunition dumps were explode fed, and forests, occupied by. the enemy, were set on fire. One of our aircraft failed to return from. these operations," the communique' con+
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