The situation along the Maginot Line was obscure but there were reports that the French armies tad blown up many of France's western fortifications fter being trapped. by the German "drive. from the Paris front to the Swiss border.
din Berlin a special itigh Command communique said the fortress fof Metz had surrendered toa German, detachment yesterday.)
The War Office spokesman here said that the Alpine fronts were quiet yesterday, indicating that Tralian pressure against France had een Solution in their common defence of justice and freedom against subsection to a system which reduced to the life of robots and "The two Governments declare that ain shall one "Franco: British union." The constitution of the Union will prov organs of defence. {oreign, financial and economic policy. Every citizen of France will enjoy immediately itizonship of Great Britain, Every British subject will become a citizen of France.
"Both countries will share res ponsibility for the repair of the devastation of the war, wherever occurs' in' their territories, and the "resources of both shall equally anid a one applied to that purpose, "During the war there shall be 9 single War Cabinet, and all. forces of Britain and Frasice, whether on land, "sea. or. air. will be placed under "its direction oon of th "Brtiy npiee are already" tors ye _aemnies France will keep "her available forces in the Geld, of the sea and the alr.
"The union appeals to the United States to fortify. the economic resources of the Allies and toring liber powerful material uld to the ion will concentrate ite ayainst the power of matter where the While French and Germia maintained a continuous bombard~ ment across the Rhine all fast night, German units started to rebuild the demolished railroad teading to Baste {under cover of an artificial fog, i¢ was Peported here today.—United Press
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