French General Headquarters announced last night that French forces had Iaunched an attack on Germany and advanced beyond the German frontier after German planes had been driven off in attempts to raid London and Paris. The official communique said that the French advance was of varying degree at different points and that resistance was being met in all sectors from German automatic arms campaign units, Allied planes also participated in the frst major offensive on the West ern Front yesterday in liaison with, French land fores, the announcement said.
The oficial radio station announced here later that French and German forces had clashed between the Rhine and the Moselle, French troops were said fo have launched night attacks last night and were said to be pen trating German lines at several points.
Wounded Come to Paris The first French war wounded were reported to have reached Paris. last night. They were understood to have eon placed in the American hospital at Nouilly which the French Government has requisitioned.
The text of the General Headquar-iors communique issued at 925 pu, terday said: "Our advance is pro-tressing beyond the German frontier In.varying advances on diverse parts of the front. Everywhere we are meeting resistance from automatic arms and campaign organization.
"Aviation activity is proceeding in iaison with land action, Mobilization proceeding normally and the transport of supplies to the front is going smoothly.
"Diverse ranks of officers, in conformance with our traditions, are making an effort to provide facilities at the front, as nearly as possible, for a normal life for the French troops whose morale is excellent. Our armies are functioning in a rect manner.
Parisians had there frst real night's st in three days last night when there was an appreciated relief from ate raid alarms. They went to work this morning rested and more eheerful. Life showed a relative return to normal og trains ran to schedule, Kiosks sold morning papers, and cafes served customers.
The functioning of alr raid precautions will be modified in Paris to reduce the number of alarms, it was announced today. "Hitherto an alarm was sounded whenever a plane, enemy or even of doubtful nation alily, was detected, whether it intended bombing or was merely reconnoltering. It was expected that heneeforth an alarm would be sounded only in ease of a real imminent danger of bombing—United Press.
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