London, May 28, The Germans yesterday violently attacked French and Belgian forces on the flank of the British Expeditionary Force, but British. infantry. counter-attacked success(ully in cooperation with French tanks, accord. ing toa British communi In Belgium, it is added, "British forces fought side by side' with the Belgian army, meeting attacks of strong enemy forces."
'There was heavy bombing of rear areas, the communique declares, and nti-aircraft artillery and light auto-maties shot down' a number of enemy planes—Reuter, Meanwhile, French military circles here said they were no longer able to deny definitely that Calais had not fallen into German hands. They said, however, that they "believed" the strategic "English Channel port Was still in French hands. An earlier French war communique had asserted that Calais was in French hands but confirmed German announcements of two days ago said that the Allies had lost Boulogne.
With only two important English Channel ports, Dunkirk and Ostend; definitely in Allied hands last night, the isolated Allied army of 1,000,000 men in the north was encircled on three sides.
The Germans meanwhile were gradually closing the gap behind the isolated "Allied army and were inten-silting efforts to cut the northern Allied force into three sections. One German column was advancing through the southern half of the Allied army toward Calais via Vimy while another column further north Was attempting to reach Dunkirk via Ypres. The manceuvre threatened Dunkirk from the south and east—United Press, Allies Carrying On Two More British Army Appointments Indications of England's " gat London, a
mination to offer the most vigorous defence" guilt a. possible Germar invasion Were seen Today in further military appointments which follow: Gal the transfer of General Sir Edmund Ironside fom Chief of the Imperial General Star to the 'Com= mand of the Home. Defences, lieutenant-Genera) Bernard. Pager vas appointed Chief of the General Statrof the Home 'Worces, and General' Henry Jackson wat" appotntes General Oticer commanding the The (we further appointments today were taken as "evidence" that Blain was rushing her defence plans ud laying. emphasis on the Import: ance of a strong defence, General Sir John Dilton Sunday vas appointed Chief of the. Imperial General Saft, while " General" Sir Walter st George" Kirke, formes Ghiet of Home Defences, was tetived Paris, May 28.
"The military situation became grave in an unexpected manner with the capitulation of the King of the Belgians, whose army was engaged the side of the French and British, slates the latest French war com-unique, dealing with operations in "The British are making up the situation, and are continuing to ght.
'Caplain Arthur John Power was appointed Lord. High' Commissionet the Admiralty, a past which he ill hold In addition to being. Chief Stufl of the Naval Ale Force On the rest of the front, there is nothing important to report" the communique coneludes.—Reuter.
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