The problem now fs—how many more tanks has the enemy yot which fare ft to use? To attain momentum of this new offensive, new armoured Aivisions would be necessary. Tanks used in the northern" battle "have tras it distances, and even those which escaped encounters must bbe in need of overhaul after excessive wear and tear, According to reports from reliable French sources, the Weygand Line has een designed primarily to meet the possibility of attack by tanks and dive-bombers combined. It embodies many new features of defence. After the Sedan "break-through," M. Paul Reynaud, the French Premier, called for new men and new methods. France, the correspondent adds, has now of both, and one advantage of the intensive' fighting in the north has been to give the former time to put the latter into practice—Reuter, 500,000 Picked Tro Paris, June 5.
Preceded by the most furious artil. ery barrage in history and protected by nearly 1,000 dive bombers, more than 00,000 picked German troops Jaunched a terrific assault on the Somme today a desperate effort to ferash through French defences and cut a path leading to Paris.
The entire right wing of the German forces attacked the length of, the Somme front at 4 am, today, After {wo days of exceptionally heavy "preparatory" artillery fire, the Ger mans swung Into action today. As a steady stream of heavy shells exploded with an ever-growing dead, Hines, German infantry went over the top at 5 am, Under the deadly hail of huge shells, Germany thrust enormous asses of infantry toward the French ines.
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