London, June 5.
King George summoned the Privy Council to a meeting at Buckingham Palace yesterday evening. Among the Privy Councillors present. were Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord Pres~ Hdent of the Council, Lord Lucan, Lord Lloyd, Colonial Secretary. Lord Craigavon, and Sir John Reith, Minis ter of Transport. "Lord Craigavon stressed that recent events make it necessary to review the defence Tower Somme and Champagne, where powerful artillery barrages seem to herald another attack. Yesterday's offensives were limited to the Amiens, Peronne and Ailette regions.
'These observers state that on the whole Generalissimo. Maxime' Weygand's new anti-lank formations gave full. satisfaction. "Practically all' the positions were firmly held and a number of tanks which had managed to get through the French lines were destroyed as they were not followed Fighting which extended on proc-tically the entire front from the sea to the Aisne River were stopped tem-aratily last night without the Germans "having succeeded in forcing ele way through the French ines
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