Paris, May 18.
EVEALING that German mechanized units today enlarged the pocket they carved out of French lines south of the Meuse, the Premier, M. Paul Reynaud, announced tonight partial reorganization to strengthen his Cabinet.
M. Reynaud emphasized in his broadcast to the nation that Marshal Philippe Petain, famous "Victor of Verdun," has entered the Cabinet as Vice-Premier and, minister without portfolio to give technical advice on military matters.
"The Government's duty is to act," the Premier declared. "The people expect from their Government not words, but action. All our thoughts today are directed toward the sacrifices of our soldiers.
There are also the moral and physical sufferings of their families, refugees and victims of enemy bombings. The greatness of our people is that in circumstances like these they forget their own sufferings to think only of the country's peril.
"I told you yesterday," the Premier continued, "that the enemy had succeeded in carving out a large pocket south of the Meuse. Since then, this pocket has been enlarged westward. The situation today is serious, but not at all desperate. And it is in such circumstances that the French people sh low their true colours. n Duce Refuses to Commit Himself
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