The situation along the Maginot Line was obscure but there were reports that the French armies had blown up many of France's western fortifications after being trapped by the German drive from the Paris front to the Swiss border, (In Berlin a special High Command communique said the fortress of Metz had surrendered to a German detachment yesterday.)
The War Office spokesman here said that the Alpine fronts were quiet yesterday, indicating that Italian pressure against France had been withdrawn.—United Press,
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