THE WESTERN FRONT
GERMANY RUSHING UP HEAVY ARTILLERY FRENCH FORCES CONSOLIDATE GAINS BRITISH TROOPS IK MAGINOT LINE PARIS, September 12. (Received September 13, at 10 a.m.) Germany is rushing heavy artillery to tjic west wall. The French have consolidated their methodical gains. The British, who are entering subterranean passages far from the front, and ixaving their first glimpse of the Maginot Line, are in much greater security than the “ Old Contemptiblcs,” who had to face shot and shell along exposed roads. Franco has annexed the British marching song ‘ Boomps-a-daisy,’ which is likely to become the 1 Tipperary ’ of the present campaign. FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE OUTSKIRTS OF SAARBRUGKEN SHELLED PARIS, September 12. (Received September 13, /at 11.45 a.m.) A steady advance on a 60-mile front in the approach to the west wall is reported. The Press states that French artillery bombax-ded the outskirts of Saarbrucken. The French troops observed the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first battle of the Marne by slicing off the German salient from the Saar to the Blies River in a 12-hour fight. IN THE SAAR FRENCH ADVANCE CONTINUES PARIS, September 12. (Received September 13, at noon). An official wireless stated that since the failure of th© German counterattack near the Luxembourg frontier, the French advance in the Saar is continuing with marked success. GUTTING OFF REINFORCEMENTS FRENCH ARTILLERY ACTIVE LONDON, September 12. (Received September 13, at noon). The British United Press Paris correspondent states that the French positions on German soil have been greatly consolidated. Fire from the French artillery, is directed mainly at the rear of the Siegfried Line with the object of preventing the enemy from bringing up reinforcements to supplement the permanent garrisons, which at some points are merely a skeleton. EARLY AIR SUPREMACY BRITAIN AND FRANCE ON WEST FRONT LONDON, September 12. (Received September 13, at 10 a.m.) A survey by the Havas Agency shows that during the night the French troops limited themselves to strengthening their positions in the tei-ritory occupied in Germany at the junction of the Saar and Blies. French air experts assert that the arrival of the Royal Air Force units will assure the Allies of early supremacy in the skies on the western front. Britain has the fastest fighters and medium bombers in the world, and France has the deadliest and speediest heavy bombers. NOT YET IN ACTION MINISTRY OF INFORMATION BULLETIN 1 LONDON, September 12. (Received September 13, at 11 a.m.) Although the English newspapers today describe the English artillery and mechanised forces advances against the Germans, the Ministry of Information announced that, “ while English troops have landed in Franco, these troops are not yet in action. No further details can bo furnished in the meantime.” A Paris message says the British expeditionary force has taken up battle positions. FRENCH ENTER SAARBRUCKEN MOTOR UNITS IN SUBURBS NEW YORK, September 12. (Received September 13, at 1 p.m.) The Paris corx-espondent of the Associated Press states that French motorised units are reported to be driving into the suburbs of Saarbrucken. BREAD SHORTAGE IN GERMANY RATIONING SCHEME BERLIN. September 11. An official statement says that bread rationing will start on September 25.
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Evening Star, Issue 23370, 13 September 1939, Page 9
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522THE WESTERN FRONT Evening Star, Issue 23370, 13 September 1939, Page 9
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