... the Road to Dunkirk “It is this Belgian Army which, at tho height of the battle, has unconditionally, and without warning its British and French comrades in arms, suddenly capitulated on the orders of its King and opened the road to Dunkirk to the German ...

... the Lille region, and fighting fiercely, the Prioux army is slowly retiring in the direction of the entrenched camp of Dunkirk. Dunkirk itself is holding out magnificently. The inundations extending southwest and north-east of the entrenched camp are now ...

... Allied naval forces are firmly holding the fortified area of Dunkirk, it is stated here to-night. British and French units were also in possession of a part of Calais this evening. Dunkirk has been transformed into an entrendhed camp, firmly held French ...

... badly damaged by bombs. The German air force also successfully bombed the ports of Dunkirk and Dover. German high-speed boats torpedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general tlie activity of the air forces both sides was limited by weather ...

... BELGIANS LEAVE GAP ON ROAD TO DUNKIRK M. REYNAUD’S BITTER COMMENT Paris, May 28 First news of Belgium’s decision was announced to the world at 8.30 this morning in broadcast by M. Reynaud, French Prime Minister. During the night there had been a two-hour ...

... Flood Defences Commenting on the flooding of regions around Dunkirk, French, military circles to-night suggest that several days must elapse before such action becomes effective. The water, it is explained, must have time to soak into the soil before ...

... which now are fighting for their existence in a narrowing semi-circle whose ends, , happily still our grasp, are Calais and Dunkirk. Since they were pushed forward to Belgium, our soldiers have solved brilliantly problems, on the staff side, as difficult ...

... broken down. “Tlie British Army, which is concentrated in the area of Dixmude, Armentieres, Bailleul and Bergues, west of Dunkirk, is facing destruction by our concentric attacks. “In a swift push through Flanders, German forces marched through 'Bruges ...

... purely civilian centres. The tale is incomplete, hpt it is known that among the places attacked wert Bethune, Cheques, Lens, Dunkirk, Nancy, Hazebrouck, Calais, Abbeville, Doullens and Albert. Numerous civilian casualties occurred, but the material damage ...

... from Saint Omcr; that is to say, on the flank of the German motorised troops which attacked Calais and attempted to approach Dunkirk. North of Calais, particularly in the direction of Gravelines, the country is covered by a dense network of canals, which ...

... many workers have been sent to prison for minor offences, including unpunctuality. GERMANS MAY LAND IN GREAT AIR BATTLE NEAR DUNKIRK 22 GERMAN PLANES ...

... deliveries of machinery from Germany to Russia —Exchange. J POST, MONDAY, BERLIN ADMITS TOUGH RESISTANCE ZEEBRUGGE, OSTEND AND DUNKIRK BOMBED CLAIM TO HAVE CAPTURED CALAIS Berlin, May The German High Command issued the following announcement to-night:— After ...