... ARMY HACKING ITS WAY OUT Paris, Friday. Allied troops are continuing to hold out solidly not only in the fortified area of Dunkirk, almost completely surrounded by flood waters, but also to the west of the Yser Canal, the French military spokesman stated ...

... claimed that the port of Dunkirk destroyer was sunk by two direct hits by bombs of heavy calibre, which sufficed to sink her in a few minutes. Besides this a cruiser and merchantman were seriously damaged by bomb hits off Dunkirk. ...

... warships and troop transports which were to bring home the remainder of the beaten 8.E.F., in the harbour and on the sea off Dunkirk and Ostend. All branches of the services joined in the attack which was directed against mora than 60 ships Thrae warships ...

... COAST The sound of gunfire was heard early today from the South-East Coast, coming apparently from the direction 0 Calais or Dunkirk. It was heard at intervals over a period of about two hours, and at times was very rapid. There were also heavy detonations ...

... French communique states; In the north operations are continuing with the same bitterness around the fortified area of Dunkirk. On the Somme and the Aisne there have been some local infantry actions here and there by both sides; between the Aisne ...

... badly damaged by bombs. The German Air Force also successfully bombed the ports Dunkirk and Dover. German high speed-boats toyiedoed and sank an enemy destroyer off Dunkirk. In general, the activity of the Air Forces on both sides was limited by weather ...

... hills and trying to cut its way across, while the remnants, and they are considerable, are a little way behind. At Dunkirk. At Dunkirk the combined Allied Air Forces are giving effective protection to the em barkation of wounded and of troops who are ...

... broken in a short time. The attack against the rest of the British Army in the loop between Furnes, Bergues and west of Dunkirk is proceeding. The loop is only a few miles deep, is flat, and has been flooded. The enemy resisting here stubbornly, ...

... Channel are being foiled by German air attacks against those Channel ports which are still in the enemy's hands. The port of Dunkirk was destroyed fire. No important events on the southern front. The German Air Force also attacked aerodromes in the vicinity ...

... choice only—to retire to the sea and there endeavour to maintain a perimeter of defence under the very noses of enemy bombers. Dunkirk is still held and massed R-A.F. and French planes are dropping barrages of bombs to afford protection to the troops. The situation ...

... 'f'^ ,e i , '' ld . l be midst without having warned their French and British comrades in arms, thus opening the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. Eighteen days ago the same King addressed to us an appeal for help. To this appeal I responded ...

... Nevertheless, this army is resisting and trying to make up for its inferiority in numbers by narrowing its front. The port of Dunkirk is an entrenched camp, firmly held and supported by the heavy guns of the fleet. Compel Admiration Fighting magnificently ...