SECOND FRONT?

Waikato Times, Volume 131, Issue 21750, 9 June 1942, Page 3

SECOND FRONT?

WARNING TO FRENCH EVACUATE THE COAST ALLIED MOVES LIKELY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received June 9, 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 8 The British Broadcasting Corporation, broadcasting in trench, urged all French peopic immediately to evacuate tne coastal districts from the Belgian frontier to tne Pyrenees. "The coastal regions ot occupied France,” he said, 'are in danger of becoming more and more a tneatre of war operations. It is impossible, for obvious reasons, to state in advance either the time or place of such operations. They will be carried out at the right moment wherever they are judged useful, and inevitably will entail the greatest danger for the civilian population. “We do not under-estimate the difficulties of such evacuation or the obstacles which will be put in the way. If we ask you to surmount them it is because it is necessary for the success of operations of capital importance in the struggle for the liberation of France. ft has been shown time and time again that the presence of civilians at tne scene of miiltary operations gravely impedes the activity of troops, especially friendly troops.” The announcer urged those unable to leave to do everything to preserve j +heir lives, because they would be | needed by the armies of liberation. German Preparations j A message from the French } frontier reports that the Nazis are ; planting minefields and constructing i forts in the Russian style in a 25j mile deep strip of the French coastal i area. j A second defence line runs be- ] tween the Ailette and the Aisne and i a third line along the Meuse. The Siegfried Line is maintained in readi- ' ness. Evacuation plans have been I prepared for the French in the coastal areas. SHOT DOWN GERMANS ITALIANS SEIZE CHANCE j STORY BY WAR HERO I (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. copyrtg-tit) j (Received June 9,2 p.m.) OTTAWA, June 8 i Italian prisoners in Libya manned British anti-aircraft guns to shoot * down German raiders. Wing-Com-mander M. Loudon, a British nero of tne Libyan campaign, vouches for this. j Vv ing-Commander Loudon is on his way to New Yolk, where he will Le leied, with other British and i American war heroes. I He said: “Seme of our boys heard | that tnere were craek anti-aircraft I gunners among a lot of Italian prisoners whom we had taken. Asked whether they would like to try their i skill at popping ‘Jerry’ planes, the j Halians jumped at the opportunity, j Under close observation mey were i put at the guns guarding our rear- . line airfields. They were very good, j too.” PROTEST TO AXIS ARGENTINA SHII* SUNK (United Press As.-n. Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received June 9. 11 a.m.) BUENOS AIRES, June 8 Argentina is protc ling to Germany, and Italy concerning tae torpedoing of the tanker Victoria on April 22. GERMANS EXECUTED TREASON IN BERLIN (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received June 9, 11.30 a.m.) » LONDON, June 8 A Stockholm message states that j the Social Ucmokraten reports that seven Germans were executed in Beilin on June 6 for treason. ! Their names on red posters were j placarded throughout the city. LEND LEASE AID BELGIUM. GREECE, POLAND (I nited Prc?* Assn.—Elec. T«*l. Copyright) (Received June 9, 11 a.m.) WASHINGTON, .Tune i Mr Cordell Hull formally handed Lend-Lease agreements to the envoy* of Belgium. Poland and Greece, similar to those signed by Britain and China, providing for mutual assistance for the duration of the war and establishing a basis for afterwar collaboration.