Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 18, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Member of the Canadian press the Canadian press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of All news despatches credited to it or to the associated press in this paper and also the local news published herein Peg free press by Carrier in Winnipeg 25c per week. Winnipeg tuesday june 18, 1940 Price so per copy edition with comics Loc Bryce s homemade bread is different population is proposed in Britain Shilo troops train on steel and explosive a Kex Kosay first rack races Basel. Switzerland. June. 18 Fapio _ fifty thousand French fortress escaped Iron Germany s Alsace Lorraine Iran to with the Trench army of the South Early this Mornin troops were mainly from the Nancy Garrison and had in tight round or to and in the Vosges sector. They headed South 12 a i Jis a k r inc lower fungi not line army of had escaped. Var Ricks Switzerland at the French june 18. A dramatic Battle of the Jura mountains ended this morning and the germans powerful motorized army finally closed Tiv door on its Alsace Lorraine trap after fighting Battle ii crimp i Wiio refused to believe their country has an armistice. By the dogged Battle a few thou Sand French Alpine Chasseur had rescued a fresh army estimated at least at 300.000 Maginot fortress troop who Lii orally were snatched from the trap before the germans would close it. They stand in an orderly guard Early today on the lower Jura. They were Khaki Clad fortress troops of the lower Alsace Maginot line most of whom were under command of general Bessom. J their last ditch fight had its East Ern end on the modernized fort of Bellegarde. Towering High above the Rhone River and kno. N As Gibraltar of the from there a natural geographical line sprawls along the Rhone and across to Brittany on the coast. Dramatic Story Here is the Story of their Rescue and How it was effected by a comparatively Small Force of Reserve artillery units and weary Alpine Chasseur. Some time Between the fall of Paris and the fall of Verdun the commander of All Maginot troops received orders to Send out All available reserves under general Bessom s command. J two divisions Alpine stirs also were withdrawn from the italian front and sent North to re enforce the Verdun sector. But German motorized units blasted through the French front on the Marne before the Chasseur reached their new positions. Once a break was made the shot an entire Panzer division into the Gap. Followed by Trail blazers whose goal was to close the door on Alsace Lorraine and the whole j Loim work showed it in ins first out be Able to beat this Prince is a for a Good i Jukl go very com Kac ii fancy the a Latelle Hawks Here. The ii a ready. Camp Spur is sir and by danger in uru is i Ark turned in a Hist out must Thieu doll Kac e snap judgment better. He has the t front Here and Veru a Aea dec. Aus Ala is and rates As the. Con san x. Hould go very Wail. I girl has veil and Shoukal be Detent this company. Tar in n smart performance i i and must is c be Ibie of top fifth Nui be Able to like the Fine Canadian bred Ala. York la Mogul. Running to his vill be dangerous. May be nerd to catch. Sixth race sunny Marcus be placed . in a Ace. Hauoli 5 id ready Ami As tile so. Am nov cell. Ski kith rack baby Ioc Best of this route Field. Well to rect Ady Jor a winning Efu fee is improving and in a nutshell favotto i in l one nil n no in Kips nil practice for artillery regular training fare for men at Sibio Camp. Top. A group fit Calgary Highlander s Prii Clicc with Haytin cts out on the Shilo Prairie under instruction of r. E. Cress. Who comes from Young. Sask. Lower left about 100 rounds were fired on the artillery Range monday As tile Field regiment trained their 18-Pounders on a target 7.000 Yards away. First gun Crew in action came from a com Pany under sgt. A. E. Christiansen Winnipeg identified by Arm stripes. The Crew included gunner w. E. Taylor Winnipeg cmdr. S. A. Sounik Winnipeg gunner w. H. Ward Saskatoon gunner a. Emberger Saskatoon and gun Ner h. B. Cute. Saskatoon. Lower right pet. E. N. Drinkwater and pet. D. Mccoy of Calgary High Landers with Lewis gun during Shilo Field tactics. Montreal june 18 ;