t';?
ouniry.
preaeniea
a
aimpiMwi
f'-tanr.Ul
course
for
the
Canadian
t
iP
of
state
It
wat
the
pioduct
.
tn
examination
that
sUrted
In
November.
1937.
Tim
report
records
Canada's
pro-g
f
.
v,
nationhood.
It
outlines
a
bt
ad
plan
calculated
to
remove
of
friction
and
financial
dlt-f
u.ites
and
to
permit
the
preaer-vat
of
the
Ideals
of
the
Fathers
of
c
nfederatlon.
For
the
first
time
In
73
years
the
p?c
of
Canada
bad
a
chance
to
k
a
'hemaelvea.
In
IU
report.
V
nmmtukm
recommended
the
brir.?
ng
up
to
date
of
the
machln-tr
trirounh
which
the
Fathers
of
I
federation
uht
to
obtain
r
ends
of
national
unity
And
rrr
ADOflinted
In
AmtMt.
1037.
ttoo
tp-'ng
commlssawaj
comoossxl
rf
ur
dl
'neolsJhjd
,C7
ri
rorutttutlonal
and
aominutra-
"
.aw
at
Laval
Untvtrslty.
chalr-r.tr
John
W.
Dafoe.
edltor-tn-of
the
Wtnnlp
Free
Press:
t-
B
A
Mar
Kay.
Halifax,
profea-rr
government
at
Dalhopsl
r
scr'lty.
and
II
F
Angus.
Van-,t:
professor
of
economic
at
r
.'rtitv
of
British
Columbia.
I'
original
chairman.
Hon.
New-
W
Ilowell.
retired
on
account
health
after
most
ot
the
pub-'
hearings
had
been
completed.
A;
'hT
original
member.
Mr.
Jus-'
:e
Thlbaudeau
Rlnfret
of
the
Supreme
Court
ot
Canada,
retired
be-n
.e
of
Illness
before
the
hearings
bgan
bflng
succeeded
by
Dr.
Slr-dr.
The
commissioners
worked
for
mire
thsn
a
year
eomDllIng
their
1'
2hv
report
after
sitting
In
pubis'.,'
for
the
last
Ume
In
December.
1838,
Federal
Control
Tr.p
rtfmmlaslon'a
long-range
p'sn
In
general,
would
shuffle
the
f'rancial
powera
and
repontblll-tc
of
Canada's
vartoua
government
for
the
attainment
of
"real
autonomy"
for
the
provinces
In
lo
Bulletins
OTTAWA
IN
SLSSION
OTTAWA
Enactment
ot
a
measure
"to
etablih
unemployment
tnsuranqe
on
a
national
ncale"
was
the
only
specific
legislation
forecast
contained
in
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
read
to
the
opening
of
Parliament
today
by
Sir
Lyman
Duff,
Administrator
of
Canada
in
the
absence
ot
the
Coventor
General.
Premier
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
Kins;
appealed
for
support
and
co-operation
of
all
members
in
the
government's
heavy
task
of
carrying
On
the
t,i
prompt
Mftturaiiee
of
aid
frem
Hon.
It.
It.
titnwn,
the
new
Conservative
lioue
leader.
cal
matter
and
give
effective
icq-
erat
control
in
field
where
national
"
r?eret
U
Mramount.
Jurisdiction,
granu,
as
they
are
termed,
would
.V,
rtiSSd
amunt
10
$500.000
annually
at
present,
according
to
calculations
The
sweeping
financial
plan,
common's
research
staff
of
the
which
n
U
u
the
ine
core
of
the
commU-
,
r
"...
after
appraising
the
economies
slon.
would
cost
tne
tne
aur
.
proposals,
fh.
nlnw
of
the
nine
approxl-
and
taxable
capacities
Dominion
government
year
under
P
to
ad.
present
condition.
I
"
,
,hiPh
would
bp
The
plan
.call,
tor
Dominion
as-
fiWf
"
1
-ot
re.po.ulbll
ty
e.ttlre
sumption
flVfi
.:ears
cmer.
inr
raiur
at
am
ninvpf
l
l-miihui
-
ASKS
HII.UON
DOI.I.AIt
PMNIS
WASHINGTON,
I.
C
An
armada
of
fifty
thousand
warplanrs
was
advocated
by
President
Franklin
I),
Itoosevelt
in
a
personal
message
to
Congress
today
asking
11,182,000,000
emergency
national
defence
program
for
the
United
States.
He
also
aims
tor
a
modern,
well-equipped
army.
NF.LS
AMOTII
DIES
VICTORIA
Nels
Amolh,
aged
j
55,
formerly
of
Prince
Itupert,
died
here
yesterday.
He
was
with
the
Fishermen's
Naval
Heserve
In
,
the
boat
Takla.
Naval
honors
will
'
be
accorded
at
the
funeral
in
Esquimau.
TO
KESCUE
OF
MONTREAL
qUEREC
The
government
Introduced
a
bill
in
Legislative
Assembly
today
placing
the
city
of
Montreal,
long
beset
by
financial
troubles,
under
"survejance
and
control"
of
the
Quebec
municipal
commission.
scheme
would
lm-
tax
fields,
which
could
be
expect-
Lrove
the
position
of
every
prov-
ed
tn
vl1r4
nVirtiif
&.
A3
000.000
II1,
lu.uri'Urtri.rhmpnt.
;
altnougn
m
vtn,
rt.
..u
tin
.
i
.
iw,.
rpi-vnrt
claimed.)
jvm.
wuuiu
uiu
mc
4icjf
varying
uesrec.
.
,
their
uresent
rlaht
to
subsidies
T
wnnirt
nrovlde
a
secure
and
re-;
,
(Continued
on
PaJ':
sl)
NAMED
TO
CABINET
Further
Appointments
Announced
By
Premier
Churchill
I.ONDON.
Mav
16:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
com
peted
the
new
government
last
night
with
the
following
&
KAtinV
DrU
II
13
W1IU1U
u
't,
-
able-,
which
would
have
meant
uu
prlses
ln
the
postl-Oeoffrey
Uoyd.
added
Dominion
expenditure
of
to
meet
temW
Jl
Pavmaster
General
-
Viscount
$50.000400
in
1939.
It
also
calU
for
P
".
x.jj
"
Cranborne.
he
federal
government
taking
over
every
year.
i
v
province
eugio
u
1W
e
Advocate
Thomas
M
Coop-1
.
involv-
ewan
is
the
o
y
all
existm.
nrnvlnclal
debt,
ing
service"
charges
of
around
$60,-
for
such
aaomona
r'aMltortwtti-
Sir
William
000.000
a
year.
ketnl
onT
m
the
commission
VJowltt.
To
cdmpensale
the
Dominion.
i
conauions.
,
'ne
provincial
governments
woum.'
Fulure
i
inure
h.
o.t.
.
...uuam
fmm
hi
In.
Safeguaras
come,
corporation
and
inheritance
Secretary
for
Mines
David
R.
Grenfell.
Secretary
of
the
Department
of
Overseas
Trade
Harcourt
John
stone.
Kc-Aipolntments
rof
Postmaster
General
W.
S.
Mor-
from
the
Dominion
which
average
iatlvcly
stable
financial
future
for
J
Minist.r
0f
Pensions
Sir
Walter
around
t20.000.000
a
vear.
since
the
most
flue-
Mnmprsiev.
Where
this
transfer
did
not
en-
tuatlns
taxes
would
be
absorbed
Attorney
General
Sir
Ronald
able
all
provincial
governments
to
Dy
tne
Dominion
with
us
Druumr
somerwcll.
Provide
a
national
standard
of
tnx
Dase.
Solicitor
General
for
Scotland
services
and
balance
their
budgets,
Th.e
nv
transfer
would
permit
tame.
n.
S.
Reld.
without
excessive
local
taxation,
'
a
muc,
simplified
public
finance.
nnanciai
secretary
to
the
Treas'
the
federal
authority
would
pro-utructurc
which
in
turn
ouia
ury-.Capt.
Harry
Crookshank,.
j
T'ae
supplementary
funds
to
take
pcrmlt
more
unified
"seoi,
iMc
oi
me
ociiciency.
These
national
adjustment
CivU
Lord
of
AdmlraltyAustln
U.
M.
Hudson.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.
THREE
TO
ONE
FOR
RIUTISH
lOXDON
The
Air
Mlnlttry
announced
today
that
the
-toll
ont
at
more
than
inflicted
on
enemy
alrrralt
is
working
three
lo
one
In
our
favor"
in
western
front
fUhllne.
This
statement
wan
made
co-lncldentally
with
another
declarins
that
the
Itoval
Air
Force
has
unleashed
the
Rrealest
bomhlnt
attack
on
military
objectives
In
Germany
eat
of
the
Rhine
and
has
thrown
its
power
Into
Belgian
fithtlne
with
retentive
attacks
on
Nl
Iroop
concentrations
and
communication
lines."
Many
tons
of
bombs"
were
released
'In
attacks
that
lasted
thromh-out
the
nlr.nl."
the
Air
Ministry
announced
SMr
German
plane
were
brought
down
durinr.
the
nltht'a
raid
ins.
The
t
iradions
were
t
ent
out.
each
with
definite
objective.
One
British
squadron
lost
one
plane.
Another
lost
two.
GUARD
AGAINST
PARACHUTISTS
LONDON
The
Ministry
of
Home
Security
said
that
-there
now
i
risk
of
enemy
parachutists
attempting
to
Und
in
this
country"
and
warned
motorists
to
keep
their
ears
out
of
Ger-rrn
hands.
All
car
owners
should
see
from
dusk
to
dawn
that
vehicles
cannot
be
taken
away.
The
ministry
recommended
kckinj
gars
In
garages
and
removing
spark
plugs.
Meantime
the
round-up
of
enemv
aliens
between
16
and
68
years
of
age
har
been
extended
from
certain
areas
along
the
east
coast
to
all
of
L'ngland.
Up
to
an
early
hour
this
morning
alleged
"fifth
columnists"
had
been
taken
Into
custody
In
London
alone.
GOT
MUCH
GOLD
HEULIN
It
Is
claimed
here
that,
in
the
conquest
of
Holland,
the
Germans
seized
$101,000,000
ot
Dutch
gold.
SWISS
SITUATION
TENSE
SHArrtlAUSFN.
Switzerland
Swiss
and'-German
military
authorities
closed
the
Swiss
and
German
frontier
on
the
Rhine
on
bo,t
sides
from
IUe
to
Lake
Constance.
A
ftur.cH
dissatch
said
that
a
Swiss
anti-aircraft
battery,
had
fait
a
German
bombing
plane
over
Swiss
territory
but
the
plane
had
landed
In
.
riermany.
Britons
residing
In
SwHietan4,jLavf.bn-iki'l,v
.-.;
-Ti-iSMAZ
-ii
.
V'..
ea
lo
leave
ine
cnnniry.
ine
nninn
iritwn
icrii
nu
burned
II
records.
GERMANY
STAKES
ALL
PARIS
The
Allied
Supreme
War
Council
met
here
today.
Premier
Paul
Reynaud
told
the
Chamber
of
Deputies
that
Germany
has
"decided
to
stake
its
alP
on
a
western
front
offensive
and
will
he
defeated."
He
declared
that
the
German
thrust
through
the
low
country
was
aimed
"at
the
heart
of
France,"
"When
all
can
seem
lost,"
declared
Reynaud
"the
world
will
see
what
France
Is
capable
of."
He
said:
"Life
counts
for
nothing.
Only
one
thing
counts.
That
is
to
maintain
France."
MEANTIME
IN
BALKAN'S
ATHENS
Greece
poured
troop
reinforcements
today
into
the
mountainous
frontier
region
faring
Albania.
The
Greek
Premier,
George
Matasas,
has
taken
the
lead
in
an
effort
to
keep
the
Balkans
out
ot
war.
Russia
would
support
such
a
move.
ITALY
AND
UNITED
STATES
WASHINGTON
United
States
diplomatic
authorities
advised
American
citizens
to
leave
Italy
as
soon
as
possible.
Ambassador
William
Phillips
yesterday
delivered
a
message
from
President
Franklin
I).
Roosevelt
to
the
Italian
authorities.
The
message,
believed
to
have
been
sent
personally
to
Premier
Mussolini,
Is
said
to
be
in
an
effort
to
prevent
the
spread
of
war
by
Italy's
entry.
Reservists
To
Victoria
Another
draft
of
members
of
Tomorrow's
Tides
Aeafher
Forecast
mm
High
8:55
a.m.
18.0
ft.
Prince
Ilupcrt
and
Queen
Char-lone
22:18
pm.
20
A
It.
Islands
Fresh
south
to
Low
3:35
ajn.
5.9
tt.
louthwest
winds,
cloudy
and
cool
15:50
pjn
5.7
It.
with
showers.
NOItTHKRN
AND
CENTRA
I,
BRITISH
COLCJMHIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXIX
.
No.
110.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
MAY
16,
1940.
Battle
COMMISSION
REPORT
PROPOSES
z&Jm
HMD
Tide
CHANGES
JN
F&NEB
Provinces
Would
Give
Up
Income,
Corporation
Taxing
Authority:
Dominion
Would
Assume
Provincial
Debt
OTTAWA,
May
10:
(CIM
A
revamped
Confederation
set-up
to
smooth
the
path
for
full
realization
of
objectives
laid
down
in
1SG7
was
envisioned
today
in
a
historic
report
of
the
Royal
Commission
on
Dominion-Provincial
Relations
presented
at
opening
of
Iirliament.
Four
commissioners,
bolstered
by
a
staff
of
experts
which
in-
r-jded
some
ot
the
best
brains
of
Turning
To
Allies
FINAL
BULLETINS
Allies
Are
Holding
Out
All
!
Along
Line
Today
With
Nazi
I
Attacks
Having
Huge
Losses
NAZIS
ARE
WiffiSTOOD
BY
ALLIES
Gunfire
ol
Terrific
Battle
In
Bel-guim
and
France
Shake
Houses
As
Far
A'.ray
as
Deal,
England
British
Air
Force
Might
ir
Proving
One
of
Mot
Embirrass-
inf
Stumbling
Blocks
in
Way
of
German
Drive
tfccks
holding
ldlng
tween
Namur
and
Sedan
the
Nails
are
being
held
In
check
as
the
full
French
General
at
Sedan
Claims
His
Forces
Are
m
Complete
Control
British
Assist
Belgians
in
Throwing
Enemy
Out
of
Louvain
PARIS,
May
16:
(CP)
The
French
general
in
immediate
command
of
the
Sedan
sector
advised
headquarters
tonight
that
his
forces
"are
complete
masters
of
the
situation"
and
will
regain
full
control
of
their
front
within
one
w
eek.
A
war
ministry
spokesman
said
that
the
Germans
are
under
counter
attack
by
French
air
forces
and
German
columns
will
be
"rounded
up
shortly."
Major
Allied
and
German
forces
came
Into
contact
last
l.LtLtl
JJ
k
night
between
Antwerp
and
Na-
OF
ITALY1
-non
-belllgefency
fiunure
irojg
oaines
rasjinR
w
.
BeUlum
and
France
shook
houses
at
Deal
on
the
southeast
coast
of
Vivrrrs
V
lofjio
England.
UgOuiaYld
East
of
the
Rhine
the
British
Air
q
j
r
,
Force
started
late
yesterday
and
oOUIlUS
UUl
continued
all
last
night
the
heaviest
.
.
air
attack
so
far
in
the
war,
in-
(lpplr
StSIid.
fllctlng
heavy
damage
upon
the
enemv's
lines
of
communtiatlon
and
troop
.concentrations.
The
German
advances
were
definitely
slowed
jwed
down.
flown.
The
regular
bridges
had
been
des-
------
French.
RFT.r.RADR
Mav
16:
CP)
the
local
unit
of
the
Royal
Cana-'"""
,
.Vrianketl
i
kT
dlan
Naval
Volunteer
Reserve
leftiucc"
"c"""
"
""c
Sedn-
The
order
ol
the
into,ncar
..eleven
proto
today
for
Esquimau
to
go
A
new
threat
tt
to
the
Allied
lines
Dutch
commander-in-chief,
Gen-
naval
barracks.
training
at
They
.
mamma
facroprtl
V
f
mm
O
IfPriTian
1
W
nlralmAn
Vi-o
c
f
n
IlV
rtntxm
were
Able
Seamen
William
Mur-
'
"
"
V'"
'
-
between
Namur.
Belgium.
but
In
Zeeland
rust
arms
everywhere
dock
and
Norman
McLeod,
Ordln-
ary
Seamen
James
McO.
Irvine.'
a"Q
OCUJ"'
"""""
.
"
n
ine
nvc
01
M""s
C
E.
Irvine,
C.
E.
Mills
M.
J.
T.
'ance.
flnesnurrncucutuum-
a
smau
pan
oi
our
ucaumm
was
cneckea
oy
a
uerman
C0Untry."
Fortune.
George
Brown,
Robert
the
river
south
of
address
by
yesterday
McKay
J
C
Shelford
and
R
C
advance
across
a
radio
.Sedan
and
reduced
a
ten-mile
Ger-
Queen
Wllhelmina
from
London
McNab,.
Stoker
H.
C.
Ross
and
Victualling
Assistant
Dan
McDon
ald.
HALIBUT
SALES
Summary
American
40,000
pounds,
and
7.5c.
Canadian
59,000
pounds,
and
7c
to
10.1c
and
7c.
American
Resolute,
40,000,
9.6c
and
9.6c
9.8c
7.5c,
Canadian
Nornen,
8,000,
10.1c
and
7c,
Advance
II,
11,500,
10.1c
and
7c,
Storage.
Mother
II
Pacific.
Helen
II,
14,500,
9.9c
and
7c,
At-
lln.
Polaris
M.,
5,000,
.
9.6c
and
Atlln.'.,
rtj
Reward,-
10,500,
,'lbc
and
Edmunds
Si
Walker.
7c,
7c,
man
saueni
to
tour
raues.
iat.
reiterated
mat
wt
uutcn
resist-night
the
Germans
are
reported
to
ance
to
Germany
following
the
have
made
at
least
three
crossings
barbarous
invasion
of
an
Inoffen-
north
of
the
main
passage
of
the
sive
and
peace-loving
nation,
;
Meuse
River
near
Sedan.
which
had
made
every
effort
to
German
motorized
units
yester-
preserve
its
neutrality,
would
con
day
"penetrated
deeply
Into
the
tlnue
at
the
side
of
the
Allies.
French
defence
system
at
Sedan,
the
French
High
Command
an
nounced.
In
the
presence
of
this
new
situation
the
French
had
launched
a
"war
of
movement,"
It
was
stated.
..German
tanks
broke
through
the
Allied
positions
on
the
!west
bank
of
the
Meuse
and
Allied
forces
withdrew
to
new
positions.
10.500.
9.8c
and
7c,
A
war
ministry
spokesman
at
that
time
saia.
ine
iinuai
uwmiuh
Is
serious
but
not
critical."
Details
Of
Meuse
Situation
The
German
motorized
forces
which
broke
through
hear
Sedan
and
penetrated
the
French
defence
system
were
supported
oy
pianes
mur
along
a
line
that
runs
roughly
east
of
Louvain
to
Gembloux
and
Namur.
oDenlng
a
second
large
scale
j
battle
concurenUy
with
the
conflict
.....
still
raging
along
the
Meuse,
a
gen-Americans
vi,
Advised
to
Travel
Ia
v
j.
i
,
M
,-j.
a
stalf
spokesman
said
today.
French
Port
of
Bordeaux
Rather
sector
front
now
Than
Genoa
The
northern
lies
between
the
Scheldt
River
at
Antwerp
and
the
Meuse
at
Namur,
I
Hitonr
of
itome
slxtv
miles.
Ger-
GtHEVA,
May
U:
iuri-ine
uw,
--
-
.LONDON.
May
15:
CP-An
of-
lted
Slates
consuiate
has
been
in-
ari
orces-hurled
aBainst
tnl
line,
flclal
bulletin
from
the
Brithh
War
ttnjCtd
by
Washington
to
advise
ere
repulsed
at
all
points,
the
Olfisc
announced
that
the
British
Amf.ricans
leaving
European
coun-
spokesman
declared.
Expedlton-ryFonre
tn
D'ls
um.at-
ulC!
(or
home
l0
concentrate
at
On
the
front
between
Namur
and
tu
hard
llshUns.
had
secceifuUy
Bordeaux
instead
of
Oenoaiappar-
Sedan,
German
motorized
divisions
wuiiioja
a
v
tea
ut
u,iunu
eni&
left
lvaiy
sxiouia
au-uuvn
wuiw
swtn-.u
..wv.-.
Vnirn-
sipvin
is
renorted
reliablv
to
present."
have
sounded
out
Greece
on
what
in
Belgium
Liege
forts
are
o.
still
nfflstanee
Greeks
mWlt
Eive
out.
All
along
the
line
be-
heads
Testabnshed
by
them
on
the
left
bank
of
the
Meuse,
moving
'ahead
without
supporting
Infantry.
Regarding
this
sector,
the
High
commarai's
morning
communique
jsaid
the
battle
has
"assumed
character
of
a
war
of
movement
with
'motorized
and
air
forces
particlpat-i
ing
on
both
sides."
In
the
highest
;
Interest
of
the
conduct
of
opera-,
tiens.
no
precise
information
on
ac
tions
in
progress
can
be
given
at
on
au
i
rones
ine
uermans
are
now
being
held
with
enormous
loas-
in
the
event
of
an
.
Italian
..
attack,
lfa
k
es
to
the
enemy.
Meantime
It
was
reported
from
the
British
Expeditionary
Force
In
Iieagea
war
niuremcuv
ut.cw
ana
a
general
Daiue
unumus
u"-
Belgium
that
hand-to-nand
Ilgni-H-avy
Allied
counter
attacks
con-
man
anc
French
tanks.
Infantry
lng
oi
the
fiercest
kind
swept
tlnue.
and
planes
then
began.
throueh
Louvain
this
morninz
as
Unless
resistance
from
Brussels
Is
a
military
spokesman
said
It
was
picked
troops
counter
threatened
to
bomb
the
Belgian
umns
naa
advanced
fairly
deeply
attacked
three
times
to
throw
out
the
Ger-
mains
who
gained
a
foothold
on
capital
again.
in:o
the
French
defences
out
ne
the
eastern
fringe
of
the
town.
In
Paris
admits
mat
tne
uermans
said,
they
were
not
backed
by
large
late
atemoon
the
British
were
busy
have
succeeded
in
getting
thirty
ailainry
forces
since
the
Oerman
digging
In
after
a
day
of
furious
ton
tanks
across
the
Meuse
River,
inrnntrv
u-su:
eneaeed
bv
the
k
i
.v,i-v,
nn
.o,i
rsoo
L.viilUrtto
ill
muv.li
ail
(U4ii
ufciuinu
....
auiauiiaKC
vao
uiiivwuiv
utsuiassa
iae
ine
Germans
oermans
threw
tnrew
even
even
greater
greater
had
had
withdraw
withdrawn
outside
the
town
troyea
ana
u
ma
nui
urc
c-
nri
t
hn
,
enpn
nnnnprn
uc
vsr
mam
t
it..n
n..i.tm.riT.
iriinrt
.Ma
.
....
.
..
"
mites
man
iiuu"j
"fc""'""
ana
artiuery
on
ootn
lnerv
could
have
been
transported
m-hcp
nnp
between
Namur
and
u..o..
-.
Ulaoj.
I
across
on
DOntOOn
bridges.
StHn
mnkin?
the
trreatrst
effort
m.
'The
camoalgn
(tenerally
is
assum-
m
the
Sedan
area
where
the
lng
the.aspect
of
open
wanare.
break-through
occurred.
Military
spokesmen
emphasize
Tne
Netherlands
surrender
to
again
that
the
'
Maglnot
Line
has
make
way
for
the
German
occu-
sides
was
Klne
Leopold
Issued
a
proclama
tion
to
Liege
fortress
defenders
today
urging
them
to
"resist
to
the
utmost
for
the
Fatherland.
The
atmosphere
was
tense
ln
the
Bel
gian
capital
as
it
awaited
possible
German
air
bombardment
which
had
been
threatened
in
a
Berlin
announcement.
The
Nazi
high
command
threatened
to
bomb
Brussels
unless
troop
movements
and
work
on
fortifications
in
the
city
be
suspended
Immediately.
Lieut
James
Bryant'
R.ON.V.R.,
transferred
to
Victoria
in
the
naval
service,
left
today
for
the
south.
Mrs.
Bryant
will
leave
on
the
Princess
Adelaide
tomorrow
night.
Allied
Planes
Effective
In
Breaking
Up
Enemy
Tank
And
Troop
Concentrations
In
War
LONDON.
May
16.
The
Air
Ministry
announced
that
150
Allied
planes
attacking
German
forma-tions
in
the
Low
Countries
broke
up
large
tank
and
troop
concentrations
and
blocked
the
roads.
A
Reuters'
despatch
announces'
that
the
Germans
have
occupied
Amsterdam
and
other
Dutch
cities.