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NAZI ADVANCE
ADVANCE ON Ribbentrop Threatens Women
TRONDHEIM
HELD
ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH CONTACT
ITALY TAKES PRECAUTIONS
Precaution is practised by most European nations these days, when neighbours look askance
at each other. These are anti-submarine nets spread out on a dock in Naples. They are about to be placed at the entrance to the harbour to exclude submarines.
ON THE NARVIK FRONT
Former Flag Capt. To Succeed Sir Percy NEW C. IN C. FOR CHINA SQUADRON
WITH OSLO FORCE CHECKED
LONDON, April 28 (Reuter).
War Office communique states that further enc my attacks in Gud- brandsdal Valley have been repulsed.
Further disembarka- tions have been success- fully carried out, despite enemy air attacks at Andalsnes and on the lines of communication.
There has been enemy air action in Narvik, but this in no way interfered with the Allied operations.
Two points stand out in con-
And Children.
Ribbentrop Fails To Convince The Neutrals
LONDON, April 28 (Routar).—in doaling with Herr von Ribbentrop's speech on Saturday, the Belgian paper "Matin" says "The fatuity of such a
can only deceive children."
manoeuvre
In discussing the same subject, the "St. Louis Post" says that Ribbentrop's explanation cannot explain away the plain facts of brutal invasion.
Stern Struggle Forescon
The Italian newspaper "Forzcarmate" states that the Norwegian defences have been "galvanised by the presence of the Allied troops. The stake is high and gigantic forces face cach other in the struggle. Therefore it will be a stern struggle."
The "Basler Nachrichten" a Swiss newspaper says: "The German 'Blitzkreig' which was to vanquish Scandinavia within a few days has failed. This can- not be denied any longer after the mysterious failure to carry out a monster attack on British transports.
"This wasted opportunity cannot easily be regained."
MORE
REVELATIONS BY SIR
NEVILE
HENDERSON
See Page 4.
"Inconceivable Provocation" Alleged
DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST SLAVS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
"
ROME, Apr. 28 (UP).--The Italian press, including the "Messagero" and "Popolo di Roma,” to-day gives prominence to despatches from: Florence describing anti-Yugo-Slavian demon-
mass meeting at which the recent. strations there.
Slovene manifesto calling for the. restitution of Triesto denounced..
All the newspapers atress that. the demonstration was carried. out in an orderly manner..
According to the despatches, jnumerous students. marched the streets of Florence, carrying [flags,, after: which they held a
nection with this communique. Allies Facing Difficult Situation
Lite
Naxis Being Hold Up
in the Arst placesit shows that for
day in succession the.
second de shows ont for NORWAY CAMPAIGN WILL NOT BE EASY
Germans are being held up in the Gudbrandsdal Valley.
Secondly, the continued landings at Andalanes, which is connected with the Gudbrandsdal Valley by
Torces there
was
The "Popolo di Roma," referr ing to the Slovak manifesto, brands it as "inconceivable pro- vocation on the part of the Slovenes."
SOVIET DEMARCHE
Maintenance Of Swedish: Neutrality
rallway, mCARS that the Allled LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter).—“There has been much
can be elther rela- forced by rail or can fall back to talk about treachery and the use of the fifth column in LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter).—Vice Admiral Geoffreystronger and well-supported posl-
Norway but not everyone-may-realise that this is part of The railway branches at Dombaas Layton has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the
where the line runs north to Trond the doctrine created by the German General Staff and the heim. Eighty miles along the line is China Station in succession to Admiral Sir Percy Noble.
a junction at Storen, where a light|Nazi Government," said Captain Cyril Falls, military core correspondent of the "Afton. LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter). Vice-Admiral Layton's appointment is to date from railway runs, down Osterdal respondent of "The Times" in a B.B.C. broadcast to-day. An official Norwegian High | Command communique issued to July 10, 1940. He will assume command about September Valley.
Norwegian Advance Posts Surrender
The new Commander-in-Chief,
day deals with the fighting on 1. the Narvik front last Thursday. The communique says that the Germans in their counter-attack who is 56, is not new to the forced the civilians, including China Station. In 1931, he serv women and children, to march ined on this station as Flag Cap- front to cover their advance and tain and Chief of Staff until "thus some of our advance posts 1933. During this period he, were forced to surrender.
commanded 1.M.S. Suffolk.
Soldiers Used As Cover
The soldiers who surrendered were afterwards used as a cover by the Germans in the same way.
"After the Best consternation our troops continued lighting bravely, couring the enemy heavy losses."
The communique colinues by saying that the Germans abandoned Lapphaugen and withdrew to Gra-j lansbotten. The Norweglans. look some war material,
The Norweglan air force bombed" and machine-gunned German delach- ments.
TURKEY EXPELS. FIVE GERMANS
ANKARA, Apr.
28
(Reuter)
The authorities here are reported to
ADMIRAL LAYTON
Born in 1884. the
011
Liverpool salici- 1. Admiral Layton was edu- cated at Bust- man's Winches It. and trained
for the Navy in
H.M.S. Britannin. A Sub-Lieuten- unt in 1903 and Lieutenant the following year, be hern of was the hera nremarkable exi ploit during the War.
In September, 1015, he was inj
command of the submarine E13 when
his boat, which was making for the
Baltle, an aground on the Danish
island of Saltholm owing to a do- fective compass.
short
The vessel was then shelled at range by three German des- have arrested and order the expul sion of live Germans an archaeo-troyers in deflance of a Danish tor-
logical professor, a journalist and his safeguard Denmark's neutrality.
wife and #1 merchant agent,
pedo boat which had arrived to
Fifteen officers and men of the E13
SIR PERCY NOBLE
NAZI AIR RAIDS
Civilians Bombod And Machine-Gunned LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter).
This follows the tightening up and were killed, while he and other sur-The Norwegian telegraph
into
Allied Hold Strategic Towns
While "deception" is one of the normal artifices of war, the German method was to employ corruption and treachery Both Dombans and Storen are held in an attempt to win the campaign before it really started. by the Allies. Both are clearly of grent strategic value.
The line is reported to be threatened by advance German units which, the main body having been held up in Osterdal Valley, were sent cross the mountain tracks to cut it.
There has been no further news of the advance units but Paris messages state that Allied troops have arrived at one station north of Dombaas to- wards which
Germans аге
the
..
ESCAPED CAPTIVITY
scamen
The Germans had hoped that in Norway, as in Denmark, there would be little or no resistance. They also miscalculated the noval factor.
The Norwegians are resisting and the Allled troops are, going to their aid, while the German Navy has been so crippled that it is now a less serious menace in the calculations of Allies and even the neutrala.. Two Big Difficulties
British Seamon la Stirring Drama moving.
LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter).the More Gorman Reinforcements -Forty seven British official German news agency claims Narvik arrived at Newcastle to-for
BERLIN, Apr. 20 (Reuter).-The Who escaped from the Nazis at that "German troops operating near day. Trondheim have received fresh rein- forcements."
Seven were from
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 28 (Reu- ter)--According to the Tallinn.
Bladet," the Soviet Government
has made a demarche to Berlin: regarding the maintenance of Sweden's neutrality,
The correspondent adds that. It is not impossible that similar. demarches. have been made to the, Allied Powers,
Nothing Is Known LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter) - spokesman of the Soviet Embassy stated to-night that nothing is known in London of the report that the Government has made, i Soviet demarche to Berlin with regard to the maintenance of Sweden's neutrality.
Paris Statement PARIS, Apr. 28 (Reuter),—The, Foreign, Office informed Reuter to- 1. Although we can interrupt the day that it was, impossible to confirm demarche or deny the report of a
The situation in Norway is difficult
two main reasons
In
LATEST
Thirty two were from the New passage of German troops to ale and castle steamer, North Cornwall; 4,304 have indeed already caused thousands from Moscow. It adds that "captured Norwegian tons, which was captured by the Ger- of casualties of the most serious, kind batteries have been made ready for mans the day before the first Narvik to their morale-through death by drowning-it is practically impossible battle. netion."
the steamer to stop this tranio altogether. Germans Entranching STOCKHOLM, Apt. 28 (Router). Blythmoor, 0,582 tons, and eight were fact the Germans can send reinforce-
the Allies.. According to prens reports here from the steamer Mersington Court, menis-with less difficulty than can 2The Naxi air bases are closer the Germans are entrenching five 0.141 tone. miles north of Orvils-where the Nor-Walked 25 Miles Through Snow!**
The men of the North, Cornwall
so that their planes can harry Allied weglans have cut the railway by
troops more than we can
theirs. blowing up a bridge over the fast said that they had been kept prl-
We have already done a good deat soners in a whaling ship but when flowing Glommen River.
towards offsetting this by bombing their air bases and have Indeed the first battle of Narvik started they
infileted heavier losses were put ashore under guard.
iban we They escaped and, after walking 20
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control of foreigners residing in vivors were internet in the naval agency states that German Special Description Of The Trondheim Front
Turkey.
barracks near Copenhagen. After bombers made a fresh wave of
The latanbul poller have ordered three weeks, he withdrew his parole.
all cabaret artists, who recently ar-notifying the Danish nuthorities, who raids during the week-end. ALLIED WAR MACHINE
rived in large numbers and are mostly took extra precautions.
of Hungarian nationailty, to leave
the country before May. 1.
RUMANIAN OIL
WELLS GUARDED
The undefended town of Aalesund One night he left a, dummy in Was subjecled to
a terrifle attack
his bed and, while a brother officer lasting over two hours. Bix planes created a diversion, he managed to creased and recrossed the city, drop- escape from the bullding, passing ping 500-pound bombs. many, sentries. He had secured a a Danish sallor's suit and in that
disguise swam along the shore til
he reached the city.
Crossed To Norway.
Many private' houses ware
coin-
WORKING SMOOTHLY
LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter),-"Reuter's" special correspon Direct Hit On Church dent reports that the Allled machine is working smoothly and pletely destroyed and many others efficiently along the front which is north of Trondheim with the made uninhabitable. A large Church Allied forces there,
itself last week because the town was which had an enormous erom 'clearly
gutted by German PARIS, Apr. 28 (Router)-Ac-
marked on the roof, received a direct Already many thousands of completely cording to
There he landed, took off his hit from a low-flying plane. Bucharest dispatch, a
However, strong Britiai, Frenel armed guards at the Rumanian oil clothes and wrung them out in 18
Poople in the streets were machine British and French troops have incendiary bombs. wells have been increased and order degrees of frost, dressed again and runned and Red Cross workers trying safely disembarked at Namsos and Norwegian units are how in a
to save the Injured were forced to re- and have moved up silently to position north of the town... ed to fire on any stranger unable to crossed to Norway in the ferry. give-a-satisfactory ties
Newsman's Hazardous Trip: In the guise of an American marino turn to shelter owing to machine-gun-points of action around:Steinkjer. account of him
overseer he made his way to Bergen. fre
The correspondent, who reached the @="fruter?” correspondent⠀⠀⠀ was whence he sailed to England, reaching Molde was heavily bombed on Sun-mclaus Intermed to the Allies north Trondheim region after a most
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From to-night, tio Bucharest dero drome will be guarded by troops.
were forced to abandon Sleinkjer
We have also sent some fighter planes to attack the Nazl bombers,
Taken By Surprise
But it must be remembered that the Germans are, at the moment, in possession of most of the airßelds in Norway so that we can operate only one small scale,
fact that the gallant Norwegian troops
By far the greatest difficulty, and one which must put a temporary check on plans for taking Trondheim, is the
were taken entirely by surprise.
The Norwegians had no chance to mobilise their men or resources.
Lack of military training and ex- parience in a country which - hins not been at war for well over. a century bro facións- of diMculty which must be surmounted, It is largely due to this that the Germans managed to advance so
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