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APRIL 30, TUESDAY,
1940.
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GERMANY EMPLOYS ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT BUT POLAND TACTICS
YESTERDAY, the "Telegraph" published exclusive air mail photo. raids. Here is a view of the airport as it was before the raids. The absence of any surrounding buildings is clear evidence of the falsity of the Nazi claim that the British planes were bombing an "open tawn."
graphs of the Sola Airport at Stavanger as it appeared after R.A.F
NAZI ADVANCE CHECKED BY ALLIED LINES
BOMB BARRAGE
IN EFFORT TO SMASH ALLIES
LONDON, APRIL 29
(REUTER)
-"REU-
TER'S" MILITARY CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT THE GERMANS ARE NOW EMPLOYING IN NORWAY THE TECHNIQUE WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL IN POLAND.
They hope to dislocate the Allied communica- tions by bombarding railway junctions and quays While bombers are flying low and dropping barrages of bombs to prevent reservas arriving.
More than anything, they wish to prevent the landing of anti-aircraft guns, for without inter- Iference from these, they can fly very low.
Reports, however, indicate that the Allies have landed many batteries of anti-aircraft guns, and thus the positions of their bases are more stabilised..
Patience At
An End
Yugo-Slav Warning To
Nazi Planes
STOCKHOLM, Apr. 29 (Reuter)-According to latest despatches, the Germáns pushing across the moun- tainous country south of Trondheim have been hotly
the Allied BELGRADE, Apr. 29 (Reu- engaged by
ter)-It is understood that re- forces.
peated flights by German planes
Yugo-Slavia's Fighting is reported from lover
northern Hjerkin on the railway north of frontier in the past seven weeks Dombans and Kvikne.
are the main reason for the Checked by the British troops Government announcement that on their direct line of advance up in future foreign military planes
Give Nazis Warm Time
Skilful Work Of The Coastal Command LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter). --Details of the work of the
It is certain that the Allied position at Narvik is daily becoming stronger as communi- cations remain uninterrupted and the Allica are able to work with freedom of movement.
Finger-Like Thrusts By Webb Millor,
("UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT)
LONDON, Apr. 20 (UP).-Military Bourees here estimate there are now ]. 45,000 British and French troops supported by an unknown number of Norwegians battling against 80,000 German objective is and thele troops are racing
Germans in Norway.
The main
the Gudbrands Valley, the Ger-violating the frontier will be 11 Gudsbrand and Oester valleys
tions.
up
Official reports from the Western Front since the German invasion of Norway have been limited to "All Quiet" communiquas. Nevertheless, artillery and patrol activity continues on an un- diminished scale. This photograph of a big German gun was taken on the west bank of the Rhine.Domei.
28 GERMAN SHIPS SUNK
LONDON, April 29 (Rou- ter)-It was made known' in London to-night that sinco April 8, 28 Gorman transports and supply ships have been sunk besides ten which were hit by torpedoes and probably sunk, and the German ship Maine, which was scuttiod.
The German expeditionary force in Norway has also 'suffered losses dúa to mines. $66644444444444
APPEAL TO ITALY
Colonial Troops Reinforce Near East Armies
CAIRO, Apr. 29 (Renter).—Britain's Middle East The Army received other Empire contingents to-day. first contingent of the Rhodesian Territorial Force arrived at Suez.
Some of the Force is being drafted to England, but most of it will stay out here.
The contingent contains per-
sonnel of Artillery, Engineers, fantry and machine-gunners.
Signals, armoured car units in-
The Rhodesians, Including officers, I hold concurrent rank in the Middle East Army although still be- longing to the Rhodesian Territorial Force.
NOT SHORT CAMPAIGN
Germans Warned By Norwegian Press In the last war, the majority "af" 0:5
LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter): R.T.F. were affliated with the King's The Stockholm "Allehanda" Royal Rifle Corps, and as a matter of sentiment members of the present states that the reasons for the Force will, where possible, he drafted German attack on Norway can
not have been economic, for
mans have sent two motorised fired upon. detachments along the only two Recently-eight-German--planes in an attempt to contact the Germun
Australian Premier possible rontis from the Oeser crossed the frontier one day. It garrison at Trondheim before the believed that they were scouting to Allies have time to reinforce their
Wants Understanding Valley. Their aim is to cut the obtain details of Yugo-Stav fortifier-advance forers or attempt to crack
the Trondheim fortress.
Two thousand British territorials SYDNEY, Apr. 29 (Reuter). Air Force on the Norwegianrailway behind the British positions.
Most of the lights occurred in the The first of these roads runs over Marribor region, which is the centre and ten thousand of the famous-An appeal from Australia for into this regiment.
scurs are at Namsos while hundreds a better understanding between Italy and the British Empire was the Fell Valley to Hjerkin, which is the German minority and Nazi French (Blue Devils) Alpine Chas-
of trucks are rushing up supplies. Lost Their Way, Excuse held by the Allled troops who have Propaganda.
Germany is making five finger-like made by Mr. R. G. Menzies, the heen reinforced to meet the Germin
When the Yugo-Slav Consul, M. thrusts in south and central Norway Premier, in a speech inaugurat- move
Klagenfurt, protested, he was inform as follows:
1-An advance from Oslo to Guls-ing a new series of broadcasts on British uniforms is badly re resisting the Germans at Kvikne, ed that the pilots were training und
Voss, seeking to join a the 25 metre band from here last vik and had lost their way.
marelting
from night. Rumours that Italian planes have colunin
const were given to "Reuter" by a squadron commander.
Не stated
that a reconnaissance plane observed a U-boat lying at the edge of a jord. The plane flew low and dropped bombs which found their mark, and the submarine. If not destroyed,
certainly damaged.
Was
northeast
been seen flying across the Adriatic advance up the Gudbrand
and reconnoliring the fortifications on
At the same time the Norwegians which is on the second road and is Cosstal Command planes have north of the Foll Valley road.
"Between you and us there exisis Thoroughly investigated' and photo- |
Big Scale Encounter
based graphed every fjord, and much pooct Details of fighting at both points work was done in dropping light and are incking but a big sende encounter the Dalmatian coast are heliuved to Valley where four separate columns a well-established friendship
untrue. It is stated that these fare moving north from Oslo seeking en muital respect," Mr. Menzies sald. is expected,
all world and almost every matlan to In the Gudtrands Valley itself the gumours probably arose from the fact to take Dombans and so wreck the "But to-day war has come over the looked spon the struggle with Very Small British Losses German attacks around Kvam have that an Italian plane, which had run Allied communication lines Several German machines, includ-been supported by planes and artil-out of fuel, crashed near
A Pointer To Italy
incendiary bombs.
ing
Messerschmitt 110, were tery. They destroyed or damaged at Norwegian British defence,
al bases, and a number of petrof dunips were
not.
fre, though 011 generally speaking the work of the
it was to net more as a deterrent
tan a destroying force.
met
with
energetic ecently.
The British are reported to be holding excellent defensive posi tians rentring on a bottleneck in the valley.
Many German planes have been
The British machines ses dur- en flying north over the Roeros dis-
in the last busy month were sur-trict indicating that a continuous prisingly small.
Susak central Norway.
The Jerkinn front in which a anxiety.
Valley column is going up Oester split into three parts,
Nazi Raid On City Of Molde
where
it
-The Tynset frout colum is moving west trying to cut the railway at Visberg.
5.At Roeros.
ins
"No nation is in a better position than Italy to understand the fate of Norway and Denmark and the fears of other neutral States threatened
The situations at Trundheim and with aggression, Narvik remain unchange,
the changing
A percentage of the Ithodesian con-Britain can only be blockaded in tingent are all potential lenders who the Atlantic-the loss of Scan- will be trained for commissions, dinavia does not affect British
An extraordinary array of varied! economy.
From a strategic viewpoint, what aspect of Cairo's strolling population benefit can Germany derive from as contingents assemble from every bases in Norway when the number corner of the Empire. Even the of surface vissels is reduced by 50 battle dress from Englund has
cent.? There ner
Bomewhat appeared,
better pessibilities for submarines, but the ennstriction of submarine bases is a lengthy, task.
μάτι
MUSSOLINI RUSHES DEFENCES
Brenner Fortifications Strengthened
The Norweglun campaign must not be expected to be short, and decisive Stalin Learns Lesson
Russin appears to be prepared to.
and no observe the Moscow peace difficulties remain unsolved between Russin
and Finland. Stalin's un- the Finnish pleasant experience in war has taught him to be more care- ful in future. The Finnish war made Russia more dependent on Germany and Immediately the war concluded
Giving an example of the initiative, Trondheim by air.
ROME, Apr. 29. (Reuter).Russia became less friendly to Ger
PLEASE Turn To Pago 7. resource and pluck of his men, the The Allied reinforcements south of commander mentioned
Sargeant Trondheim are still being bombed by HELSINGFORS, Apr. 29 (Neuferi. STOCKHOLM, Apr. (UP).—It has vinced that the things we are fighting' Signor Dino Alfieri, who han pilot who had lost contact with the German aircraft but anti-aircraft-Some details of the German raid been renably stated that the Allies for are of such importance that we been appointed Italian Ambassa squadron. He made a lone raid on guns are now foreing the ralders to on the city of Molde are given by the have widened their landing base in shall have your sympathy Stavanger, destroyed one plane and in altitude of 9,000 so that they are, Helsingfors Bureau of the Norwegian central Norway with large damaged two,
no longer free to
Drovo Off Junker
stream of troops are being sent to Open Town Extensively
Damaged
19 uttack
they 1
Heavy German air attacks have been carried out on Andalsnes and
there were
any
Allied Reinforcoment SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
barkations
"In common with all members of the British Empire," he concluded, "we are determined to make a stand against aggression. I am fully con-
disem-struggle."
German
telegraph agency.
of planes, anti-aircraft On the way home, he spotted a would like.
troops that German planes guns and It is stated
in a Norwegian German seaplane lying in a flord. He
War Office Communique bombed the centre of the town, caus- Fjord 100 kilometres northwest of few low and dropped his remaining bombs on it, apparently damaging it.
LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).-A Ing extensive damage. It is not yet Andalsnes and also at Sundals Fjord,
50 kilometres northeast.
willi War Office communique issued to-day known whether
From the latter point they states that the position in the Gud-castulles.
Plane Shot Down
rush reinforcements quickly inland Later he was infercepted by brands Valley remains unchanged.
to the villages of Opdal and Berkak Junker 08, which he drove off and re-|
One German plane was shot down in a dive up the Orkdal Valley to turned safely to his base,
of 'Ulsberg When
the petrol tank of another Molde, two towns on the west coast and burst into flames. Two of the consolidate the defence
occupants were killed and the others and Hjerklon against the
motorised thrusts. There has been patrol activity in were taken prisoner.
Several German plance There is nothing further to report brought down near Aalesund.
At sen there have been engage- This communique confirms mes-ments between Norwegian and Ger- Masserschmitt Vanquished sages from Stockholm suggesting that man warships.
The German worships were · sup- LONDON, Apr. 20 (Router)The the Germans have made no progress
pcried by airerati. One Norwegian Ministry announces that a Sun- during the past 24 hours, derland dying boat of tho
These reports indicate that in the ship was set on fire. Coustal Command of the R.A.F. recently en- Gudbrands Valley the German forces countered and shot down a Messers- fueing alrong Allied positions near Chimilt 110 Aghter.
Ofta, which is some miles south of Bombans. The Captain
British plane was perforated by north of Bergen. bullets from an enemy piane, the Captain of Flight crawled along the the Namsos sector. plane and stuffed plasticine in the holes, enabling the machine to reach from Narvik, its base 400 miles away.
Air
which
ship.
of the Sunderland, is known 03 "ying battle- was aboard a worship In a fjord when the Sunderland vas at- tacked by half dozen Junkers planer.
In the Oster Valley the Germans Chays neminied forros but are being) PLEASE Turn To Page 7.
King Subscribes
were
fa nuri
A Soldier's Indiscretion
War Office Donies
dor to Germany in place of Signer Bernardo Attolico, is} known as a fervent admirer of everything German.
is Kis
therefore, appointment, regarded as another effort to show Germany that Italy is ready to advance the German cause by means diplomatically and economi- cally.
all
Wild Reports
Meanwhile it is reported that work continues day and night on the forti- LONDON, Apr. 29 (Reuter).cations on the Brenner.
Work on the 1042 Exhibition has The War Office has made the Intely slowed down and it is rumour-
Will Make Nazis following announcement: ed that rond-makers, masons and
Mouths Water
LONDON, Apr. 20 (Reuter). Lard, cooking futs, cheese and eggs will not be rationed at present des.
alles.
national
"The statements made that the bricklayers have been given work thint raw British Commander at Namsos has on the fortifications and
defence. been superseded by the French are materiais are diverted to untrue,
"The statement that our men were
nonsense.
Tote the cutting off of Danish sup- untrained and without reserves Defence Loan · 'ny by the Ministry of Food. The
there were
This announcement was made to- i Ministry also said that STOCKHOLM, Apr. 29 (Reuter).; 11 plenty of eggs on the market. -King Gustav, was one of the Brst honths. He finally ross into the air. to subscribe to a new £25,000,000 Jaunched
The ofice of the French Consulate The Captain rowed in a dinghy toeged n Messerschmitt and shot it defence loan which wis
yesterday.
111 km clored to the reneral public the Rying boat and got aboard with] down.
He bought several thousand pounds on Thursday, May 2, being the bombs dropping around. He taxic
worth of bonds.
Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord.
The wreckage of the German plano the giant machine about to dodge the was found by a ground party,
is
BELGIUM TAKING NO CHANCES
"As in previous exaggerated state- ments, the reports have been based on conversation with a soldier in-. fluenced by his own personal ex- DRUSSELS, Apr. 29 (Reuter), perience during the heat of battle and Stena are til belne taken to up- without knowledge of the situation as press subversive activity in Belgium. Yesterday the police raked five a whole."
It le understood that the statements homes in which the residents wore referred to are made in a report that suspected of secret Nazi tendencies.
Several booklets were seized. has been circulated in America.
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