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Defenders Seriously Hampered by Nazis Overwhelming Supremacy In The Air
Allied Situation In South Norway Said Compromised
By WEBB MILLER
UNITED PRESS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
LONDON, May 2 (UP).—The whole Allied strategy in the expedition in Norway, has been gravely com- promised and is now confronted with the possibility of drastic, unfavourable revision.
The position of the Allied troops in the entire region south of Trondheim has been rendered dangerously critical by the severance of the vital railway link between Dombaas and Stoeren.
As long as the Germans retain
their crushing dominance of the ALLIED
air, as they have at present,
there acems scant hope of GAINS AT
preventing General Falkenhorst
from strongly consolidating his
tentative junction of the Trond NARVIK
helm garrison with the main
German forces in the Oslo aren. Nazi Troops Being
In such an event the whole pur-
pose of the Alled landings south of Trondheim would fall and one clawi
of the Allied plucers designed to
bile
be would off Trondheim broken.
Surrounded
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter).—
The other claw from the north has According to unconfirmed re- been halted outside Steinkjer because ports from the Narvik area, in to the Allied troops the road ahead is under fire from addition German destroyers Inside Trondheim which are closing in on the port, Fjord
and the Allied base al Namsos is under constant bombardment from others are driving south from Tromsoe rounding up Germans the air,
or driving them back into Nar-
Hopeful Development
The only hopeful development vik. visible here are two fresh landings at Sunndal (north of Andalsnes and
Andalsnes.
over
War Office Claims LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)--A
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7 RAIDS ON NAMSOS
British Warship Bombed Thon Torpedoed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NAMSOS, May 1 (UP)—A British destroyer was lost in Namsos Fjord to-day, when it was first set on fire by a bomb from a Nazi plane and then sunk by a torpedo from another British warship because the destroyer had drifted to the entrance of the fjord and threatened to block it.
Seven raids were carried out on Namsos by the Nazi air force to-day, the last one being at 7.30 his even- ing.
The ralders, in this that attack, concentrated on 2 British cruiser which had previously escaped damage.
Two Plancs Brought Down
It has been officially announced that two German planes were shot down by British anti-aircraft bat- terles
A British destroyer which had been hit and set afre during the dawn' raid, drifted down the fjord where it was feared she would block the en- trance to the port..
Later the destroyer was sunk by a torpedo from another British warship.
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Vacillating Germany
King Finds A KWEIYANG Exaggerated KING AND QUEEN Can't Decide Who She
New Spirit Impressed On Tour Of
South Lancashire
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter).— "We have found a different spirit all over the country
about 45 miles to the west of the war Office communique states that wherever we have been since the Dombas-Stoeren rallway) and in the areas occupied by Allied forces War. Everyone is united in the the Nord Fjord to the south of at Narvik have been extended and war effort," said the K.ng to ne But these freshly landed troops that operations are continuing salts-Trade Union leader, Sir Arthur Pugh, when Their Majesties factorily. will be forced to proceed will
In the Namsos rea, the situation visited South Lancashire. mountainous country where it is very difficult to transport artillery at the front remains unchanged.
In the Donbass ares, our troops, They inspected an aircraft factory Clinching-of-the-German grip on southern Norway would mean that after stubborn-resistance-in-the-face where they saw-satonishingly-largo the Ailled object of preventing the of strong enemy attacks, withdrew numbers of planes being produced, linking up the main body of Ger-to prepared positions. mana with those at Trondheim has failed for the time being.
It would also mean that the Allied scheme for quickly pinching off from the north and south and wiping the Germans out at Trandhelm has fail- ed, and the Allies themselves will be Germany on the defensive if the succeed in maintaining and streng- thening their junction with Trond- heim.
Unhappy Prospect
made a ten-mile four of the
Steinkjer Position Good Merseyside Ducks and veited a giant NEAR STEINKJER, May 1 (Reu- armament works busy making naval! ter)-French and Norwegian troops, guns, have hud further successes against German patrols which were repulsed and lost several dead,
The King's Hope
AIR RAID Japanese Bombs Kill 500
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Nazi Claims
IN LANCASHIRE
Wants As Friend
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter).—In Become Laughing Stock| LONDON, May 1 (Reuler)-Thair discussing the political situation to-
Majesties the King and Queen to-day day, the Stockholm newspaper "Deg. Of The Neutrals
toured
South
Lancashire. Among Nyheler" points out that Germany al- LONDON, May I (Reuter)—In the places they visited was an air-ternates between Russia and Italy. the House of Commons to-day, Sircraft factory where they inspected
During the first six months of the John Reith, Minister of Information, planes in every stage of construction,
Later they talked with Trade war, Russia was. Germany's best said that his attention had been called
In conversation with one leader, the friend Is Italy. to the exaggeration of British naval Union officials at Merseyside Dock, friend, says the paper. But now her
King sald that he losses off Norway by Germany.
The German claims, he said, were throughout the tour the very fine Both the Russo-German and Italo- so exaggerated us to evoke sarcastic
spirit everywhere. in neutral comments The Central Hospital
countries. destroyed. There was a total of Ministry of Information, he said, for Special machinery existed in the 500 casualties.
CHUNGKING, May 1, (UP). Japanese planes wiped out the heart of the business area of Kweiyang last Tuesday.
Was
Labour And The Electoral Truce
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter),—At a Labour Parly inceling to be held on Whit Monday it is expected that
had
noticed
dealing with enemy mis-statements. Foreign Exchange
Mobilisation-
these were not to clicit valuable information, immediate) Corrections were Issued through channels which were assured of wide publicity, especially in south-cast OTTAWA, May 1 (Reuter). Europe.
now Canada is
taking steps to mobilise the holdings of foreign ex-
Holders of foreign change. rencies must sell them to the Cana- dion Foreign Exchange Board within
Premier To Speak
LONDON, May 1 (Reuter)-In 30 days.
cur-
German friendships largely depend on coming events.
Mussolint desires a final answer to the problem of the air force versus the navy before taking any definite decision.
Russia Surprised
Russia, says the paper, was 23 surprised by the German attack on Norway as Italy was surprised by the Russo-German pact last August. If Germany comes to dominate a large part of the Scandinavian penin- Bula much of Russia's gains during the
The Alled position here is good. Mevey, another Trade Union leader; some organisations will try to bring reply to a question put forward by This Board, which was set up in last six months will be lost.
Narvik's Fall imminent SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, May 1 (UP)Military sources Indicate that the capture of Narvik is imminent.
The King said to Mr. Arthur
"We have got to see things through I only hope that it will be a better! world in every way after the war."
Thousands of
the electoral truce to an end.
the Rt. Hon. Mr. C. R. Attlee in the the early days of the war, has wide It is therefore not surprising that A Labour Party executive made It House of Commons to-day, the Prime powers to take over the fold ex Russia is considering the question of and clear yesterday in his annual report Minister said he hoped to be in a change reserves of stevedores
the Bank of delivering her surplus exports to position to make a statement on the Canada which is no longer required Yugo-Slavin and Britain instead of Lascars unloading ships stoppert to that this would be opposed.
to maintain a minimum gold reserve. Germany. heer. Their Majesties as they drove Apart from the war issue itself position in Norway to-morrow. by the docks escorted by Lord Derby there was the matter of the life and and Sir Warren Fisher, the Regiona.berty of the British people.
The executive was convinced, hel for wide scale air and submarine northern Norway, which states:
The crews of warships, British and said, that the interests of the party offensives against Britain's mastery! "The Allied forces are extending of the North Sea, which was the ori-their operations in the area around foreign merchantships lined the sides demand adherence to an electoral ginal objective of the invasion.
Narvik previously occupied by them. of their vessels and cheered.
The prospect also arises that in thel The forecast appears to be bome long run Hitler can utilise the Nor-out by to-day's official War Office wegian bases to the fullest extent communique
fighting in
General Falkenhorst's next move will be an attempt to drive the
the
"The operations are continuing satisfactorily.
Allies entirely out of the Trond- "The situation remains unchanged heim reglen ..If he succeeds at Namsos." will give the Allied Supreme War
Council the gravest problem they
have yet faced.
The Darkest Spot
INVESTMENTS TO
The darkest spot in the picture is BE REGULATED
the continuance, almost unhindered
to
of German predominance of the air, which enables then repeatedly shower hundreds of bombs on Allied landing bases and lines of communica- tions (as witness the seven raids on Namsos yesterday, sometimes lasting two hours):
U.S. Senate Passes
New Measure
WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuter).| The House of Representatives his Pre-
This constitutes a crucial handi- passed a Bill authorising the cap which the Ailles cannot over-sident to regulate or prohibit deal-; come until they acquire airfields Ings in foreign investments in the where plenty of fast fighters can United States in war-time or other land and take off, In the meantime emergency.
operations
seriously The Senate passed the Bill
Monday. Hence it Jeopardised:
1
all
are
on
now Roes
to
Pre-
It la precisely to gain control of President Roosevelt for signature. such air bases that Trondheim is such The Bill seeks to meet questions a vital objective in the Allied plan. regarding the legality of the
The modern, tiny high speed fight-sident's recent action in "freezing" ing planes which are necessary to American credits belonging to Danish combat the German bombers cannot and Norwegian citizens. carry enough gasoline to fr ncross the North Sea, fight and return,
are af
Allied forces have withdrawn to pre- pared positions in the Dombons area
The Treasury has authorised all Norwegiana and Danes to make de- The planes which are carried on posits in American banks, but the naval aircraft carriers
the restrictions to withdrawals
from scouting type and not fast enough or American necounts will be continued. heavily enough armed to tackle ⚫ bombers.
So for the comparatively few Allied fighters which have been sent to
forced 10 Norway have been
use frozen lakes as their bases. This is 'dangerous and unsatisfactory and,
anyway, the lakes will soon thaw.
Allies Withdraw
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LUNDON, May 2 (UP)—An official British comununique admits that the
The withdrawal was effected after a stubborn resistance to the German onslaught.
Authorised Nazi sources in Berlin claim that Norwegian troops have been taken prisoner in the sector. - DNB admits a heavy R.A.F. rold on Stavanger, but claims that cleven British planes were shot down..
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