The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-21
German Planes Roar
Over British Zones

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there was no air aaarn.
"An enemy aircraft approached
Che east coast this morning and i
was engaged and shot down by Roy.
n Air Force fighter aircraft" the
mir ministry announced.
Small fragments Of shell and bull
let cases fell on q road near an east
coast town but no bombs were
dropped. People rushed to the streets
IN hope Of seeing the air battle af-
Ger hearing the bursts Of machine
gun fire.
War Bulletins
Berlin, Nov. 21.-(UP)-Heavy ar
tillery fire was resumed on both
sides Of Perl, near the Luxembourg
sector Of the western front, after a
lull Of nearly IS hours, the semi-of-
ficial German news agency D. N. B
said today In simplifying the, high
commands war communique.
Except for the firing near Perl, D.
N. b. said, only slight activity be-
tween the Moselle and Rhine rivers
was reported. Floods compelled the
French to evacuate some Of the for
kiflcations on the upper Rhine.
Reconnaissance flights of the Ger
man air force were Systematically
continued without opposition" d
N. B. said. TN the past few days
German planes, particularly IN CEN
trail and southern France, met enemy
anti-aircraft fire which was COM
pletely ineffective.
"Reply to reconnaissance flights
over England has been particularly
strong as not only were air raid
alarms sounded but also, particular
~ southeast of London. pursuit
planes went UP without, however, be-
ing able to disturb the German re-
connaissance.
I'm view Of the particularly diff
cult weather conditions, the speed
and accuracy with which the work
was carried out over northern
France and England were particu-
larly noteworthy"
War Bulletins
Berlin, Nov. 21.-CUP)-German
afternoon newspapers today an
nounced triumphantly that II ships
have been lost in British waters
since Saturday, boasted of Na1
naval prowess and said that 1t was
no longer safe for merchantmen 10
ply to Britain.
It was announced officially that
during September and October Ger
man surface warships, cooperating
with the air force, had searched sew
eral hundred ships in the Baltic
and North Sea for contraband. Many
ships were released but 1877 vessed
with 245,000 tons Of cargo had been
taken to German harbors for fur
ther investigation.
Newspapers ridiculed the British
navy.
"CIreat Action in the North Sea"
was the headline in Der Angriff
while Nachtausgabe said New Bril-
fish Shipping Losses.
While the newspapers headlined
the ship losses Grand Admiral Eric
Raeder. Gen. Wilhelm Keitel, chief
Of the German army high command
and other high generals and adj
mirols visited Fuehrer Adolf Hit
ler's chancellery.
May Use Zeppelins
Berlin, Nov. 21-(UP)-Germany
and Russia are toying with the idea
Of using Zeppelins as freight steam
ers Of the air." 1t was reported to-
day in reliable quarters.
It was pointed out that zep-
pelin filled with hydrogen, which
although inflammable gives greater
buoyance than helium. could take
German goods to Russia and return
with high grade ores such as man.
ganese and copper, vital tot he Ger.
man war machine.
Russia Is said to be keenly inter-
ested In the airship construction
technique perfected in Germany af-
ter long experience, and 1t is under
stood that next January Russian en-
gineers will come to study problems
Of Zeppelin transport. 1t Is even
reported that Russia Is showing
some interest In purchasing Ger
man Zeppelin.
Nazis, Slovaks Sign
Berlin, Nov. Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentron
and the Slovak minister. Matus Ger
max, signed today -Slovak
treaty incorporating into Slovakia
the territories Poland had taken