The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-07
THREE EVENTS OF
GREAT INTEREST
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London, November T-UP)--Neu-
trail naval circles reported today
that Allied naval units had sighted
the German POCKET battleship
Deutschland In the neighborhood Of
the Azores Islands.
The Allied naval command has
worked out definite plan to hunt
down the Deutschland because its
presence In the Atlantic endangers
Shipments Of Allied war materials
from the United tates, q reliable
source reported.
It was said that the Deutschland's
presence off Newfoundland 10 days
ago had been confirmed, and that
ar attempt was being made to keep
q close check on its movements.
British Naval Minister Winston
Churchills visit to Paris during the
week end was, said to have been for
the purpose Of perfecting plan to
immobilize the Deutschland and the
Admiral Scheer, another German
pocket battleship which has been
reported cruising In the South At
lantic. The informant said the AL
lied naval command had no knowl-
edge Of the present whereabouts Of
the Admiral Scheer although 1t was
believed to be still In the South
Atlantic.
It was pointed out that a hunt for
the Deutschland and Admiral Scheer
would be the logical sequence to the
lifting Of the United States arms
embargo, to clear the Atlantic ship
ping lanes for the transport Of mil
limos Of dollars worth Of American
war supplies.
There was considerable specula-
ton, however, as to what tactics
the Allied navies would use against
these pocket battleships, which are
too strong for Allied cruisers and
too fast for Allied bsttleships. They
are Of 10000 tons, with cruising
speed of 26 knots. They carry six
11-inch guns; eight SO inch guns
and other smaller guns. They have
eight torpedo tubes and carry two
aircraft each, with catapult.
The suggestion was that a strong
force Of British or French warships
might be diverted from the North
Sea or Mediterranean for action in
the Atlantic.
Nazi Crew Interned
Bergen, Norway, Nov. Z CUP -
The government announced at Oslo
today that the German prize crew
taken from the American freighter
City Of Flint would be moved to-
morrow to the 300-year-old Kongs-
vinger Castle near the Swedish Dor
der and there interned presumably
for the duration of the war.
This was Norway's answer to Ger
man demands that the prize crew
be released: that the City of Flint
be held at Bergen until Germany
and Norway decided her disposition,
and that Norway compensate Ger
many for the loss of the cargo.
The 19-year-old American ship,
approaching the end of its useful
ness, rode at anchor here, free to
travel anywhere her skipper wished,
so far as Norway was concerned.
There was considerable excitement
on the waterfront in the belief that
she might dispose Of her cargo here
AMI return directly to the United
States, and brokers were trying to
get IN bids.
The cargo included steel, oil and
apples and brokers kept their tele-
phones and runners busy hunting
anybody pretending to have any in
formation as to the disposition Of
the cargo. Some brokers from abroad
were cabling to inquire II there
would be q public auction.
There would be some precedent
for an auction or for private sale of
the cargo. Early in the war some
Danish cargoes Of bacon and dairy
products destined for England were
sold in Norway. There was also a
belief that the Norwegian govern
ment might buy the City Of Flint's
cargo to take 1t out OF circulation
and enable the ship to sail at once.
It was pointed out that In such case
.orway would have the cargo on
hand in case Of further negotiations
with Germany on the subject. Ger
mans charged that the cargo, bound |
for Britain, was contraband.