The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-11
p aris He ars Zero Hour Alarm and Anti aircraft
 Fire for an Hour
GERMAN INFANTRY
 LAUNCHES ASSAULT
Belgium Sfengfhens Her Defense-Finns Blotk-
 ed by StaIin Stall
(By Associated Press)

Military sources of Paris today said German reconnaissance planes swarmed over Northern France, many of them over Belgium, and Paris was placed on the alert at 4:45 a. m., for an hour and five minutes by air raid alarm.
 Results of anti-aircraft fire were unrevealed.
 Barrage
 Military sources said the mass flights were aided by heavy Ger man artillery barrage. while infan- try, on mile long fronts at two un- disclosed places, reached French second line diggings before coun- ter attacks regained the positions.
 French military leaders said there are increasing indications that the Germans are considering simultan- eous drives through the low coun- 1 tries and against the Maginot Line. Two German attacks against the French positions on the Rhine-Mo- seIle front are believed to have been intended to test the strength of the French positions.
 While their land forces were car rying out attacks on the French lines, Germa nreconnaisance planes flew deeper into French territory and it was reported that many of the German planes deliberately took routes for tn ir homeward flights which took them over Bell gian territory.
 The French high command re- ports that both the German att tacks, in which about one regiment was engaged, had been thrown back under heavy artillery and in- fantry fire.
 The attacks were the heaviest since the German advance in the middle of October when the French retired from their advanced posi- tions to their present defense line.
 The closeness with W hich the Germans are watching moves in Bell gium and The Netherlands is in- dicated when German news agen- cies disputed reports of Netherlands defense measures. These sources admitted that the areas designated for inundation to prevent a possi- ble invasion had been evacuated, L,,t ;t ,.,oc da,,tad fha dfkac baVa been cut.
 Belgians Meet
 In Belgium the Cabinet met in an emergency session last night to review the menacing situation and plan measures to strengthen the de- lenses of the kingdom. War Min ister Denis postponed radio ad- dress at the last minute to devote himself to defense problems.
 While the attention of the Ger man High Command appeared to be directed chiefly toward the sit- uation on the continent. German air force planes carried out series of scouting flights along the British North Sea coast. One of the planes was reported to have been shot down by two British pursuit ships off the Northwest coast of England. Anti aircraft guns in the Shetland Is- lands and at other points along the coast drove off other German scout ing planes.
 Moscow Stalls
 The price Russia intends to ask for dropping her original demand for naval base at Hangoe appeared to be the new stumbling block to- night in Russo Finnish negotiations.
 The Finnish delegation in Moscow still awaited a report from Dictator Stalin on the Russian view of Fin lands counter proposals.
 Earlier adyices said that Stalin had promised a reply within A hours. However, spokesman for the delegation informed the foreign office at Helsinki that there was no indication that the talks would be resumed immediately. The spokes- man added that the delegation in tended to remain in Moscow in an attempt to find a basis for renewal of the talks.