Evening star., 1939-10-25
Night Scout Flights
Made Over Berlin,
England Claims
Hombure and Moedebure
Also Reconnoitered,
Says Air Ministry
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. 25-The Air Min
istry announced today that Royal
Air Force reconnaissance during the
past "a hours included night flights
over Berlin"
The announcement said night
scouting flights also were made over
Hamburg and Magdeburg.
The Air Ministry's announcement
came as the House of Commons
awaited Prime Minister Chamber
lain's comment on the fight to the
end" speech delivered last night in
Danzig by German Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
Mr.. Chamberlain was expected to
deal with the speech in his weekly
war report, which is scheduled for
tomorrow It was understood he
probably would reiterate British de-
termination to fight to crush Hit
lerism," but there was no indication
that statement would elaborate Brit
aims war aims.
Heated Retorts From Press.
Won Ribbentrop's speech appar-
emily left British officials unmoved
and brought salvo of heated re-
torts from the press.
An official commentary character
lied the address as clumsy at
tempt to divid Great Britain from
France"
The statement said the foreign
minister had voiced "the same stupid
falsehoods about the aggressive in
tentions of Great Britain-inten-
tions which every one outside Ger
many fully understands exist only in
the imagination of Herr Won Rib
bontrop and other members of the
Nazi government.
The British commentary said
Britain and France will continue
on the course they have set them
selves until the attitude of the Ger
man government undergoes a
change"
This stand was echoed by the
News Chronicle, which commented:
Nothing in the speech can alter
the determination of the allies to
redress the wrongs which the Nazis
have done ="
Half-Truths Charged.
Referring to Won Ribbentrop's
assertion that the war would prove
"the doom of the British Empire"
the Daily Express said:
They the Germans) must resign
themselves to long war if that is
their goal. Poor, pale Ribbentrop!
He never did understand U.S."
The Daily Mail declared Won Rib
bentrop had given the world an
other farrago of distortion, half
truths and untruths."
"The truth is thrown more clearly
into relief against the background
of Nazi falsehood," said the paper.
In London newspapers the speech
shared attention with accounts of
the seizure of the American steamer
City of Flint by German sea raid
er. Headlines reported, Anger in
the U. S. A." and America Angry
Nazi Blunder.'
Rescue heVedloO.
Five German airmen, brought
down in recent raids, turned up on
the English coast, and two were re-
ported to have landed in Denmark.
Also rescued from the North Sea
were seven members of the Royal
Air Force, unreported for four days
when the small boat in which they
went to the aid of disabled Brit
ish aying boat was caught in a
storm.
SiXtythre Seamen, probably
East Indians, were reported missing
after the sinking of the Glasgow
steamer Clan Chisholm.
The Clan Line, owners of the
ship, told the British Press Asso-
citation, I'VE understand that only
II of the native crew of 80 have
been rescued. All the European Of
f1cers were saved"
The press association said the
Clan Chisholm was sunk off the
Spanish coast, presumably by q
U-boat, while on a homeward voy-
age to Britain"