Evening star., 1939-09-06
Three German 5hips
In Atlantic Sunk,
Communique Says
Results of kieI Canal
Raid Better Than First
Reported, Is Statement
BY the Associated Press.

Reported, Is Stotement
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 6.-Great Britain
reported series of quick successes
today in a sharp offensive against
German war and merchant YES
sells.
An early morning communique
from the ministry of information
said British forces in the Atlantic
had destroyed three German ships
which might have been converted
into armed raiders"
At the same time, it was an
nounced Mondays bombing raids
by the Royal Air Force on two
German battleships at the entrance
to the Kiei Canal, linking the North
Sea with the Baltic, had turned out
to be even more successful than
was originally reported"
Attacks by British warships on
German submarines Sin several To-
calities' were announced in the
communique, which said also that
several British merchant vessels had
been attacked or sunk by German
submarines. The Cunard Line yes
terday disclosed its steamer Bosnia
had been sunk.
One Entire Crew Saved.
A brief communique issued by the
admiralty announced the crew of
so of the Carl Fritzen, one of the
German ships to 60 down, was saved.
Names of the other ships were not
available Immediately.
The Carl Fritzen, due in Buenos
Aires next Thursday to load a cargo
for Germany, was believed victim
of the cruiser Ajax, also credited
with sinking the freighter Olinda
Sunday and sending her crew to
Montevideo aboard British tanker
At least two German vessels were
prepared for an attempt to dodge
British vessels off Buenos Aires in
an effort to reach Germany.
The freighter GonZenbeim swung
into the Rio Plata River and headed
toward the ocean. The freighter
Anatolia sailed from Rosario toward
Hamburg with a cargo Of cereals.
The British sea attack was CO.
ordinated with successive aerial
raids" in which total of 100000
leaflets were scattered on German
industrial areas. The leaflets said
the war was not against the Ger
mans, but against their Nazi leader
ship, and urged them to "get rid
of Hitler"
Coordination of the British
armed forces into a single unified
army was announced by the ministry
of information.
All units of the regular army,
territorial army, militia and other
auxiliary forces were merged through |
important changes in administra-
ton.
1t. Gen. Sir Douglas Brown
rigg, hitherto director general of
the territorial army, was appointed
adjutant of the British field forces.
The deputy director general Mai. |
Gen. Sir John Brown, was named
deputy general in the war office.
The Duke of Gloucester, the Kings
brother, was appointed to serve as
chief liaison officer to the British
field force.
Enemy's Economy Attacked.
The ministry of information also
announced that the new ministry
of economic warfare will correspond
broadly to the ministry of blockade |
created during the last war. The
communique said the aim of the
ministry headed by R. H. Cross
would be to disorganize the enemy's
economy and prevent him from
effectively carrying on the war"
Its activities will be of the widest
possible scope, the statement added,
but every effort will be made to
take account of legitimate trading
needs of neutral countries"
The ministry has been in the
process OF organization for two
years, the communique said.
The same communique, under
the heading naval affairs" said
that because no news was published
OF the destruction of or damage to
enemy submarines 1T must not be
assumed that no successes have been
achieved"
The economic warfare ministry
will work closely with French au- |
thor1ties. 1t was announced q
French delegation headed by Paul
Morand already had arrived in
London for this purpose.
Military Steps Analysed.
The British strategists viewed
news of the Polish retreat as mot
good but not unexpected" They
pointed out that the narrow neck of
Poland, pinched between GERMANY
and East Prussia, was particularly
vulnerable. They asserted with
drawal of the Poles was based on
the realization that holding the
Corridor against fanking artillery
IRE and air raids for any length of |
time was practically impossible and |
not worth the losses entailed.