Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-06
Britain, Reich
Trade Blows
With Planes
England Summons
100000 More
Men to Arms
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, July 6.-Bombing planes
struck at strategic points In Britain,
Germany and the Mediterranean
today while the British were call
ing 100000 more men to arms.
Strategic Gibraltar experienced
Its second AFRAID warning of the
war, with anti-aircraft blazing at
high-flying, unidentified plane al
most directly over the British forti-
fed zone. The warning continued
for an hour. No casualties and no
damage were reported. In the first
smash at the fort last night bombs
fell harmlessly into the sea,
A Madrid broadcast heard here
asserted 1t had been established"
that the raiding planes yesterday
were French, presumably intent on
avenging the British naval attacks
Wednesday and Thursday.
On Algeciras, Spain, it was re-
ported that three British cruisers,
damaged of Mers El-Kebir, had
landed the bodies of 80 British
seamen killed in the naval &C
ton and that a French armed
vessel had escaped from Gibral-
tar despite the presence of the
most powerful of all warships,
the British battle cruiser Hood.)
New German Raids.
German bombers raided the south
coast and southwestern district of
England.
The Air Ministry news service re-
ported that British Spitfres at
tackled two German Heinkel bombers
on the south coast early today.
downing one in the sea and Gripping
another that vanished in the clouds.
For the third time in "a hours.
German planes appeared this morn
ing over southwestern England and
were quickly chased away by
British fighters. No bombs were
dropped.
The Air Ministry also announced
that a German bomber was shot
down IN a raid over the northeast
region last night. Early in the day
bombs were dropped on a town on
the south coast with damage to
lew houses. Only one minor casu-
atty was reported.
Early this afternoon a German
plane invaded the northeast coast
OF Scotland and was plunged into
the sea by Royal Air Force fighters,
the Air Ministry announced.
Civilian casualties in raids on
Britain since June Is totaled lis
today, 1t was officially announced,
Thlrty-nine Of the casualties oc-
CURED IN the Channel islands.
German flyers killed were reported
to exceed 146 in the same period
and Nazi planes destroyed were
listed as 36-22 shot down in night
raids and IA in daylight invasion.
The Royal Air Force bombed Ger
man airdromes yesterday and naval
bases last night, the Air Ministry
reported. Three bombers failed to
return from the two raids.
100000 Ordered to Register.
At the same time Britain ordered
300, 900 men of the 1909 class to reg
lister today, bringing the total of
men under arms to more than 3,0O0,-
600. Three additional classes are to
register later in the month, raising
the total above 1000 900.
A settlement regarding the French
fleet at Alexandria was expected
shortly. 1t was understood the
British have given Vice Admiral
Godfrey, commanding the French
units at Alexandria additional time
to make a decision, and the French
officers were in huddle.
Britain has made 1t clear that
the fleet is not to fall into German
or italian hands.
The French Eastern Mediter-
ranean fleet remained bottled up
in Alexandra Harbor and its fate
was held lin allegiance" British
sources in Alexandria said, ex-
pressing belief the French officers
and men there were with them.
just how many French warships
still were outside the British drag
net was undetermined.
Appeal to French Seamen.
An appeal to seamen of the
French mercantile fleet to bring
their ships to British ports was
broadcast over the British Broad
casting Co. radio by M. Becu, sec
rotary of the International Asso-
citation of Officers of the Mercantile
Marine.
They we're told that by responding
(See LONDON, Page A-6)
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