The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-24


ians took prisoners and war mate
rails.
British aviation was active in
senei, Gondar, bessie, Decamere
and an italian airport southwest
of Lake Tana in ETHIOPIA were
bombed.
The communique said the italian
air force bombed the British island
of Perrin, of Alden, causing large
fires"
Berlin Reports Attack
Berlin, Oct. 24-(UP) British air.
planes last night bombed a Berlin
factory, and dropped incendiary
bombs which caused fies and dam
age to other buildings, the German
high comand said today.
The communique said the prompt
action by air raid wardens kept
damage to the bombed Berlin fact
DRY small. The fires set by incen-
diary bombs were Of mo import
ance."
An earlier communique had said
that the British attempted large
scale attack but only a few planes
succeeded in reaching the capital.
Most of the British bombs fell in
the west end. 1t was admitted that
few persons were wounded.
Because of unfavorable weather
over the British Isles yesterday the
German air force confined its &C
tivity to armed reconnaissance dur
ing which bombs were dropped on
London and factory in Central
England, the hmigh command said.
The communique said that Ger
man bombers last night attacked
London with numerous bombs"
German naval artillery drove off
several British planes attempting
to approach the Flanders coast in
misty weather.
The high command indicated that
several points in Berlin, in addi-
| ton to those in the west end, were
bombed by the Royal Air Force.
The raiders came in several in
distinct waves, taking advantage of
low clouds and apparently flying low,
for their motors could be heard
distinctly for prolonged periods.
Anti-aircraft guns blazed necessarily
at the targets drawn against the
clouds by searcrlight.
The glare of one fire could be seen
for an hour from the United Press
office.
Germany Hit Again
London, Oct. 24-UP) - Wide
spread British raids on German OBJ
jectives by the Royal Air Force yes
terday and last night, including |
Berlin, Emden, freight yards east |
of Berlin and shipping in the North
Sea were described by the air min
istry today.
Other targets attacks in Germany
included oil plants at Magdeburg
and Hanover and Goods Yards near
Hanover and Frankfurt.
"Various other industrial targets |
were railway functions in Northern
and Destern Germany, docks at the
Hook of Holland and several enemy |
airdromes," the ministry said. "One
British aircraft is missing"
The ministry said that coastal
command airplanes dropped aerial
torpedoes on two German supply
ships IN the North Sea and that a
third was machine gunned heavily.
The raid on Berlin, after a one
night respite due to unfavorable
weather conditions, was said to have
caused numerous fires and exploS-
ions.
Targets at Emden included rail-
WAYS, WharVeS an dport warehouses. |
The attack on German supply
ships in the North Sea was deS-
cribed as successful"
Nazis Over England
London, Oct. 24.-(UP)-German
planes swept over the English coast
today in a renewal of blitzkrieg OPP
erations after quiet night, the
fourth in a row, in which only a
few scattered bomberS attacked the
capital.
The new attacks caused two air
raid alarms to London and as Bri-
fish defenseS went into action three |
heavy bomb explosions were heard
from a rural area.
A large formation of enemy planes |
flying high above the clouds crossed
the southeast coast in early af-
ternoon.
This formation was followed by a
flight of nine MeSSerSchmitt Ger
man fighters at 5000 feet and soon |
afterwards two German planes were |
seen returning across the coast.
Early in the day little activity was
seen in the London area proper and
there were no reports of bombs or
gunfire.
Because of continuing night raids
it was announced officially that Bri-
tain would continue summer time
throughout the winter, giving some
daylight for workers to reach their
homes beforer StSart of the nightly
attacks.
Sweden Reports Attack
Stroemstad, Sweden, Oct. "a
(UP)-British Royal Air Force
bombers we're believed to have
bombed Olso, capital of German
occupied Norway, today.
Explosions were heard at $50 a.
m. at this Swedish Norwegian from
tier town. They came from the di-
rection of Oslo and it was believed
that the city was being bombed by
the Raj.
Frontier inhabitants said that last
night flares were seen in Norway
and that searchlight beams swept
the sky over Oslo. Some observers
said intermittent explosions were
heard from the direction of Oslo
all of yesterday.
Reports of damage or casualties
were not available Immediately.
Egypt Reports Attack
Cairo, Oct. 24-(UP)-British
forces Tuesday night raided an
Italian outpost east of Sidi Barrani,
destroying eight vehicles and cap
turing another, British general head
quarters said in communique to-
day.
Qtaly's war communique issued
in Rome today admitted the British
attack but said it had been re-