Evening star., 1940-04-18
|Nozis Claim British Are Fooled
In Landing North ofNurvik {
Cruisers Declared
Hit by Bombs in
Stovonger Bottle
~ the Associated press.


BERLIN. April 1S.-The German
high command reported today that
q British attempt to land troops at
Herjangsfjord, on the Norwegian
coast few miles north Of Narvik,
had been repulsed yesterday by the
Nazl expeditionary force.
A communique said:
I'm the Narvik region, q small
British force attempted on April II
for the first time to land ut Her
jangsfjord near Elvegardsmoen. The
effort was repulsed by German
troops stationed there.
I'm the course of April II the
British air force made attacks upon
Trondheim which were completely
without success because OF the
timely German defense.
TN the Bergen region the day
passed quietly. Stavanger was
bombarded on the morning Of April
II by British cruiser from a great
distance. Four of our own airplanes
were damaged as a result by flying
fragments.
German battle planes thereupon
attacked the cruiser and several
other naval units standing farther
north. One cruiser, as already re-
ported, was struck directly by
bomb Of the largest caliber and sank
Immediately. In addition. total of
four direct hits were registered by
heavy and largest caliber bombs on
light and heavy cruisers. One de-
stroyer was hit by bomb of heavi-
est caliber.
'The cruisers involved included
ships of the Suffolk and London
classes. The stopping of one ship.
listing of another, wreckage on
board q third and oil on the surface
of the water were noted.
1.-TWO British planes were shot
down over Stavanger.
IN the Oslo region German troops
in all sectors made considerable
progress everywhere, reaching the
days goals. Advance OF fighting
units going north in the region Of
Kongsvinger continues.
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German planes attacked two Nor
wegian torpedo boats in the region
north of Arendal. One of these ships
was hit and seriously damaged and
stranded. The crew left the vessel In
great confusion and pursuit Of the
second vessel was undertaken.
lover the whole central and
northern North Sea the German air
force continued farflung reconnais-
sance, which brought new and i'm
portant information concerning the
position and movements Of enemy
sea forces. The hunt for submarines
in the Skagerrak and Kattegat con-
tlnued.
Despite unfavorable weather,
service to Norwegian harbors was
carried out in a systematic manner
and increased volume
I'm the west our troops in an ad-
vanced position southwest Of Saar-
Bruecken repulsed an assault carried
out by enemy troops tc the strength
of about one company Losses were
inflicted on the enemy"
Recognition Given by Haak0n.
Authorized sources said today that
King Haakon VII of Norway had
recognized the provisional govern
ment set up for German-occupied
areas of his country but regards 1t
as merely an administrative COM
mittee.
From the German viewpoint, how
ever, King Haakon is not living up
to the Norwegian constitution which,
these sources said. authorizes the
appointment of such q committee
with full governmental powers under
the situation now existing.
This Interpretation Of the Nor
wegian constitution was obtained
from the president of the Norwegian
Supreme Court. it was explained,
and on this basis the new regime is
accepted here as the legally consti-
tuted government.
To the German foreign office,
spokesmen said, the question in
volved is purely juridical and has
no political significance.
The reservations attributed to
King Haakon in his reported recog-
milton of the new regime, therefore.
were not regarded seriously.
German expeditionary forces, bat
tling their way from Narvik to the
Swedish border, were reported off,
cially today to have captured Z