The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-04-12
People On Norwegian
Border Talk Of Fight
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fighting also in the Elverum-Hamar
sector north of Oslo.
Germany was reported to have
succeeded in reinforcing its occupa-
ton forces not only at OlSo but at
Bergen and Stavanger, on the Nor
Wegian southwest coast. Refugees
arriving in Sweden from Bergen
were reported to have said that,
before the reinforcement, 1900 Ger
man troops had been holding the
city and its outskirts.
At least some of the German re-
Inducements for Oslo were reported
to have landed at Droebac, south OF
Oslo and to have marched on to
the city.
Germans Bomb Elverum
German planes we're reported to
have bombed Elverum repeatedly
yesterday. Unconfirmed reports were
that fires were burning in the city
and that one army officer and one
civilian had been killed and numer-
GUS civilians wounded.
The village of Gludmen, 20 miles
north of Elverum, was reported to
have been bombed and machine
gunned.
1t was reported that Frederikstad,
on the east side of the Oslofjord,
has been almost completely evacu-
ated after several German bombing
raids had set fires.
Hamar railroad station was re-
ported destroyed by bombs yester-
day.
It was reported that the Norweg-
ians caught one German spy at a
village in which some government
leaders had been staying, and that
a member of the cabinet" of the
puppet government set up by the
Germans at Oslo had been arrested
near Kongsvinger and turned over
to Norwegian army authorities.
Members of the puppet group CO.
operating with Vidkun Ouisling,
premier" of the regime, were re-
ported without confirmation to have
seized the Oslo radio station before
the Germans arrived Tuesday and
to have turned it over to the Ger
mans.
Watching Foreigners
Frontier reports said that German
authorities at Oslo were watching
all foreigners closely except SWedes,
Danes and diplomatic and consular
officials. All other foreigners were
ordered to report to police for reg
Lstration, with their passports and
other identifying documents.
Norwegian troops were reported to
be blowing up bridges and roads in
the path of the Germans.
The only reports during the night
of extensive naval and air force
engagements believed to be in pro-
gress along the Norwegian coast
were wre that British planes had at
tackled German feet units in the
Trondheim Fjord and that British
and German Warships were fighting
nearby.
Elverum May Be Gone
The newspaper Allehanda report
ed from the Norwegian frontier that
successive German air bombingS
had practically wiped out Elverum
and had completely destroyed mil
itary sites and supplies.
The stockholm radio announced
that Sweden had decreed that after
one D. m. today all coal and coke
imported into Sweden would be con-
fiscated by the state and used for
public purposes"
Alexandra published reports from
the Norwegian frontier saying that
the British were concentrating air
and naval forces in Folden Fjor6
near Namsos, about II miles north
of Trondheim. The concentrations
indicated that British action was
imminent, the newspaper said.
Allehanda said that late yester-
day afternoon two British battle
ships, four cruisers and four des-
troyers, followed by large air force
units, arrived in Folden Fjord. Two
destroyers we're reported to have en-
tered Namsos harbor. Reports OF
troop landings were not confirmed
the newspaper said.
Sweden Denies 1t
London, April IL - (U.P0 -Neu-
trail diplomatic circles today hearo
reports-so far unconfirmed else
where-that Germany this morning
demanded the right of passage OF
German troops and supplies through
Sweden to Norway.
The information received in diplo-
matte sources was that the German
government wanted to use Swedish
railroads for transit of reinforce
ments to Nazi forces already scat
cred through Norwegian strong
points.
The Allied air and naval forces
have been battling since Monday II
cut the German supply lines to Nor.
way, having mined the waters o.
ten Skagerrak and the mouth Of
the Kattegat and repeatedly attack.
ed German communications lines If
an effort to isolate the forces II
Norway.
The Swedish legation, questioned
regarding the unconfirmed reports
said that they were not aware tina
any German demand for passage o.
troops through Sweden had beer
made and a spokesman said III
doubted if it was true.
Similar reports of German de-
mands on Stockholm had been de-
MED In Berlin yesterday. The Ger
man position at that time was tina
: Sweden had been asked and agreed
to remain neutral.
The reports also were contrary Il
RovaI Air Force nlanes had mad,