The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-04
War Over Europe Nine Subs Claimed Sunk by British Warships, Planes = 2,4OO English Planes Claimed
 Shot Down by Nazs.
Shot Down by Nazis.

London, October 4. CUP) = Seven German and two Italian sub marines have been sunk by British warships and airplanes during the last few weeks, the admiralty said today and others have been dam aged. The admiralty also reported that the British submarine Osiris had torpedoed and sunk an Italian de- stroyer of the Curtatone class (there are four of this class, each of 966 tons and carrying 105 mem in the Adriatic on September g.
 The admiralty's communiQue was intended to allay some of the fears over the sharp rise in British mer- chant ship losses due to German U-boat attacks. Pointing out that it was not the admiralty's practice to announce the destruction of enemy U-boats the communique said, It should not be assumed We are not scoring successes when no announcements are made" News of the submarine sinkingS came as newspapers were pointing out the intensified U-boat menace The admiralty had announced Tuesday that British merchant ship losses for the week ending Septem- Der 9 totaled 132,000 tons and CO., incidentally, that the evacuation of British children overseas had been suspended.
 The communique said that 'the enemy recently has been having greater measures of success with U-boat attacks against merchant shipping than in the earlier stages of the war. This was to be ex- pected after the collapse of France and the German seizure of French Atlantic ports. U-boats operating from these ports are able to spend longer time on the ocean trade routes than U-boatS operating from ports in Germany.
 "As has been the case in previous periods of U-boat activity, losses have been inflicted on the enemy. In the last few weeks seven German U-boats and two Italian U-boats have been sunk by our naval and air forces. Others have been dam- aged.
 Tt never has been the policy of the admiralty to announce successes against U-boatS when they occur or at regular intervals, since such announcements would be of opera tional value to the enemy"
 Berlin, October 4. = (UP) The Official German News Agency said today that 2,4OO British planes had been shot down since the second week of August. .sA
 The Agency said that the. most successful week for the German air force was August 12 to 18, when 643 British planes were destroyed.
 The most successful week in September was described as Sep tember 2 to 8, when Al British planes were shot down.
 Most intensive air battles were said to have been waged Septem- Der !, Is and 27, when British losses tOtaled 274 planes against 107 for Germany.
 Other Maxi sources claimed that during air attacks on south Eng land yesterday heavy bomb fell immediately in front of 8 lOcom- motive drawing 25 to 30 cars, derailing and destroying the train. It was believed here that the train was transporting troops.
 Berlin, October 4. = (UP) = Nazi informants, asserting that British planes dropped 7,542 bombs on Ger many and German-occupied terri tory in 1,471 separate attacks dur ing September, disclosed today that new protective measures had been taken in the the Berlin suburbs as the result of persistent British raids.
 In their analysis of British air attacks in general, Nazis alleged that only 1.6 per cent of them had caused military damage. Of the remainder, it was asserted, 50.4 per cent had caused civilian damage and 48 per cent were unsuccessful"
 New protective measures have been taken in various suburbs and above all in bungalow colonies" Nazis said.
 Cellars in these homes. it was explained, were inadequate for small children" and hence e pros gram had been started 10 adapt cellars Of large public buildings Into communal shelters. Some of these shelters already are operating. it was said.
 Measures have been taken also, for expeetant mothers.
 Otto Klinger. Berlin police chief, outlined for foreign correspondents tho operation Of tho city's auxiliary and security services. So far. no said, only 10 per cent Of the forces had been called out during the worst raid"
 While he declined lo reveal tho total number 0f persons ii fro flghts Ing and fife saving unlts, kllneoP said that 0nly half Of fhe available trained nerf0nnel was lloN active
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