The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-15
NAZIS TRYING TO
 CUT OFF NORWAY
Massing Troops at Swed= ish Frontier; Pocket Bat
 tleship Schneer Is Safe
,,. BY RALPH FORTE United Press Staff COrreSpOnden

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 Stockholm, Sweden, April 15.- (UP)-Compact, fast moving Ger man mechanical forces are trying to cut off Monday from communic- atton with Southern Sweden and have already reached the frontier at Ko1nsjoe, it was reported today.
 The main German body was re- ported to be only F 1-2 miles from the frontier and it was indicated that the Germans hoped soon to be in possession of the entire Ostfold department of Norway. It jutS down into Sweden East of the Oslo ford
 After taking Halden and Fredrik- stad on the East side of the Oslo- fjord and consolidating their hold on the West side, the Germans maintain their advance, working in small attachments. ...
 Marching from Halden, the Ger mans took over Kornsjoe or the frontier, busting Norwegian frontier guards, it was reported. Germans Move Fast
 Norwegian troops sought to dyna- mite bridge in the Germans path but the Germans moved too fast and were soon in possession of the cuS- toms house and the frontier railroad station. They told Swedish border guards that the town of KornSjoe was now Germans. Part of the Ger man force moved on, leaving guard at the town.
 The Germans had taken the town , of Eidsvold, North of Oslo, driving up the Worm river, but the Norwe- gians were reported to be holding line to the East, based on Skarnes, with some success.
 It was evident that the Germans were putting increasing power into their drive and United Press advices from Kongsvinger, 40 miles North east of Oslo and only IS miles from Sweden, said that the Germans had succeeded in crossing the Worm river at several points despite the destruc- ton of bridges. This would indicate hat the Germans might soon reach the new main Norwegian defense ! line.
 The Germans, the advices said were advancing rapidly and already had reached the immediate vicinity of Kongsvinger. The city had been practically evacuated, the advices said, and only few military men and civilians remained. The cores pondent who telephoned this news <. to Stockholm said: T must cut off now. am all ready to go and must leave the city now"
 Norway Troops Interned l There were unconfirmed reports 1 that as many as, 5000 Norwegian troops had crossed the frontier into Sweden, and had been disarmed and interned. However. other reports put the number at fraction of this.
 Norwegian ski troops were thrown into fighting in some sectors, taking advantage of newly fallen snow, and it was reported that they were oper- ating with some success against Ger man mechanical units which the snow impeded.
 Norwegian authorities in the South requisitioned all private motor cars for troop transport.
 The Norwegian high. command as- serted that the Germans had taker troops from Oslo to the Trondhein area on the west coast by airplane and that German soldiers at Berger had started to wear Norwegian uni. forms. Swedish and Finnish volun' teers had arrived in Norway, thu high command said, and were sen to the front.
 Pocket BattIeship Safe
 London, April IS. ~ CUP = Th' Swedish radio said today that thu German legation at Stockholm de nied that the German pocket bat tleship Admiral Scheer had beer struck by torpedo from British | submarine. The Admiral scheer wa