Evening star., 1940-09-21
By the Associated Press.

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LONDON. Sept. 21-Adolf Hit
lers air raiders, inaugurating the
third week Of mass assaults aimed
at London, roared through Channel
mists and drilling rain today but
were reported to have run into a
storm of British anti-aircraft fire
along the Kentish coast.
One group of raiders appeared
over the British capital after a
night-long series of attacks and
British counter-a assaults on Nazi-
held Channel invasion ports" Anti
aircraft guns blazed away for a
short time in Central London, the
first formation Of raiders soon dis
appeared and the brief raid alarm
ended.
Exchange Telegraph news agency
reported three of the raiders over
Kent retreated in the face OF the
heavy British fire, one of them jet
tisoning its bombs in the sea. Later
lone Messerschmitt fighter tried to
steal in above the clouds. only to
turn tail when it was accorded a hot
reception by the British ground
batteries.
Meanwhile, the radio station at
Germany's great port of Bremen
went off the air at 1915 am. today
and was still silent at 1.30 pm
a possible indication of sustained
r. A. F. bombardment.
Bombs Fall in Southeast.
The authoritative British Press
Association said German raiders
dropped bombs near two Southeast
ern towns and that bomb fragments
fell in several districts. One Ger
man bomber, apparently winged by
anti-aircraft fire, was finished off
near the Southeast coast by a Brit
tsh fighter.
An official announcement said last
f1ights's attacks on London caused
casualties rather less than on pre-
vious nights" East, Central and
South London and the Thames area
bore the brunt of the 14th consecu-
tive dIlsk-to-dawn assault.
One heavy bomb fell early this
morning in South London near a
famed football field, demolishing II
houses and causing number OF
casualties. 1t left a huge crater in
a roadway.
Another high explosive caused
widespread damage and inflicted
casualties when it struck an apart
ment house at the edge OF a his
toric Thames side town.
The governments announcement
said that, in other parts of the Brit
ish Isles, there was very little night
activity.
Considerable damage was reported
to a convent in one town. Nine girl
boarders and % nuns were in a shell
ter at the time and the only injury
was reported to be the mother in
charge.
Channel Weather Better.
British defenders, reporting a
"marked improvement" in English
Channel weather this morning after
three days of gales and high waves,
scanned the Straits of Dover for
any signs of German thrust by
sea. The British Press Association
said the channel was calm, but VISA
bility was reduced by mist and rain.
Observers on the English cliffs
said the R. A. F. last night concen-
trated heavy assault on the Dun
kerque and Calais areas of coastal
France, where the Germans are re-
ported gathering men and ma
Chinery for an invasion attempt.
Although the watchers said the
sound of bombing and anti aircraft
fire did not reach the intensity of at
tacks of the three previous nights,
bright bursts of hame rose from the
coast to indicate new fires had been
set.
London brought two raids instead
of the continuous hammering which
has characterized most of the pre-
vious attacks.
After a lull in the middle of the
night, the Nazis returned to strike
anew, and at least half dozen large
caliber bombs exploded in Central
London early today.
Most londoners remained in their
shelters during the interlude in the
night bombing.
AS in recent nights. the Germans
struck first with incendiary bombs
to set fires to guide them to their
targets.
South London suffered heavily
from the fire bombs. Scores of
blazes sprang up, but they were ex-
tinguished in rapid order. The
government said dwellings and in