Evening star., 1940-09-28
1,1OO Tons Of Bombs
Dropped on Britain
In Day, Berlin Says
p Dive Attack on Center
Of PIone FuseIoee
Plant Reported

Ry the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 28.-The mightiest
destruction yet wrought In air at
tacks on England was left by the
explosion of 1,l00 tons Of bombs
dropped yesterday, German sources
declared today.
The high command said two
merchantmen in Dover Harbor were
sunk by German shells fired across
the Channel and another was re-
ported hit in the bomhardment.
First It. Leonhardi was cited for
4 dive attack from 1900 feet on an
airplane fuSelage plant at Birming-
ham, in which bombs dropped Into
the center of the target from the
lowest altitude"
Extended blazes and heavy ex-
plosions indicated success every
where" in the aerial war on Britain,
carried out in strength particularly
against docks, factories, power
plants. gas works and troop camps,
the high command declared.
Central England Also Hit.
Nazi night raiders effectively
bombed" military objectives, port
facilities and factories in Southern
and Central England as well as in
London, DNB, offlcial German news
agency, said.
The news agency also reported a
short fight took place between a
German minesweeper fotilla and a
British submarine in the English
Channel Wednesday, Nazi crews
expressed belief the undersea craft
was sunk.
The British periscope was sighted
just as torpedo missed one of the
German vessels. DNB asserted. The
hotilla Uttered the water with depth
charges and reported sighting oil
slicks on the surface.
Informed circles said a 4000-ton
ship was sunk in flames north Of
Ireland The sources admitted there
was 25-minute air raid alarm in
Dusseldorf last night, but insisted
that no bombs fell.
Score Set at 10l to 80.
Informed German sources said
the score of yesterdays severe air
fighting over London was l0l British
planes downed to SO lost by Ger
many.
The attacks were renewed this
morning with bombings over Lon
don and other parts of Southern
England. German reconnaissance
planes returning to their bases said
dense smoke enveloped London.
Severe hits were reported observed
on the Silverton docks. where stor-
age houses were set afire. Big fires
also were seen in other London dis
tricts. A number Of barracks in
soldiers camp near London also
were said to have been burned.
Raid Damage Denied.
German authorities conducted
foreign newspapermen to Berlin in
dustrlal plants and to Tempelhof
Airdrome to refute announcements
that they had been damaged badly
by bombs.
The five-hour tour included the
Simens Co., makers of communi-
cations and armaments material,
covering some 10000 acres.
An explosive bomb had struck a
wood storage plant and an incen-
diary bomb fell in the gardens.
Otherwise. from an automobile
touring the grounds and from
, tower atop the history admins
! tration building. no damage was
visible.
The management of the Borsig
Rhine Metal Works, about the same
size as the Siemens plant, said only
one flare and Is incendiary leaf
lets" had been found following
British raid.
No craters on runWays or field
and no damage to buildings could
be observed at Tempelhof Air
! drome. which the British also say
they have bombed.
Likewise. no damage could be
observed at the Western Berlin
plant of the Berlin Power Il Light
Co. and that in the Easter. or
Klingenberg section, both men,
toned in British accounts Of r. A.
F. raids on Berlin.
Informed sources said fires were
started anew in the East India
Docks by strong formations Of Ger
man bombers attacking London this
morning.
Returning raiders also said they
had heavily damaged a West End
power station north of the Thames,