The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09

The COlnIluIllQuc dulACOCu IAlnV there had been some resistance by Norwegian troops.
 At most points slight local re- sistance by Norwegian troops has ceased" the high command said.
 Amsterdam, April 9.-(UP)- The Oslo radio said at PAS p. m. that the German commander Of the city had broadcast an order to halt the evacuation of Oslo imme- diately.
 All persons who had left Oslo were ordered to return at once.
 (This broadcast, the first since last night from there. indicated that German troops were in full control of Oslo.)
 The German commanders or der was issued to the Norwegian commissioner of police.
 The broadcast said that the Ger man commander had requested inhabitants of the city to meet the German soldiers of occupation in a friendly manner.
 London, April 9.-(UP)-Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the house of commons that today Germany invaded Denmark and Norway" after attempting since the start of the war to dominate Scandinavia.
 The prime minister denied Ger man charges that the Allied pow CTS at any time contemplated oc- cupation of Scandinavian territory so long as it was not attacked by the NaNs.
 Minister of Economic Warfare Ronald Cross said in the the house of commons today that "the government would take whatever steps practicable to check German ship from a Jugoslavian port.
 London, April 9-(UP)-British government securities fell sharply on the stock exchange today on news of the German invasion of Scandinavia, old war loan went down a4 point to 98s4. New war loan was at a discount of 1A. Dealings in Danish and Norwegian securities were at a standstill.
 London, April g. UP)-The German radio broadcast state ment of the German admiralty today that mine fields had been laid in front of all main Nor wegian ports as well as in the Skager Rak, entrance to the Ball. tic from the North sea.
 London, April 9-(UP)-An Ex- change Telegraph Copenhagen dis patch reported today that the Danish cabinet, after receiving a German memorandum, had de- cided to acknowledge German protection" under protest and accept the German terms.
 Berlin, April 9-(UP)-The high command announced today that German troops had landed at Copenhagen at dawn and had oc- cupied the citadel and the radio station and then taken complete charge of the city.
 The Hague, Netherlands, April 9-UP)-The general staff an- nounced today that for the pres ent no further periodical leaves would be granted to key troops along the frontiers and coasts.
 London, April 9-(UP)-The war cabinet met in emergency session today at No. 10 Downing street, Prime Minister Neville Chamber lain's official residence.
 London. April 91CUP)-British authorities today ordered tenn porary suspension of airline serv- ice to Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
 Helsinki, Finland, April 9-(UP) Finnish newspapers published unconflrmed reports today that Norway regarded itself as at war with both Germany and Great Britain.
 Stockholm, Sweden, April g. (UP)-The Swedish radio an- nounced today that the govern ment had ordered general mobil- ization.
 Washington, April 9E(UP)- Germany and Denmark on May 31, 1889, signed a treaty in Berlin, the first article of which said:
 "The kingdom of Denmark and the German reich will in no cir cumStance resort to war or to any other form of violence against each other"
 The agreement was made fol- lowing President ROOsevelt's mes- sage to Chancellor Hitler on April IA. 1889, in which he called on Germany to pledge in the inter- estS of peace respect for the ter ritOrV Of A long list Of nations.