The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-26

It said that Bitish naval forces continue to lombard Narvik."
 "In the Bergen area, German troops are cleaning up Norwegian detachments in the region of Voss," the communique said. Scattered enemy resistance was broken.
 German attachments advancing northward and northwestWard from Oslo in several strong columns yes- terday gained further territory, CO., operating with the air force. At some points fighting is still in prog reSs.
 German planes bombed troops march, communication centers and transports, and destroyed harbor used by the enemy.
 "There were no particular events in the west. A German reconnais- sance plane was forced to land in Belgium. The crew was not hurt. Several enemy planes flew into Hel- goland by night. One Bitish plane was shot down in the region of Sylt and plunged into the sea-"
 Germans Near Contact
 Well informed quarters said that the Germans driving north from Oslo and those moving southeast from Trondheim were only about 50 miles apart and expected to meet soon.
 The closing of the gap, it was said, would enable the Germans to move endorsements to Trondheirn by road and rail from Oslo. It would cut off all communications between the Allied forces in the Namsos area, Above Trondheim and the Andalsnes area, below Trondheim. The Allied Andalsnes force would be caught in a huge semi-circle of German occupied territory, with the coast providing its only means of outside communication.
 The same sources believed that German strategy after the union of the Oslo and Trondheim forces, would be to attempt to surround the Allied units north and south of Trondheim individually, either cut ting them off from their supplies or driving them back to the sea.
 Some Germans believed this might be accomplished in 10 days or two weeks, although they admitted the Allies may have landed forces strong enough to delay the operations.
 The German motorized forces were said to have reached Roeros, 200 miles north of Oslo, Wednesday night, in their northward charge up the valley of the Oester River. They beat the Allies in a race for that strategic town, it was said, and expected little difficulty in ad- vancing the next 30 o TAO miles to connect with the German force com- ing down from Trondheim.
 German Position Strong
 The official German News Agency published an analysis of the Norwe- gian situation designed to show that the German position was exceed ingly strong.
 yesterday was marked for Ger. man forces in Norway by further territorial gains," the Agency said. "The pas smear Tfondheim Cat Steinkjer) was occupied in it's entire ty by German trops. q.
 "Inasmuch as further reinforce mentS of men and material arrived at Trondheim and German positions could be advanced to the northeast any attempt by the enemy to ex- tend it's influence southward in this i illusoy."
 German ariplanes were coopera- ting with the troops, the News Agency said, and various march, ing columns were successfully at tacked."'
 Upon the appearance of the ma chines," it continued, "the enemy took flight in the forests. Their vehicles were destroyed by bombs and continuation of their march thereby was made impossible.
 Stronger anti-aircraft fire has been in evidence lately. Thus, near Andalsnes, the wings of German plane were ripped by antiaircraft fire. The pilot landed safely at an emergency field.
 Eleven Gladiator planes of Brit ish manufacture were destroyed on the frozen runway of an emergency field, partly by direct hits and partly