The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-08
BRITISH WARSHIP
 SINKS NAZL SUB
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Continued from Page D flying over the water near where the explosion occurred.
 The airplane circled and then flew away.
 At 3 D. m, several more explo- sions were heard in the same direc- | ton but farther out at sea. It was impossible, according to messages received here, to determine whether the explosions were torpedoes or mines.
 At Copenhagen, the Danish for eign office disclosed that it had been decided to prohibit all refer ence to news dispatches to move ments of any warshlps).
 The Norwegian coast guard sent out several life boats after the ex- plosions had been heard but failed to find any trace of battle. WAR BRIEFS Stockholm, April - UPo - The Swedish cabinet met in extra ordinary session at the foreign office today to consider the Allied action in mining Norwegian terri torial waters.
 The foreign office said that no Allied mines would be laid in Swed- ish territorial waters but news that the Allies had established mine fields in Norwegian waters came as 8 stunning surprise to Sweden.
 Official quarters declined com ment beyond indicating Swedish expectations that the strengthen i ing of the Allied blockade might re- suit in drastic German counter | measures.
 Swedish officials were maintain ing close contact with the Nor wegian government at Oslo. It was believed that Norwegian and Swed- ish courses would be determined after further consultation.
 Paris, April 8 - (UP0 A war office analyst reported today that the Germans within the last 48 hours had greatly reinforced their forces on the Baltic and North Sea shores of Germany and had extensively practised authorization and debarkation exercises.
 The analyst, in his daily survey, suggested that there were two hypo- theses to explain the German ac- tion:
 1. A bluff to attract the atten- tion of the Allies.
 2. Intimation of an intention to land troops in either Sweden or Denmark.
 Stockholm, April 8 - UP0 - Allied wining of the Norwegian coast came as an almost stunning surprise to Sweden today. Political quarters expressed fear that main tenance of Scandinavian neutrality had been seriously threatened. Off, cials would say only that the strengthening of the Allied block ade might result in grave German counter measures.
 Bergen, Norway, April 8- UPo Norwegian coastal shipping was halted completely today upon re- ceipt of the news that Allied war ships had mined the coast
 Ships scheduled to proceed to Bergen from the north were held at Aalsund, Mode and Christian sund.
 London, April 8 - (U.P0 - An air raid alarm was sounded in the Shetland Islands today on the ap- proach of airplanes believed to be German. British fighting planes took of.
 The alarm period lasted min- utes.
 Amsterdam, April 8 - (UPD - Official circle were silent on an- nouncemen; of the Allied mining of Norwegian territorial waters.
 The general feeling was that no similar measures would be attempt ted in Dutch waters because the Netherlands would take immediate action against any such attempt.
 Paris, April - CUP.) - Nor ways protest against Allied mine fields in Norwegian territorial wa ters was delivered to the French foreign office this afternoon. The note demanded removal of the AL lied mine fields.
 Oslo, April - (U.P.) - An un- identified tanker was torpedoed this afternoon oil Rauer, near Sande- fjords-Fjord
 The torpedoed tanker was seen by customs guards on the coast.