The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
War Bulletins From
 All Interested Zones
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ing the Norwegian government to its provisional capital at Hamar, Mrs, J. Borden Hartman, United States minister to Norway, advised Frederick A. Sterling, U. s. minis ter to Sweden, today.
 Mrs. Hartman after consider able effort succeeded in getting a telephone call through to Sterling.
 It was reported that the Amer ican legation informally had talk en over British and French inter- ests in Norway.
 Sterling telephoned to the United States legation in Copenhagen and he was informed that everything in Copenhagen was quiet with German soldiers patrolling the streets. The population of Copen- hagen was described as calm.
 London, April 9-(UP)-A SWed- ish broadcast intercepted in Lon- don today said that a company Of Danish soldiers attached to the first Odense infantry had Sur- rendered with full battle equip ment to Swedish authorities, who have ordered their internment.
 The Danish soldiers, according radio said, had crossed to Hel- singborg, Sweden, on the last fer ryboat operating between Elsin- ore, Denmark, and Helsingborg.
 After the troops crossed on the ferry at 10:30 a. m., ferry service was suspended.
 The Denish soldiers, according to the Swedish radio, marched through the main square of Hell singborg and then gave themselves up to the Swedish authorities.
 Berlin, April 9-CUP)-The Ger man high command announced at 2:30 p. m. that German troops were advancing swiftly in Dem mark and that the Danish gov- ernment had ordered its troops not to resist.
 The high command announced also that German troops have oc- cupied the most important Nor wegian bases and that Norwegian resistance had ceased.
 German planes have been land- ed in Jutland, Denmark and South Norway, the communique said. and had notified the Swedish gov- ernment of it's action.
 Germany made its march with out advance notification to the Danish and Norwegian govern mentS.
 Whole of Scandinavia
 But London reported at a. m today the German minister at Oslc visited Foreign Minister Halvdar Koht and demanded that the whole of Scandinavia be put under Ger man protection. He said that if this was not done Germany would crusi all resistance. Koht refused, it Was said, and hostilities started.
 Stock exchanges in big European cities were thrown into confusion by the German move. British gov ernment securities dropped. Dealings in Norwegian and Danish securities were at StandStill. Dealings ir Norwegian currency were suspended by foreign exchange men but the bank of England continued its quo- tation, at a rate unchanged from yesterday.
 The Swedish cabinet met to dis cuss SWedens attitude in view of the developments in Norway and Denmark.
 The German radio began broad casting official explanations of the march on Denmark and Norway blaming the Allies.
 These explanations were inter- spersed with communiques detailing the German operations including mine laying.
 Flashed Out Order
 The Norwegian radio began flash irig out government orders. Taxicabs were ordered to remain within rad jus of 20 miles of Oslo. Steamships serving rivers and fjords were or dered to operate normally.
 Anti-aircraft gun crews were or. dered to remain at their posts throughout the country even in tht smallest villages. "No retreat" was the order, even under the mos pressing circumstances. Religion. services were ordered in all churches under the invocation:
 May God help us in our need"
 Stockholm reports were that thu German occupation commander il Denmark had issued a proclamation that the Germans acted under th' necessity to protect Denmark iron the Allies.
 The German march, which ex tended the war to a zone that sue ceeded in keeping out of the WorlC War. came one day after the layin' of mines by the Allies in Norwegian territorial waters, and a few hour after the sinking of German mer and two freighters in the Skagerral between Denmark and Norway
 The assumption was that Ger many had acted in defense of It northern flank and that it woult at once mine heavily the entire en trance to the Baltic.