The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-10
Britain To Bomb Cities
If German Filters Do
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ton period IN which q full national
unity cabinet will be constructed,
Both leaders OF the labor party
and Sir Archibald Sinclair, liberal
leader, Indicated their belief thnt
necessary rs n cabinet change H.
the present moment must be devoted
TO facing the German threat,
Recent events" said Sinclair
"haye proved the necessity OF a
prompt and radical reconstruction
OF the British government but the
opening OF the FIRST critical battle
In the west Is not the moment.
1.-THE assault must be broken by
the skill and courage OF the fighting
forces"
The British move against posi-
bic NTH column efforts was inspired
directly by fears that Germany will
press and attempt 10 employ against
England the same techniqueS she
used IN Poland, Norway and the as
Bault on the low countries.
Evacuate Children
Preparations 10 evaeuate London's
children were inspired by the fear
OF imminent bombings. Despite the
evacuation OF 100000 children from
The metropolitan area ut tho out
break OF war, the youngsters have
filtered back until now II was esti-
mated that 100000 10 100000 will
have to be removed. Volunteer
workers were appealed 10 for aid IN
the task which, " was estimated, will
require SIX days after u Ia ordered,
All II. A. r. leaves were cancelled
10 bring The air force 70 full fight
Ing strength for its duties IN the
low countries and IN combating
attacks on England Itself.
Government workers were recalled
from their Whitsuntide holidays,
The public was urged 10 use rail-
ways and other transport means "a
little aS possible 10 free these facill-
ties for military uses
British authorities denied reports
broadcast by the Spanish radio and
picked up IN BuenoS Aires that the
Mediterranean had been closed nj
Gibraltar.
Silent On Report
British Admiralty authorities re-
fused 10 discuss u Madrid report
picked up NJ Buenos Aires, that
Britain had closed the Straits OF
Gibraltar and that italy was mass
Ing troops on the French frontier,
Germany opened It's invasion OF
Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg,
with bombing planes, parachutist
troops and mechanical columns.
Holland and Belgium fought back
and modified all their strength
for fight to the death.
Both countries appealed 10 the
Allies for nd and within q few hours
OF the dawn attack II was an
nouneed that the Allies had already
put into effect measures TO old
them.
The decision 10 20 TO the assist
ance OF Belgium ut once was an
nounced here IN joint Allied com.
munique,
All ordinary communication with
Holland and Belgium was cut OH
within few hours OF the German
attack but news still came to the
Netherlands and Belgian legations,
as well as over the official Neither
lands radio.
A Netherlands radio dispatch
picked up here announced that the
Germans had advanced as far as
the YseI river, which flows through
the Anthem district about 10 miles
from the frontier at the nearest
point.
All militia forces were modified
to aid the regular army, the radio
said, and men had been ordered To
assembly at once at the central
Amsterdam market.
Ports Are Bombed
The Amsterdam and Brussels air
ports and 1t was believed the Dutch
naval base at Den Helder, in the
North, were bombed by German
planes at the outset Of the attack.
At dawn German parachute
troops, some in Dutch army uni
form, began dropping at key air
ports in the Netherlands.
Holland at once flooded a great
area of her country ard declared
herself at war with Germany.
King Heads Belgians
The Belgian embassy announced
that King Leopold was already al
the head of his army as his father
King Albert had been during the
World War.
The British war cabinet met
promptly TO consider means of aid
ing Holland and Belgium.
German planes bombed Lyons air
port. in the heart of rich Industrial
Eastern France, for two hours this
morning.
civilian G. Built. American am
bassador TO France, advised the
state department at Washington
that the Germans had bombed the
French channel ports OF Calais and
Dunkirk).
The air ministry here announced
that German airplanes had attack
ed several Royal Air Force bases in
France without success. 1t was as
serted that British fighter planes
intercepted the Germans and had
shot down at least five OF them.
German planes raided the Eng
lish east coast and heavy firing was
heard out at sea.
Emergency precautions were