The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09

Swedish dispatches from the north said that iron ore shipments from SWeden's mines to Narvik, the Nor wegian port from which it is shipped to both Germany and Britain, had been suspended. Ferry service be- tween Sweden and Germany also was suspended.
 Ships scheduled to sail from Swedish ports for the North Sea some of them en route to America were delayed because Germany planted mines along the Swedish coast. Sweden was understood tc have asked Germany for permission to remove Swedish warships, now in the Kattegat between Sweden anc Denmark, to the Swedish port ol Karlskrona. The press reported that the Germans had refused to convoy the warships through the new mine fields.
 The people of Stockholm were fully conscious of the dangers ere ated for them by the opening of a new war front in the north, put there was no indication of nervous ness in the capital.
 Word of Norway's resistance to the German invasion was eagerly awaited.
 Repulsed One Force
 It was reported that Norwegian coastal batteries had repulsed one German landing force at the Oslc Fjord, the channel leading to Oslo. The British and French govern ments announced that they had as- sured Norway that they had decided to extend full aid and that they were accordingly taking the neces- sary naval and military steps.
 Amsterdam picked up flash from the Norwegian radio that Krlst1an- sand, on the south coast Of Norway and Oslo had been bombed by Ger man airplanes at 11:50 a. m. (5:3l a. m., ESTO.
 The Norwegian legation at Lon don said that Porsgrunn, on tnt south coast of Norway near the en- trance to the Oslo Fiord had beer bombed about noon l6 a. m., EST) After one attempt by four German warships to enter the fjord hat been repulsed, the legation said, German Warship went aground II a second attempt. f1ristiansand wa reported still holding out after German airplane bombardment, ant that the Norwegian air force, goint into action, was putting up "a goot fight" against German planes.
 Norway Warships Hold On
 Norwegian warships and coaSta batteries were reported holding ou hours after the first German land ing attempts in the Oslofjord.
 The Norwegian government or dered the evacuation of Oslo ant Kristiansand, moved to Hamar il central Norway accompanied by th diplomatic corps, mobilized it's ell tire defense forces and ordered al anti-aircraft units throughout tn country to remain steadfast unde any attack, and called for religiou services in all churches to pray "May God help us ln our need"
 It was reported that the Danisl cabinet had decided to accept th' German invasion under protest. Tht Danish parliament was ordered tt meet tonight in emergency session.
 Sweden Mobilization
 Sweden ordered general mobiliza- tion, the Swedish legation at Paris announced and 81-year-old King Gustaf V called the foreign affairs commission of parliament to hE palace.
 The Swedish legation at Pari! received unconfirmed reports that German troops had landed or Swedish territory. It was empha- sized that these reports were un- confirmed. The legation reported that the Swedish government haC urged the people to evacuate larger cities. Parliament was expected t( meet today.
 Authoritative informants a Stockholm said that the governmen had determined to resist all attack on the country's neutrality or ter ritorial integrity regardless of thu nationality of the attacker.
 Amsterdam heard the Stockholm radio announce that the Swedish telegraph system had been partl. disrupted and that the army tele graph service had at once been pu into operation.
 Amsterdam also heard the star of proclamation by King Christian x to the Danish people but could not make out the sense.
 Was Kept Secret
 Berlin reported from well in formed sources that only five or Si1 of Adolf Hitler's highest nlilitar! advisers knew of the decision tt occupy Denmark and Norway anC that even his closest political aSSo' ciates learned of it only this morn ing.
 The Netherlands general staff an nounced that periodical leaves tC key troops in frontier and coastal