The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-20
HITLER MAY SEND
 ITALY GOOD HELP
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Continued from Page D ish frontier. These troops had pre- viouSly been held in reserve, it as- serted, for movement to Spain and possibly Portugal, or alternatively for any emergency which might arise. The present Italian situation was one, the the newspaper said, that Hitler believed sufficiently to warrant the dispatch of German troops to Italy.
 Control North Italy
 It was pointed out thaS any Ger man troops sent across southern France would be in position to con- trol the whole of industrial north Italy.
 AS regards Libya, 1t was suggeslea that German planes, like those now reported to be flying Italian troops to Albania, coulo trdALoporU se thousand men day to reinforce the Italian northern army. The uLs- advantage, it was said, was that the logical landing pace for them would be about 250 miles west Of Bardia.
 Prime Minister Winston Church ills speech yesterday, which warned that Hitler may be expected to strike new blows, caused consider able comment
 We must be prepared for him anywhere" said the News Chron- icle. Maybe he Will decide to orAse through Spain and strike Gibraltar and Tangler. This would De hls quickest way, if successful. in negativing our successes ir L.le eas.- ern Mediterranean by closing the western entrance to that sea-"
 Germany Hit Again
 London, Dec. 20-(UP)-British Bombers last night attacked syn thetlc oil plants, power stations and railway junction in the Ruhr and western Germany, the air ministry said in communique today.
 (In Berlin the German high con- mand said British planes flew into western Germany last night, killed or damage)
 Tn the Duisberg area two large fires were observed and oil targets near Cologne were set ablaze," the air ministry said. "Ht Dusseldorf several large fires were caused and anti-aircra1t gun positions were bombed.
 At Essen heavy bombs were drop ped and four explosions were caused"
 The communique said the royal air force made low level attack on Bonn where "one very large fire was observed"
 In daylight raids yesterday coast al command planes successfully" bombed airdromes at It Touquet and Maupertuis in France, the min- istry said.
 It emphasized that all attacks were carried out in bad weather and all British planes returned.
 One Plane Over London
 London, Dec. 20-(UP)-A single German plane, flying so low persons in the streets watching it, thought it British, dropped bombs on Lon- don area today.
 The bombs did little damage and caused no casualties.
 German planes had flown singly or in small formations over several parts of Great Britain during the night, but had returned home after dropping only few bombs.
 It was the fourth night during which there had been almost no German bombing operations, while British planes had been active over the continent.
 German, French Mess
 Rome, Dec. 20-(UP)-Well in- formed Italian quarters reported to- day that conversations were being held between the German and French governments aimed at some of Franco German settlement.
 (Pierre Laval, busted French vice premier and foreign minister, had long sought to end the present state of armiStice between France and Germany and negotiate settlement. Nazi quarters in Berlin, implying atisfaction with LavaPs dismiss sal had suggested that it might cause Germany to consider whether new phase in relations with France had been reached.
 Informants said that Italy, in ac- cordance with the axis understand ing, had been kept informed of all developments.
 Germany was the only axis rep- resentative in the negotiations, in- formantS said, because Germany occupied the major part of France including Paris.
 It was reported that the negotia- tions were proceeding along lines which would maintain France in its present state of a vanquished na- ton in an armistice, and not a na- ton at peace with the victors.
 Rome. Dec. 20-(UP)-The sery- ice of 97 trains has been suspended.