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Churchill Asserts
Nazis WiuBe Blasted
British Cruisers Damaged
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Two British cruisers were damaged by Naz air attack
but remained at their stations and the British home fleet
has been continuously fighting off German air attacks
along the Norwegian coast while of British planes
have partcipated in the counter attacks the Nazs
Churchill warned that the naval fighting probably was only
a prelude to fierce war on land
ReckIessness of Hitler
'0The verv reckessness with which Hitler and his
advisers cast the fate of the navy upon the wild
waters NAV be only prelude of far larger events which
depend land" he said 1--WE have probably arrived at
He warned the neutrals that Germany was likely to
strike back at her weak neighbors but ne promised na
the Allies would dominate Norway and tighten their
blockade of the Reich result of extension OF the war
front.
Take What We Want
eve shall take what we want of this Norwegian coast
now Churchill said with enormous increase in the ettl-
1--WE feel ready to encounter the utmost malice of the
enemy and to achieve victory in what is world cause
He put special emphasize the success OF the Allied
forces in driving into the Skageak and the Kattegat
which the lanes leading to the Baltic Sea-
Germany Orders Ships Out
Germany already has ordered all merchant vessels out
of this and in this respect our advice comedies with
THEIRS he sad declaring that Germanys supply lines to
Norway would be severed in that area.
"Our submarines have by no means been asleep They
taken heavy toll of German transport and store ships
crossing to Scandinavia We not going to allow the
enemy to supply their troops across those waters with
Leading To Great Fight
The 32OO0-ton British battle cruiser Renown off
the Norwegian port OF Narvlk on iuesday morning. a
TONS there. He said that after nine minutes the British
observed hits the forward superStrucure of the Scha
horst whereafter the German cruiser Admiral Hyper drew
smoke the Scharnhors and both the Hyper
and the Scharnhorst escaped.
Great Attack From Air
On Wednesday there most determined attack
by two of Royal Air Force planes of IL craft each
which bombed German cruisers One of them, he added
"has not been seen since"
At dusk yesterday, the air of the British fleet
Islands attacked
at Bergen Gin SUGGESTIONS of threes and all made low bomb
inc dives
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At daybreak today the torpedo
carrying air craft OF the 1leet al
tackled German shipping IN the NOR
wegian port OF Trondhe1m.
1.-THE naval battle Is still proceed
ing" Churchill said after explain
ing the wide spread operations OFF
Norway from the Skagerrak to Mar
vik.
Operations were widely dis
peysed," he said, but nonethelesS
there was general action between
numerous German ships and air
craft and such forces as we were
able to bring to bear"
He then gave some details OF the
battle between the renoWn, one OF
the worlds crack warships, and the
four-year-old Scharnhorst.
The British commander-m-chle1
had put out to sea from Scapa Flow
on Sunday night when news was
received from air reconnaissance
planes that German battle cruiser
and a number of other German
cruisers were moving swiftly north
ward.
During the morning" he said,
''it looked as If the enemy forces
which had sunk the GlowWorm
would be caught between our forces
in the north and the main home
fleet, both OF which were superior
to it. However, they escaped
The Renown located the Scharn-
horst later
Story Of Great Fight
Here is the story of the fight be-
tween the British battleShlp Re
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Pierpont Bank Account
Totals $188,384.94
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counts, $1SS,384.s4; bank claim,
$4O3 81; insurance, $4,021.54; mis-
cellaneous, $50.
The bank accounts, in banks all
about the state, are as follows: Citi-
zens g. Manufacturers National
bank, $503.49; Citizens & Manufac-
turers National bank, $1,0716O;
Meriden Savings banw, $l6,174.16;
Bridgeport-Peoples Savings bank,
$5,14938; Dime Savings bank Of
Hartford, $16,789.25; Naugatuck Saw
ings bank, $15,887.95; Society for
Savings, Hartford, $14, 4O8.20; Berlin
Savings bank, $15,986.75; Meriden
Savings bank, $6,91820; New Haven
Savings bank, $7,64O.16; Pennington
Savings bank, $8,951.4o; Torrington
Savings bank, 15,63929; Bristol
Savings bank, 16,868.81; Waterbury
Savings bank, $11 ,432O7; Dime Saw
ings bank, $9,93717; West Side Saw
ings bank, $11 $500; Colonial Trust
Co., $1,225. 76; Waterbury Trust Co.,
81 ,989.21; Waterbury National bank,
$1,553.45; Savings Bank Of An
sonia, $9,61160.
Value of Real Estate
The inventory values real estate
owned by Mr.. Pierpont as follows:
Homer street, Waterville, $7,400; lots
at Paramount, $1,000; lots at Morn
ingside, $500; property at Cheshire,
81 600.
rro,ort1, ba1d h,, Mr. piarnont NV
trustees is valued as follows: Bris-
toll, $3.50; Hartford, $3.50; Hartford,
$2,100; Hartford, $3.50; Stamford,
$825; Hartford, $500.
First mortgages are valued in the
following amounts: $5,158.86; ST.
102 .22; $3.50.
Second mortgages are valued as
follows $15,270; $1,018; $10,266.16;
81, 85O.73; $375.
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be German transports, blow up.
The ships went down with sur
prising speed, they said, and they
saw hundreds of men bobbing in
the water.
The firing was so intense that
the fishermen did not dare to go
out in their frail boats to rescue
victims.
But when firing was stopped
about 8 p. m. a small fighting boat
went out from Roeroe Isle nd and
returned with a heavy load of dead
and wounded German soldiers and
sailors. Motor launches soon fol-
lowed, trying to pick up survivors.
Fighting broke out anew. with the
greatest intensity, at 10 p. m. and
continued intermitenly until Short
ly after midnight.
From Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden, April IL
(By transatlantic Telephone to New
York; - (UP) Reports reached
Stockholm today that Allied and
German fleets and air forces ano
German and Norwegian troops are
fighting over a tremendous area Of
seat and coast and the Norwegian
interior.
Reports were often contradictory
But fighting was reported all along
the Norwegian west coast as wei
as in the Skagerrak and in Southern
Norway.
Expert Swedish observers, analyz.
ing all reports, asserted that Il
Germany wanted to ensure the sue.
cess of her occupation of Norway
she must quickly establish depend.
able and defendable communication
so that her forces could obtain sup
plies and reinforcements.
Allies Determined
The Allies seemed determined {.
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War Bulletins
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indications Of preparations for a
German attack on the western
front.
A war official analyst said that
the western front nigh blaze
into action at any moment.
German preparations for an
apparent attack had been observed
at different points on the front,
he asserted.
The Hague, April IL UP) -
High government quarters today
declared that Dutch military
measures were strictly precaution-
would "never be caught mapping"
1t was said that no formal
government declaration would be
made in reference to the latest
developments in the European war.
Moscow, April IL UP)-The
government newspaper Izvestia in
an editorial quoted by the Tass
official news agency, charged to-
day that Germany's invasion of
Scandinavia was provoked by the
Allies and warned that the chance
for small nations to remain neut-
raj and Independent has been re-
duced to "a minimum
London, April IL UP) The
British broadcasting CORP, said
today that the Oslo radio station,
presumably under German con-
troll had ceased transmitting
yesterday, but had resumed Op-
erations early today. After Z a. m.
(EST) the station was transmit
ting program of music.
The Hague, Netherlands, April
11-(UP) Authoritative sources
denied today reports that there
had been indications of possible
German military threat to Hol-
land. No great increase had been
observed in the strength of Ger
man forces along the frontier, it
was added.
Stockholm, April Ii (UP) -
Swedish anti = aircraft batteries
shot down foreign airplane today
of the plane was not Immediately
established.
Brussels, April IL -UP)-Im-
pOrtant Belgian movements dur
ing the night, probably to REIN
force frontier forts, were reported
today.
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in the forward Superstructure of the
ScharnhorSt. Thereafter, her whole
armament stopped firing.
Began To Fight
Later, her after-turret began to
fire under local control. After two
minutes of further firing vertical
column of smoke from what could
be called possible second hit was
observed from the Scharnhorst
which turned directly away and re-
tired at high speed without hamper
ing herself by further firing"
Churchill said the Scharnhorst
appeared to be fleeing at top speed
and the Renown had to push itself
to "a knots through heavy seas in
order to bring the German warship
under fire again.
At this juncture Churchill, the IA
nous story teller, paused with
dramatic effect and then startled
the house by announcing that out
of no where, seemingly, the Renown
was struck.
"A shell passed through our ship
above the water line without burst
ing" he said. I'VE had something
like that in the case of the Exeter
and 1t seems to show that all the
Nazi workmanship is not of a piece.
Second Shell Hits
"a second shell went through the
foremost and carried away the main
aerial"
Then through the snowstorm ap-
peared the Hyper, Churchill said,
and sought to protect the Scharn-
horst, one of the newest battleships
in the German fleet.
1.-THE Hipper threw smoke
screen across the Schanrihorst and
covered her retreat" he said, paus-
ing again.
Then the Renown opened fire on
the Hyper which turned away. Both
ships were now retiring at high
speed with the Hyper firing broad
sides from time to time.
"SnoWstormS swept across the
ships. The seas continued to rur
high. And in the end I regret tx
say that the German ships succeed.
ed in leaving us. The firing ceased
At $4,000 yards they became quit
invisible
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their first place of refuge after the
invasion of Oslo.
Today's communique said that "all
Notifications in Oslofjord are in
German hands and like the rest of
the Norwegian coastal Notifications
are equipped for defense. Norwe-
gian armed forces in Oslo have de-
clared their readiness to participate
actively in air raid precautions
against English and French filters"
German COmmunique
The communicate summarized de-
velopments as follows:
I'm Norway, during April 10, the
position of German troops was ex-
tended and strengthened according to
plan.
Eleverum, Is miles east of Hamar
$50 miles north of OSLO was occu-
pied in the morning.
"Oslo was all quiet. notifications in
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throw their superior naval power
with the greatest possible force in
to an attempt to cut off the Ger
man occupation forces, particularly
in ports, from the south whence
they could obtain supplies.
The latest reports from Gothen-
burg and other Swedish coastal
points indicated that the battle OF
the Skagerrak had continued nearly
all night and was still in progress.
At least 10 German destroyers
and cruisers and 10 German trans
ports were reported to be involved.
There was no clear picture OF the
British strength but Allied cruisers
and destroyers were in action IN
addition to submarines, which, 1t
was believed, had played a most
important part in the action.
It was believed confirmed that
three German transports of the
latest type had been sunk. One TO-
900 ton transport took refuge at
Marstrand, on the Swedish coast,
in damaged condition.
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A third mortgage is held value

A third mortgage Is held value
less.
An unsecured note is valued in the
inventory at $137.99. A debt of $33.75
owed to Mr.. Pierpont Is listed.
The estate includes five shares OF
stock in the Connecticut Fat Rem
dering and Fertilizer Co., valued at
$25; one share of Goodyear Tire and
Rubber common, $2263; and three
shares of Goodyear Tire and Rubber
preferred, $279.
An account at the defunct Mer-
chants Trust Co. is given an esti-
mated value of $403.62.
The following life insurance poll
cies are listed: Prudential Life In
surance Co., $4,000; New England
Mutual Life Insurance Co., 81 OIL
Connecticut General Life Insurance
Co., $1,000.
Furniture and household effects
are appraised at $50.
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HARMONY GROUP
PLANS BENEFIT

Elaborate plans are being made by
the Swedish Harmony Group fot a
benefit dance and entertainment to
be held for the Finnish Relief Fund
at Hamilton Park on Saturday night.
The program will be sponsored by
the United Swedish Societies of Wa
terbury which consists Of Gotta Lee
jon and Ingeborg lodge, Order OF
Vasa; North Star lodge, Scandi-
navian Fraternity of America; Odin
Benefit society and Harmony chorus.
Major Vincent A. Scully is hon
orary chairman of the arrangements
committee and Albert johnson is ac-
tive chairman.
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Oslofjord are in German hands.
Because of poor visibility the air
force contacted the enemy only at
two points. One British destroyer
was hit by a heavy bomb.
lone anti-aircratt gun and one
searchlight were put out of action
by bombs near Scapa Flow.
zone British pursuit type HaWker
Hurricane was shot down near the
Shetland Islands. Two German
planes are missing.
Enemy airplanes penetrated the
Norwegian west coast and British
bombers unsuccessfully attacked
German occupied airports at Sta
vanger.
I'm the west there were no partic-
ular events. Reconnaissance over
central and north France contin-
ued despite strong defense and bad
weather.
German Troops Land
I'm the afternoon of April 10
German troops landed at Bornholm
without incident. Otherwise the day
was quiet in Denmark"
It had been announced yesterday
evening that German air squadrons
were attacking British naval forces
at several points in the northern
part of the North Sea. The results
of the attack have not been an
nounced so far.
The high command issued COM
munique denying that British troops
had landed at Bergen and Trond-
helm, Monday. 1t called such re-
ports a tissue of lies" emanating
from English Lie Headquarters" and
said the British and French news
agencies circulating them had had
to retract them "in the face of the
undeniable facts of reality"
This mornings newspapers claimed
in screaming headlines that Ger
many had now smashing victory
over the British and French fleets
and thwarter all Allied attempts tt
land troops in Norway.
The newspapers reiterated the
charge made in communicate
yesterday that Germany had antici'
pated an allied plan to take ovel
Norway and had beaten the Allies t.
1t by only 10 hours.
German quarters said the occupa
ton of Norway was proceeding
smoothly. They estimated that fou
or five divisions of German troops
normally 10000 to $4,000 men, wer'
occupying Norway, but some neu
trail observers here believed thi
estimate was high.
Air Bases Against Allies
Well informed persons here be
lieyed now that Germany planned II
use naval and air bases In both Nor
way and Denmark against Great Bri
tain, although it had been announces
earlier that this would not be don
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were too far away"
State police and all available
Hartford cruisers modified for the
search. Alarms were sent through
Connecticut and New England.
Local Railway Express Agency
officials refused all information
Tormey, it was said, was pretty
well shaken up"
At Hartfr rd, agency officials said
there was $l1 500 in currency in the
boxes. They did not know what was
in the sealed packages" but were
checking through the money de-
partm ;nt."
Hartford agency officials went to
New Britain to check further de-
tails.
Hartford police reported the
bandits apparently changed their
New Jersey markers to Connecti-
cut ones somewhere on the jour-
ney between New Britain and Hart
ford.
Gaoueste- obtained the Connecti-
cut registration numbers, but q
check disclosed they apparently
were stolen.
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unless Britain forced it.
Germans waited anxiously all
night for news of the outcome of the
air attack on the Allied fleet in the
North Sea, many of them fore
going sleep, emulating Adult Hitler,
who was reported yesterday to have
been awake ceaselessly for 48 hours
hours keeping abreast of Scandina-
Wan developments during the criti-
cal turn of events. News never came,
although the Official News Agency
had indicated that big things were
expected, and many Germans be-
lieved it might establish definitely
the superiority of airplanes over
Warships.
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CITY NEARLY CRIMELESS

Pacific Grove, Cal. (UP)-This
city had its first jury trial in 10
years when H. G. Olson, aged rs,
refused to plead guilty to a charge
Of disturbing the peace and insisted
on a trial by jury. This city, which
permits no sale Of liquor within its
limits, has a remarkable record for
being free from crime.
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London, April Il UP)-LOrd
Stanhope told the House of Lords
today that the loss of the British
warship GlOwworm must be pre-
sumed." The Glowworm, des-
troyer, was sunk while engaging
enemy destroyers of superior force,
it was announced. The GlowwOrm,
completed in 1886, was 1,345-tOn
destroyer with a complement of
las men. 1t carried four A. inch
guns, six smaller guns and eight
21-inch torpedo tubes.
Washington, April 11-UP)-
Voluntary offers from hundreds
of Americans and Canadians for
duty with the Scandinavian arm
les today poured into the Nor
wegian and Danish legations here
and their cOnsulates in principal
cities.
None of the enlistment offers
was accepted because ENJOYS and
consuls have received no orders
from their home governments to
so. Applicants were advised that
they would be notified later should
their services be needed.
Rome, April II l. Italy today
specialized on further broadening
of the theater- of war and authOri-
tative quarters admitted and new
extension could heardy fail to
involve Italy.
Greatest interest was paid here
to British threats to extend the
blockade to the Adriatic and par
ticularly to JugOslavia. Italian
quarters interpreted this as look
ing toward British mining of the
Adriatic which is regarded as an
italian lake."
Paris, April 11-(UP)-The Nor
wegian legation said today that
the Allies have decided to under
take protective occupation Of vital
points in Greenland. There was
no immediate confirmation of the
report from French sources.
1t was pointed out here that in
12O Great Britain and France
recognized Denmark's- right to
Greenland with a prOviso that
Britain reserved rights to the
island i'm Denmark was unable to
control it.
Paris, April 11-(UP)-An au-
thoritative source said today that
the high command had observed
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CANDIDATES ON THE ALERT

Fort Worth, Tex. (UP)-James
Carson of Fort Worth issued a call
for a meeting to organize First
Voters Club. The call was answered
by three first voters" including
Carson, and six candidates for Office.
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REPORT OF FIGHT

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BANDITS ROB
MONEY BOXES

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GERMAN REPORT -
SKIPS SEA FIGHT

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Paris. April 11-(UP-An au-
thoritative source said today that
the high command had observed
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Dr.. Rowe Presented
Poor Richard Club
Medal al Banquet
Moral Influence
Of Neutrality Zones
Stressed at Fete
6y the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 - A
dozen Latin American ENJOYS, en-
tertined by the Poor Richard Club
at a Benjamin Franklin birthday
banquet last night, carried back to
Washington today an Interpretation
of the American neutrality zone as
a moral influence" rather than a
rigid keep-off notice to warning
European powers.
DR.. Leo S. Rowe. director general
Of the American Union, de-
parted from his prepared speech
accepting the clubs gold medal of
achievement and asserted that
there was no thought" at the
Panama Conference, which pro-
claimed a neutral zone extending
300 miles out to sea, of policing"
the zone with the navies of Ameri-
can republics
The idea. he said, was to exert
moral influence to keep the bat
ties of belligerents away from the
shores of the Western Hemisphere
DR. Rowe said the neutrality zone,
''misinterpreted by the public" rep
resented concerted action by the
neutral American countries to take
measures to avoid involvement.
Among DR.. Rowe's listeners was
Uruguayan Minister Jose Richhng,
whose nations coast was the theater
OF the Graf Spec battle.
IF we are to have anything ap-
preaching permanent peace in Eu-
rope" Dr.. Rowe said, "the standards
of international dealing must be
made to conform to those set by
the American republics"
The banquet combined tributes to
the Poor Richard Clubs illustrious
patron on his 234th birthday ami
versary with lets play" get
together of United States advertis-
ing men and manufacturers and
representatives of the tropical re-
publics.