The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-09
PRISONERS FROM NORWAY SET FREE
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ChpJuEeu bOlulSEb hCcUTuulR VO Ikle best of his ability, respected them and took care of them.
 "The civil population showed it. self equally correct. The population never participated in fighting and always cared for our wounded.
 T have therefore decided in recog- hilton of these circumstances to per- init Norwegian captured soldiers to be set free. Only professional Sol- diers must be kept prisoner until the former Norwegian government retracts its order to wage war against Germany or until the of- ficers and soldiers through their solemn word of honor, singly, prom ise that under no circumstances will their participate in further fighting against Germany"
 More Sinkings
 The high command said today that German airplanes had sunk a 7,000-ton Allied transport ship off Narvik, Norway and an Allied sub- marine fin the Skagerrak,
 It was said that the troop ship had been sunk by one medium cali- Der bomb, and that German pursuit planes at Narvik had joined ground forces in an attack on enemy" troops and batteries.
 The British cabinet was being watched closely here and spokesman said 1t probably would intensity the war.
 War Briefs
 Stockholm, Sweden, May g.-(UP) German troops were reported to- day to have left the towns of Grong and Formofoss fin the Trondheim area entirely unoccupied in order to push men northward toward Nar- vik for a fight in force against Al. lied troops and warships.
 It was reported here that the Ger mans were still somewhat south of the town of Mo, about ITO miles southwest Of Narvik, but there were no details Of their exact position or their progress, nor had reports been received of the progress at Narvik.
 A Norwegian legation spokesman asserted that reports from Norway showed that the Norwegian people were refusing to fraternize with German forces in occupied terri tory.
 He said that guerrilla bands were active in the wooded mountains around Oslo and in the northern oester valley and the Gauldal val- ley.
 An Aftonbladet dispatch asserted that 300 Norwegiaps were fighting the Germans in the Gauldal valley and had inflicted severe losses on them.
 Stockholm, May 9.-tUP)-The newspaper Syenskadagblad at Goth- enburg reported today that German parachute troops had been landed at Bardu, 90 miles north of Narvik, ard were being reinforced and sup- piled by air.
 pine troops were reported to have engaged in patrol clashes with Ger mans in the Narvik area and 1t was believed 0 major battle might be im- minent.
 The dispatch said that British warships and bombing planes were still attacking German positions near Narvik, without apparent re- suit.
 The newspaper reported that Nor- wegian troops surprised German forces which were mining the rail- road and railroad tunnels between Narvik and the Swedish border, driving the Germans off. Ono via. duct was reported dynamited.
 London, May 0.--(UP)-The ad. miralty today listed six officers and 35 men missing with the submarine Sterie., and five officers and 48 men missing with the submarine Tarpon. Both craft had been reported over- due.
 The missing included the coin- mandar of the Sterlet, Lieut.. Conl- mander c. II. s. Hawma and the commander of the Tarpon, Lieut.. Commander s. J. Caldwell, the com. munique said.
 The Tarpon and the Sterlet were apparently sunk in the Kattegat in the carly days of the Norwegian campaign.
 Stockholm, Sweden, May 0.-(UP) Sweden has mined the entire island area off Stockholm inside Swedish territorial waters in order to relieve the neutrality guard, Vice Admiral c. r. Tamm, commander in chief of the navy. announced last night.
 Extensive areas on the west coast had bene mined previously.
 Berlin, May o.-(UP)-Adolf Hit- lers farewell conference today with retiring Italian Ambassador Ber- nardo Attolico was regarded by Nazls as Important in view Of the present situation"
 There was no indication whether Hitler would send a special mes. sage to Premier Benito Mussolini through the ambassador.
 London, May 9.-(UP)-Briitsh fighter planes shot down q German plane off the northeast coast or Scotland otday, the war office an- nounced.
 MURDER OF PROF.
 ALLYN BATTLING