Evening star., 1940-04-16
Dunish Farce Isles
Are Occupied
By British
BY the Associated Press.

AONO0N, april 1o.-WlCII
strong British expeditionary
force crossing the North Sea to
reinforce the first allied troops
reported landed in Norway yes
terday, Britain announced to-
day she had landed troops in
the Danish Farce Islands as
Prime Minister Chamberlain, in
a fighting speech, declared Brit
aims resolve to crush" Ger
many.
More men were called to the colors
today, the class of 27-year-olds being
ordered to register May Is under
King Georges proclamation Of
January /, which was expected to
increase Britain's Army to total Of
approximately 2,375,OO0 troops. The
26-year-olds are under orders to
register April ~.
The arrival of a British expedi-
tionary force in the Danish possess
sions between Scotland and Iceland,
was announced to the House Of
Commons by R. A. Butler, UNDER
secretary Of foreign affairs.
Before Britain thus fulfilled the
plan made public last week by First
Lord Of the Admiralty Winston
Churchill, the Governor Of the Farce
Islands agreed to the British inter-
vention to prevent German forces
from establishing themselves there,
Mr.. Butler said.
He said he had no statement to
make at present about Greenland.
Mr.. Chamberlain spoke to the
Free Church Council but later, in
the House, made only the brief an
nouncement that Commons would
debate tomorrow on the question OF
strategic location of Britain's war
time industrial plants. He did not
make q statement on the war
progress, which some had expected
in Commons today.
"No People Safe"
The Prime Minister told the
churchmen that Germany's invasion
OF Norway and Denmark showed
that no people, however meek,
however peaceful, however harm
less they may be, can be safe until
this mad dog is destroyed"
He repeated his recent declara-
ton Of confidence that "the mon-
sters Of wickedness in Germany
would be destroyed.
Reuters, British news agency
quoted Swedish reports of a con
siderable naval battle" In the Skag.
errak.
A Reuters report said Canadian
soldiers were included in Britain's I
army in Norway, but there was nc
official confirmation of this.
The Admiralty listed II German
transports and naval auxiliaries
totaling 50,486 tons, as sunk OF
scuttled in the weeks Scandinavian
naval battle, and four others, total
ing 9,498 tons. captured. Naval
sources estimated additional Ger
man losses of at least $4,000 tons
by British submarine attack.
On the debit side, however, the
4,5l1-ton British steamer Stancliffe
was disclosed to have been tor
pedoed off the northern Scottish
coast Friday with a probable loss
Of "a lives; one Scottish trawler was
sunk by German air raiders and
another is missing.
Stavanger Again Bombed.
For the seventh time since the
Germans occupied the Norwegian
port of Stavanger, British airplanes
raided the Nazi air base there last
night, the Admiralty reported.
A communique said that incendi-
ary and heavy bombs had telling ef.
feet and that all the British raiders
returned.
A later unofficial amplification Of
the communique said the British
subjected Stavanger to continuous
attack for almost an hour "durine
which extensive damage was caused
by high-explosiive and incendiary
bombs"
This account said that fires started
by the first bombers guided late,
waves to the scene and they scored
direct hits on runways. One bomb
it said, burst near the airport con-
troll tower, buildings were destroyed
and aircraft could be seen burning
on the field.
The allied commands purpose ir
sending troops to Norway appar-
(see LONDON, Page A-9.)