Evening star., 1940-10-06
Nozis Blast London;
New Signs Point to
Attempt at Invasion
Germon-HeId Ports
On Channel Bombed
By British Flyers
BULLETINS.

LONDON. Oct. Sunday
R).-German night raiders, on
their 29th successive foraY over
Britains capital abandoned early
today their efforts to reach
central London in force after
meeting the heaviest anti-air-
craft barrage yet thrown up from
the city.
ALEXANDRIA, Oct. s Sun
day. P,.-A British naval unit
was credited today with shelling
an italian Dodecanese Island
naval base, hurting big shells
into the hilly island of Stam-
palia.
Air bases on the island also
were shelled, British naval
communique reported The Brit
ish reported that a force Of
cruisers and destroyers swept
close to the island, taking the
enemy by surprise. The attack
was said to have taken place
shortly after midnight, october 2.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 6-(Sunday)-
Nazi bombs smashed down into
central London early today, their
earth-quaking thud heard above the
consistent roar of anti-aircraft guns.
Raiders coming in swiftly from
the west flew through the thun-
derous ground barrage and also a
fixed wall of searchlight beams
spotlighting their stage entrance
for the 29th consecutive overnight
assault.
British firemen were kept busy in
the northern and northwest districts
of the city extinguishing flames
caused by ''Molotoff breadbaskets."
The broken rumble Of falling
bombs made a dull undertone to
steady explosions from shrapnel-
filled skies, as the raiders slashed
at London earlier than usual.
During the first four hours Of the
raid last night the authoritative
British Press Association said Lon
don's heavy anti-aircraft barrage
scored great victory" with Nazi
bombs striking only two London
areas. Rooftop watchers termed the
barrage the heaviest yet heard.
German planes also were active
over Northeast and Northwest Eng
land, the Midlands and Southwest
Scottish town.
Claimed Ports Bombed.
While the German raiders were
coming over last night the Royal
Air Force was busy making mighty
attack upon the German-held ports
across the Channel. Cliff watchers
reported that the French invasion
coast appeared aflame from Dun
kerque to Boulogne.
British sources in the meantime
responded to reports that the long
awaited Nazi attempt at invasion
seemed close at hand:
IF they come, we're ready for
theml"
Rumors of an impending attempt
to land troops in Britain had arisen
at Bern, Switzerland, dispatches
from there saying that British as
well as neutral observers were in
clined now to put credence in what
had seemed at. first merely to be
INSPIRED speculationS.
Summed up, opinion here so far
as it could be sounded was that in
vasion was less imminent than 1t
was a few weeks ago. but it was
emphasized nevertheless that 1t was
always necessary to be prepared.
The resumption C heavy assaults
upon the Gerhan positions on the
French coast was a part of that
preparedness "a continuation OF
counter attacks declared to nave
resulted yesterday in the destruction
of railway line outside Cherbourg,
France, used by the Nazi for bring
ing up supplies.
One witness to the action reported
that British pilots were dropping
bombs galore" adding:
Fires, bomb explosions and BURST
ing shells reflected by the low clouds
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