The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-15

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at isolated points in Wales and
northeast Scotland. No casualties
were reported
Everybody Seeking
Throughout the British Isles men
women and children were on the
alert for landing parachutists who
would form the vanguard for any
German attempt to invade the
country. Farmers worked in their
fields with their shotguns or sport
ing rifles beside them.
Up to so empty German para
chutes had been found in two areas
of England and in the Moorlands
and hills of Scotland. There was
still no indication whether German
specialist parachute troops had
landed in them, and there was con-
siderable suspicion that the par
achutes had been dropped in a new
form of Nazi moral terrorism. But
Britain took no chances.
Today was the day, according to
reports which had circulated for
weeks, that Adolf Hitler had set for
his triumphal entry into a con-
quered London.
It dawned with German planes
ranging over northwest England
and northeast and southeast Scot
land. But there was slight overnight
activity and no bombs had been
dropped on Britain between early
last night and dawn.
Early this morning Heinkel
fighter plane was shot down near a
northeast Scotland town. Two
members of its crew were killed. The
third, wounded, was taken to hos
pital. In the same district last night
one bomb had dropped in open
country without doing damage.
Over Welsh Town
Shortly after 9 a. m. a a. m. EDIT
German planes were reported over
Welsh town, and it was believed
that the Germans might be resum-
ing their daylight ra;ding.
Later planes believed to be Ger
man were reported over a south
west England town, but no bomb
ing had been reported and no gun
fire had been heard up to mid
morning.
The day found Britain's morale
high, it's air force intact and in
creasingly confident Of its superior
ity in quality of planes and crews,
its defense forces growing stronger,
and its people prepared for a fight
to the death.
Britain still mistress Of her fate!
Hitler's pre-invasion air blitzkrieg
still being smashed" The Daily
Express, typical, said in a box on
its first page.
Only 81 German planes had been
downed yesterday, the smallest bag
by far since the German raids began
on the blitzkrieg scale Sunday. But
the days bombing activities, also,
had been lighter than for days past.
Loss of four British pilots was adj
mitted. It was announced that 258
persons had been killed in air raids
during July, compared with 554
killed in road accidents, of which
155 were killed as the result Of
air raid blackouts.
Decision In Two Weeks
The view was generally taken
that the next two weeks would be
decisive, that If the German in
vasion did not start before Septem-
Der 1t would be improbable I'M
til next spring when Britain believes
it will be in position to take the Of
fensive, with its strength. growing
and the resistance power of its en-
emies ebbing.
The Daily Telegraph, echoing the
opinion held generally by experts,
said editorially that Hitler might be
about to launch a supreme air eff
fort, the results Of which would de-
termine whether an attempt at in
vasion now would be prudent.
He knows that for him it is q
case Of now or never" said the Daily
Telegraph. I'm two or three weeks
he will have lost the calm seas which
are indispensable for launching an
invasion by that element, and for
the consolidation of any foot holds
he might hope to gain.
"Hitler's losses relatively to both
our own and the number Of. his
machines thrown into the fight have
been SO great as to leave no doubt
about the ascendancy we have gain
ed In the air."
Whatever may come Of Hitler's
talk Of invasion we have won the
first round Of the battle Of Britain.
Our seas are strewn with the wreck
age of Nazi planes and Nazi hopes"