The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-19

for handicapped children at Bethel,
near Bie1feld. Nine children were
reported killed and number
wounded.
(Bielefeld is a city of 10000 in
the Ruhr Industrial area of west
ern Germany
Nazi informants said that the
German air force started, armed
reconnaissance" raids on southern
England early today and that bomb
ing squadronS were on the way to
attack.
An official news agency dispatch
said that certain districts" of Ham
burg had been severely damaged by
British night raiding planes Tuesday
night and that some houses had
been wrecked.
Nazi sources said that a few
British planes flew in over western
Germany during the night and
dropped bombs on military OBJ
jectives and residential sections" of
unspecified areas.
In general Nazis continued to
minimize the effect of British raids
on Germany or an alleged German
invasion preparations along the
English Channel in recent raids.
They said that raids Tuesday night
were directed mainly against the
great Seaports of Hamburg and Bre-
men and the railroad junction of
Hamm, one Of the most important
in western Germany, but that only
civilian and non-military detectives
suffered.
Changes Tactics
At the same time it was said that
German air force had changed its
tactics in the attack on London and
was operating IN small formations
instead of in mass.
The small formations relay over
target areas continually, it was said,
so that London would get but little
breathing space between raids.
NaziS limited that German planes
had started to use heavier bombs.
They declined to say whether they
meant to confirm reports that bombs
weighing $500 to 1900 pounds each
were being used, as reported, but
commented that results can only
be described as devastating"
1t was asserted that British hints
of new defense tactics in the
London area meant merely that
barrage balloons were being flown at
greater height.
Places Hit Yesterday
In raids yesterday, it was said
the Geramns bombed airports in
Bedfordshire and destroyed numer-
GUS planes on the ground. A bar
racks north of Hastings was set
afire, according to the official news
agency.
The official news agency asserted
that the British air force had lost
TAI planes during the first two
weeks of September.
The days high command com
munique said that despite unfavor-
able weather yesterday German at
tacks continued in the vicinity Of
London. Docks and harbor works
at Tilbury, state wharves at Chat
ham and great oil tanks at Port
Victoria were said to have beer
bombed successfully. Severa
Oil tanks and one tanker were sait
to have been set afire.
The high command said that at.
tacks against London last nigh
continued with increased intensity
Silvertown docks and the 1oyal AL
bert docks were said to have beer
attacked repeatedly with bombs O
the heaviest calibre" by waves o
bombers. Extensive fires were sais
To have been set In many district
Of London.
/ The communique said that else
where military detectives were at
tackled, including harbor works a
Liverpool and chemical works a
Dillingham;. Docks at Newcastle OF
Tyne was said to have been at
tackled as was an airfield In cen
trail England. Mining Of harbors II
south England continued.
British planes yesterday bombed
northern France and Belgium "a
numerous points," the communiqul
said. killing several civilians, Blu
not causing appreciable militar!
damage.
II was claimed that last nigh
British planes were forced by anti
aircraft fire to turn back from
western Germany, but they droppes
bombs at Bethel and vicinity, de
stroying three hospitals. killing min
and injuring u children.
The high command said that yes
lorday the British lost 30 planes an
that ~ German planes we're miss
! Ing.