The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-25
French Peace Terms Will Be
Severe Assert NaZi Leaders
Germany, Italy
In Celebration

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy today celebrated
the triumph of the axis power over France and prom
ised to fight on against Great Britain ''unt victory
The British Isles, armed for battle perhaps
before in the nine centuries since the invasion
of William the Conqueror, grimly faced new and
graver phase of conflict in the hope of rallyins
French Colonial forces to continue resistance against
an enemy that now dominates Europe from Norway
to the Mediterranean.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House
Of Commons today that the French Aeet-fully armed
passes into control Of the axis powers under terms
Of the armstice, but that Great Britain was seeking
to rally the French empire to fight on ito rescue
France from bondage"
The prime minister, asserting that France had
pledged that the feet would fall into German
hands, ridiculed Adolf Hitler's pledge not to use
French warships against Great Britain
1--WE know the value Of that he snapped.
GERMAN PLANES RAID ENGLAND
German arplanes, raiding over England and
Wales from the North Sea to the Atlantic, brought
London its first air raid alarm since September today
and sent members Of the cabinet Fastening to shelter
The death toll mounted to FIVE when two bodies
were recovered from demolished house adjoining
hospital in southwestern England. Bombs were
dropped over wide area. The dead represented
the first casualties in southwestern England since the
war started. Six civilians were wounded in other
parts Of the country
Thousands of people had waited up to listen as
at 1885 a. m. q :35 a. German time; 1885 p. m.
Monday EDIT there came from German radio broad.
casting stations the sounds Of tong BELLS the roll OF
drums fanfare Of trumpets and the bare OF military
bands telling that the French, German and Italian
armies in France had received the cease fire" order
as the result of the armistices.
Almost at the moment the broadcasts ended, as
If by signal, the drone Of German airplane motors
was heard over the east coast
They proclaimed tacty, that Britain was now
left alone to face the fury Of the combined lighting
forces Of Germany and Italy.
Planes Crossed At Night
ENEMY aircraft crossed the coast during the night
Ant-arcraft defenses went into action the air ministry
announced Within few minutes air raid alarms were
sounding In southeast northeast northwest ana south
west England; and In the London area The crash OF
bombs was heard in many areas Searchlght batteries
sent their beams into the sky In search OF raiders ANU
aircraft guns burst into fire and Royal Air force ghter
planes were soon up
All Kinds OF Bombs
Renorts came that both demolition and incendiary
bombs being dropped Searchgh batteries went INTO
action over the entire greater London area Buses and
street cars were halted lights put out and passengers
automobiles and pedestrians took to shelter without
morning meeting at No. 10 Downing Street when the alarm
was sounded and they, too, went to shelters
Warfare On Elsewhere
The warfare which yesterday saw German armies
push down Frances Atlantic coastline TO the Gironde
estuary continued today in the air and on the sea and In
Africa but without official French participation.
At Cairo the Royal Air force said that new raids had
been made on Asmara the Italian headquarters In East
Africa and on the desert posts between Egypt and Italian
Libya The r. A. f. reported heavy damage was done IN
the raids
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