The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-15
Great Britain Fights
Back With Alp overs
tContInued From Pare d

marine Shark, $40 tons with 20 men
aboard, and the destroyer escort,
1,S75 tons, on which two lives were
lost. &
In the battle for Britain. the Ger.
man hi1h command claimed the
sinking Of three merchant ships Of
total tonnage Of 1900 and the
damaging Of a destroyer, an altxil-
larry cruiser and four merchantmen
in an aerial attack on British
convey.
Fires Start in Kent
Big fires were started In Kent,
the Germans reported, as q result
Of bombardment Of British air fields
and arms factories in retaliation for
repeated British bombardment Of
the vast Rkur factory area Of Ger.
many.
Britons We're greatly encouraged,
however, by the success Of Royal
air force fighting planes In driving
off an attack by about $50 German
planes on Sunday as the Nazis
sought to break up the British de-
lenses along the Strait Of Dover,
where any invasion attempt may
center. Five German botnbers and
two fighters were brought down in
a spectacular air battle that re-
suited in the defeat Of the attack.
ing air flee.
At the same time, the air minis.
try reported that British bombing
raids on Germany had resulted in
great damage to airplane, munitions
and chemical factories, barge con-
centrations and Airdromes.
In preparing to hold out until the
full strength Of the empire can be
drawn into the struggle. the British
government frightened food restric-
lions for siege of the islands, ap.
parently in the belief that the Ger
mans would continue aerial and o.
boat attacks on shipping. The Ger.
mans also claimed that their war
ships were roaming the high seas
again in defiance Of the British
navy, which italy said was battered
and split UP in the Mediterranean.
Both Are Attacking
A German submarine reported
sinking $4,000 tons Of British ship
ping and the torpedoing Of q des-
troyer while German aircraft con-
tinued raids on British "harborS,
factories and air fields, shooting
down seven British planes, accord
ing to Berlin dispatches.
The Italian high command said
an italian plan successfully" bomb
ed the British base at Alden, at the
lower entrance to the Red Sea and
across from Italian Eritrea, the high
command communique claimed,
while two British planes were des.
troyed on the ground in an air at.
tack on an airdrome In British East
Africa. The communique said a
British plane was shot down during
raid on Tssab in Italian East
Africa.
Invasion OF Fire
Fires invasion fears increased as
the government warned that the
nation might soon be the scene Of
military operations. The govern.
ment worked to whip its army into
shape and strengthen civilian de-
tense.
Defense Coordination Minister
Frank Aiken announced that 1885,
600 men had Joined the army IN the
past six months. In Dublin, 20 air
raid shelters were erected.
The French government at Vichy
sent Leon Noel, its envoy to the
German occupation forces, to Paris
to negotiate for evacuation Of YER
sailles so that the new French
cabinet may establish the govern
ment there. It was understood that
the government also sought q guar
antee of independence Of commune
cations with provincial governments
throughout France and establish.
ment of a corridor in which q
French controlled railroad could be
operated between Versailles and
non occupied France