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For Evacuation
Before Attack
BY the Associated Press.

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By the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, April 22.-Brit-
ish warnings that the far-north
Norwegian port of Narvik, held
by Germany, would be lombard
ed and advising residents to
leave the ore town before firing
starts we're broadcast three times
today.
The BritiSh ,gave. the Narvik citi-
zens until 3'pn Bs ha. Eastern
Standard time) to leave the be-
leaguered port - ~
The British. deeision 10 subject
Narvik to concentrated lombard
ment apparently was the allied an
sWer to the German aerial attack
yesterday on Namsos, Norwegian
port south OF Narvik and a landing
place for British troops.
Allied troops apparently were oc-
cupying positions north and south
Of Narvik, but the German garrison
was said TO- have been strongly
reinforced by troops flown in by
aerial transports Twenty planes
were said to have landed Friday,
Is Saturday and 3 yesterday.
Swedish sources estimated the
Nazi forces there now total 5000,
while the British were believed to
have landed more than 5000 men at
Harstad, IS miles north.
t.5 Swedes Protest to Reich. "a,
Meanwhile, Sweden protested
strongly to Berlin against incursions
by Naz warplanes over her territory
ana asked measures to prevent
repetition Of flights which "yester-
day were especially numerous and
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Faced With a steadily expanding
bAttesonep 1fext door eiaa Norway.
Sweden already had taken sweep
ing precautions to prevent the CON
sHitta from Infringing OH aRr dhea-
otra1tM sert II ,tsvoTp) yIs
Fast-moying col Iumns Of British
aha French troops. striking Swiftly
inland from debarkation points on
NorWay's coast, were reported en-
gagged in series of fierce clashes
with German forces on the Trond-
helm and Oslo fronts.s s.zyqc s.
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The ronffitt in Norway was sflap-'
ing into full-1edged war in the
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men II the eld-British. Frencf1t
Norwegians and Germans, some
moving behind tanks and others
attacking under cover OF artillery
and Observation-Disclosures ii }>QlL
Focal, paints Of, the fighting ap-
parehtiy we're Vefds1sofa, s5 miles
north Of Trondhenn. land Elvetum,,
60 miles north of Oslo, near the
Swedish frontier. Approximately
SOC. miiss 81, rough ,tpEsaiac cseparates
the two battle fronts. =.
THe EfItfNfne aroand 2Verdabofa, ;,
according to Swedish sources, de-
veloped when allied forces, driving
south after effecting 4 landing at
Namsos, attempted to =, break the,
German hold op the fo0-mile rail-,
way olme linking that port with
Trondheim, the key to Central NTt
way.
!. Verdalsoray Y faeuSay eifnpprtents he1
cause it lies on the, railway line aud
highway aeadMgo ~ thtp edish'
border b 80 milesasyaN waSefsRerteea4
in flames as the opposing forces
fought for its, possession ayg.{ -.
Allies Travelled 160 Miles.
The allied troops attempting to
stem the German advance north
from Oslo were reported to have
reached Elverum after travelling
more than 160 miles by rail from
the west coast port of Andalsnes,
which is 100 miles south of Trond-
helm.
The Norwegian Legation here an
nounced early today that the swift
moving allied column, supported by
tanks, had attacked the Germans
at Elverum after dislodging the in
vaders from Hamar, 20 miles to the
west. There were unconfirmed re-
ports that the British actually had
occupied Elverum.
Un Berlin. German sources de-
MED the British had recaptured
Hamar)
The progress of the fighting in
this area, however, was confused by
German reports that Nazi troops had
reached Lillehammer, Is miles north
of Hamar. A Norwegian communi-
que said the Germans had attacked
Lillehammer repeatedly. from the
air last night, but did not acknowl-
edge that it had fallen.
Sweden, holding steadfastly to her
policy of neutrality, was keyed to
taut readiness as the war swirled
close along her frontiers. Sweden
achieved peak preparedness short of
general mobilization.
= aSwedes were worried by incursions
OF German planes. Extraordinary
air defense precautions were taken
and one influential Swedish news
paper went so far as to charge that
German airmen were accommodating
Sweden's defenses.
Swedish anti-aircraft batteries,
under strict orders to guard against
(see STOCKHOLM, Page A-5)