Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-09

LONDON, Sept. 9-Nazi bomberS returned to London
late today apparently for the third night of Adolf Hters
grlmmest bombngs but an ar alarm IN the BRUSH caplta
lasted only hour and Is minutes.
It was believed however tha-aS on previous nights
the first wave of attackers merely vanguard blazing
maey 600 persons dead and seriously wounded in two
severe nght-long raids
After daylight calm of II hours the sirens walled the alarm
SOC pm. al-cear sounded at 6:24
Squadron Sweeps Over City.
plane great height and the thun-
der exploding heavy heard Then the hunderou
roar of squadron of the air they
swept from the southwest with the sun behind them
nowfamar sound of heavy bombs exploding was heard
with of rs to 80 antarcra shells around the
planes.
Weary remen policemen, antiarcaft gunners who have
catching preparation for another night OF the
longest air attacks ever Launched against one cV pas "
their posts
During the followed the "acear" shortly after
am Ministry 10 British bonbers lost
yesterday and last night in the Royal Air Forces own mass raids
against shipping and continental detectives including
Hamburg port where huge fires started British
demoh and boats concentrated
on French coast for movement of invading troops
Widespread Damage Done Last Night.
Besides the large casualties widespread and severe
damage was done in nights raids on London.
Bremen Germany and Dunkerque Calais and
Bouogne in bombed by large forces the Air Ministry
said daS done to oil tanks ammunition stores ship
ping and barge concentrations ostend in Belgium also was
attacked
Rrtan,s logged bomber force reported by the Air
Ministry great swath of Germanys port CITY,
Hamburg in hour and IS minute raid night after
dropped by large force, communque SAID
Fires every direction direct hits air raid shelters hos
pitfalls demolished reverbrating explosions near the House OF
disruption OF tranSpora
ton dsocaton of the dock and widespread carnage 10
dwellings and property in the East End and along n
reported result of last nights marathon
of minutes the longest of the
recaptuaton Saturdays casualties showed 5O6 killed
and 1887 injured.
Non-N Military Targets Are Damaged
severe" and widespread tne
information is available 1t not
anticpaed that number of casualties will exceed those Oh
Saturday"
done to non-miltary targets tne
ministry added three hospitals and
Unofficial information that two worldamed museums hao
suffered Censorship forbade their dentfcaonJ
the main objective of the enemy
met the blind avagery of these latest night
attacks with admirable and resource the communque
said
Authoritative Royal Air Force quarters admitted 1t was ex
treney combat the raiders who clrcled at great
heights protection of heavy clouds and rain Search
lights could penetrate the clouds and fighter planes had d
Guilty finding weather to be expected three
nights during coming autumn and winter 1t was
pointed out. -
Authoritative declared Hters plan OF following up
bombngs with invasion being systematically
broken British counteattackS on his concentrations OF
barpes and at French bases across the Channel
they got lot together, then Struck
telling of the latest of these attacks