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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Personal
Women's Club Programs Start TonorroU Afternoon

amazing and amusing tales of ad- I ventures behind the scenes with lecturers. He was born and brought up in the atmosphere of great people for his father before him most only introduced great celebrities to the lecture platform, but he also brought them to his home. In his own time James Pond has brought to this country and managed tours for some of the worlds most famous such notables as John Masefield, Rabindrinath Tagore, Annie Besantr Mrs. Pankhurst, Maurice Maeter- ling, Lord Dunsa1ly, John Gals worthy and Sir Phillip Gibbs. Some of the outstanding Americans he has managed are Admiral Byrd, Ad- miral Peary, Ruth Draper and Cornelia Otis Skinner.
 MT. Pond has a genius for char acter portrayal and he amuses his audiences as he tells of the human side of his celebrities, their eccen- tricities and the difficulties encoun- tered in adapting foreign speakers to the American audiences.
 This regular meeting of the Wo- mems Club will be sponsored by the program committee.
 Mrs. J. Winfred Beecher, chair man; Mrs. Chris Neuswanger, Mrs Henry Platt, Mrs. Laurence Bean Mrs. Clyde A. Jennings and Miss Alberta Edell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
: SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Irene A. MuLDiLLe
 Rendered. Shower

Mrs. James Mulville and Miss Agnes O'Connell were hostesses on Wednesday at a miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Irene 4. Mulville of Hillside avenue, whose marriage to John H. Keefe will take place on Saturday, October 18th, at St. Margaret's Church.
 Those present were: Mrs. Mary Langford, Mrs. Harrison Book, Mid- dlebury; Mrs. A. R. Krolides, Strat- ford; Mrs. Frank Krolides, Strat- ofrd; Mrs. Albert Linden, Mrs. Char les Kellert, Mrs. Della Alderman, Mrs. Joseph Hart, Mrs. William Squires, Mrs. William O'Connell, Margaret Fitzgerald, Mrs. B. c. Stig- berg, Mrs. Daniel Mccarthy, Mrs. James Mulville, Mrs. Frank Ken nedy, Mrs. Vincent Crary, Mrs. Homer Prime, Mrs. Fred Steinert Mrs. John Gilmore, Mrs. Albert Rush, Mrs. Frank O'Rourke.
 Also the Misses Gertrude Stig- berg, Kathleen Calvin, Elizabeth Toole, Caroline Steinert, Angeline Masi, Janet Pace, Agnes O'Connell, Ruth Barry, Eleanor Book, Marion McNerney, Muriel Alderman, Helen Rush, Louise Gonya, Alma Squires Irene Mulville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
RuLKoYITCH-SIMAITIs

The marriage of Miss Nellie Mary Simaitis, daughter of Anthony Si- maitis of Bank street and Charles Bulkovitch, son of Mrs. Eva Bulko- witch of Naugatuck took place Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock at St Joseph'S church. Rev. Joseph Valan- tiejus officiated at the ceremony.
 The altar was banked with palms and white gladioli and special mu- sical program was rendered by Pro- lessor Alexander Aleksis.
 Miss Ellen Gudjunas, cousin oi the bride, was her only attendant and Joseph Bulkovitch of Nauga- tuck attended his brother as best man.
 The bride wore a gown of ivory white satin styled with flared skirt terminating in long train and the square neckline was outlined in rosepoint lace, the same trimming being used on the tightly fitted bo- dice. She wore veil of illusion in finger tip length falling from a tiara of orange blossoms and car ried @ prayerbook marked with or chids. Her attendants frock was ot ice blue satin styled similar to that of the bride and she wore short ice blue veil which fell rom a clus- ter of red roses. She carried an arm bouquet of red roses. The dress of the bridegroom's mother was black crepe and she wore a corsage of gardenias.
 A reception for over one hundred and fifty guests was held at. Quak- CT Inn following the ceremony. The couple left on wedding trip to Ni- agara Falls, the bride wearing a hunters green coat of Llama wool with red fox fur collar and brown accessories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
DONAHUE- SHERMAN

The marriage of Miss Mary Sher- man of Southmayd road to James P. Donahue of West Main street was solemnized Saturday morning at an 8 o'clock ceremony performed by Rev. Francis Murphy at the Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The attending couple were Miss Ruth Rogers of Block Island, R. l., ard Paul Sherman of St. Petersburg Fla.
 The bride wore petrol blue al- paca gown. It was of street length and was designed with round neck and long sleeves. She wore a feather hat of the same color and a corsage of Sweetheart roses Miss Rogers dress of crepe was in a two-tone figured blue print and she wore a blue felt hat in har- mony. She also had Sweetheart rose corsage.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edward Sherman of Southmayd road, brother anc sister-in-law of the bride, were hosts at the wedding reception which was held at their home Guests were present from Nev York, Florida and Long Island.
 MT. and Mrs. Donahue will re. side at 380 West Main street aftel their return from 8 trip tA Wash. ington, D. c.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
SPADOLA-MADONIA

Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Ann Madonia, daughter of Mrs. Josephine Madonia of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Nicholas Spadola, son of Mrs. Theresa Spad- ola of Brooklyn, N. r., and nephew of Mrs. Frank Daurio of Lexington Avenue, which took place yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock at St. SylveS- ter's Church in Brooklyn, N. Y.
 A reception was held at the Hotel Granada in Brooklyn, N. r., follow ing the ceremony.
 MT. Spadola, former resident of this city, is an alumnus of Crosby High School.
 Among the local relatives who att tended the ceremony were: Mrs. Frank Daurio, Phyliss spadola, Eleanor spadola, Mrs. Homer Rug glero. Mfr. and Mrs. Salvatore siani Of this city, Mrs. Charles Traficanti of Naugatuck and Miss Marie siani, D. N. Of Long Island College Hospi- tai.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Coettes Sponsor First Annual Dinner Dance
Thomas photo

and Dom Coviello, Janet Pace and Mike Haiday, Katherine Vallett and Michael Trentalange, Melba Fal-
 cone and Michael Smeraglia, Jane Margiotta and Joseph Lombard of Hartford, Anne Hopkins and Louis Ritucci, Anne Jamele and Sal Taci- nelli Rosalie Longo and Philip Mar tino, Ida Guerrero and Ralph Par lapiano, Sylvia Perillo and A. E. Russo, Marie Damiani and Richard J. Scadden, Josephine Caruso and Louis Varanelli, MT. and Mrs. Jo- seph Angelo, Marie Calo and Tullio Perillo, Betty Damiani and Charles Damiani of New Haven, Julia B. Jannetty and Leo Ferreira, Connie Gualtieri and Ralph Nicolas, Ade- line Barbieri and Joseph Del Cioppo Mary Orso and James Sciarra, MT
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Personal

MT. and Mrs. William w. Vos- burgh, Jr. of Buckingham. Street announce the birth of daughter last evening at the Waterbury Hos- |pital.
 |. Mrs. William ShacKley of Young Street is confined to her home where she is recovering from injur- ies received in 8 fall recently.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Peters of Washington street are spending a few days in New York City.
 Miss Kathleen Foster has return ed to her home on Wolcott street after spending few days in Bos- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Miss Irene Vezina Is
 Rendered ShouUe1

A shower was held at Guertin's recently in honor of Miss Irene Ve- gina. Miss Vezina was presented a chest of sterling silver from the fol- lowing: Mrs. Amanda Vezina, Mrs. Michael J. Wallace, Mrs. Patrick J. Wallace, Mrs. Alice Vezina, Mrs. Arthur Vezina, Mrs. G. Frigon, Mrs. L. D. Bouley, Mrs. R. Belval, Mrs. E. Belval, Mrs. M. Poissant, Mrs. w. Guertin, Mrs. O. O'Hara, Mrs F. G. Baribault, Mrs. E. Scovill, Mrs. Edgar Baribault, Mrs. W. Baribault, Mrs. L. Pepin, Mrs. E. Bernier, Mrs. L. Levesque, Mrs. Hector Bernier, Mrs. Noel Phaneuf, Mrs. Merrill Fortin, Mrs. Serge Belanger, Mrs. Albert Lavigne, Mrs. Oscar St. Mary, Mrs. Alfred Derouin, Mrs. Jos. Baribault, Mrs. Eugene Arcand, Mrs. Rudolph Dansereau, Mrs. Lu- cien Derouin, Mrs. Maurice Cossette, Mrs. Albert Gagner, Mrs. Walter Derouin, Mrs. Alfred LeClerc, Mrs. Alex Daudelin, Mrs. Jos. Perreault, Mrs. David Waugh, Mrs. Arthur DeMers, Mrs. Jos. Monnerat, Mrs. Cyr, Mrs. L. J. Thibault, Jr., Mrs. Homer Archambault, Mrs. William H. Laire, Mrs. w. Porter, Mrs, Charles B. Ouellette, Mrs. Alfonso Bernier, Mrs. D. Kelly, Mrs. Elise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

The Coettes held their first an- nual dinner dance at Waverly Inn, on Friday, October 4th.
 Members of the club include: Louise Mazzaferro, president; Sylvia Perillo, secretary treasurer; Melba Falcon, publicity officer; and Betty Damiani, Marie Damiani, Julia Jannetty, Rosalie I,ongo, Jane Mar giotta, Elsi Perillo and Linda Peril To.
 One of the entertaining highlights of the evening was a "Tag Danc," which was greatly enjoyed by all.
 ThoS attending were: Louise Mag aferro and Hrbrt Clark, Linda Pe- rillo and Joe Fox, Betty Rogowski and Edward Murray, Elsie Perillo and Al Bradshaw, Virginia Fede and Louis Falcone, Mary Marciano
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
MAN ABOUT TOWN

New Yorkers Are Talking About: The next Gallup Poll which shows FOR 90 far in front they hesitate to announce the count. The M. Lcy-A. Hornblom bustup (which they've denied) which intimates suspect will be confirmed to give a movie mag a scoop. The zinp of Panama Hattie" the new Ethel Norman hit, and Cole Porter's grandest torchant since Might and Day.. ... The fact that the Krupp Works in Germany hadn't been stRAFed until the very day Neville Chamberlain resigned. Rufnor long ago linked him to Krupp as a heavy stockholder. The Hollywood thunder about Peter Arno slapping a gal in a night club, which he swears was framed press stunt a week old. He will sue for libel to prove it. :. ]. Senator Wheeler's off, stage comment that he will never do anything about removing restrictions which keep the G-Men from wire tapping on spies and kid-snatchers. .. Norma Shearer's new "hide- away" on w. 86th street. The chorus girl who had to be finger printed and was so worried that they'd discover some fingerprints on herl
 The Hedy Lamarr-J John Howard beeg-theeng since Kay Kriff1th gave him the air for his pal, Brod Craw- ford. .. Mickey Rooney's off-the- loh romance with Mary Beth Hughes, which put her off the Met TO lot. Mickey is being true, though. =. The way Robert Shaw sees Betty Grable almost every night and they play checkers, but honest to-gahn- checkers! The editor of the sinful Police Gazette being a woman-Edythe Farrell. The way Linda Watkins, the attractive widow, is trying to forget her late groom with I. Ashley. The TO- nance of Mady Christians and Wal ter Slezak. Richard Aliens mar riage Saturday to Mildred Hughes, who show-girl'd in Streets of Paris" John O'Hara's literary lace in Newsweek, to wit: ""Time of Your Life is a half-fast job of reporting" {"
 The Wm. CleIIand case, which comes up in Toronto Thursday. She was Penny Bancroft who furnished in the Broadway hit musicals. He's a wealthy hooch exec charged with allegedly assaulting her. The pen- alty, if guilty, is yrs. and dozen lashes in the public square. Prime Minister Hepburn is trying to have it settled oyoc. The police tip on the brains behind that attempted train holdup near 225th Street in which mail was grabbed. The po- lice think the leader is a discharged cop, and that he also staged that Consolidated Edison firm stickup in 125th Street. Jean Muir's wed- ding to lawyer H. Jaffe this week. =. The sudden death in Brooklyn hospital of Mrs. Little Jack Little.
 The whirlpool" fiikture at the Art Theater on 8th Street. A new way of spelling Lady Chatterley's Lover" =. The way Mrs. Reid, the Herald Tribune publisher (and her rich cronies), quietly operate their own organization to trap 5th Col umnazis. Their best job to date be- ing the expose of Westrick. The death of Roy Cummings, who was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
ODD TICKETS TO LECTURE

Philadelphia CuP)-Two playing cards whclh were Issued as "tickeis' to medical sehoI lectures in i7of were exhibited to bloentennlal vis- ll0rs co the University Of Pennsyl. vanla. Longhand inscriptions on tho reverse sides show that the cards were "tlekets" to medical Scheol lectures by pr. James Wood. house olemenls back ln f700.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

The first regular program meet ing of the Waterbury Women's Club will be held tomorrow after noon at 3 o'clock. The speaker will be James B. Pond, lecture Impres- ario and editor of Program Nigga zine. His subject will be: World Celebreties."
 In his lecture he will tell some
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

Miss Doris Murray, who is to be married soon to John Reuter-, was honored at shower given by Miss Helen Steinmetz and Miss Ruth Beiersdorfer at the Steinmetz home on Willow street.
 The guests included Mrs. Joseph Fava, Peggy Steinmetz, Bernice Murray, Pegi Smith, Rose Foley, Shirley Thomas, Diana McDonough, Florence Murray, Mrs. Della Ack- erman, Mrs. Tom Murray Mrs. George Steinmetz, Mrs. Joseph Beiersdorfer, Mrs. Frederick Reut- ter, Mrs. Arthur Libby, Helen St-u- bel, Henrietta Gilbert, Clare Broth- CTS, Bernice Murray, Grace Costel- To, Eleanor Mascola, Florence Naka, Eleanor Benan, Mrs. Bessie Came ron, Helen DiModugno, Caroline Navarro, Mrs. Joseph Degnan, Mrs. Thelma Fava McDonough and Rose Anderson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

and Mrs. Joseph Lombard, MT. and Mrs. Vincent Palladino, MT. and Mrs. John Palladino, MT. and Mrs. Fred Levesque, MT. and Mrs. F. Robertson, Rose Kowalski and Louis Martin, Beatrice Laravee and Har- old Egan
 The next meeting of the Coettes will be held on Tuesday, October 9th, at the home of President Louise MaZzaferro.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

Veillette, Mrs. Henry Derouir1, Mrs. Louis Brousseau, Mrs. Ernest De- rouin, Mrs. Armand Vanasse, Mrs. Ross Snyder, Mrs. May Pronovost, Mrs. Hervey Baribault, Mrs. Philip Gervais, Mrs. Alex Chevrette, Mrs. Roland Chevrette, Misses Mary Wallace, Rita DuBois, Blanche DuBois, Ida Leblanc, Blanche Des- sureau, Annette Guertin, Albertine Marcil, Helene Brodeur, Rose Ann Veillette, Helene Beliyeau, Claire Derouin, Roma Gagner, Claudette Chevrtte, Albertine Belval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
ELTON CONTRACT CLUE

Winners in the Friday session of the Elton Contract Club conducted by Mrs. William Sherman Smith were: North and South: Mrs. Ray mond Pidge and Mrs. Thomas Col lins, 97; Mrs. Frank N. Hess and Mrs. Louis Smith, 81 and East and West: Mrs. Phillip Shaler and Mrs. Thomas Tobin, 104; Mrs. James Ross and Mrs. George Russell, 75;
 The standing includes: Pidge- -Col- lins, 179 1-2; Spicer- -Breithaupt 161 1-2; and Tobin- -Shaler, 202 and Ross -Ji1lson, 156.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07
Weddings
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scorers in the Friday after noon session of the Cornell Contract Club conducted by Mrs. John c. Moriarty were: North and South: Mrs. Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. W. H. Cink, 70; Mrs. E. ChFisty Erk and Mrs. Frances Parker, 6I, and East and West: Mrs. Donald Mar tin and Charles velte, 68 1-2; Mrs. John Doran and Mrs. Royal Huck- ins, 64 1-2.
 The standing is as follows: Bailey Petitjean, 196 1-2; Doran-Huckirs, tied with Cink- -Finnegan, 189 1-2 and Cross-McC Carthy, 189 l-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-07

The WateTvllle paront.Teachess Association will meet tomorrow af. teFnoon ct 2i30 o'clock at tho epraeue School gymnaaium. All filombofs arc roque6ted to attend co plans will bo made for activities for the coming year,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12
Sweden's Shipping
Ordered Into Port
Pending Decision

NEW YORK. April IL. up --
SWeden's 1897 mcrchane ships are
ordered to seek sanctuary in the
nearest neutral, allied or home
port until German aims in Scan
dinavia are made clear. according
to Martin Kastengren, Swedish
consul general here.
He said the order had been
radioed to the masters of all SWe-
dish ships at sea.
The order paralyzed a merchant
fleet aggregating almost 100000
gross tons.
The status of Danish and Nor
wegian shipping was less clear.
Lack of official reports from either
country left it up to individual
ship captains to decide what they
would do.
Underwriters are refusing to in
sure Danish ships, and it appeared
possible that a large part of the
Danish and Norwegian merchant
fleets might be transferred to AM
erican registry to avoid seizure by
the Na2iS or the Allies.
With thousands of Scandinavian
vessels heading for safe harbors
the prospects were that more than
81 100000 worth of tonnage
would be tied up as result of
Germanys invasion of Denmark
and Norway.
Several United States ships were
affected by the Nazi thrust. he
Flying Cloud and Mormacsea of
the Moore Mccormick lines were
caught in Bergen and Trondheim,
Norway, respectively, and the
Charles R. Mccormick, owned by
the Mccormick Steamship COM
pany of San Francisco, was also
in Norwegian waters.
Moore-McCormiok'S Mormactide'
which was 1000 miles at sea en-
route TO Norway when the German
invasion started, returned on Or
der and docked at Jersey City
today The Mormacsun also Is re-
turning.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12

most Of the Yugoslav river pilots
who for years have guided ships
and barges through the treacherous,
rocky iron Gate stretch, suddenly
have gone into retirement, further
hampering the movement of sup
plies from the Balkans to Germany.
Rumania. which got sections of
Russia. Bulgaria and Hungary in
the World war, and which controls
Black Sea, was under pressure from
every side. Persistent reports reach
ed Bucharest of the maSsing of
German troops on the Hungarian
frontier. Rumania military experts
said today that that was not alarm
German troops we're known to have
been close to Hungary since the
war started, mostly in Slovakia.
Rumania officials said Russia
would not likely invade Rumania
without Germany's permission, and
that Germany was not likely to
permit it as long as she depended
SO much on Rumania oil and grain
Rumanan officials attributed
some of the Russian invasion"
rumors to real estate spectators
who circulated through Bessarabia
crying The Russians are coming, -
then bought up property from flee
ing Rumanians at bargain prices
Several of these rumor mongers
have been arrested.
At ConStanza, Rumanian Black
Sea port, foreign ship crews re-
ported yesterday that they had seen
mines along the coast of Bulgaria
The commander of the Greek ship
Stats said that the captains of
several passing ships in the Black
Sea had warned him of mines
outside Port Farna.
At Budapest Hungary, news
papers continued publishing editori-
ais largely favoring Germany but
tending to leave the door open in
case the Norwegian war went for
the Allies.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12
BY PETER c. RHODES

ABS Norwegian Swedish
Frontier, April II. (UP)-Announce-
ment that the Norwegian govern
ment has ordered the arrest of
Colonel Sundlo commander of the
iron orc port Of Narvik, on charges
that h2 helped the Germans seize
the port and refused to let his troops
fire on the NaziS enables me to
tell the inside story of the part
the Norwegian commander played
in the INVASION.
Sundlo. a personal friend of Gen.
Werner Won Blomberg. former Ger
man war minister who was Sundlo'S
guest in Narvik in 1885. is we'll
known as a Norwegian Nazi.
l remember clearly the amaze
ment neutral correspondents and
many NorWegians expressed Mon
day night when the radio at 10 pm.
announced that the German fleet
was on its way up the coast, and
later upon the discovery of the
arrival of troop transports, that no
orders were given for defense of the
town.
Moreover, the loss of two Nor
wegian warship with over $50 lives
can be placed indirectly upon
Sundlo
The warshipS were ordered, as
Commander ASkim of the battleship
Norge told me Saturday, to be
auxiliary of the land forces at
NarVik
Hence, they should have been
Tromsoc ordered two submarines
also stationed at Narvik, to depart
for an unknown destination OF
they would have been taken OF
sunk
As | pointed out in a dispatch
last Sunday, the British merchant
mon alone in the harbor had suf-
ficicnt armament to repel any in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12
Belgium Prepared
To Defend Borders
AGAINST Attackers

BRUSSELS. April II, 'UP) -
Belgium is prepared to defend its
territory against any attack and
believes it is in position to make
any invasion difficult if not dan
gerous, it was understood today.
Most extensive precautions, some
of them effected within the last
48 hours, have been made to de-
fCnd the frontiers and the Belgian
troops arc in q strong defensive
line bristling with modern guns.
Well informed sources denied re-
ports published abroad of a Ger
man ultimatum TO Belgium against
placing itself under allied protec-
ton
Belgium had clearly rcaffirmcd
its policy of neutrality Wednesday
it was said, and yesterday Lieut.
Gen. Henry Denis had announced
that the country would defend it
self on all sides if attacked.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12
First Test Given
Power Of Planes
To Change Warfare
isy WEBB MILLER

LONDON. April l2. tUP)-The
first large scale tcSt of whether
modern air power has drastically
altered or outdated the old time
fundamental principles of sea war
fare now is underway in Scan-
GlnaVia.
Upon the result depends the ex-
tent of the difficulty the Allies will
have in roofing the Germans from
Norway and whether the axioms of
naval strategy will have to b. re-
written.
On two vital counts Adolf Hitler
has boldly violated orthodox naval
principles-by sending an exDedi-
tionary force across the sea without
holding undisputed command OF
those waters and by dividing into
three isolated parts his naval forces
in the face of eventually pre-
dominant enemy naval forces. The
first violation always has been
regarded as suicidal.
Before the advent of air power
either would have been considered
almost certainly fatal.
It was undoubtedly from this
viewpoint that, in his speech In the
House of Commons yesterday, First
Lord of the Admiralty Winston
Churchill characterized the German
adventure in Scandinavia as a
grave strategic error as great
strategic and political error as
was committed by Napoleon in in
vading Spain
The big scale transport of troops
and supplies by airplane is likely
to have a vital bearing upon the
ability of the Germans to maintain
their foothold in Norway Even
though the Allies manage perma-
nently to cut the sea communica-
tions of the Germans through the
Kattegat they, the Germans still
will be able to pour thousands of
fully equipped men to Norway
through the air on big, troop carry
ing airplanes.
1t has been reported reliably that
Germany already is using several
hundred troop carrying airplanes
transporting 20 men each.
Because of the short distances
involved it is possible for each
plane to make several trips day.
Comparatively short flights make it
possible for the transports to be pro-
tected by lighter planes. On longer
flights such protection would not be
possible because of the limited fly
ing range of the fighters.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-12
NeutraEs Report
German Demand OF,
Swedish Railroads

LONDON, April II. (UP)-Neutral
diplomatic circles today heard re-
ports-so far unconfirmed elsewhere
that Germany this morning de-
manded the right of passage of
German troops and supplies through
Sweden and Norway.
The information received in diplo-
matte sources was that the German
government wanted to use Swedish
railroads for transit of reinforce
ments to Nazi forces already scat :
tered through Norwegian strong
points.
The Allied air and naval forces
have been battling since Monday
to cut the German supply lines to
Norway, having mined the waters
of the Skagerrak and the mouth of
the Kattegat and repeatedly attack
ed German communications lines
in an effort to isolate the forces
in Norway.