The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-15
Britain Fears Latest
 Nazi Drive Dangerous
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 The admiralty asserted that a D. 900 ton German supply ship had been sunk by planes of @ British aircraft carrier; that other ships had been damaged and that aluni- mum works and an electric power station had been bombed.
 Hartman arrived in Great Brit ain Saturday by bombing plane, ac- company the Duke of Kent who had been visiting in Canada and the United States.
 Constantin Oumansky, Russian ambassador at Washington, and members of th2 American mission whom Hartman is to lead came with Hartman and the duke, all in bombing planes,
 Col. Philip B. Faymonville, for- mer American military attache at Moscow; Col. 0. P. Gross and Col. Charles w. Sunday, United States Army; Capt. Clinton E. Braine, Jr., United States Navy; Edward Page, state department attache; R. P. Meiklejohn, assistant to Hartman, and several junior officers and ci- vilian officers were in the party.
 Hartman will decide when the mission continues to Moscow.
 American Planes There
 Military experts expressed belief that among the British fighter planes sent to Russia were some of the newest, including possibly latest types of American-built planes, in order to challenge the German planes now massed on the eastern front.
 It was understood that Germany had put into action a new Messer- schmitt-ll5 fighter which has not been reported in action in the west. This type was said to be @ single scatter fighter, with 1900 horse pow CT Mercedes-Benz motors and 8 speed of 400 miles an hour.
 Military quarters reported that at least four squadrons of British planes, from 60 planes upwards, had been sent to the eastern front and 1t was believed they would be tested against the MesserschmittS.
 However, great secrecy was main tained as to numbers and the sole hint of the total number of planes earmarked for Russia was that of Prime Minister Winston Churchill last week that hundreds" were be- ing sent.
 Axis Columns Broken
 Cairo, Sept. l5.- (UP)-Britisln forces in western Egypt and at the encircled Libyan port of Tohguk were officially reported today to have broken up two Axis fnecha1ized columns with severe losses and to have carried out 6 series of 'bril- liant raids" against enemy positions.
 Most of the fighting was at night over the weekend.
 An Italian officer and three oth- CTS were captured from one strong point" the communique said.
 At two other strong points, close fighting took place and the enemy sustained heavy casualties, leaving 20 killed on the ground and two prisoners in our hands. One field gun and one anti-aircraft gun were destroyed.
 Tn retaliation, Q strong enemy force supported by Q number of tanks was engaged and over-ran with sheer weight of numbers one of our listening posts, containing six men.
 'Three German tanks were em- ployed in this operation. Theys sub seQuently were engaged and captured by British tanks. The enemy con- centration was then dispersed by heavy artillery fire"
 Helsinki Explosion
 Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 15.-tUP) by Finnish censors)-An ammunition ship blew up in Hel- sinki harbor Saturday night. There were many casualties. Several buildings were damaged and thou sands of windows were smashed. It was believed the explosion was duo to an accident but an investigation was started.
 The entire skatudden (eastern) section of the harbor, which con. tains the navy yard, was cordoned by police.
 Ambulances throughout Sunday were speeding between the harbor and hospitals.
 Not window was left intact, 1t was apparent, in the harbor district.
 Fire from the exploded ship spread to other ships nearby.
 The delayed Helsinki dispatch ;1- dicated that the explosion of a mu- nitions ship in the crowded harbor may prove to have been a major of the war.
 Italy After BOmbers
 Rome, Sept. i5.-(UP)-Persons responsible for bombings at Zagreb. capital of Croatia, are being round ed up and face military trial, 1tal- ian sources said today.
 All disorders in Croatia were blamed on communists, these sources said, and alleged commit nists are being systematically round- ed up to prevent future troubles.
 Zagreb was described as calm. The bombs caused only slight damage and no deaths, it was said here.