The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-31
British Naval Planes
 Are Attacking Finland
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(Continued found in the port and our attack was concentrated against harbor works. Anti-aircraft fire and lighter opposition were encountered but jetties were hit, a warehouse and an oil tank were seen to have been set afire and generally great damage was done to port facilities.
 "At Kirkenaes the fast German warship Bremse. with an arr1a- ment of six 3-5 anti-aircraft guns and which, before the war, was a gunnery training ship, was hit twice.
 Strong opposition from the enemy made 1t impossible to observe all results but 1t is believed that at least four supply ships were hit.
 "Three Messerschmitt-109s and one Junkers-e7 were known to have been shot down during the opera tions.
 "Our losses in these two attacks were IS naval aircraft. The next of kin of casualties are being informed as soon as possible" Intercepts Shipping
 London, July 31.--(UP) - Hugh Dalton, minister of economic war fare, revealed today that the Brit ish navy is intercepting shipping traffic to and from the French port of Marseille.
 Dalton said the action has been taken because "the bulk of cargoes landed there are seized by the Germans and Italians and outward bound ships carry enemy exports. "
 Dalton said that Britain attaches much importance to checking such trafflc.
 He said that during May and June the navy intercepted six ships in each month, carrying on trad ing between metropolitan France and French colonies.
 go far" he said, "there have been four interceptions this month, two of which were by the Neither lands navy"
 Dalton said that the situation with regard to this French tranac still is not satisfactory.
 Germany Hit Again
 London, July 3l.-(UP)-Britisi1 planes attacked industrial targets in the Aachen and Cologne areas of western Germany and docks a, Boulogne on the French invasion, coast during the night, their air ministry said today.
 A big force of Blenheim bombers attacked convoy of the German naval base on Helgoland yesterday by daylight, the ministry said, anc hit four ships totaling 4,700 tons Two of the ships were believed tc have been sunk.
 The ministry said that three planes were lost in the night attack and seven in the convoy attock.
 The air and home security min- istries said there was little German aerial activity over Great Britain during the night but slight damage was done along the eastern and southwestern coasts. There were Hc casualties.
 Betting On Allies
 London, July 31-(UP)-Book- makers here are accepting bets on a l to 3 basis that the Allies will defeat the Axis before the end of this year, the most optimistic view of Britain's prospects since the early days of the war, 1t was learned to- day.
 Two weeks ago some stock ex- change dealers here announced that they would accept bets on the chances of an Axis defeat by the close of 194i. The wagering started with the odds 10 to 1 against such eventuality.
 Last week, with greater Russian resistance to the Nazi advance, the odds were lowered to seven to one.
 An even sharper downward re- vision was made today when these dealers cut the odds to three to one.
 British Mayor Arrested
 London, July 31-(UP)-Maj. Sir Herbert Paul Latham, 36, Conserve tive member of parliament and Of- ficer in the Royal Engineers, has been detained for court martial for alleged offenses against military law, it was announced today.
 Details of the charges were kept secret.
 Latham is the second baronet, Ca baronetcy entails a heredity knight hood, which entities the holder to the title "Sir'' but does not make him a peer.
 Graduate of Etou and oxford, he was elected to the House of Com mons in 1881. He had as his country seat the famous Herstrncnceux cas- tle in Sussex. built in i440. | War Bulletins
 Rome. July 3i--(UP)-British air- planes, which for several weeks have pounded at Sicily with occasional blasts at Naples. yesterday raided dagliari on the Island Of Sardinia, the Italian high command said ro- day.
 Its communique said that oniy one person was killed in the attack on Cagliari, which is the site of Rn important italian airfeld. Sardinia is west Of Naples and due south ol tho French Mediterranean Island oi corBiea.
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