The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-03-03

raid said that ct Borkum, on the German coast, they located some barracks and as there was no sign of activity 50 we guessed the Ger mans were having their afternoon nap" The pilot said that i've ma chine-gunned the barracks, then let go with bombs" Hangars and planes on the ground were hit, he said.
 Bombs also were dropped on the harbor at Harlingen yesterday at- ternoon but clouds prevented obser- vation of the damage, the air min istry reported. One returning pilot, however, said he saw crowds of people hurrying to the waterfront from town to see the results of our bombing"
 The air ministry called yester- days daylight activity offensive reconnaissance"
 On Saturday night, however, three planes were lost on what was described as a most successful raid on the German interior.
 At Cologne, the air ministry said, wharves and huge industrial build ings were set afire on both sides of the Rhine. Factories, silhouetted against the flames, made excellent targets, the ministry said.
 The attack was said to have been heavily concentrated and to have lasted from 9 D. m. to midnight. The raiders met heavy anti-aircraft fire and opposition from German night fighting planes, but when they left Cologne at the end of the attack, it looked as though we were flying away from a sunset" a flyer reported.
 The air ministry said that high explosive and incendiary bombs were showered on the Cologne tar get area and that considerable damage must have been done" It said that docks, railways, oil install lations and other targets fin the Ruhr, Rotterdam and Boulogne also were attacked Saturday night.
 Nazis Sink More Ships
 Berlin, March 3 = (UP) - The German high command today claimed sinking of Hi000 tons of shipping in attacks by long-range bombers and U-boats, and reported successful raids on Tobruk harhor and British troop concentrations at Agedabia in Libya.
 German bombers were said to have sunk a l0,000-ton merchant man and heavily hit another west of the Hebrides and a U-boat was credited with sinking 9,000-ton tanker.
 German reconnaissance planes were reported to have sunk a 2,000- ton merchantmen off St. Georges channel and severely damaged a larger vessel.
 Successful raids were claimed on Tobruk harbor and on troop con- centrations, columns of trucks and field encampments near Agedabia. whers German light mechanized units recently were said to have defeated British units.
 Additional enemy shipping losses were claimed by informed German sources, who sad bombers operating over the sea around England had sunk 4,000-ton vessel and U- boats had damaged and probably sunk" 12-000-ton tanker and two other vessels totalling $500 tons.
 Informed quarters reported that Gel9nan planes sank Q 2,000-ton vessel during an attack on the Isl- and of Malta yesterday. An 8,000- ton vessel near the Island of Sykc off the Scottish coast was said to have been damaged so severely it could be considered lost.
 The high command reported that German bombers attacked military obtectlves in the London area and at two chanel ports last night.
 The official German News Agen- cy, DNB. claimed that the British had lost four plyanes In the past 24 hours, two bompefs over the chan mel coast by anti-aircraft fire and two fighters In air battles. One of the British fighters was'said to have been shot down over Malta.
 Australia Awaits Japan
 London, March 3-(UP)-- Aus tralian Prime Minister R. c. Mem zies asserted today that war be- tween Australia and Japan was not inevitable and said that his coun-