The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-08
EMPHASIZES IN
 BREST ATTACKED
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(ConCinued from Page D British bomber failed to return from daylight operations yesterday.
 The ministry placed major efn- phasis on the raid upon Brest.
 It was indicated that the raid was ono of the most successful since the Royal Air Force began Its sys- tematic bombing of the German battleships more than Q month ago. There have now been l7 raids on the battleships and the docks of Brest, Q great naval base on the French invasion coast.
 This was the second time direct hits had been claimed on the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. The first claim was made after a raid Sunday night.
 Seriously Damaged
 Air force men were convinced that the battleships had sustained serious damage. They had put into Brest after raiding commerce. and normally 1t would have required only 24 hours to refuel and repro- vision them.
 A great load of armor piercing bombs was dumped on the German ships In Sunday nights raid. The air ministry said that In that raid aside from the hits on the battle- ships, sticks of bombs repeatedly fell across the drydock In which one of them was sheltering. Many bursts of bombs, accompanied by flames and smoke were observed on or about the docks.
 BreSt is not only Q Shelter" for the battleships but 1t Is an impor- tant German submarine base, and It was believed that the Royal Ar Force raids on 1t had been real contribution to the battle Of the Atlantic.
 Take Spots at TObruk
 Rome, May 8.-(UP)-German and Italian forces have occupied im- portant positions at Tobruk, Libya where British garrison has been fighting off land and air attacks for 6 month, the Italian high com. mand said today.
 The high command said that east Of Sollum near the Egypt-Libya border, "clashes occurred, resulting In favor of the Italians and Ger. mans"
 It's communique said there iae been artillery activity near Mt Alati, notreh Of DeSsie, in Ethiopia where portions of the East Afrlcar Italian army nave concentrated.
 South of Addis Ababa, the higf command said, British and Italair forces fought for two days. Italiar forces counter-attacked numerous times, inflicting considerable losses on the British.
 German planes made repeated at tacks on British naval and air base on the island of Malta last night causing fires, explosions and "grav, damage" to military works, accord ing to the communique.
 Nazis Await U. s. Navy
 Berlin, May 8.-(UP)-Well in formed Nazis said today that appar ently the United States had decided to use its navy in Atlantic convo. 1 WOlh n Alld NICAHtally Who AA~AS WAaA sufficiently D repared" havint studied all possibilities.
 "The war mongering United State States is moving to the fore in al attempt to help it's English frien' to save what is left" the Boersei Zeitung commented.
 To this a Nazi informant added:
 "RegardleSs of any such hell England's fate is sealed"
 'Regardless of Secretary Henr L. Stimson calling for American naval aid to Britain, continued t be a chief topic for conversation ii unofficial circles, but an informan said:
 we are so accustomed to tha kind of talk that we now shake off as duck shakes water"
 sinking by Subs
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