The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

(Continued from Page D ties and did no damage.
 German long range guns on the French coast shelled the Dover area during the night.
 Center On Battleship
 British airplane attacks along the invasion coast yesterday cen- tered on the 26,0O0 ton German battleship Gneisenau and the 10,- 900 ton German cruiser Prinz Eu- gen at Brest, and the battleship Scharnhorst, sister ship of the Qneisenau, at La Pallice, near the mouth of the 0ironde river to the south.
 Seven hits were observed on the Gneisenau and several sticks of bombs were seen to straddle the dock in winch she lies" an air min- istry communique said.
 "The Scharnhorst, which already had been damaged by Q Stirling the previous afternoon, was again hit"
 Disclosing that the flying fort resses formed the spearhead of the Brest attack, the ministry said:
 'These great four engine bombers arrived over Brest at a fantastic height, scarcely visible and cer- tainly inaudible to anyone on the ground. Tn all probability the scream of their bombs was the first sign the Boeing planes were there."
 Sea Battle Story London, July 25-(UP)-The 1,- 375 ton destroyer Fearless was sunk and one merchant ship was hit in an Italian attack on British con- voy in the Mediterranean, the ad- miralty said today.
 ,(Rome claimed yesterday that a British destroyer, several British merchantmen and seven British planes were destroyed in an aerial and naval attack on British con- voy Wednesday.)
 Italian planes attacked the Brit. ish convey by day and motor.tor- | pedo boats attacked by night, the admiralty said.
 An admiralty communique on thu engagement said:
 'Naval operations connected witt the passage of e convoy through the Mediterranean have been talk ing place.
 "During the operations our forces were subjected to series of heavy air attacks by day during which 6 number of enemy aircraft were shot | down and to attacks by EsboatS al night.
 "oniy preliminary reports have so far been received but 1t is known that only one merchant ship was damaged and that she was able to continue with the convoy under her own power.
 "The admiralty regrets to an- nounce that in course of operations the destroyer Fearless was sunk Next of kin of casualties will be inc formed as soon as possible.
 Further details of operations will be announced when fuller reports are received"
 Naxl Planes Hit England
 Berlin, July 25-(UP)-German planes bombed British ports on the northeast coast last night, the German high command said today in a communique which asserted that three British bombers had been shot down by fire from German naval craft.
 The communique said that Brit ish bombers last night bombed the northwest German coastal area causing civilian deaths and injur. ies but no industrial or military damage" It was claimed that tive British raiders were shot down.
 The high command said that "the British air force yesterday agair suffered a severe defeat on the Eng. lish Channel coast" losing 33 planes against four for the Germans.
 Informed German quarters sait that the main objective of British raids yesterday was Cherbourc where, 1t was said, 4S French civil. ians were killed and 130 injured. Il was admitted that heavy damage was done to the residenS1 sectior of Cherbourg.
 In addition to raids on England last night, the German air force in daylight yesterday made armed reconnaissance flights from thu south coast to Scotland, informed quarters said.
 Hamburg was described as the main objective of British raiders last night. It was said, however that German defensives forced thu British to turn back before they reached their objective.