Show R. R A. A F. F Prevents Mass Attack on Capital Nazis Reds Set Meet Eventual Iron Ring Around U. U S. S Seen by Germans BERLIN Sept 30 INS Ger INS Ger German man authorities Monday hailed the comment published by th the Moscow newspaper Pravda on the Rome Rome- Tokyo Berlin-Tokyo military pact as an outright indorsement of t the e treaty Officials Official everywhere greeted the Pravda editorial with undisguised I satisfaction and contended that it represented high official soviet opinion Meanwhile authentic quarters did not deny rumors that German Foreign Minister Joachim von Rib Rib- bentrop will fly soon to Moscow to conf confer r with Soviet Premier For eign Commissar V V. M. M Molotov regarding regarding regarding re re- re- re garding the pact But it was not clear yet whether represented anything but wishful l thinking in Berlin Berlin circles said it was obvious that the reich would score the greatest political triumph if Russia RussIa Russia Rus Rus- sia joined the three-power three treaty Iron Ring Around U. U S. S They con contended ended this would draw the greatest iron ring around the United States that any nation ever eve f faced ced and from a military point of view would confront America with paralyzing supe supe- Von now is resting Cresting at his country home but consultations consultations consultations consulta consulta- with Moscow are under way and are believed to have been aided aided aided aid aid- ed considerably by Pravda's edi edi- Pravda has answered London New York Washington and other circles who are trying franti frantically Continued on Pace Paje Four Column Three Three Giant German Berman Air Armada Launches Raid Of War on London Lyndon R. R A. A F. F Checks Attack Continued PI Pc Page One tenses lenses and streak on rat into London Here they were met by waiting British Hurricanes and Spitfires and roof top rooftop top watchers watchers reported that hat several sky battles were In progress high above the southern suburbs of ot the cIt city The crack of antiaircraft guns could be heard In the thet distance The nazi raiders wore were favored in their heir attacks by dense cloud banks Mondays Monday's new attacks came Inthe in inthe the he wake of an night all raid on the he capital In which large fires were started in the financial section section sec see tion of the city Simultaneously it was announced that an artillery duel took place over the Dover straits this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing between German Big Berthas Ber- Ber Ihas thas on the French coast and BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish range long guns The Germans replied to British fire which was believed to have set fire to the docks at Calais Guns on the English southeast coast opened fire before beCore dawn shelling the French coast A direct hit was reported scored on a in the Calais harbor where a large fire was visible after the shelling ceased Later the German guns replied firing four salvos sal at minute 20 Intervals intervals in- in apparently in an effort to silence the British guns gunS Town Twice A south coast English town was twice bombed this morning first by jy a lone raider and then by a group of German planes returning from the London area pursued by British fighters About a dozen bombs were dropped but it was stated they caused no military damage or casualties cas cas- The first of the daylight alarms occurred when a number of German German German Ger Ger- man planes crossed the southeast English coast and then split into small formations as they shot in in- in land All were driven off and there was no bombing or antiaircraft tire fire In London but both bombs and ground barrages were ere reported report report- ed along the south coast London Remains Calm London also remained calm during the second alarm which was of short duration and ended without any activity over the central central central cen cen- part of the capital During this alarm a force of 50 nazi bombers escorted by fighters fight fight- ers crossed the English channel and swung toward London Several other similar waves of German planes were reported along the southeast coast but it was claimed that all were engaged by British fighters and withdrew after suffering losses During the night raid a new type of ground barrage was hurled up at the nazi raiders and for the most part kept them fur fur- ther off the central areas of the city than on any previous night London rocked to the harsher crashes of the new weapons One observer reported the first plane which tried to break through the new barrage droned in confidently confident confident- ly but limped off with one en engine engine engine en- en gine out of order and subsequently subsequent subsequent- ly crashed Home Counties' Counties Raided The home counties surrounding surround surround- ing London and districts adjoining adjoining adjoining adjoin adjoin- ing the Mersey river were heavily raided by German planes which continued the raid throughout the night It was London's air raid alarm since the war began Simultaneously it was revealed that nine British Hurricane fighting fighting fight fight- ing planes at dusk Sunday saved Liverpool from what might have been a serious bombing The Hurricanes caught nine German Heinkel bombers over the Irish channel and routed them it was claimed shooting down two An air ministry describing the latest German raids said Enemy bombers were active over many parts of the country during the night The London home counties and the were subjected to heavier and more sustained attacks than any other areas In London bombs w were e ere r e dropped on many districts and a number of fires were started One of them in the city financial district was of a serious character character character charac charac- ter but is now under control I I Preparing for or Possibility o of Foe Using Gas I M ro M Me R e r w mow W V w jt y a Sv v Y l MASKED RID ERS RIDERS REHEARSE MILITARY TACTICS S ON 1 MOTORCYCLES Y iES 1 Britain's mobile police sometimes called sc scouts outs get ready ready for dreaded gas attacks |