Show - ? f f 4’ 4 4 Z r r T' i'Hi 1 H V'f i £lc Sait fiakc Wednesday Morning- - tribune- f Finnish circles in ’London Tuesday expressed uneasiness lest Russia resume the advance into Finland in order to forestall either allied or German encroachment on Finnish territory Scandinavian ports said the wireless 26000-to- n reGer-m- an battleship Gneisenau was sunk in the Skagerrak with '1500 of her crew and that another nazi warship went down in Oslo fjord presumably the guns of Norwegian bat- teries Air battles were fought at sea and over Oslo with British German and Norwegian planes crashing in flames Train of Developments Follows un-d- er lightning invasion of Denmaik and Sweden in retaliation for the allies’ mining of Norwegian territorial waters along the lifeline cf the reich’s Iron ore shipments brought these developments: 1 — The Norwegian govern ment of Premier Johan resigned after flee- -' Oslo and Vidkun from ing Quisling of the e national union and party proclaimed himself premier by radio with the statement that Germany’s occupation was “salvation from the Germany’s nazi-typ- allies’ frightful act of force" 2 — German forces including “trojan horse" units of marines "In disguise reported the occ- upation of the vital Norwegian Atlantic ports of Narvik Trondheim Bergen Stavanger Knstiansand bombing several of the objectives which offered resistance 3 — The German high announced occupation of all Norwegian points of “military importance" at nightfall including airdromes and naval centers after com-"ma- nd N J£ ft THE HAGUE April 8 (APl-- The Netherlands government after a special cabinet session devoted to developments in Scahdinavia decreed Tuesday “precautionary measures" more sweeping In scope than those issued January 15 when Belgium and The Netherlands feared violation of their neutrality The cabinet began a second special session Tuesday right follow-in- g afternoon conference at which Queen Wilhelmlna received Prime Minister Derek Jan de Geer and Defense Minister Lieutenant Colonel A Q H Dyxhoorn Orders issued Tuesday afternoon canceled regular and extraordinary leaes of absence for all army and navv personnel and all members of the air and antiaircraft forces except those granted because of serious illness or death in the families of troops All men were ordered to return to duty Immediately Officials said the German Invasion of Norway and Denmark had sharpened the international situation but that The Netherlands was “standing out of It " They said Scandinavian developments had no direct bearing on the low countries and expressed no fear that action would be taken Norway' Premier Johan Belgium or The NetherHe moved against lands but said It would be dangerNorway' eat of government ous for the country to neglect its Tueday from Oslo to llamar defenses In the interior The general public avidly read newspapers announcing the 10 — British and German overnight spread of the European conflict to Scandinavia warplanes fought in the sky were no scenes of excitement There Wire m 30 hour 5 an over Oslo at p communicatioh with Copenhagen and a half after formal sur- had been cut early Tuesday render of the capital to a Ger- Leads Exodus r i JjL man general 11 — Six Norwegian soldiers were reported here to have been killed when Germany captured the Charlottenberg airdrome Norwegian planes battled invading German planes over Fornebo airdrome on the outskirts of Oslo where 20 homes were damaged by nazi bombs and several persons injured Four German and two Norwegian planes were said by to have fallen in battle 12— An official German statement broadcast by radio denied that Germany had threatened Sweden All Quiet in Norway Say Nazia The German high command s announcement of the mop-u- p of the occupation of Norway said that the Norwegians resisted “especially strongly'’ at Oslo and Knstiansand and that the coastal defenses in Oslo fjord were stormed by infantry shock troops cooperating with the navy and air force “All is quiet in Norway” the German radio said adding that German reinforcements are flowing constantly into both Norway and Denmark ready to cope with any allied efforts to drive out the German forces of LONDON April 9 W— Following I the text of Prime Minis- ter Chamberlains statement to the house of commons Tuesday on the German Invasion of Denmark and Norway The house will be aware that k Germany' ha today Invaded and Norway Ever since the beginning of the present war they have attempted to dominate Scandinavia and to control both the political and economic of the Scandinavian policies states That pressure on those states has been steadily Increasing and as Is now well known she claims to exercise the right to dictsta policy as she did toward Finland during the Finnish-sovie- t war The house will recall that in the statement I made at the end of that war on the nineteenth of March I used the following Den-mm- words ‘ the result to ScanThe security of Fin- Is ‘ 1 Gr-itwii- jfrt get ' 7 'ii £ BELGRADE April 9 (AD— Dread of a quickly spreading war gripped I-the neutral nations of southeastern Europe Tuesday as the German invasion of Scandinavia wa couplejjl with reports that the nazis had demanded the right to police the Danube and the allies were preparing to strike in the Black sea area Authoritative quarters said Germany was pressing Rumania Jugoslavia Bulgaria and Hungary to accept a strict German guard along the entire navigable Jength of the great International river by which the reich imports vast quantities of oil grain and other supplies Rumanian gunboats were detached from the Black sea force for Danube patrol duties as n aftermath of the detention by Rumanian police of British barges which Germans charged with German forces are now occupying this city carrying dynamite to destroy the of Trondheim third port city of Norway narrow Danube channel through the “iron gate" gap in the Carpathian mountains Amid German allegations that the British barge “plot" was a flagrant breach of Rumanian neutrality the Rumanian government was reported to be making diplomatic representations in London Oil circles have long understood that French and British petroleum companies in Rumania were readv to plug or blast their wells and to destroy their refineries In case Germany invaded the country Bulgarian officials denied a report that German river police were already guarding the Bulgarian bank of the Danube which forms of the Bulganan-Ru-mania- n Et -- 1 P v f C' -- n If frontier : he - il r mil tr y d N - 4 J J — (UP-Oer- wrap pueno This view shows the market square 1 The statue represents the city’a founder LONDON April 9 Woolton food minister CTt-L- ord said Tuesday that th German Invasion of Norway and Denmark made a con- siderable alteration netessarv In Britain 1 food aupplj arrangements but added "at any rate for th time being It will not affect our tallons " Biituin hitherto drew part of her dairy aupplles and bacon from V 1 V0 Kit V awift nazi warcraft Dispatches from Stockholm ton vessel was lost in battle said the 26000 Anglo-Frenc- yepai Jev ' h Jibe 5' Del Jim jstew I sly bmt 1 k adei yon h The (hi ' ti Sv fsveer my : pe 1 jI me P0‘ i The fanv fostl I vo I in ret aton Imminent air of th mimstm of war they could get at the Geri - had told theater f ml ure rltl! le I hut Dm Vgi ice lipt J ie I llei in wtuk Germam jut storm the Sup western front (vest rt Change War Face Developments within the last !t hour which changed the whoi face of th war Included 1 German occupation of Deis mark without resistance TheB't-isno foreign office said Britain regards Denmark a an encrh occupied countrv similar to Czechoslovakia or to Belgium in th lut war emphasizing that this casino slur on the Danes It wm the Germans had crikr mne-prisoners of the British aff in In Copenhagen and hi international of breach undoubted custom " 2 German nuupation of vital Norwegian resistance cosst on th Norwegan points 0s a included thes Dispatches said r the capital where there and artillery aition Bergen vik and Stavanger The Bri Md foreign office spokesman — 1 Norwegian government lneror' fled to Hamar in the is In good heart and resistance " The Nonef F ernment had announced tw Germ b country was at war with Secret Session i The Swedish parliament JJ to k'jj In emergency snrt a government declaration to hweden would attemptwould O tain her neutralitv ana v "as an enemy" anv agsrrivo diploma ally discriminating lieved however thst broilment In th wr Pro dJ'1’ j but a question of a fw not hours d I nl trki ' Fighting Marks Port Capture Tditnr Note: Th following description of th German captur of th Norw-Rta- n Iron ore port of Narvik was telephoned by a United Frees correspondent to Stockholm sucTuesday night after h ceeded In reaching th Swedish frontier town of Asblsoo about 10 mile from Narvik Peter G Rhodes t lilted Fres Staff orrespoiulelit By C poit for Germany’s Iron or supplies which th allied blockade had tried to choke off began at 4 50 a m and 40 minute latr th Ger man were In full possession Th two German destroyers landed about I TOO to 2000 troops to carry out th occupation Although there were Norwegian armv and naval units In Narvik and the city was protected hv anti altirnft batteries neither the oops nor the people pul up anv In the city display of leslstam proper No far ns I could as attain only on polite officer and one soldier vveie killed In addition to th Norwegian snllota who lost their lives In the torpedoing of the two war-shi- p In th Inn hor (Hie two Norwegian warships which the Gei mans torpedoed presumably w et e the sain one s w hli li Rhodes (n a dlspalih Monday said vw t waiting with steam up in th haibor whil Billlsh warship pat roiled th newly laid allied min fields nearbv Two Norwegian submarine wfr said to hav left Narvik Monday ) 1 ASB1SCO s Th 4 tal 1 A Ik A rik j TI J rp I) H js tl t n I al hr A fa ft t I a n t ?Al IT Ta - -- Norway’s King Haakon shown at a ski meet near Oslo last month Behind hini are Crown Princes Martha and her daughters Princess Astrid and Princess Ragnhild Tuesday the royal family was reported to have followed the government to a new capital at llamar Ki f rr III nt & c gin measures were The cheerful as the council meeting ended ini cated their confidence that the new turn of the warns to thw advantage and that the hum against Germany agreed upoa 1! one the meeting would be The German invasion of Scav dinavia opens the war on two fronts a contingency which Chancellor Adolf Hitler until now tH his best to avoid Allied commanders had been yearning for another V-- 'lb two Norwegian waishlps n well a a Hntixlt ship Ivlng In the Bril-lsI ONUON April 9 tD-T- he harbor filed on the nltm Ing G authorities Tuesday annnunred distroyers but their resistthe temporary suspension of postal ant was broken quukly Th German attack on Narvik stonla Finservlies tA Denmark land Greenland Latvia Lithuania 200 miles above th Arctic circle on th Atlantic and chief loading Norway and Sweden 1 Twc The h 510 llvi h Chamberlain without having to fried line on the er Sen lorn Hall jrm face official cheering house of commons ttg "this fresh and raih and act of aggression will redound ta Germany s disadvantage and con tribute to her ultimate defer He said powetful allied naval am “are now at sea" but ti Indicate the form allied action taking Ev en as he spoke dispatena were arriving indicating that Ger man and allied force ahead) hd joined battle on the new northers front Swift Action Indicated The war council meeting when new of the Gernun invuio broke yas taken to indicit that KZ"” Swedish Frontier 9 April (UP) - German troops landed from tw'o German’destroy-er- s eiirly Tuesday captured NorDenmai k 1 oilier another official of th way's vital Bon or poit of Nar-aftth tuipedulng of two food ministry had said arrangements had been mad to obtain Noiwigian waishljis In th haibor with an estimatiil loss of about these supplies elsewhere 1‘oalal Over I1 w Earlier si British Admit Loss Of Food Source jwed pal let the representative of both tries had reached full on military and diplomat uresto be taken Chamberlain Z hurried to Buckingham palace! reported to King George os Z measures decided upon to couns the nazi invasion of Denmark w Norway many - Wap CWwj “NtiL d Gerr of It was announced ‘ 9 Kil ocli j- Nazis Demand 'Neutrality’ y From Sweden April i w-t- JW has sent a note to Sweden demanding that the nation maintain “strict neutrality" in the extension of the European war to two of Sweden Nordic neighbors Premier Per Albin Hanason announced by radio Tuesday night folHansson s announcement lowed a secret session of the riksdag (parliament) lasting from 8 to 8 30 p m at which It was understood to have been agreed that Sweden will defend her neutrality at all costs against Infringement by any power Reserve Free Action The Swedish reply to Germany stated that Sweden will maintain a policy of neutrality but reserves full freedom of action that neutrality The Swedish air force command announced that all holders of air certificates If) II 12 and 13 must report Immediately for duty A “stab of alarm" was declared Military measures necessary In view of the present situation were discussed In Tuesday nights session of parliament aecond auch of the day Motor Fuel To economize motor fuel a decree prohibiting general motor traffic was believed Imminent Draslic economic restrictions also were expected Evacuation order for children have not yet been issued but are expected at any hour according to sources Report received here said that shipping from all harbors of southern Sweden has stopped Ships siheduled to ssll from Swedish ports for the Notth a some of them en route to America -- were delsjed because Germany planted mines along th Sw ednh oast Hold the French high command 8 tier by air for the seventh d JJ jcnmi yevio ably most important meMm th council to date and confi! 3li in two hours Prime Mm jA 0 ” Neville - tappet Charpberlain tut Fi Churchill Britain ‘war lord-tavn other British leader I a 1st! French Leader Smiting C'ficii F f tris When they left N0 10 Fdy street the French leader '1 and waved cheerfully ton1’''H iMTimniii'- STOCKHOLM Leaders Council fine f This is the German battleship Gneisenau which was reported sunk along with other and Norway German motorized and armed forces forced the Danish frontier at daybreak and a considerable area of Danish territory Is In German occupation Their troops are reported to hav landed at Copenhagen this morning Tells of Norse Refusal His majesty's government has learned that the German minister at Oslo early today made a formal demand for the sui render of Norway to Germany stating that In the event of refusal all resistance would be crushed This demand was of course Immediately refused by the Norwegian government as they have officially declared (cheers) e have now heard that fighting has already started and there are press reports that Oslo and krishansund have been bombed German troops have landed on Norwegian territory at various places It Is asserted by the German government that their Invasion of Norway was a reprisal for the action of the allies In Norwegian waters This statement will of course deceive no one So elaborate an operation Involving simultaneous landings at a number of ports by troops accompanied by naval forces requires planning long In advance and the Information now coming In clearly Indicates that It waa already planned and already In operation before the mine were laid In Norwegian waters The facts of the German operations which are becoming public property suffice in themselves to prove what I have stated Trondheim which has been Invaded by Germnn armed forves this morning is distant from the nearest German poll— C’uxhev-ennearly 700 miles and If the expedition atarted immediately after the operations of minelaying In Norwegian territorial waters they could not jet hav arrived Planned Ixing Before There Is therefore no doubt thet the Germans have been planning for the Invasion of Norway and were prepared to put the plan Into operation long before th allied mining of Norwegian territorial water It remains to say that his government at once majesty assured th Norwegten government that In view of th German Invasion of their country his majesty government hav decided forthwith to extend their full aid to Norway (cheers) and have Intimated that they will fight the war In full assodatlon with them (renewed iheeri) Powerful units of the navy are at sea The honorable member will realize It would not be in th public Interest tu glv details at tin stag as to any operations In whlih thy at now engaged Needless to say w ar fating Indeto th this new meriai pendent of three people in the closest collaboration with the J m h government whose fortes aie updating together with our own I have no doubt that this further rash and uiu'l ait of will rebound to Germany s disadvantage and contribute to her ultimate defeat (cheers) 1 r British Jotra S’ H French (Continued From two-thir- V asgsa O - Text of Chamberlain’s Statement on Invasion Britain Clears North Sea J Norway S' 1 yf For “ "What dinavia’ land has gone but has the se'Germans Mine curity of Norway and Sweden 'Fort Entrance been preserved’ On the conhas been the danger trary 4 — The German navy mined brought closer to those two the entrances to the Atlantic countries until today it standi on their doorstep " ports presumably to prevent After expressing ivmpathy al'any attempted landing by with those states to whom I lied forces from the sea and said the issue of the wsr could -- offered not be a matter of indifference pilot service to Norwe- I concluded: gian shipping Nothing can or w 111 aave them 5— The Norwegian army was hut the determination to defend v themselves and to Join with othreported to be throwing up a ers who are ready to aid them new defense line between Oslo occupation In their defense” and Hamar to which the gov- Quisling who Tuesday night Propheey Fulfilled - ernment and the royal family proclaimed himself by radio as Some of my listener may have fled before German cavalry head of the Noiwegian governthese words exsgger-aie- d thought ‘and machine-gunne- rs marched ment was defense minister of but now we see the fulHamar is 60 miles into Oslo fillment to the letter of the Norway fiom 1931 to 1933 -- north of C they contained Since j Ilis national union paity prophecy that date the situation has fur6 — German armed forces m- which has no seats in parliather developed a§ was pointed J eluding planes pushed through ment was founded in 1933 out In a statement Issued by Denmark to Aal- his majesty s government today ) unresisting along the lines of the German German government have berg on the Skageirak to con-- J nazi party with a similar policy The dftimed and exercised th right trol both sides of the to riestrov neutral and particuand piogiam wide straits between the North “The allies committed a larly Siandinavlan shipping on the seas around this country hv sea and the Baltic fnghtful act of force and the all means in their power But 7 — Premier Th Slauning of Gciman government offeied at the same time thev have InDenmark appealing to the Geron the at net observance Norway peaceful assistance" sisted of the rules of neutrality when mans by radio to respect Dan- - he said in his radio broadcast this would provide some advanlsh lives said members of the “This offer amounted to salto them as It did In Norwetage opposition would be brought vation from an untenable sitgian waters 'I Into he government — a possi- uation after the allie then decided that Norwegian thevhecould not recognize indefible reference to the nazis government ordered general nitely this state of affairs and 8 — The Swedish - Amerika mobili7ation gave orders to having given notice to the NorLine ship Amasis was report- meet the German aid with wegian government that they reto take luch served the ed to have been sunk at 5 p m armed resistance and then fled measures as right necessary mlghtbe a British submarine while by leaving the country and people to redt ess the balance thus en route to Oslo through the to their fate " themselves weighted against skagerrak from Germany's they laid mine fields In Norwegian waters so as to prevent th Baltic pott of Stettin unhindei ed passage of German traffic Ihtough them while In no Sweden Will Fight with noimal wav interfering If Neceary Not wegian trade At no lime did th ellli s Co9— Sweden fearing that the OSTEND If) Belgium any occupation of ntemplate Aptil war may be brought to her ter- (Wednesday 111 — An indunlion Si iiiuluiHVliin territory so long n ritories rspxt received a note that Biilain Is swooping Hie oilh as It was nut attaiked hv Am allig Bums bv ( u fiom Germany demanding ea i liar of nil shipping (nine to the ctmtiaiv are pure “strict neuliality" and replied Inosdav In radio ropmi (rum two Belgian fishing tiawlors which said invention and have no foundawith a statement that she is they had been stopped hv British tion in fad li pa and taken to a control base ctetei mined to fight if necesThe Gciman government have The trwei a statement to the elicit mad reported to sowing maintain her integrity Netherlands fishnrmen In th sary sums that they have dec ided to take ftwA any power bass over the protection of Denmark ! i9l0 i C? ’'may assume tremendous io Allies Plcd(re ‘Full Aid’ r Fleet of Planes Badly Damage Four Allied War Ships in Attack -i J Vn - Germans Swarm This Square Now ‘German Forces Tighten Grip on Scandinavia :Take Over Strategic Ports t Reich IIi"Ii Command Announces come to grips in northern Sweden Russia’s attitude again l f of Coast Off Noi’waj Sky Allies Nazis m J5 - If r r u 'W i o 1 1 offir foreign Ormn “suggestions from was cnn""’ir‘ ters that Britain b HHnd of Invasion Ing glum Th foreign said land $ tny- tached to Denmark shortly It was - that allied oocup'" announce ah! b would Island J tit Seven Capital Fall to Hitler In Two T ears IV By Associat'd nd 01" CmLl Th fall Tuesday brought I®n pan capital un‘ fhalt tw0 E" tnoie In lilt rpt Of ' I nl gray-cla- d Czert"11 Ihruugh these (onqueat of Ainu lorf kla th Mmiel trri land In t Id - Vienna rraguo-Manh- order Man h j j f nD Memel —Mat h City of i'mn 7 c ntr1 Ir 10 (0 Warsaw-NepIrnt- 57 tv-f And now Oslo P nd D vrJ |