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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
1
Bucharest reports large numbers of Soviet troop reinforcements moving into the Odessa region from the north. Odessa on the Black Sea lies about 25 miles from the Romanian Bessarabia border.
Washington April 11. Allied leaders cleared the way for an order to buy about 8 000 American military planes and 13 000 engines as the war abroad deepens. The War Department released three 400 mph pursuit ships for export and the navy moved to start 10 new vessels and refit three submarines without waiting for Congress.
Norwegian forces recaptured Bergen from German invaders and massed for a push on Trondheim. German troops concentrated around Trondheim while Norwegians advance from the north to cut off forces near the Swedish border.
A family quarrel led to a gunfight on a southern Colorado ranch. Four people died: Raymond Martinez, the 88 year old Conejos County deputy sheriff. Manuel Ortega, 40. Edward Dominguez, 30. and Pat Maes, 50, who confessed to the killings. Mrs Maes, 44, was shot, and her son Frank, 22, was critically injured.
Berlin reports claim Nazi Germany tightens grip on Norway with fortified positions from Oslo to Narvik and destruction of British destroyers. Authorized sources deny major sea battles while noting transports crossing the Skagerrak unmolested. Denmark expands Nazi control to Bornholm as Norway consolidates gains.
News dispatches report Norwegian troops disarmed in Elverum with 500 rifles and four cannon seized. German sources claim two more Allied destroyers sunk near Narvik, bringing total to six. The RAF reports 198 German planes down since Sunday with six losses. Berlin says Oslo occupation uncovered 50 new American Curtiss planes. Paris notes French army preparing for major battle while suspending leaves.
Paris April 11 Premier Reynaud declared in the Chamber of Deputies that 18 German ships were sunk in naval battles in Norwegian waters, including four cruisers and one submarine, with Allied losses limited to four vessels. He noted French losses were zero and two German scouts were shot down near Paris.
The Oslo legation reports all American subjects in Norway are safe. Secretary Cox arranged the departure by rail of British legation staff and families, plus one French staff member, to Stockholm. Mrs Harriman and Am Embassy contacts confirm continued safety and evacuation, with Atherton noting calm in Copenhagen.
Reports from London describe heavy night battles off Norway. German losses include four cruisers and several transports sunk near Skaagerak and Kattegat as British forces bombard Oslo Fjord. Bergen and Trondheim reportedly seized. Oslo reported under threat of bombardment with possible landing at Narvik.
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain's war effort crippled the German fleet with about 18 ships sunk or damaged, while noting losses including the destroyers Glowworm and Gurkha. He described Norway’s invasion as a major strategic error and outlined British actions in Norway, Denmark, and Faroe Islands as part of the widening war. The address drew a large crowd, with US Ambassador Kennedy in attendance, and framed the conflict as the first major crunch of the war.
President Roosevelt proposes a sweeping 60 day plan to cut costs by 300000 annually and modernize federal agency structure. Key moves include folding the Civil Aeronautics Authority into the Commerce Department and abolishing the Air Safety Board, moving the Weather Bureau to Commerce, and shifting FDA and Soil Conservation Service duties to Interior. The plan affects most executive departments and independent agencies and requires two thirds approval from Congress to take effect.
The State Department authorized removal of Americans from Norway Sweden and Denmark and arranged routes via overland transit through Germany to Genoa for embarkation on American ships. It listed 336?1 Americans in those countries and said funds for passage would come from a $500000 pool. banks were advised on embargo issues.
An unidentified station blacked out British news broadcasts from London including the Churchill speech. NBC short wave reported reception jammed when London news began, caused by another station on the same frequency.
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