DAMAGE TO SCHARNHORST

Evening Star, Issue 23553, 17 April 1940, Page 8

DAMAGE TO SCHARNHORST

TAKING REFUGE AT BERGEN A SWEDISH REPORT STOCKHOLM, April 16. (Received April 17, at 1 p.m.) The ‘ Svenska Dagebladet ’ says the Scharnhorst is reported to he taking refuge at Bergen. She was damaged by the Renown and also by a bomb. .*' , • AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN HEINFDRCEMENTS AMOVE (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY; April 16. (Received April 17, at 11.35 a.m.) A party of airmen is due to arrive in London to-night from Australia to reinforce the Royal Australian .Air Force squadron, which is serving with, ' the R.A.F, coastal command. . FRENCH COMMUNIQUE IRTISH REPULSE ATTACK (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, April 16. (Received April 17, at 11.35 a.m.) A French official communique states: “ On the part of the front held by '.the British the enemy launched an attack prepared and accompanied by artillery fire. This attack was repulsed and the enemy suffered serious losses. “In the Saar our artillery fired on , enemy organisations. There was activity on the part of our reconnaissance units, to the east of the-Vosges.” KERMAN NEMRT BERLIN, April 16. (Received April 17, at 12.25,p.m.) v The News Agency says the Germans threw back enemy reconnaissance patrols and shock troops. In an attack on an advance post an enemy officer and 11 men were killed and many were taken prisoners. Two, Germans were wounded. AMERICAN SAVES FRENCH WOUNDED PARIS, April 16. (Received April 17, at 12.50 p.m.) Frank O’Neill, of the Red Cross, the first American to enter no man’s land, saved four wounded Frenchmen. O’Neill, with a French stretcher bearer, went out under German shell fire and brought in the wounded. BERLIN S REPORT BERLIN, April 16, (Received April 17, at 10.30 a.m.) The High Command states Enemy attacks in the sector east of the Moselle and between the Palatinate front and the Rhine were repulsed with heavy losses.” AERIAL COMBAT FRENCH PLANE CRASHES BRUSSELS, April 16. (Received April 17, at 10.30 a.m.) A French plane crashed near Luxemburg after a battle with a German.