BASE ATTACKED
Berlin Tells
Large Scale Offensive By A i r.
Special Wireless to I. N. S.
BERLIN Nov. 25.—Direct bomb were
scored on four British warships late today in an attack by a German air
squadron about 550 miles north of Germany's coast, it was announced tonight. Despite
the most intense anti-aircraft fire, all the German warplanes returned safely
to their base after the spectacular raid, it was claimed.
The air bombing of the British, naval
concentration was believed to have been carried out either at or In the vicinity
of the Orkney Islands north of Scotland, where Britain's main wartime naval
base Is situated at historic Scapa, Flow. The Orkney islands and the Shetland
Islands, both of which were raided today by , German planes, ore located
approximately 500 to 600 miles north by west of Germany's naval-air base of Wilhelmshaven.
ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE.
The German claim that four
additional British warships were damaged by German bombs was contained in an
announcement by the official news agency, DNB, read over the Berlin radio.
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2 RAIDS MADE Device to
Destroy Mines ClaimedBy Allies.
LONDON, Nov. 25.—(INS)—German
warplanes late today executed two more bombing attacks on a British warship
fleet in the North Sea, but scored no hits and inflicted no casualties or
damage, the admiralty said in an official communique tonight.
Contrary to a Berlin announcement
which claimed four warships were damaged by the rain of bombs, the communique
said "many bombs were dropped" but that all had missed and had spent
their explosive power in the sea.
The official notice of the Nazi attacks
was issued shortly after a large concentration of airplanes was reported in
action near the Orkney Islands, not far from the great British naval base at
Scapa Flow.
DETECTED
IN ACTION
Whether these planes were part or
all of the same German squadrons which hurtled bombs on the British -warships,
was not disclosed An air ministry statement said merely that the mass of planes
had been "detected" In action. No details of battle were added.
Air raid sirens were sounded and anti-aircraft
batteries were fully manned for possible action against what may have been a
German air armada larger than any which heretofore have appeared over British
soil.
The air raid alarm lasted 37
minutes.
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Strong
Appeal to Be Shaped During
Week of Prayer
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 25—(INS) Pope
Pius XII may renew his appeal for world peace within the next few weeks in stronger,
more ardent terms than heretofore, it was understood in Vatican circles tonight.
The Pope has been increasingly s saddened
by the European war, it was learned, and the possibility of its extension until
the conflict threatens Christian civilization has worried him.
He intends fervently to pray for peace
during a week of spiritual exercises beginning tomorrow. This will be climaxed,
it was said, by strong peace plea to the world to be made during one of the
next few Sundays preceding Christmas.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1939 ANTONIO LIGHT. 5
Ruin
Is Ultimate Price of
World War
The British people were told by
Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer, in a radio address the other day
that the war is already costing England six million pounds sterling EVERY
DAY. ". , That would be THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS at par. No wonder he characterized
the present European conflict as "the most expensive war that has ever
been fought." It is idle to think England can afford, or ever pay for,
such a conflict.
They already bankrupt,
impoverished and war pauperized nations of Europe cannot afford it, nor can they
ever pay for it or in any manner profit from it. Most of them probably will not
even survive it as independent nations. Why must such a war be fought?
These nations of Europe are
absolutely ruining themselves. They will be completely bankrupt, and in the end
will be prostrate before the Communist invasion which they all know impends.
They should think about the
common end of COMMUNIST RULE AND RUIN which is in store for them all.
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