The Archive · 1939

Captured German Liner Used Swedish Flag

London, Oct, 14.

'The German tiner Cap "Norte: (13,619 tons), which was solzed_ by. the' Royal Navy several days ago, was found to have repainted her= self, according to an announcement by the Admiralty, 'After leaving Pernambuco, Brazil, for an unknown destination 'September 17, the liner substituted 'Ancona for' her own name and painted the Swedish flag on her side, Bad weather had made her short of fuel, The total quantity of cargo loaded on board was 6,641 tons. 'The pri pal cargo included 2,808 tons_of Wheat, 178 tons of woof and 747 Tons of skins, while consumable articles were 66 tons of tobacco, 175 tons of coeer, 18 tons of honey," and 1102 tons of coffee. In the' Higeratingg chamber, were 440 casks: of horse flesh, three boxes of eaviare find 500 boxes of lemons,—Reuter, German Plane Foreed Down Off Denmark Copenhagen, Oct. 14. Four German airmen" Janded at!

Rudkoebing yesterday after _thed machine was forced down by British warplanes.

Te is stated the German machine was first engaged Just outside British territorial waters and when it was forced down off the Danish coast, the British airmen signalled to a Danish vessel to pick up the Ger-

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