Paris, Apr. 14.
After fighting at Eidsvold, 40 miles north-east of Oslo, the Germans were forced to retreat southwards, according to a Stockholm dispatch. More than 1,000 Norwegian refugees crossed the Swedish & frontier beyond Kongsvinger ding the night, the message states.—Reuter.
Nazis Move in Three Directions Paris, Apr, 14, German troops in Norway are making efforts to advance in three directions, these being towards the Swedish frontier, along the Oslo-Trondheim railway line, and towards Bergen. The number of German soldiers in Norway are not believed to be over two or three divisions totaling 35,000 men.—Havas.
Norwegians Sink German Transport Stockholm, Apr. 14.
According to the Norwegian news agency, the Norwegian destroyer Drang has reported to the British Admiralty that she sank a German transport near Haugesand, The report stated, a boarding party opened the transport's peacocks but was then forced to depart owing to a bombing attack from a German aeroplane. The destroyer, uninjured, returned later and removed 67 men from the transport, sank her by gunfire and joined British forces at Scapa Flow. The Germans are now prisoners in Britain.—Reuter.
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