New York, Apr. 9.
The Copenhagen radio station, in 'a message sent to the New York office of Mackay Radio, announced the clos-Ing of the station owing to "its occupation by German. troops", the "New York Times" said here, The Copenhagen correspondent of this" paper reported that German troops had crossed the Danish border and indicated that he was just able Italy Prepared to Close Adriatic Rome, Apr. 9.
Ttaly can close the Adriatic Sea at 2 moment's notice by _enfilading' with big coastal havenes from both sides of the narrow straits of Or-trant, military observers declared here yesterday.
Holy could place batteries at Or-trant, on the heel of the Italian boot and others in the Valona region of Altania, Mines could also be Laid leaving only a small secret channel through which ships could safely From_ the diplomatic viewpoint, Eawover, it was felt certain that Italy would not close the Adriatic without giving due notification to other coun. tries in the world. Following such notification any attempt by foreign Warships 0 pais the straits could not be considered anything but a chal-euge to Italian authority in the Ad-natio, During the Great' War Italy closed the Straits of Ortranto.
was announced that the 20,600- ton battleship Andrea Doria and the Colo Duilio would soon resume active service following three years in Ttelian, shipyards, where they were refitted and rearmed with secret antly submarine protection and special antitorpedo boat guns.—United Press. fo get his message through before strict censorship was clamped down. He said thee German cruisers landed troops in the harbour of Copenhagen. These troops, he added, immediately occupied the streets of tie town.
German troops first entered 'Denmark at §30 a.m. (G.M.T.) when they seized Sonderborg, port just north of Schleswig-Holstein, according to 2 telephone message' received from the Copenhagen correspondent of the "New York Times" The Danish troops in that port are in full retreat towards the north, he added, 'The occupation' of Denmark was completed within a few hours, the Germans meeting with no resistance whatsoever following the decision of the Danish Cabinet not to oppose the occupation, radio stations announced, here during the night.
American correspondents in Berlin have not been able to obtain any information regarding the occupation of Denmark and Norway's declaration war against the Reich—Havas.
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