Paris, Apr. 13.
The German announcement that the French cruiser Emile Bertin has been sunk in the North Sea was cate-erically denied here today.
'Naval quarters declared that fighting is still going on off the coast of Norway although no definite results can bbe given. It is confirmed that several German' troop convoys were attacked and dispersed in the Kattegat by the Allies yesterday. A German vessel Joaded with ammunition was blown up, while {wo German warships were seriously damaged in the harbour of Christlansund by Allied warships and planes, Five British planes were reported missing after operating with the Brit ish fleet and several Polish warships under British command, Both the French and British alr' forces are helping"the warships in the battle, thus making it more diMeult for the German ships cornered in the North Sea to escape—Havas French Premier Praises
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