The Hague, Apr. 14 German troops estimated at 70,000 have been passing through Copenhagen for the past two days, aecording to members of a British, French fand Polish diplomatic party numb ing 180 who arrived at The Hague from Copenhagen, bringing the first eye-witness accounts of the occupa tion of the Danish capital.
Th the parly was the British Minister to Copenhagen, Mr. Howard /Smith, who was arrested and locked up for several hours on April 9.
"A. girl who had been working in British Legation told Reuter that (all came as a fantastic surprise." "ALG o'clock the Germans trickled into the city and occupied it with only about a battalion of men at first," she said, "They brought 50 bombers which dropped Ieaflets telling the population what had happened. I hurried to the Legation and rang the bell. The door opened and T was confronted by two German soldiers armed to the teeth, Later the Germans commandeered 0 brewer's lorry and took the Legation staff, who arrived one by one and fell into the same trap as I had done. to the fortress, where they locked us Mr. Smith was spared that indignity and went by car. They lot us out during the afternoon and we were more or less. free.
Another member" of the Legation staff said luckily they had had time to burn all ciphers before the Germans came, "Eye-witness say the Danes seem dazed by events. They fare calm but have mo idea of what the future holds. The Legation party crossed Germany ina sealed train, Reuter
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