London, Apr. 14
"In this critical hour, when Germany has by a ruthless, premeditated act, carried war into your country, Tdesite (0 express my profound ad-
Soviets Refuse German Use of Murmansk 'The Kongsvinger correspondent -of the Swedish 'Telegraphic Agency late last night declared that German forces advancing from Lillestroem, a few miles cast of Oslo, were seeking to. attack Norwegian' troops east of Kongsvinger to cut the line of com munication between that town and Sweden via Charlottenberg. German forces in the Oslo zone of operations, he added, controlled a line running from Holden, in the south-east, 0 Bidsvoll, 34 miles north of Oslo,' via Mysen and Armes, The Germans have not yet erossed the Vorma river. Several high German emeers, this correspondent concluded, had reached the Norwegian shore after the War~ ship carrying them across the Skager-rok had been sunk; they were rested by Norwegians, but wore later freed by German soldiers.—Havas, London, Apr. M4.
Reports are circulating in Stockholm that 20,000 Norwegians attacked German forces at Oslo, states a dispatch from Stockholm. No de-toils ave available—Reuter.
Stockholm, Apr. 14.
A telegram from Kaunas to the newspaper "'Aftonbladet" says the German Ambassador in' Moscow has asked Viacheslav Molotov, Soviet Premier and Commissar for Foreign Affairs, to allow Ger= many (o use Murmansk and the Murmansk-Leningrad railway for war purposes.
The correspondent reports Russia is believed to be refri ing the requests, saying she Gesires to remain absolutely outside the northern conflict.
—Reuter.
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