Stockholm, Apr. 20.
Extremely heavy gunfire was heard off the coast of Bohusland, north of Gothenburg, in the Skager' Rak at o'clock yesterday morning, the Stockholm radio announced here last night. Gunfire was stil audible of 10 am, the radio said, and seemed to be moving south, indicating a sea battle was in progress in the Skager Rak. South-west of Lysekl detonations from the sea werd so strong that onses were shaken and windows smashed at 6 am, the radio declared.
German capture of Hamar and Elverum must now be considered confirmed, the "Dagens Nyheter" said today.' Allied and Norwegian troops joined forces both north and south of Trondhjem, the Swedish-Norwegian border corespondent of the "Svenska Dagbladet" said.
Allied and Norwegian troops were gathered at Steinker, north of Trond-jem, and at a point 30 kilometers south of Trondhjem, between Orkdal and Kvaal, he added, Allied forces Which landed at Namsos, eight miles north of Trondhjem, were reported to be equipped with heavy artillery pieces, he said, and added there was belief that German positions at Trond-jem must be considered strong, espe-dally after additional supplies, arms and ammunition in the past few days.
The Stockholm Radio, quoting the Norwegian High Command,—said Norwegian and British forces had established 'a defence line from Namsos, about eight miles north Trondhjem, across the country to the Swedish frontier. tions against the German forces on Norwegian sell, the 489th communique said today.—United Press.
Narvik Wholly Cut om Stockholm, Apr. 20.
Forecasts of an impending "major slash between Allied and German. troops in the Trondhjem area were vindicated today as the Allies, supported by Norwegian soldiers, started fiction against the Germans near HLevanger, between Trondhjem and Namsos, Narviic has been cut off from the rest of Norway, according to Swedish refugees arriving here from—that port. German troops hastily evacuate Jed Narvik on April 13 and seemed seized by panic.
Heavy gunfire was heard yesterday morning from out to sea off the west Jeoast of Sweden in the region of the Bohuslaen archipelago. The gunfire lasted five hours and seemed to be moving southward, reports from sev-Jeral points on the archipelago asserted.
Inhabitants of the Goteborg archi-pelage saw wrecked lifeboats and ships which seemed to be transports.
Inhabitants of Boone Island sighted twenty warships early yesterday morning. Three troop transports escorted by a number of warships were seen heading northwards off the West coast.
Oslo is seriously threatened with shortage of food, particularly meats, which are already unobtainable, Norwegian mobilization orders are now given wholly over British radio stations as the Germans occupy the thief stations in Norway, namely at [Stavanger, Trondhjem, Bergen, Oslo and Christiansund—Havas.
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