Reliable reports received in London totxy indicate that Norwegian troops by
demoralization caused by treachery, recovering from the efets of the that the morale of both oticers and en are very high indeed, and. that hey are Busy now forming themselves to companies to rest the German Te'vecomes more' and more clear hat the Germans did not anticipate sistance in Norway; otherwise, it minded, they would never have sent e058 to Narvik without having com= fand of, the sea. Nor would they ye fanded troops by parachute, {As far as landings of British troops, concerned, the Germans appear 2 have been' completely confused Wher. Reliable information reced in London shows that hitherto ish landings. have. been carried tery succeastully with practically The country in which the Nor-erians are fighting 1s. very aimicult mountainous, requiring' the emberment of malt mobile forges, The aly artillery which can be utilized lant mountain guns. They are, toxever, now said to be rallying very fuscesstully, and in a number of Paces the British have made contact ith them,
lish and Norwegian ann tact as Western Norway especially, een established very. successfully, more speedily' than could have en anticipated. "No confirmation 1 for forged orders, the. Germans: not have got nto Oslo at all Steinkjer Apr. 22.
Allied troops are rapidly advancing towards Trondhjem despite numerous attacks by German planes, according to a Havas correspondent with the Allied forces.
'Namsos has been razed to the ground by German bombs, he added, }while both Grong and Steinkjer were heavily bombed by German' planes this morning.
Allied troops which landed south of Trondhjem are advancing towards [Levanger, thus completely encircling {the Germans in Trondhjem, The correspondent said he arrived time to witness the German bombing of Snasa. Three Junker bombers {took part but missed their main obfee tives, these being the railway line and station.
The correspondent, after a 12-hour Journey through the mountains gained the impression that operations could only take place on the coast and near the thords, victory depending solely on the number of effectives used by the Allies and Germany. With Germany unable to send reinforcements:
a_and her airports in Norway Sestroyed, the Allies clearly have the upper hand, he concluded—Havas, Germans Bomb South Trondhjein Stockholm, Apr. 22.
German planes are desperately bombing the region south of Trondhjem to hold up the Allied advance towards that important communication centre, according to Swedish correspondents in Norway. Two hundred German soldiers were dropped by parachute in the region with Instructions to sabotage "the Aambos railroad but 150 of them have already been captured.
'The "Social Demokraten today' drew: attention to the systematic violations of 'Swedish territory by German planes, many of which were brought down' by Swedish anti-aircraft batteries. The Swedish Govern. ment will lodge an energetic protest Berlin against these violations, Arrivals in Stockholm today included the wives of American Legation officials in Oslo. During their stop over at Lillehammer, they wit-messed a German bombing of the; town, Norwegian troops are now Sighting seven different places, according to "information received here by [Norwegian diplomatic quarters.
These are Narvik, Levanger, seondhjem, Hegra, Stavanger, Bergen fand the front from Gjoevik along the Mjoesa" Lake "towards Hamar, Elverum, right to the Swedish border. The first sector of this lutter front Jextends from Hamer, along the Mjoesa Lake to Lillehamier. Here,
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