With more men being called to the colours this week, Britain is expected to have an Army of more than 1,500,000 men in the field to meet any German invasion, Factories throughout England continued to work night and day to pour out military supplies for the troops, British docks also are jammed with supplies coming in from the United States and the Dominions.
Defence preparations were speeded up today in the belief that the attack on Britain may already be under way, Only a few hours after the Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, warned the nation that widespread German aerial attacks must be expected 100 Nazi bombers swept over the eastern coast of England Tuesday night and early yesterday, scattering bombs on 10 counties. Eleven civilians were killed and 14 were injured during last night's bombings, Royal Air Force planes, which took to the air as soon as the raiders were sighted, shot down six Nazi bombers, marking the first time that R.A.F. planes have brought down German raiders over Britain at night, it was understood. A seventh Nazi plane was believed to have been shot down over the sea,
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