New York, Aug. 29, The United States transport American Legion docked safely here yesterday with Crown Princess Martha of Norway, children and 101 European war refugees aboard. Princess Martha disembarked with her children in a cutter in the rain.
The dock was heavily guarded and no interviews were po mitted.—United Press. crashed into an orchard and burned.
The pilot baled out, found soldiers waiting to capture him as soon as his feet touched the ground.
Before this battle German machines had come over and formed a crude smoke swastika og a signal to oncoming aircraft. When they crossed the coast line the raiders were subjected to fierce ground fire.
were seen {to bale out:
Grifted out to sea with their parachutes one area of London where 60 vere drop were dealt Wit squads of some. 1,800 civil defence workers on duly in the area, Stir~ Tup pumps were used with excellent effect, and the authorities In charge of operations expressed the warmest appreciation of the work done by ARP. personnel.
One of the officers in charge expressed complete satisfaction—with the arrangements, and declared that the raid proved how effective stitt pump could be if properly: mane ned and handled—Rewter, Germans Concentrate on Dover Dover, Aug. 29.
The Gernians, attempting to smash the Royal Air Force defences in this area, threw terrific weight against Dover and the Kent coast throughout Jast night and carly this morning.
After bombing inland, the Germans. hurtled fighters. across' the Channel in one of the most thrilling mass dosfights of the war to date.
By midnight last night there were seven alarms in Dover. In the com= paratively short period of two hours Toast seven planes had crashed, two into the sea and Ave on land. United Press.
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