Vichy, Sept. 29.
Despatches received from French northern ports last night reported that British long range guns and bombers had made all those ports, especially Calais, virtually useless because of destroyed docks, blocked channels and sunken ships.
Calais reported to have suffered terrific damage. Long range artillery from British emplacements throughout the previous night hammered German gun emplacements at Calais and Cape Gris Nez, dung two salvoes every two minutes at the height of fre, the dispatches said.
German guns also returned the fire against Dover.
British bombers sought to destroy the German guns, but the heavy curtain of fire laid down by Nazi antiaircraft batteries caused "heavy losses" to the British bombers, the dispatches added.—United Press,
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