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"xii ____TUES3UA EVENING, MAY 24, 1938 -
Czech-Nazt4
~Jension Up,
Talks at End
Is Danger Point
Praha. May 24 2 - Repoits of
new trop movements on the er
ern fronte combined, wit Itr
talks here today to discourage suchBow to Conquest
Coenhagen, ay 24(mi en-
mark today recognized tys on-
quest of Ethiopia. She became the
26th natIon to accredit her envoy at
Rome to the King of Italy and Em-
Gol to Ur.sore S. N Yr
Ler payet oFrane Moacted (.in
emheUniteg nd ailvr auda
Japs Advance
Shanghai. May 24 UP)-The Japa-I
p
'a
p
Itria It was said the concentration of
German troops actually had In-
creased-.Roosevelt Talk
To Be BroadcastQUITS CONFERENCE. \.aahlngton. May 24 UP-Presl-
The sudden departure fiom Pr'ala dent Roosevelt will make a national-
of Konrad Henleim caused suspen- ly-broadcast address Friday at com-
sion of lia negotiations with Pre- mencement exercises of the Arthur-.
'nier Milan Hodza on the dangerous dale. W. Vs., high school.
issues between his Sudoten Ger'mar' The White House said today the
party and the Czeclioslovak govern - address, starting at. 1 p. n. Em-
ment. poring time.e proba bly will last about
This coincided with reports the 15 mInutes
Sudeten Germans were demanding Arthurdale is the location of a big
withdrawal of Cztechosov- troops resettlem ent project no undei' the
Sudeten districts as; a condition to whIch Mrs. Roosevelt has taken a
continuation of peace talks~ -a condi- direct personal interest
tion Praha officials indicated it
would be difficult to meet. V7alenc Barcelon "
The Austro-Czech bordc'rnis by fai , cencna,
the most vulnerable section ofTarget of Bombs
Czechoslovakia's long frontier. or
there is a wide gap in the mountain Madrid. May 24 (P) - Insurgent
chains which form the republic's warplanes twice raided Valencla
natural defense against invasion.- early today, causing an unspecified
DOUBT NEW MEETING. number of casualties and material
Although it was officially stated damage.
that conversations between Hod/a -Since the isolation of Barcelona
and Henlein wei'e expected to be r - 'by the Insurgent advance to the
sumed toward the end of the week. Mediterranean, Valencia has been
a strong under cui'rent of scepticisii 'the principal port for most of gov-
was apparent in references of gov'- ernent Spain.
enent spokesmen to this point. (Barcelona also was raided by I
The government's position appar- planes flying so high as to be in-
ently Is that there is small chance of visible to the naked eye, said dis-
reaching a real agreement with patches from that city. Bombs fell
Henlein untiU It becomes pert ectly *In the southern pauf of the city, but
clear that the Sudeten Germans can ,estimates of damage were not im-
expect no help from Relchstuehrer mediately available.
Hitler, their self-proclaimed protec- (Five insurgent planes raided
tor, under any circumstances, Port Bou, Important railway ala- '
The official explanation empha- tion of government Spain just below
sized that Henlein had gcac to Asch the French border. Twenty bombs
on private business and *G'at conver- were dropped, but the extent of
aoa would be rsunvd later, but damage was not disclorsedJ)
a break. Racial Law Clamp
talked for more than tw,~ hours last Is Put on Austria
night, and were to have met again
today with two Sudeten German Berlin, May 24 (P)-The official
members of parliament. Relchsgesetzblatt today published a
At 10 a. im. however, the arrange- decree dated May 20 informing the
ments were called off and Henlein so-called Nurnberg racial laws in
Laste eight's talks between Rodza Thres las which Hitler pro-.
and Henlein wei'e said to have claimed at the nazi party convention
been "encouraging" although of at Nurriberg in September, 1935.
purely an informatory character. denied Jews full citizenship rights
ELECTIONS SOON. under "protection of German blood
Official quarters In Praha were Iand honor."
firanklv dubious about the chances 'They forbid marriage between
of meeting any sweeping demands fJews and Germans or persons of
on troop withdrawals. similar blood, and, In case such
elections next. Sunday and Junre 12. mrend eree void, prohibite the
and that withdrawing troops would engaging by Jews of Aryan domes-
a resumption of disorders such as tics under 45 years of age. and made
almost led to war last week-end, it unlawful for Jews to fly the nazi
before the first set of municipal flar Severe penalties were pro-
elections last Sunday. vided bor violations.,
Aside from the possible election The decree makes civil marriages
disturbances there were other po- in Austria subject to proof that no
tential sources of disorder, it was ex- racial Impediments exist.
planned. Effective August 1 the employ-
The funeral of the two Sudeten ment of Aryan women less than 45
German victmn- , I -' last Friday's years old as servants in Jewish
frontier shooting i., 'Tednesday. and I ouseholds in Austria Ia forbidden',
th o vernment fel troop b sold ma ithas been in the rest of Ger-
ty of untoward incidents, One clause provides that "the din-
Morning newspaper's prommnently missal of Jews from public offices
published government appeals to the held at the time the present law be-
citizenry to conti ue to obsei've ex- comes effective will be subject to
cellent discipline. I'iie delicate task Ispecial regulations.' A final clause
of attempting to concile the Sude- reads:
ten German demands for autonomy "In cases where these ordinances
with the Czech determination to can not be made literally applicable
safeguard the frontiers and consti- the spirit of the law Is the deciding
tutional principles of the republic factor."
was scarcely begun, It was realized.
and another' untoward incident such U. S. Army Needs
as the shooting of the two Germans
at Eger might~ ruin everything.
ALLIES STAND FIRM. ~ fJJM r e
Even so. there was apparent a
continued lessening of tension and
an increasing hope for an end to Must Man Tanks
Czechoslovak fears that Fuehrer Plannt
Hitler might one day try to make of ens and Ani-
this little republic a second Aus- Airraft Guns
ToBritain and France were at- Informed prsons discloe toa
tributed firm kssuirances of support that the War department has in-
against aggression before Sunday's cluded In Its budget estimates for
elections, but It was understood here -the fiscal year, starting next July
that these assurances were predl- i. a request for funds to pay 173,000
cated on an agreement for the nego- men instead of the present 165,000.
tiatlons begun last night. Congress this year Increased the
Basis for discussions was a pro- regular army's strength by 3.000
jected minorities statute covering men, but officials contended this
tionaitles residinghin Cchoslova- quirements of the nar futurmetr-
ia, altough Henlein has Indicate MOR E PLAESr DAILY.veed
satisfactory for the 3,500,000 Ger- by manufacturers at the rate of two,
man minority. 'each working day. A fund of $23,-
000.000 which congress made avail-
the most>moern antiarcat usoptimism as had developed after nese offensive to choke all China-s
cenralEurpe' crticl wek-nd.railways today roiled toward Kal-
cenralEuopes ritcalwek-ed. feng. ancient capital of Honan
In official quarters reports circu- province and 40 miles east of the
lated that Monday's withdrawal of 1zmportant iwnction at Chengchow.
German troops from the border took Japanese planes bombed Kaifeng in
plae oly n Sxon an tht teya morning attack and claimed de-
fell back only about 20 miles. Onl etrab trnacage. rnsndcnd-
Czechoslovakia's frontier with Aus-main 5
LRBENN~
"'~ 1. ~WA
1939-FB IDLY- _______MONDAY Eyf W
~Hitler Wou1l
Nazi Congress
To Open Today
Praha, Sept. 4 (Pl-Reehatueh-
rer Adolf Hitler wishoa to avoid
day b anifuentalleder o< th
Sud e e Ge ma part n er circe.
came from a Sudeten party deputy
in parliament, George Woilmer.
Assurance of Hitler's devotion to
peace Wa, given to the republic at
the moment his attitude toward the
critical negotiation bewe h
mans wan being transmitted to the
British mediation mission.
Viscount iluncirnan, head of the
mission, hurried back to Praha
front' a country visit and tonight all
members of the mission were in
conference.
President Eduard Bene., who had
been resting at Lana Castle near
the city, also returned.
There was no positive Indication
that the president was in touch
with the mission, but messengers
left Runciman's headquarters at
frequent intervals.
DEMANDS ARE SEVERE.
What Hitler and the Sudeten
party wanted remained an official
secret, but all activity Indicated
negotiations were continuing.
The impression prevailed that
HenelIn, who returned yesterday
from a conference with Hitler at
Berchtesgaden, had authorized
Woilner's remarks.
"In our fight there can be no
compromise." Woliner said. "The
autonomy demands as laid down by
Konrad Henlein are only the be-
ginning of our requlremen.4 ~i
are not our maximum demands.
"The Budetens are not alone In
this fight. Behind them stand '16.-
000,000 Germans. Their leader Gos
not want war. But he wants 2,-
500,20 Sudetens who are a part of
the great German people to have
rights to which they are entitled."
FEAR MILITARY ACTIVITY.
He charged there was "unusual
and unnecessary' military activity
In tie Sudeten regions and asked
the British mission to investigate.
TO NURNEERO TODAY-.
Nurxiberg. Gcenmany. Sept. 4 fP)-
Chuatoellor Adolf Hitler wIll make
a grand entry Into Nurnberg tomor-
row for the Nazi party congress
with Czechoslovakia the issue i
the foreground and Austria in the
background.
founded and d party ah sring-
board to world power, through
eight days of speech-and policy-
making.
His annual keynoling proclasna-
tion will be read Tuesday, reviw- -
ing Nazi achievements and poitng
thef 'l mak at leat hal a dos
sp ehes dui ng the congr ess.t
c~sprlative figus wil eclps
edition of participants from Austria,
annexed March 13.
Some 500,00 Nazsi Malldill b
whomnthere wil be hundreds of
thousands of visitors. M d
Advance Information Iniae
ogesof the matte uppemot In
the minds of Nazis now-the al-.
leged maltreatment by Czechoslo-
vakia of the Sudeten German mn-
ority over which Hitler has prm-
claimed himself "protector."
Second only to this will be the
Inclusion of Austria into greater
Germany.
PLAN ARMY SHOW.
There willb grea army diplays
here but these will not Interfere
with the regular army maneuver
now proceeding simultaneousy
Troop movement along the
Fre-nch-German frontier were said
by an official spokesman in Berlin
to be "normal ones connected with
these maneuvers."
(Paris dispatches reported Ger-
man troops were moving into the
Sigried line al the Orman
bordrfcin FrancesMaginot
line.)
The badge for the congress sym-
bolizeb the creation of greater Ger-
many.
A Germanic hero is depicted
leading his brother from the east,
the Austrian, forward and upward.
The Austrian Is shown carrying the
remnants of a broken chain.
The goal of the two wanderers,
. Greater Germany, Is symbolized by
an Iron block bearing the Swastika'.INVADE
POLAND
rs Report to Washngton That Warsaw and ter Cites Arc Being At.
ir in Nazi Invasion-Roosevelt Flashes Word of Opening or Pal-ieh.Gerzuan Hostilities to U.
S. Forces.
S
BULLET! NS.
iCagynslEe abte Og as*u4 t e I the C.. V.es, the Sexes Cai Ste. ee
Copenbaga Sept. I (Frlday).-(Relayed from Warsaw)
-.Wa, bogs. at S .-ciock thi, mor.i.g will, Ger.a. ,lin.s
attacking Gdyn"a' Krakow and Kat*wi''. At (jdinis three
bombs were exploded int, the sea.
The regular (serman, army started a. .ffensive is the
direction of Drisaldowo. Upper Silesia and zeatochowa.
The (Aerman plan apparently is to cut off Wester.n
At 0 o'clock this morning an .111mpg s made to bomb
SWarsaw by planes, but did net reath esg. the suburbs. A
military attack on the garrisos at Wester piatte was repulsed.
Warsaw. Sept. I (Friday ).-teeers)-The official Pol-
ish radionone htte(em shdluce ul
scale attack against Itons I. the Polish Corridor. <iermans
also were reported attacking is Upper Silesia.
il t*A- ti-i- P..
London. Sept.-1 (Friday).-t Passed by Ritiah Censor)-
Adolf hitler in his ,adio broadcast ., recevd her, ,eda,-
sa" Oerm""' troop had been i" 'e"l''t with Polish far'es
si'"e 4:1 a. ". (10: p. i". Kansa City time).
London. Sept. 1 (Fridsy).-Reuters (British neus
agency) said today in a Warsaw dispatch that the official
Warsaw radio samsmcd German troop, had lasued a ful
ocale attack against towna In the Polish Corridor.
Seine. swItzerland. sept. 1 (Friday).-Tbe Neu. Zurcher
Zeitung's cerreoponde.t ii. Berlin wrote today:
'it is declared hero categorically that the Fsobrer's
pcocleatioa amounts to opening a Stat. of war. Mlitry
, ,',I&a ae~sag F.)gO.4gss
London, Sept. I (Frlday).-A Reuters dispatch from Paris
said:NAZISPL.UNGE IN
Spurred *u liv Fuehrrr. Reich,.
tag Vmes 10 Take O',r
Danzig.
HITLER FANS WAR FLAME
In a %tirr ng Spech, le As.
serts Adcios s Bleen
Forced on him.
Bomb" and "Fight for
GCE RING AS SUCCESSOR
%aine F eid Marsha to St, ,6
Should lie Meet death
in w ar.
Berlin se t. I (Friday)
The Gerrran Retchatag after
hearingz.impassioned prom.
iso by Adolph Hitler to "meet
bomb with bamb" and to br-
the 'first -'oir' ut -thi
Rec, oay unanimously
confirmed the return of Dan-
zig to Germany.
Hitler poke throughout as
if war already were well un-
der way, but he dad not offi-
I caly declare war.
He finished his Reichatag
speech at .0.45 o'clock (3:4S
o'clock Kansas City time).
haing spoken for thrty-aig
Hilrsaid he intended tg!AL "MN ISCALE- GERMAN
.111 George Also Summons the Privy CouncIl for a
Meeug Today on the Pqluah
, , American AwbaM~adoi
FRENH CAINETSESSON ~tacked From Asladier and Mls Minlgqte Go to Palace to Meet
*
Wkpk ~4eaILebrn; Confers With
BULLETIN.
esepa. dema-Fa...,
Patls, 54Lt I (Friday)hi-Th cabinet docreod general
'uobiliaatiea nd a state of slog, today and called parliament
for tomorrow.
(Si Ue Asaj ees.J
Louse.. aSs. I (ruday) .-II --s eItany reiterated today that
aitab and Framle wore netwmInei to fulfi their ebligatlena to We-
isndit adI MullNhUr 5d ssa .
London, Sept. I (Friday).-King George sum-
toned the privy council to a meeting today and
'arliament was Called to meet this afternoon as re-
sri. were received here of a German offensive
%aifllt Poland.
Te ceabinet qiet at 11:30 a. me and the privy
AinCil was to meetat noon.
Parliament was Called to mast at 5 p. na. (11
m. Kansas City time).
The Polish Ombassador -COnferred with Prime
fInister Chasetrlaj befos~e. tO cabiust *ieeting.
"It Is peiltsel'ot to' -01ia circles that If the proclansa.'
lion to the German people by Herr Hitler which ban already
been ammeouced 'should mean as It would seem to mean that
tiermamy has declared wani on Poland. It can be stated on the
Sigh authority that Great Britain and France are inflexibly
desirmimed to fulfill to the uttermost their-obligations to the
Polish government.'
tav.h -u~eig PrePasm, Sept. I. (PrId~y.-dea Daladia. prernd war mn- I
u :naa. sinmned an urgent sureng of his mbliy for this morning.
P' was prebable that parliament nosal be corned toeierow.
a'eets of thle Gereman lanaimi oazu fromn Deeli and fromn the
b.> embaas hero. The rniatqrs wore eallod to Nyase paiame to
e uiM Pres~det Mhust MnID.
iUpe reosip t fue4 of tile Gamisn es9r5UOW. Daiadier r'aahod toCe ar msinistry said called Genershiaslme Maute Gustave Gamelin,
pesw commander of land, aea and sir tere.., Into oenwaltaUo.
A little Inter Daladler aummosed Geouges 3anot, fweign~ minister.
Havas. French news aeney. announced that "a German dffiaat~eI
ot war against tolan~d probably wilI lead France and Orest Idlain to
.k new mIlitary measures.'
Dritain and France are committed I. aid Poland in any fight to
-w' her independence.
BULLETINS
--ge Aieae ri.
Waraaw. Sept. I (Friday).-lt ,was reported hire today
lust Krakow. Katowice, Tczew and Creatocohowa wers
bombed by German airplanes early this morning.
There sas no official confirmation of th, bombing
Fighting was1 reported at Danzig.
WAarsa. was awakened at 6:J0 a. m. (11:20 p. am., Kansas
lty ,~time Thursday) by alarm sirens as a. i ai a
awaited her.
Oieiwitr, Germany. Sept. I (Frid5y).-(TelphOfled to
Ceipenhagen and passad by British cenapr)-Thte largest troop
ftOvgU5UtO IiQ hero since the night of last Friday and Satur-
day 'weio noted this morning between Beuthen and Gleiwiti
nea, the Polish-slieslau border. .
La. Seec~~ag PEU..
G'eiwiti. German",-Sept. I (Friday).-(Direct)-.lein ila
reidents reported artillery fire was heard "in the distance
at 5:J0 A. M. today (10:3O P. M., Kansas City time) Thursday.
('lejuiti is but a few miles from the Polish silesian border.
Between Suethen and Glei*Ita on the border an almost
unbroken line of pack wagons, artillery, cavalry, motorized
machine guns and military lorries and Infantry was to be seem
earlier Ihis morning.
El A eM4IS*dag.Igj
Paris. Sept. I. (Fridsy)-Ilaias (Preach News agency)
.cud today that the Polish embassy here bad aneousced that
tie ma~ iid te te Polis ro ter a o r p n erri-
m'eian rporso preeddviltoo lra ter
'~ hi Poland are pure invention. as is the fable ef attack
h' Polish insurgents em GleawitI," the embassy announcement
"' E*And.'dPe,.
I i ynn, Sept. I (Friday).-Reutets Ilritish news
a.. ' s saed it had learned from Polish sources IsPanis thatPolish Harbor of Gdynia Bottled Up--Neutral Ships
Warned Away From Danzig and All
Nearby Ports.The Nagt troops og Qermany.
Word of Artillery Fire and the Massing of Troops on
thse Border Also Is
Received.
Adolf Hitler today invaded Poland by land and
.air.
The German of fensive was launched shortly
after the Fuehier had ordered his army to "meet
forCe with'forCe.
- The command caused an immediate bombard-
ment of several Polish cities by Nazi warplanes and
clashes of troops along the borders.
An authoritative sourCe in Washington and
'SA U CIIIN bassador Biallitt notified Washington from Paris
--- that he had official information Warsaw and Kra-
-----l P dRuuBC'C r-.ea . it. r...ntial ' o eeine aiara obrmn."h olwn sgvwt l eev:Acrigt
War Participanta to o eeudrNz eilbmadet Tefloigl ie ihalrsre cedn o
Shew Mercy. Germany announced a blockade of the harbor of u"'""fr"e' rerts received here the Germas have begun
____________an offensive with eutrenie violence em the ,'hola Polish I rout."
Danzig and the Polish port of Gdynia, warning all --_____________________
[oregn essls hatthe enere atther on priltinons base in Danzig harbor, at S a. m. (The Polish legation
URES NMIN IMTSfoegnvesestht he ntre a her wnp n Budapaa. aaid e. .ttack h.Adb dPresident, in Early Morning
Note, Asks Attacks Si Con-
fined to Troops."because military operations in this region are nec- Naa aeI tgbd
essary.' Simultaneously Germany started an air action aginat
The result of the first enCounters had not been Puck. Polsh nval base an the Bay of Gdynia.
...i,. i..-.'...... LL. . , . Artillery shellin, was reported en a lina batwainClii. s~i'i.t~ znad anuwit eariy tui morning out at Gzeiwitz, tb-- -- - - -- -h the first soldier of thp
W S Fri ~~~~~~~~~~Grudgid n iw ntesotenbre fEs
Washington, Sept. 1 (Fr- Germany, an army amblllance arrived at 2:10 a. m. .d n iw nteegtenbre fEs Osruan Reich."
day). -President Roosevelt iPrussia. a,,tin nth sl
this morning asked all pa- (Kansas City time) .ansyipg wounded soldiers to Artillery fire also was reported at Choince., on the fom ndin I san take witof.
etal prtcipnts in ahEu' the emeugen~y hospItal there. western border of the Polish Corridor, only in victory or death." ho
selves against bombarding President Roosevelt recognized that a state of All points bombed except Wosterplatte have civilian said.
ciiin ouain ru-populatons which had not been evacuated. Eiher lisd the eaertng that FtsMd
ciia ppltoso n war existed by notifying all United States navy yes- aaiiE ~ widh
fortified cities from the air. Wi arsha..l M Outing wudb
'rho chief executive's appeal was, ses and army commands of the opening of German- Wasingon"Sep. 1(Frd'" . P .sdn hi waCsr. Afh se mett death
sent at 4:30 o'clock to the govern-' hahighosti.litidy)e-srs.en i wr
ments of Great Britain. Prance, It- Polishotitis Rooeel ircdtoa thtllnvlhisnd P' ownIbengomye.
all. Germany aod Poland. osv ietdtdyta l ap hp n '"**"thln *r"
Herqetd"nimdaer. The President was keeping in close touch with 8e Pie Us never before." he said
Herquse "n'meit ye- omnstruhhsabsaost aswadPrs army commands be notified at once by radio of Ger- ShOUM ho continued ayhng
ply ru." ~ onbngfo elopentnthoug ishabasadosstiWrsatanie1. happen to -'my frend Goeig, 1 .
si r of ciilan ing ofed ccen- Albert Forster, Nazi chief of state in Danzig pro- netilneocrro tethea
of the hostilItIes which hate raged claimed the reunion of the free city with the Reich and The Whitt House issued the following an-duesi tserRcphes
In vsriouc quarters of the earth In i iteoimdit 'cantln tol hpent
the last few yearn and which ha., Htr m ditly accepted it. nonement.-:~hm bua apnt
deautd of the ands onf i tlreee I Te Hess. then the senate shal be called
resuthd ii thnuaind and difn te I Warsaw reported that fighting was going on ini ' h resident received word at 2:50 a. m., (1:50 tO appOint the momt worthy of tho
women ande children." 1,he Paeaildent Danzig. a. m. KassCity tie telephone rmAmbsa people"
said. "hAs sickerr-ed the hearts of Kass tiev- rmiusa
er' clinzedi mn,' ond nniom' s:dn i Britain. pledged to go to the aid of Poland in the dor Biddle at Warsaw and through AmbassadorHilr eedbareaose
sciene theum noy.- event of aggression, called a session of Parliament for II: Bullitt in Paris that Germany has invaded Poland hit'Reaentag ithat had bren sum-
hums srbri." in d the' tormn of, M ,cokti onn(assCttm)ioned at 3 e ocka in the morning
"Ifmine hrim adt hs fnri of 1n oc; kti onn Kna Ciy t -e) - and that four Polish cities are being bombed, for a Secial IC oclock meeting.
he wrld non is C nfrOnte.dFrne ale hun-Br an, schedule a cabinet meet- nThe President directed all naval ships and ufmiIo
dreds of thousands of innocent hi.! ing for this morning with an indication the French Parlia- comnsb.oiidb raiP W meetn tnd Dmniv the pbemin
man beings eho haie no responni- army Comnsb oiidb a o nce. rai use yal the Vemileija
biliy fna. and uwhn are not en nment also would be called.raedb hVrsm ret
remcvelv partilxtiir in. the hoi- Bomb for Somb. I There probably will be a further announce- No"*ce of the meeting was so shut
tibtirs vt-ich now hat e broken out. etere was no time to put al swasUit
wil lose tu., tin Hitler in addressing the Reichstag today promised to ment by the state department in a few hours." ;decw'itiocn Ietorplac
"1 an' ti-cfor n.'dressmng tis: -maao -s o iw
t-mr':spap t in'. cii' gove:n "meet bomb with bomb." and said he intended to be the first ,D L, au.,d, P"" rreaiDni Het re-
bi" 'hn a'it ed tCUini'' soldier of the Reich and was putting on his uniform to take Berlin, Sept. 1 (Friday).-Adolf Hitlr oderd V'td 'r':id ta
that i~s nanmed forces shalnno it of onyino da--H oud t the to "eet inrad oueakrsne rad
etent snd tinnr no ciicumn:c: tof nyi victory ordah ewudspeak totePoles the German army to"etforce with force" and ""l'art of teii')- """
undertake the bomibaidmient Iron.; "in the same language they are speaking to US. he said."-Heraithtnaswrtta
the air of cimilan populations or of Poland wa declard daneostrrtro io- HPlit er al mohat n wert h
unfornfied cities'. upon the under.' German and Polish forces had been engaged in battle ' aIneostrior o o-'Puhgnea ounin hc
sianding that thtse same rules of , 0:Socok:s ih.Kna iytmh setd t~' ' , this 6 a demands he b
artare will be scrupulously ob:.ersed ,since I05 lc atngt ana iytmh setd signers at 5:3 oio is morning (10:30 p. . docidad to spea to tile Poes in the
by all of their opponents. I request Havas (French news agency) dispatches said sir raid ,Kansas City time Thursday).a eetow"' .
an Immediate replY - 'We have all been Ouftering tandw
Ambassador B'jt l~ tetcphoned the alarms were sounded in Warsaw three times before the Ath heorr hc tn syo v-
h r o tiia inot ii ttii tue German planes finally dropped bombs On the city. Sounds 'Lh sfm weas "Daza --kade aofethanPdt-
aet sagin bonis.'e an t of the raiding planes and anti-aircraft artillery were heard. ihhro fGyi a none.a sad a ne
Sutn o ha cr I "., oi Many persons were killed and injured when the Polish~ The Fuehrer proclaimed his action was because'Miotk i h oihCri
lii rporicil ::a: iai !no:mannn frontier town of Tczew. not far from the Danzig border. of alleged Polish violations of the German frontier. A' a .x.' I hai tied Wosili the
came to he, m ree thi PCIsI amb5'- Thspruta nth atc eewrndte '" :'-: :a e lne b
sadOr In Paris who da li'cir it was bombed, Exchange Telegraph reported. Thsagency N tr ships i h atcwr andte rir- r hr aebe
Ste cec'nnt ofiat said the said the railroad station and other buildings were do. entered Danzig harbor or near-by harbors at their r,,vn'thenohing ha ben deo
Preidol ~t n "'uh m"ecirt strayed and the bombing continued for at leant an hour.- own piri'. hm able o remod othe
rotary Welles. And the" came to the'.r It was officially announced in' Warsaw that Germany c - ' an" co*"d'ra"~
offices befoic Aren Hitler de'lvrred .. . Te annucemnt sadmiiay oprations, " This prebem woul centualy be
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