It is now officially announced in Paris that the French army has crossed the German border at several points against resistance by the enemy and it appears that the first major battle on the western front is developing on German soil. Unofficial reports indicate that the main thrust against the Siegfried Line is being made in the ...
Article : 1,704 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—In the House of Commons this afternoon, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) made his first statement on the progress of the war. ...
Article : 778 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—"Although there is no publication of information regarding the destruction of, or damage to, enemy submarines, it should not be assumed ...
Article : 413 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The German radio tonight quoted Herr Hitler as saying that "after the Poles have been silenced" he would present Britain with his minimum ...
Article : 373 wordsLatest reports from the Polish front state the battle for Warsaw has been joined along a line about 30 miles north-west of the city. The massed Polish forces are stated to be resisting the invaders desperately. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 791 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The Associated Press correspondent in Rome states that private quarters there assert that Signor Mussolini is about to again submit a ...
Article : 110 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The First Lord of the Admiralty (Mr. Winston Churchill) stated in the House of Commons last night that 125 passengers on the British ...
Article : 253 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—An official statement issued concerning the air raid of which warning was given in London this morning reported in "The West ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 448 wordsIt was reported late last night the Polish forces were making a desperate stand west and north of Warsaw, in the face of a withering fire that was ...
Article : 327 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—Following the propagandist air raids over northern Germany on Monday and over the Ruhr on Tuesday, it was officially announced ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 276 wordsLONDON, Sept. 6.—The passing of the Armed Forces Conditions of Service Act makes many important changes in the Army administration and establishment ...
Article : 149 wordsLONDON, Sept. 7.—The fact that Germany enters the war without a single ally and without a single colony profoundly affects the naval situation. If ...
Article : 522 wordsPARIS, Sept. 7.—British troops are landing rapidly in France, according to a statement by an official spokesman yesterday, but he disclosed no figures of the ...
Article : 209 wordsADELAIDE, Sept. 7.—A cablegram received in Adelaide states that Mrs. Aimee Edgecombe, a Rose Park woman who is travelling abroad and who was a ...
Article : 91 wordsISTANBUL, Sept. 6.—The Turkish Press violently attacks Germany, accusing the Nazis of trying to dominate the world by force and barbarism. It cites ...
Article : 62 wordsPARIS, Sept. 6.—A decree authorises a 60-hour week in national defence industries and a maximum of 72 hours in auxiliary national defence industries and ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Fri 8 Sep 1939, Page 15
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