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  2. THE WAR IN POLAND

    Parisian critics call the present fighting Poland's "Battle of the Marne," recalling the action in which the German advance on Paris was stemmed in 1914. They point out that Germany's initial plan was to conquer Warsaw by a lightning march, of which ...

    Article : 234 words
  3. FRENCH OFFENSIVE

    A steady advance on a 60-mile front in the approach to the west wall is reported. The press states that French artillery bombarded the outskirts of Saarbrucken, including an airfield. French troops observed the 25th anniversary of the first Battle of the ...

    Article : 116 words
  4. Defence of Warsaw

    The Mayor of Warsaw, M. Starzynski appealed by radio to youths to enlist in what may become a "suicide" battalion to defend the ...

    Article : 215 words
  5. The Rumanian Frontier

    Reuter's correspondents' reports from the Polish-Rumanian frontier state that the German air force is desperately trying to cut off ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. SUPREME WAR COUNCIL

    It was announced to-night that a meeting of the Supreme War Coun­cil was held to-day on French soil. It was attended by ...

    Article : 348 words
  7. ADVANCES MAINTAINED

    An official night communique says:—"Progress continued on the same front as yesterday, with strong reaction from the enemy, ...

    Article : 251 words
  8. German Artillery

    The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press says that Ions range German artillery, hidden several miles behind the lines, ...

    Article : 77 words
  9. German Casualties

    The British United Press correspondent with the German army states that the German losses are estimated at from 12,000 to 15,000 ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. A Polish Gain

    The Warsaw radio station states that an official communique announces mat Polish troops have recaptured Lodz. ...

    Article : 99 words
  11. A Fixed Engagement

    The "Times" correspondent on the Polish frontier considers that the test of Polish fighting powers is only now beginning as the fixed ...

    Article : 247 words
  12. Recapture of Birnbirg

    A German communique dismisses the fighting on the French front as unimportant, and claims the recapture of Birnbirg, four miles ...

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  13. Polish Losses

    The Nazis estimate that about 22 of the 50 Polish divisions have been "trapped or wiped out." They claim that 18 divisions caught west ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. A Momentous Meeting

    The Associated Press learns that Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Chatfield made the journey in an R.A.F. machine and the trip was ...

    Article : 175 words
  15. Optimistic Polish Note

    The Warsaw raio states that nine German divisions have been diverted from Warsaw to the Vistula and the western European fronts, and ...

    Article : 39 words
  16. Suburbs of Saarbrucken

    French motorised units are reported to be driving into the suburbs of Saarbrucken. ...

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  17. Carnage in Poland

    A neutral eye-witness who reached Brussels after a tour of the conquered Polish territory paints a frightful picture of death and ...

    Article : 248 words
  18. Polish Offensive in North

    The Moscow wireless announces that the Poles have converted the defensive into an offensive in the north. ...

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  19. More Germans Called Up

    It is reported that Germany has already drafted men between the ages of 41 and 55 years, belonging to the Landwehr class. These veterans ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. German Advance Checked

    A Supreme Command communique, issued early this morning, confirms the report that a Polish army from Pomoze and Poznan broke ...

    Article : 131 words
  21. Polish Air Force

    The "Times" correspondent at Rotterdam says that the Germans declare that though part of the Polish air force must have been able ...

    Article : 155 words
  22. German Lines Pounded

    The Paris correspondent of the Associated Press says that from tike wooded heights of the Warndt Forest, field artillery reinforcing ...

    Article : 146 words
  23. ITALY'S POSITION DISCUSSED

    Nothing was known about the meeting until M. Daladier returned to Paris. It was said that Mr. Chamberlain requested it in order ...

    Article : 78 words
  24. British Reinforcements

    British troops are now landing in considerable numbers. The Royal Air Force has been stationed "somewhere in France" for some ...

    Article : 206 words
  25. German Operations

    A German high command communique stated that the big battle west of the Vistula, which is expected to decide the fate of ...

    Article : 316 words
  26. Report to the King

    His Majesty the King visited certain of the Guards' brigades outside London and gave an audience to Mr. Chamberlain, who gave an ...

    Article : 41 words
  27. German Ruthlessness

    The High Command met at the "headquarters of the Fuehrer" and issued the following statement:—"The excessive considerateness of ...

    Article : 113 words
  28. Great Artillery Duel

    The Basle correspondent of the Associated Press says that reports indicate that one of the greatest artillery duels in history began ...

    Article : 74 words
  29. A Polish Rally

    The British United Press correspondent at Vilna states that, despite the eGrman claim to have occupied the entire Corridor, Polish ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. Polish Cavalry

    "In this war hors are being used against armoured cars," writes an Italian eye-witness of a battle near Warsaw between German ...

    Article : 201 words
  31. Economic Co-operation

    The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, in a message to the French Finance Minister, M. Reynaud, said: "We share in the ...

    Article : 48 words
  32. Outcome of the War

    Interviewed by a representative of the Associated Press, Mr. H. G. Wells said:—"For me ifc is not merely winning the war only, but ...

    Article : 118 words
  33. Saarbrucken Threatened

    The Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" says that the French are advancing by day and consolidating their gains at night. ...

    Article : 112 words
  34. German Admission

    The Berlin wireless admits that the French are about three miles from Saarbrucken. ...

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  35. The German Advance

    An army communique states:—"The pursuit of enemy continues in Galicia. The towns of Sambor and Krkaowiec have been captured and ...

    Article : 89 words
  36. Czechs in France

    The Paris correspondent of the "Times" says:—"The Czech headquarters here is forming an independent national army under its ...

    Article : 108 words
  37. Turkey's Policy

    The Prime Minister, opening the Turkish National Assembly, declared that Turkey's relations with the belligerents were normal. The ...

    Article : 75 words
  38. Swedish Sympathy

    The Stockholm correspondent of the "New York Herald-Tribune" says that the Scandinavians are apprehensive concerning their ...

    Article : 60 words
  39. The Polish Government

    The "Independence Beige" states that the Polish Government is now at Brest-Litovsk, 115 miles east of Warsaw, on the Bug River, but, as ...

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  40. German Reprisals

    The Berlin wireless station attacks the defender of Warsaw, General Czunia, for allegedly releasing and arming prisoners from ...

    Article : 234 words
  41. Aerial Activity

    An official communique says that the enemy artillery continued to react during the night. The aircraft on both sides snowed great ...

    Article : 35 words
  42. Germany's Rubber Shortage

    A Nazi decree announces the confiscation of every privately-owned rubber tyre in Germany. ...

    Article : 23 words
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