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"I Expect Every Soldier To Do His Duty To The Last”
PROCLAMATION
GERMAN ARMY
Crisis
Latest
Britain Prepared
TO HITLER For Next
ISSUED BY
"Military Operations Over the Bay of Danzig and Poland Must Be Reckoned With, "Says Official Announcement
.
"UNITED PRESS" MESSAGES
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (11.46 p.m.-11.46_a.m. H.K.T.). -The following Proclamation was issued by the Berlin radio stations a few minutes ago:
"Military operations over the Bay of Danzig and over the territory of Poland have to be reckoned with."
HITLER BROADCAST
NEW YORK. Aug, 31 (UP).—The Berlin representative of the National Broadcasting Company announces that Hitter is expected to make an important broadcast to-night.
Simultaneously the German Air Ministry has warned all FURIOUS FIGHTING
planes to refrain from flying over Germany.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (12.03 a.m.-12.03 p.m. H.K.T.).— Herr Hitler has issued a Proclamation to the German armed forces that Poland is no longer willing to respect Germany's frontier.
The Proclamation adds: "The German armed forces will conduct the battle for their honour and vital rights of the re-arisen German people, and will continue with hard determination.
Final Decision Imminent
Warsaw And Borlin
"I expect every soldier to do his duty to the last in the spirit of the great tradition of the eternal German soldier.
ON MONGOL BORDER
Devastating Artillery Duels
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BALSHAGAR, Aug. 31 (Domei).-YIELDING to increasing pressure brought to bear upon them by raiding units of the Japanese and Manchoukuo forces; the Soviet and Outer Mongol forces on the Balshagar front started a general retreat on Wednesday morning.
Combined Japanese and Manchoukuo forces carried out onslaughts from various directions on Wednesday morning and succeeded in inflicting smashing blows on enemy forces between 8 and 10 o'clock in the morning.
With a fresh Japanese raiding attack, the enemy forced to detachment staging a flanking
abandon their foremost lines.
Fierce artillery duels continued along the entire front all day on Thursday.
Since the beginning of the third Nomonban incident, about 150 lanks
proclama-abled in the field.
"Be aware that you are the representatives of the National Socialist Greater Germany.
"Long live our people, and the Reich.
Hitler, Berlin, September 1, 1939.” PROCLAMATION CONFIRMED
BERLIN, Sept. 1 (UP),—Hitler's Think Crisis At Handtion to the German army is confirmed.
WARSAW, Aug. 31 Well-informed circles consider that the (Trans-Ocean). The Polish proclamation is tantamount to a declaration of Telegraph Agency says that developments are ΠΟΥ rapid that a final decision The Propaganda Ministry and the Foreign Office spokesman said they knew nothing about a German-Polish agreement to negotiate.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
seems to be imminent.
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war.
BERLIN ANXIETY BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Trans-. Ocean), Political quarters here WARSAW, Aug. 31 (Domei)-Reacting to the declared this evening that the publication of the unsuccessful peace negotiations by the general situation had become German Government, a spokesman for the Polish Govern- more critical in the course of the ment to-night declared that the Polish Government has duy.
decided to formally reject the 16-point German demand Accentuation of the crisis and the request for sending a peace negotiator to Berlin. known on Wednesday, and secondly COMMUNICATION SUSPENDED
attributed firstly to general mobil- sallon
In Poland, which became
mobilization measures
to further
taken by Britain, which are prac BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Domei),The telegraph and tele- tically tantamount to general mobili-phone service between Germany and Britain, France and cation.
Informed quarters state that Polish Poland has been suspended since 9 p.m. (4 a.m. H.K.T.). general mobilisation must be regarded
as a manoeuvre lo torpedo the Anglo-
German negotiations.
LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter).---|
According to a version circulated "The German proposals are a Big Shipment
in London, Hitler allegedly declared matter for Poland" is the con-
to Sir evile Henderson that the time sensus of the press opinions
for negotiation was over,
This story is categorically denied. to-day.
The German press also leaves no The Times" emphasises that 11_ts.
doubt that tension has greatly for Poland first and foremost to da
:Increased,
Gorman Claim
Comcial
announces
SI
cide whether who can negotiate on
Of Silver
claimed, succeeded in shooting down
16 of them.
The air duel took pince about 3 o'clock this afternoon. Four more enemy planes were believed to have been downed but this is not con- Armed.
Soviot Units Faltoring
Deld-guns motor-lorries
NEWS FLASHES
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Router).
intra-
Soviet Ratifies Treaty
Violent Attack On
British Diplomacy Reuter-It
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 is reported
that the Soviet Parliament has ratified the Soviet- German non-aggression pact.
Move
on
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP). -Competent Nazi sources state that the outcome of the crisis depends whether or not Poland is ready to negotiate with Germany
Germany's terms.
ол
The decision, they state, is up to Poland, Hitler has not receded from his position in demanding an agreement for the return of the Danzig Corridor to the Reich as a prerequisite to the negotia- tions.
The British mobilisation has apparently been timed to exert the greatest possible influence on the balance towards peace. Britain's preparations have been brought into effet with a great burst of speed.
The Admiralty has announced that all then, when they are called up, must proceed immediately to their depots without awaiting an Individual
summons.
been mobilised but the order means
The Navy has almost completely
that a few additional vessels will be brought into commission to all the remaining gapa.
Military Mission? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The officials have declined to cati- mate the total number of men or BERLIN, Aug. 31 (UP)-ships,
These latest orders are tantamount The German Government to-day to complete mobilisation, Aggression Pact with Soviet reserves unmobilised. formally ratified the Non-leave only part of the possible air
Starling Broaks
Russia, coincident with ratifien-
as they
tion by the Supreme Soviet.
It hus been learned from the most NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Reuter).-- reliable sources that a Russian Mill-On the foreign exchanges to-day tary Mission is arriving in Berlin on sterling broke badly as the wor Friday.
threat seemed to be more ominous The
Mission ia headed by aand in view of the announcement Russian General and is composed of that evacuation had begun and that high officers of the Soviet General the London Stock Exchange Was Staff.
closing. Many quarters here are hinting
Sterling temporarily slumped to' that the Soviet-Gennan pact of non-4.27. then moderately rallied, aggression is more than a mere pledge not to fight each other.
ed.
Meanwhile, other currencies show- very, erratic and sudden-nove- ments, with several rising as sharply as sterling declined.
With All pegs removed and stabilisation funds husbanding re- PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
LATEST
of the Outer Mongol forces are claim--A considerable increase in the ed to have been destroyed or dis-Soviet standing army is provid- Military Agreement?
ed for in a conscription bill in- LONDON, Aug. 31 (Trang-Ocean), 16 Soviet Planes Downed
troduced in the Soviet Parlia--Political cireles here talk about the Iment this afternoon.
possibility of concrete agreements of Japanese milliary aireratt, while
Marshal Voroshllav, who
a military nature having been con- ons out bombardment of enemy duced the bill, Baid: "The entire Soviet Union relating to co-operation cluded between Germany and the positions near the Balstungur heights. world is preparing for war, and we between the two countries against encountered a large force of Soviet (shall not be caught unawares," aircraft of the 1-18 type and, it is
Poland.
hypothesla is strengthened. MADRID, Aug. 31, (Reuter) by the news received of movements General Franco has created a supreme of Soviet troops on the Polish fron- general staff under his immediate tier, as well as by the announcement orders as the "highest military guar-that the age for conscription in antee of Spain's liberty of action in Soviet Union will be reduced from the event of armed conflict."
19 to 18, which will have the effect General Vigon, his most brilliant of recruits by about half a million.
of Increasing the annual contingent staff strategist, has been appointed in and Outer Mongol mechanized units
A powerful combination of Soviet command of the new General Staff.
Molotoff'x Distribo including 10,000 troops, top-larke, Mussolini has ordered that the Italian M. Molotoff, the Foreign Commissar
MOSCOW, Aug. 31 (Trans-Ocean). ROME, Aug. 31, (Reuter)-Signor In a statement lasting nearly an hour, threatened with debacle after four army be divided into two groups, violently criticised British and French daya of fighting with
combined one commanded by the Crown Prince endeavours to conclude a pact with Manchonkuo forces and the other by Marshal Grazianine Soviet Union. Neither London Japanese and along a 70-mile front on the baille-
nor Paris, he declared, had really scarred Manchonkuo-Outer Mongol ROME, Aug. 31, (Reuter)-From aimed at an effective instrument of border.
September 3, all passenger-carrying peace, but had been interested solely Apparently seling on well-prepar-services will be reduced by at least in a "Detitious pact" at the expense Council this afternoon, standing orders At a meeting of the Legislative ed plans, the strong Soviet and Outer 50 per cent. Trains using fuel-oil of Soviet Russian interests. Mongol forces crossed the Khalha will cease to run.
M. Moloto added that history had the Attorney General, Hon. Mr. C. G. were suspended in order to enable River and took up their positions at)
shown that enmity and war between he peoples of Russia and Germany
Alabaster to rush through the Bill were detrimental to the interests of
for
the revision of the both nations.
of Hongkong. If war in Europe should prove un-for the hurry was to enable the 1914 Mr. Alabaster said the main reason avoidable, the scale of hostilities would be limited as a result of the legislation with reference to the German-Soviet pact.
Great War to be applied to any war The Soviet Supreme Council un- which His Majesty's. Government animously adopted a resolution ap-
might be engaged. ISTANBUL,
proving and ralifying the non-aggres- Aug. 31 Ocean)Competent Turkish
(Trans-ion pact... thorities to-day emphatically denied rumours alleging that: Turkey had planned mobilisation.
·
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Nola and the Balshagar heights, SOFIA, Aug. 31, (Reuter)All exerting immediate pressure against German and Pollah nationals have the Japanese and Manchoukuo de-been recalled from Bulgaria. fence forces.
As the Japanese and Manchoukyo
At
able
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Riggs And Marble Seeded Top
WAR-TIME LAW RE-ENACTED
Meet Force With Force
Berlin, Sept.
1 (Reuter)Herr Hitler has issued a proclamation to the army declaring that to end the lunacy of the Poles, he had no other choice than to meet force with force.
BERNE, Aug. 31, (Reuter)-Italy forces launched a general onslaught has assured Switzerland that the will on the Soviet and Outer Mangal respect her neutrality in the event; positions, the Soviet-Mongols began of war. wavering along
the entire front, and Chinese Bullion Goes were forced to fall steadily back.
noon, on Wednesday, the Japan anx such bash, and the paper · also To United States
ese and Manchoukyo forces claimed emphasises that Britain and Trans MANILA, Aug. 81 (Domei), were now
to have advanced their positions and
· SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ will not, and cannot, abandon Poland BERLIN,
dominate the enemy (UP)-Theif Poland will fools her Independence-Sixteen cases of silver, totall-unes.
to do *D.N.B.
German News threatened, and that she must fighting 200 tons and valued at Accurate, Artillery Agency)
that Polish for it.
ROME, AUG. 31 (Trans-Ocean) $10,000,000 have been shipped The Soviet artilery is credited with Minister, to-day received the French Hirregulars, apparently reinforced by Polish troops crossed the frontier and that," declares the paper.
"Let there be no mistakes about aboard the M.M. liner Laos, accurate
Count Ciano, the Italian Foreign which arrived here from Saigon longrange battering has disfigured ja lengthy discussion.
markomānship and their Ambassador, M. Francois-Poncel for seised the radio station at Gielwitz, where they broadcast Polish propa- many a war on two fronts, the west
"War, if it comes, will be for Ger this morning en route to the the Balshager BETW ganda..
United States. The report said they were later as well as the east."
The "Daily Mail” my
At the outset of the present hostl
BERLIN, Aug. 31 (Trans-Ocean). injected.
The silver bullion was understood ilties, the Soviet fand Outer Mongol About seven Reichministers, in- localled war can ever decide the to have been sent from Chungking forces took up their positions on the cluding Herr von Ribbentrop, Herr
via French Indo-China.
heights along the western bank of Hudolf Hess, Baron von Neurath and Germany thinks otherwise, the
Brought here aboard the French the Khalha River, and baltered down Field Marshal Hermann Goering ar- and Miss Alica Marble, the Wimble- It is announced that Bobby Riggs LONDON, Aug. 31-(Trans-Ocean), making « grave mistake, as she did steamer via Haiphong and Saigon, it on the epanese and Manchukuo de-rived at the German Chancellery at don singles champions, have been Numerous British bombing squad in 1914. Britain and France regard will be transferred to the President fences from their positions. zona have left for their respective smashing attack in the west as a Harrison, salling from
7 o'clock this evening, apparently for "goodiod" first in the U. S National bases in France within the last 48 practicable operation which could be September
Under cover. 3 of aeroplanes,
important conferences. for New York.
singles, opening at Forest Hills on, Thoars, according to reliable informa= pushed to a successful fare,
It was also revealed that $70,000,-
Japanese artillery returned; the They were summoned by
the September 7, "The “Dally Express" say that the 000 worth of silver was shipped from challenge and upceeded in disabling Fuehrer.
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