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--ARAWF MONDAY.
SEPTEMBER 11. 1939. RɅ#AL ET ANNUR
14 SINGLE COPY 10 CENTS
Germans Use Remote-Controlled Machine-Guns
350 SQ. MILES OF NAZI TERRITORY OCCUPIED
New Communique Claims Further Advance Made Between Saar
And
GERMAN TROOPS entering the massivo concrete fortifications of the Siegfried Line. They will live underground until the forte are finally overrun by the Francha formidable task if Nazi claims regarding the "imprognability" of their lines are substantiated.
WARWICK CASTLE ESCAPED U-BOAT
Vosges Rivers
Special to the “Telegraph”
(UP).
LONDON, SEPT. 10 CHANGE TELEGRAPH ESTIMATES THAT 350 SQUARE MILES OF GERMANY IS NOW IN FRENCH HANDS.
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Advance Proceeding
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”.
Paris, Sept. 10 (UP),—It has been officially announced that the French advance between the Saar and the Vosges mountains is proceeding.
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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP). -It has been officially announced that portions of Warsaw are afire.
German official quarters deny that the fires were caused by German incendiary bombs and
of Polish artillery fire.
The Germans have launched an offensive east Civilians Join in Defence of City they were the result
of Moselle, in the Rivor Sierck region.
Communique No. 1 says: "At the front, a series of methodical actions have permitted an advance between the Saar River and the Vosges Mountains.”
The
carried out an offensive move immediately enemy |cast of the Moselle River, in the region north-east of the
Sierck.
Barrages and mines have been laid by the French and British navies in the English Channel and the North |Sea. Air reconnaissance flights continue."
Informed ̈ circles describe the French gains as LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-A member of the Union Castle liner Warwick Castle, which escaped from "interesting," despite bitter German counter-attacks two submarines, told newspapermen of the thrilling during the past 36 hours. These attacks were featured moments aboard the giant vessel when she arrived in by the use of numerous electrically remote-controlled England to-day.
The sailor who was look-out man at the time, said they sight- ed two German submarines,
The first was directly ahead, and the Warwick Castle started to steer a zig-zag course and slipped past the submarine.
That was on Friday.
Shortly afterwards they saw an- other submarine, which might have been the same craft, though he did not think so. This submarine was astern.
machine-guns,
The German offensive move- ments were designed to push the
CANADIAN French back across the frontier,
DECLARATION
Unique Notificationed to be within stiacking distance of
By Dominion
[particularly in the Warndt Forest in the vicinity of Saar- brucken, but they have failed.
The French troops are now report-
the Siegfried Line, although the major French forces continue to be organised behind the Maginot Line. Advance Down Moselle Valley SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” PARIS, Sept. 10 (UP) Skirmish- ing amid the great forest in the Saar the bills, while huge guns of the Maginot A proclamation appearing in
Siegfried lines thundered, "Gazette", says that a State of War and Kennebeck Torpedood
hax unic
existed in The French troops advanced to-day down LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).-The Cats
They occupied ground between | London steamer Kennebeck (5,548 Dominion of Canada as from Septem- the Moselle Valley.
of the proclamation has the two lines, where they encountered tons) owned by the Anglo-American j ber 10.
A copy been törperloed. Oll Company, has
been cabled to London. The King is stiffer German resistance. The crew was rescued.
expected to sign the duplicute copy in hl capacity as King of Canada.
First Occasion
OTTAWA, Sept. 10 (Reuter). The Warwick Castle then sent a-Canada declared war on Ger- radio call to vessels of the Royal many at 6.10 p.m. B.S.T. (1.10 Navy, and nothing more was sern of a.m. H.K.T). the submarine.
OTTAWA, Sept. 10 Baklur
Gorman Ships Grounded LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter).--The Viinistry of Information states that the German merchantmen (5,805 tons) and the Vegesack (4,- dui tons) are reported to be ashore on the Norwegian const
Navy Tightens Grip LONDON, Sept. 10, (Reuter).- Ships of the Royal Navy of all types have been netive since the war broke out all over the world in maintaining
shipping routes. the Empire's
The
Navy has been especially ac- Hive around the British Isles and in the Atlantic.
ports.
Heavy Casualties BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
NEWS FLASHES
...
16 BODIES REMOVED
WARSAW REFUSES TO SURRENDER
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Warsaw Entered ? SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
ROME, Sept. 10 (UP).—The "Voce di Italia's correspondent at Warsaw declares that German motorised | troops entered the suburbs on Friday. Ha report says the Germans sur- rounded the city, after which they occupied all the strategical points and the Industrial and residential sections.
BUDAPEST, Sept. 10 (UP).-The Warsaw radio station announces that heavy fighting continues, with the pect to take complete possession Polish troops slowly retiring.
The Germans are unable to make important gains. The whole population of War- saw is continuing to co-operate
in the defence of the Capital. Women are aiding in digging trenches in the suburbs home miles to the west.
German
planes bombarded Polish capital all day Sunday.
the
Warsaw Still Holda Out SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BUDAPEST, Sept. 10, (UP), ----The Warsaw radlo announces that the city daylong has not fallen, despite a artillery bombardment and 14 alr- raids by 70 German bombers.
It is claimed that 15 German planes have been shot down, five crushed
Thetis Salvage Work within the city.
Well Under Way
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 10 (UP)-Sixteen bodies have removed from the submarine Thetis.
been
WAR MAP OF EUROPE
A specially drawn half-pago War Map of Europe, measuring 15% by 10 inches, will be published in the "Telegraph" in all Editions to-morrow.
Owing to lack of space it will be impossible to re-print this map at a later date, so readers are advised to order their afternoon newspapers to- morrow as early as possible.
He claims that the Germans ex-
of the Polish capital on Sunday,
Lodz Falls
*** SPECIAL TO "THE" "TELEGĦAPH****
PARIS, Sept. 11 (UP)—The news- paper "Le Temps" announces the fall of Lodz and asserts that the German motorized forces are now proceeding to the eastward in the Radom region. German forces have also apparently crossed the Pilica and Radomuska PLEASE Turn To Pago 2.
LATEST
14 Raids
PARIS, Sept. 11 (Reuter)-Colonel Lipinski, Commander of the Warsaw Numerous bulldings have been act
Garrison, reports (according to the on fire by German incendiary bombs,
"Havus" Agency), that the capital The suburb of Marymont, 30 miles west which has not been heard from was bombed 14 mes on Sunday. from Warsaw, is defending itself for several days, is on the march Seventy German planes participated against a heavy attack. Two German again, and has reached Plock, on the in the ralds, 10 being brought down. north bank of the Vistula, 65 miles tanks were destroyed.
west of Warsaw. This is compara- tively slow advance, suggesting that there is still considerable. Polish
Attack Repolled
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Sept. 10, (UP)~~A Polish force caught somewhere north of the communique says that the German Vistula which is now being slowly north- BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP)-An Divers state that they saw attack Before Warsaw has been re-crushed between the German
PLEASE Turn To Page 2. official communique issued here to-thirty more bodies below the pelled, " (Reuter)— Cannda has declared war on Ger-day states that there have been many hatch. These bodies will be re- many, and this is the first time casunities on the Western Front.
It claims that three French planes moved before compressed air is Canada has ever declared war.
In 1914, Canada merely published have been shot down and that several used in the attempt at raising
French soldiers have been taken pri- the hulk. soners, including an officer.
the British declaration of war in {"Gazette."
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Neutrality Act Applied WASHINGTON, Sept, 10 (Reuter),
The French planes have dropped no bombs, the communique declares. The German radio announces: The United States Government has "French armoured cars have entered announced that the provisions of the German territory for the first time." Neutrality Act now apply to Canada.
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MORAL: DON'T KEEP A SECRET CYPHER
PLEADING guilty
EPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 10 (UP)-Germany has halted her spectacular advance
while, north-east in Poland SHANGHAI, Sept. 11, (UP),—The
south-east of Warsaw, battles air raid alarms were sounded in
raging which seem likely to become decfalve. Chungking this morning.
to an on his character, and he did not want To the north-east, (Reular)-M. PARIS, Sept. 10
the Germans offence under the recently In- anything to mar his future career. Campinchi, Minister of Marine; fore-have either established or are stituted Defence Regulations, Mauritius Loyalty
Continuing, Mr. Hodgson said, do- LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)-A official survey of the military altua-oMcial journal.
Paris, Sept. 10 (Reuter)A semi-shadows further expenditure in his to establish bridgeheads
Bug River the last line of possible that of having a code or cypher, fendant went to Shanghal before the Although we have suffered losses message of loyalty to the Eupire has tion on the Western Front, Issued by He says that it will probably be defence behind Warsaw. Thero has without the permission of the Regulations came out and was given
carmark150,000,000 been no further progress since it was Governor, Dzung Kyi-ung, 26, mercial purposes, by friends
the code which were used for com- from submarine attacks, even more been sent by Indians in Mauritius to "Havas,” says that French troops necessary to
night ол positions francs included in the 1940 naval reported that the River Enemy merchant ships have been the Indian National Congress.
Certain telegrams were received? captured, sunk, or interned in neutral with the British Government and the winduce writing esse lively vessels and for equipping coastal east of Warsaw, and at Drak, further University, was fined a nominal between September 3 and 7. Defen- The message urges co-operation conquered during the past two days, budget for the construction of naval crossed at Wyszkow, 30 miles north-student of Ricci Hall, Hongkong
sum of $10 when he appeared on dant did not realise until September Admiralty is giving no details setting aside of political and religious reaction by the enemy.
During the ple
night the troops
The air force, throughout the day, remand before Mr. Forrest at Central, that the Defence Regulations heat of the anti-submaring campaign, but differences.
strengthened their positions strongly, PARIS, Sept. 10 (Router)-It is participated in apparent bitter fight-
Magistracy this morning.
been brought into force. He immen our hunting flotillas of destroyers and
Drung was charged with posses-diately cabled his friends to stop. LONDON, Sept. 10 (British Wire-establishing their liaison with posi-stated that 20,000 anomy" foreigners ing in the region, between the An- light craft are still active.
Ar soon as the convoy system less).The Sultan of Shihr and slons from which their attack was have been rounded up and are being rew and Bug Rivers, which is an sion, on September 8, of Instructions sending the messages.
faunched through the dimcult held in the big aparts ground at Indication that the position south of for utilising means of secretly - Sgt. J. Hill, of the Special Branch, come into force, our losses are ex-Mukalla a large territory in the Aden ground they had just conquered, and Cold JE MAKI
and receiving information, protectorate bordering on the Indian which the enemy had previously
Narew is not yet fully established. namely, a code or cypher, contra sald defendant had given the polle pected, to cease,
all' the assistarico possible in the case The convoy system could not be Ocean has given 20,000 rupees from wrecked by means of many massive nitiated immediately as our mer-hle State treasury towards the war destructions.
LONDON, Sept 10 (Beuter) The Large-Scala Battle
to Regulation 12 of the Defence RowIn finding defendant $10, althou Turkish Ambassador, has returned to
gulations, which were
ere published in the maximum penalty was chant ships are scattered all over operations of His Majesty's, Govern-
England from “Angora, f
A battle on a larger scale is under the Government Gazetia" on August Mr. Forrest said. “I thinkfde?" the worldA
ment.
་་་། ། Germans Go Underground The Governor of Aden has thanked ty
Vitis also stated that King Zog of way south-west of Warsaw, the front 26. okhouses Albania has arrived in Kardand from stretching trom “ the “Lodz-Warsaw Mr. P. M. Hodgson, for Dung, said had acted Tomboantly ly
When alscovered ASUS
him, and stated that the offer, has
Ballway line on the north, to San he was about to proceed to Americe the law, he did, the bathr LONDON, Sept. 10 (Reuter)The Been conveyed to the Coldp
Domierz on the Vistuls River, on the to join Princeton University. The wamedy 11nd1 hope tary marican Ehip: City of Flint, which is Secretary, diving San
Caso Was of some Importance to the all the publicity pow The Sultan of Labe) "İne: 220 survivors of the Athenia
The German Army in the north- | boy as it would appear to cast a altır. PLEASE Tum To Page 2.
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