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BIGGEST BATTLE RAGES ALONG WESTERN FRONT
(Continued from Pape 1.) Saarbruccken comprises nevertheless a kind of outer defence of the Saar region.
The German offensive on the west ern extremity of the front along the Mosolle in the vicinity of Sierck was not pursued but was merely a minor diversion.
Fort Besieged
London, Sept. 12 (Reuter).-Fierce igating still continues in the Warsaw
Legion.
NEWS FLASHES
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ng the spirit of the agreement with Che United States.
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Shanghai Feels Pinch Of War
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter). Queen Mary yesterday drove Buckingham Palace and had lunch circles, with Queen Elizabeth.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Sept. 13 (Domei).- The effects of the European war are to1 already being felt in local industrial Japanese spinning companies In This was the first visit the Queen! Central China are finding it difficult Mother had paid to the Queen since to secure sufficient supplica of riv cation from. aboard. The United States and India the outbreak of war.
Incrented Kreatly
Shanghai 12 (Reuter) exports of raw cotton to LONDON. Sept.
arc during the first eight months of this Railway companies in Britain restricting passenger services: Un-year, but the shortage of shipping usually heavy freight services, and facilities and rapidly-mounting prices "war boom" ara the necessity of carrying on night in anticipation of services despite the strict black-out, adding to the difficulties facing trans
port of the raw material.
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Newly-Invented Weapons SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Domel),
with
newly-invented electrically- controlled machine-guns, ກ Pari
the "Nicht Nichi quoting French official electrically
lo
boys.
The Napoleonic fortress of Modlin, 15 miles north-east of Warsaw have caused this step. vesinged but is not yet fallen. Dur west of the capital the Poles sill hold
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter),—The
-Ger- about three-quarters of the territory Stock Exchange upened rather dall
far as Posen. The retreating Poles but close righter owing to the near man troop son the western front are have been netflanked and are lighting completion of selling in connection, reaponding to the French attacks their war through to Warsaw.
with the lost pre-war account. A correspondent with the Nazi
Industrials encountered a demand.
Hub-dispatch armies says the battle near Warsaw Internationals were stronger. which has raged for two days, washers strengthened.
The resumed at dawn yesterday.
Elsewhere movements were quie! elreles Nazis, he says, believe that the fate and mainly small.
new weapons are
distant bases, of Warsaw will be decided in this
Wall Street was strong and selive. controlled from
ecrding to the report.
the report, Dr. In the area east and north-east of
LONDON, Sept. 12 (Heuter).—It }s)
Professor of Engineer- tradicted by official bulletins from number of Government departmentaling at Tokyo Imperial University, said Warsaw. There has been no major taff who can perform their duties that he had heard of such devices change, Luys the Warsaw radio, away from the centre of Government being tried abroad. He believes that
machine-guns though there has been severe fighting without loss of ellenes, are brim such along the Bug river. The Germans transfered from Lonton.
operated by electric motors set de throwing a vast number of tanks underston that, between seven nad bend the first lines. into what is described as "a bloody eight thousand persons are involved. |
arra.
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In outh Poland there is anilar contradiction in the respective war announcements.
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would
There is no question of the MOTOR CAR AS
crament leaving London and poi
office divertly concerned with war-
im etivates will go.
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"CUMSHAW” LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuler).
103.
A somewhat curious Nazi clalin was made yesterday when a German PARIS. Sept. news agency announced the capture air raid alarm was sounded in Dova-What is probably one of the of Torun, 130 miles downstream from and Arras on Monday afternoon, Hargest "cumshaws" on record
The Ger- Warsaw on the Vistula.
American The all clear signal WHO give was given by an mans had claimed the capture of about an hour later,
passenger leaving Britain to a His town several days ago.
12 TOKYO, Sept. (Reuters.stevedore yesterday. Casualties Mount
General Tushizo Nishio, Inspector The stevedore was given a LONDON, Sept. 12 (Heuter)--A General of Military Education, has note and a 39 ha. eur. ere pondent behind the German been appointed supreme Commander- | The lucky recipient of the generous Tines in Poland estimates the Nazi in-Chief of the Japanese forces in gift told the Press: "An American lees at between 12,000 and 15,000. China. Lieut-Generat Seishigo enme
came up to me on the dock and said: Mod of these were killed in the last, Hagaki has been appointed supreme, Will you rush my luggage on board? Two days Dghting.
Chief of Staff of the Japanese forces lle give me a 10s. note and then I said: Reconnaissance
in China in order to cope effectively said: You can have my car.
He replied: No. 12 PARIS, Sept. (Reuter).—A ¦ with the new age current in the. You are joking!" "Bavas"
It is quite all right, and gave me the the Sho-Japanese conflict. dispatch
that 5435
registration book." French troops tI* strengthening
TIENTSIN, Sept. 12 (UP).--One) The stevedore is going to sell the Bheir positions on the Saar front.
Though results of the French ad- hundred handits yesterday attacked car and will tell the American how
stands while 2.000 much it realised. vance are important, the main body the racecourse of the French Army has not yet been Chinere refugees were lodged there. in action and, so far, there has only The bandits succeeded in killing a
Chinese policeman ind seriously HANDS OFF BRITISH been reconnaissance by bodles of in- M
COLONIES wounding a Hussion guard fantry.
before A Derlin comu7anique
that Club. Ollers were wounded
(Continued from Page 1) there has been fighting by outposts. the bandits were dispersed. British including newspaper : No bombs have been dropped In Volunteers,
correspondents, brought the wounded did not imply an extension, but it German territory,
fid ply are-statement of the Japanese Serving Under Tricolour into the city.__
Monroc Doctrine. 12 MANILA, Sept.
*The Monroe Doctrine was a De- TOKYO, Sept. 13 (Domel).-Three Secretary for Finance, Mr. Manuel claration made by President Monroe Japanese residents in Paris hove al-Roxas, and his wife were at the on Dreember 2, 1933. under which ready joined the French Army as formal dinner given in honour of European Tower could seize ter- volunteers and are at present fighting Mes. 1. V, Soong on Thursday. The ritory or set up government on the on the western front, necording to aquests included the Chinese Consul
American conlinen's without
to war the General, Mr. C. Kuangson Young. Dr. having recourse
with the from the president of report
in Association Japanese Residents
C. T. Wang and prominent Filipinos United States. Paris.
and Chinese,
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