CZECH TROOPS MARCH Ordered To Re-Occupy Sudeten Areas: Shellfire Reports
CZECH TROOPS ARE RE-OCCUPYING TOWNS IN SUDETENLAND WHICH THE SUDETENS HAD TAKEN OVER, ACCORDING TO THE ASSERTION OF A GERMAN NEWS AGENCY FROM EGER, QUOTED BY REUT ER'S BERLIN CORRESPONDENT.
This is the first act of the new Prague Govern ment under Czecho-Slo-
vakia's "strong man," General Sirovy..
The report alleges that troops have been ordered to return to every dis-
trict which had been evacuated.
CROWDS DEMONSTRATE IN WHITEHALL
London, To-day:
One of the most remarkable de- monstrations since, the beginning of the crisis occurred in White- hall last night.
A crowd, which`at、 one time reached 10,000, demonstrated out- side Government buildings, many chanting "Stand by the Czechs?. and "Chamberlain Must Go.”
Additional police drafted to the scene handled the position tact- fully, and the din gradually sub, sided without incidents.Reuter,
The German News Agency, in a later message, alleges that armoured SOVIET PLANES
cars entered Koningsberg, Falkenau, Graslitz and Newdeck, "opening fire on the inhabitants."
The report adds that troops are marching on Eger, where the population
has hastily removed Nazi decorations and flags.
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THE AGENCY ALSO ASSERTS THAT ON THE GERMAN SIDE OF THE FRONTIER; SHELL FIRE CAN BE HEARD FROM THE
REUTER. SUDETEN TOWN OF GRASLITZ.
ORDERS TO MARCH LEAD TO CASUALTIES
Berlin, To-day.
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Military Man Premier
ARRIVE IN CZECHO SLOVAKIA
Berlin, To-day. The semi-official German news agency reports from Par-- dubitz in Northern Bohemia that 21 two-engined Soviet Russian bombing planes land- ed at the aerodrome of that
General Sirovy, “strong man" of Czecho-Slovakia, city yesterday.
has just formed a new Cabinet with himself as Prime Minister and War Minister.
The positions of Foreign Minister and Finance Minister remain unchanged, with Dr. Kamil Krofta and Dr. Josef Kalfus retaining these posts, respectively.
The identification marks had been-obliterated but they could nevertheless be identified as Soviet planes since they were painted yellow. A further 18 two-engined Soviet Russian monoplanes are reported to have landed at the auxiliary aerodrome at Bohdanec yester- day. It is, moreover, ¡reported that 20 officers of the Soviet -Air Force arrived at Capiau
Trans-Ocean.
They will have as colleagues, M
raised Ozenki, Prague a Lord Mayorand "Give us arms" were
demonstranta inceasingly while M. Bukovsky, chief of the Sokol shouted in chorus "We want a mili- organisation,
The German News Agency re- ports that the Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, General
M. Vanrecka, recently appointed tary_dictatorship."--Trans-Ocean. Kreji, gave orders to the Czech Minister of Propaganda, (these army on Thursday to send all three Ministers available troops into the Sudeten-portfolio), and
M. Cerny, Governor of Moravia, land and to occupy every town and who will probably be Minister of village in this region.
Interior.
without
POLITICAL COMMITTEE At four o'clock in the afternoon
At the same time, political the first columns of armoured cars entered the Sudeten towns of Koe-affairs will be in the hands of a nigsberg, Falkenau, Graslitz, Neu- committee composed of Dr. Milan -M. (former Premier), deck, St. Joachimsthal, Weipert and Hodza other places, where functionaries Czernin, M. Bechinys, M. Scramek of the Sudeten German Party had and M. Sranke, who formed the taken over police duties when the "Inner political Cabinet” in the Czech police surrendered the towns late Government. without offering resistance.
The new Cabinet represents a Government on. a wide national The population of these towns had already hoisted Swastika Flags basis, and will enable President Benes to carry on with the com-
to celebrate their liberation from
Czech government. It is alleged that plete backing of the nation. Reu-
when the armoured cars
ter..
arrived
they at once opened violent ma- chine-gun fire without previous warning.
At Eger, two Sudeten German
“WE WANT ARMS”
Prague, To-day. Resignation of the Hodza Ca-
were
strating before Parliament build- ling.
special constables and one woman binet was announced shortly after were shot. At Koenigsberg four eleven o'clock to crowds demon- Sudeten German constables shot and three in Graslitz,
In Welpert, one Sudeten musi- cian was shot and in Oberlohma, two constables and one woman.
Thus in Egerland, alone nò few. er than 16 people were killed within
The announcement, we with tremendous enti
Cries of Long
three hours. The Czech troops are CZECHS FIRE
inten
marching on Eger with the and tion of re-occupying Franzensbad during the night.
While flags and other decorations
at Erer were hastily removed, the "Defence Corp" appearance in
resume Czech gend
ON LEGION
Vienna, To-day.
It is stated that Sudeten Le- made___ Its glonaries attempted yesterday to eets of Eger cross the Austro-Czech- frontier Lower Austria but were riously prevented, by Czech troops, who
Reuter. fired on them.
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