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Czech-Slovakia

MARTIAL LAW EXTENDED IN SUDETEN AREAS

London, Sept. 14.

TEXT OF SUDETEN. DEMANDS

Prague, Sept. 14. The Sudeten German Party in its ultimatum to the Prague stated that the

number of Sudeten Germans!

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Government in a free and un- No attempt is made to conceal fears that the detona-influenced manner over the tion may, before dawn, draw Europe into a catastrophe. rights of the Sudetens unless There is speculation as to whether Britain was informed the Government took the follow- beforehand of the Prague Government's decision to rejecting steps: the ultimatum and whether that was the cause of the sur- prise meeting of the "Big Four" Cabinet Members-Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Sir Kingsley Wood, Mr. Alfred Duff Cooper and Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha.

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Indicative of the growing night were eight Czechs and four fears of war, Lloyds have sum- Sudeten Germans, according to an moned underwriters to discuss of all war the discontinuance risks on shipping.

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"it is impossible to suppose that Britain can stand aside in a con- flict in which the integrity of France would be menaced."--

United Press,

Martial Law Extended

Prague, Sept. 14. It is stated here that complete order and calm prevails in the areas

under martial Faw,

the Inhabitants being confined to their homes and only persons with police permits being allowed on the streets.

now

Martial law has now been extend- ed to the districts of Tach and Bischofsteinitz.-Trans-Ocean.

Telephone Lines Cut

Prague, Sept. 14.

Belgian Precautions

Brussels, Sept. 14. The War Office ordered all active

army offteers who live in their own homes in Liege to report to the barracks before midnight fast night. Many officers have had their fur- loughs cancelled-United Press,

Revoked Immediately the deeree establishing marifal law;

Withdrew the State Police from ail districts Inhablled by Germans, and placed the exercising of all police control in the bands of mayors and local authorities to prevent further clashes;

Reduced the police and all other Blate security organs to their normal number and limited their activities to their normal functions: Confined all milltary detachments to barracks or military centres, thus preventing them mingling with the civil population,

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restoration of normal conditions under which negotiations can proceed not be granted, published, and announced by radio within six hours, the leaders of the Sudeten German Party decline to accept responsibility for further developments-Trans-Ocean.

Riga Sends Troops

Riga, Sept. 1. Strong troop units, fully equipped, have been sent south to the frontier to guard the Lithuanian

border.-night. United Press.

Air Raid Precautions In Paris

Paris, Sept. 14. The authorities here bave com- ménced distributing sand to city apartments and factories, for use in extinguishing Incendiary bombs and fres which inny be started in an air raid.-United Press.

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Bucharest, Sept. 14.

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Leaders To Confer

Prugue, Sept. 14. It has been learned here that the Sudeten ultimatum was not actually

Many telephone lines have been cut near Carlsbad. All schools are closed and most business people have closed their shops and businesses.

Kins Carol has summoned a delivered to the Prague Government In Plan, near Marienbad, demon-

to until 5 pm. yesterday and con- straturs smushed the windows of the Cabinet Council for Wednesday

present crisis.-United sequently it expires at midnight and local Police Station, while in discuss the

not at 11 p.. Warnsdorf a crowd of 8,000 demand-

The Premier, M. Milan Hodza, in

| posts.

who actually signed the telegram, to Washington, Sept. 14.

discuss the come to Prague to ten Party occupied the railway Foreign diplomats here are specu- situation, pointing out that they station and hoisted the swastika fag, Jating on the reason that most ulcers might possibly reach an agreement later being evicted by gendarmes-attached to the Germany that would lead to the pacification of

have started for Berlin accompanied Czecho-Slovakia. by their families.-United Presi,

ed the destruction of the frontier German Officials Recalled his reply, has invited Herr Frank,

In Puerstein members of the Sude-

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Official Casualties

Prague, Sept. 14. Deaths in Czecho-Slovakia as Ute | result of incidents up to midnight last

Herr Frank replied that Herr German Press Angry

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