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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 二拜禮 號五月九英港香
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RAID
WARPLANES FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN
TERRIFIC AIR BATTLE OVER CITY Casualties In AS GERMANS TAKE UP CHALLENGE
Special To The "Telegraph"
PARIS, SEPT. 5 (UP). — FOLLOWING QUICKLY ON THE HEELS OF THE BRITISH RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS OVER GERMANY, IN WHICH MILLIONS OF PAMPHLETS WERE DROPPED, AND THE AIR RAID ON THE GERMAN FLEET CONCENTRATIONS AT WILHELM- SHAVEN AND KIEL, POLAND'S AIR FORCE SWUNG IN- TO ACTION TO-DAY.
According to an Agence Radio message from Zurich, a large number of Polish planes succeeded in reaching the famous city of Frankfort-on-Main, one of Germany's great armament centres.
Frankfort
approximately mid-way between the Polish frontier and Berlin.
FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAIN
The Polish planes were engaged by German Operations Begin, But No Shots Fired pursuit machines over Frankfort, and a terrific
2 Killed In Denmark battle ensued.
Unknown Planes Bomb
Frontier Town
The Poles succeeded in attaining their objective. Berlin became alarmed as soon as word was received; that the Polish machines had crossed the frontier pro- ESBJERG, Denmark, ceeding westwards, and the air raid alarm was sounded Sept. 4 (UI).-An uniden- in the German capital. tified plane dropped four
bombs on the town and kill-
ed two persons, including
one woman, and seriously British Forces
wounded others.
The then flew
Swing
the south-westward, which Into Action: First Raid
is in the direction of Ger-
many. Esbjerg is almost
ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH") PARIS, Sept. 4 (UP).—A_French war communique announced that France had begun operations against Germany but that up to dark, not a single shot had been fired on the Franco-German | border...
Inflation In
The General Staff spent the Reich Begins
first day of war organizing | 3,000,000 men in the field. Mean- while, the Polish Army has re- LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter). The Ministry of doubled it efforts in an attempt Information announce that on the night of September 3 to halt the German drive from A report from Copenhagen and 4 aircraft of the Royal Air Force carried out extensive said that an explosion aboard an reconnaissance over northern and western Germany. unidentified cutter was presum-
on the ex-German border.
the result of ably
contact with a mine west of the Vyl lightship.
German Planes?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
They were not engaged by enemy aircraft. More than 6,000,000 copies of a note to the German people were dropped over a wide area.
The Admiralty announce that Inaval activity haa continued on all seas, but as yet there are no major operations to report.
LONDON. Sept. + (UP). The Datch Civil Aircraft Guard broad cest a message saying, "Foreign nir- craft were flying over the northern The port of Dover has been closed Provinces at 6.10 p.m. G.M.T., headed to commerelal shipping, cast and west."
The Admiralty announce that no arca in the these were. Br.tish mines are laid
where the Athenia sank. This is # reply to the assertion by Germany that the vessel probably struck
Fleet Blockade
that med German planes.
Dutch Protest SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH AMSTERDAM, Sept. 5 (UP).—The Nethermnds Government has protest- {
mine.
tion.
R.A.F. RAIDS WILHELMSHAVEN [See Page Four]
matchines were guilty of this viola- German Ship Sunk SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH".
the
East Prussia, which is gravest menaco to Warsaw.
The main Polish Army, west of the security triangle, have fought the German Army every inch of the way in Upper Silesian territory.
Gold Reserve Falls Almost To Infinity
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
BERLIN, Sept. 4 (Reuter).— The German news agency an- nounces that it has become necessary lately to put into cir- culation a larger amount of French mobilization continued for five-mark notes of the Renten- the third day with reserve concen- mark currency. trations.
French
Much More Effective
which the Anglo-
Air Raids
First Official Lists Issued Of Losses In Warsaw Terror
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”) WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP). At 5 p.m., 15 German planes at a great height bombed the city and started four conflagrations.
One invader encountered an infiring barrage and was brought down in the suburbs.
Germans Repulsed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI
WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP) An official communique reported the carrying out of successful counter-attacks as the city jubi- lantly celebrated the entrance of Great Britain and France into the war.
SEVEN RAIDS
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
PARIS, Sept. 5 (UP).-Polish sources here to-day said there were seven air raid alarma în Warsaw this morning.
They indicated also that the Ger nuns unleashed a great offensive on all fronts during the night, pre- sumably hoping to subdue Poland quickly and move her troops to the western front.
The Casualtics WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP)-It is joficially reported that the dead, during Saturday and Sunday's bomb- ings were as follows:
Lvov
Lublin
Plotk ....
Kolo evacuation train
83
27
32
A Red Cross train, which was
It has been reported, without con- rmation as yet, that the Poles have re-captured the important city, of clearly marked, was set alre and Czestochova, famous
religious destroyed, with an unknown num- shrine at an important junction on the|ber of casualties. south-western front.
German Plano Crash The Government has ulinounced SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" that Polish counter-attacks have re- WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP)-Several taken towns below Orlow Kack, in German pursuit planes swooped low the Gdynin-Danzig sector. They over the elly in today's rald. have stormed and re-taken Sbaszyn. One combination pursuit-bomber Elsewhere the positions are un-was caught in the cross-fire of ma- changed after heavy fighting on the chine guns, shuddered in mid-air. Bast Prussin frontier.
fell into a spin dive and crashed in Į the suburbs of the city,
On German Soil Polish cavalry drove back the the Germans at one point on the East Prussia freutler and entered German territory.
The Polish Government chargea that German alrernit dropped gas
bombs on the civilian populations,
and also allen the bombing and
In order to facilitate payments in machine-gunning of civilians. The forces are a score of times smaller chonge, Renteninark notes of
One village was totally destroyed more effective than during the Great one and two marks will be issued. War
and are holding France's eastern
London Banking circles comment and two others, near Tarnobrzeg, frontier.
on the above amouncement that five-were badly damaged, with many The will and enthusiasm which mark notes have never been seen in casualties.
A communique officially describes greeted the opening of hostilities in Germany in recent years. 1914 is missing.
It is thought that the appearance the fighting around Czestochova as The plan on
forces will operate is of a fresh flood of paper currency in severe, Polish aviation forces altuck- Kenerally understood to have called Germany, especially notes of such ed a large enemy land force breaking on Great Britain to send a minimum small denominations, will cause con-up two columns of tonks. The com- of 20 motorised divisions with the siderable comment among Germans, munique generally claims disruption of the German front in that sector first expeditionary force, plus a fleet, whose memories go back to the In-at the cost of four Polish planes. defuined of planes.
flation period.
Government dispatch The Relchsbank published returns "Nothing To Report" for the week ended August 31, which states the Germans shelled Gruduska SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
reveal a jump in notes circulation by where, it is alleged, they also used BERLIN, Sept. 5 (UP).-The Ger-2,100,000,000 marks, while the pro-an. German Reports German merchantment, which was ordered to abandon ship. This man Oficial Radio to-day announced: portion of gold and foreign exchange i (UP)--The must either be captured or driven to was done at 5 p.m. and an hour later, "there is nothing to report" from the holdings covering the note Issue, i
ed both to London and Berlin against
the night of unidentified war planes over Holland.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MONTE VIDEO, Sept. 4 (UP),-11. (UP-The M. S. Ajax, captured and LONDON, Sept. Admiralty has announced that all the German motorship Olinda, of They dropped leaflets printed in ships using the Straits of Dover must 4,570 net tons, registered at Hamburg German, apparently aistakin pass through The Downs, means that
at 11 am., yesterday, 600 miles south- Itolland for German soil,
the British, fleet is engaged in the Orst task to ensure the detention of east of Cape Polonio. The crew
Propaganda Planes
BERLIN. Sept. 5
all
German radio hai announced that the interninent at some neutral port. British "propaganda planes"
were
driven from the skies over (5 uit-
First War Communique announced German city after drop- SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ping leaflets.
PARIS, Sept. 4 (UP).-The Omee issued the first war munique this morning.
1.," sald,
Toxts Of Pamphlets SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
western front,
Previously, it had been announced that Germany will confine herself entirely to defensive tactles in West.
Border Zone Silent SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1 Nowhere in Holland has
felt further to 0.71 per cent..
Le
MID-PACIFIC COLLISION
Another
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 4 (UP).-German troops have smashed deeper into Po- Hand and have announced the capture [of Czestochowa and Radomsko, still
without a declaration of war.
The Germans have protested that Polish civilians have now started guerlita Bghting.
Tons Of Bombs WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP).—Thirty Nazi raiders poured tons of bombs on PLEASE Turn To Page 3:
LATEST
PARIS AIR RAID ALARM Anti-Aircraft Guns
Go Into Action
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Sept. 5 (UP)~The first air raid alarm was sounded in the French capital at 3.30 am. (10.30 am II.K.T.).
The "All Clear” signal has not been riven by the time the message was Hashed to New York, two and a half hours later (1 p.m. ILK.T.).
Anti aircraft fire was audible in the city for a short period at 5 am.
(noon II.K.T.).
Sanctuary For Ship
the Ajax shelled the Olinda until she sunk.
Greek Ship Mined COPENHAGEN, Sept 4 (Reuter),
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPHO War-The Greek steamer Kost was sunk com-near Falsterbo In the Baltle Sea to-:
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 4, (UP)—– day.
The Maritime Prefectúra has an- that the vessel it is believed
A decree was issued to-day, "Ih-nounced_that refuge is being -given--- a mine while bound from been heard of the shelling on the
TOKYO, Sept. 5, (Domel)stituting new drastic war measures. to the German ship Poseidon, from western front,
The "United Press" correspondent Two Japanese steamers collided including the death penalty for avoid-Hamburg, she entered port yester nt Brussels telephoned to Luxemburg, in the Pacific Ocean in a dense ing military service, spying, guerilla where they reported no shelling has fog southwest of the Aleutians fighting or attempting to undermine
early Monday morning. been heard anywhere.
"On
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UP)-The "Comunque No. pamphlets which were distributed the morning of September 4th, land, struck. over northern and western Germany sea and air force operations have Antwerp to Leningrad. last ught by British planes read as begun." follows:
"Gennans With cool calculation
the
Contacts Mado On Fronts
Ships Seck Refuge
է
LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter). The German Retch and the Govern- LONDON, Sepl. 4 (Reuter),—An Nazi liner Columbus has taken refuge ment of England have been drawn oficial war communique Issued in at Vera Cruz into war, although Germany knows Paris says that contacts have been! that the results for entire humanity will be more. disastrous than they progressively made on the front.
The navy had taken positions, and were 1014.
Chancellor the serial forces were "proceeding assured you and the entire world of with the necessary reconnaissance."
"In April the Reich
his friendly intentions.
These Intentions are as worthless
as they were in September last year when he announced
(UP).--- anything
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
were
The 0,800 ton freighter Kogu Navy On Guard There are now nine Nazi ships
Maru, Homeward bound, struck the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH". interned in Mexico.
LONDON, Sept. 4 (UP)-The Ad-portside of the 9,026-ton passenger Berlin Admission
miralty announced that Naval activity boat Ro de Janeiro Maru, en route LONDON, Sept. 1 (Reuter) The continues on all seas, but there have to South American ports,
All passengers of the Rio de Berlin radio admits that H.A.F. planes not been any major operations p
Janeiro Maru, including 15 Cabin
passengers, and 30 steerag succeeded in dropping Izaflets over yet.
Drum-Head Court Martial
taken aboard the Kogu Mart. The Germany last night.
SPECIAL TO. THE "TELEGRAPH :: London Philosophical
WARSAW, Sept. 4 (UP)-It is Kagu Maru is 'attempting to tow the SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
officially announced that 25 German Rio de Janeiro Maru to Yokohama.
and saboteurs were LONDON, Sept. 4 (Reuter) The diversionista As they flew above the clouds it was impossible to establish their city to-day appears to accept the executed at Bydgosez and six at ping in parachutes in widely separat-
Posnar
after drumhead Courts ed areas, assigned to dynamiting situation in philosophical fashion.
bridges and destroying telephone and nationally or to fire against them. Very quiet conditions are general Marial.
The Dutch Government will invite
The population has been warned telegraph lines. The people have open an as nearly all the major markets rem both parties at war to
PLEASE Turn To Page 3. by radio that the Germans are drop-been asked to watch carefully. enquiry to determine whether their
Sighted.Over Holland PARIS. Sept, 4 (Reuter)-A "We have no Dutch communique states that dur- further fereltorial claims in Europe,ing the night foreign planes were
"Never before, has any government signalled over Holland. thrown its population to death for a le sincere excuse."
“This War Is Unnecessary" This war is unnecessary. The PLEASE Turn To Page 3.
German morale,
For the moment, Germany is re- maining on the defensive behind the PLEASE Turn To Pago 3.
pursued by an "enemy" ship.
Sea Back Page For Further Late News
ITALY MAKES ANOTHER NEUTRALITY GESTURE
SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”
ROME, Sept. 5÷(UP)—It has been announced that the Italian steamship services will be resumed this week.
The United States Ambassador said it has been confirmed this: the Italian liner Rex will sail for New York on September 8,
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