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PARIS, SEPT. 11 (UP)-OFFICIAL FRENCH WAR COMMUNIQUE NO. 16 STATES: "DESPITE ENEMY RE- SISTANCE OUR ATTACK TO-DAY CONTINUED TO MAKE PROGRESS OVER A FRONT OF ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF THE SAAR.” POSITION CLARIFIED

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THE POSITION on the Western Front is now becom- ing somewhat more clarified.

France is attempting to drive a wedge into the Siegfried Line between Saarbrucken, capital of Saar Province, and Zweibrucken.

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Britain Will Never Turn Back, Says Eden

In an attempt to relieve pressure in this area, the Nazi Army has launched strong, but so far unsuccess-. ful, counter-attacks further north-west, with the Maginot Line facing Merzig as their ob and Searlouis jective.

ATTACK ON FORTS

Saarbrucken, which covers the first line of the Siegfried forti- fications, is menaced by the French drive and, according to some reports, is already sur- rounded and behind the French front lines, which are stretching roughly east to west from the Sanr River at Ensdorf to a point near Zweibrucken.

now

of

The French forces are stated to have penetrated eight miles into German territory, east of

und Saarbrucken

north Sarreguemines. ATTACKS ON FORTS

French artillery fire is now concen- irated on Zweibrucken, an important railway junction, on Friedrichstal (both on the Blies River) and on

These three centres

important pivols in the Siegfried Line

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-Herr Hitler deli-Tecause, berately made negotiation impossible, and instead which, despite the terrific French

All the German terrain enst of the

SAARBRUCKEN FROM THE AIR.-Part of the picturesque residential quarter of the capital

of Saar Province, now said to be surrounded by the French. French have croised at some points; winds through the city.

been bombarded by French artillery, is shown in

Thousands Of Britons See Ship Torpedoed

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).—Thousands of British

The River Saar, which the The aerodrome, which has the background,

NEWS FLASHES

No Flowers,

holiday-makers watched the British steamer Magdapur By Request!

sink about five miles off the coast.

There was a loud explosion which even rocked

chose to embark on a war of naked aggression, pounding, has not yet cracked.

broadcast to-night. French town of Forbac is in Allied

counter-offensive, into the air, The German which is directed from Merzig (on

declared Mr. Anthony Eden in

"He made the choice, and he must suffer the decision," said Mr. Eden.

"For us now there will be no turning back.

"We have no quare with the Ger-

THE EMPIRE

N. ZEALAND

man prople, but there can be no RECRUITS

tasting peace until Nazism and all that it stands for in oppression, cruelty and broken faith, is banished

from the earth.

*This Issue admits no compro-

shaken,

AN ARMY

hands.

buildings on the shore, and a column of water shot high

the Saar River) is directed along the Seventy of the survivors were TURKEY'S

area bounded by the Luxembourg brought ashore in a lifeboat.

frontier.

Substantial Progress

Squads tended the wounded, several of whom were badly in-

PARIS, Sept. 11 (Reuler)-08- servers here interpret yesterday's jured. Gerinan offensive movement near

The impression is gathered that the Germans are determined to hold as

Nazi Destroyer Sunk

a

Soerck, close to the Luxemburg The ship's crew consisted of be- fruntier, as a struggle to avoid being tween 80 and 90 men. driven into the shelter of the ejncrete The entire crew and passenger al mise. Our determination to sco WELLINGTON, Sept. 11 emplacements on the main Siegfried of the Regent Tiger were saved. the war through to the end is un- (Reuter)-Recruiting begins to-Line.

Does Not Pay

day in New Zealand for the "We have decided to fight to special military force for service show that aggression does not pay in New Zealand and overseas. and the German people must re* } Applications are also Inviled for alise that this country means to go volunteers in the air force. Those con fighting unill the goal is reach-who desire to serve in the Royal Air Force will be sent to England after being trained in New Zealand. "It is already evident that the Nazi Government seeks`to delude, its

Appeal For Unity. people into thinking, that a quick CAPETOWN, Sept. 11. (Router)

nasured victory in Poland will be followed by General Smuts has Indifference or capitulation by the people that South African troops will Western democracies. That It not only be used for the defence of the the truth.

Union, and will not be sent overseas, "The people of this country are

Ho did

see any hopes of healing not ready to fight a very long war to the the split in the United South Africa bitter end, if must be, to rid the Party, but he appealed to all that the world of. Hitlerism and all that it spirit of unity within the Empire be

alive. implies."

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Empire's Response

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Khis special message to the people,

POSITION

Community Of Interests With Democracies

Hitler Fears Bouquets May Be Bricks

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).

-A message from the Fuehrer's headquarters says that flowers must not be thrown at Herr Hiller during his visits to the Front.

All flowers must be handed to members of his personal bodyguard,

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter).--- President Roosevelt has reutined to Washington from his summer res!- dence,

It is understood that he will call a special session of Congress within the next few weeks to discuss revision of the Neutrality Act.

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POLAND

Incendiary. Bombs Wrack A Nation CITIES STREWN WITH DEAD

Sept. HELSINKI, (Reuter)-According to

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Latvian journalist who has arrived in Riga, the entire route from Poland is mark- ed by burning towns and villages, and fleeing masses.

Dense clouds of smoke indicat- od the sites of towns and villages now in ashes, while the town of Wiszkov is n blazing furnace.

The destruction caused by Ger- man incendiary bombs is terrible.

The Inliabllants are seeking sane- Suary in the East, and village strecta are strewn with dead,

German air tactics behind the Polish lines are inspiring a great hatred against Germany.

LODZ LOST

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). -German troops are marching into Lodz, according to announcement by the German official wireless.

Napoleonic Fort Under Fire

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BERLIN, Scpt *IF* (Reuter).~~. According to the German news agency German troops are approach- ing the Vistula from the north with- out encountering any resistance.

The fortress of Modlin, about 20 miles north-west of Warsaw, which was built by Napoleon on the right bank of the Vistula at the function of the Vistula, Bug and Narew_rivers, is already imder the fire of German artillery.

Warsaw Holds Out BRUSSELS, Sept. 11 (Reuter).-- Reports received here stato that. while the people of Warsaw are working day and night to defend the capital, Polish resistance in the field is becoming more organised daily, and it is claimed that the enemy ad- vance has been definitely halted on several fronts.

The German army working south from East Prussia has hardly pro- gressed beyond the line reached fivo days ago.

The Germans, having falled to enter Warsaw from the West, are now PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

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ANKARA, Sept. 11 (Reuter). At the re-opening of the National Assembly to-day, Prime

Mother Of Thres MALMO, Sweden, Sept. 11 (Rou-Minister Saydam sald:

Children Killed long as possible to the advantages ter)-A German ship struck a mine offered by the outposts of the line off Oersund yesterday and sank.

"Our relations with belligerent

By: Robbers States are normal and are based on which Include valuable artillery and

Watchers at Trelleborg heard

international inw. bservation posis.

tremendous explosion and saw

POLICE this morning are con It is presumed that the German huge column of water. general staff are aware that they will

"Military measures taken are only LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter.)-Her ducting a search over a wide soon have to cope with a real push, According to the newspaper "Ber-precautionary. Turkey in pursuing Majesty the Queen yesterday visited area in Hongkong for three men and are seeking by counter-attacks to lingske Aftenvia" the vessel was a

her former course of remaining the headquarters. delay the time when their findes murt German destroyer,

Women's Christian Association and wanted in connection with tha vigilant and watchful. take quarters in the permanent forti-

learned first hand how emergency murder of a 32-year old widow. fications.

The newspaper adds that a number

"There are no direct political work throughout the country is being named Tang Kwan

With conducted.

Tang, who is the mother of three of the destroyer's crew were taken Substantial Progress

aboard a German trawler, and about divergencies with Germany,

She inspected emergency

children, was strangled s death ten af the crew are believed to have Britain and France there exists a

community of interests backed on a accommodation and air rald shelters. her fat at 82 Jaffe Road, Wassail PARIS, Sept 11 (uter).—A been drowned"

shortly before midnight, ste communique states that despite the

determined basis, negotiations regarð- MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11 (Reuter). Her mother-in-law and children realstance of the enemy; our attacks

ing agreements being continued. In "The Cre wave sanded en ultimatum ware bound by guir of robbery are making substantial progress on a

Stathatos an

were admitted to the fat by Chic LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuler).The very friendly atmosphere. front about 12 miles east of the Saar.

King's message to the British mer

"Our relations, contacts and con- to the captain, stating that they Hau.

refused to sail to Japan with a large The robbers remained in the Y Acrodrame Bombed

pressing confidence in their unfinch sultations with Soviet Russia, are consignment of oil, and adding that for an hour, completely ransacking chant navy and Ashing Boots, ex-

they were willing to take the oil to Jewellery to the value of $300, (Reuter) Ing dolamination to play their vital most sincera,”

Greece, but not to

Japan.

taken, p reports trait that the part in defence myst

When the mother-in-law : BLEDON “You have a long and glorious his whatever dificulties and danger may

LONDON, Sept. 11, (Reuter)The in freeing herself from her tory, and I am proud to bear the best their calling, the British mer Stock Exchange to-day was generally, she man immediately to title of Master of the Merchant Navy chant navy and fishing fleets were bright, with coppers and some in station. When police scriv and Fishing Floeta,

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Referring to the Empire's reshad decided to take part in the war poneo, Mr. Eden maid that Canada, in the Interest of South Africa. This, German

LONDON, Sept. 11 Australia, New Zealand, and, South he says, is not an occasion to make a French have bombed the evacuated Africa had each given an answer to display of

which is

the challenge and made the cause British Commencement from the aerodromo" at Sgarbrueckën.

lbs own. India also. The colonies South Africa's best friend In a da-

too had offered aid. From all quar-gerous world,

tars of the globe. come messages of The British Commonwealth had loyalty and offers to help.

given conspicuous "help" to South

Once inore-Britain stands in arm-rica and it would be a blot on od and foresolved with her sister South Africa's name if she were now

to separate herself from the Common wealth.

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