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Army of 32 Divisions Now Believed To Have Arrived on

BRITISH CROSSES

EXPEDITIONARY

CHANNEL

Special To The "Telegraph'

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LONDON, SEPT. 12 (UP).—BRITISH "TOMMIES" WILL SHORTLY BE IN ACTION ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

It has now been revealed in a communique issued by the Ministry of Information that a British Expeditionary Force has arrived on the Continent.

NOT ONE LIFE LOST

U-Boats and Goering's

Despite pre-war German boasts that warplanes would blast British transports off the sea if they attempted to cross the Channel, it is revealed that not one life was lost during the time taken in transporting the Expeditionary Force to France.

POLAND: LATEST

FIRST GREAT BATTLE OF WAR

Poles Dig In For Decisive Stand

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

In addition to the Expeditionary Force, the Royal Air Force has now established itself on French soil,

The entire operation of transferring soldiers and planes across the Channel has been carried out like clockwork, and has already been completed, despite the fact that it is just over a week since the war started. 1914 CONTRAST

the

This is in contrast to twenty-five years ago, at autbreak of the Great War. Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914, but it required thirteen days before even a trickle of men, totalling not more than six divisions, were able to cross the Channel.

As the Premier revealed in the 1 House of Commons before the outbreak of the present war, the BERLIN, Sept. 11 (UP). stations for some time, ready to troops have been kept at war -The German High Com- move abroad immediately war mand reports that the first began. great battle of the war is reaching a "decisive" stage near Warsaw.

The atabilised front line is now radiating in sectors over a 250-mile semi-circular line though the heart of Poland, from the East Prussian frontier north-east of Warsaw to the Carpathian Mountains in the south-east,

32 DIVISIONS?

NAZI AIR ACTIVITY Bombers Operate Over Wide Area

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

No detalls regarding the number of men involved in the Expedition- ary Force already sent to France

BUCHAREST, Sept. 11 (UP).; has been issued, it will be recalled, however, that the Minder for War.)-Reports reaching here state Mr. Leslie Hore-Relisha, announe that German aircraft are cover- ed in the spring that he plarged to create an Expeditionary Force of ing the Polish Ukraine as far as

32 divisions immediately war broke the Rumanian and Hungarian

out.

"Important Gains"

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" PARIS, Sept. 11, (UP), French

and the Polish nes near Radom form Saar. the centre points of the most inten-

frontiers.

So far there have been no bombings,

The German planes are apparently.

Continent

FORCE

TO FRANCE

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 crossed at some points, winds through the city.

been bombarded by French artillery, is shown in

Nazi Submarines in the Pacific?

U-Boat Toll Mounts As More Ships Sunk

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UP).—A general survey of shipping lists shows that 21 ships have been sunk by The Polish forces defending War- infantry, led by masacs of tanks, are saw, the lighting in the sector

carrying out reconnaissance nights, torpedoes, shells and mines in the first nine days of war. be reported to have driven further into taking photographs and, incidentally, tween the Vistula and Bog rivers, the bulging German posillons in the noting whether the Balkan States are The survey discloses that 141

allowing trains to reach Poland, the ships were British, four Ger- Gains of from two lo four miles Relch considers this to be a violation are reported as a resull of the lairsi】 of neutrality, cummunique operations.

Air Attacks Diminish claims that

a number of Polish Despite intense Nazi artillery fre soldiers "loo great to count,"

and from tic Siegfried fortifications. huge war stores have been captured, which are now being brought Inte while to the south of the Vistuln (ot fall operation, the French troops Kutno) the

sive fighting,

An official German

to try and les "continue stormed with machine-gun. hand

It further

The Burgomaster at Starzinki, in a broadcast accuses the Germans of bombarding General Pligudak's

SPECIAL TO The "telegrapH"

The Rivor Saar, which the The serodrome, which has the background.

NEWS FLASHES

No Flowers, By Request! Bouquets May Be Bricks

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). -A message from the Fuehrer's

man, two Dutch and one Greek. TURKEY'S headquarters says that flowers

At least 145 persons arc either killed or missing, most of them being įpassengers of the ill-fated Athenie.

BERLIN, Sept. 11 (UP)-It announced that General Goering few the Polish front yesterday to join the air force. Entering Conflict Stago

The

D.N.B.,

correspondent at LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)—Antler's headquarters states: "The The Polish forces have official

French

communique Fuehrer again visited the front lines wor

operations in the

U-BOATS IN PACIFIC ! SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

OTTAWA, Sept. 21 (UP),—The Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. William MacKenzie-King, has

to be in both 1210 Aitsatio Pacino Oceans.

of

possible.

"Men are dying by hundreds of thousands

battlefields on the Europe," he said. Where enemy wars. planes may be a few days hence, or to-night, none of us knows"

American Ship Stopped SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH MOBILE, ALABAMA, Sept. 11

POSITION

Community Of Interests With Democracies

her

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RADIO

GIVES

WAR DRAMA

Amazing Courage Of Announcers LISTENERS HEAR NAZI RAIDERS

SPECIAL TO "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 12 (UP). -Listeners to the broad- custs from the short wave station at Warsaw are hear- ing

one of the most dramatic radio broadcasts in history.

Sound effects are being pro- vided by German artillery and ¡bomba.

The broadcast from the short wave station last night was one of the most exciting and sensa- tional ever made.

Announcements In Polish, French and English dramatised the violent battle raging within sight of the statica

"A violent battle is raging around us," one of the announcers cried.

He added that the staff would re- main at their posta until the last moment, and that the station would continuò-- operation --until- its -- power was cut off.

Detonations Audible Heavy detonations, accompanied by the rattle of machine-guns; were elearly audible to listener through- out Europe and overseas,

"We can see the German soldiers from our window,” the announcer said excitedly amidst the din. "Our troops are holding their

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LATEST

REFUGEES

GO HOME

more

must not be thrown at Herr Iller during his visits to the

By Government assistance SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Front.

than 2,000 refugees from Kam Tin BUDAPEST, Sept. 11 (UP)-

All flowers must be handed to camp returned to their homes across Warsaw-Rudio claims that although

members of his personal bodyguard, the border or were settled in Mação the wir attacks have diminished,

¡during the week ending September civilians are being machine-gunned

LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter). I. grenade and bayonet into two Im-os they fire in the streets of the

President Roosevelt has reutrned to The Medical Department's report that the capture portant Saar towns in the Stenfried Capital. Two Nazi planes have been of Posen is expected at any moment. ilne.

brought down.

warned the House of Commons ANKARA, Sept. 11 (Reuter). Washington from his summer rest-for the week ending September 9, The East Prussian Third Reserve

states that the number of refugees dence. Communique No. 12, Issued early

that enemy submarines are known-At the re-opening of the Class participated in the crossing of this morning, states:

It is understood that he will call and destitutes accommodated in Kam Important the Narew River at Welzen and has progress has been made along a front

National Assembly to-day, Prime a special session of Congress within Tin comp has decreased from 4,024 occupied Loraza, according to the extending about 121⁄2 miles east of chateau, destroying the room where

the next few weeks to discuss revision to 1,838. The number has also de He urged that Canada be placed on Minister Saydam said:

of the Neutrality Act.

creased in other camps in rural areas, Nazi claim.

the Saar Elver, in the northern crock | Pilsudski formulated the plans for a war footing as expeditiously of

"Our relations with belligerent

Son Uk Ling and Gills Cutting. of the Western Front."

the Polish anti-Bolshevik campaign. New Defences Ready

being Every encouragement was LONDON, Sept. 11 (Reuter.)-Her It is authoritatively stated, in elab-

Goering Joins Air-Force

States are normal and are based on international law.

to their oration of this communique, that a SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Majesty the Queen yesterday visited given refugees to return

and in "Military measures taken are only the headquarters

the border of the Young homes across PARIS Sept

large force of French Infantrymen 11 (UP), The

precautionary. Turkey is pursuing Women's Christian Association and neighbouring parts of China, Dr. P. Polish and German Armies are renoceeded in croesing No Man's Land

of remaining learned first hand how emergency piedical Services told a representa

Sv Belwyn Clarke, former course

Director of organizing in new positions in pre- in front of the Siegfried Line.

vigilant and watchful,

work throughout the country is being to the Telegraph" to-day-fee paration for the second phase of the

There are no direct political conducted. gigantic struggle on the Polish plains,

During the week under review, the divergencies with Germany, With She inspected emergency bedroom according to the semi-official "Lo

total number of refugees in both Britain and France there

accommodation and air raid shelters. urban and rural area camps has de exists Temps." broken contact with the enemy inside issued last night seems to confirm by plane. He viewed the midday (UP)—A German submarine halted community of interests backed on a

determined basis, negotiations regard- MEXICO CITY, Sept. 11 (Reuter), creased from 8,829 to 7,382. the great Vistula semi-circle, retiring unofficial opinion in Paris.

One contingent from the Kam Tin between the 6,1400-ton American freighter ing agreements being continued in a The crew of the Groek steamer camp was escorted to the fronting to the westward to reorganise around This opinion is summed up by the Lodz and Warsaw where the cut-off Wacosts of the Irish Coast last very friendly atmosphere.

Stallintos have handed an ultimatum) SAL the bridgeheads and behind the River "Journal des Debats" which con- Polish troops are trying desperately Saturday, and detained her for three "Our relations, contacts and con- to the captain, stating that they and the members were given assiste south of Warsaw.

sidders that the altuation is now

to break through to the eastward. hours, according to report received sultations with Soviet Russin, are refused to sail to Japan with a large ance to enable them to reach their Warsaw is the most important leaving the preliminary stage of con-

The Commandant at tife base where by Company's office here.

most sincere."

consignment of oil, and adding that villages, the majority being rom

Kongmoon district. Another

party bridgehead, with the major portion

The Captain of the freighter which

they were willing to take the oil to

of ́several, hundred were taken in of the clly situated on the left bank tact and is entering a phase of con-he landed reported to the Fuehrer.

that 24 planes were shot down Sun-is engaged in the trans-Atlantic

Greece, but not to Japan.

motor lorries to Castle Peak, whet of the River.

Gorman Offensive

A pubilc session of the Compulsory day and that many Polish airfields freight service, said that the sub- far to the eastwards had been des-marine captain boarded his ship in a Service Tribunal will be held in the Nazi Torch' Firas Poland

He also Council Chamber, Colonial Secre- Stock Exchange to-day was generally The number of refugees and

LONDON, Sept. 11, (Reuter)—The they embarked in junks and later

In a steamer for Macao, LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter), troyed.

search for contraband, Hitler Leaving HELSINKI, Sept. 11 (Reuter) Saturday's German offensive near

tariat, ut 4.15 pm on Thursday. examined the Wacosta's papers.

bright, with coppers and some intitutes accommodated in urban a According to Latvian journalist | Laixemburg, it is thought, was carried LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)-It The

dustrials showing useful gains camps has not decreased apprecia York and was carrying re-

Amons commodities, cotton war It is expected that the number who has arrived in Riga, the entire out in an attempt to avoid being is reported by radio from Berlin that N Wacosts, which was bound for! route from Poland is marked by driven back into the main section of Field-Marshal Goering is proceeding fugee passengers, and a crew of 30, that the freighter American Shipper active with prices sharply higher refugees in rural area campe

and villages and the Siegfried Line.

to the Eastern Front to take over was allowed to proceed.

has sent a radio message saying the although late dealings saw a slight rife with the approaching The commander of the submarine has rescued the entire crew of 32 reaction on freer offerings.*** command as chief of the fores.

aid he had orders to fire on any belonging to an unnamed Brituh| Rubber was Brmer and there was when many will no longer be ab Other reports indicate that

te that Herr vessels refusing to halt for a search, steamer which was torpedoed in a good general demand. Hitler may be returning shortly from Poland, where he has been following in the wake of troops driving on Warsaw, and that he may visit the Siegfried Line.

alet.

The

burning towns fleeing masses; ·

Dense alouds of smoke indicated the Germans want to hold on to outposts as they also comprise the alles of towns and villages now excellent artillery posts. in her while the town of Winkov

Berlin says that a major battle. for blaking furnace

Warsaw was to take place during the night..

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It is now reported that Poman Is stil! in Polish hands,

Bren

The

mid-Atlantic.

`British Craw Rescued -"'SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHONES

The message said the crew are "all well." They report being consider

· NEW YORK, Bept, 11: (UP)---The ately treated by the commander of: |United States Line to-day reported the submarine.

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