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RAGES FRONT

FRENCH CROSS-FIRE RESULTS IN ANTI-TANK DEFENCES HEAVY SLAUGHTER OF GERMANS

Special To The "Telegraph"

PARIS, SEPT. 12 (UP). THE FRENCH ARMY'S WAR COMMUNIQUE NO 18 IS ANOTHER LACONIC DO- CUMENT.

"PROGRESS IS BEING MADE ON THE SAME FRONT AS YESTERDAY|| DESPITE THE STRONG RE- ACTION OF ENEMY ARTILLERY," IT SAYS.

Behind this communique, however, is a story of the heaviest fighting yet recorded on the Western Front-of German infantry mowed down in countless numbers be- tween the cross-fire of the impregnable Maginot Line-of the piercing of the Siegfried Line.

German Attacks Falter

But Polish Army Is In Danger

BY HAROLD PETERS

"United Press" War Correspondent

As the Poles held the Germans in their tracks on the whole Eastern Front without a single [German gain\to-day, the French were seriously menacing the Siegfried by consistent penetra- tions into No Man's Land on the entire front from the Moselle to the Rhine rivers on three separate fronts--the Moselle Valley, the Saar and the Vosges Mountains.

UNDER SIEGFRIED SHADOW

The French have weld all their gains in the wilds of JAPANESE PROTEST

the Vosges sector, where a general advance has been made to the shadow of the Siegfried Line.

Desperate counter-attacks are being launched by the Nazi Command in anffort to remove the French SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BEHIND THE GERMAN threat to the so-called "impregnable" German fortifica FRONT NEAR RADOM, Sept. 12 (UP)--The German losses

tions. are estimated between twelve to

The Germans choose the 24th Anniversary of the first fifteen thousand casualties since Battle of the Marne for their Chief counter-attack. the war began.

The greatest losses have been AMAZING FEROCITY

sustained in the last two days' heavy

fighting in the trple barrelled drives

on Radom, and the Sand and Bug

the field.

percentage,

worked out

about

The French, imbued with t

spirit of Marshal Hivers, according to calculations in Joffre, turned with amazing ferocity on the Germans as The German official estimates for they attempted to cross No Man's Land, the German the first week of the war, taken bright wing taking a terrible battering from Maginot 1,500 to 2,000 dead, but since the first Line cross-firing artillery in the Sat-Moselle sector. werk there has been comparatively. ¡ Bittle restance.

Another laconic Frenelt com. munique reported that interrupted fighting on a 12-mile ; sector between the Saur and the Blies Rivers had resulted in the French attackers slicing off an- other German salient.

Big Battles Begin Now that the big battles have begun, with the heavy fighting Th Radom and the San River, für heavier casualties are expected.

All through the territory in which I travelled this morning.

I Hotlece increased activity of airplanes, which are taking off and soon coming back for more loads of bombs.

un-

The area between Saarbrucken and Zweibrucken is now in French hands, with the French

north

More troops are being hurried up spearhead apparently menacing!

Into the lines around Radom.

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is estimated that five

or SIN

Polls divisions

engaged

a

Aghting north of Lodz and Fosen,

trying to find their way out.

Sulzbach, directly Sarreguemines.

CHOPPED TO PIECES

of

IL is reported that they have been, The German General Staff has driven back into the pocket and are thrown its best Regular Army divi-! temporarily prevented from briaking [sicus into the fight in an effort to out and attempting to join the Polish istom the French advance,

chgaged

French

NEWS FLASHES

Slovaks Will Not Fight Refuse To Entain

For Poland

PARIS, Sept. 12 (Reuter

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LODGED IN MACAO

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

since the outbreak of hostilities between

CANTON, Sept. 13 (Domei).—For the first time China and Japan, the Japanese authorities have lodged represen tations with the Governor | of Macao.

The Japanese are claiming Another Nazi Jagitation is being carried out Canard Nailed

that large-scale anti-Japanese amongst the Chinese residing in Macao.

Agents of the Chungking Government who are alleged to be residing in the Portuguese Colony are said to be particular. lly active.

Britain's Treatment Of Germans

LONDON, Sept, 12, (British Wireless).—It was stated in the The representations were made to German news bulletin to-day the Governor, Senhor Barbosa, by that Germans in the United the Japanese Consul General, Mr. K. Kingdom are being arrested and

Okazaki.

Stretching for miles along the Western Front and pro- viding security against tank and infantry, this barrago ́of shart steel posts, protected by barbed-wire entanglements and, by mines, is typical of the defences along the Franco-German frontier.

THE DUKE GOES HOME

LONDON, Sept. 12 (Rou ter). The Duke and Duchess of Windsor have arrived in England from France.

In December, 1936, King Edward VIII renounced his

throne and left the country to marry the lady' who could not

be accepted as Britain's queon.

Speculation was rifo as to how

HANDS OFF BRITISH COLONIES

U.S. Reiterates Monroe Doctrine

long the popular Duke's exile would

would last.

Now the major event of a war has permitted the Duko's return with little ostentation, to take his place with many other Englishmen hastening home, at the side of those fighting for Democracy against. Germany.

In a Note to the Governor, Mr. their property is being confiscat- CENSORSHIP Okazaki requests the Macanese Gov-ed. This is quite untrue: [ernment 13 suppress the auli-

Japanese campaign "now carried out in Portuguese territory

by Chinese terrorists in close touch

As stated in public notice broad- being cast on September 3, und reproduced in English newspapers the following morning, no obstacle hus, generally speaking, been placed in the way of foreigners of any nationality who wished to leave the country; În fact large numbers of Germans have left.

with the Chungking Government."

Sailing Ship Sunk By Mine

Finnish Vessel Is

Latest Victim COPENHAGEN, Sept. 12 (Reuter)

Bank struck a mine and fank north

Right To Appeal

Of the many thousands of Germuns remaining in the United Kingdom a few hundred have been arrested for

AGITATION GROWING

Obstacles Hinder

Newspapers:

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"? WASHINGTON, Sept. (Reuter).—The United Stat defend the Briti Colonics of British Guiana as British Honduras against aggressor attempting to invai them.

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This much seems to have be mude clear by President Rooseve tily morning.

British Guiana and British. Ho duros, he told newamen at his Pri conference,

were Included in ti countries covered by the famo Monroe Doctrine.

All possessions of European Powi on the North and Soutli Americ Continents were included.

The President gave this inform tion whilst discussing a recent Inte pretation of his speech at Kingsb last year as extending the Mong Doctrine to Canada,

Mr. Roosevelt said that the spee PLEASE Turn To Page 8.

LATEST

POLISH VICTORY

Lodz Re-Captured:

LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter). reasons of national security, but each -To-day's revelation that army around Warsaw, according to The Germans, however, have been A Slovak battalion has refed

and planes are of them has the right to appeal to British troops the impression in the field to-day.

pieces by the to entrain for the Polish Tran£ -The Finnish sailing ship Olive will commence work short liberty has served to emphasise the literally chopped to

Independent legal tribunal, which already in France, while being It is estimated that between three intensity of the French fire.

widely welcomed-by the public, and

Cases of those remuining pt Ave divisions

Headquarters have followed up its officers and men declaring that of struc are

will around Radom.

be investigated by nearly 100 advantage by throwing hundreds of they would not fight Poles, tanks into the battle, providing afcording to a "Havas"

Seven of the crew of 21 have been independent tribunals of a legal serious problems still confront- Marked Slowing Down

character, to

enching British newspapers be set up, in messa rescued,

and screen for the advancing infantry. from Bratislava.

locality. U-Boat And U.S. Ship

agencies as a result of consor- LONDON, Sept. 12 (Reuter)-A Strongthening Occupied Positions

Germans wishing to leave the marked sinwing down of the Gerinon

Pincer Broken The message says several arrest

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 fiteulet) country require an exli permit the ship and the activities of the advance is noted by all military Paris, Sept. 12, (Reuter)-During have been made. Flights by Sioval After being informed that the requirement also applies to British new Ministry of Information. observers. Some are of the opinion the night the French troops limited airmen have been forbidden.

American freighter Wacosta had been subjects. In the absence of special

LONDON, SEPT. 13. (RE) that the German lines of communications in Germon territory occupied

Soon after its inception the Minis-TER)-A RELIABLE REPO themselves to 'strengthening the posi-

stopped by a German submurine on

reasons they will receive this permit try was widely taken to task for tion may be in dunger.

LONDON, Sept. 12

Saturday and searched for Loutros without difculty. In no case has considerably delaying two items of FROM POLAND STATI (Reuter)band, Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of Attention drawn to the fact that at the junction of the Saar and Billes Malls to Britain from Japan will be State, announced that a statement property of Germans in this important news, namely, the sinking THAT THE POLES HAVE R the German advance has averaged 20 the day before yesterday, according routed via the United States, whence would be lasued, as soon as all the country been confiscated.

of the Athenla and the facts about CAPTURED LODZAVILLEZ miles a day, which is a tremendous to a semi-emetal survey of military they will be taken to their destination racks had been assembled, on the

the widespread air raid alarm last spred even for mechanised sections operations.

by American and other neutral ships. United States' attitude towards the N.A.A.F.I Will Do

THE REPORT ADDS TH While it is true that the operations and is tiring for troops.

Wednesday. British blockade, the German coun

THE POLISH FORCES WHI Such an advance also creates the were important and were marked WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Reuter).ter-lockade and the stopping of

WERE IN DANGER OF BEL Dilly-Dallying risk of running out of supplies, by definite progress over

Its Stuff especially for tanks and heavy arm-front, they do not yet involve the of the Treasury, announces that the

large-Me. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary American vessels on the high seas,

26 Vessels Sunk

Fresh cause for anxiety was given

CUT OFF IN THE POZN oured vehicles, which are the bulk of the French troops massed tripartite monetary agreement be-

LONDON Sept 12 (Reuter)-As to newspaper editors lest night when AND POMORZE REGION BE SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" greédiest consumers of petrol. in

in 1914 the British fighting forces are the Ministry WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (UP)-not to be without entertainment publication the announcement

first approved for CEEDED IN CONTACTE supported by an advance States continues, despite the new A recapitulation to dig in. A temporary deadlock may guard of Infantry.

of the losses in The N.A.A.F.I will organise and British troops were now

that THE MAIN POLISH FOH/E rates for sterling and the franc.

shipping since the war began shows Anance

in France SOUTH-WEST OF WARSA ensue, but all observers warn against It may be noted that the Siegfried Mr. Mergenthau does not regard that shells, torpedoes, or mines have National Service Association.

entertainments by the and then less than an hour later, optimism.

Line in this region is only a dozen the new rates as "competitive de- sunk at least 20 vessels, totalling

withdrew sanction of the news. The Poles position in the so-called kilometres to the north though the valuation" in view of the emergency over 153,000 tons.

Important figures in the English Posen pocket westward of Warsaw, German fortified loop line front at but Britain and France are respect-

entertainment world will participate Then at 2.45 a.m. came the an PLEASE Turn To Page 2.

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The British Mercantile Maring has in dramatic shows, cinema perform-nouncement that the Ministry did, lost 10 ships.

ances, concert and so forth..

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The Pules thus have an opportunity region but only reconnaissance tween Britain, Franco and the United

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