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SEPTEMBER 15, FRIDAY,

Major Conflict Imminent In Saar Basin

BRITISH TOMMIES SWING INTO ACTION ON SAAR FRONT

Special To The "Telegraph”

PARIS, SEPT. 15 (UP).—DESPATCHES RECEIVED IN PARIS LAST NIGHT REPORT THAT PART OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE HAS TAKEN UP POSITIONS IN THE FRONT LINE ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

The British troops are now in the process of occupying the quiet sections

British,

French

of the line.

CANNONS ROAr over big area

Simultaneously with this reinforcement of the French positions and the consequent

| lengthening of the front lines, German heavy

Shanghai Defence

Request artillery has intensified its bombardment of the Measures

To Italy

Protecting Interests In Mediterranean

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

French positions in the Saar region. HEAVY ARTILLERY DUELLING

Cannonading was maintained for several hours

throughout the night, the German artillery apparently attempting to lay down barrages on

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GDYNIA (shown above) has fallen to the Germans after being besieged since the outbreak of hostilities. The garrison in the Polish seaport which is opposite Danzig-has been entirely isolated from the main Polish forces but until yester- day morning defied all attempts by the Germans to enter the city.

Lwow Faces Nazi Encirclement

GALLANT LOSING FIGHT EY POLES

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

Soviets "Love Of Peace" Falters

Military Action Against Poland?

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, Sept. 14 (UP), -Well-informed circles stale that Germany and Russia have agreed to form a buffer Polish State be- tween them and not to establish a common frontier after the Germans have crushed Polish resistance.

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It was stated that the Poles) may be allowed to retain a third to one half of the present Poland, with the southern area) around Cracow remaining Polish.

"Definite Questions"

It is learned that the Russian military mission talks in Berlin dealt with "definite questions" connected with the Poland operations.

It is indicated that the Soviet will take military action against Foland

It is also disclosed that Russia's new plenipotentiary and military at fache, Maxim Purkajev, conferred with high military officers several competent Nazis times during the last few days. stule that the Soviet and German governments are

BUCHAREST, Sept. 14 (UP).—Apparently authen-in the next few tic reports from the Polish front assert that the southern sectors have reached a state of dissolution as a result of the heavy German artillery and airplane attacks west of Lwow, which are alleged to have destroyed the backbone of resistance in that section.

The German troops are moving toward a virtual encirclement of the city,

tions for the revision of the According to neutral reports, BLOCKADE

to the Rumanian

Western Success

TIGHTENED

American Vessel

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 14 (UP).-

also in constant coninci,

Meanwhile, the press has renewed

bints of the possibility of Soviet

intervention in Poland.

LATEST

German Claims

SHAN CLAI, Sept. 15, the lines of com- (Domel).—The Japanese sugges- munication behind the front line trenches.

existing international defence the German mechanised units The German artillery barrage was spread over a wide plus in the international Settle- have already proceeded a con- TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Do-area, taking in the front line trenches with the apparent ment in Shanghai were approved siderable distance to the south- mei).-A. London despatch object of frustrating any preparations for a major by a conference of the command-west of Lwow and are now prob- to the "Japan Times" says Anglo-French offensive, and extending back to the Allieding officers of all foreign garriably in the neighbourhood, if not Contraband Aboard

sons concerned on Thursday. actually occupying, Stanislavov, that the British Govern-communications in the rear of the trenches.

The Japanese suggestions are at half-way ment is expected to make Concurrently with the moving up of British troops the present joint defener plan be border.

revised and that the authorities of fresh representations to into the front lines, units of the Royal Air Force are now the Japanese Naval Landing Party be Italy shortly, asking for the displaying considerable activity, and, in co-operation extrusted with the task of drafting a BRUSSELS, Sept. 14 (Reuter).-

new plan, which will be made withdrawal of Italian with the French Air Force, are attempting to silence the basis of discussions among the au-greatly heartened the Polish popula-blockade of Germany...

the The reported recapture of Lodz has Great Britain is tightening her Incontestable troops from Lybia and of

German artillery,

thorities of the Towers "concerned: ton, according to news from Belgian

sources in Warsaw. the concentration of Italian naval forces at such posi- tions as will hamper the

The Germans are using their heaviest type guns, operations of the British The bombardment was so intense east of Saarbrucken

The original plan provides for claimed the Poles have now taken Hamburg, has been seized. Flect.

that the French have temporarily abandoned pressure co-operation between Japanese, the initiative. The report states that the in this sector and have confined operations to

British, American and Italian forces two local

who have examined the British Government willper-

and the Municipal Consell Police Warsaw battlefield report that the 521 patrolling the Bunde France to join the attacks on the extreme left of the Moselle-Rhine front.

International Germans suffered great losses during Settlement.

their withdrawal. In this sector the French representations.

are reported to have

Yesterday's conference was called

According to a correspondent of the | examination. reached the western bank of the Saar River between by Rear-Admiral Shishido, Com-"Telge" they left thousands of dead

mander of the Japanese Nuval Land- and many prisoners.

The American steamer Blacksprey Saarlautern and Merzig.

was taken to Weymouth on Septem- as the ing Party, in his capacity

The correspondent says that the re-ber 6, but has since been released. the Joint Defence Chalcman of

capture of Lodz was accomplished by The conference? Committee.

the marching towards Kutao. held at the headquarters of

Forces. Present

A

Egypt, which recently announced her participation in the European war, will also co-operate with Britain

in this connection.

The despatch reveals that the British and French Governments have already made representations to the Italing Government, requesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Lybia and

for her a guarantee neutrality in the European war.

These representations from London and Paris, however, have been fially rejected by Signor Mussolini, the London dispatch alleges.

SAAR RIVER REACHED

Heavy German reinforcements are reported to be pouring into the Saar.

the

Under the new Contraband Original Plan

The defence of the capital is con- law, 5,900 tons of phosphate The present joint defence plan was tinuing with renewed enthusiasm, und aboard the American steamer formulated first in 1931 and was re-encouraging measures coining Warrior, originally consigned to vised in 1034.

from various other fronts, where it is

was

It is said that the roads than a million Nazi troops, Japanese Naval Landing Free Mr. leading to Western either entering the Saar Front are clogged with more approaching it.

Fighting

or G. G. Phillips, Secretary-General to the Municipal Council, Major K. M. Bourne, Police Commissioner of the jw. Municipal Council, Colonel J. Hornby, Commander of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps, and Major-General Sakurai, commandant of the Japanese Army forces in the Shanghai orea, as well as the commanding officers of the British, American, and Itallan garrisons and a representative of the French defence forces.

Increases As

Front Lines Widen

Big Explosion Front

In Liverpool

30 Injured In

Catastrophe

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).

PARIS, Sept. 14 (Reuter).—A French communique says that local advances have been made on the Saar front and some prisoners taken.

French troops are on German in the course of which we took some | soil along a 90-mile front between prisoners."

Moselle and the Rhine.

The Siegfried Line is now under

Advance Continuas

PARIS, Sept. 14 (Reuter)-French that

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Morgan Company Will Keep Out

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH**

Those

are

The Germans neglected to protect

their rearguard and their positions were easily turned.

Decisive Success LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuter).The Polish Embassy in London says that Polish troops scored a decisive success west of Warsaw, when Nazi divisions were defeated and 1,000 prisoners and materials large quantities of war were captured.

Nearing Brest-Litovsk LONDON, Sept. 14 (Reuler)— Newa of fighting in Poland to-day came chilefly from Nazi sources, and the full Polish version of the events is not yet to hand.

of

The Royal Navy has commenced of all American and examination

ships suspected of ther neutral taking contraband to Germany.

Several ships have been "Invited" for call at designated ports

to

Her cargo was not interfered with.

The freighter Black Eagle is still been held."

Mr. Victor Sudman, President of the Black Diamond Line and owners of the Blacksprey and Black Eagle, has protested to the Department of State regarding the seizures.

HEAVY AIR

RAIDS Goering's Bombers Continue Work

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Sept. 15, (UP).- A Warsaw radio communique stated that the "enemy air force made numerous intense raids on the Polish lines of communica tion, railway stations and open towns.

"For the first time the towns of Baranowicze. Dubno, Włodzimierz, Radziwillow were raided, both explosive and incendiary bombs being droppal indiscriminate ly.

The Nazia claim that their troops are approaching Bresi-Litovsk, tam- ous as the town where the Bolsheviks signed the treaty with Germany in NEW YORK, Sept. 14 (UP)-1918, ending Russian participation in wkr authoritatively stated_lo-day the Great War.

'the J.P. Morgan Company The town is 120 miles* cast -More than 30 people were in- observation. jured, many seriously, in an ex-

Our operations have been impeded forces operating in the Soar region would not act us the Brish Gavern Warsaw.

The Nazis also claim that the 18 plosion, followed by

a fire in by the weather, but our air forces taken up positions on a row ment's purchasing agent as it did in

of hills south and south-east of Saar-|the last war.

Polish Division, together with its Liverpool this afternoon. have been nective, and many more

It is understood this decision is staff and much equipment, has been bruecken.

on the desire to prevent a re- captured, based The explosion, which was heard German planes have been brought

Their advance continues, despitevival of the charges made in the last for miles around, severely burned, down than have been lost by the

heavy Germany artillery barrages on

German outposts, it is claimed, are Wolynski and to war that American troops hnd

nearing Lemberg, and the Lemberg the French lines of communication.

follow American money, French

netillery in the Maginot British sources also stated that the Lublin road is suid to have been cut. The Poles admit that German Line is answering the German fire. veloped in flames.

French warplanes yesterday bomb-Morgan Company had not been ask- number of Aremen, police and A.R.P. troops in the Sanr area made gains artillery behind the Siegfried Line. workers hurried to the secne and one mile in depth on a 12-mile front The French regard this reinforce- rescued the injured in a dense to-day.

ment of German artillery as a sign: smoke.

Official circles in Paris state that that the Germans feel that the French The cause of the catastrophe is not the German action in blowing up the operations are no longer an advance yet known.

Trier-Metz railway near the Luxem- on outposts, but a threat to the Nazi's burg frontier indicates the apprehen- western wall. sion of the German High Command

many workmen.

A fire followed and a building was involved and soon en-

French air force.

wooden

Nazi Apprehension PARIS, Sept. 14 (Reuter).—A

A fleet of ambulances and a large French army statement says thated heavy concentrations of German/ed to become purchasing agent for mechanised units have appeared 40

the British.

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miles east of Warsaw.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Sept. 14 (UP)—The Magician, 107,

German High Command claims that the Germans are smashing through on Road

south Poland in the Lwow district,

The enerelement of Warsaw is now Rome. Fano Fortunata claims to be the complete and the Polish resistance at world's oldest magician. He's prob- Radom has been crushed, according ably right since he is 107. His assist to the Nazi reports. Fighting is con- BRUSSELS, Sept. 14 (Reuter)-ant is his daughter, who is a mere 80, tinuing near Gdynia.

The French forces advancing be- The French launched an offensive They still tour Italy, earning a fow

PLEASE Turn To Page:3. afternoon near Perl, in the lire by doing card tricks at village tween Saarbruecken and Hornbeck PLEASE Tum To Page 3.

Light gun firing practice will over the French progress on the Noutral People Watch

be carried out from the Mount Davis Western Front.. area between the hours of 4. p.m. and midnight to-day and between the hours of 8 am, and noon to-mar-

Arca row. Firing affected.

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14 (Reuter)-A| thửi will bo PARIS, Sept.

"communique records "local advances

West Front Battle

Inns.

"Polish aircraft raided enemy mechanfred columns in the regions of Radymno, Rawaruska, Lubycz, and Krolewska, and two enemy planes were brought down.

"In the north, German units at- tempted to cross the borders in the district of Suwalki into the region of Bialystock.

The f

town of Kuluszyn was bomb- ed after a fierce battle in which a German Infantry regiment was anni. hilated, and an amoured mechanised column destroyed. Heavy Oghting In proceeding between Lowitz and Skierniewice,

Polish Front Disappears

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”—

PAILIS, Sept. 15, (UP)—It is ad- mliied in Paris that the German war machine is moving across Poland with tremendous power and fa now deep behind the Vistula line, where Poland's armies intend to make a last stand.

Newspapers state that the German claims are incontestable, and that the Polish front has disappeared. Fight log is now general throughout Po land.

According to the "Intransigeană” the Polish right wing is retreating Into the vast Fripet marshes stretch- Ing eastward to the Russian frontier.

The "Journal Desbates" says that fighting is now general all over Fo land, so that there is "no longer any front."

A. R. P. Workers Machine-Gunned

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Sept. 15 (UP)—The radio station at Baranowicze broadź cast un account of the first air raid on the city,

It was stated that four fires were started, and while the locat brigade was attempting to extinguish they were "merciless) them machine-gunned, and as a result 20 civilians were killed and 80 f jured."

· 60 CHILDREN SLAUGHTERED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHO LONDON, Sept.: 18... (UP)——AD cording to the Vilna radio station German planes bombed a "children" sanatorium near Warsaw, killing 6 patients.

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It is also claimed that the Gez mans bombed a red cross train need Kutno.

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