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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER

19, 1939.

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TORPEDOING OF THE COURAGEOUS

Loss of Life

Feared As U-Boat Sinks Warship

Special To The "Telegraph'

LONDON, Sept. 18. (UP).-It is now indicated that there might be a number of the complement of H.M.S. Courageous missing.

Britain's £4,100,000. warship, built during the Great War as a cruiser for operation in the Baltic and subsequently converted into a 22,000-ton aircraft carrier, was torpedoed yesterday by a German U-Boat. Destroyers are believed to have blown up the submarine with depth

charges.

SEARCH For survivORS

Fears that the loss of the warship is accompanied by casualties is provided in an official announcement by the Ministry of Information, which states that "the next-of-kin will be informed as soon as information can be obtained as to the names of the survivors”. CARRIED FULL COMPLEMENT

The Ministry's announcement adds that the Courageous was operating for the protection of merchant ships against U-Boats.

It is officially announced that she carried her full complement

of about 1,200 men.

NEWS

FLASHES

Jew Baiter No. 1 Purged

400 SURVIVORS LandED

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).--An epic story of the gallantry of the men of H.M.S. Courageous, the British aircraft-carrier which was sunk by a submarine, was disclosed to-night when nearly 400 survivors were landed by destroyers.

It is not known how many more men were rescued 18 by merchantmen.

COPENHAGEN, Sept. (Router)It is reported from Berlin that Herr Julius

Nothing is known yet of the fate of the commander Stretcher, the notorious Jew of the Courageous, Captain W. T. Makeig-Jones. baiter has been arrested by

Party Police under an order

One officer said he last saw the captain standing on

issued by Field Marshal the bridge issuing an order to abandon the ship. Hermann Goering.

It is added that a special Party SANK IN 30 MINUTES ·

Court will investigate the charges against him.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10 (UP). Further details regarding the drowning of Mrs. Marshall, which was reported yesterday, have been received. She was swept oft

rock

on a Marine County beach during a freak thunderstorm last week, while accompanied by her husband and a friend. Mr. Lewis Hans.

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)----Her Majesty the Queen left London to- night fo visit Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret

in Scotland.

Rose

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)-The Drapers Chamber of Trade in Lon-

don has decided to advise members

A survivor said that the order to abandon the ship was given, within five minutes. She foundered within 30 minutes.

Some of the boats could not be used owing to the

vessel heeling so quickly.

ALL QUIET IN WEST

THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER COURACEOUS Courageous was designed as a cruiser. Her conversion into an aircraft carrier was completed in March, 1928. Her overall length was 786 feet and her displacement 22.500 tons. normal complement was 700, but it is announced that 1,200 were aboard when she was torpedoed.

SIRENS SHRIEK | Lithuania

IN CALCUTTA But Imperial Airways Was The "Raider"

CALCUTTA, Sept. 18 (Reu-

ter)The reported approach

of an unidentified aeroplane from the Bay of Bengal çaused the air raid alarm to be sounded

in Calcutta at 2.30 p.m. to-day.

оп

R.A.F. planes which went up

a survey flight returned without finding anything.

It is stated that the alarm was caused by the failure to identify an Imperial Airway plane which landed shortly afterwards,

A second alarm was given at

3.38 p.m. owing the approach high to be identified. of an R.A.F. plano flying too

The all-clear sounded at 4.22.

WARSAW IS DOOMED City Refuses To

Surrender

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The communique also announces | ihat German troops occupied the There were two distinct bangetown of Drolioboz "the capture of at an interval of perhaps one important oll

which has brought Poland's most wells Into German second, and there were a few hands. minor explosions.

Part of the crew were below. decks when the ship foundered.

Sporadic Rifle Fire but most of the crew jumped into

Only Activity

that they should not increase prices PARIS, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-pieces of wood and rafts.

per cent on the average.

Her

Orders Mobilisation BALTIC STATES FEAR RUSSIANS

Sea And Air War Claims

Eire Steamer Deliberately Sunk

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).—Further details regarding the loss of the steamer Inverliffey on Sep- tember 11 discloses that the ship was flying the flag of the Irish Free State and was registered in Dublin.

Coming out of the fog, the Master of the Inverliffey sighted submarine, which fired seven rounds, giving the Inverliffey no alternative but to stop.

Obeying the submarine's orders, the Inverley's Master went aboard the submarine with his papers, where- upon the U-Boat commander inform- ed him that the Inverliffey would be sunk.

The Master protested, pointing to the Free State fag and the Dublin registry, but the German commander took no notice and ordered the crew to abandon the

ship.

The submarine red n torpedo which struck the Inverliffey amid- ships and the vessel was quickly

The American tanker R. G. Stewart

from open bouts,

LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).—It is officially under-blaze from stem to stern. stood that the Lithuanian Government has decided to rescued the merchantmen's nrew undertake partial mobilisation in order to strengthen their forecs frontier.

on the Polish

Won't Sail Ships Under Eiro Flag

Official circles explain that CANNOT BE LONDON, Sept. 18

this step is taken in pursuance of the Lithuanian policy of, neutrality for the purposes of disarming and interning any units of the Polish army which may attempt to retreat into) Lithuania.

Baltic Fears

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, Sept. 19 (Domel).-Soviet military authorities who have ordered Red troops to advance into Poland, are planning to drive on Estonia and Finland, according to London

despatch to the "Japan Times".

The Soviet Government has detail- led its troops in that direction and also begun transportation of munitions, the report says,

Since it is generally believed that the Soviet Union Intends to take positive action against Estonia, which will provide a strategic outpost to Leningrad, grave concern is being felt Union in the Baltic Sea. over the future action of the Soviet

Vilna Occupied LONDON, Sept.

10

JUSTIFIED

Britain's Stand In New Situation

(Reuter).~~ Because their crews refuse to sall under the Eire flag, the Irish mail ship Cambria and two cargo ships are being held up at Holyhead.

The crewn allege that under-the Dire flag their wives would not be entitled to receive compensation for loss "of life or

or injury in the event of the boats being sunk. LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter). said: "We are not scared to move A member of the Cambria crew -An authoritative statement the ships across. All we ask is that on Poland cannot be justified by fer the port of registration of their declares that the Soviet attack we sail under the British Bag."

The L.M.S., is arranging to trans- the Soviet arguments.

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The Implicatlons are not yet ap-i

parent, but nothing that has occurred has made any difference to British determination to fut0)) its obligations to Poland, and la prosecute the war with all its energy unisi the achieved.

object G

New Considerations

with new considerations arising from PARIS, Sept. 10 (Reuter).--Faced the Soviets invasion of Polund, the British and French governments maintained close contact to-day.

Observers here belleve no radical expected for the moment, changes in Anglo-French policy aTC at least until full reports from envoys In Moscow have been received and extensively examined.

Envoys Asks For Passports KUTY (Polish-Rumanian border), advance of the Sept. 10 (Reuter)-A Polish Gov

ernment communique says that the Polish Ambassador to Moscow yester-

The

crease until traders were compelled fartillery exchanges, the Westernfuickly on the scene, are believed to and German Governments will parti-Ing their respective zones of occupa-action of the Ambassador, who asked

BERLIN, Sept. 18 (Reuter). to-day declare that as a negotia- A war communique broadenst tor from Warsaw has not arrived, military action against Russian troops entered Vilna this

10 (Reuter) Warsaw will begin to-day. morning without resistance, accord-

Ing to a Moscow broadcast.

Russo-German Forcos Meet Whatever the consequences of the Soviets action, opinion remains firm SPECIAL TO THE "TELKORAPH"

that the situation does not affect the BERLIN.

Sept.

(UP)-The position of the two democracies, and D.N.B. (German oficial

News at nothing less than a "total victory Agency) Moscow correspondent says con be considered." Poland's Collapse

that German and Soviet oficials have met at Brest-Litovsk and exchinged, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" greetings. This Indicates the re- BERLIN, Sept. 18 (UP)-With themarkably swift German High Command reporting Russians. water, those who could not swim the complete collapse of Polish arm- supporting themselves on odd ed resistance and with the German- It is also reported by informed day declined to accept the Soviet Soviet troops about 60 miles aport, officinis in the Wilhelmstrasse that note announcing that Foland was to for existing stocks by more than five Apart from sporadic bursts of Destroyers picked up survivors, the German press has published on the Russian and German military be invaded.

A small minority favoured no in- rifle and machine gun fire and British merchantmen, which were inspired statement that the Russian officials are now negotiating regard-

Government approved the have rescued a large number. tion Poland, disclosing the existence lion in Poland. Front has been relatively quiet

Sang As They Swam

frontiers. of a planned, re-definition of Poland's The German High Command has for the past 24 hours.

confirmed that the Germun Assistance

and Was also given by a The Gormans are atill bringing up Dutch Lord Camrose, the famous newspaper large reinforcements of troops

The riatement says that the Gov-Soviet troops met at Drest Litovsk. American ernments have agreed that the Polish an Magnate and owner of the

"Dally

and freighter.

State, since its creation, has lacked Russo-German Communique Another survivor, who was in the the natural conditions of Statehood: Telegraph," has been appointed chief planes from Poland, and are making

MOSCOW, Sept. 10 (Reuter).—A their line, evacuating and blowing up men behaved cheerfully and actually own incompetence; thirdly, that Ger- The appointment has been made in

number of small villages.

song

ang whilal swimming.

"In order to forestall Military observera believe that the order to provide for the Minister of

unfounded Most of those swimming

many and Russia must reorganise the In his various nationalities in Poland Information technical and specialised object of the withdrawals is to enable particular area were picked up.

by rumours. of every description regard- knowledge of

bodica the "creation of which German artillery defending the Sieg- newspapers,

ofing the task of the Soviet and Ger- Another survivor said the lights the Lord MacMillan feels to be necess-fried Line to put up a more effective went out when the Courageous was German-Russian task is to corporate people"; fourthly, that the man troops acting in Poland, the

is to establish a USSR, curtain barrage, or a line of shells struck. Crockery fell about as the com

and German ary

governments complete The appointment will also ensure advancing trously in the face of ship listed, but everybody was quite spheres of influence

new settlement of their declare that the actions

of

of these closer and more intimale contact be-advancing troops.

orderly, and some of sallors crack-and order;

ce, assuring peace troops is to pursue no contrary aim to the interests of either country or the Anglo-10 tween the Minister and the press. French troops have now gained aed jokes as they swam about waiting French claims that they should assist of contradicting the spirit and letter

footing in the Forest of Bionwald, to be picked up. LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter)--The cast of Wissembourg at the castern

Poland have proved groundless of the non-aggression pact concluded

be- Ministry of Supply states that hence end of the thine-Moselle front.

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cause their alliances with Poland no between them... longer exists; and, "sixthly, that the "On the contrary, the task of the forth no pārsona shall be allowed to

CAPTAIN WT Makeig-Jones, British and French are now buy or asil Un otherwise than on the

was appoited to command fronted with the question of

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LONDON, Sept. 18 (Reuter).-----

liner

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assistant to Lord MacMillan the strategie withdrawals to straighten | water 75 minutes, dechired that the secondly, that it collapsed through German-Soviet communique states:

Minister of Information.

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The forest stretches 15 miles ba tween Wissembourg and the Rhine who

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DUKE OF WINDSOR TO JOIN BRITISH FORCES

LONDON... Sept. 18 (Reuter)-The War. Ofice that the Duke of Windsor will shortly proceed to take appointment abroad.

the Duke to relinquish temporarily the rank of Field-Marshal of the

So that he may serve in this capacity, the King has permitt British Army, and to assume that of Major-General with" effect September 3.