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THE DUNLOP FORT-TYRE

WARSAW (City of Million) IN FLAMES

FULL HORROR RAZE

Inhabitants

TO OF NAZI THREAT

CITY BECOMING

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH”

WARSAW, CITY OF A MILLION INHABITANTS, IS IN FLAMES.

ITS MAGNIFICENT GOTHIC BUILDINGS ARE IN RUINS. THOUSANDS OF ITS PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND DYING.

The full horror of the Nazi threat to lay waste the city has now become apparent.

DESPERATE PLIGHT

By morse-Warsaw Radio is finally out of action- the heroic defenders in the most amazing siege the world has ever witnessed told the world to-day of their desperate plight.

MARINERS PAROLED

U-Boat Commander Extracts Pledge

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter). The choice between giving their word to keep off the sess for the rest of the war, and of remaining prisoners in a German submarine until they could be landed and interned was tho dramatic experience of the captain and officers of the British ship Truro (974 tons), when they were taken aboard a U-boat

The ship belongs to the Ellerman's.

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This is what they said:

APPARENT

Tho Presidential Palaco in

Warsaw, now buried in ruins

Mussolini's Move To End War

"German artillery and air bombardment NAZI STRATEGY

still continue at a terrific rate.

"There is not one house in the whole of Warsaw which has not been damaged. "THE CITY FIGHTS ON"

"But the city fights on.”

The last five words in the report epitomises the heroism of the defenders.

Death stalks throughout the area surrounded by overwhelming German hordes.

IF PLAN FAILS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

CAROL AT

FUNERAL

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BUCHAREST, Sept. 24 (UP)-King - Carol of Ru- mania, wearing uniform, was tha chlof mournor at an impressive service held for the funeral of the assassinated Promior, M. Armand Calinescu.

Following the service the cortogo left on a special train for the village of Curton, where the remains will be interred.

3 DIE IN WEST POINT BLAZE

THOUSANDS of lineal feet of dry timber stored at. the Tung On Timber Yard provided ample material this afternon for the most spectacular fire in the Colony for many months.

conflagation,

The

which

SHOTS FIRED

IN TIENTSIN

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TIENTSIN, Sept. 25 (UP), -British and Japanese troops exchanged fire at 3.30 a.m. to-day.

The incident occurred on the perimeter of the British Concession where Racecourse Road enters the Chinese part of the city.

Japanese sentrics flred at threa anmpans which were attempt- ing to run the blockade by leaving the British concession, In an effort to avoid being left high and dry by receding flood waters.

A British patrol rushed to the boundary of the Concession as soon as the Japanese shots wore heard,

When a Japanese bullet whined over the Britlah patrol, one, round of fire each was returned by the Bri« tish soldiers,

The Aring then ceased.

It is understood that neither side

ustained ensualties,

known,

BERLIN, Sept. 25 (UP),—If Signor Mussolini's started at 12.15 p.m., is believed the fate of the boat people' is na- present efforts for peace fail, it is believed that Germany to have claimed the lives of three children, who are reported has made plans for her auturn campaign to be based on missing. three factors.

Firstly, Germany will make

Nowhere in Warsaw itself, or in its suburbs of extensive use of her air force Neutrality

against British ports, naval and

Praga, across the Vistula River, and Modlin, is there industrial centres; freedom from the carnage of the most intense artillery and aerial bombardment the world has ever known. CAMPAIGN OF HORROR

This Week

The chatred remains of one body have already been recovered from the ashes of a matshed on the fore- shore adjoining the burnt · property. The conflagration occurred less than a hundred yards from the Lepers' Home and Isolation Hospital, which,

the blaze.

LATEST

fortunately, were to the windward of Hankow "Blockade"

HANKOW, Sept. 23 (Reuter),

remains of What Hitle

foreign business in the Wuhan cities is rapidly being killed as a result of the virtual "blockade" of Hankow by the Japanese.

Secondly, submachie warfare will be concentrated ngainst British

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" shipping in an effort to counteract

Six fire engines were called out and the "hunger blockade" and produce a

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. (UP) — shortage of food in Britain itself;

Senator Key Pittman is hopeful of succeeded in gaining control of the Thirdly, Germany will refrain from introducing neutrality legislation in situation by 2.30 p.m. launching a heavy frontal attack the middle of the week. interview-

Waterfront Throat against the Maginot Line.

Meanwhile, the minority group in Some circles in Deriin-believe that the Senate Foreign Relations-Com-But at one stage the fire threatened it Congress agrees to lift the arms mittee have completed a draft which to turn the entire watertron! into American concern, and the last embargo, Germany will Intensify her they will submit to the full Com-raging Interno, due to the strong foreign garage in the city, due to the campaign in an effort to defeat the mittee on Monday.

monsoon wind, and it was necessary alleged Impossiblity Allies before arms, purchased from A "United Press" compilation to call out the harbour fire float as a permits from the Japanese with the United States can play an effec-shows 51 Senators will support the precautionary measure.

President. About 24 will oppose, and 28 are doubtful.

Not for one moment have the Nazis let up in their ed-to-day-salti-that-the-German-campaign-of-horror-against-a-city-defended only by its

citizens and a handful of soldiers.

Commander of the U-boat told them;

"If you break your parole, you will

have to take the consequences."

The officers were taken aboard the

submarine to interview the com-

mander, after which they returned to the boat.

The crew were given cigarettes and beer, and then turned adrift,

Thirty-three hours later they were pleted up by a Belgian vessel and have now returned to safely.

Swedish Ship Sunk OSLO, Sept. 24 (Neuler).—The Swedish cargo boat Gertrudbrnit was sunk by German submarines, thought) to be assisted by a plane, off the south coast of Norway this morning.

The crew took to the boots and landed Enfely.

En Route To England SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" OSLO, Sept. 24 (UP),—A German submarine hos torpedoed the Swedish sleamer Gertrut off Lillestand on the Norwegian coast.

The vessel was carrying a cargo

"Both Warsaw and Modlin have been subjected to murderous fire without an interval,” the morse operator said, as he tapped out his dramatic story. "OVER 100 GREAT FIRES”

úve role.

Troop Movements Reliable sources confirm that troop movements are already under way

"People have been killed or wounded in every house from the castern to the Rhluc front. in the city.

"All the capital's historic buildings are in ruin. · "In 24 hours, over 100 great fires have started. "The death roll among our civilians numbers thousands.

"In addition to the shelling, we have suffered two air raids.

Į

Russo-Estonian Trade Pact

to close the China Inland Motors, an

The latest Japanese action has been

of obtaining

which to secure the necessary spare The timber yard was completely parts. gutted.

Meanwhile, due to the continued The Chung Shing Bathing shed. closure of the Yangise to foreign some sixty yarda upwind of the blaze, shipping, the position of the Chinese escaped destruction, though it had dollar and the outbreak of war in intermittently to be sprayed with a Europe, many Imported necessities hose.

cannot be obtained. One noticeable The fire was greatly assisted by the change in the situation recently has keen casterly wind, and in a very been the moderation of the Japanese short space of time, the fire, which attitude towards Britons and other MOSCOW, Sept. 24 (UP)-The had presumably started somewhere foreigners, although the Japanese- ed behind the western wall of steel-Esthoolan Foreign Minister, Mr. Kare in the east part of the yard, had controlled Chinese press continues to the Siegfried Line.

Selter, has arrived here, ostensibly spread throughout. Trees along the belabour Great Britain. to negotiate a trade pact with Russia. roadside withered under the terrific

It is understood that he is also em-heat,

However, it is believed that the bulk of the 83 divisions used by Germany to crush Poland are si stationed in the cast. Between thirty-five and 40 divisions are believed to be entrench-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“

the

Troops Concentrate LONDON, Sept. 25 (Reuter)-Un-powered to carry out a politient and Thousands of people lined confirmed reports from the continent territorial discussion with the Tur-waterfront and roadway to witness state that large concentrations of Ger- kish Foreign Minister, who is due to the fire, the flames from which werei

rising to some 150 feet. The western the arrive here Monday. "Modlin is attacked from all sides, but the heroic Black Forest, opposite the Swiss

man troops are taking place in

Ils rumoured that Yugoplay end of the yard appeared to be that frontier.

has arrived, although it is in which the greater part of the wood defence continues.

officially denied.

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the

He apologetically explained stoppage of Warsaw's programmes by stating that a Nazi bomb had tem- porarily wrecked the transmitter.

Many Buildings Crumbla "We will remain on the air as long as we can." the announcer said, and added that the bombardment had been renewed with unprecedented Intensity.

German Determination

to

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BERLIN, Sept. 24, (UP)-Inform- ed quarters here finily declare "United Press" that Germany. wil seek to force a decisión on the Western Front within the coming twelve months.

"It is ridiculous

that to pasume Germany will idly wait behind the Weat Wall while England,

of cellulose from Sweden to England. "Enemy attacks from the east Twenty members of the crew were have been repulsed. West of picked up by Norwegian trawler. It the Vistula River, the Polish is understood that the submarine was

forces have made three success- accompanied by an airplane.

ful night attacks. and have Uuhappy Sub Crows

takon several prisoners. LONDON, Sept. 24 (British Wire- "The detence. of Warsaw will con- Icss) Twenty-eight days at sea, tinue. The spirit of the troops and haunted all the time by the know-the_civil population is excellent." ledge that every man's hand, as well More than a hundred siege guns as the sea itself, is against you. are laying down an artillery barrage Among the many fine buildings in hindered, continues to attempt to de- That is, to-day, the situation of which, beginning at one end of the Warsaw destroyed by the German teal Germany with a blackade," they the German U-Boats on the trade city, Is' methodically searching out artillery are the Presidential Palace, declare. routes of the Atlanțle before the every point in the form of a creeping | the Queient Royal Palace, four Declaration of War."

This in part of the bulletin issued.

by the Ministry of Information to- night It continues:

"Twenty-eight days of cemclesa strain in cramped quarters must lead to sap the morale of the young sub- marine 'crewe,

The available resources of the trained German submarine personnel +pro limited.

!

* Strain ́ ́. On - Crown

barrage.

hospitals, St. Saviour's Cathedral, the

un-

Barrago Bites Deep Municipal Army fints, the Prudential TO KEEP OUT THE

As the barrage blies deeper into Life building, largest skyscraper in Warsaw, it leaves behind it a scene the cily, the beautiful Gothle of carnage and destruction un- Muscum of Fine Arts, the new speakably horrifying in its finally. Parliament buildings, and

Nothing remains of the area equally famous.

· bombarded but ruins and pock- holes.

Civilians who do not rotrent into the city before the barrage almost certaluly face death.

-""The strain on U-Boat crews, must After remaining silent for 20 hours,

others

Incendiary Bombs Adding to the horror, the Ger mans are using Incendiary shells and bombs, and big fires are raging in several quarters of the city.

BELLIGERENTS

New Scheme By The American Nations

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” BALBOA, C.Z., Sept 24 (UP) I

je reliably reported that the American

hud started in the city, Bureting of "Aren of primary defence" 300 At one stage over 100 separate fires nations will propose créatles aband

be great, for German submarine war-Warsaw Radio dramatically resumed faro has been answered in un-operations this morning. certain terms by the anti-submarino The same announcer was at his water mains added to the difficulty miles wide around the continent in craft of the Royal Navy,

post. The moral effect of depth charges

'on 'U-boat'crews is intensified by the knowledge, from bliter experience, that the Royal Navy can detect and "hunt them with an affelency' never -dreamt of in the last war.

"It 15. when a submarino-short of vital supplies, -torpedoes, 'fuel, food PLEASE Tum To Pago 2.

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PLEASE Turn To Page 2. belligerent activity of non-American which they will forcibly prohibit any

"The heart of Poland hath not ceased to quivor,

"Though her paored blood doth drown the fields.”

nations. AAN

A is learned that several delegations l'havo suggested this plan, differing [only in the width of the defence ["band, Mo

The proposal has not yet been'] | formally made, pending the plenary

semion next Monday,

envoy

WEST POINT BLAZE CLAIMS, THREE LIVES Thi

moon

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Furthor Lato Nows

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Calmed, three lives, and threatened the adjoining Kannedy Town Isolation Hospital.