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Hove Held In Reply
to Escaping of
Polish Sub
tear for Future of
Tiny Baltic Lands
Is, Aroused
STOCKHOLM, Sept.
Beports reaching here from Tall
inn, Estonia, tonight said the so
viet nary had blockaded Estonia's
coast. -
The reports said the harbor of
Tallinn was under particular sur
veillance and that no ships were
allowed to enter or leave.
: The action was assumed to be
retaliation for the failure of Es
tonian authorities to prevent the
scape of the Interned Polish sub
marine Oriel yesterday from Tall-
Inn. V j: '
Tass. I the soviet official news
agency, announced early today
that 'measures" were being taken
by the red Baltie fleet because
Polish and. other submarines were
hiding la neutral Baltic ports.
Particular mention was made
in .the Tass communique of the
scape of the Polish submarine
from Tallinn. It was charged Es
tonian authorities had abetted the
escapej. LJ. ..
Three Little States,
In Baltic Puzzle
COPENHAGEN, Sept., lHJPh
TVlth i Estonia's ; coast . reported
blockaded by Russia's navy, three
tiny states lying along the Baltie
sea formed a question mark ' to
night in the revamping of eastern
Europe's map by the German and
-Russian military machines.'
Dependent for their existence
n the mutual interest of Germany
aad Russia in their Independence,
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
bobbed helplessly, like corks on
turbulent waters, in the surge of
: events which . struck Poland and
which may at any time be directed
gainst them-
Despite Russia's assurance of
Neutrality, there loomed .indica
tions that she intended to domin
ate the north Baltic area where
she. was said to want an ice free
port. '!
Russian Absorption
Believed Imminent
In Copenhagen, the Berlinske
Tidende carried a report saying
English , sources believed it was
only a Question of time before Es
tonia and Latvia would be Incor
porated into Russia.
Joint declaration of . deter
mination to remain neutral and to
uphold their right to trade with
jU countries. Including the bellig
erents, ended a two-day neutrality
conference ot five northern coun-
tries. ; .;. : v
The declaration by representa
tives of , Denmark,1 Sweden, Nor
way, Finland and Iceland was an
nounced by . the Danish foreign
office.'.
The neutral nations said they
hoped to attain their aim through
negotiations with the belligerents.
Situation Grave -Officials
Believe
The sand-bagged entrance to
the foreign office silently empha
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California Law
Ciits .ilarriages
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10-UP)-Callfornla,s
new law requir
ing medical certificates prior to
marriage became effective today
and business at marriage license
bureaus - throughout: the state
came to an almost complete halt,
Only three licenses were Issued
In San," Francisco, the lightest
day's business in the marriage
license bureau here since the days
before the gold rush.
The Los Angeles total for the
day was down to three. 1
Normally, week - day business
In San Francisco is 25 licenses a
day. Los Angeles usually issues
many more than that. J .'
32,000 Maple
To Be Ready if Call Comes
OTTAWA. Sept. 19 (Canadian
Press) -Defense Minister Ian Ifae
tKensie announced, tonight two dt-
visions of Canadian troops. would
i be organized to be available as an
expeditionary force if and, when
they should be required in the war
against Germany.
' There are 16,000 men In a di
vision. ' I - : --
other measures for Canada's im
mediate program - ot cooperation
with Britain would include doubl
ing the naval personnel, intensl
' fled air force training and eon
Struetlon of a , large number, of
anti-submarine craft.
It was believed the first divi
sion would be ready tor service
overseas early In the sew year.
The aovernment's ' statement
said the first aid requested by the
.British-government U rwponsttrte.
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POLES WRECK
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Wrecked bridge across the Vistula
by nazl bombers, who smashed
rarcaung oeiore sicaauy advancing nazl xorcea. Bromberg Is in the
ter on me visnua. pnoco.)
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Radio Tells
Devastation
At Warsaw
BUDAPEST, Sept. 19HJP
Warsaw's defiance of the Ger
man army's demand for surren
der was broadcast again by the
Polish capital's radio tonight
after a day-long shelling and
bombardment.
The announcer in a tired
voice recited in English a story
of devastation resulting from
the 12-day-old siege.
' "Warsaw presents a very pit
iful sight," he said. "Buildings,
monuments, museums and art
galleries are in nrins. "We will
fight' to the last drop and never,
unrender.'
German aimettvereii
an jutlmatnm to the Warsaw
population; ' dropping - leaflets
from airplanes, last Saturday,
ordering it to evacuate the cap
ital under threat of bombard
ment. The ultimatum expired
Sunday afternoon.
Polish authorities r e J e cted
the ultimatum.
Frontier reports said two Po
lish infantry batalllons crossed
from Slankl and Uzok aad were
received with honors by Hun
garian border guards.
President Enters
Neutrality Battle
Executive to Make Speech
on Ideals at Opening
of Special Session
WASHINGTON, Sept.
President Roosevelt disclosed to
day that he would go before con
gress on Thursday to deliver an
address officially opening the his
toric contest over the neutrality
law.
He began drafting that sirnlll
cant document which is to be
short because congress already
has much information on the sub
ject as members ot houso and
senate started arriving in the
city for the special session. ;
Among those who reached the
capitol, Senators Vandenberg (R,
Mich.) and Holt (D, W. Ya.) lm
mediately announced their oppo
sition to changing the neutrality
statute at this time, while Sena-
ton Connaljy (D, Tex.) and Gut
fey (D, Pa.) said they would sup
port the administration's propos
al that the embargo on arms ship
ments to European belligerents
be repealed ,
- With the special session sched
uled to convene Thursday, a real
Influx ot legislators and outpour
ing of statements on the neutral
ity issue is expected tomorrow.
Tomorrow, too, Mr.! Roosevelt
plans to hold his "national unity V
conference at ' the White House
on the administration's neutral
ity program. .
Leaf Troops
tatlon of purchases by the United
Kingdom of essential supplies.
For this purpose, It was said. It
would be necessary to make Cana
dian dollars available to the Brit
ish government, probably lnvoiv
ing the repatriation of Canadian
securities held In London aad
later the granting of credits.
Announcement of details of the
government's war policy followed
two days of long cabinet sessions.
. In a cabinet shakeup. Prime
Minister MacKenxie King announ
ced tonight that Defense Minister
Mackenzie would become minis
ter of pensions and national health
and Labor Minister Norman Rog
ers would be defense minister.
- Pensions Minister C. G. Power
was made postmasterSgeneral aad
Postmaster-General ; Norman
MeLarty was appointed minister
ft labor,
c.iV BRIDGES
shown in -radio vhoto above at Brombenr. Poland, was not smashed
many another military objective in
Heroic Polish Units
Still Showing Fight
Gdynia Force "Waiting for British to Arrive";
Warsaw Fight Resumes; Germans Tell
of Many Captives, Much Loot
BERLIN, Sept. 19 (AP)
posed in government-abandoned
forces, reported today the capture of 50,000 prisoners and
''immense booty" after crushing a Polish army in one of
the biggest battles on the eastern front.
The high command's announcement of victory on the
Chicken Theft
g
Marion County Cases
Believed Solved by
Arrest of Four
The Marlon county sheriff's of
fice, working In collaboration
with sheriffs from Multnomah,
Clackamas and Washington coun
ties, as well as agents of the
state police and the state depart
ment of agriculture, last night
announced capture of four men
believed to be involved in an or
ganized chicken theft ring which
has operated in the three coun
ties since mid-summer.
The four arrested were Frank
P. Recob, it, Sherwood; William
T. Jones, 4S, Portland; Clifford
Molde, 39, and his father, whose
initials were not learned, both of
Wichita station. All are held in
Clackamas county Jail, Jones and
Recob on larceny of livestock
charges, and the two Moldes on
charges of possession of stolen
property.
Arrest of the four was be
lieved to solve the theft of around
SO 00 chickens which have been
lost in an estimated 60 robberies
of chicken houses in ' Marlon,
Washington, Multnomah and
Clackamas counties.
165 at Woodbum
Confession ot the largest theft
reported, that ot 165 Barred Rock
pullets from A. E. Leary of the
Westwood hatchery near -Wood-
burn on September 8, was ob
tained from the men held. :
Ot the 165 chickens taken at
that time, 99 were recovered yes
terday, and positively identified
by tatoo, slit, punch and other
markings. This was the only case
in which such identification of
the stolen ; property " could be
made, and county authorities in
dicated last night that they ex
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Nipponese Assert
(MneseinTrap
SHANGHAI, Sept," 19-(P)-Jap-anese
claimed tonight their troops,
had bottled up- 60,000 Chinese
soldiers near Kaoan and that
their air force had killed 1000
in the revived offensive in Klang
at province. ' ' - ' ;
Chinese sources,' however, de
nied heavy losses, saying only
that they were engaged in heavy
fighting. The Japnese,: they said.
"even ' with the aid of the sir
force," were unable to disturb
Chinese positions and" themselves
suffered heavy losses in attempt
ing, to negotiate the ravines and
streams abounding in the area.
- The Japanese claimed capture
ot Kaoan was ' imminent, thus
"opening the way further west-
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Chinese reported they had cut
the .Nanchang-KIttkjang railroad
north of Nanchang, base of the
renewed Japanese drive in Kianav
si. This was said to have stemmed
the Japanese push from the city,
and another Chinese column was
reported advancing,, toward Nan-
Rin
CjUSI &P3 t&4 OsUk -
IN NAZI PATH
the vicinity, bat by Polish troops
center of a rich Polish iron cen
The German army, still op
Poland by widely scattered
Bzura river west of Warsaw came
as military activity was reported
resumed at Warsaw and a force
of between 2000 and 1000 PolUhj
troops waged a ' desperate tigkci
against neavy oaas west or uer.
man-conquered Gdynia, once Po
land's seaport.
Some captives taken in repeated
German onslaughts against the
little contingent near Gdynia were
quoted as saying they were "wait
ing for the British to arrive." The
tight in the Gdynia sector was rag
ing furiously when Fuehrer Adolf
Hitler arrived at nearby Danzig
for his triumphal entry Into that
city.
The German communique said
"dissolution and capitulation of
scattered or encircled remnants of
the Polish army are progressing
rapidly .
"The battle ot the Bzura river is
over.
The German high command de
clared fighting was resumed at
Warsaw when an emissary failed
to appear to negotiate on the sur
render of the city, which was de
manded by the Germans last Sun
day. "The city Is being defended by
the Poles without regard- for the
population, which is over a mil
lion strong," asserted the German
communique.
Five Hurt on Highway
ALBANY, Ore., Sept. 19-(ffV-
Five persons were injured, none
seriously, near Harrisburg to
night when automobiles driven
by Mrs. Ruth Horn, Portland, and
Mrs. Adeline Romain, Reno, Nev.,
collided.
Mrs. Horn, most seriously hurt;
suffered a broken collar bone.
BIG AIRCRAFT CARRIER VICTIM OF SUB
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tJnusual photo taken recently from m British pannit piano shows tbe EMS Orarageoms, S200-coa
British aircraft carrier which has been soak by suud submarine, presumably la sea lanes close to
home waters. Last might's final list of survivors showed B7S men unaccounted for of the huge snip s
complement of 1200 crew and officers. The attacking sab was believed to have sank ta retaUatloa by
cstroyerj. pie planet tn phots Uiang to Ui aircraft carrier, iTJN photo.), v
Poilus Parry
Initial Drive
Of Nazi Army
Major Activity Tried
by German Forces
on West Front
French Pierce Deeper
J to Take 2 Towns in
Day's Action
PARIS, Sept: 1 9.-(tfJ)-U n d e r
eover of a heavy artillery barrage,
German troops were reported to
night to have struck In, the heart
of the northern flank on the west
ern front and been turned back by
French forces.
The German armies, with vic
tory over Poland on the eastern
front virtually complete, took the
initiative against the French in
the west.
The French general staff's com
munique said the Germans' "par
tlal attack" was met and turned
back during the night east ot the
Saar river. It was the first major
attack by Germany on the western
front since soviet Russia Invaded
Poland Sunday, helping German
frontal assaults to crush France's
eastern ally.
The French General staff's ev
enlng communique described the
place where another German at
tack had been turned back as
"east of the Blies" river.
(Dispatches from Basel, Switz
erland, said French troops, basing
their action from Saarguemines
on the south and Blies on the ast,
moved northeast this morning and
captured the German village of
Bebelshelm, three miles from
Saarguemines, where French ar
tillery bad reduced German defen
ses to rubble. The village had
been deserted days ago.
(In the afternoon the French
were reported to nave surround
ed the village of Wittershelm, a
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Red AmTakes
Key Gty, Wilno
Soviets March to Lwow in
South; Seizure of
Estonia Rumor
MOSCOW, Sept. 20-(Wednes-
day)-(ff)-The red army general
staff early today announced the
capture of the northeastern Polish
city of Wilno, ancient capital of
the Lithuanians, "after two hours
fighting."
Wilno, about 85 miles from the
Russian frontier, Is the most lm
portent city yet taken by the west
bound red army. It has a normal
populatfon of about 207,000.
In the south, in the Ukraine,
the soviet troops pressed into the
"outskirts" of Lwow. Poland's
third largest city, from the north
east and from the south. German
troops already had virtually en
circled the city. .
Just how far Into Poland the
red armies planned to go was
not definitely known, but 1 twas
understood the invasion probably
would halt on a line running
roughly from Wilno to Lwow.
As the German-Russian cam
paign of mopping up in Poland
seemed to be nearinj an end, the
possibility that soviet ' troops
might march ; into little Estonia
was discussed in Moscow's diplo
matic circles.
K7r
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Reich
Long War
Danzig Speech
Seen Full of
Misstatements
i
Chamberlain to Make
Parliament Report
in Talk Today
France and Britain
to Beat Hitlerism
Paris Message
By ROBERT BUNNELLE
LONDON, Sept. 19. -()-Authoritative
quarters reiterated Brit
ain's determination to say "no" to
any nazl peace offer tonight as an
official communique charged
Adolf Hitler's Danzig speech was
"full of crass misstatements."
The statement gave a lengthy
review of "the tale ot Herr Hit
ler's broken promises" and said
"he can scarcely expect Great
Britain to believe that German
aspirations are limited and that
Germany has no further aspira
tions in the west.
Prime Minister Chamberlain,-
who has asserted repeatedly that
"Hitlerism must be smashed" if
there is to be lasting peace in Eu
rope, will give his third report on
the war to parliament tomorrow.
Chamberlain Speech
Today Held Vital
.Considerable Interest was cen
tered on his appearance in the
light of Hitler's statement in his
speech today that Germany and
Soviet Russia would determine
Poland's future.
"It is surprising that a man in
his responsible position should
venture to convict himself so pal
pably out of bis own mouth," the
official British statement said of
Hitler.
Commenting on Hitler's state
ment that he could not understand
why the Polish government re
jected his proposals the 3000 word
statement said:
"The answer is that the Polish
government had before their eyes
the shameful betrayal of the sol
emn assurances given by the Ger
man government at Munich."
The British Broadcasting cor
poration broadcast In Poland to
night a message to Warsaw from
"the British people" asserting
"all the world Is admiring your
courage. Once again Poland has
fallen victim to the aggressive
designs ot her neighbors . . . we,
your allies, Intend to continue the
struggle for restoration ot your
liberties."
France Decides
No Turning Away
PARIS, Sept. 19-(ff-The lm
plied bid of Adolf Hitler for
peace on his own terms was re
jected by France tonight
A French commentary on Hit
lers Danzig speech replied:
"France and Britain wttT not
let the dictatorship of Hitler con
demn the world to slavery and
ruin of all moral values and the
destruction of liberty."
Sources close to the govern
ment said French embassies
abroad already had received in
structions to notify nations to
which they were accredited that
France and Great Britain were
determined to prosecute the war
until the nazl regime Is crushed.
Meady to
Threat to Equal Force and Then Somo
Hurled at Democracies in Talk as
Fuehrer Accepts Danzig
i
Permanent Peace in West or War of
Duration With no Capitulation
Alternatives Given Allies
By LOUIS P. LOCBNER
DANZIG, Sept. 19 (AP) Adolf Hitler today warned
Britain and France that for every bomb thrown on German
towns he would answer with five or 10.
In an impassioned one hour and 14 minute speech ac
cepting Danzig into greater Germany, the fuehrer asserted:
1. Germany is prepared to wage a seven-year war if
necessary. - '
2. Germany and , soviet Russia, Europe's "two greatest
nations," would reestablish "law and order" in eastern
Europe.
3. Germany has "no war aims" against Britain and
France but Germany and Russia guarantee that Poland, as
1 1 O created by the Versailles treaty.
New "Poland"
Plan Expected
Government to Replace
Present Regime Is
Seen in Offing
By LLOYD LEHBRAS
CERNAUTI, Rumania, Sept
19-()-E8tabllshment of a new
Polish regime friendly, to Ger
many and. soviet Russia after
partition of Poland by those pow
ers was predicted today In re
ports from across the Polish fron
tier: Maps mailed from Germany
were circulated here showing
such a partition which would
leave only about one-third of Po
land as a buffer state between
powerful neighbors.
Informed persons said a new
government, replacing the re
gime of President Ignace Mos
clckl and Foreign Minister Josef
Beck, would sign an Immediate
peace with Germany and Russia.
Significance was attached to the
maps although they were not re
garded as official. They envis
aged Russia as getting aU of east
ern Poland from a line d r a w n
from south of Przemysl to the east
Prussian frontier northwest of
Blalystok.
The map-makers assumed that
Germany would take the territory
west of a new frontier which
would start below Katowice,' ex
tend north nearly to Lodi, then
loop westward near the present
German frontier and finally swing
northeast to join the east Prussian
border.
Poznan (Poeen) and Bydgoszcz
(Bromberg) would be incorporat
ed in Germany. Lwow and Wilno
would become Russia's.
The map indicated about about
one-third of Poland would remain
as a buffer state without access to
the sea and without Its industrial
districts.. . '
Soviet occupation of Polish ter
ritory across the frontier from Ru
mania continued apparently with
out resistance. .
Poles and Russians, fraternized
in the occupied regions.
Boys, Matches, Cost $7500
PORTLAND, Sept. l-GF-Two
boysi playing with matches were
blamed by Fire Investigator Wil
liam: Goers today for a fire that
did $7500 damage to 10 business
establishments at East 28 th ave
nue and Burnslie street last night.
The : fire started in the rear of a
garage, and spread to a two and
a half story frame bulldine.
Courage
ous Death Toll 578
Final British Count Shows
LONDON, Sept, 20-(Wednes-day-A')-The
admiralty announc
ed early today; that its final list
of survivors of tbe torpedoed Brit
ish : aircraft ' carrier Courageous
left approxlmaUly 678 men not
accounted iorVW.,.'.-1
.The official list gave the num
bers of survivors as approximately
8 J 10 seamen and 72 officers.
The. admiralty said that ."from
all the -information available" the
list Issued early today "must be
regarded as the final list ot sur
vivors from , HMS- Courageous."
.The 17 1 not accounted for were
CIO seamen and 18 officers. . .
: Survivors of the torpedoed air
craft carrier related, that Captain
W. T. Makeig-Jones, after order
ing his signalers to abandon ship
with the rest ot the crew, was seen
standing at salute on 'the bridge
before. the ship went down.
'Fight
never again will rise."
4. Germany does not . wast
Russia's Ukraine territory.
5. The basis of the German
Russian understanding "is the re
moval! of this nightmare which
bore heavily upon British states
men . I . that the German regime
desires to conquer the world."
Hitler pledged he would con
duct a; humanitarian war provid
ed his opponents did likewise,
but that if they departed from
this hie would meet them with
their Own weapons.
The; frontier between France
and Germany could remain as tt
is for all time, he asserted.
Tone Toward Britain
Both Bitter, Mild
With England, he said he de
sired nothing but friendship.
At the same time, much ot bin ,
speech i was devoted to a bittet
attack on the British government.
France: virtually mas exempted
from al war guilt.
Britain alone Is to blame, ap
peared ito be Hitler's contention.
He Jrelsted he was willing to accept-her
challenge.
Waxing fervent and shouting
with an earnestness that betrayed
deep emotion, he exclaimed "there
is one thing tJermany will never
do capitulate."
Hitler, after 18 days of the east
ern campaign during which he ac
quired a much healthier complex
ion, than on the day he met with
the reichstag September 1 to aa
nounceihis military action in Pe
land, declared himself proud ef
the achievement of his army, navy
and air; force.
Before Poland's final fate to"
settled, he intimated vital inter
ests of Germany and Russia mutt
first be satisfied.
Implores Almighty
to Enlighten Foes
Beyond his references 4 to. Po
land's fate he . did not announce
his war. alms in precise terms. Ha
merely said they were very mod
erate, j . ' , .
He Implored the same God, who
he said visibly blessed Germaa
forces the past 18 days, to grant
enlightenment to Germany's ad-.
versaries so they could appreciate
the blessings of peace and cease
making war.
Of the Poles, he saidf the Bible
verse applied which refers to the
Lord who smote them with their
men and horses." . .
Three' hundred thousand Polish
soldiers,! he declared, now Germaa
prisoners, were part of the price
Poland, had had to pay for her
"follies.1
The fuehrer asserted it was aa
error to suppose that a cleavage
could be made between the Ger
man leadership and its people a
statement which Germany's new
est citizens, Danzig's 400,00.
cheered Iwildly. f
New solidarity with Russia wis
one of the highlights of his state
ment of; policy.
. "Russia , remains what she fc
and Germany remains . what ska
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He had called to his men ."Take
your, time, boys, there's no hur-
- Some; survivors said they later
saw the captain swimming strong- '
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HALIFAX, NS Sept. 15-(Canadian.
Press) -The commander of
the naval dockyard here issued a
statement tonight saying "fairly
reliable reports indicated .that a ,
submarine may have been oper
ating off the Nova Scotia coatt
today.. I - - rl-h i '
During the search' for the sue- -pected
submarine, a Canadian de
stroyer dropped a depth charge in J
a "suspicious area,: the state
ment by Cape. H. E. Reid declared.
It. was not known whether tbe
hwh iuuk cueci on an enemy ""
submersible.