September 13, 1939
Sep 13,1939 Germans Hear Mussolini Plans New Peace Efforts
Sep 13,1939 FCC Summons Station WMCA on War News; Gives 72 Hours for Reply on Closing Order
Sep 13,1939 GAIN MADE IN WEST
The French are approaching the Saar River, the Germans may be forced to abandon the town of Saarbrueken, and there is hope that the French may soon be able to attack the Westwall itself, a formidable German fortification. Moreover, the British and French are working together so well that the article puts forward the idea that it is more properly referred to as an Anglo-French army.
Sep 13,1939 The Developments in Europe
Germany has almost completed its ring around Warsaw and is marching on Lwow, the Ukrainian capital. The Polish are still fighting in Lodz and are fueled mostly by hatred, which is inspiring women to join the ranks of snipers. The French are threatening Saarbrueken, consolidating previous gains, and perfecting their liaison with the British thanks to Prime Minister Chamberlain's flight across the Channel. Unknown numbers of British troops have been conveyed across the Channel under cover of darkness with "extraordinary precautions," necessitated by continued German submarine activity. German engineers are arriving in Moscow, presumably to assist in reorganizing their industry for war; this is presumed to be evidence of closer German-Soviet ties. Japan seems to be moving to make peace with Russia.
Sep 13,1939 CHAMBERLAIN FLIES TO FRENCH MEETING
Sep 13,1939 GERMANS ADVANCE
In Poland, with much bombing along the way.
Sep 13,1939 W. & J. Starts Courses On 'Second World War'
Sep 13,1939 ITALO-REICH TRADE BRISK
Sep 13,1939 Nazis Cross England to Fight
50 men from a German colony in Ireland have left Dublin and traveled across Britain under guard and in a sealed compartment to be allowed to enter Germany and fight in the German army.
Sep 13,1939 THE YOUTH OF THREE NATIONS FIGHTING ABOVE THE BATTLEFIELDS IN POLAND AND GERMANY
Sep 13,1939 Danes Protest Bombing
It appears that the British may have accidentally bombed the Danish town of Esbjerg; the British are offering financial reimbursement if the Danes can prove that the bombs were British.
Sep 13,1939 FRENCH NOT HELD IN REICH
The Germans declare that they have not detained or interned any French citizens, nor confiscated any French property; French men residing in Germany must report daily to the police, but no such restriction is placed on French women or children, who may even leave Germany if they wish.
Sep 13,1939 Red Cross Supplies Reach Riga
Sep 13,1939 STARTS SWISS INSPECTION
Swiss general has started inspecting Swiss fortifications.
Sep 13,1939 OSLO NATIONS REACH ACCORD ON PROGRAM
The Oslo nations, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Luxembourg, are announcing that they have reached an agreement on measures they should all take to guarantee the continued neutrality of all of them.
Sep 13,1939 LONDON CHILDREN PROVE ADAPTABLE
Sep 13,1939 16TH BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY GERMANS
Sep 13,1939 Ships Sunk Total 25 Now; Tonnage Losses Compared
Sep 13,1939 ATHENIA SURVIVORS DUE IN HALIFAX TODAY
Sep 13,1939 NAZI AIR DEFENSES CALLED 'APPALLING'
The British are very pleased to have been able to drop leaflets in Germany so easily, as it means that they have probed German ground defenses against air attack (search lights, antiaircraft fire, etc.) and that those defenses have been found to be quite weak.
Sep 13,1939 GERMAN ENGINEERS ARRIVING IN RUSSIA
Sep 13,1939 POLES' RESISTANCE IS HELD STIFFENING
A detailed discussion of Polish defensive strategy. The thought is that the Poles have deliberately been maintaining an orderly retreat in order to pull back to a strong defensive position in more difficult terrain -- there are three rivers that come together in this area, plus marshy terrain and a fort originally built by the Russians and recently reinforced with concrete on its many-feet-thick walls. It is noted, however, that the Germans are still making good progress through this area thanks to their advanced technology, plus that bombing of bridges and such on the border with Romania carries a great risk of impeding the flow of refugees there.
Sep 13,1939 WELLS LOOKS TO AMERICA
Sep 13,1939 Three Phases Give Allies Hope; Moral Cause Adds to Strength
Sep 13,1939 BRITISH TRANSFER OF MEN GUARDED
Sep 13,1939 WASHINGTON SAILS FOR U. S. WITH 1,800
Sep 13,1939 COLUMBIA SETS POLICY
CBS is here referred to by its full name, is mainly a radio service, and is instructing its stations that broadcasts be made by Americans whenever possible and as impartial as possible.
Sep 13,1939 BRITISH WITHHOLD PRESSURE ON ITALY
Sep 13,1939 Poles Erect Bulwark of Hatred To Resist German Juggernaut
Although outclassed in the military field, the Poles are falling back on that factor which helped them to survive a century and a half of subjugation and partition, namely, their intense national consciousness and capacity for hating their conquerors. Losing the war at the front, they are carrying on a war behind the front and out of the blackened ruins of their towns and villages are arising the hatreds of the next hundred years. That is evident to anybody able to penetrate into that part of Poland over which the war has blown its scorching breath.
Sep 13,1939 HULL TO SPEAK OUT SOON ON BLOCKADES
Hull is the American Secretary of State; he is expected to speak on the mishmash of blockades and counterblockades developing in Europe as the war progresses.
Sep 13,1939 RUMANIA SEEKING PACT
Sep 13,1939 HUNGARY LIGHTENS BAN
Sep 13,1939 YUGOSLAVIA'S TRADE WITH REICH SLOWED
Sep 13,1939 REPORTS SOVIET AIR FIGHT
Sep 13,1939 Permits Polish Relief Drive
The Polish relief drive mentioned a few days ago has been allowed by the State Department, although it is stipulated that none of the money be used for warfare purposes; it must be used for relief efforts only.
Sep 13,1939 TORPEDOES ELUDED, SHIP BRINGS IN 441
Sep 13,1939 REICH GIVES WARNING TO NEUTRAL NATIONS
Germany warns neutral nations that, while it is quite willing to maintain normal relations with neutral nations, it expects them to maintain strict neutrality and to do their "utmost" to maintain normal relations with Germany as well, giving no preference to either side.
Sep 13,1939 ENVOY DENIES REICH SEEKS WORLD RULE
A man associated with the German Embassy has announced that Germany is not seeking to rule the world, that its attack on Poland is not any sort of pretext for establishing dominance in Europe, and that a "reasonable adjustment" of the controversy with Poland would have been possible had it not been for "England's interference and her anti-German encirclement policy." More propaganda!
Sep 13,1939 JUST PEACE URGED BY JEWISH LEADERS
Rosh Hashanah messages across America are stressing prayer for peace, prayer for democracies, prayer for the downfall of Hitlerism, and extra services held for European refugees who have arrived in America.
Sep 13,1939 CABLE CURBS EXTENDED
Sep 13,1939 COMMUNITY CHESTS TO SEEK $85,090,000
Sep 13,1939 THE RAINS CAME
The poor condition of Polish roads generally means that rain is, for them, an especially auspicious thing right now, as it slows the German advance greatly by turning the roads to mud and the surrounding land to bog and marsh.
Sep 13,1939 FALL IN "GOVERNMENTS"
This is all to do with government bonds and other financial market things; might be fascinating to some, or even to me in a different mood.
Sep 13,1939 Letters to The Times
Sep 13,1939 Poland Sends Full Data On New Securities to SEC
Sep 13,1939 Banks Still Seeking Repayment of Loans In Reich Covered by Standstill Agreement
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