German Breakthrough Threatens Warsaw Encirclement
Berlin reports Nazi mechanized units broke through Polish lines east of Warsaw and pushed southward toward the capital. The thrust could encircle Warsaw by crossing the Vistula and Narew triangle, risking heavy Polish resistance and signaling a major advance with about 12 000 to 15 000 German casualties in the latest days.
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Berlin
U.P
Warsaw
East Prussia
High Command
Narew
Vistula
Bialystok
Bug River
Warsaw-Siedlce
San
Radom
Warsaw-Bialystock
Poland
Rains in Poland That Aid Polish Defenses Against Germans
Reports from Paris indicate rains have begun in Poland turning plains into mud and rivers into quagmires. German advances face stalled tanks as Polish artillery and cavalry prepare to defend along the Vistula San and Narew rivers while supply lines lengthen beyond 100 miles.
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M. S
Paris
U.P
Poland
Vistula
Bug
Narew
San
Europe
Warsaw
Vistula and
San, A
Nye Joins Peace Bloc Seeks to Preserve Arms Embargo
Sen Nye joined Sen Borah in pressing to keep the United States embargo on arms and munitions intact amid debate over potential revisions. White House officials denied censorship charges and stressed no national media censorship.
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Washington
U.P
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
William E. Borah
Idaho
Senate
United States
Nye
Roosevelt
Congress
Borah
White House
Stephen T. Early
Felons Slain as Prison Break Staged at Huntsville Ward
Two inmates were shot and killed by guards during a prison escape attempt at Wynne state prison farm near Huntsville. The dead were Ben Gonzales and Norman Moody, both convicted of robbery. One inmate escaped while others were recaptured. an investigation was ordered by the state prison board.
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Huntsville
U.P
Wynne State
Ben Gonzales
Harris County
Norman Moody
Victoria County
Rodrigo Lopez
el Paso
Ammacio Rodriguez
Alberto Orleliga
Sidney M. Lister
Houston
State Prison Board
Paul Sanders
Trinity
M. D. Miler
Miss Moretti Remains Abroad as Pikes Falls Pupils Vacation
Jamaica Virginia Sept 12 U P reports teacher Delia Moretti who went to Europe this summer cannot return due to the war leaving Pikes Falls District School pupils still on vacation.
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Jamaica
U.P
Pikes Falls
Delia Moretti
Europe
Amarillo Weather: Partly cloudy and cooler through Wednesday
Weather report for Amarillo and Panhandle notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures. Panhandle cooler Wednesday night. New Mexico shows showers west and cooler extremes. Temperature range 62 to 90 with noon reading 78.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Windsors Reported Back in England
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor were reported to have arrived in England and to be staying at Maj. Edward Dudley Metcalfe's country home at Coleman's Hatch in Sussex. Women pilots ready for duty. about 500 U S pilots hold licenses and 75 have transport pilot licenses.
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London
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
England
Edward Dudley Metcalfe
Coleman's Hatch
Sussex
New York
United States
Jessie R. Chamberlain
Women's International Association of Aeronautics
Germans Withdraw From Soissons After Siege
25 years ago on Sept 12 1914 German forces withdrew from Soissons after occupying the French city since Sept 1 The report notes allied actions and local details including a reference to 313 West 6th Street.
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Soissons
How Submarines Hunt Surface Ships in Warfare
The piece explains U boat tactics locating prey with periscope and sonar, timing torpedo runs from the sub, and the need to maneuver to gain broadside. It notes dangers to merchant ships, and that sinking submarines requires depth charges or mines plus quick withdrawal, with surface guns effective when subs appear.
French Declare Wedge Into West Wall In Saar Offensive
Allied shipping losses near 100000 tons as Nazi U boats sink the British tanker Inverliffey near Havre. The Olivebank, a Finnish bark, also blows up after hitting a mine, with heavy loss of life. French advance guards drive a wedge into Siegfried line east of Saarbrucken as war plans mix diplomacy with fighting.
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British
Ministry of Information
Germany
Inverliffey
Gulf of Mexico
England
Havre
France
Standard
R. G. Stewart
Joliet
New Orleans
Antwerp
Esbjerg
Denmark
Suink
Paris
Siegfried
Saarbrucken
Warndt
War Ministry
Moselle
Rhine
The
Saar
Saareguemines
Blies
Saarbruecken
Sierck
Principality of
Luxembourg
Daladier
Chamberlain
Premier Daladier
House Rules Committee predicts special session near October 1
Chairman Sabath Democrat of Illinois said after a White House conference Congress would be called to meet in a special session around October 1. He cautioned the President had not fixed a date but that it would be around that time or slightly earlier.
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Washington
Sabath
Illinois
House Rules Committee
White House
Congress
Roosevel
Polish Army says Warsaw siegePush far from center
Polish general headquarters reports German forces pushed back far from the center of Warsaw as heavy reinforcements arrive from the south. A radio bulletin from Lwow notes German troops six miles from central Warsaw amid continuing heavy fighting along the Bug River and reports 7 000 Polish refugees crossing into Cernauti Romania.
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Budapest
Warsaw
Lwow
Cernauti
Rumania
Bug
Polish defenses hold as Warsaw battle marks invasion phase
Defense editor DeWitt MacKenzie reports Poland resists the German onslaught along the Vistula line as Warsaw becomes the focal point. About fifty thousand Poles reportedly fight to slow the advance while French forces prepare a major assault on the other defense line. Smigly-Rydz faces critique for his cautious strategy as the theater braces for broader hostilities.
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Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Lodz
Smigly-Rdyz
Smigly-Rydz
MacKenzie
Con-Men Foiled as Tourist Camp Swindle Is Exposed
Two confidence men failed a last pocket book gag against a New Mexico camp owner who fought them from their car. Jerry Pennington won $5 for first tip to Globe News, with others sharing $3 and $2 prizes for tips about a cattle truck incident and a helium plant blackout.
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Jerry Pennington
North Arthur
Globe News
W. G. Sullivan
Harrison
Fillmore
D. J. Vincent
West Seventh
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