Britain Vows Steady War Tempo and Cautious Action
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the Commons Britain’s war effort would be the utmost and pace would quicken, while avoiding risky adventures. Reports say Nazi repression continues as Germany faces Allied and Soviet actions and Polish fate remains unresolved amid calls to sustain resolve with France.
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J. C. Stark
London
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
Ministry Information
Russia
Poland
Ford Calls Neutrality Act Safe from War Risk
Detroit September 20 Henry Ford opposes any tampering with the neutrality act saying changes would push the nation toward war. He denounces munition makers for profit from human misery and criticizes amending the act as mass murder and harmful to the financial system.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Gettg
Europe
William E. Borah
Borah
Congress
Special Edition Backed by Mercer County Business Men
A letter from the Mercer County Business Men's Association praising plans for a special semi centennial anniversary edition of the Daily Telegraph. The note, signed by F. R. Christie as manager, commends progress in the city and anticipates the issue inspiring future achievements.
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R.C. Christie
Mercer County
Buefield
Uefield
Telegra
Business Men's Association, Inc
F. R. Christie
Hungary Helps Pole Refugees At Uzsok Pass
More than 3 000 Polish infantrymen and civilians crossed the Uzsok pass into Hungary seeking safety. The influx raised total Polish refugees in Hungary to nearly 20 000 as Hungarian troops escorted them to Ungvar. Schools were turned into hospitals and children suffered exposure amid cold and disruption.
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Nagy Bereszna
Hungary
Uzsok
Carpathian Mountains
Ungvar
Bess
Air clashes deepen on the Western Front as France and Germany fight for air superiority
French and German aviators clashed over the Siegfried and Maginot lines with German fighters reported downed and French pursuit planes in pursuit. German artillery and troop concentrations near Aachen foreshadow possible renewed offensives as Paris vows to carry on war until Nazi defeat.
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Paris
Siegfried
Maginot
Messerschmidt
Aachen
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Danzig
France
Britain
Poland
West Virginia Industrial Payrolls Rise Toward 1929 Levels
West Virginia payrolls may reach 1929 levels by January 1 as labor officials report gains. Labor Commissioner Frank Snyder notes payrolls could be as high or higher than 1929 by year end if conditions continue. Director C. R. McKenna says private industry placements jumped 100 percent in two weeks to 2,600. Coal fields demand loaders diggers and tipplemen. jobless registrations total 78,000.
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Charleston
W. Va
Department of Labor
West Virginia
Frank Snyder
C. R. McKenna
State Employment Service
McKenna
Nazis Declare Poland Split With German and Russian Zones
Berlin reports the German army winding down its Polish campaign and preparing to demarcate the division line with Russia. A German high command communique confirms an agreed partition of Poland limited to occupation forces. Mop up of remnants continues near Modlin north of Warsaw as authorities regard Polish resistance as futile.
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Poland
High Command
Modlin
Warsaw
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Austria
West Virginia 4-H Health Award Winners Named
Warren Cales of Sandstone Summers county and Elouise Allen of Pickaway Monroe county won West Virginia’s healthiest 4-H boy and girl at the central country life jubilee. Cales, a Concord State Teachers College freshman, credits blacksmith shop work for fitness. Allen, a Union high school senior, follows health rules. They will compete in Chicago in the national 4-H health contest during the 4-H club congress.
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Jackson's Mill
W. Va
West Virginia
Warren Cales
Sandstone
Summers County
Elouise Allen
Pickaway
Monroe County
Gladys M. Scranage
I. Boggs
Cales
Concord State Teachers College
Chicago
Bremen Reported in British Hands Amid Conflicting News
London reports from the British Press Association note widespread but unconfirmed claims that the liner Bremen had been captured and was en route to England. The ship sailed from New York Aug 30 and has not been definitively accounted for amid rumors of neutral ports, Iceland, Murmansk, and other destinations.
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Hans Hansen
London
Agen Ithe
British Press Association
Press Association
Bremen
England
Renee
New York
Germany
Poland
Russia
Count Friedrich von der Schulenberg
Britain
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
British
Ministry of Information
Rotterdam
Rome
Iceland
Murmansk
Atlantic
Herrmann Wilhelm Goering
Mexico
South America
Balkan Position to Strengthened
The six southeastern European states now reportedly can pit Italy Germany and Soviet Russia against each other in Balkan affairs. Diplomats cite Italy seeking greater Balkan trade, Germany’s war focus, and renewed Russian interest after 25 years as shifting leverage away from German dominance. The six nations are Yugoslavia Greece Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Turkey.
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Budapest
Europe
Italy
Germany
Soviet Russia
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Greece
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Turkey
Balkans
Rumania Foils Nazi Plotters
Rumania tightened its Polish frontier amid reports of German plotters’ arrest and Polish leaders’ executions across the border. Officials declined comment, but high authority indicated a group of German retid ef Buko entscina province was arrested for planning an uprising if German troops reached Poland. The source said Berlin quarters directed the effort. Arrival of Russian forces See Page Two.
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Cernauti
Rumania
Poland
Rlin Quarters
Rumors Of New Jutland Battle Spark North Sea Hopes
Reports from Copenhagen suggest a second battle of Jutland might be underway off Denmark with gunfire heard along the Jutland coast from Skagen to Aalborg and Laesoe. Berlin and Stockholm offered no confirmation and said Swedish forces did not exercise.
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Milo M. Thompson
Copenhagen
Jutland
Denmark
Skagen
Aalborg
Laesee
Berlin
Stockholm
Sven
North Sea
Soviet forces push deeper into Poland seize Wilno and Urondo
Soviet high command said troops crossed into Poland and occupied Urondo near the East Prussian border and Grodno near Wilno with Wilno captured earlier. They also reported taking Kovel and more than 60 000 Polish troops prisoner while seizing 280 artillery guns and 120 aircraft as reserves were mobilized.
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Moscow
Poland
Urondo
Grodno
Wilno
Wilna
Bialystok
Kovel
Lyga
Red Army
Baranowicze
Molodeczno
Sarny
Lwow
Polish Government Held in Romania During Flight to France
In Bucharest on September 20 plans of President Ignace Moscicki and Foreign Minister Jozef Beck to flee to France were interrupted by last minute obstacles. Marshal Edward Smiely-Rydz remained interned while Moscicki and civilians faced travel restrictions, their route blocked by Yugoslav permission needs and Black Sea patrols feared to seize them.
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Bucharest
Ignace Moscicki
Jozef Beck
Rumania
France
Edward Smiely - Rydz
Poland
Raiova
Moscicki
Yugoslavia
Bg Air
Black Sea
Congress Opens Amid Neutrality Debate and Trade Plans
After a bipartisan White House conference, administration forces push to repeal the arms embargo and require cash and carry for belligerent trade. Senate help is uncertain, Pittman aims to bring a six point neutrality bill to a vote, with President Roosevelt favoring international law as the basis for policy.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Pittman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Garner
United States
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