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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1939
Page
1
Reports say the Polish leaders reach Cure or Constanza with plans to establish government in France. Frontiers are tightened with Romania as Soviet moves spark regional realignments in Slovakia Lithuania and Poland. Mobilisation around Vilna increases tension while Lithuania holds firm on its stance.
French and German communiques indicate preparations for a battle as Saarbrucken nears fall. American sources warn Germany may strike beyond the Maginot line, risking neutrality and a wider war. Swiss and Belgian mobilisations intensify, while Luxembourg remains undefended.
The British aircraft carrier Courageous, 22 500 tons, has been sunk by a submarine. Survivors are landing in England as destroyers rush to port. The ship, converted from a cruiser in 1928 at a cost of £2 000 000, could reach 30.5 knots and served protecting merchant ships. The submarine is believed sunk after heavy destroyer attack.
Berlin report says a blast damaged the entrance to the German Air Ministry and caused extensive destruction in surrounding streets. A Berlin message notes a similar explosion occurred at another site.
Irish mail steamer Cambria and two cargo vessels halt at Holyhead as crew refuse to sail under the U S flag claiming their demands were not met by the company.
The Ministry of Information notes Germany acknowledges the futility of economic pressure but accuses Berlin of illegal methods through inhumane attacks on shipping. It asserts economic pressure is a legitimate tool and aims to end hostilities with minimal violence.
The American Farmer reported attacking a British submarine after a torpedoing incident. The submarine fired with a machine gun and then disappeared in heavy white smoke. The Farmer rescued 20 crew members from the Kashistan and a German submarine towed a shost containing the crew toward shore.
Berlin reports a coordinated German Italian and Russian plan to push a major Western Front offensive and move divisions from Poland to the Italo German frontier. The aim is to pressure Britain and France toward a general settlement while Japan backs moves in East Asia. Leaders referenced include Hitler Mussolini and Stalin with fears of wider war impacts.
Berlin reports the sudden death of Herr Ernst Bahls an adjutant to Hitler at the front raising speculation and rumours. Bahls a close associate of Hitler is named in an obituary notice with few details.
British United Press notes Ankara circles say Moscow invites Sukru Sara coglu to visit next week to sign a broader Turko Russian pact. The accord would reinforce Kemal Ataturk's alliance, not disrupt Britain or France ties, but curb Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean war expansion and keep Turkey sole guardian of the Dardanelles.
Lord Camrose has been appointed Chief Assistant to the Ministry of Information to supply technical knowledge about newspapers and to provide closer touch between the ministry and the press.
Copenhagen cable to The Times reports German warnings that Britain will threaten several neutral nations. The Foreign Office counters with evidence of no such plan.
Wartime dispatches report Warsaw negotiating for surrender after a German envoy sought Polish intermediaries. The Polish commander reportedly refused to accept a German officer under a truce while a meeting for civilian evacuation was arranged near Praga Minak road. German advances press the capital as Russia advances threaten Lodz fronts.
The Polish Government protests Russia's unilateral breaking of the non aggression pact and invasion of Poland. Reports from Riga and Moscow claim Russian troops occupy Vilna and are welcomed as liberators, while Berlin and Reuter convey competing justifications and aims.
Warsaw dispatch reports a total front collapse as German tanks and air power decimate Polish units. Demobilisation and rout surge with Polish forces fleeing by any means while German espionage shuffles headquarters. British reports cite aims to block Polish retreat toward Rumania and Latvia, with Tokyo noting Soviet action linked to the Russo Japanese armistice.
The Bureau of Marine Infection announces the government will seize ships of belligerent nations that have been improperly transferred to the American registry. The warning comes as tensions rise over vessel control amid ongoing conflict.
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