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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1939
Page
25
German leaflets issue warnings as thousands flee eastward from Warsaw under siege. Berlin accuses Poles of gas use and plots against Germany, while Polish defense stiffens around Modlin and Brest-Litovsk. Interwar diplomacy notes warn neutrals amid strategic shifts and armistice talks.
Berlin sources say the Red Army would occupy five eastern Polish provinces with Ukrainians and White Russians among the population. Germany and Russia plan a pincer move toward Brest Litovsk as Poland’s defenses crumble and Warsaw faces a German ultimatum.
Analysis notes the Moscow accord as signaling potential danger if Germany halts in Poland after an expected advance. It argues Moscow would seek to avoid conflicts on its western and eastern flanks and cites signs that Soviet leaders fear rapid German moves toward their frontiers.
Fulton Lewis Jr explains Col. Charles A. Lindbergh looped into a Friday radio address to discuss the European situation. He says the invitation remained open since a prewar dinner talk and the broadcast reflected Lindberghs private views first aired privately.
Reports say Molotov and Togo pursued a non aggression accord while Moscow resists abandoning support for China. A broader Soviet-German understanding and a Japan-US diplomatic shift are seen as pivotal for Japan in the East Asian order.
Random House disclosed that Roosevelt five volume Public Papers and Addresses went to cut-rate shelves after publishers said some booksellers sabotaged sales. Of 8,000 sets, 3,000 sold at list price and 5,000 were remainders sold to a dealer. Hyde Park library project will net about 100,000 from proceeds and royalties.
Frank Drummey, 53, was arrested after midnight Sunday by Milwaukee railroad Special Officer Roper for drunkenness. He gave no permanent address, claiming mail at 1229 J Avenue NE. A partly filled bottle of bay rum was found. Drummey stood on the track at First Avenue crossing and narrowly escaped a switch engine, unnerving the engineer.
May King Hong, a Chinese murderer serving a Cook county life term, confessed to poisoning 11 guards in a Stateville prison escape plot. He said Patrick Joyce, also a life term inmate, planned the scheme and supplied the narcotic from the prison hospital over nine months. The plan failed when guard Albert Jenzen declined his share and alerted others. Joyce and two accomplices were captured as they attempted to scale the wall.
A Polish radio announcer described a German assault on Warsaw as the start of an all out attempt to take the city. He cited 200 heavy Nazi guns firing on Warsaw as civilians hid in cellars and bombs collapsed buildings. The ninth day of siege saw scarce water and food, hundreds of fires, and widespread destruction as posters urged defense to the last drop of blood. General Czuma said eastern artillery bombarded the capital while a Warsaw suburb reported capturing a tank and machine gun.
The article reports on debates over neutrality and the war, including calls to reconsider all neutrality legislation and return to international law. Clark accuses administration plans of censorship and government by decree while warning against arming biases and a rush to war. Vandenberg stresses neutrality and warns against making America an arsenal for belligerents.
Senator Vandenberg argues a 1941 internal challenge to build an all American administration amid 12,000,000 unemployed and a $13 billion budget. He rejects delaying politics despite Roosevelt’s Reeiperstuga remark and accuses the administration of fostering socialistic reforms. Thomas discusses a Russo-Japanese agreement leading to a German-Russian-Japanese alliance that could harm Anglo French Polish efforts.
Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt and Senator Van Nuys of Indiana endorsed the President's cash and carry proposal for supplying European belligerents. The pair spoke during a Saturday night appearance in French Lick Indiana, highlighting support for the plan despite past opposition.
Foreign Minister Sarajoglu has accepted a Soviet invitation to travel to Moscow in the near future with cabinet authorization. Reuters from Ankara reports the forthcoming talks as Ankara and Moscow prepare to discuss diplomatic ties.
German forces fall back after French assaults across the Nied valley as France presses toward Saarbrucken and Saar town evacuations begin. French troops advance toward Saarburg and Trier amid heavy artillery and mechanized warfare shaping the western front.
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