05 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1939
Page
1
Berlin dispatch reports Germany's seizure of Kadowice and Chorzow in Silesia, boosting claim to upper Silesian industry and advancing toward Krakow. Also notes British raid losses and Hitler’s march across the Polish corridor with reports of eleven Polish planes destroyed and 15,000 prisoners.
President Roosevelt proclaimed American neutrality in the European conflict. He signed a proclamation with Secretary Hull countersign, outlining regulations to keep the United States from entering the war. An embargo plan on arms and war implements to combatant nations was to be issued later under the neutrality act.
Rose Hale, 23, faces a charge after authorities say she chained her child to a kitchen wall in Nashville. Neighbor Ivy Gilbert swore out the warrant. Deputy Barwin reported the husband beat the child mercilessly with kindling and chained her to a nail.
Sept 5 dispatch from Berlin says two British reconnaissance planes were shot down over Hamburg according to official German sources. A Dutch freighter possibly bound for Germany was stopped by a British warship and escorted to Hamburg, per German radio citing Dutch newspaper reports. Meanwhile in India the Marquess of Linlithgow proclaimed a grave emergency and issued the Defensa of India granting wide executive powers as nationalist leader Mohandas K. Gandhi sent news to the morning briefing.
Wall Street opened after a holiday with a feverish rush to buy as investors priced in war fears. Stocks in steels, ferrous metals, chemicals, and machinery jumped up to 15 dollars a share while wheat futures edged higher. Broad demand spurred raw materials and food sectors, with specialists overwhelmed by buying orders in early trading.
War time actions unfold as German cargo ship Olinda is sunk after crew evacuation near neutral ports. Poseidon reports British ships nearly capturing 40 crewmen near Mar Del Plata Argentina. Leipsie and others maneuver into Guayaquil and Puerto Canada Bay as authorities monitor regimental activity and registry details.
From Greenock Scotland 600 survivors arriving on rescue ships recount the horror of the Athenia sinking. One Glasgow man recalls a submarine attack and lifeboat shelling as the ship went down. Berlin denies a German submarine was involved. Americans and Canadians are among the injured. Glasgow hospitals prepare to treat the wounded and refugees as rescue crews describe the scene at sea.
A French line freighter so charged with 19 airplanes for France passed Pilottown and entered the Gulf of Mexico just before dawn. The 3,200 ton Vermont dodged neutrality act restrictions by departing New Orleans in darkness to deliver war materiel.
Warsaw reports said Polish government officials might evacuate within hours as German raids hit the capital. Americans and other embassies prepared to depart. U S consul general John K Davis aided American staff. Attacks skirted the city center, targeting suburbs and military objectives while civilians moved east and south to safety.
Britain and France opened hostilities with Germany as they seek to aid Poland. Britain asserted severe damage to two German battleships after a landmark raid near the Kiel canal, while Germany claimed it shot down five of twelve British raiders and inflicted no damage. Hitler advanced into East Prussia as Polish resistance faced new bombings and prisoner counts rose.
Premier Mussolini maintains neutrality while Italy ships Rex and Conte Di Savoia to the United States to repatriate Americans. Britain sinks a German freighter, prompting Latin America to brace as U S neutrality acts shape responses. Russia, Yugoslavia, Hungary mobilize. Esbjerg bomb hits Denmark. Western Front updates awaited.
Washington dispatch notes the European war is creating new factors in American politics. If the conflict continues, foreign policy will dominate the next congressional session and influence the 1940 presidential campaign. Roosevelts supporters expect cooperation on foreign policy and fear tactics to delay administration measures. The war may affect both Democratic and Republican nominations based on foreign policy stances.
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