02 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1939
Page
1
London reports Parliament delayed wartime declaration as Chamberlain awaits Germany’s reply to his ultimatum. British mobilization expands, blackout orders tighten, and cabinet reshuffles loom while Halifax and Sir Nevile Henderson transmit messages to Berlin.
Warsaw declares a state of war as Poland resists German invasion on three fronts. Parliament meets to enact emergency measures while the German envoy is expelled. Fighting forges on in Danzig with air raid alarms sounding as casualties rise. The government says it will honor Roosevelt’s call to spare civilians but accuses Germany of unprovoked aggression.
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler replied favorably to President Roosevelt on a wartime restraint. Hitler said Germany will limit air actions to military targets if opposing forces observe the same rule. Britain France and Poland reportedly accept Roosevelt’s suggestion.
Paris reports the Duke of Windsor returning to England for the first time since his 1936 abdication with the former queen Wallis Warfield expected to accompany him. Sources say the private pilot left Farnborough for the Riviera, as the couple may seek a wartime role for him.
In a historic session Premier Daladier pled France to join any last minute peace effort but affirming alliance with Poland. The chamber approved a 69 billion franc war budget and mobilization began with all eligible men up to age 40 called to report.
Gov Payne H. Ratner told Douglas County at the Santa Fe Trail picnic that Kansas must stay emotionally stable amid European crisis. He touted streamlined government, $700,000 savings from prior spending, no new taxes, and $1 million yearly road funds from highway savings. Congressman U S Guyer criticized U S interference in Europe. Judge Walter A. Haxman was slated to headline the program.
London reports that the British cabinet was summoned to an urgent meeting after a brief talk between American Ambassador Kennedy and Prime Minister Chamberlain at No 10 Downing Street. The British Press Association said the cabinet could be broadened with four new ministers, including Winston Churchill.
Berlin reports the German high command says troops push into Poland and seize the corridor as the assault continues despite Polish resistance. Britain and France sent final warnings. ambassadors Henderson and Coulondre remain at posts as Warsaw's embassy status is unclear.
The BBC summarized a Polish telegraph agency report saying 130 people were killed in 94 German air raids on Polish territory, including 12 soldiers. It also noted many were seriously wounded and that Polish forces generally repulsed the attack, destroying seven German tanks and taking several prisoners in one sector.
Berlin reports Hitler and advisers drafting an answer to British and French warnings while German troops push deeper into Poland. Paris holds extraordinary session amid war rumors. Moscow announces changes in its Berlin diplomacy as tensions rise.
Partly cloudy conditions with cooler air in western regions tonight and central areas Sunday. The article recalls 1883 Krakatoa eruption prompting troop mobilization in Acheen Sumatra, about 1 073 miles away, amid native fears of an attack on the city.
German high command reports Warsaw’s region and the Polish corridor under threat with gains from Teschen to Kulm. Pless Nikolai line, Czestochowa, and Tczew cited as captured or contested while Swedes take Poland’s interests in Germany. Russian ambassador Shkhartzeff is noted as a textile expert in Berlin diplomacy.
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