French Report Signals Shift Amid Saar Front Fighting
French and British leaders vow to confront Hitler as German reserves push toward the Saar line. Daladier returns from the front to assess new conditions while German forces threaten bridges and rail lines north of Saarbrucken. Front reports describe heavy shelling, local skirmishes, and French defense along a 190 mile span from Luxembourg to the Rhine.
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Overtaken by Soviet troops near Kolowele Poland
Budapest dispatch reports Major Colbern of the U S military police was overtaken in his car by Soviet troops near the Romanian River in Poland. The Polish interior telegraph tally indicates his Polish chauffeur, who posed as a German, helped reach an unknown observer post.
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Hitler Prepares Visit to Danzig Reported
Berlin dispatch says Reichsfuehrer Ado Hiller will visit Danzig tomorrow as understood in varied circles, signaling planned moves amid tense prewar diplomacy.
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Fragmentary medical notice on nervous disorders and treatment
Fragmentary OCR text references nervous disturbances and neuralgia with mentions of an “EG” formals and a physician. The piece alludes to relieving discomfort through a remedy, citing periodic Paris Conveniest and numbers. The readable content is garbled and partial.
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British study tangle over Soviet Poland and Britain’s stance
London reports Britain remains determined to fight Germany to a finish despite Soviet invasion of Poland. Government studies the air complications while awaiting more information. British press strongly condemns Soviet actions as a stab in the back to Poland.
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Poland protests Soviet aggression as Mussolini weighs stance
Rome reports Poland delivering a note accusing the Soviet army of unprovoked aggression. Italy’s official comment was delayed while diplomats note Mussolini’s likely awareness of Russia’s Poland move. Fascist press praises the German-Soviet accord and German soldiers in Poland, with mixed expectations on Britain and France.
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Steamer Stands By Canada Flying Boat Off Nova Scotia
The Swedish steamer Pallux stood by a disabled Canadian flying boat off the Nova Scotia coast after rough seas and thick weather. Messages relayed by radio from Kerr station via the steamer American Merchant indicated the Pollux planned to take off the crew if the plane sank before Pallux could reach them.
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Blackouts Boost Deaths in London
London figures show during the first 10 days of the blackout nearly five times as many died in traffic incidents as in the prior period. In early September 38 killed and 876 injured, compared with eight killed and 316 injured in the last 10 days of August.
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Pole Planes Land in Latvian Zone
A squadron of Polish war planes landed in the Latvian frontier zone. The planes were immediately confiscated and the pilots detained, signaling rising tensions in the Baltic region during the incident.
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Riga
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Weather Outlook From The San Antonio Area
Cloudy Monday night into Tuesday with moderate northerly to easterly winds. San Antonio area temperatures show a high near 88 Monday and 92 Tuesday, with cooler nights around 68. Coast showers expected Monday night and Tuesday, interior partly cloudy, warmer north portion Tuesday.
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Survivors Tell Of Terror at Sea
In a graphic account survivors from the Norwegian freighter Honda recount 54 hours afloat after sinking off the Dutch coast. Two Americans and 15 crew perished. They describe a raft and an open boat, waves swamping them, as rescue by the Italian vessel Frave Vicenzi brought them to safety.
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Survivors recounting rescue after mine strike at sea
Otter survivors describe Hugendorf guiding Mrs Etchison to drift on planks until a Norwegian sailor aided them into a boat. Another American survivor was Douglas Miller of Ann Arbor Michigan. University of Michigan student Gordon Fells of Odes Missouri. The text notes others lost and mentions a swift bank action after the mine strike.
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Jap accuse U S of Asiatic aims in Tokio dispatch
Toklo reports a sharp pro army figure named Asper Kekurin saying the United States would face pressure if it strengthens its policies and Japan would defend its existence. A front page editorial titled conscience of American people accuses the U S of seeking to reshape East Asia as Britain is drawn into Europe war. German forces occupy Al Miblel after reaching a French town a day earlier.
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Secret German Soviet pact would redraw Central Europe
Washington circles report a sealed protocol of a Soviet German nonaggression agreement to partition Poland and redraw borders from the Baltic to the Black Sea. The plan includes Baltic state disposal to the USSR, German control of Hungary and Romania, and a broader European peace backed by reparations and colonial gains.
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Russia Embargo Waits on Allies
Washington reports a State Department official said the United States would not impose an arms embargo on Russia unless Britain or France declared war. He noted Britain and France already acknowledged their positions and that a war declaration could push alignment toward Germany, influencing neutrality law actions.
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Vatican Press Raps Russia Over Poland Invasion
L Osservatore Romano denounces Soviet Russia for the invasion as an uncourageous gesture and false pretext. The front page editorial by Count Giuseppe Della Terese asserts Poland is not finished by the German assault and warns of threats to Catholicism and civilization.
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Coughlin Presses Peace March in Washington Demo
Detroit September 18 The Rev Sather Charles Coughlin urges a nationwide march on Washington to oppose arms embargo and promote a massive peace demonstration. He calls for organizing an army of peace, telegram campaigns to congressmen, and accuses the Roosevelt administration of abandoning neutrality while claiming plans to convert the nation into a war machine.
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Protestant Vets Organize March on Washington
New York Sept 18 Protestant War Veterans national commander Edward James Smythe began organizing veterans for a march on Washington to protest changes to the ninth monthly law. He noted a telegram from Rev Charles E Coughlin of Detroit urging an army of peace and set up field headquarters in an uptown dance hall expecting at least 16 000 East coast veterans to join.
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Canadian Labor Pledges War Aid at Convention
Montreal September 18 The Canadian labor congress opened its ninth annual convention with a pledge to approve the executive board action promising full support to the Canadian war government during the conflict.
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Calla Ginn Press
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Canada
Vilno Occupied by Soviet Troops Reported Near Paris
FARIS Sept 18 report says Soviet forces advancing into Poland have occupied Vilno as Paris received word. The article notes Russian troops pushing into the region and signals a widening front in the Eastern theater.
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Nations fret as Soviet moves stir Balkan fears
Southeastern European nations watch Russia’s advance into Poland with anxiety over minority upheaval and border reassertions. Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Turkey weigh gains and risks, fearing shifts in Dobrudja Transylvania Bessarabia and a broader regional balance amid wartime memories and shifting alliances.
Polish submarine escapes Estonian gunfire at Tal Ann harbor
In PALLANN Estonia Sept 18 Polish submarine Orael eluded Estonian gunfire this morning and broke away from Tal Ann harbor where it had been forming an assault after Polish German war actions. Zalontan shore battalions and warships failed to halt the submarine as it slipped into the Gulf of Finland near the North Baltic.
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