England Blamed By Lloyd George For Poland's Fall
In a London dispatch dated September 23, former British prime minister David Lloyd George critiques Britain and Poland actions. He cites Poland's rapid fall to superior air power and tanks, criticizes early Polish leadership, and argues Britain should have boosted Polish defenses. He discusses Polish leadership, Starczynski, and the Polish defense of Warsaw, plus broader wartime strategy and ally dynamics. The article also notes shifting views on Russia’s invasion, and Roosevelt’s arms embargo repeal.
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France
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Plane damaged in forced landing near Sprague
A three passenger bi plane bound from Boston to Binghamton was damaged slightly during a forced landing on a farm in Sprague Versailles. The pilot and two women passengers left by auto for Norwich and were not seen for hours. They gave no identification. A map in the cockpit bore the name Otto E. Van Schaick.
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Freud Dies in London at 83 in Exile from Austria
Sigmund Freud, world famed founder of psychoanalysis, died at his Hampstead home at 83 after fleeing Nazi Austria. In exile since 1938, he continued treating patients and writing until his illness worsened last June. His daughter Anna aided his work during his final illness.
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British Steamer Saved From Sub By Arrival Of U S Destroyer
Rear Admiral Charles E. Courtney said the U S S Jacob Jones, on Mediterranean duty, rescued the British steamer Constant from a German submarine after receiving an SOS as the Constant approached Lisbon. The destroyer supplied water and supplies to the exhausted crew.
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Soviet Envoy Meets Halifax in First War Visit
Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky visited Lord Halifax in London at the Foreign Secretary's invitation for the first time since the war began. The meeting drew diplomatic interest and sparked speculation about resumed contact and possible impact on Poland and Mussolini's speech.
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Lord Halifax
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Arosemena calls for democratic unity at American neutrality congress
Panama City Sept 23 Juan Demestines Arosemena president of Panama urged 21 American nations at the neutrality congress to form a continental collectivity against European totalitarian ideologies He condemned treaty breaking dismemberment and persecution and urged rules to preserve democracy peace and independence while stressing non aggression and self made institutions Sumner Welles attended as U S representative and Arosemena pressed for neutral safeguards across the Americas.
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German Western Front Sweep Fears Rise In London
London observers consider a major German thrust into the Low Countries as the Wehrmacht shifts from Poland to the west. Analysts debate routes through Belgium, the Netherlands toward Paris, noting Maginot Line strength and possible attacks via the Swiss corridor and coastal plains. The outcome hinges on French fortifications and Allied resistance.
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Britain Bares Torpedoing of Royal Sceptre
London reports the loss of the merchant vessel Royal Sceptre and its entire crew after a German submarine attacked on September 6 about 200 miles west of Ushant. Rescue ships found no survivors despite searches by Danish and Norwegian vessels.
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Von Stroheim Arrested In Paris For Prussian Look
In Paris on Sept 23 UP reports actor Eric von Stroheim was seized stepping from a cab after police said he resembled a Prussian officer on leave. Crowds gathered for autographs as von Stroheim, once in the Austrian army, awaits a war ministry assignment with the French army.
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Iced Sleep Cancer Patient Succumbs
Max Harlan a 47 year old farmer from Stockport Ja died at Temple University Hospital after seeking the five day frozen sleep cancer treatment. He entered the hospital last month for tests to determine fitness for the procedure. Hospital officials would not confirm if the treatment was administered.
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Philadelphia
Max Harlan
Stockport
Temple University Hospital
Harlan
U S Cash Flow to Stalin Described As Big
Washington reports a committee witness claimed American business payments totaling about $1,000,000 annually support Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The witness alleged funds to finance Soviet campaigns in the United States pool in U S banks and go through attorney Recht whose “absolute monopoly” on collection was cited.
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Witness recounts 1930s Soviet figures and Doomsday negotiation quips
The testimony recounts Dubrowsky claiming Soviet leaders and officials were shot, naming Litvinoff and Martens. He described meetings in New York in 1933 and 1920, noting debts negotiations and raids by the Lusk Committee. He also claimed involvement in collecting famine relief money for peasants in 1922.
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Russia
New York
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Martens
Lusk Committee
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