German Troops Advance as Danzig Union Declared
German army communique reports advances on all fronts in Poland with air force raids on Bromberg Ramel Posen Cracow and other targets. Danzig reunification law passed and Hitler pledges continued fight while Britain and France face the challenge.
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Posen
Cracow
Uvov
Schleswig Holstein
Danzig ‘Bay
Westerplatte
Gdynia
Ohio Weather Forecast Preview Tonight and Saturday
Ohio observes generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little change in weather patterns over the past 24 hours. High pressure dominates east of the Mississippi and along the coast while small disturbances are active over Oklahoma Utah and Saskatchewan Manitoba. Rain and showers occurred along the North Atlantic and North Pacific coasts with notable activity in the Gulf States and Upper Missouri Valley forecasts omit temperature readings as routine.
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Evacuation Order Issued For Paris Residents
A government order tonight calls for all obliged to stay in Paris to leave immediately. The special evacuation has been ongoing since 3 P M and will continue until midnight Saturday with departures every few minutes.
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Paris
Pari
Roosevelt Urges 4 Nations to Pledge No Bombing Civilians
President Roosevelt addressed Great Britain France Italy Germany and Poland urging them to commit to not bombing civilian populations or unfortified cities. He called air raids barbaric and demanded an immediate reply to ensure all parties scrupulously observe these rules of warfare.
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Herr Goering
Herr Hess
Germany
Fuhrer
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Britain
France
Poland
Polish
Baltic Sea
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Reichstag
Danzig
Fuehrer
Baltic
Washington
Roosevelt
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Italy
Hitler says Germany does not need Italian military aid
Rome reports Adolf Hitler telegrammed Benito Mussolini that Germany does not require Italian military assistance at this time. He thanked Mussolini for support as Italy’s cabinet meets to refrain from initiating conflict and to pursue calm measures amid the Poland crisis.
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Duce
Germany
Rome
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Italian Council of Ministers
Italy
Poland
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Council of Ministera
Roosevelt Hopes U S Can Stay Out of War
President Roosevelt expressed hope and belief that the United States can remain neutral in the European crisis. He said the administration will make every effort to preserve neutrality and announced the resignation of Hugh R. Wilson as Ambassador to Germany.
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Roosevelt
United States
Beuthen Station Bombarded by Polish Artillery
Berlin dispatch says Polish artillery bombarded the Beuthen railway station at 11 30 a m with five or six 75 mm shots exploding among trees. no damage. The German agency also reports a Polish aircraft dropped six bombs on a workers settlement in Hoheninger Strasse, Beuthen Suburb of Preiskretehham, causing slight property damage and no casualties.
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Hohenlinger Strasse
Preiskretehham
Late Flashes From Europe
President Roosevelt met for an hour with top war and navy officials in Washington to review detailed national defense plans as part of ongoing wartime preparations.
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Poland offers to negotiate settlement with Germany
London dispatch reports Germany contamination and a Polish offer to negotiate a settlement of their quarrel. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reported to the House of Commons that a move toward talks followed the proposal.
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London
Germany
Poland
Britain and France respond to Roosevelts appeal
Secretary of State Cordell Hull announced that Britain and France have favorably replied to President Roosevelt's appeal to refrain from bombing civilians.
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Cordell Hull
Britain
France
Roosevelt
Britain vows to honor Poland pledge in crisis
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Great Britain would fulfill its obligations to Poland without hesitation. If Germany does not withdraw its troops from Polish soil, Britain will instruct its ambassador in Berlin to seek a passport.
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Poland
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Envoys Instructed on Passport Demand Over Polish Crisis
London reports Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announced that Britain and France have told their ambassadors in Berlin to demand their passports if German forces do not withdraw from Polish soil.
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Ibi
Neville Chamberlain
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Swiss Mobilize Order Says General Mobilization Tomorrow
London dispatch cites Zurich report that Switzerland has ordered general mobilization to begin tomorrow across the nation amid mounting wartime tensions. The announcement details nationwide conscription measures and deployment readiness involving multiple military districts. Public curbs and train suspensions are expected as authorities implement mobilization steps.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Zurich
Switzerland
State Of War Proclaimed In Poland
Warsaw to mark wartime regulation. Ignacy Moscick declares state of war after German raids reach Polish cities including Warsaw and frontier force crossings from Slovakia to the Baltic. The move aims to trigger internal wartime rules while avoiding a full wartime declaration under neutrality law.
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Ignacy Moscick
Poland
Slovakia
Baltic
United States
France Orders Mobilization Of All Forces
Paris reports the cabinet has ordered general mobilization of 6.5 million troops across land sea and air. A state of siege is declared for France and Algeria. Mobilization begins tomorrow with a special parliamentary meeting called to approve the move.
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