Britain and France Pledge Aid to Poland in War Crisis
Britain and France declare they will fulfill obligations to Poland despite Hitler's speech. The cabinet met to decide action and Parliament is summoned to meet at noon to give force to the government’s decision. King George calls Privy Council as tensions rise in Europe. Continued on page 2.
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London
Britain
France
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
George
Privy Council
Plan More Work At Cushwa Hatcheries
E. Lee LeCompte state game warden Frank J. Bentz chief clerk to the State Game and in land Fish Commission and A. M. Powell superintendent of the Lewistown fish hatcheries inspect the Cushwa hatcheries where an extensive project has progressed for over a year. Three of the four concrete pools have been completed and a fourth nearing completion. Two pools have been in use this summer filled with trout for rearing. A fifth pool is contemplated with grading work and a drain line planned. The pools measure 200 feet long and 60 feet wide.
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E. Lee LeCompte
Frank J. Bentz
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
A. M. Powell
Lewistown
County Farmers Holding Wheat Amid Market Rally
County farmers in Washington County brace for higher wheat and grain prices as European demand drives markets. Miller checks show little local wheat traded for weeks and sales await a firmer market. Wheat prices rise about five cents.
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Washington
Maryland Weather Update Tonight Through Saturday
Weather Bureau reports generally fair conditions in Maryland with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay expected to be clear to partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with gentle to moderate northeast and east winds shifting to variable.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Poland invokes mutual aid pact with Britain over German aggression
In London Polish ambassador informs Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax that Poland has invoked the British Polish mutual assistance treaty. Signed August 25, the pact commits Britain to give full support and assistance if Poland becomes engaged in hostilities due to aggression by a European power.
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London
Lord Halifax
Poland
Great Britain
Children Depart London for War Safety in Mass Relocation
London sent more than a million youngsters and millions more people into the countryside as war loomed. At Liverpool Street and London Bridge stations, families crowded the queues with gas masks and blankets. Children, some clinging to tiny belongings, faced an uncertain journey to dispersed towns.
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London
Liverpool Street
London Bridge
War weapons unchanged in new European conflict
Washington reports that despite talk of death rays and germ bombs, casualties in a new European war would likely be caused by traditional weapons. War Department data show no breakthrough armaments since World War I, though improvements have emerged from the Spanish Civil War as a proving ground for future arms.
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Washington
War Department
French Cabinet Declares General Mobilization
Paris reports the cabinet ordered general mobilization and a state of siege across France and Algeria in response to the Polish crisis. Parliament is summoned for tomorrow as Premier Daladier reshuffles the cabinet, with about 3 million already mobilized and total force estimates near 10 million.
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Poland
France
Algeria
Lebrun
Europe
Daladier
Unani
Board Will Name Assessors Friday
The Board of County Commissioners will meet in special session to name assessors for the general real estate reassessment. State Tax Commission authorized 34 in the county, 30 in rural districts and tour in Tragerstown. After appointment, they will undergo a short instruction course before field work begins, which is expected to last several months.
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Board of County Commissioners
State Tax Commission
Tragerstown
Third Ward Club Sets Sept. 28 Election Meeting
The Third Ward Memorraric Club held its first fall meeting at Hager Park where Attorney Irvine H. Rutledge spoke about a possible third term for President Roosevelt. A business session followed with President Charles VaMarr, plans for the September 28 election of officers were announced, and refreshments were served.
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Third Ward Memorraric Cub
Hager Park
Irvine H. Rutledge
Roosevel
Charles VaMarr
Provisions of the neutrality law if Roosevelts acts
Washington September 1 The neutrality law would bar arms sales to belligerents and prohibit American travel on belligerent ships. Belligerents could not obtain loans here, though normal business credits would continue. The Johnson Act already limits loans to defaulting debtors.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Polish Port Bombed Rumors Stir War Response
Reports from Helsinki and Paris claim German forces bombarded the Baltic port of Gdynia as Poland declares a national emergency. President Ignace Moscicki pledges unity, defense of liberty, and a resolute reply to aggression, urging the nation to rally with the armed forces.
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Helsinki
Finland
Gdynia
Poland
Baltic Sea
Paris
Ignace Moscicki
Wounded Germans Begin Arriving in Gleiwitz
An army ambulance carrying wounded soldiers arrived at the emergency hospital in Gleiwitz today at 9:10 a.m. The men were on stretchers, one with a first aid field bandage. The origin of the ambulance could not be determined.
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Gleiwitz
Germany
Hitler Accepts Danzig Free City Move
Adolf Hitler accepted the Free City of Danzig into the Reich after Albert Forster proclaimed the reunion with Germany and urged the Fuehrer to accept it. The action follows Forster as Nazi Chief of State of the Free City and district leader in Danzig.
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Adolf Hitler
Free City
Danzig
Reich
Fuehrer
Albert Forster
The
Baltic
Hiner
Germany
Killed in crash near Philadelphia road
Paul Gingles aged 27 died when the car he rode in ran off the new Philadelphia road and struck a row of wooden post guards along the highway. The crash occurred near Baltimore on September 1.
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Baltimore
Paul Gingles
New Philadelphia
Democratic Club Plans Meeting Next Friday
William Preston Lang, president of the Democratic Organization Club, announced the meeting will be held next Friday, shifting from tonight to the regular schedule. The notice emphasizes the change and reminds members of the usual agenda and attendance.
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William Preston Lang
Democratic Organization Club
FDR Pleads Civilians Be Spared In War Pleas
President Roosevelt urged European powers to spare civilians and unfortified cities in the ongoing conflict. He signaled the United States might stay out of war and reserved judgment on invoking the neutrality act, awaiting further European developments. A public pledge from Britain France Germany Italy and Poland was sought to limit bombardment of noncombatants.
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Sept
Roosevelt
United States
America
Congress
Europe
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
France
Italy
Hitler Sends Positive Reply to Roosevelt Peace Appeal
Washington dispatch says Adolf Hitler sent a very positive reply to President Roosevelt's peace appeal. The German embassy forwarded the message to the State Department, with public release expected shortly and described by a well informed source as strongly favorable.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
State Department
Stock Exchange to Remain Open in War Time
A Securities Commission spokesman said the big hoard would open and stay open at the regular NYSE time despite the war with no known price movement restrictions. King George signed an order in council for mobilization of the British army navy and aviation, passed through censorship.
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Washington
Securities Commission
New York Stock Exchange
London
Kix
George
Council
Poles Report Air Raids and German Movements
Warsaw reports indicate German warplanes raided Polish cities as troops open major drives from East Prussia, Pomerania and Breslau toward fronts. Bombing of Gydnia failed into sea. Westerplatte defense held. Grodno also bombed amid calm Polish response.
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Breslau
Katowice
Gydnia
E.S.T
Westerplatte
Danzig
Poland
Grodno
Post Office Receipts Show Big August Increase
August postal receipts rose about 17 percent from last year with totals of 18,159.43 versus 15,664.08 in August 1933. Baby bond sales reached 20,587.50 compared with 12,712.50 in August 1938. Officials forecast a new yearly record as gains exceed June and July.
Peewee Hitlers in US Rally Nazi Groups Cited
Dies committee reports plentiful peewee Hitlers among United States groups accused of racket and subversive activities. Preliminary findings cite numerous Nazi Fascist organizations with aims to overhaul the American government and collect dues from marginalized citizens.
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Washington
Dies Committee
United States
Fuehrer Declares Undeclared War With Poland Opens Front
Germany and Poland wage undeclared war as Luftwaffe bombs Polish cities and ground forces press advances. Hitler vows to fight until Poland yields, says no Italian help expected, but pledges friendship with Soviet Russia. Reichstag approves annexation of Danzig as Germany raises the Swastika over its wartime seat.
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Fuehrer
Italy
Russia
Germany
Danzig
Berlin
Poland
Warsaw
Hitler
Reichstag
Rome-Berlin
Soviet
League of Nations
Carl Burckhardt
Danzing
Hitler’s political death declared by Senator Pittman
New York, Sept. 1. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, said Hitler had written his political death in his Reichstag speech. He called Hitler a coward and unworthy of the German people, predicting the dictator’s downfall will affect Germany and the world. Pittman spoke five minutes over NBC from Salt Lake City during a mining conference.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Titler
Veterans Demand Extra Session To Protect American Interests
In Boston on September 1 the Veterans of Foreign Wars, about 230000 members, voted to urge President Roosevelt to summon a special session of Congress immediately to safeguard American interests amid the war threat abroad.
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Boston
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
Congress
Hancock Men New Deputies in Maryland Game Warden Posts
Charles F Wertman and Robert Benton Shade of Hancock received commissions as salaried deputy game wardens from Clerk Edward Oswald in Annapolis. Appointed by State Game Warden EL Lee LeCompte, the posts carry a $1200 yearly salary. Also, Edmund Schnebly of Broadford Road was acquitted on two traffic charges at a hearing before Magistrate Harry E Snyder.
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Charles F. Wertman
Robert Benton Shade
Hancock
Annapolis
Edward Oswald
Wertman
Shade
EL Lee LeCompte
Edmund Schnebly
Broadfording Road
Harry E. Snyder
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