Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 24, 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba Temperature readings 6.30 ., sept. 23 9.30 ., sept. 23 12.30 ., sept. 24. 3.30 ., sept. 24. For fall report of meteorological office see Page one. Vol pages. Saturday Sun rises Ami sets 18.24. Moon rises 7.22 Moon sets. 18.21. Winnipeg saturday september 24, 1938 6.17 Moon rises 1.35 Moon its 18.58. War draws perilously near Zero hour peace plan is last Hope czechs mobilize Calls men out As decisive hour comes French Call up classes Paris sept. 24. Tial mobilization of the air Force we ordered today chiefly affecting anti aircraft defences. Cesar Ca Pinchi Navy min ister announced partial Mobil ligation of the Navy today. Paris sept. 24. A the French government today formally decreed partial mobilization of its vast Reserve calling up two groups to the colors in preparation for any eventuality in the Czecho Ilova Tian German crisis. French sources said the mobilization order brought j men to the colors. It was said Semi officially to be the last step before a general mobilization. Even before the order was posted on official buildings in Paris the i number of reservists to be called up was doubled. The order issued at 4 Called up ajl and air reservists with the White mobilization cards bearing the number 1 before being posted at 7 ., they had been extended to include All reservists with White cards j numbered two or i a Semi official explanation said troops were being called up to Bol Ster covering troops behind the j frontiers where troops already were under at Battle posts. Sweeping promotions in the made yesterday were Dis closed today. Forty five officers were involved. Eleven new major generals were made 23 were promoted to be brigadier generals and the commands of 11 brigade com Manders were shifted. Major general Aube a member the Superior air Council was Given command of Pursuit aviation concentrating it with his other commands of. Aerial Anli aircraft defence. Defence and Rumania acts Bucharest Rumania sept. 24 the government completed All arrangements for immediate of the rumanian w forces today. Posters announcing mobilization were distributed weal authorities throughout the in Dom to be put up on a moment s notice. A decree permitting the Mobili Aoa of women was published a ago and it was understood mat women were receiving orders concerning their War time jobs. London Paris sept. 24. A sources close to the French government said we morning that Premier Daladier would Fly to London today for a conference with prime minister Jarn Berlin on the czechoslovakian tuition Prague sept. 24. Eduard Benes Friday night ordered general mobilization of the czechoslovak first line reserves and part of the second line reserves amid rising fear nazi Germany intended to invade Czechoslovakia. Within six hours after the decree was broadcast at 10.26 3.26 The mobilization was expected to bring the Republic s men under to an estimated men and officers already on Active duty were estimated at reserves gradually called to the colors during the past weeks of tension were said to have swollen Czechoslovakia s Normal standing of to that figure. The government of general Jan Syrovy Czechoslovakia s new Premier in addition ordered All second line Reserve officers who have posts in the nation s military plan to report for duty immediately. The government s mobilization decision was made at a special Cabinet meeting presided Over by president Eduard Benes in hrad Chin Castle late Friday. Fresh troops were sent to several Border weary regions to relieve after weeks of soldiers Frontier guarding. Gendarmerie and sol Diers were sent in Large numbers to numerous Border cities including Eger and gras Slitz where sudeten members of the sudeten Ger Man legion free corps gained the upper hand thursday night. In Prague sandbags were piled about the Burg and other govern ment offices. Time to defend Republic the new Premier who also is inspector general of the Czecho slovak told his Cabinet ministers the time had come for the Republic to defend herself with every Means at her disposal. Throughout the evening Czecho slovaks had stayed radios expecting an ounce rent the Cabinet close important an when it was Learned was in session with president Benes. Then after playing of the czech National Anthem came the electrifying announcement Springs to it was the word that hundreds of thousands of patriotic czech Oslo Vaks had been awaiting. With a great Rush of enthusiasm the nation sprang to . Men hurried from restaurants leaving their meals unfinished. The streets were filled with a mass of cheering citizens. Truck loads of soldiers began to rumble through the streets. They were cheering and were cheered. Within a half hour after the mobilization order was read every one seemed to be doing something. Taxicabs were commandeered Street cars were re routed to facilitate the mobilization movement. Many of the trolleys far off their regular routes clanged toward rail Way stations and Barracks with re advising Prague signs went up citizens where to find the nearest Bombproof shelter. Automobiles equipped with and Blue motor lights buses in tie event of air raids sped around with loads of reserves. Main streets were darkened Large electric signs were turned off and tests of blackout air raid precautions started. Prague was excited but orderly. The British government arranged for a plane to take British citizens out of the country at 9.15 Sat urday. Poland. They will be flown to on the Brink Hungary May mobilize sept. 24 a the denied the rumours of hungarian Cabinet went into sea night after a general order in czech Oslo was broadcast and was still at Today Asru plated this country would similar action. The hungarian Mobili Rumor was officially denied Barracks were filled with who had received or report to their regiments at czechoslovak order troops across the were declared to be Busy Concrete machine gun czechoslovak air planes also patrolling the Region Telephone Calls Friday Prague were refused by Budapest Telephone Exchange explanation lines out of. Army authorities explained that unusual numbers of men called colors was to fill up gaps we units. To men on move while the chief of the foreign press Bureau preparations hungarian free corps men similar to the sudeten German organization Active along the sudetenland Frontier already were in motion toward the Czecho slovak Border. This development came amid re ports generally believed that the hungarian government had asked Yugoslavia s consent to occupation of certain territories in Southern Czechoslovakia. Wall of steel Budapest sept 24. Highways rail and Telephone ser vice Between Czechoslovakia and Hungary was discontinued today As the czechoslovak moved Strong reinforcements into position along the Border., at Sunrise according to reports reaching the entire fron tier appeared to be a solid Wall of barbed wire steel and Concrete. Czechoslovak Railroad tracks near the Border were filled with freight cars which during the right brought artillery munitions and other equipment to the augmented military Force. Czechoslovakia Friday night mobilization to meet the threat of invasion hourly growing More acute. 000 soldiers like these infantrymen above Are ready to Lay Down their lives for their country More heavy armaments arid troop concentrations Are being rushed hourly to vital Points on the Border _ below Are seen anti aircraft guns ready for coiled to strike Hitler holds his Back but nazis ready for worst Berlin sept. 24. A the free corps which Konrad Hen Lein organized to help put sudetenland under the German Swastika Friday night appeared to be unworkable arid Reichs fuehrer hitlers was pre paring for the worst. So Long however As the negotiations Between Hitler and prime minister Chamberlain offer Hope for peaceful annexation by Germany of Czechoslovakia s sudetenland the fuehrer seemed determined to keep his and air Force out of the affair. Hitler is used to when loss of life among germanic is people newspaper had been involved. One Berlin estimated 50 persons killed since the new czechoslovak government under general Jan Syrovy brought a stif Fening of czechoslovak resistance. The use and effectiveness of Hen free corps said to number men seems to have been predicated on an Assumption that Only Ordinary czechoslovak fron tier guards and local police would be encountered in their efforts to liberate the sudeten germans. Bristling czech Power against Syrovy s heavily and Well equipped regulars Henlein s free corps would have invited Sui cide if it had seriously attempted to fight Back at the czechoslovak s bristling show of Power. Generally along the Border therefore the free corps appeared to have withdrawn tothe German Side. They evacuated towns and villages they had taken in Advance of execution of the Anglo French plan for cession of sudetenland to Germany. A despatch from Eger Czecho Slovakia said the sudeten Irreg Aars still held the Asch area from Haslau to the German Border a strip 15 Miles deep and five Miles wide. Asch is Henlein s v Home look to peace not to War London sept. 24. Correspondent of the daily mail who is Eliose to Adolf Hitler reported from Godesberg today that two High German officials had told him that Hitler s last Chance memorandum delivered to British prime minister Chamberlain jays Down a scheme for progressive evacuation of the sudetenland territory czech troops and progressive occupation by German this statement Price said in the mail came . Otto Dietrich head of the Reich press Organiza Tion and or. Boehner head of. The propaganda ministry s foreign re lations department. According to Price s dispatch while Hitler and conferring at the hotel Dreesen Dietrich and Boehner left there at the request and brought him a special account of the negotiations 600 czechs held hostage by sudeten Berlin sept. 24. Official German news Agency said today the sudeten German free corps arrested czechs As hostages at the Ger Man czechoslovakian Frontier threatening to shoot them if sudeten towns were shelled. Dub said the free corps troopers arrested the czechs. When they Learned of the return of czech troops to Hamburg Lamsdorff and other places along the sowsian Border. Steeh artillery said dub had trained Cannon on these us warned the hostages would be shot if the towns were shelled. You would do a service to the world by allaying the panic which we hear of in other countries and which does not correspond to the atmosphere prevailing at the hotel Price quoted the Ger mans As telling him. Chamberlain arid. Hitler moment Are facing peace hot War. The prime minister has before Ham a memorandum from Hitler which was presented to him when hear Rived at 10.30 Friday it s contents were communicated to him during the. Day but he the document for the then first time. In the memorandum which will be published. Hitler under takes not to use Force against the czechs at least a few the weather U . Temperature atft.30 maximum 90 minimum 5fl barometer. 28.88 North wind at 20 Miles per hour precipitation .01 humidity sky. Dear. . Friday. temperature at 6.30 pjn., 63 maximum. 72 minimum barometer. 30.12 f North East wind at 10 Miles per hour humidity sky Clear Mima Dawson 42 52 Simpson 44 70 or Rupert 50 ,48 or. George 32 Edmonton. 36 Calgary 36 med. Hat 42 34 Saskatoon 34 Hegina 42 Winnipeg 55 it Arthur 46 a Lavic 40 it. Smith Victoria .54 Kamloops 46 Lethbridge 40 Jasper 34 Banff Swift cur. 46 or. Albert 3s Moose jew 42 Brandon 57 Moore Nee .44 Huntsville 43 Kia Fhon 52 32. 73 73 Chicago mostly Manilova. Faut and warm. Lair with much the tenors not much change in temperature. Up to Prague Premier fuehrer ground at demand nazis March by Grant Dexter London sept 24. Special Cable demands were made by Hitler on. Friday to. Or. Chamber lain it was Learned Here late last night. He insisted his armies must March forthwith into the sudeten land in order to protect life and Hitler it is said urged the British prime minister to com Pel the czechs to retire without fighting. Or. Chamberlain asked for time to consider this proposition and submit it to the Prague government. It is considered most Likely that if lighting begins the French will interfere. To defend the czechs within 48 hours. Or. Chamberlain it is understood did not definitely commit Britain to intervention any More definitely than it has been up to now. Stain taking no chances London sept 24. Extremely worried during the night heard with Relief Early today prime minister Chamberlain s statement at Godesberg i cannot say it is for. A few terrifying hours Europe was regarded As at the Edge of As the peace talks at Godesberg wavered before ending in final demands on Czechoslovakia. It became increasingly obvious that Britain was taking no chances now. The admiralty it was Learned had taken precautionary measures involving the recall of More men from leave and bringing warships up to full complement. British ministers in the absence of prime minister Chamberlain were believed to have taken far reaching defence Steps yesterday. The measures were reported to extend to All branches of the fight ing services and especially to the naval and air forces. Leslie Hore Belisha War Secre tary returned suddenly to London from Salisbury by air while sir John Simon Chancellor of the exchequer foreign minister vis count Halifax and sir Thomas in skip minister for co ordination of defence conferred at the foreign office. Reports that the prime minister was stand 1 Adamant against Ger Man armed penetration of Czecho Slovakia were not denied in official quarters. By Webb Miller Godesberg Germany sept. 24. Bup Neville Chamberlain carrying of All Europe Tor peace returned Back to London today to make what is seemed must be the final Effort to Avert a european War. He made new concessions in a final talk with fuehrer Adolf Hitler. He agreed to submit to the czechoslovak government a new series of proposals regarding the surrender of the German minority area to Hitler. But there seemed no doubt that this time Hitler had made definite and important concessions of his. Own. Nor was there the slightest room for doubt that if chamber lain and Hitler had not Given each other at least a Frank Exposi Tion of their views Europe might even at this hour be at War. Chamberlain and Hitler ended their conference at 1.30 Today. Chamberlain who is 69, was almost exhausted. Since he arrived Here thursday he had been under a constant terrific Strain. He saw himself standing alone Between Europe and War. That he did not today which it. Was to be was shown by a Brief Exchange Between him and newspaper Cor respondents. I am submitting certain proposals to the czech govern Chamberlain said. Is the situation a mania the crowd asked. We can to say it is Chamberlain replied it depends on government. Communique issued after the meeting Between Cham Jerlain and Hitler at Hitler s Dree-1 sen hotel Here this joint come-., Munique was issued Friendly conversations Between the fuehrer and prime minister ended today Satur Day handing Over of a , of crisis pages 2, 11 and 15. German memorandum containing Germany s final attitude regard ing the situation in the sudeten German country. Or. Chamberlain undertook to transmit the memorandum to the czech government. Or. Chamberlain accompanied by sir Nevile Henderson British ambassador to Germany and sir Horace Wilson chief Industrial adviser to the British government paid a Farewell visit in the presence of Herr von Ribbentrop Joachim von Ribbentrop German foreign minister last evening. Hitler expresses gratitude the fuehrer took the Opportunity to express to or. Chamberlain his personal gratitude and that of the German nation for his efforts in favor of a peaceful settlement of the sudeten question. The prime minister will return to England this it was believed that what Chamberlain s statement and the com Munique meant was that Hitler had demanded that czechoslovak troops evacuate the sudeten Region promptly. German official quarters made it Plain that the proposals which Chamberlain agreed to Czechoslovakia represented the final peace offer As germans called it by Hitler. Just before he began his final talk with Chamberlain Hitler had Learned of czechoslovak mobilization. Chamberlain wins Victory it seemed a fair Assumption that the fact that Chamberlain and Hitler had a Long and apparently Friendly talk after this news was an augury for Good however danger Ous the situation might be and undoubtedly was today. It seemed to me personally that hands off Russia warns Poland Moscow sept. 24 an3 warned Poland Friday to hands off Czechoslovakia. Vladimir Potemkin first assistant com Missar of foreign affairs served no Tice on the polish embassy that the soviet Union would cancel the non agg Teahon pact with Poland if pol ish troops invaded the harassed re Public. I some observers said they saw in it an indirect warning that the red would be thrown into action if there should be simultaneous hungarian and polish As saults on Czechoslovakia f others took a less serious View. The said soviet Union could Well afford to make a non military Ges Ture of sympathy for Czechoslovakia involving As it does Only threatened cancellation Oft a non aggression treaty. Denies special Steps Warsaw sept 24 pol government informed Russia night it had taken no special ish Steps on the czechoslovak Frontier. This was in reply to notification by Russia that Moscow would cancel the russian polish non aggression pact if Poland should invade Czechoslovakia. The government instructed its charge d affaires at its Moscow embassy to reply the government was astonished at the warning and to state moreover that Protection of the polish Borders was the govern ments own affair and that the government was fully aware of its treaty obligations. Reported. London sept fighting on the polish czechoslovak Frontier received there has. Fighting soldiers and the the Cli Patch said. Iju Teu Uii a crowd., killed and 10 two czechs have one week says Duce Padova Italy sept. 24. Bup Benito Mussolini said in a speech it Dayr that the czechoslovak government has until october 1 one to answer Adolf Hitler s proposals. Germany has forwarded proposals to Prague to which Prague has until october 1, to said Mussolini addres sing massed fascists. The result of the talk was that Ger Many would not use Force to occupy the sudeten area for the time being at least and that peace had been saved for the moment British delegates declined to interpret the Unm formative Public pronouncements. But it was the general belief Here As Chamberlain prepared to face his Cabinet col leagues in London the British parliament and the British nation that the final result was something of a climb Down by Hitler from his previous position. In other words though Chamberlain might have gone further than he wanted to he seemed to have won a Victory which might yet cause a startling change of Public opinion regarding his concessions. There was substantial ground for this View. Throughout last evening All britons Here thought that negotiations were on the verge of a definite break curiously the Ger mans did not. Official said to the when or. Chamber a German United lain faces his Otise of commons and reads Bis letter of yesterday to hit Ler and Hitler will be come most popular Man in England. These letters will show who wants War and who does not or Chamberlain has really served the cause of peace. Sudeten Ger Man territory was morally ceded to us when the czech government accepted the French British plan. It is Only Czechoslovakia who went Back on its. Promise. Attacks on Czechoslovakia such As have been suggested Are out of the ques does this mean that German troops will not March into sudeten German he was asked. That we cannot answer at the moment the official All this was interpreted to mean had agreed to ask Czechoslovakia to make More sacrifices. But this time it seemed also they were sacrifices of merely moral and not m nature that German troops enter and take ready conceded to Germany. Apparently Chamberlain vainly asked hitter for a Promise that he would not use Force against Czechoslovakia. Hitler seemed in give any such guarantee but at least there seemed Jot be no doubt agreed not use Force for a Brief period. There was one More Angle which ought not to be this was the that the germans had talked about making sacrifices was be permitted to Over territory Al on wartime Baku i Mediterranean was ordered to a virtual Basil today by military authorities ;