THE WAR STEP BY STEP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 66, 25 September 1939, Page 5

THE WAR STEP BY STEP

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, - • Riots and sporadic revolts reported from Czechoslovakia. Germans disarm Czech troops and use ruthless .methods to suppress the rising. Thousands arrested and hundreds reported executed. Czechs sabotage much machinery and transportation facilities. Dr Bones, president of Czechoslovakia, broadcasts to the Czechs urging further resistance. further broadcasts from German Freedom Parly station inside Germany urge Germans to rise against? Hitler. Station reports that Dr Goeb bels has been arrested at Goering's orders. Another message says that Goebbels met foreign, journalists. Warsaw still holds out and the garrison improves its position by sallies against the Germans. Cavalry fights its way through Germans into city. Germans continue to bomb and shell city. Polish soldiers and icfugees continue to pour over Rumanian and Hungarian frontiers. Tales of mas-' sacre from the air by German planes. Refugees believe Allies abandoned tliem i and when told truth ask "then why \yas Germany not bombed. '' Mr Chamberlain in a speech pays tribute to Poland's heroism and declares Allies intention to fight on. Artillery fire the chief event on; Western Front. British War Minister visits France to make plans for Franco-British action, Germans bring up troops near Aachen and are believed to have concentrated large numbers of planes, including 150W to ISOO bombers. Sinkings of submarines work out at three and a half weekly 5 compared with one and a half a week ia 1918. * Australia offers six air squadrons to Britain,. President Roosevelt told Congress would not favour complete scrapping of neutrality plan. Possibility of repeal of arms embargo and instituting "cash and carry" system discussed. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Warsaw still uncaptured. Poles held ing out near Gydn ? a and at Modlin. Berlin'claims to have taken 3.50 000 prisoners. Russia to get half of Poland, sa}*3 Berlin. Aerial activity on Western Front increases. Allied planes win dogfights French infantry nearer Saarbruckert and Zwcibruckcn. Prime Minister Calinescu of Rumania shot and killed by Iron Guard fascists. Immediate and bloody revenge taken on the nine assassins and later on Tron Guards who are in prison throughout the country. Generals enter Bumanian Cabinet. Flying boats land and rescue, sailors whose ship had been torpedoed,. Czechs and Slovaks continue their* risings. New Zealand unit being formed in London. President Roosevelt asks Congress to repeal neutrality act.