THE WAR STEP BY STEP

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 70, 4 October 1939, Page 8

THE WAR STEP BY STEP

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2. Poles establish a government in exile M. Raeziewicz MSikorski, premier and minister of war, M. Strongki vice-i>rcmier, M. minister of foreign affairs, M. Moscicki resigned the presidency the moment lie crossed into Rumania Polish troops on Hela peninsula surrender. Italian foreign minister in Berlin. Germany believed to be trying to induce Italy to act as peacemaker. Much minclaying in North Sea fay both sides. Submarines not meeting with success. Germany announces that every British merchantman is now regarded as a warship because British ships have attacked German submarines. Attitude of, Soviet still in doubt but Allies are determined to continue the Avar even in the facc of armed assistance to Germany by Russia. British planes attack German naval vessels near Heligoland. Results of raid not stated but Germans claim that five aircraft wore shot down. Paris states that Dr Goebbels is in custody on a charge of smuggling out eurrcncy. HrjESDAY, OCTOBER 3. Much air activity on the western Iront and fierce fighting when reconnaissance patrols clash with German fighters. Losses about equal on both sides. Germans .send further reinforcements to the Siegfried Line but no sign of offensive yet. Germans forbidden to form food queues all shopping for apartment house dwellers being done by one person. Russia, having disposed of Estonia making similar demands for concessions to Latvia. Turks stand firm against Russian threats and negotiations 'for a pact at a deadlock. Another 250 000 men called up for service in the British army. Germany continues to sink neutral shipping, concentrating on Scandinavian vessels. All Finnish wood products declared contraband. Mr Churchill t First Lord of the Admiralty, says the U-boat menace is being met and the Royal Navy i.> enjoying the task of hunting the submarines dov;n. Britain intends to continue the Avar, until victory and is preparing a large army on the scale of the Inst war. He believes that Russia's action in Poland hacreated a front which Germany dare not assail and that it will react to tlie Allies' advantage. Mr Churchill added that through contraband control they had captured 150.000 tons more German merchandise than had been lost by U-boat sinkings. No British ship molested for a week. Conscription favoured in New Zealand fay R.S.A. resolutions. German raider stated to fae operating off South America.