WARSAW ISOLATED

Evening Star, Issue 23381, 26 September 1939, Page 7

WARSAW ISOLATED

GERMAN PRESSURE INCREASES MOVEMENT TOWARDS DEMARCATION LINE " SMALL SKIRMISHES " ON WESTERN FRONT BERLIN, September 25. (Received September 26, at 11 a.m.) A High Command communique says the movement of German troops toward the demarcation line continues without friction and in perfect unison, Russian units of diving bombers repeatedly attacked military objectives. Warsaw has been isolated.

The communique adds that email skirmishes have taken place on the western front. CITY IN RUINS THOUSANDS OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES WARSAW, September 25. (Received September 26, at 11.5 a.m.) An offioial defence communique states that not a single building in Warsaw is intact. Most houses and public buildings are in ruins. About 100 fires have broken, out. There are 7,000 civilian casualties; nevertheless the morale of the army and the people is excellent. The defence continues. FORTRESS HOLDS OUT POLES TAKE PRISONERS WARSAW, September 25. (Received September 26, at 1.30 p.m.) Heroic defence of the Modliu fortress, which the Germans cut off from Warsaw, continues, despite attacks from every side. Polish nocturnal sorties along the left bank of the Vistula resulted in the capture of prisoners. PIPE LINES AND PUMPING STATIONS BLOWN UP BY GERMANS AT LEMBERG LONDON, September 25. (Received September 26, at 1.30 p.m.) The Budapest correspondent of * The Times ’ states that Polish former employees at the natural gasworks in Galicia report that the Germans blew up the pipelines, pumping stations, and refineries supplying fuel to the Lemberg industries in order to prevent them falling into Russian hands. GERMAN-SOVIET RELATIONS “ SETTLED FOR ALL TIME " BERLIN, September 25. (Received September 26, at 11 a.m.) The ‘ Yolkischer Beobacbter ’ says Russia and Germany will never slaughter each other for tho sake of Britain. Their agreement settles Russian and German relations for all time. RUSSIAN RETALIATION CAPTURED POLISH OFFICERS SHOT MOSCOW, September 25. (Received September 26, at 12.35 p.m.) Wireless messages report the shooting of captured Polish officers and landed gentry who resisted the Russian occupation of Grodno. They had taken refuge in the cathedral, which was desperately defended for two days. The Russians, under cover of tanks, crept to the walls and hurled hand grenades through the window. Polish snipers killed a number of Russian officers, consequently the Russians in retaliation shot all captives of rank, but spared private soldiers. A number of Polish officers fought for two days on Count Lumomirski’s estate before being captured and shot. THE REFUGEE PROBLEM POLISH OFFICIALS INTERNED UNCOUNTED THOUSANDS IN RUMANIA LONDON, September 25. (Received September 26, at 1.5 p.m.) The Bucharest correspondent of the Associated Press states that the Rumanian Government has interned uniformed Polish officers, soldiers, and officials, including President Moscicki, Colonel Beck, and Marshal SmiglyRydz. It is estimated that 12,000 officers and soldiers are interned at military camps, apart from 10,000 Civil servants, while uncounted thousands of civilians have crossed the Dniester and Prutu Rivers and are now scattered throughout Rumania. Hungary has 100,000 refugees and does not want any more. The Yugoslavian authorities are refusing visas because the country is overcrowded with Albanians, Austrians, and Czecho-SlovakLqnSji i