WARSAW UNCONQUERED

Evening Star, Issue 23382, 27 September 1939, Page 7

WARSAW UNCONQUERED

, FACING UNRESTAICTHD WARFARE i . CBNCENTRATED BOMBING AND SHELLING . HAOIO STATIONS SILENCED LONDON September 26. ‘ The gallant defence of Warsaw has led the German High Command to , order unrestricted warfare for the de- | sir action of the city, “ All efforts hav- ] ing failed to convince the defenders 1 that 1 further resistance is useless,” the ; Nazi order stated, “ military opera- ’ tions for the destruction of the city were started yesterday.” For the first time since the war the Warsaw radio stations were silent last night, says the ‘ Daily Mail.’ Apparently they were rout out of action by heavy German shelling and bombing. The city is reported to be in flames. South-east of Warsaw- Polish forces are reported to be still holding out against the invaders, and at some points women are fighting side by side with the men, DEATH FROM THE SKIES 2,000 GERMAN PLANES IN ACTION PARIS, September 26, (Received September 27, at 8 a.m.) The French Ambassador at Warsaw, interviewed, said the Germans sent 2,000 planes into action against Poland, of which 1,000 were continuously sowing terror and carrying out > the destruction of any living thing they could see. The German armies, thanks to dry ground, advanced as much as 50 miles daily, hut wherever the Polos were of equal strength they proved superior in courage. Widespread and intensive espionage also helped the Germans. The Poles, however, could have ; held out in East Poland but for the Russian invasion. The French and British Ambassadors witnessed the massacre of peasantry by air, POLISH PILOTS HAZARDOUS FLIGHT TO ENGLAND (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY September 26. It has been revealed that nine Polish airmen landed somewhere in England last night after a hazardous flight oyer the North Sea from Poland. The pilots took off from Warsaw last week while the city was being _ bombarded, and had to dodge anti-aircraft fire as they flew over the Nazi lines. One pilot, who was interviewed, stated: “Wo want to join the forces of the Allies and fight again and help to regain our country. We were continually chased during the journey, and barely escaped destruction while crossing the frontier.” GERMAN WOMEN CALLED UP BERLIN, September 26. A radio announcement stated that “ women aged between 17 and 19 have been called up.’l