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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20909, 14 September 1939, Page 8

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POLISH OPEN TOWNS GERMAN NOTIFICATION THREAT TO CIVILIANS (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 13 The Germans have officially announced their intention of shelling and bombing open towns in Poland. The statement issued by the Germans declares that recently there has ■been an increase in the number of cases in which the population of Polish cities, towns, villages and hamlets has been called upon to resist the entry of German troops. “In Warsaw the civil population,” it is claimed, ‘ has been incited to wage war. In the past, Germany has not shelled or bombed these places, observing the condition that they were not made a war zone by the enemy. “As the Poles have rejected this condition, the German armed forces will break resistance in such places by all the means at their disposal. Germany will take all steps to make clear the uselessness of the Poles adopting such methods. “The Polish commanders are responsible for what the Polish population will suffer.’’ Penalty of Death The Berlin radio announced today that Colonel-General von Brauchitsch,

■Commander-in-Chief of the German Army, has appointed the German regimental commanders in Poland as heads of courts martial. He has warned all Polish civilians in occupied territory to surrender arms under penalty of death. Sabotage will be similarly punished. Poles Held Responsible The German High Command, in announcing that open towns, villages and hamlets throughout Poland will be bombed and shelled, in order to crush the resistance of civilians, said that the Polish Government and its incompetent and unscrupulous army commanders can be held responsible for the consequences which the sorely tried civil population will suffer. ALLEGED ATROCITIES CHARGES BY GERMANY REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION (United Press As»n.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) BERLIN, Sept. 12 The German Government has sent a cablegram to the Red Cross Society, Geneva, asking for an international commission to be sent to Poland to investigate alleged atrocities against German minorities during the Polish retreat. BRITAIN AND FRANCE COLLABORATION OF TREASURIES UNTIL END OF THE WAR t* (United Press. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, Sept. 13 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, in. a message to the French Minister of Finance, M. Paul Reynaud, said he shared the resolution to preserve entirely the intimate and efficacious collaboration between the Treasuries of Britain and France until the end of the war. ASKED TO RETURN DOCTORB AND ENGINEERS PROMISE BY GERMANY (United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 14, 11 a.m.) ANTWERP, Sept. 13 Notices have been posted in the German Consulate inviting doctors, engineers and technicians “of German nationality, regardless of race,” to return immediately to the Reich. The complete repatriation on return of confiscated fortunes is promised. There is no news so far that any have accepted. AMERICAN CONGRESS 1 SPECIAL SESSION CALLED TO MEET SEPTEMBER 21 i ; (United Press. Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 14, tl a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 . President Roosevelt has called a special sessiou of Congress for September 21.