BRUTAL GERMANS

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

BRUTAL GERMANS

SCENES OF HORROR OPEN TOWN BOMBED I AMBASSADORS STORY United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 15, 11.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 Mr Anthony Biddle, American Am•assador to Poland, today formally harged the German forces with tombing open cities and towns in *oland. The State Department has released . cable from Mr Biddle, dated Sepember 8, in which the Ambassador eported that German air forces are taking advantage of every opportunity, without regard to the danger to he civilian population. It is also eviIcnt that German bombers are releases bombs, even when in doubt of the , dentity of their objectives.” The Ambassador cited the following instances: “Attacks were made on my villa and those of neighbours. “A heavy attack on modern apartment buildings in the suburbs of Warsaw. “The destruction of a sanatorium involving the death of ten children, in the woods near Otwock. “The bombing of a refugee train which was on its way from Kutno. “Damage done to a hospital train carrying wounded soldiers. The train was plainly marked with a Red Cross on the roof and was drawn up at the uncovered east station at Warsaw. “The destruction of a girl guides’ hut, in which twelve girls were killed.” Many More Casualties The Ambassador sent the State De)artment a second telegram today Tom the Polish town where the Em>assy is now located. The department ■efused to reveal its name. The telegram read: “This place, a lefenceless, open village, was bombed it li a.m. by a flight of four German )lanes, which dropped at least twelve )ombs not only on the outskirts hut ilong the main street, 300 yards from his Embassy and within even closer proximity to other missions, as well is the Foreign Office. “The verified casualties include 11 killed and 40 seriously injured. Many business properties were damaged. “The population was terrorised by the suddenness and unexpectedness of the raid.” TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER EVERY PRISONER KILLED GERMAN OFFICER’S ADMISSION THOUSANDS OF CASUALTIES (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 14, 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 13 Reuter reports from the PolishRumanian frontier that the German air force is desperately trying to cut oil Poland’s communications with Rumania. This means the ceaseless bombing and machine-gunning of the railway and road leading from Lwow and Stanislawow to the frontier town of Snyatin. This road is littered with abandoned cars riddled with machine-gun bullets. Lwow was heavily bombed during the last two days, factories, railways and houses suffering heavily. Snyatin is reported to have been bombed and the station damaged. Seven bombs were dropped on the crowded market place in a Jewish village near the frontier, and killed 200 people. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 13 “German tanks in Poland are even more successful than it was imagined they could be, but at what a cost. Modern warfare will prove that it is nothing but a gigantic massacre,” said a German Tanks Corps officer, who recently returned to Berlin from Poland. “Had To Shoot Everyons” “The Germans have lost at least 15,000 men on the Polish front. It is impossible to estimate the Polish losses, but they must be between 150,000 and 300,000. We readily admit that it was most deplorable, but we found it impossible to take prisoners. We had to shoot everyone w T ithin sight because of the fear that some might get behind our tanks. “Moreover, we had nobody to take charge of prisoners, thus we have scarcely any prisoners. “The Poles are very courageous fighters, and It won’t be an easy task to conquer Poland, because we will have to kill every soldier before the nation Is likely to give In.” meeting emergencies , ABILITY OF ‘FREE PEOPLE’ CANADIAN GOVERNMENT’S POLICY (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 13, 12.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, Sept. 13 Lord Tweedsmuir prorogued Parliament after the Senate had given its final approval of the emergency legisI lation. He said: “The promptness 1 with which you have acted affords unmistakable proof of the ability of a ‘free people’ to meet the grave emergencies of war.” Mr Mackenzie King, the Premier, in a. brief speech in the House of Commons, urged that the inter-party co-operation should continue. ; The Government, has adopted a policy not to accept men for enlistment if they have over two children.