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pRRSON S 1 Population 13,873_1 year BRITAIN AND FRANK STILL HOPE FOR PERCE A Hied Powe rs Ready Warsaw Target of Nazi Bombers ■J German airplanes bombed Warsaw (above), Poland’s capital, at the same tim* othG squadrons of Nazi boi msv . e pouung dtam upon various Polish cities. The bombings brought official announcement from Fous;. foreign office charging Germany with aggrecsim > move making it necessary that Britain and France live up to their piedge m P~ht at her side. Plans Sent For Cut For Leaf Crop AAA Gives Local Committees Instruc tions on How to Pro ceed After Referen dum Is Voted by Growers at Early Date. Washington, Sept. 2.—(AP) —The AAA dispatched instructions today to local :armer committees for establish mg reduced 1940 planting allotments for flue-cured tobacco. It tarmors vote to invoke market ins.. quotas on the crop, growers will be hr. ited to the sale of tobacco pro duced on their acreage allotments. Sal - sn excess of allotments would be subject to a penalty tax of half (Continued on Page Four) German Soldiers Capture Town On Polish Frontier Berlin, Sept. 2. (AP)—D. N. B. official German news agency, reported from Maehrisch-Ostrau today that German troops cap tured the town of Oderborg on the southwest Polish Czecho slovakian frontier last night. The Poles exchanged only a few shots with the Germans, the agency said, and then carried away everything portable. The agency said entering German troops \\ ere showered with flow ers by the population, and that, with the exception of broken windows, the city was undam aged. Oderherg is an important rail way cross roads. 4Tlie Poles seized it first when the Czechoslovak slate went to pieces. McDonald’s Hostility Is Big Handicap to Cooper Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By IIFNRY AVERILL ; -heigh, Sept. 2. —Another week ' ’• >rt* ; -.'arolina’s undeclared gub ' ‘ >t'ial war nas brought prac nothing in the way of clari : on of a situation as muddy as e >untry road in wintertime. ■ y really certain development • confirmation of Ralph McDon ; y ■ open opposition to Tom Coep imething which is going to be ’• “nous handicap to the Wilming cnayor’s aspirations to sit in the now occupied by Shelby’s rtiost 1 oiar citizen, Clyde R. Hoey. not difficult, in fact, to find ony who are now sure in their ! ! -tis that Cooper will never get ; ond formal candidacy. They this opinion on their own con Hntiirrsmt Hatly Dispatch )NLY DAILY newspaper published in this section ofnorthcarolina and virginal ' SERVICE OF iHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Roosevelt Will Not Be Rushed Into Any Neutrality Course President Has Not Decided to Call Con gress Back; Will Tell People .in Radio Speech Sunday Night Os Situation. Washington, Sept. 2.—(AP)—Pres ident Roosevelt, a White House of ficial said today, will “not be catapu lated or rushed” into a decision on invoking the neutrality act. Asserting that the chief executive intended to go slow, Stephen Early, press secretary, said the language of the law left it to the President to decide when a state of war exists. “Many nice and deep questions,” Early said, “are involved, and no man today is going to be catapulted or rushed into a decision on any one of these points. Certainly I don’t think the President will be.” He further commented that the in tention to move slowly applied also to a decision on when Congress would be summoned to consider re vision of the neutrality law. It was announced that the President had started a schedule under which he would receive once a day army and navy intelligence chiefs to go over the European developments with the use of a large map.” The President pledged to do every (Continued on Page Five) POLISH FORCES IN NORTH ARE TRAPPED Copenhagen, Sept. 2.—(AP) The German radio announced to day that two German columns which had entered Pomorze (the Polish corridor) from the east and west had affected a junction thus bottling up Polish forces in the northern part of the cor ridor. viction that for Cooper to run without McDonald’s blessing—much less in the face of his unconcealed hostility—would be only to invite certain defeat. They believe, too, that without at least benevolent neutrality on the part of McDonald, Cooper will not be able to raise money enough to conduct even a ‘•poor mouth” campaign. This type drive, they had already figured, would not only be forced upon the Wilmingtonian by finan cial stringency but as the Rart of political wisdom. Cooper, running as a “broke’ champion of the under dog would present an appealing pic ture in certain strata of the elec torate. Cooper, conducting the or thodox Statewide campaign with (Continued on Page Four) HENDERSON, N. €., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1939 German Planes In Raids on Warsaw Paris, Sept. 2. (AP) —Havas. French news agency, reported from Warsaw that the Polish capital was raided by German war planes for 25 minutes this afternoon. The German planes first ap peared at 5:05 p. m., flying singly or in formations of three. Polish fighting planes gave battle at heights of around 4,500 feet. The Germans withdrew f at 5:30 p. m., the agency said. BOMBED SIX TIMES. London, Sept. 2. (AP) —The Polish Embassy here said tonight that Warsaw had been bombed six times during the day by Ger man war planes. Ford Won’t Foster New Peace Trip By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Sept. 2. —Henry Ford, who recently said positively that there’ll be no war, because the pros pective be 1 liger ents didn’t dare to have one, has I had considerable I experience with strife, but I whether or not I he’d consent t o I sponsor an o ther pea ce expedition probably is a trifle | doubtful. The .first one he fathered wasn’t en ! tire 1 y successful. TVue, the boys did get out of the Henry Ford trenches b e f ore Christmas, as per his slogan. How ever, presumably he was referring to Christmas, 1915, and it was three Christmases later before which they actually did get out. There didn’t appear to be much connection, either, between their final getting out and the Ford peace trip. Peace trips are expensive, too. That (Continued on Page Five) ii)sjaJthsih FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Sun day, preceded by rain over ex treme east portion this afternoon. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Scatter ed thundershowers Tuesday and Wednesday, beginning in Ap palachian region and southern Florida Monday; fair last half of week; no decided change in temperature. To Fight For Polish Freedom French Feel Existence Is At Stake Daladier Tells French Parliament Hitler Is Bent on Dominating World; Deputies Hear German Pene tration Is Slight. Paris, Sept. 2.—(AP) —With Parliament’s implied authoriza tion to declare war on Germany, Premier Daladier and his cabinet met at the war ministry at 7:30 tonight to frame a demand that Adolf Hitler reply to the British- French “last warning” oi yes terday. Paris Sept. 2. (AP) —Pre- mier Daladier made plain to the Chamber of Deputies at to day’s historic that France would fight to aid Po land unless Germany halted “aggression”. The premier told the Cham ber: “There is no Frenchman marching toward the lines who marches with hatred of the Germans*, but he maches knowing the very existence of his country is at stake.” Without formally declaring war, Daladier bound France’s fate to that of Poland by declaring: “Is there a German-Polish war. No. There is a step in Hitlerian German’s efforts to dominate the world. However, Daladier left a slight hope .for peace. “Even at this moment, if the Germans leave Poland, if they stop their aggression, France will not re fuse efforts for negotiations. If rep resenta'&iotns are tried again, we again are ready to associate in them.” The premier left no doubt, how ever, that France is ready to carry out her pledge to Poland if war persists, rather than to permit a dismemberment like that which be fell Czechoslovakia at Munich last September. “Gentlemen, today it is France that commands”, he said, conclud ing among the cheers of hte cham ber. (Continued on Page Five) British Envoy Is Given Plain Talk By German Chief London, Sept. 2.—(AP) Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain began addressing the House of Commons at 7:30 p. m. tonight, and informed the members that Sir Nevile Hen derson had been received by German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop last night. Henderson was informed, Chamberlain said, that he (Henderson) must > submit a declaration to Hitler. Up to the present, Chamberlain said, no reply had been received. This information was broad cast from London from material provided through British chan nels. , The announcer said that Major Greenwood, a member of the opposition, rose and cried: “What about Britain?” The House is to meet again ; Sunday. 51 New Patrolmen . i Os State Highway Sworn Into Duty Raleigh, Sept. 2. (AP) Dressed in smart gray black uniforms and campaign hats, 51 men were sworn into office today as members of the State Highway Patrol. The oaths were administered by Associate Justice Sea well, of the Supreme Court, in the Senate Chamber. The new officers, authorized by the last legislature, brought the patrol membership to 170. Governor Hoey congratulated the men on their appointments and pointed out that they were selected from more than 1,000 applicants. CAROLINA AND VIRG Where Europe’s War Flares fr IASI j, £p RUSSIA La*™ a*ggg —\p k S l o v a i<: ‘ A / ©Vienna * U • BRATISLAVA HUNGARY This map shows latest developments in the war that has flared in Europe. German airplanes are reported to have bombed several Polish cities at the same time Nazi troops were pouring over the border. Among the cities bombed were Warsaw, the capitai; Czew, Putzk, Itypnic. Gdynia was ordered blockaded by Nazi ships. Britain Is Prepared But Delays Decision As Long As Possible Russian Military .Mission in Berlin Berlin, Sept. 2. (AP)—Alexan der Shkvartzeff, new Soviet am bassador to Germany, and seven members of a Soviet military mission, landed at the airdrome at 5:43 p. m. today. A large crowd of officials gathered to meet the officials and a brass band lined the runway. The chief of the protocol for the foreign office greeted the new ambassador as he stepped, from the plane. A number of army generals shook hands with their Soviet colleagues, all of whom were dressed in mufti and wearing soft hats. Big War May Hit Tobacco Mighty Hard Washington, Sept. 2.—(AP)—De partment of Agriculture tobacco ex perts, emphasizing their opinions were based purely on speculation and past experiences, said flue-cur ed tobacco might be hard hit in the event of a general European war. Flue-cured is grown from Virginia to Florida. Approximately one-half the total yield goes into foreign mar kets. Flue-cured exports last year were almost 400,000,000 pounds, and brough United States growers and exporters $139,000,000. Great Britain is the principal for eign purchaser of American flue cured tobacco, which is used prin cipally for cigarettes. Inability of the United Kingdom to obtain American tobacco because of shipping difficul ties, department experts said, might cause the British to fall back for their supply on their own flue-cured types, generally considered to be far inferior to that grown in the United States. On the other hand, they said, land now used by thfe United Kingdom for tobacco growing, might be need ed for production of essential emer gency food supplies. \ The effect of this would be to increase the demand for tobacco grown in the United States. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Final Word from Ber lin Is Awaited; Con scription Bill Passed In Commons; Coali tion Cabinet, Includ ing Churchill, Likely. London, Sept. 2—(AP)—Great Britain tonight delayed any de claration of war against Ger many, at least until noon tomor row,'but Prime Minister Cham * berlain declared in the House of Commons that “I anticipate there is only one answer I shall have, to give to the House at that time.” London, Sept. 2. (AP) (Passed through British cen sorship)—Great Britain, fully prepared for war, delayed slightly today in going to war to defend Poland. The House of Commons, meanwhile, passed through the second reading state the gov ernment’s conscription bill, making men between the ages of 19 and 41 liable to military service. The vote was 340 to 7. When the House met at 2:45 p. rrj.. Prime Minister Chamberlain de ferred his vital statement until later in the day, and Commons was told by Sir John Simon, chancellor of the exchequer, that it would meet again at noon tomorrow. There was no official explanation for the delay, but it was presumed that Chamberlain still awaited an answer from Germany to his “last warning” to halt the Reich armies and get them out of Poland. When the House of Lords at 3 p. m., Viscount Halifax, foreign secretary, said that he was not then in position to make a statement, hut that he might be able to “a little later on”. The House of Lords adjourned until 5 p. m. Before Parliament was called to its second emergency session in two days, the majority of Britons ex (Continued on Page Four) AIR RAID ON BERLIN FEARED BY POPULACE Berlin, Sept. 2.—(AP)— The Berlin radio broadcast at 6:10 p. m. a warning that an air raid on Berlin was expected tonight. The ' population was asked to remain calm, “even if bombs fall.” r O PAGES i|Q TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Ask Hitler If He Will Halt Drive Germany Framing Answer t o London And Paris, but Press Campaigns Into Po lish Territory; Hitler May Gain Objectives And Halt. Berlin, Sept. 2. (AP) Adolf Hitler and his advisors are framing an answer to the “final warnings” of Gieat Brit ain and France. German sources intimated that London and Paris had asked whether Germany were ready to cease operations in Poland, even now. and nego tiate. The communications from Britain and France were delivered to the German government by the British and French ambassadors here last right. Meanwhile, the supreme high command informed The Associated Press that the advance of German t'oops into Poland was continuing, despite Polish resistance and dyna miting of roads and bridges. The command said the objectives not only had been reached, but had (Continued on Page Five) Mussolini Proposes Conference London, Sept. 2.—(AP) Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax disclosed tonight that Italy had proposed a five-power con ference to attempt to restore peace between Germany and Poland. lie indicated to the House of Lords that Britain’s decision concerning war or peaee with Adolf Hitler’s gov ernment had been delayed by consideration of the Italian pro posal. He struck a further note of peaee when he said that “if the German government should agree to withdraw their forces, then the British government would be willing to regard the position as being the' same as before the German forces crossed the Polish frontier.” Prime Minister Chamberlain made a similar statement in the House of Commons. Both British leaders, how ever, demanded again that Hitler withdraw his armies from Poland. Britain and France consulted (Continued on Page Five) War Footing Is Ordered For Poland German Envoy Handed His Pass ports at. Warsaw and Told to Leave; Heavy Fighting A1 1 Night Long Is Reported. Warsaw, Sept. 2. —(AP) President Moscicki declared Poland under a “state of war” today as official reports said Polish forces were resisting Ger man invasion on three fronts. The “state of war” super sedes the “state of national emergency” decreed yesterday. An extraordinary session of Parliament assembeld to enact emergency war measures, and
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