The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-09-24
Army NaDal, Air
Forces MobiIized

pilots, and specialists. The naval
order also was directed ut nnobili.
zation Of specialists.
Business Put Aside
In all parts Of the country. clerks,
laborers, business men put aside
their civil pursuits, kissed their
weeping wives, and hurried to naobil-
ization centers, responding TO ur-
gent orders from the ministry Of
defense mohilizing specialists and
soldiers OF certain categorieS. The
order was signed by Premier and
War Minister Edouard Daladier ct
4 O. m. today and only his sigma
ture was needed to put ell Of the
FIVE and O half million men under
arms, to back Up the standing army
Of $4,000 men.
II was estimated that the order
called 10 classes, between 100000
and 100000 men, TO the colors.
Only the order from Daladier was
needed TO cali out the rest Of the
Ave and o half million and put
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All Mobilization Measures
Throughout yesterday and last
night every reconciliation meas
ure was put into effect and today
the government awaited reports
from London, Prague and Berlin
which would determine watcher the
peace had been saved or the con-
tinent was going to be plunged into
war.
There was o feeling Of optimism
IN governmental circles that the
crisis was passed or was passing,
but this did not slow down the
preparations TO back Daiadiers
pledge that France would be true
to her obligation to defend Czech
slovakia II that country 10 invaded.
The mobilization orders, one call
ing soldiers Of two categories, were
posted by gendarmes In every town
and village Of France at 4 o. m. and
8 o. m. The posters were printed
months ago, were distributed yes
terday, and only O telegraphic Or
der from Paris was needed to get
them up.
Factory Workers See Posters
Factory workers and other early
risers encountered the posters on
every side, pasted on the sides of
buildings, on billboards, on trees,
poles, store fronts. In the dawn,
crowds gathered around them, en-
claiming, men shaking their heads,
gesticulating. The posters were
two feet wide, three feet high, and
across the top Of them were two
lines Of heavy black type that could
be read several hundred feet away.
These lines said: Immediate recall
Immediately and without delay"
Many in the crowds, members Of
the specified categories, returned ct
once 10 their homes, packed Mp
their uniforms, soap, towels, under
clothing, and the other personal
items specified In the mobilization
papers held BY every ablebodied
man in France, and hurried TO the
railroad station. Each man OF mil
itary age had O military book, Is
sued when he completed his COM
puisory training, which entitled
him to free passage on the first
train to the concentration point OF
his regiment. The reservists will be
arriving oil day and by tonight all
Of the some 100000 men will have
been incorporated In the army.
France VIII Fight
The ministry Of war, in O decree,
said that the decision to mobilize
part Of the reserves followed the
mobilization Of the full CzechosIo-
vakia army IN accordance with pa
LADDERS statement Of yesterday that
France will fight In the defense
OF Czechcsiovakia II, after Prague,s
acceptance Of the Anglo French
peace plan, It q invaded BY the
Germans"
The specialists among the reserv-
ISIS reporting were chiefly airplane
mechanics, machine gunners, artii-
lerymen, sappers, and electricians
ana they were mostly destined for
service IN the Maginot line.
Mobilization Order
The mobilization order iss,ied bv
the army and published BY tl1e GOV.
eminent follows:
1.-THE immediate recall Of certain
categories Of reservists. BY order
OF the ministry Of national defense
ana the war and air ministry, on
GERS, i-comfnissioned officers, and
soldiers Of the reserves holding
white mobilization orders bearing
the numbers two and three must
Immediately and without delay ret
under way without awaiting d new
call. They viii join places desig.
mated IN their mobilization order
under conditions defined through
that document"
y was dated ~septsmber "a, a..
M" and was signed, 'DaiadleF."
zhe government took this Gtep,
Lees drastic 10 full and eonp1pm