Evening star., 1938-09-19
SEES
CzECHS DESERTED
German Foreign Office Is
Silent, However, on
Next Step.
by the Associated Press

BERLIN. Sept. 1e.-The Nazi-con-
trolled press regarded Czechoslovakia
today as already written of by France
and Great Britain but Official sources
were more cautious.
Newspaper reports said France and
Britain had decided to hand over
the Sudeten German areas Of Czecho-
slovakia automatically to Germany.
But, with official reports still not
received from the German embas-
sizes in London and Paris. foreign Of
f1ce circles would venture no pre-
dlction on the next steps in the crisis.
They declared they were unable even
to say when the projected second
meeting between Reichsfuehrer Hitler
and British Prime Minister Chamber
lain would take place.
Atrocity Stories Played.
Still, however, atrocity stories from
C1echoslovakia overshadowed the Lon
don and Paris dispatches. Both in the
evening newspapers and the govern
ment radio broadcasts, stories were
told of terrorism in Czechoslovakia
against Sudeten Germans by Czecho-
slovak police and troops and even
by hysterical Czech women.
Column after column in the news
papers was filled with stories Of hair
raising experiences by fugitives. No
adjective was too vile to be applied
to the Czechs.
Official estimates now place the
number of Sudeten refugees in Ger.
many at 100000, an increase of $4,000
overnight
The Fatherland front storm troop
ers and Heimwehr of Austria. which
disappeared when Austria was an
nexed by Germany. apparently are
going to furnish uniforms for the
Sudeten German free corps"
Get Austrian Uniforms.
The uniforms of the disbanded
Austrian forces, which have been
stored in Vienna since the annexa-
'tion. last March 13, will be flown to
Bayreuth, Dresden and Breslau. CEN
tiers OF free corps" mobilization. it
was reported reliably.
Vienna itself is the fourth main
center of mobilization for the armed
forces Of Sudeten Fuehrer Konrad
Henlein and is headquarters for a
column operating along the Checho-
slovak frontier from Bratislava to
Passau
Although Sudeten leaders say thev
have plenty Of material, today was
recruiting day at Bayreuth. At pres
ent they are filling their ranks only
with men who either are World War
veterans or have served at least two
years in the Czechoslovak Army.
A Sudeten spokesman said there
were numerous former officers of
Austria -Hungary's World War Army
to act as leaders and instructors. He
declined to discuss the ornaments
OF the free corps" The German
press charged Czechoslovakia with
provocation to war.
Hodza Speech Reported.
Dispatches from Prague told of
czech Premier Hodza's speech re-
Jecting the idea of . plebiscite to
permit Czechoslovakia's Sudetan Ger
mans to be annexed by Germany as:
Open threats to tumble all Europe
toward war"
Prague threatens Europe with
war" headlines read.
Prague incites to war!" "Diabolical
camel"
The London communique with its
announcement did not reach Berlin
until early morning hours.
1t was expected here that Prime
Minister Chamberlain would be readv
for his second conference with Chan
cellor Hitler by midweek and that
the two would meet at Godesberg,
Meanwhile, the Sudeten Nazi leader.
Konrad Henlein, who fed Czechoslo.
vakia after Czech government charge
OF treason, appealed to his followers
to resist steadfastly but to ''be patient"
as the hour Of liberation is near"