Evening star., 1939-09-28
Allies Expect Hitler Peace Move;
Observation-Disclosures:
British Cruiser Is Hit Reich SAYS
Germans Attack
In Suur Broken,
Paris Reports
By the Associated Press.

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PARIS, Sept. 28.-Military dis
patches today reported French
scouting planes had carried out Sue
cessful reconnaissance flights far
into the interior of Germany.
The French airmen went "as far
as possible" eastward, flying over
railroads and highways to observe
German troop movements behind
the western front, these dispatches
said.
Reliable sources asserted that ac-
tivity on the west, where a general
staff communique reported "a calm
night" was confined chiefly to scout
ing operations, but that operations
on more extensive scale could be
expected soon.
AN enemy attack west of Saar-
bruecken failed" the communique
declared.
Peace Proposals Expected.
Informed French quarters ex-
pressed belief today that Fuehrer
Hitler was preparing to advance
peace proposals, backed by the
threat of a possible German-Soviet
Russian military alliance and new
Nazi troop concentrations in the
West. These sources said they would
not be surprised if Hitler made rep
resentations to France and Britain
before the week end.
Such representations, it was ex-
pected, would ask the allies to recog-
nlze the German-Soviet partition OF
Poland and raise consideration OF
Germany's colonial demands.
Refusal to consider peace on this
basis, observers declared, might be
taken by Hitler as justifying before
the world complete war" upon
france and Britain-even to the ex-
tent. they said, of a dash through
neutral countries in an effort to
combat the British blockade. (Berlin
ofnclally has disavowed any such
plan of attack
Both France and Britain have
issued repeated official statements
that there would be no peace until
the Hitler regime was DESTROYED
and Polish independence restored.
1t was generally believed in Paris
that German Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop's trip to
Moscow yesterday was planned by
Hitler to create the impression that
a German-Soviet military alliance is
imminent.
To strengthen still further his
hand, Hitler was reported to be
speeding concentration of troops
from the Polish campaign on the
western front. Advices here said
that hundreds of German pilots who
saw active service in Spain and Po-
land were being rushed to the Sieg-
fried Line, to augment thousands of
infantrymen already withdrawn
from the east.
Fighting Mostly by Artillery.
Actual fighting was reported con-
fined largely to artillery activity.
French infantry was said to have
done little during the past few days
except to take cover from heavy
artillery fire.
Dispatches said the French bonn
bardment had definitely broken the
Siegfried Line in some advance posi-
tions, and threats against the under
ground Maginot defenses were said
to have been removed by early ad-
vances into German territory.
A communique issued this morning
by the general staff said the night
was calm" but added that IAN
enemy attack west of Saarbruecken
failed" French scouting planes were
reported active during the night.
Although the exact location of
the attack was not specified, it was
believed the communique referred
to the region near Forbach, where
the Maginot and Siegfried Lines dip
toward the southwest.
Yesterday, the communique said
French and British airmen, operat-
ing together, shot down several
German planes in a battle over the
lines.
Commercial shipping was said to
have resumed its regular rhythm"
(See PARIS, Page A-4)