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Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Robot Develops
Human Tendency
For Jokester

SAN FRANCISCO, April "a.
(UP)-The human" mechanical
robot at the San Francisco
worlds fair, who stands up, sits
down and does all kinds of an
tics at command, reacted hui
manly enough Sunday to n prac-
tical joke.
The robot began clanking and
twitching and giving other evil
dence that he had been short
circuited.
Attendants found that a spec
tator had placed a tack, busi-
ness end up, on the robots
chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Runaway Girl. 8.
Found in Brush

LOS ANGELES, April "a. (UP)-
A widespread search for Virginia
Beaumont, g. who disappeared from
her home in Lancaster last night,
ended today when the girl was
found hiding in the sage brush
near her ranch home and sucking
a lollypop by way of breakfast.
With her was her pet dog.
Her father, Kenneth Beaumont,
reported her missing last night
after he had reprimanded her for
breaking number of setting eggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
MAN WILLS CIGARS
TO WIFE. FRIEND

LOS ANGELES, April "a. (UP)-
The will of the late Albert Warren
Garfield was filed for probate to-
day.
1t read:
ITO my wife, Ida M. Garfield,
and Mary Elizabeth Courtney, all
my cigars and cigarets, share and
share alike"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
Copyright 1889 by United Press

Peace in Europe is now a long
shot.
The odds favor war, and today
the danger of armed conflict is
event graver than during the Su-
deten crisis in September.
EuTope's worried capitals believed
that the underlying factors tend
ing toward war were greater today
than during the Czechoslovak crisis
and that Adolf Hitler's speech on
Friday may mark a turning point
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
LOCAL GIRL MISSING,
HER FATHER REPORTS

Attractive. l6year old Consuelc
Vale, Ell Centro girl was the OBJ
ject OF q police search Monday,
started by her father V. V. Vale
of Ait Park avenue, who feared
she might have run away to get
married The girl left home shortly
after am. and failed to return.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
possibly towaro peace

possibly towaro peace.
AS of today, in the opinion OF
statesmen, foreign office experts,
ambassadors and financiers canvas
sed over the weekend by repres-
entativesa of the United Press, the
odds are definitely, although by no
means hopelessly against peace
Almost all agreed that Europe's
troubles are rapidly settling down
to a realistic clash between econo-
mic interests of the big powers.
The turn toward war or peace,
they believe, now depends largely
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
POLHAMUS HONORED
BY ARIZONA LODGEMEN

Isaac Polhamus. chief of police OF
Yuma and president of the Impe-
rial-Yuma Peace Officers associa-
ton, this weekend was elected as
sistant to the president of the Ari-
zona State Elks association. The
election took place at Douglas.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Sen Diego Votes
Tuesday on Plan
For Canal Water
Coast City Voters Called Upon to
Exercise Option on All American;
Would Assume Portion Of Cost

A question of whether not the city of San Diego
will take advantage of option upon All American canal
water which would involve spectacular pumping and
tunnel system to bring the mountains to the
coast will passed upon Tuesday for the third time by
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
San Joaquin, Checking 'Hoppersin
March Against Crops. Faces Menace
From Drought in Early Summer
Poison Bran Mash Slows Down Advance OF
Pests in Fresno County; More Outbreaks
Reported in Other Nearby Sections

FRESNO, Cal, April "a (UP)-High temperatures
and the arrival of six weeks ahead of schedule
added the danger of drought today the crops of the
San Joaquin Valley farmers weary from fighting
precedented infestaton of grasshoppers.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Britain Asks Germany for Peace But
Warns Of Conscription If Tension
Continues Over European Disputes
Ambassador Carries Warning to Berlin Before
Hitlers Speech in Answer to Roosevelt;
Nazs Mum About Envoy in London

LONDON, April "a. (UP)-Great Britain has sent
Adolf Hitler "forthright message which spokesman
today indicated both plea for peace and warning
that continuation of the European tension might force
adoption of national cOnScriptOn in Britain.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Old Mississippi River Packet Bests
Newer California PaddIeboats in
Triangular Race Against Time

SAN FRANCISCO, April "a (UP)-A check of racing
times showed today that the old Mississippi river packet
the Golden Eagle had beaten larger and more power
full California boats triangular river boat speed
race Racing against time down the Mississippi from st.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Abe Hushem z st
Traffic Victim
Since january
Train Hits Auto at Heb YER Crossing in
Worst Of We eek-End Accidents; Impact
Crushes Motorists, Demolishes Car

Abe Hashenl, 25 we'll known Caexico resident was
killed and Agustn Santacruz Martinez 80, Mexical su-
peror court Judge injured seriously he may die
when the judges coided with locomotive at Heber
crossing late Sunday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Radiomen, Officers Believe Author
Attempting Voyage Across Pacific
In Chinese Junk Met Disaster

SAN FRANCISCO April "a. (UP)-Mackay radiomen
and ships officers aboard the liner President Coolidge
said today they convinced Richard Halliburton ad-
venture writer and his of IA had met with disaster
somewhere in the mid Pacific. month Yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Baseball Results

NATIONAL
Boston ..-....-.....--...-..-..---.---.ozo loo w
Brooklyn ...........................OOO 600 vi
Fette and Lopez; Mungo, Hutch
inson and Phelps.
New York 900 900 050-5 9
Philadelphia 900 200 40X-6 9 l
Castleman, Wittig, Haynes and
Dannig; Butcher, Beck and Miles.
Pittsburgh .........,.....-..............00O Oh
chicago Oo
Tobin and Mueller; Whitehill and
MancuSo.
AMERICAN
Philadelphia -. 900 900 100-l l
New York ........ 900 001 10X-2 3 0
Potter, Dean, Henry and Hayes;
Pearson and Dickey.
Washington ............--..-...... 600 Ill "a
Boston ................ .............. l01 02l 03
Deshong, Haynes and r. Ferrell;
Wilson, Wade, Auker, Weaver and
Desautels.
st. Louis ........ 100 600 0l0-2 0
Detroit .......... 00l 100 02X-4 3
johnson and Glenn; Bridges and
Tebbetts.
Chicago ............................... 03O 2Ol J
Cleveland ..................."."...... ulU uVA U
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Come On, Punishment!-

Come On, Punishment!-
Reminiscent of Old English-do
YOU remember that marvellous scene
when George Arliss holds his audi
ence entranced while merely eat
ing a meal?-was this about former
Judge Marvin Conkling who was on
a trip with Harry Horton and PEN
ny Richmond.
The Judge consumed two bottles
of beer, dined on corn beef and
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
y AMBLING
A\EPORTER
Grin and Bear It

Grin and Bear It
If he didn't have his diploma
already, j. w. Donohue now can
qualify for a certificate of Animal
Midwifery.
over the weekend at the Donean
Rancho, John missed his sleep to
officiate at the births of II kit
tens and one colt The kittens
were divided between two mothers
John took care of all three with
equal concern.
1t could be worse, John. Suppose
you kept rabbits!
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24

A Variation
We always thought sewing clubs
were named Busy Bees" until we
heard about Alamo Verde. Theirs IS
different. It's the "Bee-line' sew
ing club.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday
There is a problem at the Eva
lyn Boman Westerfield home. The
problem is how to get 80 candles
on one cake. The cake is for Mrs
Paul Boman, who Monday observed
her 80th birthday, 35 birthdays OF
which were spent in Imperial Val
ley.
To Mrs. Boman goes an oleander
and if we had 80 we'd send &c
oleanderS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24

Back From the Past
They didn't laugh (as they did
when we sat down at the piano
and started speaking FRENCH but
we'll bet Boo Moore and Paul Jen-
kins were plenty worried when
Walter Havekorst sat down at the
controls of an airplane en- route
from Imperial Valley to River
side.
The worry soon faded, however
for after a few side slips and shaky
maneuvering the feel" came back
to Walter-came back from halt
forgotten war days 20 years and
more ago wnen he was student
flyer at North Island and willing
to fly anything with wings. Friday
was the first time he had touched
a stick" since.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24
Knows His StOmachs-

Knows His StOmachS--
Appropos of nothing in particu-
lar, H. K. McClimans used to be
a chef at a hotel in the state OF
Washington. That's why he is for
ever being badgered for tips on
how many chickens are needed to
feed so many and how many pies
and so on. That also is why he's
usually chosen as the cook at Le-
gion affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24

Butter: Los Angeles. 25c: but
terfat, Imperial Valley fob. ranch.
grade A, 32e; manufacturing milk,
25Rc; route gathered cream, 23c.
LA. Hay: u. $. No. 1, Sl4-l4.50i
No. 2 leafy, S13.50-14; No. 2, Sl1-12.
Minneapolis flax May s1.73'z.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-04-24

NATIONAL
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Los "lideres" de la Nacional
"'conectaron" fuertemente aver
para un doble desafio, con score
de 8-5 y 90, de manos de los Gil
gantes, mientras los Cardenales
venetian en- un juego a los de!
Boston, aumentando los mucha-
chos de la Ciudad Reina a cua-
tro desafios su ventaja en- la vie
ia liga.
Los Rojos pegaron 13 hits en-
cada desafia, anotandO seis ca
rreras en- los tres primeros inn
ings del desafio inicial para
darIe a Paul Derringer la vige-
simaLprimera victoria de la tenn
porada.
Ernie lombard envi6 dos ca
rreras al "home" y Harry Graft
anot6 otra con IN single" en- el
primero. En- ell segundo inning.
Bill Werber Sc dobl6, wal Good
man descarg6 un triple y LON
bardi do de nuevo un hit para
enviar al "rey Carlos" Hubbel
a Ia ducha.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

murando con su acento de gol-
70 de los barrios bajos que quia-
re tirarSelaS de fino:
ii Vaya, pues... mu buenas Y
que no sea NADIA 10 del senior
marqres!... ~ que les demas v
la sonora marquesa sigan tan
buenoS l.. ~ que haiga resig-
naci6n ~p'aguantar la nubel..
iQue traS la tempesta viene n
calma!". " va sabemos todos
cue a NAL tempo hay que .po-
merle buena cara. e.. iSald!..
Y al tempo de trasponer Ia
enorne puerta del zaguan luio-
SiSimo, mientraS Braulio, YER
daderamente pulverizado por
la elocuencia del granuja, le
despedia con un "iVaya listed
con DioS!' completamente girls
y murmurando con aire, timido,
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
TONY GALENTO PELEARA
HOY CON LOU NOVA
Pesara mas de EOS libras ell
joven de California

Filadelfia, Sep. 15.-Esta
noche, en- ell Estadio Municipal
Lou Nova y Tony Galento, dos
aspirantes a la corona del pc
so complete, Sc batiran a Is
asaltos, con la promesa hecha
de que al vencedOr Sc lie otor-
CARA un match" con ell cam
pe6n Jose Luis.
Todos los expertos opinan
que Nova sera ell vencedor y
muchos Green que Galento no
lie pasara del sexto asalto.
Los inteligentes en- ell arte
de los punos afirman que Lou
Nova, mediante su habilidad,
que es muy superior a la de
Galento, conQuistara una vic
toria por nocaut tecnicO.
Ell combate sera dirigido POI
ell famoso arbitro Geo. Blake.
de la costa del Pacifico, espe.
cialmente seleccionado para e
match.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Fl '.as" de los Cardenales CO
memo flojo en- ell primer inn
ing, cuando tres bostonianos bs
tearon de hit, mas Sc mantuvo
en- la "lomita" mientras los Car
denales hacia nmedia docena de
carreras. De todas maneras,
Lon Warneke 10 relieve en- Ell o.
tavo despues que Hank Males
XII Sc dobl6'.
Ell energico Buck Newsom a.
guant6 a 10 scampeones mundla
les en- seis hits para darle a los
Tigres de Detroit una victoria,
con score de 6-1. Fue la terce-
"a derrota consecutive de los
campeones, que Sc salvaron de
la "lechada" en- ell noveno. Los
Yankees, a pesar de su derro-
ia, solo ~necesitan tres victorias
para alcanzar por cuarta vez
consecutive la bandera de la Ii
ga Americana. Guiados pOr
Ralph Kress, los Tigres impui-
saron todas sus carreras en- Ell
segundo y tercer inning sobre
les lanzamientos de Alley Do
maid.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Con la asistencia de los de-
legados ' subdelegados de los
clubs Centre Asturiano, Cfrcu-
10 Cubano, Unione Ialiana y
Caballeros Leales, celebrD a
noche session la Liga Interso-
cial.
Fueron aprobadas dos ac-
tas, de otras tantas anteriores
sesiones.
Fl teorero Vega lego ell es-
tado de la semana pasada, con
este resultado: Ingresos po.
las taquillas, S124.8O; cantina
de la glorieta, $54.70; Snow
Ball, venta de la semana.
$12.O5; Piscina, S31.60; can't
ma ell Dia de los Trabajadores,
Sl2 70.
Sujetos a obligaciones y pa
COS hay depositados en- ell ban
30 $1,421.78.
FL secretario Berdeal do
lectura a los juegos senalados
para ell domingo: Circulo Gu
bano y Centre Asturiano, en- e;
primero, y Unione Italiana y
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Este parrafito, capaz de acre
ditar de diplomatico al mismo
Isidoro de BorgoDa y de Leon,
capt6le a Pablo las Simpatias
del sirviente, que lie cogi6 Ia
carta, inquiriendo:
u Espera contestaci6n?".
No, senior, no. FL gusto de
saludarle!
Fl portero no comprendl6 eS-
ia Ultima g~alanteria del randa y
Sc apresur6 a decir:
-ESta muy bien. Fl senior
marques esta enfermo pero tan
pronto como los SenoreS docto-
res 10 autoricen, sc lie e~ntregard
la carta.
Cogorza fingi6 dolerse.
-iAh!... ESpero que no sea
NADIA de gravedad!
5iParece que no!
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

lh'lla' para restablecer la paz
entire e! matr.monio, por la yo-
Zero a raz5n de que habiase pa.
S2do t7da la vida, de de dos me
~ 'F'o" r. ,casada. pelean-
dose terrib,emante Goa su espo-
.-
Pero ma guerra feroz, una
'uelra de todcs los INSTANCES.
!mpla2a 'e. peso manos que a
vida o maerte, y para que cesa-
ra Ia ,ual siempre ha5ia tenido
cue ser ~ espOso, Pietro. ell uua
cediera.
De a,,i que la resaladisima
sonora, de la que Sc contaban
con raz6n mas de cuatro aven.
turas de amor, estuviera aeos.
mbrada a mandar y disponer
y hacer y deshacer a su antolo
en- Su casa y en- todos los asun.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

cos Ell Parque de Cuscaden, ell
domingo, cuando sc batiran en-
Ell primer desafio las dos nc
venas que vienen luchando
por la victoria en- esta Serie.
Los Mambises, a las 6rdenes
de Jseus Rodriguez y con An
tonic Castro en- la Inca de
coach, trataran por todos los
medios de aumentar su venta
ia sobre sus mas cercanos ri.
wales, los oponentes del domin
go, Y para clio preparan a Id
estrela de su pitching staff,
"Varas".
Espolita no tiene aun dec.
dido cual de sus lanzadores
abrira eli desafio, aunque los
fanaticos Asturianos piden &
Tore.
Ambos teams Sc encuentran
en- buenas condolences. Duran
tie toda la semana y en- la tar
de de hoy haran la Ultima
praCtica para descansar Ell sa-
bado y estar en- forma para e.
desafio del domingo.
FL lanzaIOT del Cen,ro es-
perase brinde lin "duelo" a la
estrella de los Cubanos.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

necesitando para echarle me-
dias suelas a la vida.
Y de perroS, mi aqua!
-Habra que hablar con el Isl
dro Y con 81 a Yer 81 nos decidi-
mos a hacer algo de provecho
en- esta vida-pensaba CogorZa,
POGO despues decidiendose a pc
netrar en- ell palacio.
Braulio lie Sali6 al paso, con el
geSto hosco de un viejo perro
de guardia que husmea un po-
bre.
@Que desea?-le pregunt6
con voz hoStil Y ruda.
FL granuja sonri6 de un mo-
do abyecto, alargando la carta
de Eulalia y contestando:
-Esta cartita para e! exec
lentisimo senior marques Mere
dero de Ramo Florido!
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
La Liga Intersocial celebro anoche session
Los desafios del pro limo domingo

CGballeros Leales, en- eli segur
10.
Recibi6 la Liga una vista
de la Secci6n Atletica del Cen
tro Obrero, la que fue atendi-
da.
Por ell presidente Manteiga
Sc entcr6 a los visitantes de
quel a Liga tiene ell acIerdo de
no permitir que sus peloteros
jueguen Ell domingo fUra de la
organization a que pertene-
cen. Todos los demas dias de
la semana pueden jugar don
de les agrade.
Con mo.ivo del cierre de la
Pi3Cina Sc acord6 concederle
e. puesto de vigi ante espe-
cial, los domingos, a Nanny
de Castro. P, sta Castro muy
valiOsOS servicios en- ell parque
de Cuscaden.
QuedD ratificado ell acuer-
do de conceder la entrada grd
It's a las senoras y senoritas
cue vayan acompanadas por
3aballeros.
La Unione Italiana inform6
que en- pro de la cordialidad
retiraba una protesta Que ell
domingo habia acordado ha-
Ger ell director CasareS. Ell Pre-
sidente agradecio la actitud
del delegado Mario Pullara y
del subdelegado Ignacio An
tinori.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
La Gaceta Folletin No. 44S
"a MUCHACHA
DE la GALE

cuyas probabilidades de ser asal
tado estudiaba Su ministro de
finanzas a la saxon, o sease, ell
Chepd.
Antes de entrar, Pablito Sc
decide a dar la vuelta a la man.
Zana.
Estuvo observando las tapias
traseras del jardin IMMENSE, y
comprob6 que por la parte de la
Gale de Lista, adonde caian los
garages y los pabellones de los
jardineros, habia werja, que
aunque alta Sc prestaba a dar 81
famoso golpe que ellOs estaban
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Los periodistas calculan una
asistencia de 10000 personals,
con I'm rendimiento superior a
$1,000.
Galento hizo aver ejercicios
intensivos, 10 que nadie espe-
raba. Nova canine varias mi
Has Y dicese que subira al Qua
drilatero con mas de 205 IL
bras.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Los Cubs de Chicago obtuvie-
ron una doble victoria a manos
de les Phillies, con anotaci6n de
1871 5-2, con Root y French ell
la Inca de fuego.
Los Dodgers de Brooklyn di-
vidieron honores con los Pira-
tas de Pittsburgh. Perdieron
los Dodgers ell primero, con "a
notaci6n de 4-3, pero lograron
una victoria en- ell segundo, de
ga.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

I'm homer de Mile, en- ell TO-
inning, lie do a los Atleticos una
victoria de Az sobre las Medals
Blancas, ayudados por ell mag
mica pitching de Nelson Pot
ter. Los Senadores del Wash
ington, apoyadOs en- Ell pitching
de Dutch Leonard, Sc anotaron
una victoria de 81 sobre los
Carmelitas del st. Louis.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Ell silencioso Curt Davis Ian
z6 para alcanzar su victoria No.
81, derrotando a las AbeJas de
Boston, 6 a 3; pero de todos mo-
dos los Cardenales perdierOn
medic desafio en- la lucha por el
pennant cIando los Reds alcan-
aaron una doble victoria sobre
los Gigantes.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
DEPORTE
CON Ell BATE I LA L y
(Por Arthur Ojedd)

Los Reds Uencieron a los Gigdn-
tes D Aumentdron Su ventaja.-
Curt DaUis Alcdnz6 su PRETORIA
No. 2f.-NeUSom derrot6 a
los Yankees
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

mo Sabe listed 10 cue me a.
ii MuchaS graciaSl
Pablito Sc reSign6 a marchar-
n.
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
j Cog0rza Ia pensando:

el Cogorza iba pensando:
ii Anda, primales, cue t'hqs
librao de que te quite la li5r.a
de los domingos por un pa,ol...
Isl llego a entrar en- tn garlic
Una d6cima de segundo, no t.
pues mudar en- quinse dias,
Pc-que >upongo que esos mat
ferlaacs tendran que hac6rselos
en- Bejar, dentro de la fabr!ca
de panos,...
Fl randa fu6 a t.rminar SIS
refleXiones en- la ia sca mas pro-
Xima, situada va en- Serrano.
cer2a de Ia Casa de Ia Moneda.
o.
Agueda Cenci habia escrilo
una carta va desde La Corona
da a su madre, llamandola a Ia
finca de los Norona.
Doha Angeles no era la mas
La gaceta., 1939-09-15

Hasta ahora habia tenido Ia
esperanza de que ell portero lie
yolyi5se la eSpalda unos inStan-
ties, los suficientes para que e.,
con uno de aquellos brincos de
su eScyela ,hubieSe tenido ITEM
pc dc entrar un Segundo en- el
cuchitril de la porteria o biaa
en- el hall del palacio, y arram-
blair con un adornito o con un
puhal de tina panoplia,..
Pero... inada!
ilmpoSible!. l..
S6lo entonceS sc reSign6 el
bsndido q salir a Ia Gale, muy-
La gaceta., 1939-09-15
.CENTRO ASTURIANO Y c.
CUBANO EN- UN DESAFIO
DE R A IMPORTANCE
(Por Arthur OjedG)

BESIDE muy tempranas no.
ras sc vera invadido de fanati-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Britain Arms Merchant Ships
To Combat Submarine Menace
Naval Convoy System
Now in Full Opera
ton, Churchill Tells
Commons; ALI e d
Planes Fight Off Ger
mans and Return.

London, Sept. 26.-(AP)-Winston
Churchill, first lord of the Admiralty,
declared in the House Of Commons
today that Britain's naval convoy
system ''nOW was in full operation
and that "1arge numbers of merchant
ships are now leaving these shores
defensively armed against sub
marines and airplanes."
Speaking to the House Immediate
ly after Prime Minister Chamberlain
made his fourth war statement to its
members, Churchill gave full state
ment Of what Britain is doing to
crush the submarine menace.
'In short time, the immense
mercantile marine of the British En-
pire will be armed" he said. "All
guns and equipment are ready at
various stations, together with train
ed gunners to man them and instruct
the Seamen."
''Our attacks on submarines" he
asserted, 'have been five or six times
as numerous as in any equal period
in the last war"
Chamberlain told the House of
Commons that last Fr>lay's Allied
wal OOClICIl Ill I1IlSoIctII UICCNl Ill
agreement "on the procedure for CO.
ordinating and perfecting' NUM-
tions and supplies plans by Britain
and France.
Chamberlain also launched anew
into the effects of the Russian in
vasion of Poland, but said Soviet
troops apparently had not yet 'oc-
cupied all the territory allotted to
them under the arrangement with
Germany, which amounts to more
than half the total area of the Pol
ish republic"
Also, the air minister announced
that Royal Air Force planes, in re-
cOnnaissance and leaflet dropping
flights over Germany yesterday,
fought off German attack planes and
returned safely to their bases.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-26
Berlin Tale, Wholly
Unconfirmed, S a y S
Germany May r E.
lease French Prison
ers to. Spread Propa-
ganda Back Home;
Berlin, Sept. 26.-(AP)-
Adolf Hitler returned today
from the eastern front. No fur
ther details were divulged.

Berlin, Sept. 26.-(AP)-An army
communique indicated today that
German forces had started to storm
the defenses Of Warsaw after all eff
forts had failed to convince the
Polish commander Of the "gruesome-
ness and uselessness Of resistance"
The Polish capital has been be-
sieged since September 8. The final
drive to crush WarsaW's resistance
was launched yesterday. In a sur
prise attack, the communique said
the Germans captured MokotoWski
fortress, and then pushed into the
Warsaw suburb MokotoWski is one
of four forts guarding Warsaw from
the south and west
Today's cOmmunique said the army
in Poland was moving toward the
German-SOviet Russian demarkatiOn
line, and in attacks 1000 prisoners
were taken by an armOred division
Artillery fire and minor scouting
activities were reported on the west
ern front along with the shooting
down of six French planes and two
captive balloons. This boasted the air
toll in the west, according to the Ger
lIIctlI CD, W % pIdlICS ctIlO O1A
balloons.
A new gesture of friendliness to-
ward France by the Nazi govern
ment was expected in informed QUAR-
ters. Rumors completely without Of
ficial verification were to the effect
that Germany might release French
prisoners taken to date on the west
ern front. The same rumor mad it
that Germany believed the soldiers
would be good peace propagandists
if they could be convinced the Reich
feels no animosity toward France.
Official sources contended Ger
many had no war aims regarding
France, and that her chief concern
is that her opponents may violate
the neutrality of Belgium and the
Netherlands to attack Germany at
spot unprotected by the Sicgfried
line.