Evening star., 1939-09-04
Corridor Still Held,
Warsaw Reports;
Pomerania Entered
Cheering Thrones
Respond to Declaration.
Of War by Allies
Sy the Associated Press.


10000 in Southwest Poland, after a
strong offensive by greatly superior
German forces using tanks and
heavy artillery.
During the struggle for the town,
20 miles from the border, there was
a sharp conflict between Polish
planes and a German armored unit.
ofiicial reports said. The planes
bombed and machine -gunned the
troops, dispensing two columns and
inflicting heavy casualties. The
Poles admitted loss of four planes.
Warsaw, for the first time since
the wars beginning, slept through
the early morning without an air
alarm. About breakfast time a lone
German raider flew overhead, caus-
Ing a few anti-aircraft gun out
bursts which were reported to have
brought the German down in flames.
Czech Legion Organized.
Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz is
SUED an appeal to Czechs and Slo-
vaks to join the legion Gen. Lev
Prchala is now organizing in Poland,
declaring they had a choice between
being German slaves or throwing
off the yoke" 1t was announced the
legion would fight as separate unit.
New street posters announced ad-
ditional mobilization Casualties
were reported in bombings near
Warsaw and ambulances filled with
badly wounded civilians were seen
In the streets.
The chief topics of conversation
on the streets are the heroism of
the Polish soldiers who have been
holding out since Friday at Wester-
platte, Polish Army depot in Danzig
harbor. and speculation when Brit
ain and France actually will hurl
their forces against Germany.
The resurgence of popular cour-
age, inspired by the entry of Britain
and France into the war as allies
OF Poland, was spurred anew by the
claim OF official sources that Polish
troops had penetrated German ter
ritory for the first time.
POmerania Invaded.
The official reports said fast
striking Polish cavalry on Saturday
had recaptured Leszno and Rawicz.
Posnania Province towns occupied
by Nazi forces in their initial at
tacks, and drove the invaders back
across the border. The Polish van
guard, 1t was said, has advanced
into German Pomerania, north of
Breslau.
News of the war declarations in
Paris and London was greeted by
spontaneous celebrations throughout
Poland. In Warsaw, singing and
cheering throngs trooped through
the streets. kissing each other in
jubilation, giving ovations and tos-
sing flowers to French, British and
neutral Ambassadors, and defying
afraid dangers.
Despite repeated radio warnings,
the streets were jammed for hours.
The official news agency said lat
est reports showed at least 1,5OO per-
sons were killed and wounded by air
raids in the last two days. 1t was
stated Is unfortified cities and towns
were bombed today.
On the battle fronts, the staff
communique said the German on
slaught was especially strong in ST.
lesia and the Tatra Mountains,
north of the Slovak frontier.
Corridor Still Held.
In Pomorze polish CORRIDOR Sc
we're fighting was reported around
Grudziadz and elsewhere near the
East Prussian frontier, with Polish
defense lines holding intact.
The communique said the Poles
had recsptured Orlowo and Rack,
suburbs of the port city of Gdynia,
and that the Polish garrison of the
Westerplatte, ammunition dump in
Danzig harbor, still was holding out.
Summarizing the war aloft, the
communique listed q German
planes shot down Saturday, bring
ing the total loss of the invaders to
"a in two days of fighting. The
Polish loss was placed at IL in the
last "a hours.
The communique reported air
raids over large portion of Poland
and again said the Germans showed
no regard for military objectives.
Heavy, but unestimated civilian
casualties, were listed from yester-
days raids. The communique said
peasants working in open fields
were machine-gunned in a number
OF places, and that bullets from the
air pelted physicians cars bearing
Red Cross emblems 40 miles west
OF Warsaw. Official sources said
civilians evacuating Pomorze areas
had been bombed and machine
gunned
Convent Reported Bombed.
Bombing of Catholic school |
convent at Szymanow, a short dis
tance from Warsaw, was reported
The communique said these towns
had been bombed: Krakow, Byd-
gosczc (bombed by n planes with
heavy civilian losS, Lublin, (43
dead, IS severely injured; Lodz
(3l killed, IS wounded in two days
bombing; Piotrkow (town hall and |
Bank of Poland destroyed; Radon,
Torun, Rzeszow, Poznan, Brest-
Litovsk. Kalisz and Tluszcz.
In Warsaw the Polish Parliament |
adjourned it's emergency session,
leaving the government in hands of |
President Ignace Moscicki and his
cabinet. The executive created a
new cabinet portfolio, naming Wac
lava Kostek- minister in
charge Of the civilian populations
interests.
During the celebration accom-
panying the news of war declara-
tions by Britain and France the
French Ambassador made a wreath
from the scores of bouquets pre-
sented to him and laid it on the
tomb of Poland's unknown soldier.
I'VE will fight side by side against
aggression and injustice" Sir How
ard Kennard. British Ambassador.
told a cheering, flower throwing
throng from the balcony of the
British Embassy Yesterday