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Evening star., 1939-09-07
President Calls
Wallace 10 Discuss
Food Price Rises
White House Gets
Many Complaints;
Sugar Supply Ample

Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
was invited to lunch at the White
House today to discuss with Presi-
dent Roosevelt the drastic upswing in
prices of staple foods in the United
States since the outbreak of hostili-
ties across the Atlantic.
Sharp rises in prices already
noted in Washington were reported
today in major trade centers
throughout the country and re-
quests were advanced from some
quarters that the Federal Govern
ment take action to prevent prof
iteering.
Stephen Early, presidential Sec
retary, said that many "kickbacks'
are being received at the White
House and that these were being
turned over to Attorney General
Murphy and Secretary Wallace.
Wallace Not Disturbed.
At his press conference yesterday
Mr.. Wallace described the price up
turn as not excessive, but added
the Government is investigating
complaints of food profiteering.
Stocks on shelves of retail grocers
here were going down rapidly and
many wholesale grocers reported
difficulty in obtaining heavy sup
plies from jobbers. Stores empha-
sized, however, that no cause for
alarm exists, as there is no appre-
ciable shortage in any foodstuf1s.
Secretary Wallace said complaints
received by the Government in
volved some food professors and dis
tributors, and not farmers. He in
dicated, however, he was not dis
turbed over the complaints or the
present price increases.
Sugar Supply Ample.
Among the complaints, he said,
were statements that some distribu-
tors and their statesmen were telling
buyers there was a shortage" of
some commodities, one being sugar.
Mr.. Wallace explained that under
the Sugar Control Act of 1896, mar
keting and import quotas were
established to provide supplies
(see PRICES, Page Aid
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Warsaw 70 Miles Off;
Westerp|atte Fallen,
Germans Announce
Rapid Advance on
CopitoI Indicated; Fort
Had 120 Defenders Left
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN, Sept. THE Associ-
ated Press was Informed officially
today that the German Army al
ready was within 20 miles Of War
saw, but even this report was de-
clared probably already completely
superseded"
1t was announced officially also
that the Polish garrison at Wester-
platte, the Polish military depot in
Danzig Harbor, had surrendered at
1920 am. today (4:20 am, E. S. T0.
The Poles had been under German
air and naval attack since early
on the morning of September l.
The German supreme command
stated that the Westerplatte force
of 120 men fought gallantly for sew
eral days, but in view of the hope
lessnesS of the general situation
as the Germans put it-decided to
surrender.
Thus one of the greatest German
fears, that Danzig. newly rejoined
to the Reich, might be destroyed
by the Poles setting off their big
Westerplatte ammunition stores, was
said to have been allayed.
1t was authoritatively asserted
that the accelerated speed, observ-
able since Monday, with which Ger
man armies have been driving
through Poland was due to the en-
tire strategic defense plan of the
Poles having fallen into German
hands.
Among the booty found when one
entire Polish division surrendered,
said a German informant, was an
iron strong box which contained
plans for Poland's defense in min
ute detail.
The Germans were surprised, the
informant related, when the Poles
did not alter their strategy.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering, chief of the air force, at
1:45 pm. G:45 am, E. S. T) issued
an order of the day congratulating
the air force on its victory in the
East.
Talking with military experts, one
gained the impression that German
(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Navy Will 1hwart
U-Boats, Chamberlain
Assures Commons
Says British Planes Hit
Pocket BottIeship Twice
In Ruid on KieI ConoI
(TeIt OF Chamberlain Dar
reports, page Az
By the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOClate0 FEcSb
LONDON, Sept. Prime Min
lister Chamberlain told Commons
today Britain might rest assured"
that its navy would increasingly
bring under control the
raiding activities of German sub
marines.
In a general statement to the
House of the state of Britain's war
activities and preparation, Mr..
Chamberlain asserted also that
Royal Air Force planes had scored
"at least two hits" on a German
pocket battieship in their spectacu-
lar raid last Monday on the Kiel
| Canal
In discussing the submarine peril.
he acknowledged that "a certain
percentage of weekly losses (to ship
ping must be expected"
German Denials Vain"
Recalling the sinking Of the
Athena, he denounced it as a Ger
man crime which has profoundly
shocked and Mortified the world
And, he said, mo denials or inven-
tions on the part of Germany will
convince the public of German in
nocence"
Mr.. Chamberlain told Commons:
Apart from the Athena there
have been attacks on other British
merchant ships by German U-boat is
and three or four ships have been
sunk. Steps are being taken to
establish a convoy system at the
earliest possible moment"
The Prime Minister also said Po-
land was "contesting every yard of
the German advance"
Tribute to Polish Valor.
I'm the east the Poles are fighting
hard against strong and ruthless
enemy who is relying on the weight
of numbers and material to crush
all opposition. The Polish soldier
has ever shown himself to be a
courageous and determined fighter
and today he is worthily maintaining
this tradition. -
The Germans have often stressed
the need for short war and quick
decision. In pursuance of this idea
the German plan appears to be to
concentrate their first main effort
against Poland and, as the house
is aware, that country was invaded
just over week ago without any
formal declaration of war"
Mr.. Chamberlain and Lord STAN
hope, lord president of the council.
made similar statements in the
Houses of Commons and Lords, re-
spectively, on the general war situa-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Army Battles
Like Lions,'
Say Defenders
Defense Line Is
30 Miles Awuy,
1t Is Reported
By LLOYD LEHRBAS.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
WARSAW, Sept. THE defenders
of this Polish capital were reported
today to have fallen back to a 30
mile line paralleling the Vistula
River, where they rallied and were
fighting like lions" against German
tank thruSts.
Germany announced that its
troops were already within 20
miles of Warsaw
The defense line ran between
Plonsk and Pultusk. northwest and
northeast of Warsaw, respectively
About 80 miles of open country and
the protecting Vistula River lay be-
tween Warsaw and the invaders
from the north.
The right wing of the Poles had
been hammered back from Ciecha
now. about Is miles northwest OF
Pultusk, pivoting on Plonsk.
Pultusk Recovered.
At one stage of the struggle the
Poles were driven from Pultusk and
the Germans threatened to turn
the Polish flank and thrust on to
the Vistula and Warsaw. Pultusk
however, was regained in the face
of whitening German fire.
A staff officer slightly wounded
returned from the battlefront ano
reported the Poles were staunchly
holding the Plonsk-Pultusk line
beating off repeated German at.
tempts to break through.
The Poles are fighting like lions,
he said.
The officer related that Germans
with tank vanguards succeeded in
piercing the line in several places
but the defenders outflanked them
and smashed the penetrating col
umns, destroying and capturing q
considerable number of tanks.
Poles Take Heart.
The officer assured members OF
his family that the situation was ia
vorable to the Poles for the present
and some Poles took heart from
memories of Marshal Pilsudski's
great counter offensive in August
1920, when Bolshevist troops were
halted just outside Warsaw and
driven back to the East.
Poles thought this miracle" nigh,
be repeated and women and old mer
flocked to the churches to pray for it
The Poles were preparing for a
desperate struggle at the very edge
of Warsaw if the battle went against
them on the Plonsk-Pultusk line.
German planes raided the north
ern section of Warsaw just before
noon yesterday and a dozen heavy
explosions were heard from the di-
rection of a railway bridge across
the Vistula and the East Station
which was bombed two days before
A train had been waiting at the
station yesterday to carry refugee.
toward Wilno and Riga.
Six Planes Shot Down.
An official radio announcement
said Poles shot down six plane.
attempting raid on the capita
before this mornings assault. Ger.
man airmen were concentrating or
severing communications between
the Warsaw defenders and the city
they were fighting to hold.
Exodus of the population from
the capital continued with all mean.
of transport being utilized. Ther,
was no panic and many unable
to flee the city were continuine
about their business, hoping for thu
best.
Meat markets were stripped of al
stocks except few lonely sausages
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Windsors Leave for London
7 omorrow, Ending Exile

weather and the outbreak Of the
European war interferred with
their plans.
In the ensuing i've days they
have been seeking means of
transportation.
When the duke reaches Eng
land it will be his first sight of
home since December II, 1886
the day after he abdicated his
throne for "the woman love"
It will also be the first time
the former Wallis Warfield, his
American-born wife, has set foot
as a duchess on English soil.
Their marriage in France came
six months after ahdication.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Captain Fears kutiny,
U. 5. Agents Guard Ship
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Two
United States customs inspectors
stood guard on the Ada, a Panama
freighter, as she sailed today be-
cause its captain said he was afraid
his crew of 80 Germans would
mutiny and seize the vessel after
1t left port.
The customs inspectors will dis
embark at the Delaware break
water. The Ada, which arrived
with a cargo of sugar, was bound
for Norfolk.
Meanwhile, a British freighter,
the Baron Vernon, heavily loaded
with coke, passed out of the break
water under cover of darkness en-
route to Lands End, England. Sand
bags were piled over the stern OF
the hastily camouflaged vessel.
Evening star., 1939-09-07


the submarine opened fire and de-
stroyed one lifeboat, killing one man
and wounding four.
One of the wounded men appar-
emily was Ameer Ally, who subse-
quently died en- route to Lisbon
aboard rescue ship, the Neither
lands steamer Mars.
The Mars brought 20 survivors
here, among them the three others
wounded-J. Furner. Thomas Jones
and Abdul Nobre.
The Portuguese liner Carvaljo
Araujo arrived here with Is British
Indian members of the Manaar's
crew
Early this afternoon three life
boats we're reported still missing.
The Carvaljo Araujo picked up
Evening star., 1939-09-07
British Units Joininq
French ADVANCING
On German Soil
General Stuffs Confer;
DuIudier and GomeIin
Meet for Hour
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS
PARIS, Sept. British reinforce
ments were moving up today to join
French forces reported officially al
ready to have advanced on German
soil.
The French and British general
stats were in consultation to CO.
ordinate their forces.
Premier Daladier, who also is
Frances war minister, conferred for
an hour today with Gen. Maurice
Gustave Gamelin, commander of all
French forces and probable genera
lissimo of combined British-French
land forces.
This mornings communique No. 7
from the war ministry indicated the
Germans are Offering stiff resistance,
but that the French are pursuing
action on the western front to re-
lieve Poland from German blows on
the eastern front.
The British expeditionary force,
which has been landing in France
since early this week, is expected to
be in position to throw its weight
into battle within a few days.
The French and British general
staffs have been co-ordinating
action since the start of the cam
paign Monday, an official announce
ment disclosed.
Conference of Allies.
On that day, the announcement
said, Maj. Gen. Sir Edmund Iron
side, chief of the British imperial
general staff, and Air Chief Marshal
Sir Cyril NeWall, commander of the
British air forces, conferred with
Gen. Gamelin and Gen. Joseph
Vuillemin, chief of staff of the
French air forces.
Premier Daladier meanwhile set
about building national union
cabinet to prosecute the war.
The premier conferred this morn
ing with Edouard Herriot, president
of the Chamber of Deputies, at the
war ministry and then went to see
Jules Jeanneny, president of the
Senate. The presidents of the
Chamber and Senate traditionally
are the first to be consulted on the
formation of a new ministry.
Early Announcement Due.
A person close to M. Daladier
said the makeup of the war govern
ment would be announced in a day
or two Former Premier Pierre
Etienne Flandin, Leon Blum, former
premier and Socialist leader, and
Louis Marin, conservative leader of
the Chamber, as well as other party
leaders who at present are outside
the cabinet already have talked to
NJ Daladier.
The military campaign remained
in the preliminary stage, with the
mo mans land" between France S
(See PARIS page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Queen Mory's Crew
To Return on Georgic
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. About $50
members of the crew of the giant
British liner Queen Mary were re-
ported today to have been ordered
to return to England Immediately
on the liner Georgia, leaving only
a skeleton force of 300 here.
The Queen Mary now is being
painted gray, possibly for a return
trip without passengers.
Most of the 300 men remaining
are engineers and maintenance
crews, while the men who will leave
on the Georgia are stewards, wait
erS and other servants.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Thetis Roised and Body
Of One Victim Removed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. THE body Of
a seaman, one of the 90 victims Of
the British submarine Thetis,, was
taken today from the submarine
when 1t was opened by removal Of
the engine room hatch.
The hull was opened after the
submarine had been lifted from
Liverpool Bay, where 1t sank June !.
Salvage ships beached the sub
marine despite strong tides.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOClateQ FEeSS.
CANNES. France, Sept. IA
spokesman for the Duke and
Duchess of Windsor announced
today that they would leave to-
morrow for London, ending
almost three years of exile for
the former King of England.
The exact time of the couples
departure and the route they
will take will be kept secret, it
was said.
The spokesman said the Duke
and Duchess originally decided to
return to England last Saturday
and summoned a private pilot to
fly them over, but adverse
Evening star., 1939-09-07

her contingent OF survivors 100 miles
off Lisbon at am Wednesday. The
liners captain said that while he
was watching for lifeboats several
Very lights went up.
The rescued Indian seamen were
wholly ignorant of their location
knew nothing of navigation and
soon would have been carried far
ther out to sea.
Members of the crew said the
submarine suddenly broke the sur
face last night at 7:30 pm.
Capt. Shaw of the Manaar and
his officers are Europeans. The
Manaar left Liverpool September g.
She went down about 10 miles
fCoo CrNHTNC nopo A1oN
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Germans Quit
West 0utposts,
Dispatches Say
Reported Retiring
To Siegfried Forts
As French Advance
Bv CHARLES FOLTZ, Jr.,


BASEL, Switzerland Near French
German and Swiss Frontiers), Sept
7.-German advance guards on the
Western front were said in border
advices today to be Withdrawing
slowly into the main forts of their
Siegfried line as smoothly-ope-ating
French troops pushed into German
territory.
This dispatch had no con-
frmation from either German or
French sources)
The French were reported advanc-
ing as much as Is kilometers 1915
niles in some places along the
northern wing of the line. How
ever, they moved cautiously, know
ing that the German Notifications
as we'll as their own Magionot line
contained scores of inviting spots
where an unobstructed advance
would lead attackers into death
traps under the crossfire of forts.
Pill Boxes Captured.
Veteran French troops were re-
ported as seizlng first line German
pill boxes. One of the first to fall
to France, reports here said, was in
the Saar region opposite the French
town of Saarguemines. 1t was re-
ported the outpost was taken after
little resistance, the Germans re-
treating to their main line.
Most foreign military observers
In Switzerland expressed a belief
1t would be at least a week before
the French could complete their
first careful advance through the
pillbox outposts and launch a drive
on the main German line.
German forces, dispatches indi-
Gated, have been ordered merely to
put up a defense and keep OH
French territory in the hope that
French strength would be spent
against the Siegfried line while the
German drive upon Warsaw speeds
on through the Vistula River
plains.
Ignoring French planes, which
were reported as flying over Ger
man territory only as cover for
troop movements, the German avl-
ators were said to have been in
structed to concentrate on blocking
propaganda bombardments by the
British. They planned to give the
next British propaganda bombers
q warm welcome.
Indications were seen in dis
patches from Germany that Field
Marshal Hermann Wilhelm Goering,
Nazi air commander, was saving
his strength for air assaults on
French concentration centerS and
communication lines when the trl-
color forces launch their main
drive against the Siegfried south OF
the Rhine.
French Morale Scars.
Despite the lack of tactical
significance in the French move
into German territory, it proved to
be a tremendous boost for the
French morale, already reported at
high stage.
that it was excellent for once in
Frances history that the fighting
is on German soil instead of des-
troying our own land. Let's see
how they like it,
On the German side, peasants OF
Baden who know little of modern
warfare were beWildered by the
French advance but thought the
Siegfried line would keep them out
of the Reich" it was said.
Basels French and German from
tiers were closed to everyone but
Swiss refugees.
Germans and French alike con-
centrated on the removal of citizens
from towns along the fortified lines
and placed troops in the hastily
deserted homes and Offices.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Grace Moore to Enlist

NEW YORK, Sept. R).-Grace
Moore, operatic and movie star, and
her husband, Lentin Parera, arrived
from Europe today resolved to go
back TO France as ambulance drivers.
Said Miss Moore: II owe much of
my success to France"
Evening star., 1939-09-07
6. O. P. Chief to Fly Home

TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 7 R.-
John D. M. Hamilton, chairman of
the Republican National Committee,
is scheduled to fly to the United
States from Europe on a clipper
ship September 10, friends were
advised today.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Bremen Reported Safe
In Unknown Neutral Port
By the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Sept. THE German
liner Bremen whose travels have
been mystery since she sailed
from New York last Wednesday
was reported safe today in an un-
identified neutral port. Officials,
however, have not confirmed this
report.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Covering the Field

Nearly everybody in Wash
ington reads The Star. That
the local merchants are aware
Of this is shown by the man
ner in which they use The
Stars advertising columns.
Reading advertisements is a
habit of Star readers because
they know that the first news
Of bargains is almost invari-
ably in The Star.
Evening star., 1939-09-07


freigher
last night declared
killed and three
toredoed without and that while the
Evening star., 1939-09-07
POLES FIGHT F|ERCELY TO SAVE WARSAW:
BRITISH SHIP IS TORPEDOED> Al MISSING
Survivors Say Sub SheIIed
Men Trying to Get in L;feboots
One Killed, a Wounded in Firing; No Warning
Given; Athenio Toll Put at 128
BULLETIN.

YORK Sept. l4N-The United Lines today received
radio from the Washington which sailed from New York Saturday
the assistance of
presumably vicinity of the English Channel
Evening star., 1939-09-07

Yesterdays Circulation
Wednesday, Sept. 6, '39 156, ,709'
Wednesday, Sept. s, '38- 5,478'
Increase ------ 21,231
ARsturns from newsstands not de-
Quoted and No saIplss included.
Evening star., 1939-09-07
Weather Forecast

From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page Az
Generally fair and warmer tonight and
tomorrow; Saturday showers and cool
er. Temperatures today-Highest, 81,
at pm; lowest, "a, at am
Evening star., 1939-09-07

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-4O
Evening star., 1939-09-07

(See SINKING, Page Ais
Evening star., 1939-09-07

SALEM, Greg, Sept. 7 R.
Senator Charles L. McNary,
Republican, of Oregon, Senate
minority leader, said President
Roosevelt telephoned him to-
day suggesting Congress meet
in special session September
Is to consider changes in the
neutrality law.
Evening star., 1939-09-07

(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-09-07

See ROME, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1939-09-07

(See PARIS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1939-06-18
University Of Wisconsin
To Honor AItmeyer

Arthur J. Altmeyer. chairman of
the Social Security Board, will re-
ceive the honorary degree of doctor
of laws at the 66th commencement
of the University of Wisconsin in
Madison tomorrow.
Born in De Pere, Wis, in 1891. Mr..
Altmeyer devoted many years to
work in Wisconsin following his
graduation from the State Univer-
sity in 1914 He served as statisti-
clan of the Wisconsin Industrial
Commission, 1918-1920. and as chief
statistician of the Wisconsin In
dustrial Commission, 1922-1933.
In 1884 he served as chief OF
the compliance division of the N. R.
A. In 1884 he became Assistant
Secretary of Labor. He was also
chairman of the Technical Board
of the Presidents Committee on
Economic Security in l934-5. He
became a member of the Social
Security Board in 1885 and has been
chairman since 1887.
Evening star., 1939-06-18

mills because they cannot obtain
cotton, thus creating more unem-
ployment.
Even so. the majority of Yueo-
slavlans we have met would rather
die In starvation than submit to
German domination. Unrest il
rampant among the unemployed, in
dustrialists and democrats-be they
Serb or Croat. They blame their
plight upon the policies of the gov,
ernment and principally upon Prince
Paul. The Prince is unfortunate
enough to be first regent, cousin Of
King Peter, and therefore head Of
the state, which has seen fit to be
friendly with axis powers. He is, it
is said, conservative, peaceful man,
Who wants sincerely to die in his
bed. He is Karageorgeovitch and
only one ruler Of that dynasty has
died in his bed. Everywhere we have
been told that there will be an i'm.
portant assassination soon. When
Prince Paul made his recent visit to
Rome all the Yugoslavian passports
were taken up by the authorities.
Thus, the picture of internal con-
ditions in Yugoslavia is not pleasant.
1t is made no prettier by the fact
that this little country is surrounded
by hungry and aggressive neighbors.
To the Yugoslavs the similarity Of
their position with that of Czecho.
Slovakia last year seems, indeed.
ominous.
Copyright 1889. by T. L. Dammann)