The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
Nazi Ruler Leaves To Join Troops At Front
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 Telephone communication between Berlin and Prague was severed as the German troops entered the Czech capital. Presumably military authorities had taken over the Prague exchange, but 8 German telephone exchange source told the United Press that the Prague ex- change had said:
 we are not working with you any longer"
 As people put out their flags to- day at the propaganda ministry or- der to celebrate Hitler's new triumph anti-aircraft guns appeared on roofs of buildings in the center of Berlin.
 An air ministry spokesman ex- plained that the guns were mounted ready for the celebration next Satur- day of lair force day" He added a denial that the guns were mounted in fear of an attack by the Czechs.
 we are not frightened of the Czech air force," he said good hu- moredly.
 It was showing heavily as Presi- dent Emil Hacha and Foreign Min- ister Frantisek Shvalkovsky of the Czech state, who had put their coun- try "trustingly" under Hitler's pro- tecting at an early morning confer ence, left for Prague by train at 11:l6 a. m. (5:16 a. m. EST).
 Hitler Announcements
 Hitler announced his action in three historic announcements:
 IA communique signed by him and President Emil Hacna of Czech oslovakia announcing that Hacha had placed the fate of the Czech people and state "trustingly into the hands of the German reichsfuehrer." :"
 2-A personal order to the Ger man army as fuehrer and supreme commander of the armed forces, to start entering Bohemia and Mo- ravia, the remaining portions of the Czech state, to end terrorism" and secure life and property of all resi- dents indiscriminately."
 3-A proclamation to the Ger man people announcing the march of his troops ito disarm terroristic gangsters and the military forces protecting them"
 In his proclamation to the Ger man people Hitler announced that Czechoslovakia had ceased to exist, and that his army would execute the basis for introduction of a new fundamental settlement which will do justice to g thousand years of history and to the practical needs of the German and Czech people" :"
 Already Across Frontier
 German troops had already crossed the frontier to occupy the German minority districts of Maehrisch- frontier, and Pilsen at the west side Ostrau, which is near the Polish of Czech territory.
 Tn Carpatho- -Ruthenia, at the ex- treme eastern tip of the now non- existent Czechoslovak republic, the diet met to confirm a declaration of independence" such as that which Slcvakia proclaimed yesterday.
 Hungarian troops were fighting Czech troops and members of the Ruthenian separatist sitch guards on Carpatho- -Ukrainian soil and wore expected by tonight to have occupied al lof the central area up to the Polish frontier.
 It was reported that Rumanian troops had crossed the Carpatho- Ruthenian frontier at its eastern end to insure that Rumania got Q minority area embracing about 20 villages.
 Irregular bodies of the Polish free corps" were reported to have entered Carpatho- Ukrainia from the Polish side.
 Czech Areas in Terror
 Czech areas of the dismembered republic were in a state of terror.
 To prepare the way for his troop occupation Hitler had forbidden travel of any kind until further mo- tice into or out of areas which were put under German protection.
 Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's minister of propaganda, in a 6 a. m. broadcast to the German people, or dered all Germans to fly flags from their homes in celebration of the entry of German troops into Be- hemia and Moravia.
 President Hacha and Foreign Minister Frantisek Shvalkovsky of the Czech state had arrived here last night at Hitler's order. They first talked to Joachim von Ribben- trop, Hitler's foreign minister and then with him went to see Hitler at 1:10 a. m. today. They conferred with Hitler, Field Marshal Her. mann Goering, his right hand man, and Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy as leader of the Nazi party, for three hours.
 Call Czech Legal Experts
 Czech legal experts were called into the conference. Nazis spread word that Hacha had asked Hitler to assume protectorate over Czech territory and that Hitler had agreed.
 Hacha came out of the conference at Hitler's ornate new chancellery with his face drawn and pale. He refused to talk. He went to his ho- tel to consult advisers.
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