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Evening star., 1939-09-17
Battle Of Saar
Rages Along
Front
First Greet Clash
Develops Near
Siegfried Line
Nv H. TAYLOR HENRY,

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-The European
wars first real grand scale battle
on the western front appeared to-
night to be developing by the hour,
with hundreds of thousands of
French and German troops en-
gagged.
This battle of the Sarr' was
being waged along a 40-mlle front
from the Moselle Valley southeast
ward to Saarbruecken
German troops were reported re-
treating and methodically destroy
ing small villages as they abandoned
them. French observers reported
back to the general staff that the
Germans, as they doggedly gave
ground, blasted entire villages in
an effort to slow the French drive
through the no-mans land toward
the Siegfried line.
Advancing French units reported
the German destruction OF villages
was being carried out SO systemati-
cally that even cellars were being
filled and the ground levelled.
In this area, typical old-world
houses built centuries ago have
middle-age cellars which extend two
or three levels down into the ground
and provide almost as good shelter
for troops as afforded by modern
blockhouses of reinforced concrete
and steel.
Close Contact With Enemy.
Such close contact has been made
on the front, it was reported, that
the no-man's s-land separating the
front lines almost has disappeared
In some cases, lines were said to
overlap with advance posts pushed
forward between two similar enemy
positions so that they overlook each
other.
The general staff announced the
Germans were constantly throw
ing reinforcements into the battle
which was swinging into its decisive
stage after two weeks of preliminary
skirmishing.
Military observers estimated that
at least Is German divisions and
about the same number, if not more,
of French divisions had been drawn
into the fighting for possession OF
| the strategic no-mans- s-laEd between
the Siegfried and Maginot lines.
! Tonight's official general staff
communique acknowledged for the
first time that French and German
/ troops were in contact along the en-
tire front.
Small cross roads hamlets have
been cleared of all civilians for days
and many of them already had been
pounded almost beyond recognition
by shells from both French and Ger
man guns in a ceaseless give-and-
/ take warfare.
Daladier Visits Maginot Line.
Premier Edouard Daladier, the
little dictator of France" who is
his own minister of national defense
and foreign affairs, left Paris sud-
denly today to make a surprise per-
sonal inspection of the Maginot
fighting zone. He left for the front
| in a military automobile on what, SC
| far as is known, was his first inspec-
| ton of the battlefront.
The premier, who entered the last
war as a private soldier and fought
the entire four years, winning pro-
motion after promotion and three
citations for valor under fire, went
to the front without previous an
nouncement. He was accompanied
only by Gen. j. P. o. de Camp, head
| (See PARIS. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1939-09-17
German Ultimatum
To Give Up Warsaw
Delivered 10 Poles
Bomburdment With All
Force Threatened.
Civilians Warned
By the Associated Press.

/ By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. II (Sunday).-A
German army ultimatum to Warsaw
to surrender without resistance ex-
pired some time after 3 am. today
20 pm. E. S. T Saturday but there
was no immediate report to Berlin
as to what happened at the Polish
capital.
The German high command re-
ported at 4:30 a m. this morning, one
and one-half hours after expiration
of the ultimatum. that its army in
the field still had had no word from
Polish authorities.
The ultimatum said Warsaw
would be regarded as war area
if the German terms were hot ac-
cepted, meaning that the city would
be bombarded by artillery and the
air force.
German flyers during the after-
noon dropped leaflets warning the
civilian population of the Polish
capital to get out. Millions Of them
were dropped.
"a Hours for Evacuation.
The German terms specified that
the military command of Warsaw
had IL hours to give up, and then
rather ambiguously stated that
civilians would have II hours to
escape in the event the Polish
military stood pat. The German
army indicated and promised to
protect two roads for flight of
civilians.
A propaganda ministry spokesman
said smashing bombardment and
air attack on the Polish capital were
not expected before pm. (9 am.
E. S. t..
AS he interpreted the ultimatum,
The first II hours was given the
army, after which, in the event Of
its rejection, the civilians have an
other IL hours to fee"
DNB said the German commander
sent a message to the Polish COM
mander in Warsaw saying resistance
was useless and that the Germans
were out of patience because OF
sniping. 1t was reported here the
Warsaw commander refused to re-
ceive the German messenger or to
heed the threat to lombard the city
if capitulation was not forthcoming
Immediately.
The news agency said the Ger
man command was reluctant to en-
danger innocent citizens and that
it had good reason to suspect that
irresponsible Polish leadership" had
failed to inform the citizens of the
urgency of the situation. So it was
decided, DNB said, to inform the
Warsaw population by leaflets show
cred from planes.
Substance Of Demands.
The leaflets said the following de-
mands had been made on the mill
tary commander of Warsaw:
l. All parts of Warsaw and all
Polish troops within it must sur
render within IL hours.
g. In case the order is complied
with, the surrender must be reported
to the nearest German military
commander.
3. In the event this command is
not obeyed, the civil population is
given II hours to leave the city OF
the roads in the direction of Siedlce
and Garwolin.
After IL hours, the leaflets said
the entire city of Warsaw will be
regarded as war area.
The final paragraph said the H.
(See BERLIN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Col. Robertson Dies

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 16
R.-Col. Joseph Andrew Robertson,
90, Assistant Secretary of State un-
der President Wilson, died last night
Col. Robertson spent much OF his
life in industrializing Mexico.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
RUSSIA ORDERS ARMY TO INVADE POLAND
Germans Retreut on Western 'FRONT.' Destroying Towns French Path
WAR BULLETIN

BERLIN, Sept. II Sunday
R.-The German Army high
command issued the following
communique at 7:22 am. 1:22
am, E. S. T.) today:
I'm Deblin, which was cap
tured by attack, 100 unde-
stroyed enemy planes fell into
German hands.
Fighting around Warsaw
continues.
'KutnO was captured by
German troops.
"Near Siedlze, $4,000 pris-
oners were taken besides SO
cannon, 6 armored cars and II
planes"
Evening star., 1939-09-17
French Sentence Man, Woman.

PARIS, Sept. Is (P).-A man and
woman who criticized Frances posi-
ton IN the war were jailed and fined
today.
Maria Rumbach. a chambermaid
of Hungarian descent, was SEN
fenced to eight months in prison
and fined 1000 francs tabout $22)
for saying:
I'VE should have given Danzig to
Hitler for the city should belong to
him
Idir Ben Said Hamrani, an Alge-
rian cook. was sentenced to Is
months in Jail and fined 1000 francs.
1t was testified he said: Hitler Is
right Everything he does is good.
He will win
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Two u. 5. DestroYers
Escort Manhattan
Through War Zone
Britoin Begins to Use
Convoy System for
Merchant Shipping
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 16.-The United
States destroyers Badger and Jacob
Jones we're due at Bordeaux tomor-
row to escort the United States
liner Manhattan when she sails
Thursday laden with Americans
fleeing the European war.
The two destroyers are part of
the American Mediterranean fleet.
II was not considered likely the
Manhattan would be escorted all the
way home but only as long as she
is in dangerous European waters.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
The War Told
In Pictures

Photographs by air clipper,
radio, cable and telephone en-
able The Star today to present
unusual picture coverage Of
the war on both the Polish
and western fronts. See Pages
AS, AS and AT. g.
Evening star., 1939-09-17

Poland.
4e,723 Square Miles Is Ukfainian.
Ukrainian agencies estimate 46,-
723 square miles of territory are m
cluded in the Polish Ukraine, Whlch
Russia has announced she will oc-
cupy.
The whole Ukraine district be-
Ionped to the Polish-Lithuanlan
empire until 1867, when part OF 1t
was ceded to Russia. Russia took
the rest of the Ukraine in 1893 IN
the second partition of Poland.
During the middle of the 18TH
century. the Ukrainians started
movement to establish separate
republic which achieved a short
lived success with the fall OF Czarlst
Russia in 1917.
The Ukrainian Peoples Republic
was then invaded by German, Aus
trian, Russian and Polish armies
and following the fall of the central
powers the district was once again
divided.
~ Poland received the section of the
Ukraine around Galicia. SOVIET Rus
sia finally obtained the largest sec
ton and Rumania and Czecho-
Slovakia acquired other units IN the
years following the World War.
In last years partitioning OF
Czecho-Slovakia Hungary took over
the area known as the Carpatho-
Ukraine.
Ukrainian sources estimate T.
100000 native Ukrainians live in the
Polish area sought by Russia.
If necessary, Soviet Russia could
throw nearly 100000 trained SOL
diers against the struggling Poles.
The official Communist party
newspaper, Pravda, last spring estl-
mated Russia's peacetime army at
100000. This estimate did not in
clude the millions of semi-tralned
reserves which could be called up
by conscription.
In addition to this overwhelming
manpower, the newspaper credited
Russia with 5000 airplanes, 10000
light machine guns, $4,000 heavy
machine guns, 1000 pieces of heavy
artillery and between 5000 and TO-
600 tanks.
During the last week Russia called
up part of her army reserves in a
mobilization move, and foreign OBJ
servers said most of the troops were
sent to the western frontier, facing
Poland.
= Soviet Feels Confident.
Soviet Russia launched into her
Invasion of Poland confident of her
strategic position as result of her
armistice with Japan in Far Eastern
fighting.
The Russian-Japanese armistice,
calling for an end yesterday to four
months of intermittent battling
along the disputed 1,000-mile from
tier between Soviet Outer Mon
nolia and Japanese-dominated Man
chukuo, was viewed in Soviet circles
as making both the Soviet frontiers
safe.
- Failure of Japanese Ambassador
shigenori Togo to make an expect
ed call yesterday on Premier-Foreign
Commissar Vyacheslaff Molotoff
was taken to indicate all details for
the cessation of hostilities had been
worked out.
Diplomatic sources speculated
whether the next step would be a
Russian japanese non aggression
pact like the one Russia and Ger
many signed August "a.
Some observers in Moscow said
such a pact would be blow to the
British position in Eastern Asia and
possibly to the interests there Of
Nthe United States.
Soviet sources did not expect &C
ton on a possible pact at once. 1t
was pointed out several points re-
mained to be settled-including dis
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Nozis Execute
| War Objector;
| French Jail Two
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 16-Execution of
Germany's first conscientious OBJ
jector was reported today by
authorities.
August Dickman of Dinslaken was
shot by firing squad on charges OF
refusing to 60 to the front.
Paul Mueller of Halle was shot
for arson and sabotage.
Evening star., 1939-09-17
Weather Forecast

From the United States Weather Bureau Report
Full Details on PAGE Az
Generally fair today and tomorrow; cool
er this afternoon tonight and tomorrow
Temperatures yesterday-Highest 80, AZ
$3.50 pm; lowest, IS, at am:
Evening star., 1939-09-17

(See BERLIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Stettinius Pictures
Hopefu! Outlook al
Annual Meeting
U. S. Steel Chief Sees
Signs Of Revival in
Heavier Products
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOBOKEN, N. j.. April Sd
ward r. Stettinius, jr, chairman OF
the board of the United States Corp,
said today 1t was hoped that general
business would continue to i'm
prove" during this year.
I'm these times" he told the 38th
annual meeting of United States
Steel stockholders, ut is venture
some, to say the least. to attempt
to forecast the future course Of busi-
ness.
However. we are reasonably hope
full concerning the immediate out
look for the steel industry.
During 1898 the predominating
demand was for the so-called lighter
steel products. with a subnormal
demand for the heavier steel prod
ucts which are commonly associated
with the durable, or capital, goods
industries.
Demand Is Uneven.
I'm view of this subnormal de-
mand, the finishing capacity Of the
corporation was unevenly drawn
upon during the past year. At the
moment there is some evidence of
revival of demand for steel prod
ucts In the heavier classes.
with the return to a more nor
NAL demand for such goods the
operations Of the subsidiary COM
panies should be materially bene-
fitted.
I'VE hope that general business,
which advanced slowly during the
latter half of last year, will con-
tinue to improve, and that opera
tions eventually will reach such a
level as to enable the corporation
to show satisfactory earnings on its
investment"
Stettinius was applauded by an
audience of $50 stockholders who
packed the fifth floor of the old
Hudson Trust Co. Building in which
they have met for SO years.
Stanley Elected.
Robert c. Stanley. chairman and
president Of International Nickel
Co., was elected to the board
of directors to succeed Walter S.
Clifford. president of American Tele-
phone &, Telegraph Co.
Stettinius announced that SIS per
cent of the stock was represented
at the meeting.
The total number of registered
stockholders of the corporation as
of January l was 219,727. Each of
these held an average of 56 shares
Stettinius told the stockholders
he was "gratified to say that our
average production rate for the first
quarter of this year is around So
per cent-a figure substantially
above the average for the past year.
The 1888 production of finished
steel for sale averaged 1862 per cent
of rated capacity-about half that
of the 712 per cent average rate in
1887"
In discussing the corporations re-
search activities Stettinius said the
Tennessee Coal, Iron g. Railroad
Co., a subsidiary, has developed and
is preparing to market a line of pre-
fabricated steel buildings, including
residences, for use in rural COM
munitieS.
Evening star., 1939-04-03
New York Produce

NEW YORK, April 3 R.-Egrs, 23.2o7:
hrmer. Mixed coiors: Extra fancy selec-
ton, 1sh.2l "a: standards. 1s: hrsts. II:
mediums. 1914: dirties No. 1. 15.I: average
checks. 15-15h. storase packed nrsts.
Whites. Resale Of premium marks, "a.
26. Nearby. premium marks. 1923. Near
BY and Midwestern. Exchange specials.
2013-2l: EXCHANGE standards. 19H-h. Re-
sale Of nearby heavier mediums. 19la-
70 :. 2..d,,n Nearby and Aidwestern. EXCHANGE
Browns Nearby. extra fancy. ,2oh.
231a, Nearby and Midwestern. exchange
specitis. 10; exchange standards. 1s.
Nearby. EXCHANGE mediums. 1917.
Duck eggs Fancy to extra fancy. 37-41.
eIy hieher than extra. 23isc24H: extra
l92 score). 23-23A frsts t8s-9D. 22h-
49, seconds iS4-S6. 21-22.
Cheese. 162.b40: steady. Prices un.
CHANGED
Dressed poultry, about steady Fresh;
Boxes, fowls. 36-42 pounds 1919: 1854
pounds. 1921. 6O-65 pounds. 1921. Old
broilers. 14-24A; fryers, 14-19h; roasters
l5-25h. Fowls 36-42 pounds. 13ka-1g:
4s-54 pounds 1921; 60-65 pounds 15ha-
2l. Old roosters. 1915. Boxes and bar
rels, turkeys Northwestern 221a-32: South
western. 2l-28. Barrels. ducks, 15h-16
Live poultry. BY freisht nominal. No
sales
BY express nrm Broilers. crosses. %.
Fowls, colored 20-21. Pullets, crosses. FL
25 Old roosters. 13
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Chicago Produce

esEcAso ;s4 s. trasHs ARE Hsa; ss
steady Hens EYER .sbo5n Ss bens Il bro: lsS
mouth Rock, 30: White Rock 30: springs.
3I3 lbs, up. colored; 20; Plymouth R1ck' Sl
22la; White Rock. %: fryers; over 2i2 lns,;
Rock, 81 bareback chickens; l5-l1 roost-
ers -; Leghorn ROSTERS X: ducks, AZ
lbs. up colored, II: white, IS; small col
pred, 16la: white l6Is; @ geese, @ IA; tur-
gutter SEQ 49, g. sssfy e Greamf.y snf. 80 30
ssH s2I. So. -: SIS. cla4; 90, centralized
caE!ess. Eees 47,ssas; steady. Fresh-sraded ex-
local. 1874: cars. 16ia'4; current receipts
1874; storaee-packed extras. l7la; flrsts'
POTATOES. c1s: on track, 54s: total
Northern Whites weak: Colorado McClures
sIixhtly. weaker: Bliss, Triumps and EaTly
heavy, demand rather slow; Idaho Russet
outstsndins n.dii hieheT; Nebraska. Bliss Tri-
gmDhsd 80 p.d PER Mctnres cent u No No bIrsp Hu
e consin Round Whites. u S. No /; few
sales i 1920; Michigan Russet Rurals; Y.
No eo M North Pa R2kGss e 3 BiSs 81 Ter ner
seed, .e5: Early Ohios. 90, per cent Y; s.
No, l., l.521a, New stock; Texas Piss
rumphs stesds foTida Sgny
pound buTlap SACKS. od o. + 90; washsa .,es
Generally I fair Il duality and color. 2.lo: size
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. April 3 R:-tunited states
5000: SLOW: eeneraily steady With Fri RI
ssS:sso pounds; y. 7;0o,7;ss# aeo.sso9
and. heavy packing sows. 6.0O-35; light
kinds up to $50.
salable cattle 5000; salable calves.
1000: fed steers and yearlings stronz to
25. higher: all GRADES showing advance:
most; she stock strong to IS higher:
bulls 1926 higher; vealers closing lower
after steady 1880 to II 90 kosher buy
ing: largely steer run: COW. and heifers
loads .l17b-le.56: so-caiied middle srate
weighty steers. such as suffered sharply
Iieht heifers; 1928: wsishty heifers. II 100
.se. bulls 7.25;, few 7.3b: stockers and
feeders f1rm at $50 down. down.
very slow; practically no early sales;
indications around steady; talking 9.25-5O
on good to choice lambs now held $50
and upward: sheep about steady: good 10
choice light weights absent.
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Steel Rate 10 Drop
ia More Points 10
SAT- Per Cent
Institute Report Cites
32.6 Per Cent Level
In Same 1888 Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Separations
in the steel industry for the cur
rent week will decline IA points to
SAT- per cent of capacity, compared
with 561 per cent last week. the
American Iron & Steel Institute
estimated today.
A month ago operations were at
the rate of 55.l per cent of capacity.
while a year ago they were 1926 per
cent.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. April tP.-
Despite absence of expected improve
ment, steel ingot production for the
first quarter of 1899 was 10 per cent
higher than at the same time a year
ago, the magazine Steel said today.
Failure of March operations to
show substantial increase tends to
cloud the outlook for the second
quarter, the magazine said. With
but few exceptions March business
failed to hold its own with February.
Operations last week declined one
point to 5412 compared with 36 per
cent a year ago.
Buyers were purchasing only on
hand-to-mouth basis. In the East,
March finished steel sales were
slightly ahead of February. but some
producers did IS per cent of the
months business in the first half,
indicative of the letdown the last
two weeks.
Automotive. rail and miscellaneous
buying continues restricted Struc-
tural steel shows increased activity.
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Foreion Exchange

NEW YORK. April 3 t;P.-Foreitn ex-
change prices shot up TODAY as the Euro
pean "stop-Hitler" bloc gained heao,
way. Both spot and future rates OF
major European currencies were affected.
Banking quarters declared the dec:
sive defeat Of National Socialist factions
in Belgian general elections sunday aooeo
10 the swing away from the dollar.
Early advances in relation to the dol
lar appeared to be too pronounced to
hold and around noon top marks were
shaded.
Sterling advanced Il cent and the
French franc O0l4 of cent. The belga
'"c The swiss franc and Netherlands guild
er hard pressed most of. the year as
the German political machine numbered
into Central Europe rallied .03l2 and
,O5 Of cent, respectively.
Great Britain In dollars, others IN
4.e7I: Canada. Montreal in - New nai YORK
loO.42r'.; Belgium. 1895: Denmark: :O92;
Greece, .ss; Hunsary, 1880; Italy, b.%Si.:
Yukoslavia 3 80: Netherlands; 63.l Nor
way, % "a: Poland. 1890; PortuEai,
switzerland 234sNa; Areentins 3l.22n;
2733: Hong Kong, $3.50: shanghai 16. is;
dicated
n Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Capital Again Leads
World in Number
Of Telephones
TotoI Here Represents
1882 Per Hundred
Of Population
BY tnc Associated Press.

BY tnc Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-If you are
a man, woman or child and did not
receive 220 telephone calls in 1887,
something is either wrong with you
or with the American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. statisticians.
AS far as the StatiSticianS are con-
cerned, they saw nothing contro-
versial about the matter in a slim
volume entitled Telephone and
Telegraph Statistics of the World
which appeared today.
They claimed they had counted
26, OO,000O00 telephone conversations
in the United States in 1887 and that
by an obvious process of division,
made the years rate 220 calls each.
Washington, incidentally, had
more telephones for it's size than any
other big city in the world. The
record was 1882 for every 100
people. San Francisco; with 38.l7,
and Stockholm, Sweden, with 36y08,
ranked next.
Americans in Europe, according to
the same volume, found the tele-
phone situation pretty different
overseas. Back home there were
1909 telephones for every 100 people
including babies-but in the
United Kingdom there were only
6.41 per 100, in Germany. SOL; in
France, 81, and in Italy, l.38. Why,
in some of the countries there
weren't even telephones in the
American bars.
Continental United States. at the
time of the survey, had 1857 per
cent of the worlds telephones. and
whom the telephones In Hawaii,
Alaska, Puerto Rico and other
American areas are included, the
total comes so close to half the
worlds total that only a statistician
could tell the difference.
Americans answered their tele-
phones at the rate of 900 calls every
second, day and night, throughout
the year. They practically always
admitted they were feeling fine and
asked, How are you?'
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Crude Oil Prices

TULSA, April lP.-Base crude prices:
Midcontinent area, Oklahoma kansas grav-
ity scale. 80 to 1.1O. North. North Gen.
tral and West Central Texas gravity scale.
II to .03.
East Texas. 1.1O: West Texas gravity
scale, So to %. North Louisiana ARKANSAS.
area, Salt Creek, Wyo.. gravity scale 81 to
1.10.
Eastern area-Pennsylvania grade BRAD
ford -Alleghany). 200: same grade in
Southwest Pennsylvania lines, 1.65; same
grade in Eureka lines. 80: same grade IN
Buckeye lines, 1.05; Corning. Log.
Evening star., 1939-04-03
Failures TotuI Down

NEW YORK, April lR.-Busi-
ness failures in the United States
during the week ended March 30
dropped to $50, the first decline in
four weeks, from 30l in the previous
week, Dun g. Bradstreet reported
today. A year ago they amounted
to 282.