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THE MARION STAR HOME EDITION 1 Tt-T tonight ad Thur- r.si eoo.er. 1 VOL LXII, No. 251. Ta Asmtat Pimi latrafor.j Newt ferric Celt PrrM MARION, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1939. FOURTEEN PAGES THREE CENTS 1TAH rm ji landon Urges Congress Stay in Continuous Session iXrEATHER lira 0.

P. LEADER Gen. Mud Comes to Poland's Aid-Too LatejfjflflS yra -f ass at a a a 1 1 GlVCS I II 1 1 1 tl of Lengthy War IN ULOIOIUI. UI1 WIVES FOR UiniTll Till NOTHING WILL STOP WAR'S PROSECUTION, CHAMBERLAIN SAYS POLISH SPLIT CANIAL'IALn By DtWtTT MA( KTNZIE Ar Foreign Affairs Write Heir littler ha made his peace gesture peace on my temi, lake tt or leav it to be rented by the Anglo-French aUlea Unot befuro his emotional voo stopped bdines To Take Stand on High Commands of Two Arm ies Agree on Lines of Partition. violating ttutmgri the wrld is dios from Daniug, Embargo but Sees "Cash, Carry" Sentiment.

whether some third party for instance uu my venture propos peac ngi-tiaUoiu hasn't yet bn-n mad clear. Hp Th aHWl4 rrM BERLIN. Sept 20 Th supreme high command disclosed today that Germany and Soviet Russia had reached an agreement Th allied answer, however, Br Th A44 fe LONDON, Sept, 20Prime Minister Chamberlain de-clarni today that no threats could deter Rriuln ami her Hies from achieving their war aims but that "what we will not do i ta rush into Adventure that offer littl proa, pect of MicceM," With the obvioua purpose, of allayinir public anxiety as to whether the western alliea were atnkinjr vigorously enough against Germany, Chamberlain declared in tha houae of commons: "Ther is no aacrifice from which will shrink. There i no operation we will not undertake provided our responsible advixem, our allies and we ourselvea are convinced that it will makef" tr Tk Aet4 tf r.sSHiNGTON. Sept.

20 Alf jori. Republican leader, for President Roosevelt' conference today and urged a continuous con-is djrirg the European war must always remain the same un less there is revolutionary rhango either In their view or on the partition of Poland, at thre of Hitler. la I0U Pwlllon least so far as their armies of oc i-j 15 more cimiiaencc cupation are concerned. Tne Anglo-French pledge to Poland place them in th tn uniiea juagmeru 01 uie than in any one That th demarcation line had position they occupied as regard been set was announced in a high j-i 1938 Republican presiden le Belgium In the World whr litt The bond with a.r.i.dAe declined at a press command communique which, however, did not say where the roland commits them to lh Uk to take a stand on the line run. tiu or repealing me arms an appropriate contribution to victory." Replying to Adolf Hitler' Dan-tig speech yesterday Chamber --irzo provision of the present It asserted the German forces or expelling Uermany or any other invader.

And they widened th field by declaring that they will not quit until law. Lioim did tell newsmen that would withdraw from their present position after "destruction of lain said Britain general war raj a strong mid-west senti- A German officer's car and a field kitchen find it hard going as they move up on rain- "llitlerlsm is smashed." So it look i as if there ta in last remnant of the Folish soaked road toward the front season to halt the German ad-line in Poland. The Poles had vanre, but the Nazis struck too counted on near-impassabiliry quickly. (International of their roads during tha rainy Photo.) for adoption ol cash-and- purpo was to "redeem Europe French Determine To Carry on Until Victory Is Reached Mr Th A wet 14 PrvM PARIS, Sept 20 Th French eatilnet lodsy proclaimed it determination to 'rry on th war to definite victory." A communiqu issued after a three-hour meeting at th F.lyse palar under President I-ebrun from tit perpetual fear ol Ger (Turn to M'KENZIE, Pag 9) -7 system of exports to to the White House meet- man aggression and enabl to people of Europe to prerv i Stephen Early, press secre- army there" to the "demarcation line definitely fixed between the German ana Russian government." Whether this line lies east or wet of Warsaw was not indicated. The entire Rumanian frontier, bordering southeast Poland, ts in Russian hands.

BULLETINS their indepedenc and llhei'Uea," BUCYRUS MAN ted reporters Mr. Kooseven RUSSIA BLOCKS He added that "no threat will a "d.sposed to have a very tree frank discussion of neutral' deter ua or our French allies from this purpose," the congressional and po. He declared agairmt uncertain .11 leaders summoned to an Presumably as the Germans adventure "calculated to Impair 'moon conference. ACCUSE WOMAN 111 FINK TRIAL Jurors Say Witness for Mother "Talked" with Them; Judge To Act retire, the Red army will take their place by advancing west our resources and to postpone ul See Shift In Sentiment tlmat victory." There has been a "very inter' ward from their present positions. Whether the army occupation "On lenson which military hi DIES IN CRASH J.

W. Kramer. 33, Killed as Cattle-Loaded Truck Hits Culvert. POLEHSCAPE Entire Rumanian Border Reported Cut Off; Warsaw Still Holding Out. tl shift" in sentiment in the tory teaches that road lead to areas later will become the new two weeks, Landon said, from dUaster." he said.

boundaries between Germany and Br Th Arttt4 Pr, American Escape CERNAUTI. Rumania, Sept 20 Richard Mowrer, correspondent for the Chicago Daily News, escaped from the Russian-occupied section of Poland last night by wading the Dniester river. (Mowrer yesterday was reported to have been under arrest by Soviet soldiers at the Polish frontier town of ZaleszczykJ.) Mowrer and William Morton, United States vice consul in Warsaw, were cought on the Polish "fatalistic conviction that we Strategy, Chamberlain went on, Russia was a moot question. 'A get into the war in the is "the art of concentrating de Adoif Hitlers war policy speech cklv force at th decUlv point in reclaimed Danzig was taken to There has been a definite shift alo declared th union of Fram and Grvat Britain "closer dally and promised that Poland would rewarded "in common victory." Th meeting wa th cabinet's first sine Premier Daitutier formed a war government Sept communique, without mentioning Adolf Hitler directly, rvf as tha French reply to the fuehrer' speech yesterday at Dansig. Scattered fighting, meanwhile, ourrd along Frame' northeastern frontier as French military leader atudied report that German troops wer massing near at th decisive moment" day by some observers at a warn He said he would "not haiard ae last two weeks that we not going to get into it," Lan ng that the powerful German air guesa at Utl stag of th war fleet might be dispatched to Eng.

Mr The AorlrJ Piwh FREMONT, Sept. 20 Six of eight women on the jury try Th MTll4 fra BUDAPEST. Sept. 20 Fa( land if the British naval block. to when or where th llv fori will tie aaiarmbled or wlieej 8ltal Tha star BUCYRUS, Sept 20 John William Kramer, 33, of Bucyru was killed this morning when the za "The yardstick by which I ire measuring everything now Whether it is going to keep us of war." ade is considered to be working moving Soviet mechanued forews pushing fattiter westward into the decUive moment will arrive.

ing Velma Baker Fink for the slaying of her 10-week-old son hamshlpi on the German people side of the river by the Russian occupation. Morton still is in He aald this mini depend upon admitted to Judge A. V. Ban- Th fuehrer was believed by Toland were reported today to have blockaded the entire event and art'lnd Zaleszczyki, unable to get Ru mann that a defense witness had the observers to be planning an "The scale tif duf pieparatlona sian permission to enter Rumania. eye-for-an-eye war, if neces cattle-loaded truck he was driving crashed Into a culvert near here and the load shifted forward, pinning him in the cab.

Mr. Kramer, driving to Bucy- "talked" to them. Judge Baumann permitted the sary. and the fact already announced that we ar basing them on th Early said the President's neu-ity address to congi ess tomor-" probably would be about 'ffl words. fr.

Roosevelt remained In his House study to plan for the 'fmoon conference and work on address. Aachen, oppoait lb ealin fron tier of Belgium, through which Marshal Interned trial to continue after the jurors auumiition that duration of Hi Nasi Poller Outlined In Danzig yesterday, he threat said their conversations with the country th German marched in Rumanian frontier while Warsaw, still fighting the German lnvn-ion, buried her dead In public parks, Severe fighting was reported especially around Lwow and in Uie Bug river ditrlrt The massing of Russian troop war may at let three year witness would not impair "a fair 1014. rus from Cleveland with 16 head of cattle, was operating a truck owned by the Henry Johnson Cat BUCHAREST, Sept 20 The Rumanian goverment announced verdict." Insure that our strength will increase progrelveIy to meet It was noted that Aachen I We will have protection for not on any direct rout to the today Marshal Edward bmigly tle Co. of Buryrus. justice in this court," said the front where th French and Ger whatever may come.

Refer to Hitler' "peerh judge. "The "court will not pass It is believed that the truck got out of control when he went to Rydz, chief of Poland's scattered military forces, would be interned in Rumania for duration man ar fighting. along the Rumanian border cut the stream of refugees from Poland, but thousands, finding their A major offensive wa expect "Herr Hitler asy much In hi sleep. When the truck hit a cul ed with th arrival of troop re- of the European war, despite ap speech about th humane methods vert about 14 miles northeast of leased fiom th campaign in peals from Britain and France. Bucyrus on Route 88, the heavy with which has waged war, Chamberlain continued.

way barred on tht border, poured Into Hungary. Soldiera among them were disarmed and civilian Poland. The Nazis have insisted the cargo was plunged forward against The bi-partisan meeting, set for m. was expected to receive 5-esidentiaI plea for quick and ted action in the special session the senate and house which will ffn tomorrow. Whether Mr.

Roosevelt will ask irress to repeal the entire neu-iity act instead of Just the arms "bargo section will have to await message, he told reporters Opposition forces in the senate, 'ever, served notice that they Official report of th brogues marshal, like other soldiers, "I can only say that method the cab, shoving him against the the wheel. The accident occurred were sent to special camp. of hostilities claimed minor suc should be forced to stay in the ened to fight "in the same manner as our opponents." Out of his long addrets to th cheering throng that and other salient indications of German policy were drawn 1 Germany Is ready to fight seven years. 2 "For every bomb falling on a German city, five or 10 will fall on their (enemy) cities." 3 Germany and SovUt Russia, "the two greatest peoples and states," alone will decide the fate of Poland and stablih peace and order in eastern Europe. 4 Germany regards the western boundary of the reich as "final," and has no "war alms" against Britain or France.

5 Twenty years of national lightly over this incident." Jurors identified the defense witness as Mr. Grace Siessman, widow of a banker at nearby Clyde, where the brunet defendant resided. Convenes After Recess As court convened after a day's recess, Judge Baumann said one juror had informed him of a conversation with the witness. He turned to the jury box and asked A Hungarian agency estimated cesses and voiced satisfaction country to which he fled. about 4:30.

are not made humane by calling them so and that account of German bombing of open town and machine-gunning of refugee 30.000 civilian and 10,000 soldiers with operation on th naval He was pronounced dead when Blockade Denied the Munz ambulance arrived at City hospital. Death was due to had reached th Rumanian border town of Cernauti before the Soviet line were drawn. front. A aeml-offlcial announcement said "four or five" German submarines had been sunk by hav shocked th whole world, It was Uie prim minister a crushed chest The body wag TALLINN. Estonia, Sept 20 third weekly report on th con taken to the Wis funeral home, (Turn to PARIS.

Page 9) a determined struggle to a the embargo, although they 13th Day of Rlege Radio broadcasta from Warsaw, Foreign reports that Soviet Russian ships had blockaded Eston When the crash occurred the flict. He announced that th govern maimed any intention of tiu- cattle escaped but were corraled entering the thirteenth day of ia's coast described here to within a short time. None was day as unfounded. ment calculated 139 British and neutral live had been lt to far siege, presented a graphic picture of a city whos defender had if any others had been approached. The six women raised their hands.

The court publicly criticized the witness, who he said, had been "reared in an atmosphere of law." Judge Baumann said later that injured. The Russian fleet was acknowl from submarine attacks, cxrlud have unified the Ger Mr. Kramer was not married. edged to be at sea near Estonian vowed to resist the German to th death and seemed to He lived In Bucyrus with his waters, but it was said it had not ing the sinking of th aircraft carrier Courageous, and that an PHYSICAL DIRECTOR NAMED ATJ. H.

C. A. Cleveland Man Selected; R. C. mother, Mrs.

Mary Yanka Kramer, doing it. yet interfered with Estonian trade. man people so firmly that foreign propaganda effort to cause distention are "laughable." The impassioned hour and 14- wring. Members Rash Back Trains, planes and autos with xial license plates were bring-i legislators back to Washing-1 less than Jwo months after "Fess adjourned without act-? on presidential appeals to re- the neutrality law, Jesptte their diversent vlewi additional 44 person wer "Warsaw will resist." saia and sister. Mr.

Anna Marie McMahon. They are the only (Reports reaching Stockholm Tuesday said Russia blockaded after the conclusion of the trial he would charge Mrs. Slessman with contempt of court. "She will be called before the communique read over th capi ported mlsxing. Th admiralty renorted 478 missing from th minute speech, regarded by many survivors.

tal's radio station last nigni. -we Estonia presumably in retaliation for failure to prevent an interned Ciiir neons. as Hitlers rootf forceful, was He was a member of Holy Trln have confidence In our government and confidence In our great Chamberlain told th house; "It i-onsictered not a "peace offer' Hicks Wins Promotion. bench and given an opportunity to answer the charges," the judge ity Catholic church where the re- Polish submarine from sailing but a firm outline of terms un qiuem mass will be celebrated rjwarms embargo, members sain. Is still too early to pronounce any final verdict" on what he termed Soviet Russia' "cynical der which Germany would allies, France and Britain.

Warsaw i doing it duty." The communion went on to tell The fate of the 22-year-old from Tallinn.) Italy Withdraws Troops Appointment of a new C.A, frain from turning the present arnto LANDON, Page 9) mother, who faces the electric ttnck" on Poland, physical director and th advance Friday morning. STEEL OUTPUT UP limited war into a bloodier He also declared Adolf Hitler' chair if convicted without 1 recommendation of mercy, is ex flict of widespread destruction from German bomb and shells, of bombs that fell before St. John's home. Sept. 20 Italy an oeech at Daniil eterdy "doe A few hours after Hitler re LOCK CIVIL SERVICE Dec ted to be placed in the hands ment of hi predecessor to tne position of boys' work secretary wa announced today by Judge Hector Young, president of the nounced today the withdrawal of not chant: the situation with counted the progress of German of a jury of eight women and four her troops from the Albanian cathedral as worshipper emerged from mas, of machine-gun at arms on the Polish front which TO "BOOH" LEVEL Greek frontier as evidence of men tomorrow.

1 en 01 tne jurors he has been touring for 18 days. VOTE IN NOVEMBER are Daren ts. board of director. Richard H. Brandt 24.

of C'eve- tack from the ir on the church eoem. "complete reciprocal trust' between Italy and Greece, th army high command report As the trial went Into Its seventh day. Prosecutor A. L. Hy- land, a gradual last June of Wit ed new advance.

The communlaue ended: "Many Largest Producer of Nation tenberg college In war cemeteries are now in th Many Prisoner Taken zer summoned psychiatrists as re The gesture came as Italy appeared to be solidifying her position as leader of the neutral Jt Court Battle Goes On To nubile parks of Warsaw." buttal witnesses against the de A communique said the battle wa named physical director. He will begin his dutle immediately. Fires 3 More Furnaces. Ijiter. th Polish commander, a fense's contention of temporary Test New Law.

Robert C. Hick, replaced by near Kutno ended with more than 105,000 prisoners taken and General Czuma, came on the air insanity. Dark-eved Mrs. Fink confessed and broadrat a report hi men Mr. Brandt has been named hoy's work secretary.

Mr. Hicks, a enormous los'tes to tne enemy states of southern Europe. Italy occupied Albania in brief Easter week-end campaign which carried Italian troops to the Greek frontier. Th IMAM FrM PITTSBURGH. Sent 20 Out last June that she threw her child.

had Inflicted heavy lone on Ger in dead and wounded. Hitler Haldon, into the deep waters of man Infantrymen in the Praga su gradual of Ohio Stat university, cam her a year ago a physical had told of 300,000 prisoner capturde. put of the nation's largest steel producer rapidly neared the 1937 nearby Green creeK. -My mma burban district to the esst and also on the west. tree tor.

His home is in bpnng- Zitr Sept 20 a re-ereridum on the new leglation has been 0 up 'too long" by Secretary must have siiDPed," she said. Observers said timer peecn. boom levels today with the fir fleld. U. S.

Ship Fired On Rut on the witness stand, Mrs. Mayor Stefan MarzinaW askea. offering no compromise with the Mr. Brandt will have charge of ing of three additional blast furnaces in this district and a 20 Fink rerjeatedly replied "1 can't men's and women' activity at the (Turn to RUSSIA, Page 9) remember." NEW YORK. Sept 20 A German submarine fired a shot across which we ar confronted." With Soviet Ambassador Ivan Malsky leaning forward from th gallery, Chamberhin declared that tnr Poland, "th unhappy victim" of Russia' attack, "th result ha been a tragedy of the grimmest character." Poland Not Forgotten Chamberlain said that despite th fact that Britain and France had bevn unable to sav Poland from defeat "they have assured her that they have not forgotten their obligation to her nor weakened In their determination to carry on th struggle." He then declared th navy anti-submarine campaign In two week had achieved more result than were accomplished "over much longer period In th last war" and added that "already six or seven submarine hav paid the full penalty." In some case, the prim minister said, "crews of U-boat have been captured." Chamberlain asserted "it is already clear that th navy and western powers, was in eueci his last word to th nation of Europe.

per cent boost in coal production x- De placed -e baUot, Demo-Chairman Arthur L. "There was a hard pressure on Y. He will direct th organization of recreational clase and in the rich ConnelisvilJe region. the bow of the American freighter Wacosta Sept 9 near the Irish The Berlin newspaper tsoersen my head and things looked black, said the witness, wearing a simple Carnegie-Illinois Steel ,7" oecjired today. will have charge of the athletic program.

Zeitung called trie address a U. S. Steel subsidiary, announced 1 v.Vsam tune. Limbach black dress almost severe in style. last clarification" or tn reicn coast because of a misunderstanding, the master of the American vessel said when it arrived to FESTIVAL OPENS AT GREEN CAMPTOIIIGHT He wa awarded a degree the three furnaces would be placed in operation at the Du- stand.

tn education from Wittenberg Hitler's reference to a "weapon LOUIS-PASTOR TILT quesne works, the Carrie furnaces iJemocraUc organization -o ,0 court today to seek Zl? impelling Griffith to 'T? Petitions he already and send them to where he majored in physical ed with which to counter the British in Rankin, and the Ohio day. Capt George R. Self said he did not understand the submarine's blinker signal to heave to and be ON RADIO TONIGHT ucation and social sciences. wat active in high school and col blockade was cheered wildly. Enaland already ha begun Broadcast of tonight's heavy works in Youngstown, bringing to 24 the number of furnaces now being used by the company.

Amateur Contest To Start lege athletics, winning letter -k boards i vaWity of signatures. to fight against women and chil fore he could consult his code weieht fieht between Joe Louis, award in four major sports, foot-' ball, basketball, track and dren." he said, "iney nave book the shot was fired. Alty- Gen. Thomas C. Fnck Coke company.

champion, ana boo fastor, con tender for the crown, is ached weapon which they think is un The 24 passengers aboard the 4-Day Corn Show. Arrangement were completed "big steel's" coal producing subsidiary, placed all its 14 pits on '5 "squest that he take laments on an- Wacosta were treated cordially by uied to be broadcast at 9:30. Su A graduate of West Tech High beatable nameiy, aominaiiuo oi the seas. On the sea they say the submarine officer and three of tions on the WJZ-NBC network six-day schedule and orrered me --rsch said: will carry the broadcast Th England can not be attacked and therefor they are justified in school In Cleveland wa affiliated with th West Branch in that city. Sine hi graduation trust you riat; his sailors who boarded the freighter, Self said.

2.000 additional coal diggers back to work. It recently reopened six giving work to 4,000 fieht is being staged in Bnggs today for th Green Camp "corn festival" which open tonight and continues throughout th week. A hlehliaht of th opening pro merchant marine will able to maintain essential supplies of raw 'cierenaum is sacred and whii th. ro and vhtla tK nf waging a war with that weapon against women and children not only of th enemy but also of miners. Cannonading Heard from Wittenberg in June he served as physical director at th state camp at Brinkhaven.

O. stadium in Detroit and is expected to attract some 40.000 fans. DELAWARE SHERIFF gram will be an amateur contest whirh will be held on th Green material and food tor tfu country." Dealing with Hitler' speech, COPENHAGEN, Sept 20 Can He will work with A. W. Rett.

TEMPERATURES Camp quar at o'clock tonight to be placed aiJ2. November of l'r yet tht should not Jour duty to protect Chamberlain said: nonading, which fishermen said could come only from the guns of warship and not from airplane I Cash prize are onereo win Observer Eaffensperger's Report chairman of the physical education committee, in formulating plans for the activity prog cam here. "It is not our way In this to speak; with boast and ners. Pr rt hglw a. at.

FINED FOR SPEEDING Br Th tUMlllH Fieu COLUMBUS. 0 Sept 20 Ar rr4mr mm m. tm. 4ar. Tomorrow night starting at o'clock, residents of the commurt- threats.

c': reJerted the petitions Mr. Hicks new duties wi.I in I have only one general com- iv wiit fwent a naseant. "Amer neutral. "They should have no Illusions. Th time could rapidly come when apply a weapon against which can not be attacked.

Let us hope that they then suddenly do not remember humanity." Germany did not want that type of warfare, he said, adding that during the Polish campaign he had given order to "par, cities if possible." bombs, were heard today southeast of the Island of Laesoe in the strait of Kattegatt an arm of the North Sea between Sweden and Denmark. rested for speeding 62 miles an hour on North High street here. ica Vnin and at the "corn! merit to make. our general pur- signatures and yesterday bowl" In Green Camp. Features of ipoe in this struggle is well known.

clude the organization and direction of boys' clubs and general boys activity. He will plan the boys program with the assistance Maximum Yesterday 78 Minimum Yesterday 57 Barometer 29 25 Weather Cloudy One Tear Ac Teday Maximum 61 Minimum 44 ppoinreci neroert of St. ClairH1 Sheriff Merton F. Pinney of Delaware county was fined $20 and costs in traffic court today. Pin The Aaiborg newspaper Amt- It is to redeem Europe from the perpetual and recurring fear of embership on the civil stidende reported heavy cannon the Friday night program Jill coronation of "King Corn" ana a huge parade through th Green Camp busmts district of E.

G. Siefert, chairman of, the boys' work committee. ney was halted Monday while en route to get a prisoner here. (Turn to CHAMBERLAIN. Pg.

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