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114 On Guard for Over a Century 20 Pages Three Cents ritain' Envoy Flying one with Hitler' Final Terms' ts eich Gets Warning to Be Ready for War at Any Time; Roosevel Agath Urges Fuehrer to Negotiate with Polanc 4 as Go-Between President Renews Plea as Warsaw 0.K's Plan German Ships Recalled and Airliners Grounded Peace Hopes Revived After Pirley in Berlin Ship Shortage Likely to Trap U.S. Nationals Nazis Warn Germans to Leave London Immediately; Hitler Prepares Proclamation Berlin Cuts Phone Communications for Hours; Ambassadors Hold Crucial Chancellery Talk ROME, Aug. two morning papers said the intense diplomatic activity being pursued in Europe had increased hopes that war could be averted. ---k I VI'1 14. I 't Ai t' 7 ip 4 1 4 0' 4, (..

lt (0 I) It it The articles appeared to reflect official opinion, and one of the papers, II Messaggero, hinted Premier Mussolini might take a hand in trying to settle the crisis as he did last year at Munich. Nazis Are Still Silent on His First Appeal; Note of Approval Is Sent to King Leopold BERLIN, Aug. ment spokesmen said early today that any answer to the second peace message of President Roosevelt would come from Adolf Hitler himself or his Chancellery staff because of the delicacy of the present situation. WASHINGTON, Aug. Roosevelt addressed tonight another appeal to Adolf immediately after receiving a message from President Moscicki of Poland, and asked Hitler to "agree to the pacific means of settlement accepted by the Government of Poland" in the German-Polish controversy.

"All the world," the President added, "prays that Germany, too, will 'accept." President Roosevelt telegraphed to Hitler the text of President Moscicki's reply to Mr. Roosevelt's appeal of last night, which coincided with a similar appeal to Hitler to avoid war. Moscicki agreed to direct negotiation or the process of conciliation. Mr. Roosevelt then said: "Your Excellency has repeatedly and publicly stated that the ends and the objectives tlInninn sought just sbtya nt dh er eGa nmaabnl Reich sought by the German Reich Woman Killed were just and reasonable.

By Frederick C. Oechsner BERLIN, Aug. 26 (Saturday)(U. Adolf Hitler early today ordered Germany to make ready for the eventuality of war after summoning the British and French ambassadors to his Chancellery and supposedly delivering to them his "final terms" for peace. His chief Nazi Party deputy warned that, if war comes, "it will be terrible." Hitler canceled his scheduled Sunday speech at Tannenberg, East Prussia.

It was understood reliably that even the SIR NESTLE HENDERSON Henderson, British ambassador to Berlin, was flying back to London Saturday morning, reportedly carrying Adolf Hitler's final proposal to avert general war over Danzig and Poland. By Webb Miller LONDON, A. 26--(Saturday)(11. British ambassador to Berlin, Sir Nevi le Henderson, is due back here by airplane today in a race against the zero hour of Europe's crisis, bringing what is described as Adolf Hitler's "last offer" of peace. Hitler, preparing for the alternative, took a series of lightning-like decisions that placed Germany in readiness for war.

Poland, Britain and France also are prepared for war. It was reported that the Fuehrer had handed to Sir Nevite his proposal for a basis of peaceful negotiation of his demands upon Poland, but British officials waiting for the British ambassador in the brightly-lighted foreign office were non-committal. Hitler, according to one version, agreed to negotiate with the Poles on the basis of his demands of last March: 1The immediate restoration of the Free City of Danzig to the Reich. 2Poland's economic rights to be safeguarded, including an outlet to the Baltic. 3Germany to have a motorized road and railroad across the Polish Corridor.

4A new German-Polish pact of nonaggression, replacing the one denounced by Hitler before the Reichstag on April 28. Proposal for Conference Reported Another report was that Hitler has proposed an international conference, supposedly along the lines of President Roosevelt's direct appeal to him Thursday. Still another diplomatic rumor spoke of an imminent Nazi ultimatum warning that a Danzi-Reich anschluss will be attained, whatever the conse9uences; For seven hours last night Hitler virtually cut Germany off from the world, suspending direct telephone communication with all foreign capitals. Turn to MILLERPage 4 Dominion Asks for Volunteers WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (A.

serious shortage of ships to bring home some 69,000 American residente and tourists in Europe was seen tonight as the State Department announced elaborate arrangements for evacuating Americans should war break out. A eurvey of steamship lines showed that the task would take weeks, possibly months denpite any plans by the State Department. The immediate destination of approximately 1,700 Americans on the liner Bremen, two days out of Cherbourg, was in doubt tonight. Berlins order calling all German ships back to home ports was interpreted here as meaning that the Bremen would take the Americans to Germany. Hopeful but Doubtfal Operators of the Bremen in New York said that they were hopeful but doubtful that the boat would continue its voyage.

"We haven't got nearly enough ships to bring them back," a spokesman for the United States Lines said. The confusion resulted from five 1Germany ordered all its vessels to return to Nazi ports. 2Some English ships were ordered to return to Britain for possible use as troopships. 3Italy cancelled all Railings between America and Europe. 4Vessels of other nations were engaged in West Indies cruises or were headed for European ports where they possibly would be held for war developments.

5The State. Department announced that the navy had only a cruiser and two destroyers in European waters. Liner to Aid Americans The States Lines said the liner Manhattan, due at Cobb, Ireland, Tuesday, probably would be ordered to take Americans aboard and return to New York immediately, omitting stops at England, France and Germany. Yesterday the President Roosevelt was ordered to break its schedule at Havre today and return here. The French Line said it would do all possible, but pointed out that the NorMandie was in mid-ocean bound for New York, the Ile de France was bound for Havre along with the Champlain.

The Degrease was en route to New York. The Cunard White Star Line's Queen Mary was two days out of New York, bound for England with the possibility of being held there. Other English ships were at sea or ordered home. Turn to EXODUSPage 5 Hitler Soldier Dies at Border Cabinet Would Fortify 'Vulnerable Points' Poland Reports Long Series of Clashes "In his reply to my message, the President of Poland has made by a Toy Swan it plain that the Polish Government is willing, upon the basis set forth in my messages, to agree to solve the controversy which has arisen between the Republic of Poland and the German Reich by direct negotiation or the process of conciliation." Mr. Roosevelt told the Chanvestigating cellor: "Countless human lives can be yet saved and hope may atill be restored that the nations of the modern world may even now con-en struct a foundation for a peaceful and a happier relationship if you and the Government of the GerShe man Reich will agree to the 'pacific means of settlement accepted by the Government of Poland.

WARSAW. Aug. The first German soldier was killed on Polish soil today in a clash between German and Polish patrols. Previous border incidents have been described as involving only "armed bands," which might have been composed of ruffians. The clash occurred on the outskirts of Pelty, near Ostroleka, on the Polish-East Prussian frontier.

According to the Polish version, a German patrol penetrated one kilometer into Polish territory, where it was surprised at 3 p. m. by Polish patrols. The Germans were said to have opened fire with light machine guns and the Poles replied. Corporal Reported Slain The Germans retired, leaving the leader of the patrol, Corp.

Kantenhagn, of the Third Squadron, First Cavalry Regiment, annual Nurnberg Nazi Party Congress, scheduled to open Sept. 2, would be called off. Officials admitted such a decision might be made. The Government ordered all German merchant ships in foreign ports to return home immediately. Some passenger ships were recalled.

Berlin wax cut off from direct telephone communication with all foreign capitals for many hours. Lines were opened again at 3 a. M. Foreign service of the Reich's great commercial air line, Deutsche Lufthansa, was suspended at noon Friday. Proclamation Expected Hitler, it was underatood, may deliver a proclamation to the German people this morning.

Anti-aircraft guns were mounted on the War Ministry and other key buildings in Berlin. There was tremendous activity in the Wilhelmstrasse. Hitler was understood to be in another council of war with his generals and high Government leaders. So gravely was Hitler's chancellery statement regarded that the British ambassador. Sir Nevile Henderson, was flying to London Saturday morning to report to his Government.

Hitler also conferred with the French ambassador, Robert Coulondre, alter talking twice with Henderz-m, and later called in the Italian ambassador, Dr. Bernardo Attolico, and the Japanese ambassador, Gen. H. Told of Polish 'Offensive' Germans gathering in groups around radio receivers heard news bulletins saying that Polish troops were massing and "likely to invade German territory at any time." Street lights still burned in Berlin, however, and the scenes in the streets at midnight were more or less normal. There was increasing tension, however, and a realization among the people that some great development was hand.

Diplomats wondered whether Hitler might have offered the envoys a last-minute alternate to a r. French diplomatic quarters said he had indicated a willingness but only vaguelyto enter into an international conference. May Still Negotiate Some high Nazis said that Hitler was willing to negotiate directly with Polandbut only on his own terms, calling for surrender of Danzig, the Polish Corridor and probably Upper Silesia. Turn to BERLINPage 4 Britain and Poland Bolster War Alliance in New Treaty By Frederick H. Kai LONDON, Aug.

25---(11. Britain and Poland tonight answered Adolf Hitler's demand for a "free hand" in 'Eastern Europe by signing a military alliance protecting the Poles not only against Nazi aggression but against Soviet Russia and other potential enemies. The alliance, one of the most far-reaching ever concluded. pledges instant British aid for Poland against either direct or indirect aggression and even economic strangulation. The pact, signed at the Foreign Office by Viscount Halifax.

British foreign secretary, and Polish Ambassador Edward Raczynski, was the reply of the two nations to Germany's new pact of nonaggression with Soviet Russia. Diplomats said that it seemed to dispel any doubts that Britain might back down on her military pledges to the Poles. The new alliance, replacing a declaration of mutual assistance issued by the Polish and British governments on 6, will run for five years and will be renewed automatically. The eight-article pact binds Britain to help Poland against Russia, Lithuania or any other nation, including Germany. Poland, at the same time, is bound, to fight for Britain in event of an attack by any European power such as Germany or Italy, MONTREAL, Aug.

Cab le companiee here were notified late tonight that at 4 a. m. (Detroit time) tomorrow censorship would be imposed in England. OTTAWA, Aug. 2(Canadian Press)Canada called for volunteers from the nonpermanent militia tonight to man coastal defenses and guard ''certain vulnerable points." Defense Minister Ian Mackenzie announced the call, saying it was decided at a two-hour cabinet meeting today.

Previously Air Force units were ordered to be ready to move to stations they would occupy in case of war. An order canceling leaves applied to about 4,000 men in the permanent militia, 3,000 in the regular air force and 2000 in the naval services. the light of the present situation there are certain military duties for which the strength of the permanent force of Canada Is insufficient and hence it has been decided to place portions of the nonpermanent active militia on service," Mackenzie said. Mounties Seime German Ship QUEBEC, Aug. 26(Saturday) Canadian Mounted Police boarded the German freighter Koenigsberg in the St.

Lawrence River early today with a warrant ordering seizure of the vessel on a charge of theft and took her into port. The warrant was issued by the Admiralty at the request of a Can ad ia firm to which the Koenigsberg's cargo was consigned after the ship sought to rush back home at the German Government's order without delivering all of her cargo, consisting mostly of zinc -oxide. The police went down the river on a pilot boat and boarded the Koenigsberg at St. Nicholas, five miles from here, to serve the warrant on the master. The ship originally had been due at Montreal tomorrow.

Other Dispatches on Crisis Abroad Win sor Police Probe Strangulation Case Windsor police Friday were investigating the death of Mrs. Harold Goyeau, a twenty-six-year-old mother of three children, of 615 Victoria, She wax found strangled on the floor of the kitchen in her home, with her throat wedged between the neck and body of a two-foot wooden toy swan. She is believed to have died about 5 a. in. Dr.

J. M. Young, Windsor coroner, asked police for a full investigation. At 4:50 a. police said, Dorothy Jean Goyeau, 7, woke up and missed her mother.

She said she called out to her brother Leroy, 2, who muttered that he had heard her go to the bathroom. Finds Mother's Body Dorothy Jean aroxe, and when she saw her mother's body on the floor, ran downstairs and woke Alfred Keeley, 49. who In the basement of the house, police declared. When 1 got up there," Keeley said, 'Mrs. Goyeau was lying on her face.

A chair was lying over her legs. There was a half-eaten orange on the table. "Evidently Mrs. Goyeau must have fainted or grown weak, otherwise she could have got her neck nut from between the neck and body of the toy swan. I tried to pull the swan away, but it was wedged closely against her throat and finally I had to break off the swans neck before I could free Mrs.

Goyeau. Tells of Hearing Pounding "-I heard a pounding on the floor shove me about 4:30 a. but didn't pay any attention. It roust have been Mrs. Goyeau beating the floor for help.

Others in the house heard the noise, too, but none of us thought it was serious." Dorothy Jean told police she beard a "gurgling noise' just as Jihe got up to investigate her mother's disappearance. Neighbors were called at once and Ed Allen, of 606 Victoria, tried artificial respiration. Drs. John Weinstock and B. Luborsky pronounced Mrs.

Goyeau dead Allen they arrived. Harold Goyeau, the dead worn-ens husband, was in Leamington, where he is employed. He had left Windsor last Monday. Windsor Police Probe Strangulation Case Windsor police Friday were in- the death of Mrs. Her- old Goyeau, a twenty-six-year-old mother of three children, of 815 Victoria, Windsor.

She was found Btrangled on the floor of the kitch- in her home, with her throat wedged between the neck and body of a to-foot wooden toy swan. is believed to have died about 5 a. Dr. J. M.

Young, Windsor.co.r- Blast Killing Four Laid to the I.R.A. Bomb Also Injures 50 in English Town Ills Fifth Appeal The President's message to Hitler was written almost immediately after the reply from the President of Poland arrived. The Roosevelt message was the fifth appeal for peace that the President has addressed to the German leader in less one year, and was the second within 24 hours. A State Department spokesman quoted the President as being highly gratified at the response from the Polish President. Of the three methods for settlement of the controversy which President Roosevelt suggested last night direct negotiation, arbitration and conciliationthe Polish President selected two, direct negotiation or conciliation.

Suggestion for Conciliator Indirectly, President Mosticki suggested that President Roosevelt himself might be the conciliator, when he said: "We consider likewise the method of conciliation through a third party as disinterested and impartial as Your Excellency to be a just and equitable method in the solution of controversies arising between nations." "While naturally wishing to avoid even the semblance of availing myself of this occasion to raise the point of issue," Moscicki's message said, "I nevertheless consider it my duty to point out that in this crisis it is not Poland who Is. concessions from any other country. Turn to ROOSEVELTPage 5 More Soldiers Called by Duce Page 4' Bulgarians Told Russia Backs Claims Page 4 Hollywood Orders Stars to Return Page 14 Stocks, Bonds Rally; Grains Fall Page 15 Britain Allows Pound to Slump Page 15 Turn to LONDONrage 4 LONDON, Aug. 25 (AP.) Four persons were killed and about 50 injured today when an explosion, attributed by police to an Irish Republican Army bomb, shook the main street of Coventry, 90 miles northwest of London. The building in which the explosion occurred was believed by police to be an ammunition dump for the I.R.A.

Three persons were reported arrested after the blast. Busses and trolleys were damaged by the explosion and many injured lay screaming for help before ambulances arrived. Glass and debris were ankle deep. France Backs Up Poland in Resistance to 'Brute Force' dead. The Poles said they also captured a machine gun.

The Danzig Nazi newspaper Vorposten stirred considerable excitement with reports that two Polish soldiers had been shot dead by Danzig border guards when they crossed the frontier west of the Free City. The report said the Polish soldiers ignored the challenge of the Danzig guards. The incident was said to have occurred near Hochkelpin, but was not confirmed in Poland. Tunnel Is Bombed Another incident on the opposite side of Polandat Lupkow on the Slovak-Polish frontier at the extreme eastern end of Slovakia occurred when four German soldiers threw two hand grenades Into the frontier railroad tunnel and then retreated. There was no serious damage.

Turn to WARSAWPage 5 Governor Told to Keep Out as Dice Roll On in Macomb Spanish Camping Close to Gibraltar PARIS, Aug. 25---(U. Edouard Daladier, in the French equivalent of a "fireside chat," told his people to-Light that Europe was confronted by a "threat of brute force" and France would not submit to it. Shortly before he spoke, France received diplomatic advices from Moscow that Soviet leaders had assured Joachim Von Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister, that the Soviet Union would maintain "benevolent" neutrality in the event of a German-Polish conflict. On the heels of these reports, the Anglo-French military! mission to Moscow was recalled, with hope abandoned that a tripartite pact with Russia could now be written to stave m-1 off war.

French Severing French mobilization went ahead, though general mobilization not to be called until Germany issued orders for general moloiliza- Bridges on Rhine tiara of the Reich armies. Re- servists continued to stream to Mines Ready to Blast their posts near the German and Italian borders. Railroad Links French Severing Bridges on Rhine Mines Ready to Blast Railroad Links GIBRALTAR, Aug. Large concentrations of Spanish troops were reliably reported camping about seven miles northeast of Gibraltar today and troops in near-by Spanish towns were believed confined to barracks. All Italians in Gibraltar, except the consulate staff, were ordered to leave as soon ail possible.

Essex Scottish Fined for Battle at Brewery The last chapter in the "Battle of La Salle." in which two members of the Essex Scottish did war In front of the Hofer Brewery at La Salle, July 12, was written in County Police Court Friday when Corp. James Hamilton, 22 years old, and Private Charles Gardner paid fines and costs of $40 each for drunkenness and disorderly conduct and obatructing a police officer in his duty. Police said that on July 12 they found the two soldiers stripped to their kilts and battling with a group of civilians at the brewery. "Someone passed a crack about the Scottish," the soldiers explained, and we were doing battle for the honor of the regiment" British Cruisers Seen at Panama Sheriff Robert C. Havel, of Macomb County, served notice Friday on the State Administration to keep gambling investigations out of Macomb County.

"I assure you," Havel wrote Gov. Dickinson, "we are able to enforce the laws of our county and we are able to handle the situation ourselves." But Friday night, at Van Dyke and Sixteen Mile, in Macomb County, more than 200 patrons gambled without interference on crap and roulette tables that a few months ago furnished the Chesterfield Inn, operated by Danny Sullivan cr Gratiot, in Macomb County. The equipment had been removed from the Chesterfield Inn to the Sixteen Mile location after a Circuit Court Injunction caused the Inn to close last January. "I wish to state," the Shriffs letter to the Governor continued, "that there are no irregularities existing, and assure you that our department had not failed nor does it fail to act when eases are referred to us for attention." The existence of the gambling house on Sixteen Mile was called to public attention eight days ago by The Detroit Free Press. At that time and again Friday night, there were upwards of 100 private cars in the parking lot adjoining the large one-story building, and a bus carried additional customers from a loading station in downtown Detroit.

An electrically lighted sign at the corner of Sixteen Mile and Van Dyke calls attention of motorists to the location. Within the building there are three tables of crap, four of blackjack, several roulette wheels. At one end is a counter where beta are taken and paid off on the horses. and at the other end is a bar and free-lunch counter. The place was formerly operated by Lefty Clark, Detroit gambler, hut the presence of Sullivan's equipment in it now has led to speculation that Sullivan merely trensferred the scene of his operations when he closed up the Chesterfield Inn last January.

Turn to GAMELMGPage Start the Day Right with the Free Press Pages Alden, Ruth 9 Amusements 14 Around the Town 10 Church News 10 Co flyer's Selections 12 Comics 19 Crossword Puzzle 13 Editorial Fiflanelal 15 Good Morning Guest, Edgar A. 6 Iffy the Dopester 3 I Wish to Report 8 National Whirligig 6 Newton, Dr. Joseph Fort 6 Obituaries 17 Quillen, Robert Radio Pmgrams 13 Serial, The Yearling" 19 Society State News 7 Theater 6 Vits1 Statistics 17 Ward to the Wise 11 W'sshington News 17 IVeather Report 2 CRISTOBAL. C. Aug.

25 British cruisers of the West Indies Station tonight were reported to be standing off the Atlantic terminus of the Panama Canal, apparently to intercept German shipping if war breaks out. Officers of an American freighter which arrived here said they had sighted the cruisers Perth, Orion and four others some miles off this port. EASEL, Aug. 25 French forces tonight cut pontoon bridges across the Rhine between France and Germany north of this border city. The pontoons on the German side of all eight bridges from Basel.

north to Strasbourg. were reported to bave been pulied out by French engineers. The permanent railroad bridges. which are the only other means of communication across the Rhine, have been mined and are ready to be blown up at a moment's notice. ----4--- Jap Good-Will Plane Starts on World Hop TOKIO.

Aug. 28---(Saturday) (A. twin-motored monoplane Nippon took off at 10:27 a. m. today (9:27 p.

in. Friday, Detroit time), for Alaaka, on the first leg of a 35.000-mile good-will flight around the world, including Eter lin. It carried a crew of six members and Takeo Ohara, chief of the alfiation department of the newspaper Nichi Nichi, which is sponsoring the flight. The route in-eludes Seattle, Lou Angeles, and New York. French naval authorities tonight issued an emergency order forbidding all ships excepting French war vessels from approaching within six miles of the northern Cotentin coast in Normandy under threat of being shelled.

The Cotentin coast forms a peninsula extending into the English Channel. Cherbourg is on tile peninsula. As these developments went forward, Da ladier reiterated his desire for a peaceful solution of the crisis. But he offered no definite hope. turn fq PAWSrage 4 League Acts in Crisis GENEVA.

Aug. Ltague nf Nations officials con, ferred today on moving the League staff and equipment to Vichy, France, in the event of W8r. Pay I checka were issued today. instead I of at the end of the month, to the 500 membtre of the secretariat. i Versailles Signer MENTON, France, Aug.

25(A. PAAndre Tarcheu, last surviving French signer of the peace treaty ending the last World War, was reported today to be seriously I i.