cnulnmnwn ourdlu ‘rm can-. naming ouudlnu. Founded III’!-

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAYTAUGUST 26, 1939

MAXIMS. - or A _ MAXIMS MERE MAN °’ A MERE MAN mm id ‘:;:/'// ///* ' The Peoples Paper Read by Everybody ..m..g.___m,. Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

12 PAGES

uni lubu-rtpuou dlvnod 35.00 V lhlI—P. E. I. M. 3 Canada And I]. I. (5.00.

EERM

Nations

Communications Cut In Germany; Troops On Move

Tannenburg Celebration At Which Hitler Was Scheduled To Speak Is_E3_e1nceIled.

(By Alvin J. Steinlropf, Associated Press Staff Writer)

BERLIN. Aug.’ 26-—(Sat'urday)—Germany shut ‘her- self off from the world for seven hours last night and early today as she made apparently last-minute prepar- ations “to deal with Poland.” ”

From 6:30 p. in. (12:30 p. m. ADT) yesterday to 2 a. mi (10 p. m. ADT) today authorities shut off telephone, .tele§:t;‘aph and cable communications with most of the wor .

During this tense period Germany cancelled her pro- iccted celebration at Tannenburg next Sunday, where Fuehrer Hitler was to make an important announcement.

Other rumors said that the Nuremberg Party Con«

. grass to start Sept. 2 also had been cancelled. These re- - ports, however. were denied by the Propaganda Ministry.

Speed Propgrations 4‘ "

Elia... ”’° u§...:.l“‘ ‘°“"’“l2 Me n hp mm“, gums in es were as wor - ucngagile ‘E-on... .,‘§,"..d§,""3.’.*.,’.’.‘. on there continued far into the night.

Gwernment buildings were sur- rounded by cars of officials who were going to and fro throughout the night.

No nervousness appeared in the Capital, and the radio boomed marvel music constantly.

Dan . the centre of the man-Poish controversey. was off tefephonically.

The last reports from the Free City described the arrival of the German Cruiser Schleswig-Hob stein for a naval ceremony.

through the night and in military circles the oonvl tion was ex- . Dressed that Germ y is "ready for iny action on the part of the Poles lr anyone else.”

The reason for the sudden clos- mg of lines of communication was not apparent early today.

The shut down come without llarninr! An Associated Press dis- Dltch being relayed to London was tloken off in the middle.

But there was no censorship. and the ‘official German news agency cmitzmz d to brine in reports from ‘he rest of the world.

Explanation Given

wone erfliaéiation for closing; mmnnca ons was the all . lvntlaile lines were needed for the military and impofiant state cs.l‘s. While hone igldilli a conflict might . 59 nvmrizrl fad during the night Ilili_t’\(’I‘V Gennan radio stat/on . ;i;i'X§'(nu(‘:i1 bllsringfl out mart‘gl ' - -7- Semess ' c 0- "!"‘\'v-rs were somewhat relieved Win the hon on outgoing mes-

‘ 31"“ “'l< lifted.

Ger- out

Peace Hopes Fade

Hone that peace efforts may be effective at the last moment were fading. but there still were rumors to the effect that Great Britain and other nations were urging ac- ceptance of President’ Roosevelt's peace plan or some other com-

promise.

The decision to take drastic steos followed reports of more “otrocities" to German nationals in_

down

(Contlni d on page 1!. Col__8) :_—. —-—- _.__

filsmfififl

Rmlfilfilfl

Ellis

l.‘=‘-it in liéh

lhlfififihlm

Y PREPARES ‘TO DEAL 0 WITH POLAND’

lfilfilihlfihlfi

Girded For War As Peace Hopes

lfithlfifiifi

‘Fade

WARSAW BALM AS SBUMAX T0

CR|S|S_iiEARS

Question Of Peace Or

War Hangs By S l i m m e st Of Threads. Is Feeling.

(By ELM!-:11, W. PETERSON) (Associated Press Staff Writer) WARSAW. Aug. 25 —(AP) - Volunteer workmen dug air raid trenches in Wa.rsaw's pai-‘.;s and ublic squares tonight as the feel- grew in resolute Poland that the question of peace or war hung by the slimmest of threads.

"War is inevitable if one man — Adolf Hitler -—overesti.mates his own possibilities." declared the semi-official Gazeta Polska.

“Poland is ready.” formed the major theme of newspaper editorial comment.

New border incidents. including Polish charges that German "gangs" had machine-gunned Pol- iéh lfrontier stations added to the

o

ns n.

President Ignace Mocclclri was expected to he . dent Roosevelt's pace '1

Informed sources predicted that Moscioki would res ond in general terms, str-ssing Po nd's desire for peace and belief in “direct negotia- tions based on equity."

Several Warsaw newspapers pub- lished reports indicating Poland had sent a note to Nazi authori- ties of the Free city of Danzlz listing four basic "Polish rights" which this country will not permit to be violated.

German reports that Soviet Rus- sia ihrough Nicholas sharanoff. her Ambassador here. was attempt- ing to persuade Poland to yield in her attitude were sharply denied in official circles.

Obviousl" insnii-ed newspaper articles declared Poland would not

rmit:——

1. Any attempt at Germviv and ...

ti. Placing of UB.i"’i'_" outside the Polish customs frontier.

3. Siilvnisslnn of Polish right: in """‘"lg to the control of a third power.

4 Nw move to "°_nrlvc Friend A’ “:2 right to national develop- merit.

union between a

'__I“} Ci"“'rnn camrn-ercfai ships in ‘ t.‘-_"_"‘‘ '‘“‘=. were ca.’leri home. and vme here were not permitted to

E ';‘5"‘In"""iai air lines ceased to - ""~“i‘. "‘%~ri weather" was given

I World News in Brief

is the rencon_

Crowds Gall‘. or

"‘--~-9 ,....,,.d§ '

‘in i“s'dsn~o

poo».-C4 an the home.

'''i?-. in front of Hitler's

D Com

ing Eiyents U

No It Notiou In. this «Inn -~ 4°22‘.-.2°_' M-

that war could be averted.

crease in rates in two days.

"Buyi _ NW5 s:l2>i!e.l°v°- mm Ifgfiniili-B-2%-’;).

uDance..ve;-non H 3 M

- ‘Wt zsih. Percy om'onlt, vigiindfiit I:-309-B-30'3i.

Hail. August

' ‘ fh-”-N.

‘. “DE m... ‘ ‘ml Vi’l§§st§:ls13I:h9"

V .-..e,,._,,''‘‘'‘ we mm wenlfntooffoclinunodiatoly. ‘"9! church Iéwqxy-gig.

aawnuooro-gnsomnuuuiuc pcttillsdldlloll mmim. .

st?‘ '_ ‘ higiagjf

It. U.-Got-nun

NEW YORK. Aug. 25—Amerfcan marine insurance today doubled war risk rates for shipment by German and Italian ves- sels lo and from Germany and Italy. It won the second drastic in-

LONDON’, Aug: 26—(SatuI-day)-—The German Embassy today in- structed all Germans in Great Britain to leave as soon in: possible for

ROME, Aug. 26—(Snturdny)—Rome'a two morning papers said the intense diplomatic activity being pursued in Europe had increased hopes

underwriters

CADCA, Slovakia, Aug. 25-Fresh. veteran regiments poured into the Slovak frontier are: opposite Bohmd tonight. (Approximately "30.- 000 troops were reported musing there a week ago.)

I”“.:_-"—_' v'l'lll HAGUE, Aug. 25-A royal decree forbidding foreign warships to enter Netherlands torrltorlnl waters in Europe was issued today and

P4313, Aug. 26-fsolur-dsy)~A Havu News Agency dispatch from Warsaw may one Polish anti-clronft. inmrles at Gllynln shot

night. The Nui warplune. the dis-

to heel rweotod warning: to stop flying over : for-

troops in 'tbe Glclwitu area have

‘position on the Polish border lines early to- ).'II_. however. no crooning of the line had been

Oinldhu Mounted Police officer: no I

for leisure of the German freighter

‘hon-olu the vessel in rnldstroaln to-

’-ou lice way down the st. Mwronoo

.‘ pa-sorbet luten_dedolV?I0.0|l llqlouo loft Yonnontl: barber wlnlnuinalrutloutopll-to

‘uportonuik

OTTAWA, Aug. 25

nonqpermaneut militia were called manent force in manning coastal points from possible snbourge.

force in manning ‘ possible sabotage.

of the Dominion if required,

Leaves Cancelled

All leave for members of Can. ado‘s permanent defence forces was cancelled toda.y_ '

Two dnvs ago Mr. Mackenzie announced that his department had complete plans in readtmess for the protection of the security of the Canadian people from enemies both without and within.

Canada's militia comprises siishty more than 50.000 men. and the Canadian Legion has offered to supply 60.000 war veterans for

Ward duty. particularly for pro- ltection of bridges, canals, fgcbol-195'

pew. , is and wharves from.

A, statement’ issued by the min. ister made it clear that "no officer or man Shfill be under compulsion to report” for the duties consider- ed i\*.essary for national security at this time.

The complete statement follows:

1- Pia‘-i‘il1='ml L9 8. decision made at today's meeting of the cabinet, certain portions of the Canadian militia, are being called out for duty _on a voluntary basis.

2. iminediaiely after the cabinet meetlnfl instructions were issued that officers commanding the mi- litia units affected should be notl- fled through the several military dlstrlzt headquarters.

3. It is considered that. in the light of the present situation there are certain military duties for which the stiensrth of the perman- ent force of Canada is insufficient and hence.'lt has been decided to place portions of the non- roman- ent active militia on ser ce. The duties to be carried out include the

Call For Volunteers From E

Non-permanentMilitiaT0 Bolster Permanent Force

— --(CPi— Canada martialled her defence forces tonight in anticipation of I national

The 03" 101' ‘'0ll|fl1€'’l’H. issued by Defence Minister Mackenzie was ml’ “°"'P“15°"Y- "3 9795595. Milling they would aid the small permanent and _

Earlier. the Defence Minister had ordered ltoinl Force units to be in readiness to move to war stations in various parts

. . Volunteers from the '0 "10 $010!‘: to aid the small per- defenoes and guarding vulnerable

1 LI

. V points from

Canadian Air

untuv response to the call now D9103 made on the militia will be Bdfiqvcte for the immediate pur- pose and the minister's instructions are definite that the response shall be entirely voluntary and that no officer or man shall be under com- pulsion io report.

7. Those who go on service in response to this call. will receive

CALLED FUR av ll_ll_iAll|ER

France Will Not Ac- cept “Submission To Violence.”

his nation, i'i.s.i.n.g in arms. to be may for ‘eveiv sacrifice" to defend “the safety of the heme land.”

Giving an accounting of his Slewflfdshlli of France at the height of t crisis over a 's de- mands on Poland, the premier took the uncompromisimz stand that the country could not accept “submis- sion to violence.”

Hp told his people that in this crisis “it is the destiny of the other

“French men and French women, you have no need tor me to indicate

the new and allowances of their ran

knlfmut

LIFE IN mvnt

__ l

Regrettable Drown- ‘ ing Accident At

King"s County

Town Yesterday. . . James Power. 16. eldest son or? Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Power of Mon- 4‘ tague. was drowned yesterday int the Montague River near his home. i Young Power stepped out of at boat into water he believed only four feet deep but which was fal- ovcr h‘s denih. A beginning swim- mer, he sank to the bottom hefnrs‘ aid reached him. Four vcumzer

manning of coastal defences and the guarding of certain vulnerable points

4. Tne present action is being taken under the authority of sec- tion 63 of the Militia Act which permits the Govemor-in-Council to aaihorize the Minister of Na- 4 tionsl Defence to place the militia or ortions of it on service for any miltniy duty other than drill 01 training.

5‘ The procedure under section 63 differs from that under the well known section 64 wjiich deals with ¢ calling out the militia. for active i service. Under section 64 the call is compulsory on all members of the militia units named in the order-in-counc.il invoking the set. Further. if section 64 is invoked it lS mandatory upon the Govern- ment to summon Parliament im- ‘ medintely. but this is not the case when section 63 is invoked

8. It is considered that the vol. -

§'fl.l'vh'Vh".'l.'i-"o"¢'lnr‘in'ln'u"u'l-Fin‘-Hn'u'b

(By The Clnldlan Prou) ..Borlin ——Gc-rmany cut off com- munications with other countries for seven houra. making last- mmute preparations “to deal with Poland;" '1\:ml'ienbei‘¢ celebration for Sunday, with Hitler speech schedule-'. cancelled: commeroi.i ships called home. comrnorcial Ill’ lines grounded.

Wnnaw -—-President Moocickl ac- cept. conciliation suesest-ion 01 President Roosevelt and Israel in refrain from hostilities provided Germany also urea in do 60% workmen dig air raid trenches in.

porn; new border incidents add to tension. Press declares "Poland is ready."

Paris —.Premier Daiadier cells on nation to be ready for ""0?! sacrifice" to defend nation: says ll-once will not subunit to violence: troops move to frontier.

lapudon —-{Britain prepares fol’ vvontuolttles: sit!!! milivilll *5‘ slahnos put with Poland; HWOY to Berlin due home tomorrow with with Hitler.

‘in the Nova. Scotian town -announced. ‘

Situation At A Glance

As Crisis Nears Climax 5H\\%

boys had been in the boat with Pow er. recovered after ;

body was hour.

a search of more than an

.Royol Canadian Mounted Police ap- plied artificial respiration for three

hours without success.

Mr. Daniel Power has been work- ing at Montague for three years and his family moved two month ago from Queensport. Guysborcucli County. N. S. James will beubiirird

\\'i]5

Edm—onton_llian Is Given Two Years.

VT‘ . TON. N E.. Am. '25 —(CP\ -—-John Robertson. Hemli- tnn. Ont. charged with r-b‘aininw 315 bv means of F worthless che- : due, was sentenced today to two i years in Dcrchester Penitentiary.

i

ments for evacuation of Americans in Europe if war breaks out; President Roosevelt supports King Leopold's peace. plea.

Ottown —Dofence Ministry an- nounced volunteers would be call- ed from non-pcmuuent mtlttiato bolster permanent army force for manning" coast defences and guarding "certain vulnerable points."

Bill. Switzerland ——Prench authorities cut pontoon bridges -- crou Rhino between France and Germany north of Basel. ucldoo. lllvlkln -Veteran Ger- man rtaiments pour into frontier Ina opposite Poland.

Borne -—Itoly calls up Approxi- mately 500.000‘ men to put fight- ing forces on war footing.

Dual: —-Nail announce two Polish soldiers -shot near Polish border. one killed. one wounded seriously.

Ghlwlk, Germany —0erman troops move steadily toward Pol-

ish box-do:-. - Moscow -arltirfn and French

—smto Dopottment noes!!! monon-

-lmow that I will

military minions leave after new

you are detennined to asure by ev erv sacrifice the safety of the Fath- erland."

As he spoke the country was pres-

sing every preparation to go to war

if necessary to block any _b force of Nazi domination. in ~~~~ --

(Havas News Age said French government ton t extend- ded its right of wartime requisition to the em re country.)

STEADY TR00'P MOVEMENTS

There was a steady movement of troops to the Dentist. The com- munist press was suppressed. Citizens not needed for defence were grad- iinlly being cleared out of the curl- tai, and military chieftains and d p- loniats were in constant contact.

Dalad1or‘s words went out over all of France's major broadcastin sta- tions, preceded by __several m utes of silence on the air broken by three successive announcements that he would speak. Then came his voice, heavy with the possibility of

traged l W ‘Ed France's friendly neighbors and to

y. ’1he speech was broadcast also

North. America, but it was to his

' I d gfgnmfifiple mm‘ Daladier dmxe gassistance in the event of aggres-

"You know me well enough to do everything that is humanly possible to avert war." the premier said. echoing the peace appeals of President Roose- velt, Pope Pius X11 and

i the Belgians.

"But whv does the Dimzla 011851- ion risk unleashing a 11 war?" He added quickly: “It is be- cause. presented under the threat o.‘

.fcrce accompanied already by vast; "1' claims‘ it mm’ me uestifm O '35 an attempt. to thwart the allies iin Eastern Europe.

the liberty and life of P0 nd. Firmly he ruled out the possibiliéy of a cspitulatlon such as (foot whi gave Czecho-Slovakia to Germani- Foreign Minister Georges Boone’. meanwhile, conferred at the For- eign ministry with the Soviet Am- liassndor. Jakob surits. envov of the liation_\v)1as_iLnew' pact ih -

(Continued on page 11. Col 35

l Peace Appeal!

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 — (AP)—-President Roosevelt ud- drcssed tonight another appeal to l-‘uehrer Hitler immediate- I after receiving an acerptanee fl-om uresident Mosclckl of P0- land and asked Hitler to “agree to the pacific means of settlement accepted by the Government of Poland."

me Kim of -ain'5 determination to stand by til

i

I

lengthy I E -

”NAT. UNiTYiBritain “Cements

i 4

Alliance With’ Polish , Nation

Sir Nevile He-nierson Flies To London After Interview With I-I;rHitler.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

LONDON. Aug. 25—Great Britain today strengthen- ed its alliance with Poland in a direct answer to the Ger- man-Soviet non-aggression pact and watched a series of unexplained diplomatic moves that held a slight glimmer of hope in the war clouds that have settled over Europe.

Sir Neville Henderson. Britain’s Ambassador to Ger- many, who is noted for his blunt speech and forthright

1"’°i’1°5 °f EIWW “hit is 8‘ “lake-" manner. will fly to London tomorrow with a report for

Prime Minister Chamberlain as a result of 8. suddenly-

Y°‘“‘ d““”v" he Salli "1 KMW W" arranged interview with Fuehrer Hitler.

The nature of the conversation with the Fuehrer or the report he would make could not be learned in London but talk of a new peace offer resulted in diplomatic and.

exwgglii . political circles here.

"A source close to the Government, commenting on Sir

the ' Neville’s flight said:—

May Break Deadlock

"The news has brought a new hope that perhaps some move is afoot which may break the dead- lock and the accelerating drift to- w rd disaster. it is clear that Henderson is bringing proposals or questions requiring an answer from

ritan"

Insurrection In Chile Is Ouelled.

SANTIAGO. Chile. Aug. 25- Chile's Popular Front Government, backed by thousands of voluni/ecr worlcers. today quickly put down an insurrection in the army.

With quiet restored and the lead- ers of the revolution arrested or dispersed. President Pedro Aguirre Cerda decreed It nation—u'ide state of siege——the equivalent of martial law-—-for one month.

It was probably the quietest l':gVOl.ul':lO'l1 i.n Chile's turbiilent his-

Official circles would not comm- ent on the latest developments in the European Cl‘L~l5 and no hint vvzsg given of what passed between M1‘. Chamberlain and Viscount Halifax. the Foreign Secretary‘, during a

interview tonig t.

erlier in the nav Lord Halifax and the Polish Ambassador, Count ward Raczynski signed a five- ycsr Anglo-Polish treaty pledging each country to come to the othar's ,7.

The movement was said to have originated in the “Taona" Artillery Regiment and to have spread to two others. Lt failed. however, when most soldiers in the three revolting regiments refused to )oin.

ion.

It put in writing pledges previous- ly given, but its publication at this juncture was regarded as im isnt, demonstrating to the worl Brit-

Polish ally in the face of ever-in-i creasing German sabre rattling. The treaty was regarded as a re- nly by Britain, France. Poland and their allies in the peace bloc to the {German-Russian pact ‘been interpreted in some quarters

Plhuf MAKES Mt OLD ii0\i$E Look NEW SUT N01‘ So WITH AN 0W M

Ominous Features

Meanwhile the day developed sev- eral ominous features which damp- .ened but. did not extinguish the new ‘ ,hope nroiiseri bv Sir Nevile's pro—. jected flight to London.

Germanv began calling its mer- .ehant shim home - -in 19H her ‘shippintz was caught all over the world nnd she nvidentlv does not want in repent that blunder.

German r‘.i.\'ll aviation was Nmiinried Com'V‘>.inical'0n with Berlin became dlfficiilt and at times imnoscihle. after Hitler conferred wl“1tlv- nmbnssndors. . ..

Sir Novilo will sisv in London nnlv lnnrv enough '0 obtain an am- wer from Mr. Chamberlain, and British o'l’irinl: were pleased wth the annoiinnnmnnt. from Berlin iihat

lmolirer Hitler mu] cancelled his sundnv mweelih. f N h , mil:-r It meant a e W’ , » ,_ Mb.if:.OROLU(i-ICAL SERVICE mm“ ‘hw “mp M (“Nest Mr‘ Toronto. Aug 25 ——t(7P)—-Mini-

mwmbm-tnlnv. npswel‘. if he makes

no moves during the weekend. They mum and maximum temperatures:

"All the world." the Prex|- _,__A_:____:_T____ Dnrwson 34 “ dent added, "prays thu't Ger- ‘ Vancouver 50 06 many, too, will accept. (Continued on page 3. Col 8) Edmonton 43 84

_ ,_,A —-%,—-——~ Regina 53 93 wlnnipez . g-'1

Taro to 500,000 More Men Called o...::. as -- Montresl 57 79 I ' ' Quebec or an O 0 GT8 y U880 lnl some John 57 77 Halifax 54 70 Charlottetown 63 86 at 7.24

ately 500,000 more men today

footing.

in six classes of army numbering 1,800,000 to men.

five days. Participation of militiamen

H0111!!!

ROME, Aug. 25 —(AP)—Prsm- ier Mussolini called up approxim- to