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WEDNESDAY, SEP'T. 21, 1938

HITLER TO INSIST CZECH

Awaits ‘Social Call’ From Chamberlain;

Tension Is Eased

Fuehrer’s Deadline for Settlement Reported to Be

Oct. 1; Conference With Prime Minister To Be Held Tomorrow,

By WEBB MILLER

(Copyright, 1938

GODESBERG, On the Rhine, expects Czech troops and p week. Informed German tonight that he would Minister Chamberlain meeting tomorrow. The Fuehrer intends, through negotiations, to get a complete settleof the Sudeten problem bN at the latest, authoritative said. French and British, it was believed. will be asked to inform President Benes the German belt must be freed immediately with the re-entry of Sudeten refugees assumption of police control by Sudeten Free Corps—followed closely by the German Army. The crisis was past, It was said, with the successive surrender of the Rritish. Freach and Czechoslovak Cabinets: details could be ironed out between Mr. Chamberlain and Herr

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holding the iron. “This makes just a nice social call out of Herr Chamberlain's visit, said one observer. There was a feeling, mixed in with this friendly atmosphere, owever, that now, if the Fuehrer chose, he

might be able to force Britain and] con-}

France to make even more cessions, It was reported in some riers that the conference tomorrow would be held boat in the Rhine, Yo insure privacy against the jamming crowds around the Fuehrer’'s hotel ~to which this is his 86th visit Mr. Chamberlain's airplane is to arrive tomorrow at Cologne, which was the headquarters of the triumphant British Army of Occupation after the World War, and Herr Hitwas expected to meet the British leader there. It seemed certain now that Fuehrer Hitler would be satisfied with the offerings Mr. Chamberiamn will bring. Bu’ the news from Praha that the Czechs had capitulated to the demands of their allies, and of Herr Hitler, came none too suon. Herr Hitler was getting impatient German news agencies were reporiing Czechoslovak raids and the massing of Czechoslovak troops on the frontier. The newspapers were lashing the public temper to fighting degree with stories of Czech atrocities. Herr Hitler had expected Chamberlain today. But the difficulty which the British and French Governmen encountered in forcing Czechoslovakia to approve their own capitulation caused delay. The report abroad was that Herr Hitler was ready to march, that he had set tomorrow midnight as his deadline, that his troops after that hour would back an expected move by the Sudeten German Free Corps.

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MEETINGS TODAY

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Sept. 21 (U. P.).—Fuehrer

Hitler olice to evacuate the Sudeten area winthin a

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Germany has been reborn,

has

grown from its rebirth to a position |

of enormous power,

Today Heir Hitler had nearly 1.footing, poised ready to strike at Czechoslo-

200000 men on a war

vakia unless his terms were met.

He had the mightiest assembiage

of military power on a war footing

since the World War, with probably

the most efficient, most modern equipment of any army on the Continent. Some adjudged

military experts

Germany's Air Force, with perhaps 4000 to 5000 first line airplanes, as

the strongest and the most modern in the world. Nearly all this had

been accomplished in the last five]

vears—the five years of Herr Hitler’s Nazi Reich. | [at Berchtesgaden, near the Austrian border, last night, and entrained at the all-night journey to Godesberg. Joachim von Ribbentrop, his Foreign Minister, and Rudolf Hess, deputy Nazi leader, accompanied him.

Chamberlain Across River

Herr Hitler arranged to stav at the Dressen Hotel here,

and the hotel one of his favorites. He arranged for Mr. Chamberlain to stay at the Petersberg Hotel at Koragswinter across the Rhine, The Fuehrer was all ready. Berchtesgaden, he had conferred with Hungarian leaders and now, his own slice of Czechoslovakia assured him. he was ready to put in a word. for Hungary. That was a matter for the future The first thing was to receive the British-French surrender, and perhaps to agree. in return, to discuss with them the possibility of some arrangements that would consolidate the peace of Europe-—on his terms.

Bucharest Fearful

Of Revision Moves

BUCHAREST. Rumania, Sept. 21 (U. P.).—The action of Hungary and Poland in demanding “shares” of

Czechoslovakia alarmed the Govern-

ment today. It was feared that Hungary might ciaim to the Transylvanian area, awarded to Rumania after the war, and that this country might share Czechoslovakia's fate in any revision of Central European boundaries. Newspapers protested that “there must be an end to revisionism.” Viitorul, National Liberal paper, warned smaller nations disturbing the peace with minorities claims {that their efforts “might become fatal to them.” It was understood that Rumanian garrisons on the Hungarian frontier had been reinforced, and that new defense measures were under way on the Russian frontier.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (U. P). Chairman Martin Dies (D. Tex.), of t} House committee investigating un-American affairs, be-

gan a campaign today for five million members for The League for Peace and Americanism. Expecting to reach the membership goal before Jan. 1, Rep. Dies sald the purpose of his newly formed organization would be to provide an opportunity for Americans to unite their cfforts to avoid foreign entanglements and to preserve the fundamental principles of Americanism.” “This league.” he said, “will be as much opposed to fascism and nazism as it will be to communism. The members will ask nothing from he Government. Our slogan wil be: ‘What can we do for the United States, not what can we get from the United States.”

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Grimly prophetic were the words of President Eduard Benes. of | fellow citizens to: “Prepare for the heaviest and most far-reaching sacrifices.” Today his Cabinet was forced to give conditional acceptance to Fuehrer Hitler's demands for Sudetenland.

Czech Cabinet Forced to Give

Assent to Hitler's Demands

turn of the Magyar minority in Czechoslovakia mounted to a roar today as newspapers and mass | Jemonstrations called upon the | Government to bring “Slovakia back | to Hungary.” A great demonstration in Budane) [pest this evening and the fight of —— airplanes dropping leaflets calling for capital's main street, shouting similar demonstrations all over the “Long live the Army.” country emphasized the Hungarian There was no violence. but faces! demands. grim. Police kept sharp] watch, Noon was reported to be the deadline for complete and unconditional surrender to the BritishFrench dismemberment plan; vir-| WARSAW, Sept, 21 (U. P.).—The tual obliteration from the map by army class, which was due to have Germany was the alternative to been released yesterday, will resurrender. and the hours had main under the colors, the Polish seemed to race as President Benes Government announced today. and other leaders debated what to| Military circles estimated the total do. It was perilously near noon strength of the Army under the when the semiofficial announcement decree at 1,600,000. was made of the Cabinet's decision.! Mass demonstrations under the Not only had leaders feared that watchword “Teschen-Silesia back to

they were condemning their people Poland” were called for tomorrow.

to death if they defied the great| Newspapers published maps show‘powers; they feared that the peo- Ing the Teschen area already within pie themselves might rebel if they Poland's borders. surrendered. “Government mace <vovn OX MORE TESTIFY Eger, considering the first case un- N der the martial law imposed in 18 districts, decided it was not competent to handle the case and turned it over to the civil courts. when police occupied the party headquarters at the Victoria Hotel, Eger, Sept. 14. Last night the Government had [sent to Paris and London a note memberment plan. It argued, it pleaded for time and mercy, but it showed that the Government knew that rejection would be fatal. At 2 a. m. today Basil Cochraneisters, called on President Benes at his palace. They handed him a diplomatic demarche demanding! immediate unconditional surrender. Mussolini Backs | —Premier Mussolini declared today | that the problem of all minorities— the Hungarians and Poles as well ‘as the Sudetens—in Czechoslovakia | must be settled “integrally.”

Hungary Demands Cession Of Magyar Minority; Poles Seek Teschen.

| | (Continued from Page O

Poland Keeps Army At Strength of 1,600,000

SiX more witnesses testified be- | fore the Marion County Grand Jury

election irregularities. Four witnesses have been penaed to appear tomorrow, Most of today's witnesses. it was believed, testified regarding alleged discrepancies In vote totals they

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Board. The Jury, which indicted 24 election board workers last week, is ex(pected to make a final report with

HINES CASE TRANSFERRED NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (U. P)— Justice Ferdinand Pecora of Su- | preme Court signed an order todav | transferring the case of James J. Hines, Tammany leader charged with selling political protection to the Dutch Schultz lottery gang, to the Court of General Sessions. The order removed the case from Justice Pecora’s jurisdicition.

WAREHOUSE PERMIT ASKED The Perfection Paint & Color Co.

| As the Government made xnown its decision, a military court at] The defendant was Georg Leicht, Grand Jury Subpenas Four Sudeten Party official, arrested | > : To Appear Tomorrow. | which represented a conditional acceptance in principle of the disNewton and Victor Leopold de Lacroix, the British and French minPoles and Hungarians { TREVISO. Italy, Sept. 21 (U. P.).

‘Hungarians Renew

Demand for Slovakia

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Sept. 21 (U. P.)).—Hungary's demand for re-

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MARRIAGE LICENSES (These Jists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times, therefore, is not responsible for errors in names or addresses.)

3, of Ft. Harrison: of 1334 Olney St,

of 936 Indiana Ave.;|

{ hy . Lizzie Prange, 36. of Acton. hn B. Lookabill, 26. of R. R. 17. Indis: Eleanor J. Beasley, 26, R. R.

BIRTHS

Girls

Katherine Poff, at Coleman. Mary Fisher, at Coleman Jack, Martha Loudermilk. at Coleman. Carl. Dorothy Meredith, at Coleman. Dean. Loretta Carter, at Coleman. Herbert, Grace Watkins, at City. Norman. Nellie Hammer, at Methodist. Maud McGill. at Methodist. enr Anna Waldon, at St. rence, Ruth Kocher, at St. Francis. Bovs

>, Wilma Pope. at Coleman neth., Dorothy Morgan, at City. Audrey i Sani-

: ith Carter, at St. Vincent's. S, Martha Hampton, at St. Vincent's. Jennie Dobbins, at St. Vincent's. an, Katherine Emde, at St. Vin-

Howard, at Ward's

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Twins Helen Moore at St. Francis, boy.

DEATHS at 1127 E. 19th, apo-

65, City, 2607 41.

Jennie Pavne, 55,

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T. Ragan, 74. at 1014 Udell, myccarditis

Ella Griffin Jackson, City,

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Vincent's. |

715 E. Maryland St., today filed an application with the City Building Commissioner for a permit to con- | struct a new warehouse at Mary{land and Concordia Sts. The build- | Ing is to be 42 by 95 feet. CRT pany officials declined to give the | cost.

! Lizzie Seaman. 68. at 1040 W. Morris. hypostatic pneumonia. Tessa J. Green, 44 at 402 N. West,

cinoma,

certified to the Primary Canvassing |

|more indictments early next week, |

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‘Soviet Foreign Commissar Claims War Is Certain In Near Future.

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few days, he said:

for Geneva, the French Govern- | ment for the first time inquired as

attack on Czechoslovakia, I gave in the name of my Government the following perfectly clear, unambiguous reply:

with France to afford to Czechoslovakia by the ways open to us. Our War Department is ready immediately to participate in a conference of the representatives of the French and Czechoslo-

discuss measures appropriate to the moment. “Independently of this, we should consider this a desirable | question to be raised before the | League of Nations, if only as vet [under Article 11 (which provides

Czechoslovakia, shown in this newly arrived photo as he warned hig [OF League action in the event of yielded. There was anger and dis-

[war or the threat of war) with the object of first mobilizing public | opinion; secondly, ascertaining the position of certain other states whose passive aid might be extremely valuable. however, to exhaust all means of averting armed conflict and we | consider one such method, diate consultation between the great powers of Europe other than the l interested states in order, if pos-

sible, to decide upon the terms of |

a collective demarche.’ Asked About Preparedness | “This is how our reply {framed. Only two days ago the Czech Government addressed a formal inquiry to my Government as to whether the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was prepared, in accordance with the [Czech pact, to render immediate effective aid

was

slovakia if { France, loyal to her obligations, will {render similar assistance. To this, my Government gave a clear fanswer in the affirmative. (Under the treaty, Russia is obligated to defend Czechoslovakia only if France does.) “I believe it will be admitted, | Litvinov continued) that both were | the replies of a loyal signatory to an international agreement and of a faithful servant of the League. It is not our fault if no effect was given to our proposals which I am convinced could have produced the desired results both in the interests of Czechoslovakia and those of all Europe and of general peace. “Unfortunately, other steps were taken which led, which could not but lead, to such a capitulation as is bound, sooner or later, to have quite incalculable disastrous consequences. To avoid a problematic war today and receive in return a certain and large scale war tomorrow —moreover, at the price of assuag-

gressors and the destruction or mutilation of sovereign states—is not to act in the spirit of the covenant of the League of Nations. “To grant bonuses for saberrattling and a recourse to arms for the solution of international problems—in other words to reward and encourage aggressive superimperialism—is not to act in the spirit of the Briand-Kellogg Pact. The Soviet Government takes pride in the fact that it has no part in such a policy and has invariably pursued the principles which I've mentioned

and which were approved by nearly | ; Bb * * | marche demanding

every nation in the world. | “Nor has it (the Soviet Government) any intention of abandoning | [them in the future, being convinced {that with present conditions it is | impossible otherwise to safeguard genuine international justice. It calls upon other Governments likewise to return to this task.”

EYSTON IS HALTED BY MOTOR TROUBLE

BONNEVILLE S ALT FLATS | Utah, Sept. 21 (U. P.).—Mechanical | trouble on his first run of the day | caused Capt. G. E. T. BEyston to] temporarily abandon his attack on his own world’s land speed record of 357.5 miles an hour. He had pushed his thunderbolt through the south-north measured mile at 349.85 miles an hour, when he drew up to a sudden halt at the three-mile marker, two miles from thie north end of the measured mile. He was shooting at a goal of 360 m. p. m. Capt. Eyston declined to reveal the nature of the damage.

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UNUSUAL CAFETERIA

LITVINOV SAYS

diplomatic conversations of the last

“When a few days before I left |

to our attitude in the event of an|

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‘lain (M. broke out and to urge him to be! Sudetenland

ing the appetites of insatiable ag- |

PARIS REFUSED Chamberlain Prepares For Godesberg Parley;

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Cabinet Session Called

Blum Leads Opposition

In France to Czech Policy.

{ been not whether they would humble themselves to the dictates of the Fuehrer, but whether they could] hand him in time a surrender by

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Czechoslovakia as unconditional as t

their own. | As the Czechs still met in Praha, | Leslie Hore-Belisha War Secretary. Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for Defense co-ordination, and Gen. Vis-

{count Gort, the Army Chief of Staff, | “We intend to fulfill our obliga- | tions under the pact and together

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assistance |

held an emergency conference at 10 Downing Street. { It had been reported that Ger-! ‘many had more than 300,000 men massed on the Czechoslovak | frontier awaiting their leader's word | | to strike, In Paris,

it had been

vak War Departments in order to|that Herr Hitler had named mid-|itS defense alliance with

'night tomorrow as the zero hour) {and that his war machine would be released then if Czechoslovakia had! not yielded. | People Are Angry | The Governments of Britain and France, not their people, had

| | |

‘may here at the surrender. | It was announced today that | Queen Elizabeth would leave Balmoral, Scotland, tomorrow for a one-day visit to London—to bolster

It is necessary, public morale, it was reported, by

| her presence. The news reached London first from Paris, then by means of | semiofficial announcement at Praha, | that the Czechoslovak Cabinet had surrendered. Later it was announced officiaily that the British Minister at Praha | had been given to understand that the Government accepted the Brit-ish-French dismemberment demands. The British and French envoys in Praha were reported to have demanded acceptance of the dismemberment plan by noon today. Within one short, dramatic week | |—in five days, actually—there had occurred one of the most astonish- | ing reversals in European diplo- | matic history. | War was near last Friday when Mr. Chamberlain flew to Berchtesgaden to tell Herr Hitler that Britwould back France if

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war |

moderate. | Instead he listened while Herr | Hitler, his eyes blazing with absolute conviction of the justice of his] cause, outlined his own require-| ments,

Steel Rive Broken | When Mr. Chamberlain went to| | Berchtesgaden, Britain, France and | Russia were united. It was held] that probably Rumania, perhaps | Poland, Turkey and Jugoslavia would go in on the allied side; it seemed certain that Italy and most probably Hungary would stand aloof. | Germany seemed faced with an overwhelming combination of po-! | tential enemies. | Today Britain and France stood Italy had all but said in so many words that she would fight on | Germany's side. What could Po-| {land or other nations gain now by [ joining Britain and France, unless there was another change in the situation as startling as the first? Fuehrer Hitler was head man of Europe, and Czechoslovakia's friends | were reported even to be threatening her with Herr Hitler's wrath if she refused to surrender. Jt was the “Big Four” of the | Government, without consulting the Cabinet as a whole, that sent to Czechoslovakia their diplomatic deimmediate and unconditional surrender. Mr. Chambenriain, Viscount ax, Foreign Secretary; Sir Simon, Chancellor of the

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Opposition to Surrender

Increases in France PARIS, Sept. 21<(U. P.). — The | British and French Governments, alarmed lest Czechoslovakia resist] Fuehrer Hitler, put forceful pres-| sure on the Praha Government oday. | The situation was referred to as a “diplomatic Sedan.” (The Frencn! suffered a disastrous defeat at! Sedan in the Franco-Prussian! war.) The press was expressing fears of French isolation, asking

when the country would be called | morrow

| to surrender Alsace to Ger-

upon many, or Savoy, Nice, and Corsica | to Italy. The death of Czechoslovakia would end France's ‘cordon sanitaire” alliances with countries

Soviet Russia, and leave Great Britain her only friend, A Leftist opposition to the Government’s course was crystallizing around former Premier Leon Blum, Socialist Party leader, who continued to insist that France must live up to the terms of the French treaty with Czechoslovakia and defend her if she was attacked.

MOSCOW ENVISIONS 'WAR OF TOMORROW’

MOSCOW, Sept. 21 (U. P.).—Soviet Russia, through the official (newspaper Prava, warned Great Britain and France today that they were ‘playing with fire” in capitu[lating to German demands for an|nexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland. | Pravda, condemning the BritishFrench policy, declared that con|doning Herr Hitler's “aggression” may lead to reconsideration of the entire colonial problem, affecting vital British-French interests. The newspaper said: “The western democracies in agreeing to submit Czechoslovakia to brigandage, are playing with fire, since tomorrow the same questions may arise in Asia and Africa. “If the number of Germans in the are counted today, analagous questions hardly pleasant to the British and French ruling classes will be asked tomorrow. “For instance, what percentage of Englishmen reside in India, what percentage of Frenchmen in IndoChina and Morocco?”

S, EAST ST. WORK TO BEGIN NEXT WEE

Paving and lighting work on S.

| East St. will begin next week, City!

Engineer Henry B. Steeg innounced today. Contracts for the project were expected to be let by the Works Board this afternoon. Low bids submitted to the Board at its meeting today total $119, - 539.58. Low bids on paving totaled $108,250.58 as compared to the City Engineer's estimate of $110.000. The low bid of $11.289 on street lighting, Do. of Indianapolis, also was under the City's estimate, Mr. Steeg said. Paving bids were received in two parts. The low bid on the first part, | from South St. to McCarty St., was $51,800.58, submitted by the R. M. Bowen Co. Indianapolis. The low bid on the second part, extending from McCarty to Sanders St., was $56,450, submitted by William P. Vogel, Indianapolis.

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NAZIS TORESIST ANY ‘STRINGS’ IN CZECH PARTITION

Sudeten Corps Waits at Border; Explosion May Come, Berlin Says. BERLIN, Sept. 21 (U, P.).—Ger« man official circles accepted Czecho=

slovakia's surrender tonight as a matter of course, and plainly in=

| dicated that if there are any strings

tied to it Britain and France will have to yield on every point.

Officials looked toward Fuehrer Hitler's meeting with Prime Min= ister Chamberlain at Godesberg tofor final solution of the crisis. “Pending the meeting at Godes- | berg, we are neither pessimistic nor | optimistic,” a spokesman said when informed that the Praha Cabinet

‘deri , ; . , | ha cepted surr ye - rumored bordering Germany, probably doom | had accepted surrender of the Sude

tenland. “We don't know what suggestions | Mr, Chamberlain has and-—officially —we don't even know what is in the British-French plan.”

War Preparations Speeded

Government preparations for

Meanwhile, the

speeded military any eventuality, Charging that there was immie

nent danger of Czech attacks, & state of alarmed preparedeness was instituted along the frontier regions while German troops were held ready for action if war breaks before Fuehrer Hitler's diplomatic tri=umph is complete, The press emphasized that both Hungarian and Polish minority de- | mands must be met by the Praha | Government.

Germany Protests Already Germany had angrily protested to Czechoslavakio against alleged frontier raids yesterday at Seidenberg and Schmiedeberg.

| It was alleged that yesterday afte !

|ernoon the Czechs brought tanks close to the border and concealed. {them in bushes at Seidenberg; that. (artillery had been placed in posi= tion and that a thousand men, “reinforcements,” had heen stationed 550 yards from the Czechoslovak | side. In addition, the dispatch alleged (that “Communist reinforcement j units” had been posted in the village of Ebersdorf, which is the Czechoslovak portion of Seidenberg. Main | St. is the frontier, “The entire German customs force is in a state of alarm,” the official agency said. “All officials and em= | ployees, and auxiliary border em- | blovees, have been armed and sta=tioned on the border. “Red soldiery and Red forces are {again aiming to capture the Sude=- | ten refugee camp which is being protected also by Germans. “The village itself is desolate. | The streets are deserted. The hotels are without guests. Only double | patrols of German border guards are {in the streets. | “The village is completely open to | Czech attack because it lies within |the range of artillery and concen= trated troops.”

Tension Increases

Reports from the border indicated { that so far as desolation went, the | official picture was correct, that | people were in fear of immediate war. The frontier in the Seidenberg | area is just a line on the map. It runs through villages, sometimes | small streams of water form the line. The Czechoslovak Government in a series of denials which it Hroadcast to the world by radio, angrily | denounced the German reports as | entirely untrue.

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