September 17, 1939
This was a Sunday, so we should expect some summary of the week type articles today.
Sep 17,1939 LATIN TRIP FOR FAIR PLEDGED BY MAYOR
There's some sort of world fair or exposition to be held in 1940, and the mayor (of NYC, I think) is open to going to Latin America to drum up attendance.
Sep 17,1939 TOKYO MINIMIZES SOVIET AGREEMENT
The Japanese deny any possibility of a non-agression treaty, any German involvement in Soviet-Japanese negotiations, and any change in Japanese attitudes toward Manchuria; mostly, the Japanese seek a speedy resolution to the "Chinese situation," and have acted accordingly to decrease their distractions to the north.
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS SET BACK
Heavy counter-attacks have been repulsed by the French; the Germans are bringing more and more troops to the western front, and fighting is correspondingly growing fiercer.
Sep 17,1939 The International Situation
Poland is now subject to invasion by the Russians, who are acting "to protect its own interests and to protect the White Russian and Ukrainian minorities." Russia maintains it is still neutral in the larger question of the European war. Kutno, Bialystok and Przemysl have all fallen to the Germans, but Warsaw still resists; the Germans have given notice that the Poles have 12 hours to quit the city before the Germans start bombarding the entire city. Previous bombardments and air raids throughout the countryside have left homes and buildings in ruins, Poles devastated, and chaos everywhere; the despair being felt by the Polish people is, in the opinion of military experts, undermining the attempts at continued resistance. The Battle of the Saar on the western front has finally gotten a name; it is reported by the French that the Germans have destroyed and abandoned several villages and retreated. Two more British ships have been destroyed, prompting the British Admiralty to set up convoys for merchant ships. Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay are negotiating to pool their navies to patrol the entire South American coastline in the hopes of deterring belligerent ships that might otherwise violate their neutrality. The immediate aftermath of the Russian-Japanese truce is still unclear, but the Japanese have started a major offensive in central China. Two senators are reported to have rallied to the isolationist call of Senator Borah.
Sep 17,1939 MERCHANT CONVOYS SET UP BY BRITAIN
Sep 17,1939 ORDER GIVES POLES 12 HOURS TO LEAVE
Sep 17,1939 FRONTIER CROSSED
This is the Russian-Polish frontier; the Soviets are clear that they have German sanction for the invasion.
Sep 17,1939 OMAHA GETS NAZI APPEALS
Five residents of Omaha, Nebraska have received Nazi leaflets mailed from Norway. None of the recipients are of German heritage, and none can explain why they might have been selected to receive them.
Sep 17,1939 UKRAINIANS ENVISAGE INDEPENDENT STATE
The Ukrainians are already looking forward to the end of the war, sending letters to the United States, Britain, and France asking for consideration of an independent Ukrainian state at the conclusion of the war.
Sep 17,1939 LEARN THEIR SON IS SAFE
Another Athenia passenger has been located alive.
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS EXECUTE OBJECTOR TO WAR
The Germans have announced that they have shot a man for objecting to the war and refusing to take his place as a soldier; the objector was of the Jehovah's Witness sect. (This is 1939 phraseology, not of my design.) In contrast, in the same article, it is mentioned that the French have jailed and fined a man and woman critical of France's role in the war.
Sep 17,1939 Reich Voices Regrets to Swiss
Sep 17,1939 NAZIS CHARGE FOES WITH INHUMANITY
Wow, the irony. The Nazis are charging the Poles with using mustard gas (which is, admittedly, nasty stuff) and the British with setting up a "hunger blockade." This, of course, is supposed to be worse than what the Germans have already done, let alone what they're going to do later. *rolls eyes*
Sep 17,1939 TRIP SHOWS CHAOS LEFT BY AIR RAIDS
Sep 17,1939 BOMBER RAIDS HERE DISCOUNTED IN WAR
This is an analysis of what Poland's experience teaches us about Germany's might (answer: not necessarily very much), Germany's air defense, and whether or not we need to fear bombers reaching American shores.
Sep 17,1939 Polish Fliers Ram Foes As Ammunition Gives Oat
Sep 17,1939 JAPAN REPORTED ATTACKING IN CHINA
Sep 17,1939 U-Boat Reported Caught On Rising Near Destroyer
Sep 17,1939 Haiti Proclaims Neutrality
Sep 17,1939 KAISER'S GRANDSON IS KILLED IN ACTION
Sep 17,1939 STRASBOURG NATIVES MOVED OUT OF CITY
Sep 17,1939 BRITAIN ENVISAGES SOVIET NEUTRALITY
Sep 17,1939 REICH HITS SHAG ON ROMANIAN OIL
Romanian oil exports are being curtailed somewhat and more reserved for internal Romanian use in the face of increased need by the Romanian army. Much of what the Romanians are not using for themselves is already promised to America, Britain, and France in exchange for various loans and so on. This leaves the Germans scrambling for oil; they have sent an urgent diplomatic mission to Bucharest.
Sep 17,1939 RED GROUPS IN REICH ARE REPORTED ACTIVE
Sep 17,1939 CUTTING OFF SUPPLIES STRESSED BY BRITISH
Sep 17,1939 POLAND'S DESPAIR SAPS RESISTANCE
Sep 17,1939 REX BRINGS 1,820 ON SPECIAL TRIP
Sep 17,1939 KERENSKY ASSAILS SOVIET, REICH AIMS
Sep 17,1939 CARDINALS' MESSAGE ANSWERED BY POPE
A French cardinal had expressed sympathy with the French attitude toward the war; various other cardinals had done similar things, or failed to be explicitly supportive of the Pope's stance of absolute neutrality; now, the college of cardinals has taken steps to rectify this to restore complete unity within the Catholic Church.
Sep 17,1939 THE FORTIFICATIONS THAT SHIELD FRANCE AND GERMANY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Sep 17,1939 GERMANY EXTENDS 10-HOUR WORK DAY
Sep 17,1939 NAZI USE OF TANKS REVEALS STRATEGY
Sep 17,1939 HITLERISM IS HELD CONCERN OF WORLD
Sep 17,1939 SOME OF THE DAMAGE IN THE POLISH CAPITAL CAUSED BY BOMBS DROPPED BY GERMAN AIR RAIDERS
Sep 17,1939 Incidents in European Conflict
Sep 17,1939 BULGARIA STAYS NEUTRAL
Sep 17,1939 REACH NEUTRALITY ACCORD
Sep 17,1939 DALADIER VISITING FRONT
Sep 17,1939 AQUITANIA ARRIVES ARMED WITH 2 GUNS
Sep 17,1939 EDITH CAVELL QUOTED AT ATHENIA FUNERAL
Sep 17,1939 MUSIC ABROAD HELD CRIPPLED BY WAR
Sep 17,1939 URGENT MESSAGES TAKEN
Sep 17,1939 BRITISH ARREST 2 ON LINER AS SPIES
Sep 17,1939 126 Landed by Mormachawk
Sep 17,1939 BLOCKADE THREAT IS WORRY IN ITALY
Sep 17,1939 Hear Hidden German Radio
Sep 17,1939 Turk Will Visit Moscow On Mutual Aid Pact Plan
Sep 17,1939 100 FRENCHMEN DIE IN WARSHIP BLAST
Sep 17,1939 GERMANY PINS HOPE 1 NEUTRAL STATES
Sep 17,1939 DUTCH TO QUIT VILLAGE
Sep 17,1939 CITY TO 'EXPEDITE' TRANSIT UNITY PLAN
Sep 17,1939 50 Women Try Daily to Become Red Cross Aides
Sep 17,1939 Urges Schools Fight for Peace
Sep 17,1939 The Merchant's Point of View
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS TAKE BIG LEAD IN THEIR WAR PUBLICITY
Sep 17,1939 RICH SAAR REGION OLD BATTLEGROUND
Sep 17,1939 Topics of The Times
Sep 17,1939 Mail-Bag Excerpts
Sep 17,1939 AIR CURRENTS
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Sep 17,1939 LATIN TRIP FOR FAIR PLEDGED BY MAYOR
There's some sort of world fair or exposition to be held in 1940, and the mayor (of NYC, I think) is open to going to Latin America to drum up attendance.
Sep 17,1939 TOKYO MINIMIZES SOVIET AGREEMENT
The Japanese deny any possibility of a non-agression treaty, any German involvement in Soviet-Japanese negotiations, and any change in Japanese attitudes toward Manchuria; mostly, the Japanese seek a speedy resolution to the "Chinese situation," and have acted accordingly to decrease their distractions to the north.
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS SET BACK
Heavy counter-attacks have been repulsed by the French; the Germans are bringing more and more troops to the western front, and fighting is correspondingly growing fiercer.
Sep 17,1939 The International Situation
Poland is now subject to invasion by the Russians, who are acting "to protect its own interests and to protect the White Russian and Ukrainian minorities." Russia maintains it is still neutral in the larger question of the European war. Kutno, Bialystok and Przemysl have all fallen to the Germans, but Warsaw still resists; the Germans have given notice that the Poles have 12 hours to quit the city before the Germans start bombarding the entire city. Previous bombardments and air raids throughout the countryside have left homes and buildings in ruins, Poles devastated, and chaos everywhere; the despair being felt by the Polish people is, in the opinion of military experts, undermining the attempts at continued resistance. The Battle of the Saar on the western front has finally gotten a name; it is reported by the French that the Germans have destroyed and abandoned several villages and retreated. Two more British ships have been destroyed, prompting the British Admiralty to set up convoys for merchant ships. Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay are negotiating to pool their navies to patrol the entire South American coastline in the hopes of deterring belligerent ships that might otherwise violate their neutrality. The immediate aftermath of the Russian-Japanese truce is still unclear, but the Japanese have started a major offensive in central China. Two senators are reported to have rallied to the isolationist call of Senator Borah.
Sep 17,1939 MERCHANT CONVOYS SET UP BY BRITAIN
Sep 17,1939 ORDER GIVES POLES 12 HOURS TO LEAVE
Sep 17,1939 FRONTIER CROSSED
This is the Russian-Polish frontier; the Soviets are clear that they have German sanction for the invasion.
Sep 17,1939 OMAHA GETS NAZI APPEALS
Five residents of Omaha, Nebraska have received Nazi leaflets mailed from Norway. None of the recipients are of German heritage, and none can explain why they might have been selected to receive them.
Sep 17,1939 UKRAINIANS ENVISAGE INDEPENDENT STATE
The Ukrainians are already looking forward to the end of the war, sending letters to the United States, Britain, and France asking for consideration of an independent Ukrainian state at the conclusion of the war.
Sep 17,1939 LEARN THEIR SON IS SAFE
Another Athenia passenger has been located alive.
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS EXECUTE OBJECTOR TO WAR
The Germans have announced that they have shot a man for objecting to the war and refusing to take his place as a soldier; the objector was of the Jehovah's Witness sect. (This is 1939 phraseology, not of my design.) In contrast, in the same article, it is mentioned that the French have jailed and fined a man and woman critical of France's role in the war.
Sep 17,1939 Reich Voices Regrets to Swiss
Sep 17,1939 NAZIS CHARGE FOES WITH INHUMANITY
Wow, the irony. The Nazis are charging the Poles with using mustard gas (which is, admittedly, nasty stuff) and the British with setting up a "hunger blockade." This, of course, is supposed to be worse than what the Germans have already done, let alone what they're going to do later. *rolls eyes*
Sep 17,1939 TRIP SHOWS CHAOS LEFT BY AIR RAIDS
Sep 17,1939 BOMBER RAIDS HERE DISCOUNTED IN WAR
This is an analysis of what Poland's experience teaches us about Germany's might (answer: not necessarily very much), Germany's air defense, and whether or not we need to fear bombers reaching American shores.
Sep 17,1939 Polish Fliers Ram Foes As Ammunition Gives Oat
Sep 17,1939 JAPAN REPORTED ATTACKING IN CHINA
Sep 17,1939 U-Boat Reported Caught On Rising Near Destroyer
Sep 17,1939 Haiti Proclaims Neutrality
Sep 17,1939 KAISER'S GRANDSON IS KILLED IN ACTION
Sep 17,1939 STRASBOURG NATIVES MOVED OUT OF CITY
Sep 17,1939 BRITAIN ENVISAGES SOVIET NEUTRALITY
Sep 17,1939 REICH HITS SHAG ON ROMANIAN OIL
Romanian oil exports are being curtailed somewhat and more reserved for internal Romanian use in the face of increased need by the Romanian army. Much of what the Romanians are not using for themselves is already promised to America, Britain, and France in exchange for various loans and so on. This leaves the Germans scrambling for oil; they have sent an urgent diplomatic mission to Bucharest.
Sep 17,1939 RED GROUPS IN REICH ARE REPORTED ACTIVE
Sep 17,1939 CUTTING OFF SUPPLIES STRESSED BY BRITISH
Sep 17,1939 POLAND'S DESPAIR SAPS RESISTANCE
Sep 17,1939 REX BRINGS 1,820 ON SPECIAL TRIP
Sep 17,1939 KERENSKY ASSAILS SOVIET, REICH AIMS
Sep 17,1939 CARDINALS' MESSAGE ANSWERED BY POPE
A French cardinal had expressed sympathy with the French attitude toward the war; various other cardinals had done similar things, or failed to be explicitly supportive of the Pope's stance of absolute neutrality; now, the college of cardinals has taken steps to rectify this to restore complete unity within the Catholic Church.
Sep 17,1939 THE FORTIFICATIONS THAT SHIELD FRANCE AND GERMANY ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Sep 17,1939 GERMANY EXTENDS 10-HOUR WORK DAY
Sep 17,1939 NAZI USE OF TANKS REVEALS STRATEGY
Sep 17,1939 HITLERISM IS HELD CONCERN OF WORLD
Sep 17,1939 SOME OF THE DAMAGE IN THE POLISH CAPITAL CAUSED BY BOMBS DROPPED BY GERMAN AIR RAIDERS
Sep 17,1939 Incidents in European Conflict
Sep 17,1939 BULGARIA STAYS NEUTRAL
Sep 17,1939 REACH NEUTRALITY ACCORD
Sep 17,1939 DALADIER VISITING FRONT
Sep 17,1939 AQUITANIA ARRIVES ARMED WITH 2 GUNS
Sep 17,1939 EDITH CAVELL QUOTED AT ATHENIA FUNERAL
Sep 17,1939 MUSIC ABROAD HELD CRIPPLED BY WAR
Sep 17,1939 URGENT MESSAGES TAKEN
Sep 17,1939 BRITISH ARREST 2 ON LINER AS SPIES
Sep 17,1939 126 Landed by Mormachawk
Sep 17,1939 BLOCKADE THREAT IS WORRY IN ITALY
Sep 17,1939 Hear Hidden German Radio
Sep 17,1939 Turk Will Visit Moscow On Mutual Aid Pact Plan
Sep 17,1939 100 FRENCHMEN DIE IN WARSHIP BLAST
Sep 17,1939 GERMANY PINS HOPE 1 NEUTRAL STATES
Sep 17,1939 DUTCH TO QUIT VILLAGE
Sep 17,1939 CITY TO 'EXPEDITE' TRANSIT UNITY PLAN
Sep 17,1939 50 Women Try Daily to Become Red Cross Aides
Sep 17,1939 Urges Schools Fight for Peace
Sep 17,1939 The Merchant's Point of View
Sep 17,1939 GERMANS TAKE BIG LEAD IN THEIR WAR PUBLICITY
Sep 17,1939 RICH SAAR REGION OLD BATTLEGROUND
Sep 17,1939 Topics of The Times
Sep 17,1939 Mail-Bag Excerpts
Sep 17,1939 AIR CURRENTS
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