RESISTANCE IN POLAND

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 23 September 1939, Page 14

RESISTANCE IN POLAND

WARSAW DEFENCES STRENGTHENED FIGHTING ON VISTULA CONTINUES (UNITED PHESS ASSOCIATION—COfYIUGHT.) (Received September 22, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 22. Polish troops are still successfully resisting the Germans in parts of Poland, particularly around and in Warsaw and Lublin. The most recent German air-raid on Warsaw was carried out by a variety of craft, Polish reports state, indicating that the Germans have withdrawn the bulk of their regular air force machines for duty on the Western Front. This air raid did severe damage, but life in Warsaw goes on almost normally,* the people moving about the streets very much as on ordinary days. The defence of Warsaw has been greatly strengthened by the arrival in the city of a great number of Polish troops and cavalry, who succeeded in breaking through the German lines and regaining the capital. The German High. Command reports that the result of the battle on the Vistula is still unascertainable. As far as is known, nine Polish divisions and parts of 10 further divisions, also three cavalry brigades, are still fighting. Strong Polish forces surrendered in the south, among them the commander-in-chief of the southern Polish army. It is announced that the Iron Cross has been conferred on 40,000 Germans in Poland within a week. A wireless message states that the Poles are still holding out in Gydnia. Furthermore, Modlin has not fallen.

A Berlin communique states that Polish prisoners taken on the northern front total 170,000, and are steadily increasing. The total of prisoners taken throughout Poland is 350,000. Sixty thousand men were captured together with 22 heavy guns, in the fighting south of Warsaw and 1200 men and 40 guns were captured about Gdynia, which has been renamed Gotennaven.

The Warsaw radio resumed broadcasting, the Mayor stating that the Germans had bombed and demolished the Soviet Legation. The capital was still holding out and its spirit was unbroken. The Rumanian Embassy has been destroyed. Some of-the staff of the Soviet Embassy were injured.

POLISH LEADERS INTERNED

LONDON, September 21. It is officially reported from Bucharest that the Commander of the Polish , Forces (Marsh .1 SmiglyRydz), the President of Poland CM. Moscicki). and the Polish Foreign Minister (Colonel Beck) have been interned in Rumania for the duration of the war. BRITISH ASSISTANCE TO POLAND “ONLY WAY IS WINNING THE WAR” LONDON, September 21. A sbmi-official statement gives the answer to the question in many minds: “What have we done to help Poland?” . . , ' A high authority summarised the Government’s policy thus: “The only way in which we are able to help Poland is by winning the war. We cannot help Poland by embarking on some great effort involving considerable losses which would ultimately diminish our chances of winning the war.” HUNGARIAN BORDER REACHED (Received September 22, 9.30 p.m.) . BUDAPEST. September 22. German troops have reached the Polish-Hungarian. frontier near Lawoczne. GUNFIRE AT SEA EXPLAINED LONDON, September 21. Explaining the firing heard in the Kattegat, between Jutland and Sweden, the Copenhagen correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that it is officially stated that the Swedish artillery were practicefiring at a towed-sea target without ; notifying the - authorities.