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The day in dispatches
Filed through the day, as it happened
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The clearest news today comes from treasuries and shipping offices
NEW YORK The fighting in Poland was as unclear today as it was on Sunday, while the news from treasuries and shipping offices was plain.
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Three radio accounts of Warsaw disagree, and none comes from an independent source
LONDON Three radio stations described the fighting around Warsaw today, and their accounts conflict.
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Australian freight rates rise 25 percent as three British ships are attacked
NEW YORK Freight rates out of Australia went up 25 percent this morning, and three British merchant ships have been attacked in the Atlantic since.
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Canada puts a cost and a manpower figure on its war
OTTAWA Canada put a cost and a manpower figure on its war this afternoon, but has still to commit an army.
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Canada asks Parliament for $100 million and plans for at least 40,000 men
OTTAWA The Canadian government has asked Parliament for authority to spend up to $100 million on the war, including operations in Canada and beyond it.
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U-boat commander who sank the Firby asks the Admiralty to save her crew
LONDON The commander of the submarine that sank the Firby sent the Admiralty a radio message at 17:25 GMT this evening, asking that her crew be saved.
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French evening communiqué claims gains on a twelve-mile front east of the Saar
PARIS French forces have made further gains on a front of about twelve miles east of the Saar, the French evening communiqué claims.
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Three British merchant ships attacked in the Atlantic
LONDON Three British merchant ships were attacked in the Atlantic today: the Blairlogie, the Firby and the Inverliffey.
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Polish officials' train took five days and was bombed repeatedly, passengers say
BUDAPEST A train carrying Polish government officials has reached south-eastern Poland after a journey of five days, during which it was bombed repeatedly, passengers have told reporters.
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Saydam tells the Assembly that Turkey is outside the present war
ANKARA Turkey is outside the present war, the Prime Minister, Refik Saydam, has told the Grand National Assembly. “Biz bu gunku harbin haricindeyiz,” he said: we are outside the war of today.
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Lwów radio claims Germans have been forced back from Warsaw suburbs
LWÓW Polish troops have forced German forces to retreat from some Warsaw suburbs, Lwów radio says.
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American liner turns back 150 miles to rescue a torpedoed British crew
NORTH ATLANTIC The British steamer Blairlogie has been attacked and sunk in the Atlantic, and her crew was picked up by the American liner American Shipper, according to reports published today. The liner turned back 150 miles to reach them.
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Berlin says the battle west of the Vistula is nearing its decision
BERLIN The main battle against the Polish army west of the Vistula is approaching its decisive stage, the German High Command says. It says encircled Polish formations are beginning to surrender.
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Warsaw radio says the city's defence lines are holding
WARSAW Warsaw's defence lines are holding, Warsaw radio says. The broadcast, heard outside Poland, also reports German bombs falling in central Warsaw.
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Congress Working Committee meets at Wardha with its position still undecided
WARDHA The Congress Working Committee is meeting at Wardha to consider India's position on the war. It has yet to adopt a resolution or issue a statement.
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Moscow papers say the call-up guards against Polish troops retreating east
MOSCOW The Soviet reserve call-up and the strengthening of the western frontier defences are precautions against Polish troops retreating towards Soviet territory, according to Moscow newspapers that reflect official opinion.
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German forces reported massing for a drive on Lwów
BUDAPEST German aircraft, tanks and heavy guns are being massed for a drive towards Lwów, the Associated Press reports from Budapest.
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Viceroy tells India's legislature that federation work is suspended
SIMLA Preparations for federation in India are to be held in suspense, the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, has told the central legislature.
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French communiqué reports a local advance made in darkness
PARIS French troops made a local advance under cover of darkness between the Little Saar and the Vosges, the French morning communiqué says. It describes the rest of the front as generally quiet overnight.
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Menzies tells Parliament Australia is planning for a long war
CANBERRA The Australian government is planning on the basis of a long war, the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, has told Parliament.
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Overseas freight rates from Australia raised 25 per cent
SYDNEY Overseas freight rates out of Australia go up 25 per cent from today. The Overseas Shipping Representatives' Association announced the increase in Sydney this morning and said it takes effect immediately.
Where things stood at the start of the day
- Poland
- Berlin has changed its account of Warsaw: on Saturday it said its troops had reached the city centre, on Sunday that they withdrew to the outskirts. Warsaw radio says the defenders are giving ground slowly and the Germans have made no important gains.
- The Atlantic
- The Ministry of Information says the steamers Winkleigh and Goodwood have been sunk, both torpedoed on its account, with all crews rescued and no positions given. Sixty-seven British merchant ships remain held at Gibraltar, and responsibility for the Athenia is still disputed.
- Britain at home
- 110 citizens' advice centres have opened across London to deal with separation allowances, rent and hire-purchase agreements, with a wider scheme promised on no stated timetable. Still not given: any British figure for aircraft lost at Wilhelmshaven, now a week ago.
- Western Front
- A French communiqué reports advances between the Saar and the Vosges, naming no ground. German wireless acknowledges French armoured cars on German territory and claims French casualties and prisoners, so both sides now say French troops are on German soil.
- The Empire
- Canada is at war with Germany. The Commons adopted the Address at 22:25 on Saturday night, Ottawa time, and the proclamation reached External Affairs early on Sunday afternoon: seven days after Britain, by Canada's own vote and its own document.
- Neutrals
- Washington applied its neutrality law and arms embargo to Canada within hours of the proclamation, so American arms cannot be sold to Canada any more than to Germany. TASS has named the five military districts calling up reservists, with no numbers and no destinations.
Background · Contraband control and merchant shipping in the first fortnight
Contraband control and the merchant fleet
Britain declared a contraband control system in the first week of the war. Merchant ships bound for Germany or for neutral ports that might transship to Germany are stopped, examined and, where cargo is held to be contraband, detained.
The main control stations are at Gibraltar, at the Downs off the Kent coast, and at Kirkwall in Orkney. Gibraltar held 97 vessels last week and released 30 on Saturday.
The system is slow by design. A ship may wait days for examination, and neutral owners have begun to complain about the cost of the delay.
The counterpart is the submarine campaign against merchant shipping, which has now sunk or attacked ships in the Atlantic on most days since 3 September. Freight rates and war-risk insurance have moved in response, most recently in Sydney.