Asch, Sept. 28.
During the past few hours, units the Sudeten Free Corps have been' moving the Asch District from Haslau.
"zach troops have taken up rt Obstrieted Selb, Sept. 25.
The inhabitants of Asch are confronted with the possibility of a food shortage, as this piece of Sudeten [German territory is barricaded against all trae to and from Czechoslovakia. A line of armed Henleinist Free Corps men extends for five miles from Haslau to the German border.
The German railway line running from Asch to Eger is deserted. Petrol being closely rationed. The Czech military have removed all the stores fof fuel that they could transport when {they evacuated the area.
The atmosphere at Asch yesterday evening suggested that the people] were preparing for a siege. The distrlet_was then entirely cut off from. Czechoslovakia, and was devoid of news from Eger.
When Reuter's Staff Correspondent attempted to cross the lines into Czech Territory yesterday afternoon, Germat customs officials warned him that the Czech military were manning the Customs houses with machine-guns, and that it would be highly dangerous for
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