Prague, Sept, 18.
The appeal made by Herr Konrad Henlein, Leader of the Sudeten Germans, to his followers, in which he asks them to arm, "which is the right all oppressed people," and partly cularly "the announcement of the formation of a Free Corps of Sudetens, is taken very seriously by the Czech Government.
The Government, it is learned, considers the whole situation to be extremely grave. A special Cabinet meeting has been called, to meet at the residence of Dr. Milan Hodza, Czech Premier, The Cabinet will afterwards meet under the presidency of Dr. Edouard Benes, Czech President, and it is expected to take extremely grave decisions in the view of the alleged fresh Sudeten menace.
Internally, the situation yesterday showed sighs of improvement, and no serious incidents were reported during the 24 hours ending midnight last night. 'The Government is now. completely master of the situation. 'The revolution which was being ornized chiefly by agents from broad, it is reported, failed in front of the authorities' energetic action, and from all quarters of Sudetenland the inhabitants were reported to be surrendering the arms in their possession,
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