The Archive · 1938

Minor Frontier Clashes

Prague, Sept. 19.

'A number of minor frontier incidents, in which Czech frontier guards' are said to have been fired Upon from German territory, are reported here.

The most serious incident occurred Jat Asch, according to the official Czech News Agency, which states that between 150 and 200 persons attacked the Customs House. They were said to have been armed with rifles, hand grenades and machineguns. Two customs officials were reported to have been seriously wounded, and conveyed to hospital.

"The aggressors afterwards -with-Jdrew across the frontier" the report states.

The Sudetens, are said to have! killed a customs official at Breiten-

The Agency adds that, apart from these border incidents, there is comand the Government remains complete master of the situation Reuter.

Armed Bands from Reich Prague, Sept. 1 The oficial Ceteka hews agency published a communique today alleg-{ing that an armed band coming from Germany. attacked the Customs House and Finance Administration building the little frontier town of, Nuhausen, near Asch, at midnight) Inst night.

The aggressors, it is claimed, were armed with revolvers, Lewis machineguns, and hand grenades. The attack lasted for Mfteen minutes, after which the assailants sought refuge German territory. Two employees of the Finance Administration building were wounded.

The communique stressed that the Customs officials did not make use of their arms, not wishing to shoot into German, territory. They merely released rockets to give the alarm, Searches, notably in Moravia, resulted in the police finding numerous depots of arms and munitions of German origin.

Fragments of German hand grena. [des of the latest type were found on the scene of a battle last night between Sudeten Germans Gnd the authorities at Asch, it was revealed in Prague yesterday.

Involved in this latest incident, it is said, were about 175 Sudetens, Two Customs officers were injured.—Havas,

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