Berlin, Oct. 2. ERMAN troops last night reached their objective for the day, namely, the valley of the Moldau from Friedberg to Tafelberg, it is announced here. Sudeten' refugees will not be allowed to return to their homes before the occupation of the Sudeten German territory is completed. The Sup: rome Command, announcing that the German troops had marched into Zone One, in accordance with the plan for the occupation of Sudetenland, states that they were "received with joy by the liberated population."
German troops started the march into Zone Two of Sidetenland today while completing the occupation of Zone One. The Czech troops have already evacuated Egerland, although it was not due be occupied by the German Army until Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Herr Konrad Henlein, Leader of the Sudeten Germans, has been appointed Reichs Commissioner in the Sudeten territories by Herr Hitler, who has authorized him to take over the administration of the ceded zones with the advance of the German troops.
Herr Henlein will be directly responsible to Herr Hitler for the reconstruction of the Sudeten territory—Reuter.
Linz, Oct, 2.
Reuter's Special Correspondent yesterday watched the first German {oops enter Sudetenland at the little village of Vogelwald. Companies of the Stdeten Free Corps rested in the fields nearby, their shabby, and sometimes ragged, civilian clothing con-\rasting with the smart appearance the German regulars as they were reviewed by their Divisional Commander.
Villagers on both sides of the veritier cheered. 'Then began the frontier march, Inhabitants raised the barriers as' the troops, lines of artillery units and limbers, mounted fnthatreraft guns and searchlights with all the panoply of the composite amy rumbled by. The appearance of rigid efclency was relieved here id there by a limber with a flower-eked bonnet, Dispatch riders wound their way through the trae More Troops Ready With almost military precision, the buildings on the Sudeten side of the frontier suddenly became alive with 'Swastikas as German troops (who cluded former Austrian troops) moved past in the hilly and thinly populated countryside, interspersed with pine woods and' little fields cultivated by small-holders, The advance guards speedily reached the northern limit zone along a line running through Friedberg.
Several' thousand other troops are still quartered in the villages nearby, and were expected to move forward last. ight, Near Vogelward is the cemetery in which "Herr Hitler's parents are buried, and for that reason it is thought that the march over at this spot was timed for a few. seconds earlier than elsewhere, 'The operation 1s being conducted in strict accordance with the details arranged by military experts attached. to the International Commission. They fre designed to avoid the possibility of incidents. 'The precautions taken Include the' maintenance of neutral ones, varying from one to one and half' miles, between the advancing and retiring forces. 'To facilitate the operation, both German and Czech' liaison officers have taken up their positions on both sides of the frontier.
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