Several hundred Czech refugees arrived from the Sudeten districts here today in special trains.
Ten special trains brought Czech and anti-Nazi German refugees from the Sudeten districts on Monday. Four hundred Czech and German refugees arrived at Masaryk Station today and were given soup and milk for their children by the owner of the station restaurant. Eight hundred refugees arrived from Warnsdort where martial law has been proclaimed The refugees wore badges bearing the Czech national colours. The majority were women, children, and old people, and presented a pathetic sight. Most of them are homeless and wander aimlessly round the railway station waiting for some social organization to take care of them.—
Havas.
Paris, Sept. 15.
Troop trains continue to leave for the frontier, Beginning today, the authorities are delivering to each house a quantity of sand, which will be used for the extinction of fires caused by incendiary bombs. A police order states that each householder must supply a shovel and a pail.
The civil authorities are purchasing many gas masks from the military.
Various public services heve been informed of the place and provinces to which they must go in case of war, while others must remain in the capital—Reuter.
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