Mr, Chamberlain Informs Commons Germans Cross Border; Cities Bombed London, Sept. 1.
Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, after bitterly attacking Chancellor Adolf Hitler and reiterating that Britain will stand by her commitments to Poland, announced in the House of Commons today that the Government had instructed His Majesty's Ambassador to Germany, Sir Nevile Henderson, to ask for his passport.
The Prime Minister strongly criticized the German Chancellor: for his "senseless move" against Poland, He placed the blame for the coming war on the Reichsfuehrer and read documents showing British efforts to mediate.
Mr. Chamberlain then declared that he did not think the coming war would be a "short war, It Germany persists on attacking Poland, he said, "Britain was fully prepared to stand by her commitments to Poland."—United Press, Berlin, Sept. 1.
German troops crossed the German-Polish' frontier at different points this morning in response to an order of the High Command of the Defence Forces, it was announced here today. German Air Force units have also set out to attack military objectives in Poland, and the German Fleet has taken over the protection of the Baltic Sea, 'A Polish aeroplane this morning ibs" ona housing -Kretscham. The Bombs caused slight damage but no casualties, The railway station at Beuthen in Upper Silesia near the border was shelled by Polish artillery at 11,20 O'clock this morning. Five or six shells of 7.5 em. calibre hit the rail-ay embankment and exploded with-'Ocean, out causing any damage—Trans-
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