Berlin, Sept. 2.
'Authoritative quarters' here emphasized early this morning that the measures the German forces took yesterday in reply to Polish attacks can for the time being not be regarded as a war, These actions, it is added, have to be termed military engagements caused by Polish attacks.
'The headquarters of the German armed forces made the following announcement yesterday afternoon? In the course of the German opera: tons from bases in Silesia, Pomerania and East Prussia the' expected initial successes on all fronts were obtained. The troops advancing across the mountains from the south Teached the line Neumark-Sucha. The River Elsa was crossed near Teschen to the south of Machrisch-Ostrau. South of the industrial area our troops are advancing along a line parallel with Kattowitz, while the troops from Silesia are advancing north of Czenstochau in the direc: tion of that town. In the Corridor Our troops are approaching the River Brahe and have reached the River Nelze at Nakel. Fighting is going on in the immediate neighbourhood Groudenz. The troops from East Prussia are engaged in battle far within Poland. The German alr force undertook a number of vigorous actions in the course of which mille tary establishments on numerous Polish aerodromes, including those at Rahoel, Putziz, 'Graudenz, Posen, lock, ' Lodz, ""Tomaszow, Radom, Ruda, Katlowitz, Cracow, Lemberg, Brest' and Terespol were attaclded fand destroyed. Besides this several squadrons effectively assisted the advance of the German troops. The German air force has therefore acquired supremacy in the air in the Polish zone, although numerous powerful unns are being Kept in central and western: Germany. Part of the German naval forces have taken up a position at the entrance to the Bay of Danzig and are protecting the Baltic. The training ship Schleswig-Holstein which is lying at the entrance to the port of Danzig opened fire on the Westerplatte occupied by the Poles, while the Polish wal port of Gydnia was bombed the alr force."
"The high command of the German farmed forces announced at noon today "The German troops success {fully continued to advance on all fronts during the afternoon of September 1. Operations are in progress everywhere this morning. The Jab-Yunka pass was rapidly taken. Our air force has destroyed numerous enemy planes which were attacked and demolished on Polish aerodromes."—Trans-Ocean.
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