Details were still lacking today on the violent aerial. bombardment of the holy city of Gzestochowa, commuunleations with this pilgrims centre having been cut, but it was earned that German bombers had dropped incendiary' and high-explosive bombs on the "ancient Jasna Gora Cloister, which now lies half fu "ruins. The rest of the town is Believed to "have escaped—heavy damage and the "Holy Cha sheltering the priceless painting Black Virgin, is safe, PAT. news agency announced that the town of Czestochowa was stilt being bombed today and was the, center of violent today that, on Sunday alone, German y's Villa Threatened Lord Gort to Lead Britain's Forces London, Sept. 4.
It is officially announced that General the Viscount Gort, V.c,, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the field, Lord Gort was in Shanghai in 1927 with the Coldstream Guards, which formed part of the Shanghai Defence Force.
General Sir Edmund Ironside, Inspector-General of the Overseas Forces, has been appointed to succeed him as Chier of the Imperial General Staff.
General Sir Walter' Kirke, Director-General of the Territorial Army, has been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British Home forces—
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Paris, Sept, 4.
A bomb fell at Kongtanein" near the summer villa of Mr. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, American Ambassador to Poland, today, the Polish Tran continental news agency reported. The Ambassador, however, wag in Warsaw at the time—United Press,
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