Thousands of Polish Troops and Refugees Enter Sanctuary of Baltic States and Hungary Bucharest, Sept. 18.
President of Poland, M. Ignace Moscicki, and members of the Polish Government were residing temporarily at Bicaz and Slanic respectively, in Moldavia and Wallachia Provinces of Central Rumania, was reported today. Close watch was kept on Marshal Eduard Smigly-Rydz, Inspector-General of the Polish Armed Forces, who was at Craiova.
Polish civilians, it was stated, would be allowed to leave Rumania when they wished, but soldi ers were interned, Certain members of the Polish' Government, would be permitted to leave individually, it was said, though no confirmation of thi report was available.
Marshal Smigly-Rydz crossed the Polish-Rumanian frontier in dead of night, at 1 a.m. today, preceded by General Slawoj Skladkowski, the Polish Premier.
He reached Cernautzi, near the border, a few hours later, travelling by car.
Reports on his condition declared that he was most depressed both physically and morally, showing the constant strain of the past seventeen days since German forces first invaded Polish territory, After the Polish Marshal left Poland.
General Sosenkowski, one-time Chief of Staff to the late Marshal Pilsudski, Polish national hero, was reported to have taken over supreme command of all Polish troops.
'A total of 650 Polish warplanes, about 100 of them badly damaged, 200 tanks and a large amount of war materials were interned in Rumania today as German and Soviet force: closed in on gallant but overwhelme: Polish troops, compelling them to treat to the Rumanian border. hungary Interns Big Force Budapest, Sept. 19. Three Polish battalions and one brigade crossed the Hungarian frontier yesterday and were disarmed and interned, it was announced today—United Press.
30,000 Polish Refugees Rumanian Village Bombed Thirly-thousand Polish soldiers and civilians crossed the frontier today fafone, the Polish consulate at Cerniutzi, near the border, nounced this evening. The civilian refugees presented a pathetic sight, eelng before the German and Soviet war Juggernauts, carrying with them only bits of luggage, belongings that could be hurriedly packed away in small bundles and suitcases, According to reports on the in. tered war materials, 550 Poli planes are kept by the Rumanian authorities in North Rumania, many of them near Cernautal. One hundred, many badly damaged, are kept near Bucharest Soviet tanks driving from the east Into Poland crossed an international bridge and advanced into. Rumania between Kuly and Wienecer this morning, it was reported here. The Rumanian army officer in command that district warned the tanks to stop and explained to the Soviet chief officer that he had viol the Runnion border, "the Soviet the upon offered his apologies and ordered his tank squadron back across the frontier.—Havas, 10,000 Polish Troops Internes London, Sept. 1
Bucharest, Sept. 1
'Two military planes of unknown nationality were reported yesterday to have flown over' the Rumanian frontier and dropped two bombs on the village of Cristiateh, killing six persons and setting several houses on fire, Another unknown foreign plane was reported to have killed three persons and destroyed one house in the village of Cotringen. Both villages fare close to the Polish frontier—
United Press,
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