London, Sept, 28.
ALISH military authorities yesterday decided to surrender the are Polish capital but only on the most honourable terms, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent reported direct from Warsaw today.
The military authorities decided to give up the city to avoid the risk of pestilential diseases which would cause the population to suffer needlessly. A graphic account of the heroic resisttance of the besieged forces was given by the British correspondent, who said that the Polish action would certainly pass into the pages of history as one of the outstanding chapters of heroism.
The Warsaw message of Exchange Telegraph, filed at 6 pin. yesterday from the Polish capital, said "After twenty days of heroic defence, after practically the destruction of half of the city and the destruction of the waterworks, power plant and other public utilities... coupled with 'a lack of ammunition and the impossibility of obtaining early assistance from the Allies the military authorities decided that it would be futile to defend the city further involving, as it would, the risk of pestilential diseases and the entire destruction of the city, the heroic defence of which certainly will pass into history... The most honourable terms are being demanded by the Warsaw military authorities—
United Pres: Paris, Sept, 27.
Continually pounded "by German artillery batteries and bombed by German planes, faced with a water shortage and threatened by—epid mies, Warsaw asked High Command for a armistice yesterday, delayed mess~ age quoting a Polish communique reported today.
"The civilian population was exhausted after ten days of incessant bombardment, the communique de~ clared, and the Polish Command in Warsaw, taking into consideration the sorry. plight of the residents, decided to ask for a truce.
Warsaw today is a town of ruins, houses littered over streets, bulld= Ings crumpled under heavy German shelling and bombing.
It was In order to avoid further tosses and the complete obliteration of the formerly picturesque Polish capital that the defenders were compelled to seek an end to the conflict,
the truce proposal, both Warsaw ani Nevertheless, pending a, reply, Modlin continued to hold out against fore" German attacks on the left bank of the Vistula, River.
"As German artillery batteries con~ tinued razing Warsaw, nine hospitals crammed with wounded people were destroyed, the delayed communique stated, Allhistorleal buildings and churches were destroyed.
In "conclusion, the communique claimed thirteen German planes Were brought down on Monday, raising te total of German wai craft destroyed near Warsaw to 106, Havas,
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