German pursuit planes. stot down two British bombers over the North Sea yesterday morning, the German High Command. announced list night, German pursuit planes yesterday also were said to have shot down five British plattes near Saarbruecken and tone French plane near Bitch, The High Command said that in the rst month of the war, German pu sult planes and anti-aircraft Batteries shot down 37 French planes and 27 British planes—United Press, The last 24 hours have seen no big Joperations on either side, French {troops consolidating newly won pos tions east of Apach and Pel, while the Germans are sending out reconnaissance patrols in weaker numbers than usual.—Reuter, Polish President Honours Warsaw Paris, Oct. 1.
MIN. Ignace Paderewski, the world-famous pianist and great Polish patriot, would be asked to help the new Polish Government, President Wladislaw Raczkiewilez ' announced toda; Paderewski, was Premier of Poland just after the First Great War, during which he engaged in public speaking on behalf of his country and gave many benefit recitals to aid war funds.
This morning, the Polish Embassy here announced in a communique, Piesident Raczkiewicz received members of his new Government to administer them the oath of allegiance.
After ho had paid homage to the stout military and civil resistance offered by Warsaw against the Germans, the President conferred on the town itself the military order Virtuti Militari, second oldest order in Polish history, dating back to 1702—Havas.
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