German Army motorized ailvance columns have reached Prague, capital of the Czech Federatio) now dissolved. Germen troops will occupy all Bohemia and Moravia, thus absorbing all_pro Czech territory.
Sloval: ia has proclaimed its independence ai will be autonomous under Gem protection. Carpathic Ukraine lad also proclaimed its independence of he Czech Federation and had asked for Germax protection. which was refused and Hungarian troops are now occupying all Ruthenian territory to extend the Hungarian borders (0 the Polish fr tier.
Deeply shaded portions shown in the map represent the purely Sudeten German areas previously occupied by the Germ Army under the terms of the Munich Agreement, Wehr, published a proclamation addressed" to the Czech" people late Tonight. He assorted, "Inthe terrltories submitted to the protection of German troops, the executive powers have been transferred to me. All Public administrations will continue function Herr ttentein Promoted Herr Konrad Henlein, former lead-
Wherever they be and whatever they the, on what. their common policy should be—where they should make their stand and how they should give effect to their decision.
Time for Great Decisions Having determined what to ° do.
continued, military steps, should taken to give effect to the decision.
"Speaking with great emphasis, Mr. den said:
"There are times when a great nation has to take grave decisions.
believe such a time to be now, and I further believe that only. thus shall we banish from our people the haunting fear that shadows our own times"
Mr. Grenfell, Sir Archibald Sinclair and Mr, Eden urged upon the Government the necessity of rapid action to safeguard the position of refugees. in Czechoslovakia, Mr. Eden elicited from the Prime Minister the intimation that there was no intention to cancel Mr. R.
Hudson's visits to Warsaw. Moscow and) Helsinki, The announcement was received with cheers,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.