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__ ~THE WATERLOO CHRONIC Yol. 82, No. 45 _*‘s" ___________Established * Wartz00, C Emagh, Supruroan 8, 1989 _ * _ Eight Pages t3 # _T 0_ _ Price 3 Cents Members have been gathering here for several days, and there is likely to be a full attendance. On all sides, where the arriving memâ€" bers foregather, speculation is rife as to the policy to be enunciated for their approval by Prime Minister At the present time there are two sizeable groups in addition to the old parties â€" the Coâ€"operative Comâ€" monwealth Federation, with proâ€" nounced views on foreign affairs, and the Social Credit party, anxious to see monetary reform measures adopted. Premier King today conferred separately with Hon. R. J. Manion, national Conservative chieftain and leader of the official Opposition, and J. S. Woodsworth, C.C.F. leader. He attempted to get in touch with John Blackmore, Social Credit leader, but was unsuccessful. A short session is anticipated. The 1914 war emergency session lasted only from August 18 to August 22. But then there were only the: two old parties, Liberal and Conservative, in the House of Commons. It is believed certain the session will last a week and possibly longer unless all parties agree to get beâ€" hind the Government without quesâ€" tion and save criticism until the next regular session next winter. Meets Opposition Chicfs. The Conservatives in caucus have announced their intention of coâ€" operation with the Government but the C.C.E. party held a meeting of House members and party workers without announcing their proposed course of action. In sombre surrounding and wwith the traditional formalities shorn of all the color and glitter customary in peace time, Lord Tweedsmuir, governorâ€"general, < will open the special session at 3 o‘clock in the afternoon. King Speaks Friday. Details of the Government‘s plans for "effective coâ€"operation" to Great Britain which the prime minister has stated will be recomâ€" mended to the House, will not be known until Mr, King speaks on Friday. The speech from the throne toâ€" morrow will deal with the emergâ€" ency necessitating the session and will be short. There will be referâ€" ences to those members who have died in the recess, moving and seconding the address and the tabling of a "white paper‘" covering correspondence between _ Canada and Great Britain, along with a large number of ordersâ€"inâ€"council. This will complete the first day‘s activities. OTTAWA, Sept. 6. â€" Canada‘s Parliament will open tomorrow for the second war emergency session to be held in the Dominion since Confederation. Thursday‘s proceedâ€" ings will be brief. Premier King Confers With Leaders Manion and Woodsworth ; SmR Ralston Succeeds Dunning as Finance Minister. Second Great War Parkiament In 25 Years Now In Session Vote To Abandon Arena Project At Sunday Meeting May Be Five Years Before Waterloo Arena Can Be Again Contemplated. Holding a special "wartime" sesâ€" sion Sunday afternoon, members of the Waterloo rink contmission, apâ€" pointed in January to erect a new municipal arena, voted unanimously to abandon the project. Action of the commission, which also recomâ€" mended its own dismissal, followed only a few hours after council had authorized it to call for tenders on the building The commission further recomâ€" mended that a settlement be made with the architect and that funds collected through subscriptions be returned to the donors. "The best thing we can do in view of the outbreak of war and the comâ€" plete change in world affairs in the past 48 hours, is to adjourn until such time as conditions change," stated Mayor Wesley McKersie. ‘"We should close the project right away and not only étfer it to see what happens." t "Everything is abnormal and such a project is out of the quesâ€" tion," concurred C. F. Thiele. "To my mind this is going to be a terâ€" rible conflict and we are certainly going to be asked to make many sacrifices, wheih we must be preâ€" pared to make. Hon. Eric Cross," Demand Conscription Canadian Wealth, Manpower, Resources OTTAWA, Sept. 4. â€" in a new| _ ‘"The last war gave the exâ€"soldiers letter to Prime glinis!er Mackgnzie of Canada wisdom to lead our peoâ€" King, the Canadian Corps Associaâ€" ple and authority to speak for them, tion tonight demanded conscription now that war has come again," conâ€" of Canadian wealth, manâ€"power and tinued the letter. "Charged with natural résources to help the Empire this responsibility, we, the exâ€" cause against German domination. _ soldiers of Canada, through our "Canada and the Empire now en< several associations, urged upon the ter upon the most desperate struggle Government of Canada that it imâ€" in the whole history of the British mediately secure the authority of peoples," said the letter. "This is no Parliament to proclaim and enforce time for halfâ€"measures. F.vorything the law of national service so that that is Canadian must be at war." our manpower, industry and finance The letter was signed by Colonel may be governed by that law, withâ€" C. E. Reynolds, chairman of the out reservation or chance of escape. conference committee of various exâ€"| _ ‘"The effectiveness of democracy soldier organizations in Canada. (Continued on Page 7) "Canada and the Empire now en« ter upon the most desperate struggle in the whole history of the British peoples," said the letter. "This is no time for halfâ€"measures. Everything that is Canadian must be at war." The letter was signed by Colonel C. E. Reynolds, chairman of the conference committee of various ex soldier organizations in Canada. Y Two Fires In Waterloo In Past Month Charges Sugar "Racket" To Waterloo fire department was summoned to only two fires in the past month, one of which was of inâ€" cendiary origin, according to the reâ€" port of the fire and light committee of town council. Neither had any serious consequences. _ _ According to Ald. Enoch Honsâ€" berger, chairman of the committee, eighty per cent. of fire calls are made by telephone. As a result, no additional street alarm boxes will be installed, he said, although $100 is being spent on repairs to the alarm system. _ He will assume his new duties immediately, llthoufih he will not be present in the House of Comâ€" mons Thursday when Canada‘s second Great War Parliament in twentyâ€"five {Jem is opened. Several beral members, inâ€" cluding Hugh Plaxton (Torontoâ€" Trinity), have offered to rmn their seats in the House to e way for Col. Ralston, but time does not Pormit a byâ€"election. Only six days‘ notice was given to assemble the war session of Parliament. Large Store KITCHENER.â€"Ald. Irvin Bowâ€" man told city council Tuesday night that a large chain store in Kitchener had refused to sell any sugar to a customer last Saturday unless the latter first purchased a dollar‘s worth of groceries. "In view of the situation, it was one of the meanest rackets I have ever seen in this or any other city. I told the manager that I would expose it before council," exclaimed Ald. Bowman. L. Ralston, K.C., C.M.C., D.8.0., brilliant soldier of the last Great War and former Minister of Naâ€" tional Defense, was sworn into the War Cabinet tonight as Minister of Finance, sucteeding Hon. Charles A. Dunning. Col." Ralston ilvok his oath of office at 6 o‘clock tonight in Governâ€" ment House, in the presence of Prime Minister Mackentie King. The"question of installing a siren in Waterloo park so that firemen might be summoned more readily in event of an emergency, is still being considered, the chariman said. he continued, "has already indiâ€" cated that we will have to make sacrifices and urges that we make no unnecessary expenditures. It is very probable that certain governâ€" ment subsidies will have to be canâ€" celled, and force us to raise our tax rate sky high without any additional expenditures." _ _ Commissioner Fred Pugh asserted that the Ontario Municipal Board "wouldn‘t even listen to such a proâ€" ject" at the present time." "They would turn a deaf ear and rightly so," replied Commissioner Thiele. "While we as Canadians and Britishers can never see the subâ€" jugation of ourselves by Germany, it will be years before we can ever contemplate an arena again. I foreâ€" see an upheaval of the entire ecoâ€" nomic system of the world before the present conflict is over, and there is going to be a terrible mess. If the council five years from now wishes to make use of our plans and information and months of work, they are welcome to do so," stated Mr. Thiele. Mayor McKersie pointed out that when the war is over, there will "unâ€" doubtedly be a different city counâ€" cil and everything else will be changed". 6. â€" Col. James The machinery of goverfrment was immediately adjusted to the new conditions. As predicted, the Prime Minister shuffled his Cabinet, and first to be included in the warâ€"time ministry was Winston Churchill,.who became first Lord of the Admiralty, (Continued on Page 4) Both Britain and France were cloaking their naval and military moves with greatest secrecy. CHURCH]LIL ANB EDEN JOIN CABINET. General Sir Walter Kirke was appointed Commanderâ€"inâ€" Chief of the Metropolitan (home) foré?: * HITLER GOES TO POLISH FRONT WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.â€"The British Government has ordered a naval blockade of Germany, according to information reaching officials here tonight. ; It was understood here that the naval blockade went into effect immediately upon the declaration of war, and that tlg British naval vessels are blocking the entrance to the Balt near the Skaggerak and were stretched across the North Sea near the Scandinavian Peninsula. Flays Jews In Hot Speech And Charges "British Upper Democratic Crust" Cause of Conflict. As the fateful news was made known, the King sounded a rallying call to his people scattered throughout %: British Empire "to standâ€"calm, firm and united" against y‘s challenge to civilized order in the world. e S "This country is now at war with Germany." â€" ; While Britain‘s navy, army and air forte ) to coâ€" uperate with the military machines of France and in a struggle against Hitlerism and everything it stands for, the quiet yvoice of their Royal commanderâ€"inâ€"chief vwn‘ed to *"my people at home and my people across the who will make our cause their own." B IN ADMIRAL‘S UNIFORM. Seated alone in his study in Buckingham Pala¢e, dressed in the uniform of an Admiral of the Fleet, the King addressed this message to every British subject: _ : o Shortly afterward it was revealed that members of the Royal family, as in the Great War, were ready immediately_to stand with their subjects in the duties of war. o The King broadcast his message of hope and fl-â€"hfiu a few short hours after Neville Chamberlain, Gre# Britain‘s 70â€"yearâ€"old Prime Minister, announced in a brief, simple stateâ€" ment : P Ki _â€"___"If one and all we keep resolutely faithful to it (?: cause), ready for whatever service or sacrifice it may d id then in God‘s name we shall prevail. â€" _ > i Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief of the British forces in the field. The Fuehrer left the chancellery in a limousine with shaded headâ€" lights while the city was in a comâ€" plete blackout. The car made its way slowly through the large, mostly silent crowd ~standing in the dark Wilâ€" helmplatz. The Duke of Kent, a simple Admiralty announcement said, has taken a war assignment as a Rearâ€"Admiral General Sir Edmund Ironside was appointed to replace Lord Gort as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. BERLIN, Sept. 3 (Sunday)â€" Fuehrer Hitler was reported to have started for the east front to join his soldiers shortly after 10 p.m. (5 p.m. E.D.T.) tonight. A few in theâ€" crowd near the driveway Broke through the small police guard and shouted, "Fuehrer, command, we follow till death." The deepest secrecy was mainâ€" tained as to what part of the front Hitler would visit or how he would travel. In a broadcast to Germany he deâ€" (Continued on Page 7) LONDON, Sept. 3 (s-:z)â€"cmt Britaind&nd France went to war with Germany y. 0 u.e N 4 Prepared To Cope With Outbreak In Kitchener KITCHENER. â€" Plans have alâ€" ready been made to cope with any outbreak which might be prompted by Nazi sympathizers or aliens in Kitchener, in the event of an emerâ€" gency, Mayor George W. Gordon told The Chronicle today. "I spent almost three hours with Chief Constable William J. Hodgson recently, discussing plans," stated the chief magistrate, revealing that during the last war extensive damâ€" age was done in the city. _ Mayor Gordon stressed, however, his belief that no such trouble would occur, ~, despite _ happenings _ in Europe. ‘"We have a good reputaâ€" tation in Kitchener now and are goâ€" ing to uphold it," he declared. "I don‘t believe there is any more ‘on tap‘ here than in any normal city at a time like this, and I fully believe there is more Nazi activity in Toronto than there is here, if they would only look for it," gonâ€" tinued the mayor. c While revealing that about sevenâ€" ty per cent. of the citizens of Kitchâ€" ener, Waterloo and district have some German blood _ coursing through their veins, though in most cases from generations back, Mayor Gordon asserted‘ that "the older people are too sensible, and the young ones are too far removed to sympathize with the Nazi cause (Continued on Page 8) Synopsis Entry Gt. Britain And France Into War General Viscount Gort, V.C., tonight was ‘ appointed MAJESTY IN STIKRING RADIO ‘ADDRESS CALLS EMPIRE RESOURCES AND MANPOWER FO EUROâ€" PEAN FRONT. â€" FRANCE‘S ARMY OF! 3,000,000 TAKES UP POSITION. / 3 Kitchener People On Ilâ€"Fated Athenia KITCHENER.â€"Much anxiety is felt in the Twin City for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Truss, formerly of Earl street, who were passengers on the Cunard liner Athenia when it was torpedoed Sunday night. Miss Marâ€" garet Truss, 21, a daughter, is said to have been safely landed at Greenâ€" ock, Scotland, but the whereabouts of her parents is still unknown. It was revealed here today that Harry Truss, Jr., of Hamilton, was unaware that his parents had bookâ€" ed passage on the illâ€"fated steamer. They told him in a letter, however, that they intended to try and book passage on the Athenia "to get out of troubled Europe". When School Bells Ring Again KITCHENER:â€"Several thousand children in Kitchener and Waterloo who simultaneously heard bells ringâ€" ing in their sunâ€"tanned ear£ Tuesâ€" day morning, weren‘t just imagining itâ€"they were the bells of their reâ€" spetcive schools beckoning them for the first time since late in June. While no accurate figure can be ascertained as yet, it was estimated that more than 9,000 children, youths and young ladies rolled out of bed yesterday with just a little more misgiving than has been their custom in the past two months of sunshine and fun. While the eightâ€"inch dahlia, reported to have been grown by George Schlee, 342 Frederick St., Kitchener, is admittedly a big one, it is almost "dwarfed" by that brought into The Chronicle office this morning, by Mrs. George Heipel, 59 Erb St., Waâ€" terloo. Known as ‘"Murphy‘s Masterâ€" piece", it is just that, being nine and oneâ€"half inches in diameter and a rich red rose in colour. According to Mrs. Heipel, it isn‘t the only large dahlia her garden produced this year. She expects even larger ones in 1940. , Largest Dahlias Still Grow In Waterloo h Germany." " air forte ) to coâ€" f France and in a ything it s for, the â€"inâ€"chief was afldressed to y rout Te uns gainst ';Eeriany'- and detérmination No figures are given, but a few months ago Leslie HoreBelisha, the British War Minister, announced that the British expeditionary force was being increased to 32 divisions, 6 regular and 26 territorial (apâ€" proximately 600,000 men). _ _ _ The official spokesman made his announcements in two radio broadâ€" "Germany," said M. Giradoux, "can only have recourse to the subâ€" marine, and against that menace we are well armed. By 1918 the seas had been cleaned. This time they will be cleaned more qtiÂ¥kly, and our communications will be asâ€" sured." PARIS.â€"British troops are landâ€" ing nl!fldly. Jean Giradoux, the ofâ€" ficial French spokesman, announced on Wednesday. They augment the previous constant flow of men and. materials moving "up the line". M. Giradoux added that British formations soon will be fighting side by side with the French. Britain‘s support in the front lire mey be a« & s ? counted 88. "f2" more immediate" tnan it was in 1914. At sea, he reminded his listeners, Imperial Germany had a much more werful fleet than the Third Reich g:.l, and risks had to be avoided so that Britain could keep the mastery of the seas. a Council indicated the arena proâ€" ject would be revived at the earliest Appointed last January after the ratepayers had almost unanimously approved floating $50,000 in debenâ€" tures for erection of the building the rink commissoin met in a spochi "warâ€"time" session Sunday afterâ€" noon. The commission will disband, after all its business is concluded. | _ Key to prize winners shows entry numbers of exhibitors with their reâ€" spective names and addresses. To | ascertain winners in various exhibit| classes refer given winning numbers | of prize list to this key: a.y.â€"Any variety. s a.o.v.â€"Any other variety. a.o. kindâ€"Any other kind. 1. Mrs. H. Hynmen, Kitchener; 2. H. L. Cassie, Elora; 3.)Mrs. R. Brimâ€" blecomibe, Alma; 4. Lloyd T. Skilâ€" lings, St. George; 5. Mrs. Walter| Pebles, Atwood; 6. Mrs. Fred Ruâ€"| dow, Elmira; 7. Miss 1. l‘ivinxslonw ‘Blylh; 8. Mrs. Thomas MacRae, Dunâ€"| ‘dn; 9. Mrs. Jack Woodall, Elmira; 10. Mrs. Oscar Strome, Elmira; 11 | Lorne Forreat, Simcoe; 12 Jnhnl \Bierman, Waterloo; 13. Wilbur Turnâ€"| bull, Brussels; 14. Roy Butson. Stratâ€" ford; 15. Wm. H. Douglas, St. Panls; 16. Laura Wray, Millbank; 17. Wilâ€" |fred Ronnenberg, Monkton; 18. Ed ’mnnd Schwindt, Elmira; 19. Laura: ‘Koeflbor. Elmira; 20. Arthur Schlenâ€". _ter, Linwood; 21. M. A. Fraser, (Blyth; 22. Robert Klinck, Elmira; 23. |Mra. Menno Miller, Eimira; 24 Wmfl ‘Wflllel. Elmira; 25. Fred Conrad, Elmira; 26. Charles A. Maclean Fergus;, 27. Mrs. Henry Doster, St.| UEWEmZ "PPOCCER W ECCCZRRNEMIIRCICN from the rink e«;:anah‘i'ou mi‘c i?.l. proposed new § mun: , arena to have been built this winter, be "abandoned indefinitely", due to dutbreak of war. possible time. British Army Moves Up Of New Arena WATERLOO. â€"+ Council _ unaniâ€" mously approved a ,recommendation War, Inclement Weather No Detraction To Fair Elmira Fall Exposition Draws Record Entries, Good Attendance. War Causes (By Chronicle Correspondent) ELMIRA.â€"Despite rupture of war clouds in Europe and a heavy rain over the holiday weekâ€"end, Elmira Fall Fair was as big as ever from the standpoint of entries. Officials said attendance was down slightly. Opening Saturday morning, the fair continued in full swing until late Monday night. Complete list of reâ€" sults follows: "In the air," the head of the French Information _ Service continued, "the British effort has been prodigious. Many of these squadrons which you have recently seen crossing and reâ€" crossing France are now in our aircraft pr?duc!iont which | is being carried on in Canada and Australia, safe frodm all attack, is constantly increasing.‘" _ Speaking of the tremendous feats of gallantry of Dominion soldiers at Vimy, at Thiepvral, and on many other famous battlefields, he said "they sought to deliver the world from intolerable tyranny. Now they are discovering that the work was not sufficiently comâ€" pleted. These countries, he added, and all the French Empire as well, were solidly behind the United Kingdom and France, and their industrial power was in itself of invaluable aid. ‘"We French," he concluded, know from experience that the British keep their word, and we can have confidence in our allies as they have confidence Basel, Switzerland (Near French, German and Swiss frontier).â€"Firstâ€" line pillboxes of Germany‘s formidâ€" able Siegfried Line were seized early Thursday by veteran troops from the French Maginot Line ~~ ~ ~ BRZ of the fnrst Crman advance posts which fell, it was reported in Basel, was a lone fort opposite Saarâ€" the Saar. It was said the fort was taken after French troops occupied the wooded hills on both sides of the frontier road. ._-cqfim, a French po'\;-' opposite French March On Nazi Soil li‘hmhg-trukth.h(month towerâ€" of Waterloo town during the worst electrical storm of the year early Monday morning. The Germans were said to have retired with little resistance from advance posts to the main Siegfried forts, five and ten kilometres behind the border. (A kilometre is about fiveâ€"cighths of a mile.) _ _ _ fighting in the wir. Little Damage To Town Hall Awakened by a brilliant flash of light as the lightning struck, firemen sleeping in the fire hall next door raced over to the building and inâ€" Although planes of both sides made frequent flights watching Pledge Loyalty _ To King, Country Splitting the ball on top of the flag pole, only citl:t inches in diaâ€" meter cleanly in half, the boit falâ€" lowed down the pulley wire to a steel railing around the tower and glanced off, piercing the roof in two places. No fire resulted. vestigated. olic Youth in convention in Kitchâ€" ener over the holiday weekâ€"end, reâ€" newed a pledge of loyalty to King and country and stressed the need of "maintaining and upholding the customs and religion of â€" their Ukrainian forefathers". The conâ€" vention, held at a local hotel, was attended by more than 150 deleâ€" gates from Northern United States and Canada. A feature of the meet was a banâ€" quet held Sunday night with Mayor George _ W. Gordon, Kitchener, Mayor Wesley McKersie, Waterloo, and numerous Ukrainian priests and doctors attending. The Sunday afternoon session, open to the pubâ€" lic, was utilized by five speakers, each of whom lauded the‘fact that "there is still freedom of religion, speech and the press in Canada, l?nited States and the British Emâ€" pire". |\ _ Buyers were present from Drayâ€" [ton, New Hamburg, Kitchener, Norâ€" wich, Hannon, Thamesford, New ‘\Dundee, St. Jacobs, Cheltenham, fAriss. London, Weston, Hespeler, Chatham, _ Petersburg, _ Waterloo, Stratford, Bamberg, Baden and | Preston. Antiâ€"Sabotage Precautions Underway In Twin City Jacobe; 28. Wm. Funtney, Preston; 29. Mrs.. Orrie Hollinger, Elmira; 30. Alfred Stroh, Elmira; 31. John Bolender, Elmira; 32. Peter Schmehl, Elmira; 33. Conrad Baumgartner, West Montrose; 34. Mrs. 0. C. Wep pler ,Elmira; 36. Fred Conn, Georgeâ€" town; 36. Frank Klinck, Elmira; 37. J. D. Jackson, Harriston; 38. Lloyd Tanner Britton; 39. M. A. Bechtel and Sons, Preston; 40. Milton Weber, West Motrose; 41. ‘Alex. Wickens, Bridgeport; 42. J. S. Knapp, Galt; 43. L. M. Bardén, Hillsburg; 44. Schmitt Bros.. Elmira; 45. Martin C. Schweitzer, Elmira; 47. (Mrs. Marâ€" (Continued on Page 8) _ "Are we sufficiently thankful to Canada for the great blessing of beâ€" (Continued on Page 8) Another Good Holstein Sale At Bridgeport Despite the fact that only a small crowd attended, a very successful sale of Holstein cattle was held at Bridgeport on Tuesday, actording to A. B. ghubacher. manager. An inâ€" teresting feature of recent sales are the many ‘"repeat" buyers, who atâ€" tended succeeding sales, he said. Cattle fanciers from as far disâ€" tant as Rock Falls, Ont., 500 miles north of here, Michigan and Massaâ€" chusetts, attended. Fifty cows and heifers in milk averaged $110, Mr. Brubacher told The Chronicle. KITCHENER. â€" Ukrainian Cath Only slight damage resulted when Officials of Kitchener‘s two regiâ€" ments, the Scots Fusiliers of Canada and No. 24 Field Ambulance, anâ€" nounced last night that . "everâ€" increasing"‘ numbers of men are Seeking to sign up for guard duty. Officers Called Into Active Service KITCHENER.â€"Indicative of the probability of Canada officially deâ€" claring war against Germany when parliament meets on Thursday, two Kitchener militia officers were called into active service Tuesday. _ _ outbreaks did occur in the Twin City during the last Great War, but it is improbable that there will be any recurrence this time," he asâ€" serted. ‘"We are not going to take any chances, however, for there is no secret to the fact that there are numbers of Nazis and aliens here, just as there are in practically every large city in Canada." According to the chief magistrate, a circular from the attorneyâ€" general‘s department, outlining inâ€" structions for protection of all vulâ€" nerable municipal points was handâ€" ed to council Tuesday night. The matter was referred back to the police committee, he said. Late yesterday, The Chronicle was informed, arrangements were being made to erect a high barbed wire fence around the Bell Telephone Company‘s "repeater" station at German Mills, south of Kitchener. Guards have been patrolling the area for more than two weeks. Lieut. John Merritt, of the 24th gdd Ambulance Corps, was ordered report to No. 11 Field=Ambuâ€" lance, Guelph, while Pilot Officer Wilfred Bean reported for duty at Hamilton. The latter is an officer in the 119th Bomber Squadron in Hamilton. Officials of the two local military units, the Scots Fusiliers of Canada and No. 24 Field Ambulance, said they are ‘standing by", awaniting mabilization orders from â€" headâ€" at London. skirts of the town, in which it is understood parts for British aeroâ€" planes are being manufactured. While it was the first antiâ€"sabotâ€" wc action taken in Waterloo, Mayor esley McKersie told The Chronicle today that "no effort will be spared to safeguard public property and French Attack Extreme Flanks Of Siegfried Line PARIS, Sept. 4 (Monday) â€" France struck with her land and air forces along the Western Front toâ€" day in what military observers deâ€" scribed as a double flanking moveâ€" ment to relieve pressure of the Gerâ€" man armies in Poland. KITCHENER. â€" Waterloo joined Kitchener in precautions against possible sabotage on Weqdnesday when a heavy mounted guard was placed about a plant on the outâ€" Two official communiques issued during the day indicated the "entire force" of the French Army was making "progressive contacts" with the. enemy along the Western Front. At the same time, France‘s ally, Poland, was reported by military circles in Paris, to have launched a most â€" vigorous offénsive â€" against Germany on the Eastern Front. The air force was said by the same observers to have flown over Germany scouting fortified positions and communications lines. France‘s military machine of 8,000,000 men was reported by miliâ€" tary observers to be attacking from its Maginot Line positions against toth flanks of Germany‘s Siegfried ine. The navy was taking up positions, these experts said, in the Western Mediterranean to guard strategic lines of communication of the French Empire with North Africa, while the powerful allied British fleet moved into battle positions in the English Channel and neighborâ€" ing Atlantic waters. British uniforms began appearing on the streets of Paris today. Parisians turned to gape at the smartly clad officers. They were the advance guard staff, preparing the way for the British Expeditionnry Force, which is expected to be movâ€" ing up to the front within a few days. Hold Battle Positions. The French Army, suported by aircraft, went into action on the Western Front. The fleet held battle positions in the Western Mediterâ€" ranean. The immediate object of the offensive was to relieve German pressure on France‘s ally, Poland, in the east. At the same time that French forces opened operations France‘s Polish allies were reported to have assumed the offensive on the Eastern Front. Meagre reports from the west indicated the French armies had started a double flanking movement at two extremities along the 200â€" mile frontier facing Germany. A terse communique issued in midâ€"morning by the War Ministry left the impression that fighting was general all along the, Rhine frontier, where the French Muflnot Line faces the German Sie! ried fortiâ€" fications or "west wall." e are aware of the fact that