Show Pol Poles s Warned cJ by France Frame f r fOn On Pretext for Invasion i I PARIS Aug 25 The UP-The W The French today urged P Poland Poland land to give Germany Germany Ger Ger- many no excuse for charging maltreatment maltreatment maltreatment mal mal- treatment of Germans in Poland and to avoid any action that might serve as a pretext for border inci inci- dents i In authorized quarters it was said the Poles were following this advice carefully Troop trains rolled across France to the frontiers steadily unlimbering unlimber- unlimber ing the nations nation's huge war machine before the threat of imminent hostilities hostilities hos hos- s with Germany Five classes have been called up to swell Frances France's forces to over two million men French advices today on the Ger Ger- soviet man pact were that it resulted resulted re re- from a personal message from Adolf Hitler to Stalin The Thc negotiations had been going on for weeks and were brought to a successful issue only by Hitler's personal appeal the French said they h d The franc tumbled to 40 to the dollar doUar at the rate rale this morning foll following following-a wing wing- a similar c course urse of th the tho pound sterling This This' was vas a drop of 2245 francs to the dollar against yesterdays yesterday's off official cial qu quotation Political diplomatic and defense conferences c con continued o n t tin i n u e d almost ceaselessly in Paris Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet Bonnet Bonnet Bon Bon- Bon Bon- net talked successively with British British Brit Brit- ish Ambassador Sir Eric Phipps Polish Ambassador Julius Lukasiewicz Lukasiewicz Lukasiewicz and Spanish Ambassador Jose Felix Lequerica The feeling was growing here that Spain's neutrality in case bf of f j war was almost assured as as-a as are r re result sult suIt of Germanys Germany's accord with so soviet soviet soviet so- so viet Russia President Roosevelt's peace peace appeals appeals appeals ap ap- peals arouse aroused dim French hopes of averting war But they were flickering hopes and nothing more since the feeling that Germany planned to s spring ring its lightning war Poland on-Poland was strong here Some believed Premier Musso- Musso lint lini might have a peace plan to produce at the right moment as ashe ashe ashe he did before the Munich conference conference confer confer- ence over Germanys Germany's plans on Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia but nobody believed be- be Poland would accept a plan that surely would be entirely favorable favorable favorable to Germany If it were pro pro- du ed Many r. r any a authorized sources also believed believed believed be be- soviet Russia planned to share in any spoils accruing to Germany in incase any case the nazis moved I ag against Poland Polan |