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Show The War ; lit Brief ; By UNITED PRESS LONDON: British pursuit ships and ground guns repulse 20 German warpianes near Southend; two British chasers downed ,one German raider ' reported shot down; Admiralty intensifies campaign cam-paign to rid seas of German submarines; sub-marines; economics ministry says it is operating as vital offensive arm, respecting legitimate trade rights of neutrals. Commons told 125 stiii unaccounted for in Athe-nia Athe-nia disaster. Naval disarmament treaty denounced. WARSAW: Polish troops rally for defense of Warsaw, while government gov-ernment establishes provisional capital; artillery fire herald approach ap-proach of Germans; Poles expect major battle at Junction of Vistula Vis-tula and Bug rivers. PARIS: France assured of ample food for long war; air defense de-fense arrangements increase us new alarms put populace in underground under-ground caves; censorship blankets operations on western front. BERLIN: Victorious German troops threatening Warsaw and consolidating grip on Polish communications com-munications and industrial centers; cen-ters; admit Polish guerillas are grave problem; Germany insists all quiet on western front. ROME: Italian business booms; encouraged by increasing indica-. tions government is serious in its neutrality policy; Pope presses for humanity in warfare while continuing contin-uing to explore peace possibilities. WASHINGTON: President Roosevelt develops . extensive emergency defensive program, leaves little to congress except new neutrality legislation as U. S. enforces arms embargo and presidential presi-dential neutrality proclamation. |