Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-24 | Page 1 | Crisis Flashes

CRISIS FLASHES BERLIN UP The UP The J last st members of the British newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper correspondents' correspondents corps in in n Berlin are leaving tonight on instructions of the British embassy THE HAGUE Netherlands UP The UP-The The government or ord ordered ordered or- or d dered red preliminary mobilization of its armed forc forces s today LONDON Police UP-Police UP Police UP-Police Police today circulated an order throughout London providing for a a permanent blackout All AH lights must be blacked out or extinguished every night as soon as darkness falls 1 i BRUSSELS AP Long AP-Long Long lines of German Geiman military trucks were reported today by b border ob observers to be moving moving moving ing within sight of the Belgian town of Eupen former German German German Ger Ger- man territory 1 x f f I BERLI BERLIN UP-Nazi UP o ficia sl J e Minister Nev Neville Chamberlains Chamberlain's spee speed as as' unquestionably of tremendous importance t r t NEW YORK INS War INS War risk insurance rat rates rates rates' zoomed from 50 to per cent today as marine underwriters in New York and London took tool cognizance of the alarming foreign situation J 1 I i WASHINGTON UP High UP-High High officials of r navy treasury tr and justice departments met toda for forthe or orthe the third consecutive day to discuss problems arise for the United n ted States in event of a Europea ar r. r LONDON INS INS Adolf Hitler tol ht summoned a council o of war at the chancellery in inG Fn if it was reported in a Reuter dispatch from the lire German e pan capital i PARIS AP Diplomatic AP-Diplomatic Diplomatic P-Diplomatic circles reported t tonight night that all aU communication on between France and had been disrupted since 5 p. p m. m 9 9 a. a m. m Salt Take Lake City time NEW YORK UP Presidents UP-Presidents Presidents of leading Wall Wall st street treet banks conferred d late laje today with George Harrison president t of the Federal Federals Reserve Bank of New New York on what action n nta to ta take in in th the event of war in in Europe 0 PARIS INS INS Half Half of Paris was was was' blacked out completely completely com eom- tonight as an emergency defense measure PARIS The The minister of pub public ic works tonight I advised all persons whose presence presence in Paris Pans is not not needed ded to quit the capital while railroads are arc still free if 11 v