Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-21 | Page 1 | War Peril Grows as Czechs, Poles Clash on Border

IWAR WAR PERIL GROWS GROWS' GROWS AS CZECHS POLES CLASH ON BORDER VIENNA Nov 21 UP The UP-The The danger anger of armed conflict over Czechoslovakia's eastern frontier involving Hungary and Poland and possibly Germany and Italy increased increased increased in in- creased today as new incidents oc- oc It was officially announced in Prague that Czech frontier guards I had ad repulsed a band of Polish irregulars irregulars ir- ir I regulars who crossed the frontier into nto the Czech province of Ru- Ru thenia One Pole was killed Both Poland and Hungary were reported to be prepared to march f into Ruthenia and eastern Slovakia at a moments moment's notice Both nations nations nations na na- na- na have been reinforcing fron fron v tier troops I It was said that they were ready I Ito to take advantage of any serious frontier incident for police action I to preserve peace S I Both had been disappointed by their failure to obtain from the I Vienna conference which settled Hungarian Czech-Hungarian territorial disputes disputes disputes dis s dis- dis I enough Czech territory to give them a common border Observers believed that if the situation grew rew dangerous Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini would take a strong hand Italy and Germany were the Vienna arbiters and rejected Hungary's full claim Occupation of eastern Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia by Hungary or Poland or both would constitute a loss of prestige to Italy For Germany it would be bea a loss of prestige and would also threaten to close the road to the Black sea At the same time it would interfere with Germanys Germany's economic program in Slovakia and as well as in Bohemia and Moravia the other Czechoslovakian Czechoslovakian Czechoslovakian provinces 6 Hitler's newspaper the Vienna reflected the acuteness of the situation in an editorial which warned that any opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to the Vienna verdict can become an attack on peace I Frequent clashes were reported in the region of and a growing uprising was reported in inthe inthe inthe the mountainous regions further within Ruthenia The reports said three incidents had occurred in which groups of Hungarian irregulars ossed c-ossed the I n frontier and with Czech defense troops including i gendarmerie police and customs guards Four Hungarians were reported to have have been been killed and several were taken prisoner The Hungarians were were forced to withdraw the reports reports reports re re- re- re ports said At Prague the government said that at least six persons had been killed In border clashes with Polish and nd Hungarian terrorists But the government denied that thera had been an uprising in Reports Report from Budapest and andr r ague conflicted sharply Prague reported that a major majorI I clash had occurred near Voice and attributed the incident to Hungarian invaders They said four Hungarians Hungarians Hungar Hungar- ians lans had been killed by Czech frontier frontier fron Iron tier guards Another clash was re reported reported reported re- re ported near S The Ruthen Ruthen- ian government in Chust denied foreign reports that several villages in their territory had requested transfer to Hungarian rule Reports in Chust said d that a group of Polish irregulars were re repulsed repulsed repulsed re- re pulsed by a frontier defense corps near One Pole was killed