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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1941
Page
3
A vice-commissar declares the war in Russia has just begun. The statement frames the initial phase of hostilities and signals a determined approach by Soviet leadership.
Moscow asserts 2,000,000 German casualties in two months and notes ongoing heavy fighting in Gomel, Novgorod, and Kingisepp as Soviet spokesman Lozovsky defends resilience. He says German gains are temporary and Russia's vast land remains unconquered despite field reverses.
Four Eskimos convicted of manslaughter in trials under a Hudson Bay Outpost Court for deaths during a February and March outbreak of violence on the Belcher Islands. Peter Sala, Charlie Duverack jailed two years at hard labor. Ablaykok one year. Peter Quarack suspended two years. Mina and Akeevik declared insane. Alex Alawkok acquitted. Proceedings held in a large tent court with white authority.
The Moscow radio reported by CBS that high Nazi circles plan to remove the German government from Berlin. It said many top officials have already left the city, returning only for essential business.
United States naval authorities inform Trinidad officials they will require immediately a popular coastal bathing beach near the city for use by the U S naval base at Ter teron Bay.
An official announcement states that large quantities of Egyptian cotton scheduled for shipment to Japan will not be sent after the cancellation of all navicerts from Egypt to Japan. The decision halts the contracted export of the commodity to the Japanese market.
British pilots flew American built Tomahawk fighters that chased a German Heinkel during an air alarm in Reykjavik Iceland, according to official statements.
A Dagens Nyheter correspondent reports German forces requisition private lodgings to quarter soldiers in western Norway stirring bitter resident resentment.
Lt General G L McNaughton commander of the Canadian corps visited the third division in Britain with Maj General C B Price. He inspected infantry brigades and units from the maritimes Quebec and Ontario and praised the high standard of basic training and fitness. A reception followed hosted by Maj General Victor Odlum and the second division. A shipload of ancillary troops arrived to reinforce the Canadian corps including ordnance army service ambulance units and early heavy anti-aircraft trainees.
Vice Admiral A. E. Evans visited Hamilton Ontario plant Sawyer Massey Limited to inspect Canada’s first 12 pound anti aircraft and anti submarine gun mount for the British Admiralty. He praised workers for converting peacetime equipment in four months to produce the mount, the first of many for the Admiralty. The Sawyer Massey plant formerly made agricultural implements.
Montreal reports Lord Halifax British ambassador to the United States says US reaction to the Churchill Roosevelt conference was generally favorable. He notes expected criticism but says press and public accepted the objectives and results with appreciation after lunch in Washington.
The former luxury liner Empress of Russia docked at Hampton Roads then at Newport News for repairs. Sister to Empress of Asia the ship measures 16,810 gross tons and has a storied wartime history including prior sinking reports.
United States embassy holds secret membership rolls of the German Nazi party in Mexico and uses them to guide Washington's economic pressure against pro Axis interests in the country.
Melbourne ship Kashima Maru arrives at Brisbane dock where laborers refuse to load wool cargo and chant No wool for Japan. The incident halts operations prompting security and port authorities to intervene during the dispute.
Marshal Petain directs unoccupied France to be divided into virtually autonomous provinces run by governors with strong central guidance. Provinces will have a provincial council as advisory bodies, not political assemblies, as part of centralized decentralization under the chief of state.
A neutral diplomat described Hamburg as a ruined port city after RAF raids. He cited destruction of Mockebergstrasse from station to town hall, collapsed traffic and evacuated canals, and damage to Deutsche Bank, stock exchange, shipyards at Blohm and Voss, and the Karl Schurz theatre. He noted widespread devastation across the Reeperbahn district and casualties among war correspondents and media crews.
At July 4 the War Damage Act paid 6,374 claims to private individuals in Britain. The total sum involved was £102,661 456,841.
The labor department reports in the first six months of the year 54 lost man days per 1000 Canadian employees due to disputes. This compares with 381 in the United States and 35 in Great Britain, implying about two months’ work per 1000 workers lost in Canada.
The coast and geodetic survey said it found a faster path for war supply deliveries to Russia, skipping the Vladivostok route. The new Seattle to Komismlsk line would avoid westerly gale zones and may offer safer operations against Japanese interference.
The World Telegram reports from private foreign trade sources that about 1000 tons of machine tools are on their way to Russia from New York. The tools were bought by the French government from U S manufacturers and had sat on Staten Island docks for a year, assigned to Great Britain.
London reports a surprise visit by Canadian Prime Minister King arriving with Norman A. Robertson and Brigadier G. P. Vanier. The unannounced arrival follows Prime Minister Churchill’s Atlantic talks with Roosevelt and signals potential discussions on Vichy relations and French possessions off the Gulf of St Lawrence.
Lord Louis Mountbatten cousin of King George and veteran of two destroyers sunk in action arrived on the Dixie Clipper to take command of a warship. He declined to comment on reports he was en route to China to command a British Pacific vessel. He was accompanied by Lady Mountbatten, London county president of the St John Ambulance Association, who said she came to convey thanks from the British Red Cross and ambulance service for aid given by the United States.
Australian Prime Minister R G Menzies charged Japan with creating far eastern tension in a special session of Parliament. He said Japan holds “the means of relief in her own hands,” rejected encirclement claims, and praised Churchill Roosevelt goals as Britain and the United States align in a moral partnership benefiting Australia. He urged Australian representation in London amid regional tensions.
The British Broadcasting Corporation said Germany openly pressed Vichy to ensure complete and continuing cooperation. Rudolf Schramm, deputy Nazi commissioner in Paris, told German controlled newspapers that future release of French prisoners of war would depend on Vichy’s attitude toward Germany.
Turkish officials fear fresh German troops and air units may pass through Bulgaria into Turkey by force. Reports tie this to intensified Italian activity near Thrace and Aegean islands while Iran Britain and Russia push diplomacy and German aid maneuvers. Iran replies to Anglo-Russian protest on German technicians awaited in Tehran.
The Australian federal cabinet agreed in principle on immediate pay raises for fighting forces. Exact basis not announced, but army privates may gain 24 to 30 cents daily plus 12 cents per dependent child. Other services likely to see adjustments and war pensions may rise.
Berlin Germany announced a cut in occupation costs for France from 400 million to 300 million francs daily. The Dienst Aus Deutschland commentary said the measure would noticeably ease France's financial burden, noting the franc's value is about two cents.
Princess Margaret Rose spent her 11th birthday in the country with the King, Queen, and Princess Elizabeth. Her rationed cake had no icing but bore the traditional candles. No official celebrations were held.
University of Manitoba will make war training for women students a curriculum requirement for 1941-42 after a year of voluntary work. Registrar Dr W J Spence announced the change, outlining the shift from voluntary to compulsory participation.
Dr. J. B. Thorne of the Free France Manitoba branch said the force now includes more than 100000 officers and men with 45000 soldiers 1000 pilots and 18000 sailors in a statement issued recently stressing the expanding overseas service and commitment.
Japanese transports and supply ships arrived at Saigon and began unloading what was presumed to be the final troop and material shipments for Japan's new bases in French Indo China.
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