Roosevelt orders navy to sink enemy vessels on sight
President Roosevelt announced orders to shoot first in waters deemed vital for US defense against Axis submarines raiders and aircraft. He pledged to protect merchant ships of all flags and to keep open the line of legitimate commerce in defensive waters across a broad North Atlantic area.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Hitler
Germany
United States Army
White House
Greer
Iceland
Newfoundland
Greenland
North Atlantic
Britain
High Seas
H.M.S. Prince of Wales
Churchill
H.M.S
George V
Sir John Tovey, Kcb
Dso
Home Fleet
Canada Chile sign trade and diplomatic accord
Foreign Minister Juan Rossetti announced Canada and Chile will establish diplomatic relations and expand trade. The joint declaration notes Chile as Canada's third South American partner with ministers exchanged. Canada’s new Brazil envoy Jean Desy arrives in Rio de Janeiro as talks push for continental cooperation under a most favored nation framework.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Rossetti
Canada
Foreign Office
Brazil
Jean Desy
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Desy
Paris
MacKinnon
Senor Rossetti
Dominion
America
Nazi Agents to Be Interned in Iran by Allied Demand
Iran will hand over to the Allies German residents named in a British and Russian blacklist as leading Nazi agents. A mixed commission decided on immediate internment in Teheran.
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Teheran
Iran
Salvation Army Mobile Canteen Funded by Quebec Opposition
Hon. Maurice Duplessis and friends of the National Union party of Quebec donated 2500 dollars for a Salvation Army mobile canteen. The contribution was announced locally as support for humanitarian outreach in the province.
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Montreal
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Canada Wheat Output Falls From 1940 Level
The Dominion bureau of statistics estimates 1941 total Canadian wheat production at 306,459,006 bushels, down 244,931,000 from 1940. Prairie output is estimated at 286,000,000 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Bernhard Trains as RAF Fighter Pilot
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands trains with the Royal Air Force and has flown many solo miles. He is expected to soon fly Hurricanes and Spitfires. Islands in the Arctic Archipelago north of Hudson Bay cover 419 641 square miles.
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London
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Royal Air Force
Arctic Archipelago
Hudson Bay
Queen Mary Reviews Canadian Troops in England
Queen Mary, in white, reviewed the central Ontario regiment with Colonel in Chief title, standing on a raised stand as the rifle regiment marched past in battle dress led by a Toronto-based lieutenant colonel. General A G L McNaughton inspected new arrivals from Saskatchewan and predicted readiness for the First and Second divisions.
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England
Queen
Rifle Regiment
Toronto
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughon
Saskatchewan
MISHAPS TO FERRY PLANES COSTLY CRASHES REPORTED
Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons two Atlantic ferry plane crashes cost 44 lives. He cited navigation error and captain’s judgment errors. The first plane struck a mountain in low visibility. the second took off wrong runway and curved into grass, engines not shut off promptly. A third plane’s crash remains under investigation.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Sir Archibald
Britain
Canada
Seamen Return From Africa to Canada
A small group of Canadian seamen returned to Canada from Africa aboard a passenger ship. About 17 men were in the party, according to the department of external affairs. No details on how or when they reached Africa were released for publication.
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Ottawa
Canada
Africa
Department of External Affairs
Food shipments to Greece under wartime aid plan
The Ministry of Economic Warfare announced limited food shipments to Greece via the Turkish Red Crescent Society and the International Red Cross. Italy and Germany were reported to guarantee safe passage for the aid.
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London
Ministry For Economic Warfare
Grece
Turkish Red Crescent Society
International Red Cross
Italy
Germany
Wheat Stocks and Movements in Canada and U S
In the week ended Sept 5 Ottawa reports total wheat stored at 470 737 304 bushels up 4 587 489 from the prior week and 154 173 273 from last year. Canadian elevator stocks total 444 449 911 bushels, up from 438 088 494 and 283 384 592 year ago. Canadian wheat in the United States stood at 26 387 393 bushels, versus 28 061 161 prior week and 33 175 439 a year ago.
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Ottawa
United States
Northern raid may be prelude to offensives
London reports the Spitzbergen raid as a potential prelude to a larger Allied push on Germany’s northern flank. Canadian shock troops are praised for planning and execution under Brig. Arthur E. Potts of Saskatoon, with Major Geoffrey Walsh’s Royal Canadian Engineers also earning high marks for destroying planned Nazi targets.
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London
Spitzbergen
Germany
High Command
Arctic
Arthur E. Potts
Saskatoon
Geoffrey Walsh
Royal Canadian Engineers
Potts
Siege in Norway: Oslo under civil curfew and German rule
German commissioner Joseph Terboven imposes a civil siege in Oslo and surrounding areas with a curfew from 8 p m to 5 a m banning alcohol dancing cinemas and restaurants deactivating radios and suspending nightly communications. Violators face military trial as resistance警 is threatened.
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Oslo
Norway
Joseph Terboven
Aker
Berun
Laval Injured in Versailles Shooting During War Rally
Pierre Laval former French premier and wartime collaborator was shot at a Versailles ceremony opening recruitment for war against Russia. Doctors say he will recover though one bullet may remain in his body for life.
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Pierre Laval
France
Germany
Versailles
Laval
Three Canadian Women Still Held in Occupied France
External affairs says all but three Canadian women interned in Occupied France were released by end of May. The remaining detainees are Elizabeth Mac Neill of Big Pond Nova Scotia Elizabeth McHugh and Ella Wentworth Steele of Montreal with McHugh’s address not yet available.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
France
Elizabeth MacNeill
Big Pond
N.S
Elizabeth McHugh
Ella Wentworth Steele
Montreal
Miss McHugh
Monkhouse Named to British Delegation for Moscow Arms Talks
Lt Col Allan Monkhouse of Metropolitan Vickers is chosen as a British delegate to the Moscow arms conference after his 1933 expulsion from Russia for sabotage and espionage. The government secured Russia's assent to his participation.
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Monkhouse
Moscow
London
the Evening News
Allan Monkhouse
Russia
Col. Monkhouse
Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company
Workers Will Be Scarce Ottawa
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports that unemployment surplus from 11 months ago has been absorbed and Canadian employers must shift workers from non essential to essential industries and hire more women. It forecasts shortages by October when employment peaks for the year.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Bureau
Britain pledges tight controls on lease lend materials
London reports Britain will curb lease-lend material use to support the war, prevent diversion to private gain, and block exports that would harm United States exporters. The plan includes non export use, limited re exports for installations, controlled distribution, and price safeguards for food and milk products.
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London
Britain
United States
Germany
South America
United Kingdom
Morale of Nazi troops said to be low in Russia war
Polish Telegraphic Agency reports travelers from Poland in Turkey confirming falling morale among German troops due to German losses in Russia and RAF raids. deser tions and disillusionment behind the front line noted, with reports of civilian clothes purchases and bands formed by deserters near Siedlce.
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London
Poland
Turkey
Russia
Royal Air Force
Germany
Siedlce
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Laszlo de Bardossy
Hitler
Budapest
Heavier cargo allowances for Canadian shipping during wartime
Ottawa permits heavier loads on inland and international voyages to maximize wartime freight efficiency. Orders, effective since July 24, expand limits to use shipping available to Canada amid war demands.
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Ottawa
Canada
Restrictions Relaxed Allow US Citizens to Travel Home from Britain
The United States state department relaxes rules enabling American citizens in Britain to return home by belligerent ships. It allows direct travel to the United States without Lisbon Portugal or Canada routes, simplifying departure options for travelers seeking to return.
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London
United States State Department
Britain
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Canada
Eggs for Britain shipment under BC allotment plan
A contract to ship 1,000,000 cases of Canadian eggs to Britain has been signed with the British ministry of food. The Dominion Department of Agriculture led by L. S. Carr announced the British Columbia egg export allotment committee chair.
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Vancouver
Britain
British Ministry of Food
Dominion Department of Agriculture
L. S. Carr
British Columbia
Plan Test Blackout Proposed by North American Officials
Vancouver reporting that Mayor J W Cornett says Canada and the United States are discussing a possible test blackout along the western coast of North America from California to Alaska including British Columbia. The proposal aims to assess blackout readiness and civil defense measures during wartime conditions.
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Vancouver
J. W. Cornett
United States
North America
California
Alaska
Columbia
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Robert Bower
Greece
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