Finns Leave Ceded Territory for New Homes
Helsinki reports a mass exodus as 160000 Finns abandon ceded lands to seek shelter and new livelihoods in western Finland. Families move by foot, auto, and train, taking livestock, while the state funds feeding and relocation. Prime minister and foreign minister signal rapid peace ratification talks.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Isthmus
Lake
Ladoga
Vaasa
Gulf of Bothnia
Need More Moisture Otawa
The report notes below normal soil moisture on the Canadian prairies and in the Rocky Mountains. Dr. E S Archibald says heavy snow or spring rain could aid barley and wheat farmers. Moisture is uneven. some areas better, others dry and irrigation prospects depend on mountain snowpack.
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Otawa
Canadian Prairies
Rocky Mountains
E. S. Archibald
Experimental Farms Service
Washington
Prairies
Dr. Archibald
Alberta
British Columbia
U.S. Ambassadorship Tied to Russo-Finn Peace Effort
The Asahi asserts US Ambassador to Moscow Laurence Steinhardt helped order the Russo-Finn peace talks. It suggests Washington aimed to free the USSR for renewed pressure on Japan, linking diplomacy to strategic pressure.
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Tokyo
Asahi
United States
Moscow
Laurence Steinhardt
U.S.S.R
Japan
Map of Antarctica by E. P. Bayliss Shows Political Boundaries
A new Antarctica map by E. P. Bayliss of the Department of the Interior depicts political boundaries and highlights a notable innovation in South Polar mapping.
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Canberra
Antarctica
E. P. Bayliss
Department of the Interior
Mirror presents Summ er Welles with warning on aid to Britain
The Daily Mirror notes Britain will not seek help from the United States that could aid big business and asks that America avoid actions that complicate Britain's task. It highlights Allied aims to defeat German domination and barbarisms linked to Hitler. The Daily Mail cites friendly talks on Anglo American economic relations and contraband control.
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London
United Kingdom
Daily Mirror
Summer Welles
America
Hitler
Welles
Paris
The
Daily Mail
U.S
Centrol
U.S. Mail
Financing The War In Britain Seeks Massive Loan Funds
London reports Britain requests a £700 million lump sum to finance ongoing war costs estimated at about £28.93 million daily. Sir John Simon notes £300 million of a £500 million prior fund spent and predicts £100 million more by April 1. The first war loan of £1,335,000,000 is said to be oversubscribed by as much as 50 percent. Official Bank of England statement awaited.
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London
Parliament
John Simon
John
House of Commons
Britain
Bank of England
Sir John
Neutral Loses Heavy Paris Warship Losses Stated
Paris reports five months of wartime shipping losses by neutral nations total 430000 tons, 0.7 percent of world trade. Norway leads with 47000 tons lost across 47 ships, while Greece suffers 4.2 percent of merchant marine from 17 ships and about 100000 tons. Of 1285 ships convoyed by British warships only 18 sunk. among 2000 convoyed by France only three sunk.
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Paris
Norway
Greece
Air Force Expanded with 14,000 More Personnel
Defence Minister Norman Rogers announced the Royal Canadian Air Force war establishment has been increased by nearly 14,000 to a total of 30,400 personnel. The force comprises 2,400 officers and 28,000 airmen.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Defence
Norman Rogers
London Prepares for Air Raids as Child Registration Begins
Great Britain orders city registration of children to enable prompt dispersal during spring air raids. Officials say the plan aims to reduce civilian casualties and speed evacuation if attacks resume.
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London
Great Britain
Belgium protests after German incursions over Brussels
Foreign Minister Paul Henri Spaak ordered the Belgian ambassador to Berlin Vicomte Jacques Davignon to file a strong protest over alleged German airspace violations. German planes were sighted over Belgium three times in one day and a Belgian aircraft force landed after taking heavy damage from machine gun fire.
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Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Berlin
Vicomte Jacques Davignon
Belgium
Allied pledge renewals loom over Finland aid after peace talks
British and French papers report renewed Allied resolve to aid Finland amid Finnish Soviet ceasefire. Observers note Scandinavian denial of transit, while press groups debate late timing and impact on broader war aims. Germany's influence in the Balkans also discussed.
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British Press Association
Finland
Scandinavia
Germany
Russia
London
Bucharest
Berlin
Moscow
Genevieve Tabou
Paris
L’oeuvre
Balkan
British Consider Steps to Block U S Goods to Germany
In the House of Commons Ronald Cross said Britain studies contraband control and may act to curb US exports via Vladivostok to Germany. Geoffrey Mander asked about measures. Cross offered to receive suggestions. He noted Allied control up to March had seized over 1.1 million tons of contraband, about half by Britain.
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London
United States
Germany
Vladivostok
Ronald Cross
House of Commons
Geoffrey Mander
Cross
Britain
First Canadian Contingent in London Prepares for War
Canada’s First Division in England trains for 1939 conflict with improved conditions. Emphasis on rations billets and warm clothing reflects lessons from 1914. Camps are set up on Salisbury Plain as 36 000 troops arrive with equipment and animals.
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London
England
Canada
Salisbury Plain
Atlantic
Seal Hunt Begins Near Newfoundland In 7 Steamers
Seal pelts are being pursued by seven steamers from the colony in waters north of Newfoundland. The annual hunt officially starts as vessels press into icy seas seeking the bounty.
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St. John’s
Newfoundland
Armed Strength Offaly and British Trawler Sink U‑Boat
Italy declares readiness to defend its liberty of action with 1,000,000 trained men and fortified Alpine frontiers as the war budget is considered. In the North Sea, a British armed trawler sinks a German U‑boat after a 17‑hour chase. engineer Westerden earns the DSC and the crew endures engine room flooding and shifting foundations.
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Rome
Ubaldo Saddu
Fascist
Italy
Saidu
War Ministry
Armed Strength Offaly
London
Scotland
George Leonard Westerden
Harry Westerden
Sweden Ready for Defense Pact with Nordic States
Swedish Foreign Minister Christian Gunther told parliament that Sweden may form a defensive alliance with Finland and Norway to secure borders and independence. He warned invaders and said Sweden could model its defense on Finland's example, noting Sweden remained intermediary between Finland and Russia.
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Helsinki
A. Tanner
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Tanner
Russia
Reuters
Rome
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Riga
Stockholm
Christian Gunther
Gunther
Salla
Kuusamo
Moscow
Great Britain
Reich
Shooting at East India Association kills O'Dwyer in London
Indian gunman fatally shot Sir Michael O'Dwyer and wounded Lord Zetland at a London East India Association meeting. Sir Louis Dane and Lord Lamington were injured. Mahomed Singh Azad was charged with murder as police cordoned Caxton Hall. Zetland and others describe the shocking attack.
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Michael O'Dwyer
Punjab
Lord Zetland
India
East India Association
Louis Dane
Lord Lamington
Mahomed Singh Azad
Dane
Government of India
Lamington
Bombay
O'Dwyer
Caxton Hall
Zetland
Twelve-Year Sentences for Dublin Phoenix Park Raid Trio
John Parnell John Lyons and Joseph McErmott received 12 year prison terms each for involvement in the Phoenix Park magazine raid on December 23. Authorities report most of the loot 1,250,000 rounds of ammunition recovered.
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Dublin
John Parnell
John Lyons
Joseph McErmott
Phoenix Park Magazine
MacDonald to Visit Paris for Anglo French Talks
Britain's colonial secretary Malcolm MacDonald will travel to Paris for conferences to implement Anglo French economic agreements in the colonial domain, an official announcement said.
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Paris
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
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