War Today Analyzes Crimean Campaign And Air Power
In a daily war column, a writer notes Crimea’s battle unfolding as a test of fortress weakness and restricted-water seapower. German air superiority disrupts Russian supply routes, pushing forces into mountains near Sevastopol while Kerch and Feodosia become focal points.
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Tis Daily
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderachmidts
The
Crimea
Peloponnesus
Crete
Perekop
Milla
Black Sea
Red Riviera
Yaila Mountains
Feodosiya
Kerch
Caucasus
Sevastopol
Vailas
Balaklava
Finnish Press Defends War Aimed At Finland Freedom
Helsinki reports say the Finnish press rejects U S warnings to end fighting Russia. It argues the struggle secures Finland's survival and independence, denies Nazi ties, and cites partial gains on the Murmansk Moscow line. The government has not yet answered Hull's note.
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Helsinki
United States
Russia
Murmansk- Moscow
Red Army
Anewpapers
Finland
Cordell Hull
U. S
Helsingin Sanomat
BBC
CBS
Vaino Tanner
Germany
Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Hiller
Berlin Says Retreat Like At Dunkerque
Berlin reports German forces pushing through the Yaila mountains to the Crimean south coast between Sevastopol and Kerch, claiming to have split Russian defenses. The Berlin radio compared the Red Army retreat to Dunkerque, noting wrecked trucks, abandoned artillery, and snow in the ditches as Feodosiya nears occupation and civilians flee the area.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Crimea
Yaila
Sevastopol
Kerch
Kerek
Dunkerque
Red Army
Feodosiya
Nazis Pleased By Americans Express Relief Over U S Finland Note
Berlin reports authorized sources express great satisfaction at American reaction to Roosevelt policy toward Finland and Soviet Russia. Hoover Nye Clark and others call U S stance a sign decent Americans oppose pressure on Finland. Clark calls note a travesty and critics warn America risks severed relations. Inonu vows Turkish neutrality and treaty observance with Berlin and Britain.
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Berlin
U. S
Finland
Foreign Office
Cordell Hull
Soviet Russia
Clark
Herbert Hoover
Gerald P. Nye
R-Nd
Tokyo Envoy Rushing Here For Parley
The Japanese government will send Saburu Kurusu former ambassador to Germany to Washington by clipper in a bid to reach an accord with the United States amid a serious face. Radio talks between United States Ambassador Joseph Grew and Secretary Hull arranged Kurusu to catch the clipper. Japan appears not alarmed despite urgency, with hints Germany may press Tokyo to take a more active role in the European war.
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Associated Press
Saburu Kurusu
Germany
Washington
United States
Tokyo
Kurusu
Joseph C. Grew
Hull
Hongkong
Japan
Pacific
Rus
Californians Debate Neutrality Act Revision in Senate
Senator Downey of California reported wide public support for revising the Neutrality Act to permit arming ships and sailing to belligerent ports, while Senator Johnson countered that such a move would likely lead to war. The exchange followed Roosevelt’s call for action on pending defense legislation without nonessential amendments.
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Associated Press
Washington
Downey
D-Calif
Senate
California
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Downey-Johnson
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Wage Board Recommends Increases for Railroad Workers
Washington November 5 a presidential emergency board recommended temporary wage increases for about 1 150 000 railroad workers. The proposal includes a 7 14 percent raise for 350 000 in the five operating brotherhoods and two cents an hour or about 13 percent on average for 800 000 non operating employees in the 14 other brotherhoods.
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Washington
Presidential
Welders End Strike Agreement Across West Coast Yards
A welders committee representing United Welders, Cutters and Helpers of America (independent) announced an end to the three week strike, urging members to return to work immediately. The walkout’s broader industry impact remains limited to another group’s actions. A naval gate dispute at San Diego’s 3,000,000 graving dock centers on AFL boilermakers and iron workers, with Navy leadership to resolve which union performs the installation.
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Associated Press
California
United Welders, Cutters and Helpers of America
Independent
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
OPM
San Diego
Naval
AFL
Navy Department
Washington
Russia at War Through a Train Window in 1941
The narrator and Steele travel by train across early Soviet territory, mapping their progress from Aktyubinsk toward Orenberg, noting changing landscapes, a European city atmosphere, vast fields, and stark poverty including beggars and a blind boy guiding himself through a crowded square.
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Ropean Russia
Aktyubinsk
Orenberg
Refugees or recruits at a besieged station in wartime odds
Ingersoll notes a weary crowd at a barred station entrance near a railway, where bedding, pots, pans, and personal gear mark a troubling scene. He recalls misperceptions of refugees, sees only hundreds, and describes a train halting for new conscripts as war lingers beyond Orenberg. The fragment ends with a moan heard on approach.
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Orenberg
Armored Unit Into Action In Carolinas Training Battle
In the Carolinas, the first armored division with over 1000 tanks moved 50 miles from North Carolina into South Carolina in a bid to relieve the First Army Corps under pressure. Mechanized infantry and artillery joined near McBee as dawn broke, while tanks pressed toward a main assault to create a breathing space for the beleaguered corps. Maj. Gen. Charles F. Thompson faced two-to-one odds with Catawba River defenses, as Lieut. Gen. Hugh A. Drum advanced the Second and Sixth Corps to seize strategic high ground and trap the First Army in a vice.
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Carolinas
First Armored
North Carolina
South Carolina
First Army
Charlotte
N.C
McBee
S. C
Charles F. Thompson
Catawba
Hugh A. Drum
Group Of Cleveland Women Demonstrate On Halifax Visit
A group of about 40 Cleveland women parade in front of City Hall with banners such as Halifax Go Home and Halifax Is A War Monger as Lord and Lady Halifax meet Mayor Bly. They are described as mothers and wives of men in army camps during the three day visit.
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Cleveland
Halifax
City Hall
Lord
Lady Halifax
Edward Blythin
White House
Paul Revere
Ford
Germans Struggle as Red Army Halts Crimea Advance
London dispatch says Red Star and Tzvestia reports indicate German progress in Crimea slowed in the past 24 hours as Soviet forces, aided by strong anti tank defenses, halt tank thrusts. A London observer forecasts a winter Caucasus campaign involving British and Russian forces against Germany.
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Associated Press
London
Red Star
Moscow
Crimea
Tzvestia
Volokolamsk
ATOE
Adolf Hitler
Caucasus
Archibald P. Wavell
New Canadian Troup Formed for Joint Defense Production
The White House said President Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King created a 12 member joint defense production committee to coordinate defense material output. Milo Perkins chairs the American group with Forrestal, Patterson, Harrison, Stettinius, and Vickery among others. G. I. Shells leads the Canadian side.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
MacKenzie King
Canada
Joint Defense Production Committee
Joint Economic Committee
Milo Perkins
Economic Defense Board
United States
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Robert P
Submarines Reported Off Newfoundland Coast In Sight
Navy officials stated German U boats were operating off the coast of Newfoundland within sight of shore. Canadian ships and air patrols attack submarines with depth charges and bombs as they work with naval authorities to defend sea lanes amid rising U boat activity west of Iceland. The Reuben James sinking added heavy loss of life to the war toll as crews await official casualty tallies.
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Toronto
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Newfoundland
House of Commons
Air Force Coastal Command
Percy Nelles
New York
St. John’s
Germany
United States
Washington
Iceland
Her - Po
Teeland
Reuben Domes
Kearny
Salinas
Greer
Navy Department
Reuben James
Saved ten times in two years from gas Holland is given life sentence
Raleigh November 5 The man Shep Rose Holland who spent more than two years on death row at Central Prison as his execution dates came and went ten times was commuted today to life imprisonment by Governor Broughton. Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill announced the change after a conference with Solicitor J Abner Barker of Raeboro and others who helped prosecute Holland.
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Holland
Raleigh
Sheprose Holland
Central Prison
Broughton
Edwin Gill
J. Abner Barker
Raseboro
Power Restrictions Are Studied Further
In Charlotte a conference discussed possible ways to supply power for defense industries without a 5 per cent curtailment starting Monday. OPM officials Krug and Sickler said a full canvass by power companies and engineers is needed. The plan includes pooling resources, blackout of non essential use, and curtailment for non defense customers if needed.
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Charlotte
Barkley J. Sickler
OPM
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
J. A. Krug
Krug
Fron
Knox Urges Arming Merchant Ships During War
Secretary of the Navy Knox described arming merchant ships as a means to cut American ship losses in the Atlantic. He said submarines hate ships with guns on deck and noted U boat tactics rely on surface night raids and pack hunting. He declined comment on recent North Atlantic losses near Iceland but said it was to allow Salinas to reach port.
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Washington
Knox
Know
North Atlantic
Iceland
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