British Move Up In France At Siegfried Line
British reinforcements join French forces as they advance cautiously toward German soil along the Siegfried line. Daladier seeks a national union cabinet as coordination with Gamelin and allied staffs continues.
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Paris
Basel
Switzerland
Siegfried Line
Daladier
France
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Edmund Ironside
Imperial General Staff
Cyril Newall
Maurice Gustave
Gamelin
Joseph Vuillemin
French Reinforcements Push to Front North of Rhine
War bulletins report German forces rushing reinforcements to bolster the northern front as French attacks intensify on the western theatre. Meanwhile Yugoslavia mobilizes. Slovakia enlists citizens in state service. Polish radio urges defense of liberty from Lwow. Ottawa parliament adjourns without policy details. Athenia loss leaves few Americans unaccounted for.
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Paris
Bratislavia
Slovakia
Germany
Tragedy at Spence Farm Kills Son and Injures Father
Albert Spence 21 dies after gas from recently acidified water well. Father Noel 45 weakened during rescue and not yet recovered. Another son Lloyd also overcome but revived. Incident occurred at Spence farm three miles northwest of Winchester Kansas. Albert was a KU engineering sophomore last year.
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Winchester
Kan
Albert Spence
Noel
Spence Farm
Spence
Lloyd
University of Kansas
Censorship Across Europe Delays and Suppresses News
The Associated Press notes censorship is effective in nearly all European countries especially Britain France and Germany. Censors hinder normal communications by delaying or suppressing unfavorable news with dispatches arriving in minutes or hours.
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Great Britain
France
Germany
Paris reduces air raid warning time to 15 minutes
Parisians rushed for shelter as the government announced a cut in warning time to 15 minutes after three early air raid alarms. Previously sirens began 30 minutes before enemy planes were expected to reach the city.
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Paris
French Force Penetrates Bienwald Forest On Western Front
Paris dispatch says a French force penetrated the German Bienwald forest north of Lauterberg with a slight advance. Observers deem the move significant for widening fighting on the western front as Lauterberg sits opposite the Siegfried line. The Rhine barriers the south and the central region is seen as heavily fortified.
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Paris
Bienwald
Lauterberg
Altho
Germany
Rhine
British freighter Manaar sunk off Portugal
The 7,242 ton British freighter Manaar was sunk by what survivors claim was a torpedo from a submarine off Cape Roca near Lisbon. Of 88 crew, 41 unaccounted. at least two killed and three wounded. Surviving Indians were unaware of navigation while awaiting rescue aboard the Mars and Carvalho Araujo.
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Manaar
Portugal
Mannar
Calcutta
Liverpool
Ameer Ally
Mars
J. Furner
Thomas Jones
Adbul Nobre
Carvalho Araujo
Severak
Shaw
Cape Roca
Canadian Parliament to Consider Defense Plans
Ottawa Sept 7 Canadian Press Lord Tweedsmuir governor general opened an emergency session of parliament saying the government seeks authority to take measures for defense of the dominion and cooperation with Britain at war with Germany. He added ministers are convinced Canada will unite in a national effort to defend liberties and institutions.
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Ottawa
Ont
Britain
Germany
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Dominion
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Still On Despite War
Secretary Morgenthau stated the Byrd expedition remains active. The coast guard cutter Northland will cover the voyage, as it is smaller than ships assigned to neutrality patrols yesterday.
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Washington
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
Morgenthau
Coast Guard
Northland
Demand for an American convoy in Glasgow meeting
Survivors of the Athenia demand an American convoy home at a Glasgow gathering. John Kennedy explains arrangements for an American ship, while calls for a formal convoy and Roosevelt’s pledge to safeguard flag ships grow louder amid 150 to 200 survivors and protests.
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Athenia
John Kennedy
United States
London
Joseph P. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Kennedy
Young Kennedy
Nazis Within 20 Miles of Warsaw Move Advances
Berlin reports German army reached near Warsaw and encircled key Polish centers while Westerplatte surrendered. German command cites Polish defense collapse and plans to press advances with air power and ground offensives as Hitler seeks swift victory. UK and France warned of broader conflict.
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Berlin
Associated Press
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Danzig
Reich
Duesseldorf
Cologne
Adolf Hitler
Supreme Army Command
Pultusk
Narew
Hitler
Grudziadz
Tuchola
Krakow
Poland
von Brauchitsch
Britain
Germany
France
Ratner Warns of Propaganda at Homecoming
Gov Payne Ratner told a Thayer Kansas homecoming crowd that the United States does not need gas masks for air raids but urges citizens to mask their minds against foreign propaganda meant to lure the nation into war. He warned that poison gases from propaganda would be sent to the country soon.
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Ratner
Thayer
Kan
United States
Payne Ratner
Stock Market Index Holds At Fifty to Begin Week
The average of 60 stocks rises to 50.2 from yesterday's 50.1 as traders weigh gains in key sectors. Cash for used texts KEELER'S VV.
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Keeler’s
Windsors to Leave France for England After Exile
A spokesman said the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will depart Cannes for London tomorrow, ending nearly three years in exile. Weather and war interrupted earlier plans, and they have sought transport over the past five days.
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Windsors
England
Cannes
France
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
London
Engand
Survivors and losses in Athenia disaster near Scotland
Glasgow reports 128 dead or missing from the British liner Athenia sunk off the Scottish coast with 1418 aboard. Rescue tallies show 560 landed in Scotland and 510 in Ireland, with 220 aboard the rescue ship City of Flint. Churchill says 125 missing but may be aboard the Southern Cross.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Donaldson Atlantic Line
Line
Ireland
City of Flint
Athenia
Southern Cross
Donaldson Line
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
House of Commons
Banks Attach German Assets in New York to Seize Over 30 Million
Five New York City banks proceed to attach more than 30 million in German bank assets held in the United States. Sixteen German banks named as defendants in warrants served on over 100 U S banks and firms. Warrant basis is the cancellation this week of the standstill with German creditors dating to 1931. The Chase National Bank says its stake has fallen to under 700 thousand.
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New York
New York City
Germany
Chase National Bank
Liner Manhattan Arrives With Notables on Board
The U S Liner Manhattan docked with 2147 aboard surfacing 572 officers and crew. Notables included Postmaster General James A Farley and his children Betty and Anne Congressmen Grace Moore Valentine Parrera Norma Shearer Elsa Maxwell. Farley spoke of pride in America and passengers recounted loss of baggage in Europe.
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U. S
Manhattan
Europe
James A. Farley
Betty
Anne
Grace Moore
Singer
Valentine Parrera
Norma Shearer
Elsa Maxwell
Farley
America
Sugar surplus claimed by US agriculture official
Washington reports Dr. Joshua Bernhardt head of the sugar section says there is a surplus not a shortage. He warns a synthetic shortage may be created and the department cannot confirm if recent price increases are justified.
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Washington
Joshua Bernhardt
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt weighs date for special session on neutrality law
Washington reports the White House has not set a date for a special session to revise the neutrality act though Sen. Charles L. McNary of Oregon said Roosevelt telephoned with a tentative September 18 date. Press secretary Stephen Early confirmed no definite decision and no date.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Stephen Early
Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
R.-Ore
Congress
McNary
Stephen E. Early
Reed plans no immediate special session call
Senator Reed of Kansas indicates no plan for an early special session. He telegraphs aide Betty Ise to return to Parsons and then to an undisclosed Ozark location to work with his staff for a few days.
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Washington
Reed
R.-Kan
Congress
Betty Ise
Parsons
Ozark Mountains
Plan An Early Start on Pilot Training in Schools
Washington plans to speed up the Civil Aeronautics Authority pilot training program while avoiding war pressure tactics. CAA Chairman Robert H. Hinckley told President Roosevelt that German training caused heavy fatalities and that 11 000 pilots could be trained this school year with 200 to 300 colleges named as training centers.
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War Ministry
France
Britain
America
Washington
Civil Aeronautic Authority
Roosevelt
Robert H. Hinckley
CAA
Hinckley
Germany
England
Heat Closes Haskell Institute Classes Early
School dismissals due to heat cut daytime classes. Acting Superintendent G Warren Spaulding notes rooms reached 98 to 100 degrees. Enrollment complete, all classes in session. A Tecumseh hall dance occurred last evening. Nursery school moved to Tillicum lodge with expanded facilities and a living room dining room kitchen and bath. Ninety five girls enrolled in a children development course with eleven open slots.
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Haskell Institute
G. Warren Spaulding
Tecumpseh Hall
Lillian Black
Tilicum Lodge
Market Shows Signs Of Regaining Equilibrium
New York reports a partial market rebound as European war fears ease. Government bond declines halted and prices rose with stocks rallying, though overall close remained mixed and turnover around 2.6 million shares, lss than prior brisk sessions. Commodity prices varied with gains in some sectors.
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New York
U. S
Signs of life return to Kansas University campus
University of Kansas shows a campus rebound as 1000 new students expected and 850 CSEP job applications for 375 positions. Freshmen transcripts being checked, registration offices active, and fraternity sorority houses prepped for rush week starting soon.
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Frank Stronghall
Men’s Student Employment Bureau
Women’s Bureau
CSEP
Csep Employment Bureau
Maretha Tillman
George QO. Foster
Lawrence
Karl Klooz
Cool Winds Bring Rain Hint to Topeka Forecast
The Kansas weather forecast predicts a cooler air mass may arrive tonight easing the recent 100 degree heat. S. D. Flora notes only a slim chance of rain as showers occur to the west with possible late day cloudiness. Temperatures yesterday topped 100 to 107 in multiple cities including Phillipsburg 107 and Topeka 103.
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Topeka
Kansas
Flora
Montana
Phillipsburg
United States
Ellis
Concordia
Kansas City
Manhattan
Goodland and Elkhart
McPherson
Tribune
Wichita
Robbers seize car, take $16,000 from bank in Boston
Three armed robbers seized a United States Trust bank car in Boston today. They held the driver captive as they drove to a quieter street and escaped with $16,000 of the bank’s $21,000.
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Boston
United States Trust Company Today
Plan to close all British schools indefinitely
Reports from London state that all schools in England Scotland and Wales from which children have been removed will stay closed indefinitely. Schools in halt areas will reopen in September.
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London
England
Scotland
Wales
Neu- Halt
Kansas Weather Forecast Sees Showers and Cooler Turn Friday
The Kansas forecast calls for showers tonight or Friday with cooler air, especially north of the extreme southeast. Temperatures show yesterday's high around 95 and a cooler trend expected by Friday.
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Kansas
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