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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 04, 1941
Page
1
Soviet reports say Russian planes and warships struck German naval forces on three seas as the Red Army fights two-pronged pushes toward Kiev. Bel Tserkoy Korosten and Smolensk Estonian sectors cited. Moscow raid described as brief with fires started but military damage avoided.
German high command says speed troops in the Ukraine cut railroad links behind the Red army and claim greatest weekend progress along the eastern front. They report puncturing the Stalin line toward Moscow and say Soviet forces east of Smolensk are destroyed. Unofficial reports speak of new encirclements near Kiev as fighting continues with contested gains and penetrations acknowledged by the Russians.
Hamilton Ont Aug 4 A large number of National Steel Car workers returned to the plant on the seven oclock shift as the transition to an eight hour day nears completion. No disturbances were reported as employees resumed posts and company officials declared operations satisfactory. Federal labor conciliator S Campbell and Labor Director Howard B Chase are expected to be on hand to oversee the process.
In Sydney Sir Evelyn Wrench founder of the English Speaking Union was kidnapped from his hotel by students posing as Australian Broadcasting Commission officials. They lured him to an automobile and to a crematorium eight miles away where they vanished. Wrench later sought police help and suspected fifth columnists.
Allied air forces continued heavy night attacks across Germany and occupied France. Bombs fell on Hanover and Frankfort in the Reich and on Calais docks. A mass raid targeted Berlin Saturday night, with one British plane reported missing and destruction noted from the coast to inland targets.
Tokyo reports indicate Japan will invoke national economic mobilization to reorganize political and industrial structures amid U S British pressure. Direct steamship links with the United States are cut, while vessels like Nitta Maru Nikawa Maru and others are delayed or sent to sea empty amid uncertain return plans.
Axis officials indicated no military facilities would be granted in French North Africa even if Vichy considered the African territories menaced. The statements referenced follow Acting State Secretary Sumner Welles in Washington about the United States stance.
Bangkok string of British forces tightens along the Malaya Thailand border amid reports of impending conflict with Japan. British troops Australians and Indian regiments arrive with tanks artillery and jungle weapons as Bangkok fears Tokyo pressure for bases in Indo China. I traveled the border area and observed heavy Thai troop movements and Japanese divisions en route to Cambodia.
U S firms accelerate moves to hand over local offices to French staff and ship American employees out of Indo China. Many nationals still in the region while Japan expands bases. about 35 to 40 missionaries depart in a few days as a Japanese carrier and submarine arrive, signaling more transports to land forces.
United States lend lease administrator Harry Hopkins arrived in London after a conference with Premier Stalin in Moscow. He left Moscow Saturday and had earlier met Soviet leaders. Hopkins noted possible return plans via another route.
Unconfirmed reports say a British naval squadron was seen in the Gulf of Siam near the Malaya Thailand and Indo China region. The Warspite may be east of Suez as Britain signals a stronger presence in Asiatic waters with Singapore as a base amid tensions over Thai bases and Singapore security.
The Queen celebrated her 41st birthday with King and their two children in the countryside. No official observances were planned. The family hosted an afternoon picnic and a private dinner that evening.
Britain begins the 1101st week of the war and the 27th anniversary of the last conflict as Britons take the August bang holiday. Despite Churchill warning of invasion risk, crowds see progress, while the press condemns the holiday trend as a reckless disregard for wartime demands. 700 special trains carried over a million holidaymakers to the coast, risking coal scarcity and transport strain.
In Shanghai reports say Japanese troops continue arriving at Dalian, Manchukuo, as forces on the Russian border are described as strengthened. Wholly unconfirmed rumors of clashes surfaced in Shanghai, but the Japanese army denied them and foreign sources called the claims unfounded.
Calgary officials report two new polio admissions to Isolation Hospital on Saturday, bringing the total over the last ten days to three as the civic health department tracks the outbreak.
Three member council of ministers will plan Britain's postwar reconstruction but parliamentarians criticize the move as insufficient. Lord Reith will preside over the council with Brown and Tom Johnson, while peers urge a new ministry with wider powers.
Chinese dispatches say 7000 Japanese troops were routed northeast of Ichang in central China in a battle of sizable magnitude. Ichang lies about 150 miles west of Hankow. British auxiliary minesweeper sunk informally noted.
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