Pressure On Thailand Ahead of Possible Climax
Bangkok cables report a new eastern forces command at Bat tambang in Cambodia in the area ceded from French Indo China, while a Chinese source warns of a swift terrible climax. Britain and allied officials stay silent on potential Far East naval and military moves as Tokyo pressures Bangkok amid uncertain U.S. and British responses.
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BANGKOK
Thailand
Battambang
Cambodia
LONDON
Far East
Japan
SINGAPORE
C.P
Royal Air Force
Punjab
India
Malaya
Maharaja of
Britain
Bombay
US pledges all economic assistance to Soviet Russia
Washington outlined all economic assistance practicable to aid Russia in military supply and defense implements, risking new strains with Japan as Tokyo warns over shipments via the Pacific. Akiyama reported a minor clash between Japanese and Soviet border troops near Manchuli amid Russo Japanese uncertainty.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Russia
Germany
Japan
Pacific
Siberian
Vladivostok
Japs Admit Russ Clash Near Manchuli
Lt Col Kunio Akiyama said a minor clash occurred about two weeks ago between Japanese and Soviet border troops near Manchuli in Manchukuo on a railway to Siberia. Reports noted Japan moving forces north along the Siberian border as Dairen remains a fortified hub with troops and materiel.
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SHANGHAI
Siberian
Dairen
Port Arthur
Yellow Sea
Bernstein on Petain and French defeatists in New York
French dramatist SNRI' BERNSTEIN told a New York audience that three forces aided France's defeat: German radio propaganda, rear area fifth column activity, and a small but powerful defeatist group. He argued Marshal Petain was more than a figurehead and favored German order over British alliance, echoing calls to name Petain alongside Laval and Darlan.
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SNRI
Petain
Marshal Petain
France
Hitler
Poland
Norway
Holland
Bel
Fined For Paying Too High Wages In Australia
Melbourne reports the first Australian case under national security rules punishing a manufacturer for paying an aircraft fitter 148 shillings weekly, above the 122 shillings limit. The regulation aims to prevent disruption and wage-based poaching of skilled tradesmen in munitions work.
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MELBOURNE
Australia
German claim of two break throughs near Smolensk
Berlin reported the German high command achieved two break throughs in the Russian lines sixty miles southeast of Smolensk in a surprise thrust. The communique said Soviet forces encircled in Ukraine attempting to break out were repulsed and annihilated.
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BERLIN
Smolensk
Red army
Ukraine
Kiev
Hitler
Berlin radio claims capture of two towns in German hands
NEW YORK Aug 5 The Berlin radio claimed Khelm 250 miles northwest of Moscow and Bel Tserkov 50 miles south of Kiev are in German hands. The report was attributed to competent quarters in Berlin, with no Russian confirmation in the German high command communique.
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NEW YORK
Berlin
Khelm
Moscow
Tserkov
Kiev
Twin drive to isolate Kiev repulsed in Ukraine
A small area in the Ukraine saw a twin drive aimed at isolating the capital Kiev repulsed, with several units annihilated, while to the north the command faced continued pressure.
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KIEV
Ukraine
Churchill Under Fire Over Bevan Remarks
London reports Aneurin Bevan, labor member of the House of Commons, attacking Prime Minister Churchill’s gifts and the government’s management of the coal situation. Bevan says the PM listens to generals more than industry and calls the government the enemy the generals have defeated. Continue on page three.
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LONDON
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
house of commons
Churchill
Bevan
D. R. Grenfell
heraues
Battle For Leningrad Is Renewed
In Brussels Belgium a German war council at Antwerp ruled that calling a Fleming a dirty Boche was anti German slander. A Belgian shipping clerk who used the phrase in reference to a Fleming worker was sentenced to four months in prison.
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BRUSSELS
Belgium
Antwerp
Supplies To Huns Denied
London reports that Hugh Dalton, minister of economic warfare, praised the United States export licensing system as a highly effective tool to deny supplies to the enemy. He noted a remarkable six month development in U S economic defence measures and welcomed a Washington board led by Vice President Henry Wallace to coordinate federal defence agencies.
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LONDON
Hugh Dalton
house of commons
United States
Washington
Henry Wallace
U.S
Electric sign prompts early closing at Jozwiak station
Complies Sadly DUNKIRK N Y Aug 5 For three weeks Stephen Jozwiak manager of a gasoline station anxiously awaited rival of a new electric sign to advertise his products at night The sign finally came just as petroleum co ordinator Harold L Ickes requested stations to close at 7 p m Jozwiak sadly complied.
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DUNKIRK
N.Y
Stephen Jozwiak
Harold L. Ickes
Jozwiak
Churchill to skip Commons war progress debate
London reports that Prime Minister Churchill will not take part in the forthcoming House of Commons debate on the progress of the war. Clement Attlee, lord privy seal and deputy leader of the House, will open the debate, with Foreign Secretary Eden to participate if required.
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LONDON
Churchill
house of commons
Clement Attlee
privy seal
house
Eden
Red Army Repels Fresh Germans Near Kiev
Soviet communique reports renewed German assaults through the night on both sides of Kiev in areas around Korosten and Bel Tserkov after a pause in pressure. Reports note continued heavy fighting along the Smolensk-like front.
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MOSCOW
Red
Smolensk
Kiev
Korosten
Bel Tserkov
Charge Nazis With Outraging Wounded
Moscow reports Nazi troops committed outrages against wounded Red Army soldiers. A Soviet information bureau communiqué details brutal acts by tank crews who captured 18 wounded men, beat them, gouged eyes, and bayoneted others, including a lieutenant set ablaze in a bathhouse while retreating from K.
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MOSCOW
Soviet information bureau
Red army
Soviet Defences Strengthen Along Rossi and Uzh Rivers
Russians concentrate some of the Red Army's best units under Marshal Budyonny in the Rossi River sector west of the Dnipro and along the Uzh River. Fighting also continues vigorously in the Smolensk region west of Moscow as the noon communique reports.
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Rossi River
Dniper
Koresten
Uzh River
Red army
Semeon Budyonny
Smolensk
Moscow
Saboteurs Hit Lyon Rail Lines In France
Vichy reports cutting railway telephone and signal lines at Lyon during the night. Police seek persons who cut telephone lines near two Lyon freight stations several days earlier.
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VICHY
France
Lyon
Service Suspended for Gasoline Cars on 38 Lines
Tokyo August 5 The railways ministry announced service by gasoline powered cars on 38 lines will be suspended August 10 due to a fuel shortage.
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TOKYO
railways ministry
New York Plans Defense Fair For Military Preparedness
New York announces a defense fair slated from September 20 to October 18 at Grand Central Palace. Commissioner George Sloan says the four floor exposition spans over four acres and offers an intimate view of the U S drive for readiness.
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NEW YORK
United States
George Sloan
New York City
Grand Central ‘Palace
Vets Call for Immediate Conscription in Canada
At New Westminster BC the Canadian Legion BC command adopted a resolution urging the Dominion government to conscript manpower wealth resources and industry to wage war with full national vigor. another resolution sought free radio licenses for veterans on wartime allowances. a third proposed a perpetual 50 dollar monthly annuity or city service job for gallantry medal holders. A motion to press for Vichy France representatives to leave Ottawa was defeated.
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NEW WESTMINSTER
B.C
Canadian Legion
British Columbia
J. S. Wilson
general resolutions committee
Dominion
angther
Vichy France
Ottawa
Canada
Free French Parachute Corps Formed for Independent Action
London Aug 5 A Free French parachute corps has been formed to act as a separate unit or in conjunction with British formations an informative source said today.
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LONDON
C.P
Ninety Killed In Suez Raid
Cairo reports ninety killed and one hundred six injured in Axis air raid on the Suez canal area last night. The German high command said planes raided British bases in the Suez region yesterday.
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CAIRO
Suez canal
Duke of Kent Takes Time Out At Banff
The Duke of Kent rests in Banff after completing the first week of his Canada visit. He and his party arrived by car from Calgary and will stay two days with no announced plans. The itinerary resumes Thursday with a return to Calgary then westward by air on a Dominion wide inspection tour of Commonwealth air training plan establishments.
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BANFF
Alta
C.P
Duke of Kent
Rocky Mountain
Canada
Commonwealth air training plan
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
E. R. Owen
No. 2 Wireless School
Royal Canadian Air Force
God Save the King
Not Time For Election Yet Fort William
Hon. R. B. Hanson told lake head Conservatives that a general election tied to national mobilization would be premature. He argued mobilization needs public support and that leaders must stake their political lives on the issue. He noted urban voters largely favor conscription, while rural sentiment remains uncertain.
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FORT WILLIAM
R. B. Hanson
lakehead
Hanson
west
Chain Bakeries At Coast Raise Price of Bread
Vancouver Australia report says two large bakeries, one chain and one independent, raised bread prices by a cent yesterday. Plain bread moves from six to seven cents, fancy and sliced loaves from seven to eight cents, due to higher ingredient costs despite a recent removal of a flour processing tax by the federal government.
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VANCOUVER
Aus
C.P
RAF Bombers Hit Port of Derna in Axis-Held Cirenaica
Cairo reports Royal Air Force bombers attacked Derna port Sunday night causing fires and damage. An Axis ship was hit off Appalinia with two more ships possibly damaged yesterday. Sunday’s strike also hit Tripoli harbor, hitting an 8000 ton merchant vessel and two military buildings.
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CAIRO
Royal Air Force
Derna
Cirenaica
Appalinia
Tripoli
Hopkins Secluded in Britain. Hunt for Leader Continues
Aug 5 dispatches report Harry Hopkins, U S lead administrator, in seclusion since arriving from Moscow. London sources say he may brief Churchill and Eden before returning to the United States. efforts to locate him were unavailing.
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HOPKINS
LONDON
C.P
Harry Hopkins
United States
Britain
Moscow
Churchill
Eden
Red army
Red Sta
THAILAND
MANCHOUKUO
BANGKOK
Pibul Songgram
Herbert Hoover
congress
EAST ANGLIA
IC.P
U.S
CHICAGO
A.P
R.A.F
Blenheim
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China
Manchuli
Sumner Welles
PHE LEFL HANU
Hans Glaim
Labor M.P
J. L. Ralston
national defence
Ernest Lapointe
Mr. Ralston
Ralston
C. B. Price
G.O.c
Price
H. D. G. Crerar
A. E. Nash
General Price
Leningrad
Free French Parachute Corps
Suez
Rockies
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