Explosions Show Reds Running Maikop Oilfields Doom
German forward units claimed Maikop and Krasnodar fall as they push toward the Caucasus Caspian region while Soviet forces blast back in large tank engagements near Don elbe. Russians report scorched earth actions in oil districts as Voronezh gains renewed momentum north of the Caucasus.
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EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
Mose
Red army
Maikop
Caucasian
Baku
Caspian
Pyatigorsk
Armavir
Black Sea
VORONEZH
Caucasus
Don
Left Hand Corner tale of Symons and Lord Roberts
Retired Rigadier General Symons recalls a Reform era attempt to abolish posts at the War Office. He ordered the Master Gunner of Regent's Park be axed, only to learn Lord Roberts held the post and drew five shillings extra pay. Symons later ran London district admin. Embassy buildings in London show neglect after war halted Ribbentrop’s grand scheme.
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SYMons
Home Guard
Lord Roberts
War Office
Regent's Park
A. S
Roberts
Lord Roeberts
Regents Pars
London
Manchester Guardian
Lendon
Cartton House
Riots erupt in Bombay as Gandhi arrested and campaign widens
Rioting flared in Bombay and other Indian cities after Gandhi and Congress leaders were arrested. Workers walked out of 18 mills while police fired on crowds. Twenty three hospitalizations followed bullet wounds in Dadar, Poona saw student crowds fired upon, and schools closed. Hindus attacked Muslim shops as violence spread amid curfews and police deployments.
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Bombay
Nehru
Azad
Gandhi
Preston Grover
Associated Press
OMBAY
Mohandas K
All-India Congress party
Dadar
Poona
Parsurambhan college
Mohandas K. Gandhi
British Desert Hero Lt General Gott Killed In Action
The Daily Telegraph reports Lt General William Henry Exart Gott, a renowned desert commander, was killed in Egypt during the recent fighting known as Strafer. Churchill praised him in the Commons last June for valor against Rommel. Gott held multiple distinctions and rose from the 60th Rifles to command the 7th Armored Division before an acting major general appointment and final promotion to lieutenant general.
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LONDON
Daily Telegraph
William Henry Exart Gott
Britain
Gott
house of commons
Churchill
Erwin Rommel
war office
60th Rifles
King’s Rifle Corps
Tth
Middle East
woul
patelied
Singing Telegrams Hurt War Effort
In New York on August 10 Joseph P. Selig, head of the American Communications Association, urged telegram messengers to deliver only telegrams and avoid singing or extra duties. He called for elimination of such services as they impede wartime communications, noting delays in official messages. Western Union and Postal Telegraph spokesmen denied interference with official passages.
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NEW YORK
Joseph P. Selig
bridge
Stlir
American Communications Association
James #. Fry
Frederal Communications Commission
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
Osnabrueck and Other Nazi Bases Raided by Britain
A strong force of British bombers attacked Osnabrueck and other targets in northwest Germany last night, hitting the railway and industrial centre and disrupting Rhine Ruhr traffic. Docks at Le Havre and airfields in Belgium and the Netherlands were also bombed. six bombers and one fighter were reported missing.
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EGNDON
Germany
Osnabrueck
air ministry
Le Havre
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Britain
Osnabrmeck
Rhineland
Ruhr
R.AF
England
Yanks Go Overseas as U S Forces Grow in Britain
Reports from London show new American troops arriving in Britain to bolster forces for potential action in Europe. Arrivals include combat units and air force contingents, with organization now highly systemized and increasing as transport improves. Major General Carl Spaatz said the US Air Force is ready to begin attacks on Germany in the near term, emphasizing close cooperation with the Royal Air Force. In Vegreville Alberta, N McIntyre, longtime secretary treasurer of the Vegreville school board, died at 78. About 100 local residents volunteered to assist farmers harvest the 142 crop, with John Decor leading the labor recruits and A W Fraser named transportation manager.
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LONDON
United States
Britain
Europe
Carl Spastz
United States army air forces
Germany
Royal Air Force
Spasir
VEGREVILLE
Alta
Isbor
John Decor
A . W. Fraser
Fierce Fight Marks United Nations Bid To Drive Out Japs
Allied forces began landing on the Solomon Islands with the aim of driving out the Japanese and securing permanent control. Admiral Ernest J. King said heavy fighting was ongoing and noted at least one cruiser sunk, two cruisers damaged, two destroyers and a transport hit. A large number of enemy planes were reported put out of action as fighting raged across sea and air theaters with support from New Guinea and the Bismarck archipelago.
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King
C. Yates McDaniel
Associated Press
T ALLIED
Australia
United Nations
Solomon Islands
New Guinea
Bismarck archipelago
Solomons
Eight killed in Bombay as demonstrations clash with police
An official Bombay government communique reports eight deaths and 159 wounded from Sunday clashes as demonstrators stone trains and burn government grain shops. Strikes shut factories and schools. police dispersed crowds as protesters rallied under the do-or-die slogan linked to Mohandas K. Gandhi and his lieutenants amid anti-British tensions.
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BOMBAY
Mohandas EK
Gandhi
chile
Britain
Idle Miners Idle in Blairmore After Pay Dispute
Two thousand miners from Blairmore Coleman Belleree and Hillcrest Mohawk mines are idle today as they await a report by Sub District 5 United Mine Workers on employing boys in mines and their pay. Workers deny it is a strike, stating it is a lay-off to discuss working conditions. A mass meeting is planned in Blairmore at 2 pm after the executive reports no satisfactory agreement on boys' wages.
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BLAIRMORE
Coleman
Belleree
Hillcrest-Mohawk
United Mine Workers of America
Mother of Ralston Dies in Amherst NS
Mrs. B. W. Ralston aged 84, mother of Defence Minister Ralston, died Sunday in Amherst Nova Scotia after suffering a stroke.
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RALSTON
AMHERST
B. W. Ralston
Thanksgiving Proclaimed for Canada Oct. 14
Ottawa announces Thanksgiving will be observed across Canada on Monday October 14 in a proclamation published in the Canada Gazette. The notice specifies a nationwide observance by all provinces and territories.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Canada Gazette
Paratroops In Manitoba Forming In Canada
Ottawa reports Canada's first parachute battalion to be organized at Shilo Manitoba. Maj. H D Proctor named commanding officer with six officers and 20 non commissioned staff to train at Fort Benning and return as instructors in October. Overseas officers to train with RAF in England before joining the unit. Brig Weeks previewed adopting best of US and British methods for the Canadian system. A special pay rate and unit badge design are under consideration.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Shilo
Manitoba
E. G. Weeks
H. D. Proctor
Ottana
Fort Benning
United Stars army
army
Royal Air Force
England
United States
Proctor
Nimitz Reports Pearl Harbor Message on Tulagi Attack
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz relayed from Pearl Harbor that a strike against Tulagi in the Solomons is ongoing. He offered no details on scope but indicated signs point to a potential major offensive with sea and air pressure against Japanese land bases, progressing favorably despite enemy opposition.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Chester W. Nimitz
United States Pacific
Admiral Nimitz
Tulagi
Solomons
Australia
Fantastic Jap Claim Sparks War News Assertion
A brief Washington communique says considerable enemy resistance was encountered and it is too early to announce results or estimate losses. Japan claims sinking 22 Allied warships and transports and damaging over six more, but these claims lack Allied confirmation and are regarded as fantastic. Continued on Page Three.
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Washington
Tokyo
Allied Air Strikes and Battles Rattle Solomon Islands Front
Allied Southwest Pacific forces blasted enemy bases in the New Guinea and New Britain area as land air and sea forces clash in the Solomon Islands. Reports say heavy bomber formations pounded targets while combat continues across the mountainous theatre.
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India
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GANDEE
VEGREVILLE VEGREVILLE
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rage inree
RS. GANDY
Paratroops
SOLOMON
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
Southwest Pacific command
New Britain
A.P
BYRD
AUCKLAND
New Zealand
P. Cabie
Richard E. Byrd
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Azbey
Voromezh
Richard Gawler
Krakow
Poland
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BERNE
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