Thailand Cabinet Faces Rising Crisis in Asia
Tokyo reports say important developments expected as U S Ambassador Grew and British Ambassador Craigie may return to Tokyo. In London the Australian cabinet holds a special session to assess rapidly developing tensions, with Thailand’s cabinet under Japanese pressure to align with Tokyo after weekend diplomacy. The Thai radio warned against aggression by any nation.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuters News Agency
Tokyo
United States
Joseph C. Grew
Robert Craigie
south Pacific
Thailand
Dangers Take Up New Positions In North South
Moscow dispatch reports Red air force raids on Berlin the third such attack with large fires seen. Soviet lines held with cavalry tactics described and a battle near Smolensk Kiev region intensifying in Ukraine. Casualties include 500 Germans killed or wounded, 19 tanks destroyed, and prisoners taken.
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MOSCOW
Red air force
Berlin
Red army
Leningrad
Ukraine
Smolensk
Bel. Tserkov
Kiev
Uman
Odessa
Solsti
ELING
CAVALRE
regi
Russo German campaign toll estimated by authorities
Washington reporting that after seven weeks of combat the German Wehrmacht has likely suffered over 1,000,000 total losses including killed wounded prisoners and missing. Russian losses are thought to be materially greater, with casualty tallies continuing to be updated as the campaign unfolds.
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WASHINGTON
Red army
Wehrmacht
Bomb A 500-Pound Explosive Car Is Cleaned Like Ward
A report on a 500 pound explosive device found in a plant shows a cast steel bomb with firing mechanism and fins, its size and appearance described. The plant is run with hospital cleanliness, visitors wear dedicated rubbers, and workers in standard uniforms. The article hints at further details continued on the back page.
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T.N.T
Falcons Join U S Army in Bird Patrol Plan
NEW YORK August 11 The American Museum of Natural History and veteran falconer Geo or Goodwin say it is probable the U S Army will use trained falcons to disrupt enemy communications by carrier pigeons. Goodwin notes current falconry publications and the potential for field use in military operations.
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NEW YORK
Geo. Or Goodwins
associatte
American Museum
Natural. History
United States army
Goering
Goodwin
Germany
Ger
Thunderbolt
U.S. Army Signal Corps
Thomas MacClure
Lieut
MacClure
army
Uncle Sam
Next Blow Likely To Be In Siberia
Singapore reports Japanese nationals fleeing to Bangkok by express rail and a request for a ship to carry about 300 others from Singapore amid bank credit freezes and Japanese business cuts. Tokyo declares full economic war footing under mobilization, with two steps left before possible U S break. Kaname Wakasugi warns the United States is ready to meet worst eventualities while Chugai cites embargo and severed consular ties as possible precursors.
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SINGAPORE
international express
Bangkok
TOKYO
Japan
United States
Kaname Wakasugi
Washington
Chugai
Canadian Gun Downs ferry in sea fight over Vancouver coast
From London it was revealed that a Canadian anti-aircraft gun crew from Vancouver and Victoria fired on a Jankers 88. The plane was struck in a searchlight beam, caught fire and plunged into the sea off the coast after Governor Alex Watson fired three shots.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
ministry of information
Vancouver
Victoria
Guv
Alex Watson
Smolensk Wiped Out By War On Central Front
Smolensk, once stately on the Dnieper, lies in ashes as war rages. Alvin Steinkopf, AP staff writer, reports from the central front noting German claims of capturing Smolensk on July 16 while Russian reports last week said portions remained in Russian hands. The city shows ruined chimneys, burned factories, and shell-damaged homes as observers assess the devastation.
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SMOLENSK
Russia
Berlin
Dnieper
Moscow
Canada Asks Men To Build Destroyers
Canadian Navy Minister Angus MacDonald seeks release of British technicians to aid destroyer building in Canada. He plans discussions with the Admiralty after previously meeting A V Alexander. Rear-Admiral Percy Nelles and Capt. F L Houghton accompanied him during the London visit as the press conference wrapped up.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Navy
Angus MacDonald
Canada
admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Percy Nelles
naval staff
F. L. Houghton
Britain
Duke Tackles Mt Whistler In Alberta Visit
Duke of Kent climbs Whistler Mountain near Jasper with Inspector James Evans of Scotland Yard on August 11 suggesting a partial ascent. The royal party swims in Lac Beauvert rather than using a pool and camps at Point Cabin opposite the lodge.
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LORNE
Point Cabin
German Front Bulletins Claim Eastern Front Gains
Berlin reports rapid progress in pursuit of retreating forces in southern Ukraine and planful activity on other eastern front sectors. German sources say the Dnieper bend area is essentially lost to Russia, while the northern front claims destruction of the 180th Soviet infantry near Lake Ilmen.
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BERLIN
Ukraine
Hitler
Dnieper
Russia
DNR
Lake Ilmen
Soltsl
Leningrad
Red army
Marshel Gerdano Rundstedt
Nazis Seek Trade Pact In Pressured Turkish Talks
Turkish sources said Germany mobilizes 70 divisions toward Kiev as 1,000,000 troops push toward Dnepropetrovsk. A trade delegation was told to suspend talks for a pact until Russia’s war status clears, while seeking Turkish pounds 100,000,000 in a near monopoly. Britain’s Syria Lebanon occupation shifts Turkey’s bargaining.
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ANKARA
Turkey
Germany
Kiev
Dnepropetrovsk
Russia
Syria
Lebanon
Montreal Man May Be New Steel Controller
Ottawa reports imminent appointment of F B Kilbourn of Montreal as steel controller to succeed H D Scully. Scully will stop combining duties with customs commissioner role due to office expansion and revenue demands. Kilbourn is vice president and assistant general manager of Canada Cement Company. An official announcement is expected soon.
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OTTAWA
F. B. Kilbourn
Montreal
H. D. Scully
Scully
national revenue department
Kilbourn
Canada Cement Company
Diplomatic Bag Ban Rolls Back Japanese Mail
London reports Japan can no longer send the diplomatic bag from Cairo due to Axis information concerns. Port Said is mentioned as the site of a recent photography raid on the Suez Canal zone.
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LONDON
C.P
Japan
Cairo
Middle East
Port Said
Suez Canal zone
Missing Dolly Dean Cruiser Leaves Southampton for Stokes Bay
Friends expressed fears for the safety of five aboard the 25 foot cabin cruiser Dolly Dean missing after leaving Southampton for Stokes Bay on Sunday morning. The boat with owner Edwin T Hamilton Jack Smith Kathleen Shem and her two children Marian and Thomas was due at Stokes Bay about noon yesterday. Lake Huron was not rough at departure.
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SOUTHAMPTON
Ont
Dolly Dean
Stokes Bay
here
Edwin T. Hamilton
Cleveland
Jack Smith
Kathleen Shem
Marian
Thomas
Lake Huron
Vichy cabinet meeting on North Africa policy unclear
General Weygand left Vichy to North Africa after a cabinet meeting on the military situation in territories under his jurisdiction. The Telemondial Agency said there is little likelihood of any important foreign policy decision soon. Fernand de Brinon, Vichy envoy in Paris, was quoted after an interview in Berlin that Vichy may break.
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VICHY
France
Maxime
Africas
Fernand De Brinon
Paris
Willingdon ill. Paterson ships shift to ocean service
Across the week Aug 11 reports note Lord Willingdon 74 seriously ill in London. Fort William announces Paterson Steamships will transfer ten vessels to ocean service by October. News items also cover Budyonny cavalry actions in Ukraine and Axis ships slipping from Thai waters. Japanese raid on Chungking drew BBC estimates of 400 aircraft and 3600 bombs in four days. Governor of Bermuda resigns as civilian. Eight Vera Cruz officials slain amid anti-government demonstrations.
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WILLINGDON
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Canada
Lord Willingdon
OCEAN SERVICE
FORT WILLIAM
C.P
Paterson Steamships, Ltd
E. B. Sutherland
t lme
MOSCOW
Semeon Budyonny
Ukraine
Pravda
THAILAND
BANGKOK
Bangkok bar
Saigon
BERLIN
British Broadcasting Corporation
BERMUDA
colonial office
Denis Bernard
VERA CRUZ
MEXICO CITY
Seterea
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Duke
Mt. Whistler
Robert Newton
faculty of agriculture
University of Alberta
W. A. R. Kerr
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