Red Army holds main fronts as German offenses continue
From OSCOW and Berlin reports on July 14 and 18, 1941, the Red Army said frontline positions remained stable with no large-scale fighting overnight as German forces pressed the eastern front during the early blitz and surrounding actions. German claims spoke of breakthrough efforts near Leningrad and attacks on Kiev, while Finnish and German sources noted pressure near Lake Ladoga and the Narva region.
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OSCOW
A.P
Germany
Russia
Red army
Hitler
Stalin line
Leningrad
Mannerheim
Lake
Ladoga
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Moscow
Kiev
les
Lake Ladoga
Peipus
Narva
Estonia
Crop Outlook Good With Timely Rains Across Southern Alberta
The mid July crops in Southern Alberta show general excellence except northeast of Little Bow in Travers Chant Lomond and Retlaw where the outlook is fair. Most areas received good to soaking rains totaling 2.93 inches in July. Wheat 65 to 75 percent headed. fall rye cutting ongoing. flax in bloom. barley harvest soon. winter wheat turning with harvest around August. Hail damage in Whitecourt and nearby areas shows revival due to moisture. sugar beets and peas affected but maturing late. Canning crops good. Taber factory active. Lethbridge plant to operate later this month. Summerfallow in good condition. corn and potatoes thriving. Beet crop very good. webworm largely checked. two hundred acres of beets lost. (Continued on Back Page)
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Alberta
Little Bow
Travers
Enchant
Lomond
Retlaw
Vauxhall
Herald
White school
Taber canning
Lethbridge
Soviet scorched earth policy in retreat described
London dispatch quotes Soviet War News saying Stalin orders scorched earth as troops pull back. Grain moved by rail is removed or burned, milkmaids drive cows from fields, women cut sheaves, tractors and rollers destroy crops, livestock slaughtered, buildings demolished, wells filled, villagers flee to join guerrillas.
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LONDON
C.P
Soviet War News
Stalin
German Offensive Shifts to Armor and AA Tactics
In the Baltic border theaters the new offensive centers on Pskov Vitebsk and Novo Grad Volynski, threatening Leningrad Moscow and Kiev. Reported German tactics shifted from fast tank thrusts to deploying armored columns and heavy anti aircraft units, though initial actions caused substantial losses. The Soviet press notes ongoing operations and continued coverage suggests further developments.
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Baltic states
Pskov
Vitebsk
Novograd
Volynski
Leningrad
Moscow
Kiev
Farm leader Haskins named CFA secretary treasurer
ALTER E. HASKINS of British Columbia has been appointed secretary treasurer of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture at a national executive meeting in Winnipeg. He will head CFA’s national office in Ottawa as a full time officer for Canadian farmers. Born on a farm in Elgin NB, Haskins studied law in Vancouver and later ran a Penticton fruit ranch. He has long chaired the BC Fruit Board and promoted producer co operatives. Continued on Page Four.
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ALTER E. HASKINS
British Columbia
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Winnipeg
CFA
Ottawa
Booth
farmers of Canada
Haskins
Dominion
Elgin
Albert County
Western Canada
Sir Charles Tuppers
Vancouver
Penticton
producers’ co-operative
British Columbia Fruit Board
Japs Close Kobe Port Amid War Nerves
Shanghai reports Kobe port closed to foreigners for ten days starting tomorrow amid a Japanese propaganda push to show a Siberian attack is imminent. Foreign quarters doubt a direct Russian threat, expecting a future move toward French Indochina as tensions mount in Saigon and Indo China.
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SHANGHAI
afeobe
Siberia
Russia
Saigon
Kobe
Japan
Indo-China
South China
Three Italian Vessels Sunk In Mediterranean Actions
London July 14 The admiralty announced sinking of at least three Italian vessels including troops and supplies carriers. The 5232 ton Strombo tanker was sent under while en route to repairs. A 5500 ton supply ship convoyed by an armed merchant cruiser and destroyer was also sunk. A large sailing transport carrying troops and stores was sunk in the Aegean. Ras Tayones near Bengasi attack damaged a 1500 ton supply ship and an armed trawler.
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LONDON
admiralty
Mediterranean
Britain
Strombo
Italy
Aegean
Ras Tayones
Bengasi
Libya
Drowning of Arvilla Youth While Fishing Near Westlock
Albert Ewault Haenschke 20 of Arvilla near Westlock drowned Sunday in Nakanun Leke after leaping from a boat to swim while fishing with friends. Local authorities reported the accident and family was notified.
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WESTLOCK
Alta
Albert Ewault Haenschke
Arvilla
Nakan un Leke
Churchill Vows to Weaken Nazi Power With Steady Air War
London reports Churchill telling 6000 London defenders that Britain will intensify a systematic, scientific bombing of German cities and industries. He vowed to keep the pressure rising month after month until the Nazi regime is extirpated or torn apart by the German people. The Prime Minister urged continued remorseless high explosive attacks and told civilians to endure and fight back.
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LONDON
Britain
Munister Churchill
Hyde Park
Germany
Churchill Reviews Defence Workers in Hyde Park
Prime Minister Churchill reviewed civil defence workers in Hyde Park London delivering a speech that bombing of Germany is only a beginning. About 6000 personnel in varied uniforms listened as Mrs Churchill and Herbert Morrison accompanied him.
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LONDON
Hyde Park
Churchill
Royal Air Force
Germany
Herbert Morrison
RAF hits ships and shoots down seven fighters in daylight raids
The Royal Air Force attacked Cherbourg and Le Havre area ships, reporting hits on two 6,000 ton vessels and three more ships in the North Sea. Seven German fighters were downed in morning raids, with one bomber destroyed off the Frisian coast and another off Wales, plus a bomber downed by anti aircraft guns off Scotland.
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LONDON
Britain
France
Flanders
Middle East
Italy
Germany
coastal command
Norway
C.P
Royal Air Force
North Sea
Cherbourg
Le Havre
Frisian
Netherlands
Wales
Scotland
air ministry
Western cattle receipts slow at Toronto market
Fresh cattle deliveries from Western Canada reached the Toronto livestock market today with five railroad cars in sight. Trade moved slowly and prices hovered near steady levels.
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TORONTO
Western
Canada
Bomb deaths in Britain fall to 399 in June
The ministry of home security reported 399 people were killed by air raids in Britain during June, the lowest monthly toll since July 1940, marking a significant restraint in wartime casualties.
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LONDON
C.P
ministry of home security
Britain
Armistice Ending War in Syria Signed at Acre Palestine
Cairo reports armistice with Gen Henri Dentz was signed at Acre and initialled earlier, with final terms in progress between British and French commanders. Georges Catroux represented Free French, Andre De Verdillac and Jean Conti for Vichy, and Sir Claude Auchinleck announced the development. Britain views a strengthened Middle East position after the accord.
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CAIRO
Syria
Acre
Palestine
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
Auchinleck
Miles Lampson
Egypt
Henry Maitland Wilson
Henri Dentz
Bastille day
Georges Catroux
De Gaullist
Vichy
Andre De Verdillac
Jean Conti
Lebanon
navy
Royal Air Force
LONDON
Britain
Henri Dentz Vichy
British-Russ Pact Signed in Moscow
MOSCOW July 14. A British Russian agreement for joint action in the war against Germany was announced along with Soviet reports of air raids, a Nazi motorized regiment annihilated, and three ships sunk. The two point document pledged mutual assistance and support and stated no armistice or peace without mutual consent. It was signed Saturday by Sir Stafford Cripps and Vyacheslav Molotov after days of consultation with Premier Stalin.
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MOSCOW
Germany
London
Stafford Cripps
Vyacheslav Molotov
Stalin
Detachment Routed At Tooruk In North Africa
Rome dispatch reports Italian artillery destroyed a British detachment trying to break out from the fortified port of Tooruk in North Africa. Cairo briefing notes no change in the Libyan front as of today.
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ROME
Tooruk
North Africa
Cairo
Axis raid on Suez Canal zone reported
Gairo July 14 Axis planes carried out a raid on the Suez Canal zone overnight the Egyptian government disclosed today but it said only a few bombs were dropped and damage was slight. One person was killed.
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GAIRO
Suez Canal zone
Canada to issue gasoline consumption regulations
Ottawa reports a forthcoming official statement on non essential gasoline use to be issued tomorrow. The release may come from either Mullions Minister Howe or Controller George Cottrelle, according to today’s information.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Mullions
Howe
O11
George Cottrelle
Canadian air minister visits RAF squadron in England
Air Minister C G Power visited a Royal Canadian Air Force army co operation squadron in England. He told the men they were doing a good job and that the day would soon come when they would go into action.
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ENGLAND
C P
Cable
C.G Power
Royal Canadian Air Force army
Exemption drive as Mennonites seek relief from training
Edmonton dispatch notes seventy five men aged 22 to 24 flocked to the Alberta war services board seeking exemptions from compulsory military training. The group includes Mennonites Hutterites Moravians and other faiths in the mass submission.
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CONCHIES
EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta war services board
DETROIT
National Automotive Fibres, Inc
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
GIBRALTAR
Rock
LETHBRIDGE
S. Dunham
Victoria
B.C
DE GAULLE
AMERICA
OTTAWA
Hercsy
Charles De Gaulle
Brazzaville
French Equatorial Africa
AUCKLAND
LONDON
admiralty
VANCOUVER
United States
Great Britain
China
Kalfred Dip. Lam
Chiang Kai- Shek
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NEW YORK
Holland radio
Ukraine
ERLIN
D.N.B
Pensions
Ian MacKenzie
C G Power
Maurice Chozuette
Powers
Quebec
HE LEFI HANU
General Auchinleck
DEFENCE
HAROLD FAIR
CHURCHILL REVIEWS
R.A
SAY
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