Battle For Escape Gap In Southern France Surges
American and French forces push toward Besancon as heavy clashes erupt with Nazi units retreating remnants of the 19th Army toward the Bel Fort gap near the Vosges and Swiss border. U S destroyer Ludlow and French cruisers Montcalm and Le Malin bombard German positions opposing the 7th Army in the Ligurian Sea region.
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ROME
Tth
Besancon
France
Arcbois
19th Army
Belfort gap
Vosges range
7th Army
Reich
3rd Army
Loue river
Forest de Chaux
Paray
Quigey
Le Valdahon
Pontarlier
Jura
Saone
Chalon Sur Saone
Mont Sous Vaudrey
Quingey
Villers-Farlay
Salins
navy
U.S
Ludlow
Montcalm
Le Malin
Menton
Liguria sea
Vancouver man linked to city fund firm theft in Hamilton
Hamilton police said George Patterson, 29, of Vancouver, held by Montreal police, is to be brought to Hamilton for trial over a theft of 2600 dollars in cash and Victory Bonds from the Fund Construction Company office.
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HAMILTON
Toronto Seeks 18000 for Essential War Work
J W Temple, manager of the national selective service office in Toronto, said the city faces its most acute manpower shortage since 1942 with almost 18000 men and women needed immediately for war work and essential jobs.
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TORONTO
J. w. Temple
national selective service
selective service
The Left Hand Corner The Left Hand Corner world is a very small one
A Harper's Magazine piece notes a tiny nation with 130000 people about Chattanooga and Albany, hosting over 100 newspapers and magazines, high bilingual rates, 70 book dealers, a university, orchestras, and government support for artists and writers, hinting at strong literary culture and state patronage.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Albany
N.Y
Harvey H. Arpason
Harper's Magazine
United States
Chicago
Palau Isles Take Beating in Pacific War Action
American carrier planes struck the Palau islands in force destroying grounded planes and defenses as part of a broader Pacific campaign. The action followed raids against Bonin Volcano Wake and Celebes as Allied forces push toward possible invasions and weaken Japanese air strength in western New Guinea.
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PEARL HARBOR
Palau islands
Japan
Philippines
United States Pacific fleet
Bonin
Volcano islands
Tokyo
Wake island
here
CELEBES
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
aame
6th air division
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Davao
Canadian builders plan Western tour to study postwar planning
Edmonton reports that Canadian construction leaders will visit Western Canada next month arriving October 4 to study postwar planning. The announcement was made Thursday night outlining the purpose of the tour and its timing.
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EDMONTON
Western Canada
Ilsley to Speak Sept 25 on 7th Victory Loan
Ottawa reports Finance Minister Ilsley will outline plans for the forthcoming 7th Victory Loan in a Toronto speech September 25. The address will be delivered at the convention of the Canadian Association of Personnel Publication Editors.
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ILSLEY
OTTAWA
war finance committee
Toronto
Canadian Association of Personnel Publication Editors
The Road to Berlin Front Distances Map
A brief AP update lists military progress distances from key points: Russian front 312 miles from outside Pultusk, Western front 362 miles from Breda, Southern France 510 miles from Arbois, and Italian front 585 miles from Riccione Marina.
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Associated Press
Pultusk
Breda
Netherlands
France
Arbois
Riccione Marina
231 Rebel Japs Killed in Australian POW Mutiny
London report quotes Australian Prime Minister Curtin on Aug 5 mutiny at an Australian camp. About 900 Japanese allegedly participated. 231 prisoners killed and 108 wounded. Several prisoners died by self harm or during the escape and fire destroyed multiple huts and buildings.
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LONDON
C.P
Curtin
Australia
Laval Removed as Vichy Leader by Germany
London dispatch reports on September 8 that Germany ousted Laval from the Vichy government and named Fernand de Brinon as chief of the Vichy state in Belfort. De Brinon formerly served as foreign secretary of state. Swiss paper Der Bund claimed Laval fled to Mainau Island on Lake Constance near the Swiss border.
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LONDON
Cairo
Germany
Fierre Laval
Vichy
Fernand de Brinon
Belfort
De Brinon
foreign ministry
Der Bund
Laval
Mainau
Lake Constance
Hundredth Victoria Cross Awarded to Geoffrey Cheshire
London Sept 8 Wing Cmdr Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire DSO and two bars DFC 27 receives the Empire’s 100th Victoria Cross for gallantry in World War II He completed four operational tours as a heavy bomber pilot totaling over 100 missions and earned praise as a pioneering low level target marker during his fourth tour ending July 1944.
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LONDON
C.P
Reuter
Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire
D.S.O
D.F.C
RAF
Cheshire
Cmdr
2000 Planes Batter Nazis
London dispatch reports 2,000 RAF and U S heavy bombers hit targets in southwest Germany and Le Havre area, supported by 500 fighters. They struck Ludwigshafen, Kastel, Gustavsburg and other sites along the Rhine, while RAF Lancasters bombed Le Havre and French Thunderbolts destroyed hundreds of trucks and armored vehicles. Mosquito raids on Karlsruhe and lines north of Antwerp continued, with railway cars and other targets hit as fighters accompanied the missions.
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LONDON
C. P
United States
Germany
Le Havre
Ludwigshafen
Seyfried line
Kastel
Mainz
Gustavspurg
Frankfurt
Rhineland
3rd Army
Mosalte
R.A.F
Karlsruhe
U.S. 3rd Army
Antwerp
Gent
Ernie Pyle Leaves Europe for Long Rest
New York dispatch reports Scripps-Howard columnist Ernie Pyle will return home from the wars for a long rest. In Paris he said he had all he could take and his spirit is wobbly. Pyle has been overseas since July 1942, with only a September 1943 visit.
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NEW YORK
Ernie Pyle
Scripps- Howard
Paris
United Features Syndicate
Pyle
French film star Cathy Morley held in Paris
Radio announced Cathy Morley a well known French film star was held by authorities pending further investigation after the arrest of Max Bonnafous former Vichy supplies minister. Paris police quoted that 6 090 persons had been arrested for collaborationist activities and investigations continued.
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LONDON
Reuter Patie FET
Cathy Morley
Max Bonnafous
Vichy
Bonnafous
Gaby Morlay
Paris
Allies Gain Mile In Italy Near Rimini River Banks
Canadian tanks and British 8th Army pushed toward the Marano river four miles from Rimini but German counterattacks with tanks halted the advance. American troops neared Pistoia while western sectors saw gains north of Lucca. 2,700 prisoners taken since Aug 26 including 600 paratroops. heavy rain hampered advances and aerial operations. naval ships bombarded Rimini gun positions.
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ROME
8th
Adriatic
Marano
Rimini
PISTOIA
Lucca
Fisa
Conano
San Savino
8th Army
muncs
Castelnuova
Pian di Castello
Kesselring
H.M.S. Loyal
H.M.S. Scarab
Japs Capture Lingling Base in Southern China
Lingling, the U S air base in southern Hunan, has fallen to five Japanese divisions as they push 60 miles across the front toward Kweilin. Hengyang lies 75 miles northeast where another American base was lost earlier, with Lingling now near the Kwangsi border and within about 100 miles of Kweilin.
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CHUNGKING
Lingling
Hunan
Hengyang
Kwangsi province
Kweilin
Stimson Says Germans Can't Defend Homeland
Secretary of War Stimson predicted German defeat in World War II noting Germany lacks strength for prolonged defence. He cited Western European forces largely destroyed or crippled and German units in France bewildered and lacking hope. He added that more than 9,000 German prisoners have fallen into Allied hands in France.
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WASHINGTON
Stimson
Germany
Reich
Europe
France
Oil Lands Sale Notices Issued by Province
Edmonton announces tenders for oil lands with closing date September 14. The blocks near Calling Valley and Turner Valley are included and subject to crown royalties. Bidders must commence drilling within 60 days of award.
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EDMONTON
Calling Valley
Turner Valley
Superforts Raid Manchuria Target Industrial Output
The 20th Bomber Command announced a new B 29 raid on Manchuria with more than 100 planes. Tokyo radio cited attacks on Anshan and Penhsibu, reporting three enemy planes down and some ground damage, while the U S army kept names of targets undisclosed.
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WASHINGTON
Manchuria
20th Bomber Command
Tokyo radio
U.S. army
Tokyo
United States
Anshan
Penhsibu
Bernhard Sets Up Headquarters in Belgium for Dutch Forces
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands established the headquarters from which he will command Netherlands forces of the interior. He spoke via interview urging utmost restraint during the final days of oppression and said radio would announce any liberation.
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NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
C.PAnett
Prince Bernhard
interior
Holland
Netherlands Forces Moved to British Second Army Front
Netherlands units shifted from the 1st Canadian Army to the British 2nd Army were disclosed as operating about ten miles from the Netherlands frontier, placing them in a new sector in Belgium.
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BRUSSELS
C.P.Aneta
Netherlands
Belgium
Australian war casualties climb to eighty three thousand
Canberra reports that over 870,000 Australians have enlisted and served in 28 countries since the war began. Total casualties reach 83,600 with 6,102 missing, 33,566 wounded, and 26,972 taken prisoner across five years of conflict.
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CANFERRA
Canadians Near Dunkerque in Northern Belgium
Canadian tank and infantry forces push into northern Belgium reaching Dixmude fifteen miles southwest of Ostend in a thirty five mile advance from the St Omer area. Polish armor moves toward Ypres and Thielt while reconnaissance units near Bergues report five miles from Dunkerque as German garrison prepares to hold.
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DIXMUDE
ROSS MUNRO
FRANCE
C.P. Cable
Belgium
ODixmude
Ostend
St. Omer
Ypres
Roulers
Thielt
Gent
2nd Army
Bergues
Dunkerque
the
Schelde
gemma
Le Havre
Boutlogne
Calais
Allies Drive Across Moselle Front in Major Breaks
From Osel le River Front to the Meuse, Allied forces push across key rivers and advance toward Liege Metz and Luxembourg as German resistance stiffens along the West Wall. British American and Canadian units widen bridgeheads and seize towns, with the 1st Army nearing Aachen and Namur while undermining strongpoints along the Albert Canal.
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Edward D. Ball
Associated Press
OSELLE RIVER FRONT
United States
3rd Army
Moselle river
Metz
Verdun
WEST WALL
erro
Eisenhower
Albert canal
Liege
Germany
7th
Belfort gap
Siegfried line
Rhine
Normandy
Moselle
channel
Paris
Dunkerque
Beeringen
Leuven
Bourg-Leopold
Antwerp
U.S
Huy
Meuse
Namur
Aachen
Charlemagne
Belgium
low countries
Atlantic wall
Liege-Namur
Meuse river
Ardennes forest
Luxembourg
Louette-St. Pierre
Red Army Deep Balkans Drive Reported
Soviet troops entered Bulgaria in a three pronged advance and moved toward a juncture with Tito and Allied forces in Yugoslavia. Russian units cut toward the Balkans to trap German troops and sever communications with the homeland.
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Red Army
Balkans
reek
EDDY GILMORE
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Hitler
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
End for Germany by early November in Allied push
London dispatch reports Eisenhower’s four armies driving at the Siegfried Line with a claim the end for Germany may come by early November. Marshall foresees the last phase of the German debacle as the battle lines tighten toward Rome. German escape routes from Vienna and Budapest to Bulgaria and Greece are said passable as Allied air strikes hit Yugoslavia railways and airfields.
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GERMANY
LONDON
C.P
Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
Howard Cowan
Associated Press
MARSHALL
ROME
Gen. Marshall
Salerno
BALKAN
Vienna
Budapest
Bulgaria
Greece
U.S. Lith Air Force
Yugoslavia
C.P. AIRLINES
LAKE EDMONTON
C. E
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Fond Du Lac
Sask
Lake Athapas
Wanaw
Bor
Praga
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OIL LANDS SALE
Bernhard
Paris radio today
ministry of information
ONDON
A.P
United Nations
Algiers
Sofia
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