Churchill hopes U S navy aid may draw Hitler into direct clash
London Sept 9 Prime Minister Churchill urged that American warships patrolling the western Atlantic could greatly aid Britain and warned Hitler might be forced by necessity to risk direct conflict with U S naval forces. He noted German evasions of US forces and said Hitler may change tactics to avoid a maritime showdown while aiming to seize Russia and Britain.
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LONDON
Churchill
United States
Atlantic
Britain
Hitler
U.S
house of commons
western hemisphere
Germany
the house
Russia
Daily Prayer for Printers in Artistic Printing Exhibit
The Artistic Printing exhibit at the public library in Chicago features A Daily Prayer for Printers from J H G Ernesti's Well Conducted Print Shop. David Benson submits the item as of interest showing historic veneration for the craft two centuries ago, with a devotional German printshop salutation and a prayer asking guidance for diligent accurate typesetting and printing. The display preserves original capitalization and notes the craft’s religious tone in early instruction.
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public library
Chicago
Ill
J. H. G. Ernesti
David Benson
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Germany
Churchill says Germans plant acoustic mines around Britain
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that Germany is using acoustic mines planted nightly by planes around Britain. He did not detail the mines but said they are used in dangerous combinations with magnetic mines. He added that 30 or 40 German planes observe mines in British waters nightly.
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LONDON
C.P
Churchill
house of commons
Britain
British
Big Victory Claimed By Red Army
Soviet central front forces chased a German force of about 100000 back toward Smolensk, advancing 16 miles in two days and recapturing 150 square miles and 50 villages in a vast drive. Romanians besieging Odessa reportedly left over 20000 dead, as the Red Navy continued sorties on the Black Sea port.
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MOSCOW
Smolensk
Odessa
Black Sea
Red Navy
Leningrad Encircled as German Claims Rise
Berlin reports Leningrad with 3.2 million residents hemmed in on all sides after fierce fighting. German high command asserts encirclement completed with Neva river breakthrough and Schluesselburg fortress fall. Claims Arctic port Murmansk rendered useless and railway severed, isolating the city from interior supplies.
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BERLIN
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Neva
Schluesselburg
Murmansk
Leningrad-Murmansk railway allegedly severed, they said. _Murmansks
Sessa Sinking Sours U S Icelandic Calm
The former Danish ship Sessa, under Panamanian registry, was torpedoed on August 17 about 300 miles southwest of Iceland. Twenty four crew members are reported lost with three survivors, including one American. The Sessa carried food and general cargo for Iceland and was seized under a U S program.
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WASHINGTON
United States state department
Iceland
steel Seafarer
Red Sea
state department
navy department
navy
England
government
Ice
maritime commission
United States
rep
Churchill mention sparks cheers over Spitzbergen reference
London Sept 9 Prime Minister Churchill in a 55 minute wartime review in the house of commons paused to reference Spitzbergen drawing loud cheers. He said the Allied front runs from Spitzbergen to Tobruk and will be held by British and Empire forces with ocean borne supplies from Britain the United States India and Australia. He assured adequate naval power to protect Atlantic and Indian Ocean routes. Some members voiced disappointment over lack of details on the Canadian led expedition.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
ChurchilL
Spitzbergen
house of commons
Arctic Ocean
Tobruk
desert
Great Britain
United States
India
Australia
Atlantic
Indian
Iran Accepts Anglo Russian Peace Terms in World War II
Iran today accepted terms allowing expulsion of German Italian Hungarian and Rumanian legations and delivering Axis nationals to Britain and Soviet authorities. The agreement creates British and Russian occupation zones cutting across western and northern Iran with oil fields in the British zone and a northern rail corridor to Russia, while the capital Tehran remains outside the lines.
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TEHERAN
Iran
Russia
Khanagin
Iraq
Kermanshah
Khurramabad
Dizful
Haft Kel
Persian Gulf
Bandar Dilam
Oshnouyeh
Lake Urmia
Kazvin
Samnan
President's Mother Is Laid To Rest
In Hyde Park New York Sara Delano Roosevelt the mother of the president was buried today in simple private services at her home and at the family plot behind S J James church. The president attended sitting in the car and the mahogany casket was placed beside her husband James Roosevelt who died in 1900.
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HYDE PARK
N.Y
United States
Sara Delano Roosevelt
S J. James church
James
Edmontonians Amid War Casualties Reported
Ottawa announces eight Canadian Active Army deaths overseas raising total dead and missing to 368. Six soldiers are seriously ill and one dangerously ill. Albertans listed include Edmonton residents Pte. Ralph Stanley Haight and Lieut. Robt. H. Summersgill, both reported seriously ill.
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OTTAWA
defence department
Italians Admit Esperia Sunk by British Submarine
The Italian high command acknowledged that the British submarine sank the 11,398 ton Esperia in the central Mediterranean. It said almost all aboard were rescued by escorting warships, with details released today.
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ROME
Mediterranean
Sir Frank Brangwyn Joins Ditchling Preservation Effort
Sir Frank Brangwyn, a well known artist, serves on the Defenders of Ditchling committee opposing a proposed development. The group argues the plan would spoil the character of the Sussex village of Ditchling.
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DEFENDERS OF
DITCHLING
England
Frank Brangwyn
Soldier Wowk Mentioned in Dispatches for Spitzbergen Expedition
Lethbridge native George Wowk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wowk of 646 Sixth St, was cited for dispatches during the Spitzbergen expedition led by Brig. Arthur E. Potts. The 24 or 25 year old served as interpreter between military and natives on the Arctic island campaign involving Canadian troops from Alberta.
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George Wowk
Spitzbergen
Norway
Wm. Wowk
Sixth St
Alberta
Canada
Spitzbergen islands
Arctic
Arthur E. Potts
Saskatoon
Canuck raid devastates Spitzbergen coal mines
London dispatch reports Royal Canadian Engineers wrecked Spitzbergen mines, burning more than 400000 tons of coal and 125000 gallons of oil across five properties. Damage rendered mining assets useless as British authorities withhold extent details. News by Ross Munro notes the heavy blow to mining output.
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LONDON
C.P. Cable
Royal Canadian Engineers
Spitzbergen
CANUCKS
British Sink Hun Shipping
British and German naval reports conflict over the loss of the German artillery cadet ship Bremse near northern Norway amid convoy duty. The Bremse reportedly fought a British cruiser and two destroyers, receiving torpedo hits, while convoy ships reached safety. The Bremse was built in 1929 and armed with four 5 inch guns and AA, once damaged in May 1940.
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BERLIN
high command
Norway
LONDON
Arctic
admiralty
Murmansk
Use of Canadian Troops Approved for Spitzbergen
OTTAWA Sept 9 Formal approval of the use of Canadian troops in the Spitzbergen expedition was given by the Canadian government but only a few high officials knew in advance. Officials still lack detailed information and no start date has been announced. The expedition was reportedly already moving before Prime Minister Mackenzie King flew to the United Kingdom.
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OTTAWA
Spitzbergen
Mackenzie King
United Kingdom
Bloodless Canadian seizure of the Archipelago
A hand-picked Canadian force seized the Archipelago after two years behind Britain's ramparts. Units included Alberta and Saskatchewan regiments, Royal Canadian Engineers, an eastern Ontario field company, plus signal and medical units. The occupation denied the Nazis millions in fuel for their war machine.
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Alberta
Saskatchewan
Royal Canadian Engineers
Ontario
Britain
Archipelago
RAF Blasts Nazi Towns
British bombers hit Kassel and Münster in western Germany with heavy bombing of railway workshop targets at Kassel aided by good weather. Docks at Cherbourg were also attacked as RAF planes returned to base. The German radio claimed Berlin was bombed but the air ministry did not confirm.
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LONDON
Berlin
Kassel
air ministry
Muenster
Germany
Cherbourg
Henschel
Major Fred G. Cross Dies In Canada News Bust
Major Fred G Cross superintendent of the C P R irrigation district and noted artist has died. Other items report a Canadian sailor among the crew of the freighter Sessa sunk near Iceland August 1. Norwegian miners may be sent to Canada. A Canadian woman on active service Florence MacPherson is dead. A warning against a strike at McKinnon Industries in St Catharines. U S bomber missing near Seattle. British sink Italian schooner and attack fighters near North Africa. Canadian women interned in occupied France released except three.
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FRED G. CROSS
C.P.R. irrigation district
LONDON
C.P. Cable
Florence MacPherson
Women's Royal Naval Service
Williamson
Vancouver
Martin MacPaerson
HLS
Northern Rover
LT. CATHARINES UNION
OTTAWA
C.P
McLarty
McKinnon Industries Ltd
St. Catharines
Ont
Dominion
Canada
Mediterranean
admiralty
Bengali
external affairs department
France
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Huns
Red Army
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Axis
Edmontonians
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RAF
BRIGADIER POTTS
United States maritime commission
Sessa
Wawyer
Edmonton
Alta
C.P. Cabie
TACOMA
Wash
William H. Crem
McChord Field air base
United States army
Seattle
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