British Leaders Claim Allied Command Unity In War
London reports that the British expeditionary force now operates under French commander in chief General Mauri Gamelin with Chamberlain asserting unity of command. He praised French under British orders and noted German raids caused minimal British losses while air defenses performed well. He warned against boasting and stressed cautious optimism and truth in official communiques.
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London
Western Front
Mauri Gamelin
Chamberlain
House of Commons
France
Canada mobilizes full war effort in Britain report
Hon. Vincent Massey, Canada's high commissioner in London, said Canada has thrown every ounce of energy and resources into the struggle, describing the Dominion's wartime commitment in a broadcast to the empire.
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London
CaseJa
Vincent Massey
Canada
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Empire
British Columbia Lumber Firms Win British Orders Amid Ship Shortage
J A Humbird of Seaboard Lumber Sales says Britain has placed orders with 31 BC sawmills for about 125 000 000 feet of lumber monthly for October to December. Ships are supplied by the British government under admiralty license, hindering movement and risking pileups on wharves. Prices will be about 25 cents per thousand feet lower than prewar levels, with no expected price increases this year.
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Britain
Vancouver
British Columbia
J. A Humbird
Seboard Lumber Sales Co
Humbird
Great Britain
United Stat
France
Army
United States
Tem
Canada
Howeveo
Roosevelt Bans Belligerent Submarines From U S Ports
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation banning submarines of belligerent nations from entering United States ports or territorial waters except when forced by storms or other acts of God. The order covers only submarines. armed merchant vessels may still enter. The move aims to preserve peace, protect citizens, and enhance U S security.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Blagrove Survives as Royal Oak Sinks in Scapa Flow
Rear-Admiral H E C Blagrove, newly named superintendent of Chatham dockyard, was aboard the battleship Royal Oak when torpedoed by a German submarine in Scapa Flow. Admiralty figures show 10 dead and 424 survivors, with 24 officers and 786 crew lost, including 87 officers and 367 men among the survivors.
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Blagrove
London
H. E. C Blagrove
Chatham Dockyard
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
Spot Of Tea In War and Peace For Britons
Ottawa reports that 50 members of British war missions in the parliament buildings are served tea daily by the parliamentary restaurant staff. The British government is compensating the Canadian government for the tea service as part of ongoing wartime arrangements.
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Ottawa
Parliament Buildings
Staf
London chemist Pope dies at 69
Sir William Jackson Pope, a renowned chemist who aided the Allies near the end of the Great War by enabling larger production of mustard gas, has died at age 69. His work significantly boosted chemical defense and research during wartime.
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London
Sir William Jackson Pope
Typhoon Sweeps Kyushu, Japan Dead and Missing Recounted
Despatches from Kagoshima report 38 people dead 33 missing and many injured after a typhoon struck the southern Kyushu coast. Damaged towns included coastal Kagoshima areas as relief efforts began.
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Tokyo
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Royal visit to Canada House highlights wartime relief work
King and Queen toured Canada House London to see wartime relief efforts. High commissioner and Mrs Massey guided them past exhibits while volunteers, led by Dominion women's organizations, gathered thousands of blankets socks and clothing for evacuated families and Canadian expeditionary forces. The staff paused as the royal couple looked over their shoulders.
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London
Canada House
Britain
Donaldson Denies Athenia Raiding Claims
Norman Donaldson of Donaldson Line dismisses an American affidavit alleging the torpedoed liner Athenia carried arms and was to be outfitted as a raider. He calls the charges Tommyrot and absolute nonsense and says they have details to pursue after the sinking. The Athenia sailed when the world was at peace.
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Glasgow
Norman Donaldson
Donaldson Line
Athenia
Donaldson
German Collapse Predicted by Alberta Farmer Lange
Calgary man Ernest A. Lange, a former German resident who returned to Alberta after years in the Reich, warned that without an end to European hostilities the Third Reich faces financial collapse or Bolshevikization. He said he left Germany 15 minutes before roads were closed, noting his Claresholm district farming stint from 1903 to 1934.
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Ernest A. Lange
Alberta
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Europe
Geramny
Lange
Claresholm
Alta
British say Russia may have shipped gold to Germany
A British government spokesman confirmed reports that Russia has sold gold to Germany. In the House of Commons Sir Alfred Knox asked if the government had drawn the consignment of 17 tons of gold transferred by the Soviet government to Germany. The foreign secretary said the report has foundation. The press notes repeated claims that Germany received Russian gold in a deal involving withdrawal of German forces from the Baltic. Calculations value the 17 tons near $13.8 million at Bank of England or $17.0 million at U.S. prices. The Netherlands Bank’s gold holdings rose by about 4200 thousand guilders as De Telegraaf linked shipments to an eastern country. Berlin was thought to forward the gold to Amsterdam to establish credit.
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London
Russia
Alfred Knox
House of Commons
Richard Butler
Baltic
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Bank of England
Netherlands
Amsterdam
de Telegra
Berlin
Saskatchewan Czechs Announce Wartime Enlistment Options
Anxious to help Saskatchewan Czechs would enlist in the French Foreign Legion. About 306 men from the Sudeten German settlement in northwest Saskatchewan seek enlistment abroad after being rejected as not naturalized Canadians. Some have gone to Winnipeg to join the French Foreign Legion while others aim to join the Canadian active service force or work in war industries.
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Saskatchewan
French Foreign Legion
Saskatoon
Ottawa Tourism Drive Could Boost American Visitors
A conference between Hon. C D Howe and a tourism delegation pressed Canada to raise the travel bureau budget to 500000 next year from 315000. Howe promised the department would match any expansion in effort by the tourist bureaux if they launch a united campaign.
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Ottawa
Canada
C.D. Howe
Canadian Travel Bureau
Howe
War in Europe Urges Allied Support by American People
Ja wanam Jef fers of the Union Pacific railroad declares there is a war in Europe and that it is up to the American people to support the allies whether we like it or not.
Allies Ready to Place Orders for U S Planes
New York reports French and British governments ready to order more war planes once the arms embargo is repealed by Congress. Total cost for 3,000 planes with engines could reach 350 million dollars, with prior orders totaling over 1,300 aircraft before the war.
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New York
United States Congress
Washington
Canada
Ules
German air attacks fail to halt British warships
British observers said German raids on two naval bases caused limited damage to ships with antiaircraft defense. They noted the loss of at least eight German planes was out of proportion to the minor damage inflicted. The Air Ministry announced more than half of the planes raiding the Firth of Forth returned to base.
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London
Great Britain
British
Air Ministry
Firth of Forth
Blue Star cargo boat Tonic runs aground off England
London reports the Blue Star cargo boat Tonic dodged submarines on an Atlantic voyage from South America but ran on a sandbank in thick fog off the western coast of England. Four passengers 11 officers and 40 men aboard were rescued.
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London
Atlantic
South America
England
Icelandic Delegation Heads to London Trade Talks
Icelandic delegation led by Sve Byjvernsson arrives in London to discussions with the British government on postwar trade and economic questions. The group aims to explore questions arising from the war situation and to advocate Icelandic interests at Copenhagen.
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London
Sve Byjvernsson
Copenhagen
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