Britain opens blockade of German ports in war mobilization
Britain begins a naval blockade and economic measures as war is declared. RAF fighter squadrons pursue German planes while official reports say enemy forces did not breach defenses. Britain and France pledge 34 million dollars to Poland, and London suspends naval restrictions to build larger warships. The new economic warfare ministry aims to disrupt the German economy and halt contraband exports.
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London
Great
Press Association
Ministry of Information
Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Warsaw
Admiralty
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Inia
United States
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Ronald Ross
Ministry of Blockade
Board of Trade
Smuts Forms Cabinet in South Africa War Move
London reports Prime Minister Jan Smuts formed a new cabinet after Hertzog’s overthrow and proclaimed a state of war with Germany. South Africa recalls its envoy and cuts ties with Germany while Britain pledges to mobilize doctors for military and civilian needs.
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London
Ministry of Information
Union of South Africa
Germany
Jan Smuts
J. B. Hertzog
Hertzog
General Smuts
Ralston Named Finance Minister In Cabinet Shuffle
Prime Minister Mackenzie King moved to strengthen the cabinet by appointing Lt Col J L Ralston KC to the finance portfolio after Aries Dunning announced retirement. Dunning said he had retired from politics but his resignation was not immediately accepted, with Ralston sworn in after a cabinet decision.
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Finance
Ottawa
MacKenzie King
J. L Ralston
Montreal
Aries Dunning
Finance Mintime Ther
Dunning
Col. Ralston
JL. Lissey
National Revenue
Mr Dunning
Dot
Ralston
Lord
Planes Work in New York Factories Amid Neutrality Act Close
New York aircraft plants continue building 600 planes ordered by France Britain and Australia. Officials say no stoppage is indicated despite the Neutrality Act which could delay export shipments. If laws halt abroad delivery, finished planes may be sold domestically under existing contracts, with production proceeding as if export could continue.
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New York
United States
France
England
Australia
Yarta
Britain
Banting Enlists as Captain in Army Medical Corps
Frederic Banting, famed insulin co discoverer and professor at the University of Toronto, reportedly enlists as a captain in the 15th General Hospital Army Medical Corps. The note recalls his prior service in World War I, where he joined as a private and earned a lieutenant’s rank after serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. he was wounded at Cambrai and awarded the Military Cross. Separate reports from New York note German assets attached by U.S. banks and institutions worth about 25 million dollars, initiated by Manufacturers Trust, Chase National Bank, and Guaranty Trust. In Berlin another item cites a ministry of interior punishment for certain actions.
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Frederic Banting
Foronto
Frederick Banting
University of Trier
15Th General Hospital Army Medical Corps
Sir Frederick
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Cambrai
Serk
Germany
New York
Manufactureres’ Trust Company
Chase National Bank
Guara Thu
Leakage Of News In Belfast Causes Political Stir
In the House of Commons Thomas Gilson Menger claimed defence information from Belfast sources was being conveyed to the German minister in Dublin and relayed to Germany. He said he notified Westminster to halt the leak at once and urged action against the Dublin minister, arguing the Empire should remove him if Ireland remains under German influence.
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Belfast
Thomas Gilson Mengerson
House of Commons
Eire
Dublin
Germany
Westminster
London
Commons
Belfast Corporation
Geister
Hin
Ireland
Empire
Dubin
Air Line Plane Grounded After Gull Collision at Calgary
A large Trans-Canada Airlines passenger plane was grounded in Calgary after a freak collision with hundreds of sea gulls shortly after takeoff. About 136 birds died as they struck the three bladed propellers, but the pilot circled the airport and landed safely. A spare machine from Lethbridge later transported the passengers to Edmonton.
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Calgary
Trans-Canada Airlines
T.C.A
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Ottawa airline to continue Montreal Vancouver service
Trans-Canada Airlines will keep mail and passenger service between Montreal and Vancouver running despite the war crisis. A transport department spokesman said there will be no interruption and no alternative use for planes or pilots is planned.
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Ottawa
Trans-Tantan Airlines
Montreal
Vancouver
Transport Department
Bombardment insurance rates quoted for Canada and overseas
Insurance agents report bombardment and war risk rates for the Maritimes and Quebec districts at 75 cents per 100 for buildings and property damage from war. Marine risk between Canada and the United Kingdom ports is five percent, with higher rates elsewhere. Rates vary by route including one percent to Australia, one-half of one percent to North American and Caribbean routes, and one quarter of one percent to Newfoundland.
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Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Quebrc
Lloyds of London
Canada
Quebec
United Kingdom
Dar Ghaltar
Norway
Bergen
Europe
Mediterranean
Australia
Far East
Panama Canal
Pacific
North American
Central America
West Indies
North America
Newfoundland
Viscount Caldescote of Bristol Elevated to Peerage
A Conservative, aged 63, Sir Thomas receives the title Viscount Caldescote of Bristol and takes a seat in the House of Lords outside the War Cabinet. His move leaves the House of Commons seat at Fareham, Hampshire, vacant.
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Chance
House of Lords
Thomas
Caldescote
Bristol
Clain Ha
House of Commons
Farenam
Hampshire
Ation
Link interned residents denounced as propaganda tool
In London the Link organization in Britain was labeled an instrument of German propaganda by Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare. The Daily Mail cites 500 interned Brits since the war began. Edmonton airport manager Captain James Bell says World War I pilots offer their services to Canada in a telegram to Defence Minister Mackenzie at Ottawa.
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London
Anu Sat
The
Link
Britain
Samu Hoare
Daily Mail
Great Britain
Bammon
Ry vofPray
Canada
James Bell
Edmonton Airport
Edmonton
Poland's turbulent history and repeated partitions
The piece traces Poland's struggle for existence through centuries of invasion and partition. It notes Poland's once vast territories, the repeated division by Germany and Russia, and its eventual erasure until reestablishment after World War I.
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Poland
Europe
Russia
Baltic Sea
Crimea
Danzig
Silesia
Latvia
Ukraine
Austria
Germany
No Increase in Sugar Prices Permitted Warned by Board
Wartime Prices and Trade Board says no sugar price hikes will be allowed while supplies remain ample. Consumers told to buy normally and continue seasonal canning. Board notes some retailers may have raised prices unjustifiably but plans no action. 50 million pounds extra sugar expected for August and September.
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Ooctawa
Prices and Trade Board
Hector B. McKinnon
Ward
Turkey and Allies Tighten Watch on Italy and Germany
The Allied powers keep a close watch as Turkey stays ready to move if Italy joins Germany. The report notes a German trade agent’s expiry on August 31, 18, tied to nonrenewal due to Germany failing to deliver military supplies for Turkish goods, signaling strained wartime payments.
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Stanoul
Turkey
Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Comrade Of Hitler Enlists For Active Service
In Drumheller Alberta Canadian Defence Forces recruits Paul Gurtier an Austrian army officer and ally of Corporal Adolf Hitler. He attested at the local office and said he would oppose Hitler’s forces. The report notes the European conflict and mentions a royal family member volunteering to aid with medical duties.
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Canada
Drumheller
Alta
Paul Gurtier
Adolf Hitler
Gurtier
Germany
Calgary
Gurtler
Purdeor Hitler
Duchess of Kiona i
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Eni
Piewe
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Bree
China
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