Italian Army Massed in Africa Foreshadows Egypt Drive
British sources report Mussolini massed about 500000 Italian troops in Africa for possible offensives against Egypt. Rome claims three columns push from Libya into Egypt while three fronts threaten Anglo Egyptian Sudan with clashes near Somaliland and Eritrea.
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Africa
London
Mussolini
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Cairo
British Somaliland
Ethiopia
Intelligence Officers Assess German Blitzkrieg Setup
Royal Air Force intelligence officers examining scouting reports believe Germany has nearly completed mobilization for a blitzkrieg. The broadcaster cites increased activity on railways and highways in Belgium Holland and France and expects a mixed assault using barges towed by transports and gliders towed by planes, carrying supplies but few fighters.
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New York
C.P
Royal Air Force
Larry Lesner
Columbia Broadcasting System
London
Belgn
Holland
France
Air Force
Lesner
Baltic
Senate Adopts Burke-Wadsworth Conscription Bill
The U S Senate military committee approved the Burke-Wadsworth conscription bill. About 12 million men age 21 to 30 including eligible aliens would register. Local boards under the President would fill state quotas for training. Canada plans October mobilization with 30,000 called monthly. The President would select men for land or naval service.
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Washington
A.P
United States Senate
Canada
Agive Service Force
Army
Hong Kong Evacuees Reach Brisbane for Distribution
A group of 548 British women and children evacuated from Hong Kong has arrived in Brisbane. They will be distributed among Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne.
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Brisbane
Hong Kong
Sydney
Melbourne
German claims deemed absurd over wartime shipping losses
London August 6. Admiralty reports for the week ending July 29 show Axis action sinking 18 British ships totaling 65 601 tons and two Allied ships of 1 090 tons. German claim to sink 229 298 tons was called absurd by officials.
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London
Admiralty
Allied landings at Suvla Bay spark Gallipoli assault
Twenty five years ago on August 6 1915 the Allied forces landed a new army at Suvla Bay Gallipoli and launched the battle of Sari Bair while on the Western Front Allied troops halted German advances near Souchez Neuville St Vaast France.
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Suvla Bay
Gallipoli
Sdri Bair
Souchez Ural Neuville St. Vaast
France
City Council Looks to Wind Down War Relief Efforts
A.A. Mackenzie provincial commissioner warns relief projects will end after unexpended grant funds are used. The council agrees to continue for remaining funds with individual approvals and to adopt simplified plant registration methods for industries and city staff. Peter McQueen named acting city treasurer as Harry Noble is absent.
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A. A. Mackenzie
Flon
J. G. Gardiner
Nick Suda
Water Board
S.A.R
Finance Committee
Electric Light Department
Peter McQueen
Harry Noble
Wright
Lethbridge
Mackenzie
Black
Department of War Services
American Aid Asked Belgium and Belgium Crisis
United States ambassador John Cudahy warned Belgium that without American food supplies arriving by mid September people may face near famine. He added Leopold II’s surrender would be welcomed if his decision is known. The British ministry of food announced a new waste food law effective Aug 12 punishable by imprisonment and fines.
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London
John Cudahy
United States
Belgium
America
Leopold
Ministry of Food
Italians Fair Stop Suez Water Traffic
Alexandria reports a partial revival of eastern Mediterranean shipping as Italian warships threaten less danger to convoyed vessels. Six steamship lines advertise freight and passenger service via Cape Town to the United States Britain and to India Australia and the Far East. An Egyptian ship heads to the United States soon as US shipping resumes Near Eastern air links improve with Imperial Airways advertising to England and the Empire.
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Egypt
C.P
Britain
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
United States
Cape Town
India
Australia
Far East
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Red Seas
Mombassa
Kenya
Basra
Iraq
British Imperial Airways
England
Empire
British Clare flying boat boosts air confidence
The New York Times editorial praised the Clare's transatlantic flight, noting the northern route's resumption signals growing British air strength and confidence. It argued such service will speed exchange of opinion between the United States and Britain.
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New York
The
New York Times
Clare
Atlantic
United States
Britain
Pensions Bill Foreseen for Canadian Armed Forces
In Ottawa the Pensions Minister said a new act is being drafted to cover Canadian Active Service Force members. It would likely be introduced next session. He noted about 1,000 C A S F members are treated in Canadian military hospitals monthly and that last war veterans receive growing care under new arrangements.
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Ottawa
Mackenzie
Commons
H. C. Green
Vancouver South
C.A.S.F
Canada
Vimy Memorial Still Intact According To King
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House of Commons that an aerial photo of the Vimy memorial in France shows no damage. A British air ministry cable reported no destruction visible from the air despite earlier claims by Tommies returning from Flanders.
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Ottawa
France
Mackenzie King
House of Commons
Air Ministry
London
Flanders
Wartime prices board sets bread flour limits
The wartime prices and trade board today ordered maximum selling prices for bread and flour at levels prevailing on July 23 before the wheat processing tax. The announcement says the move aims to prevent consumer exploitation while law implications are studied.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
City property sales rise as taxes and arrears drop
Alderman R C Black explained that half year tax relief stems from steady city property sales returning to the tax rolls and notes such revenue goes to the sinking fund, not ordinary revenue. The treasurer reported no need to draw on bank credit and urged careful appropriation to avoid deficits amid rising relief costs and partial grant receipts.
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R.C. Black
Noble
Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde Arrested and Interned
RCMP and Quebec Provincial Police arrested Mayor Camillien Houde in Montreal aligning with the War Measures Act. Justice Minister Lapointe's warrant was executed, and Houde was taken into custody and moved to an internment camp after 11 p.m. Monday. He opposed compulsory registration.
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C.P
H. R. Gagnon
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Camillien Houde
R.C.M.P
Quebec
Gagnon
Lapointe
Ottawa
Houde
City Treasurership Shuffled as Noble on Holiday
Peter McQueen named acting city treasurer during Harry Noble’s absence for holidays. Noble will return in about three weeks. Junior Board of Trade to hold annual summer gathering at Eugene Burton’s ranch on Wednesday August 7 with 6:30 pm departure from Assiniboia hotel. Full turnout expected amid last year’s camaraderie. London reports Admiralty loss of two naval trawlers to German mines tonight.
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Peter McQueen
Harry Noble
Noble
Board of Trade
Eugene Burton
Assiniboia
Burton Ranch
London
Admiralty
Canuck Accused Killing Russian at Helsinki Meeting
Tass reports from Helsinki claim a Canadian volunteer, part of the Finnish international brigades in the Russo Finnish War, shot and killed a member of the Society for Friendship and Peace with the USSR during a public meeting. The killer detained by workers. no name or date given.
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Moscow
Tass
Helsinki
Society For Friendship and Peace
U.S.S.R
United States Lacks Global Naval Backbone Says Bolshevik
The Bolshevik magazine in Moscow on August 6 states that America’s strategic position has radically shifted after 11 months of war. It argues the French army no longer forms the first line of defense and the British navy shields the Isles, leaving the United States to rely on its own forces in the Atlantic while needing a stronger Pacific fleet.
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Moscow
Bolshevik
United States
British Isles
Atlantic
Pacific
Seven Salvation Army officers seized in Japan report
Tokyo Aug 6 seven Salvation Army leaders were reliably reported seized in Japan. The dispatch notes the incident as a significant disruption to the organization.
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S. A
Japan
Tokyo
Salvation Army
Western Canada faces acute wheat storage and elevator congestion
Farmers and grain men express growing concern over wheat storage in Western Canada for the coming year. Experts warn elevators will be plugged and movement east will be slow. Farmers should bin and protect crops to weather winter storage, despite new storage by mills.
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Canada
Western
Arthur Atkins
Magor
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Ltd
Elevanr
Breach Healed as U.S.-Soviet Trade Pact Near Renewal
Washington reports indicate the United States and Soviet Union near a one year renewal of trade terms. The current pact requires Soviet purchases of at least 40 million dollars in U.S. goods, with actual purchases well above that amount. Talks in Moscow suggest the agreement will remain in force pending finalizing a new compact, with basic provisions likely retained.
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Washington
Unite States
Soviet Russia
Russia
United States
Sumner Wells
Moscow
Mary Pickford Aids Canada War Relief Cavalcade
Hollywood star Mary Pickford announced plans to assist Canada in war relief by re editing all her old films. She aims to compile the highlights into a cavalcade with a modern prologue to boost fund raising efforts.
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Mary Pickford
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