RAF Bombs Hit Centre of Berlin Amid Claims of Small Damage
The article reports German claims that bombing damage to military targets in Berlin was minimal while apartment houses and business buildings suffered. It notes large fires in southeast Berlin, including the Siemens Schubert electrical works severely damaged by a high explosive bomb and incendiaries starting fires in yard lumber areas.
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Britain
Royal Air Force
Siemens Schubert Electrical Works
West Berlin
Berlin
London Fends Off Daylight Raids With Fierce Air Battles
German air raiders struck London in broad daylight as a third of the daylight thrust crossed the outer defenses. An undetermined number of casualties reported in a suburban town during Saturday shopping. A direct hit hit a small factory and a crater widens a suburban street. Earlier attempts to breach defenses were beaten back with several planes down along the southeast coast and over the Channel. Great aerial battles raged as air balloons and fighters defended the capital and RAF bombers attacked.
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London
Channel
Messerschmitt
Dover
Hunger Brought About Capture
Hunger drove Nazi submarine petty officer Pietsch from an internment camp in BASA Ontario to seek food at a cottage. He was tracked by Police Chief George Clements of Bata and arrested with no resistance. companion Herbert Naumann reportedly evaded cordons and traveled toward Toronto before disappearing.
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Basa
Ont
Eritz
Pietsch
Muskoka
Herbert Naumann
Toronto
West End
George Clements
Bata
Beggec
Greece Calls Up Reserves for Rapid Mobilization
Athens August 31 Greece summoned nearly all reserve officers to report on September 11. Observers say the move enables full mobilization within hours and may be tied to anticipated Albanian parliamentary sessions as a platform for potential attacks on Greece.
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Athens
Greece
Albertans Among 13 Canadians in Casualty List
London dispatch notes the Air Ministry 44th casualty list naming 13 Canadians. Killed in Action are J. Ton, Brandon Manitoba. S/Sgt R. Swensen, Brooks Alberta. R. A. W. Tait, Empress Alberta. F/Lt Joseph Simon Torgalson Calgary. W. O. Tweeddell Toronto. Died of wounds R. W. Belew Nelson BC. W. M. L. Fiske Montreal. Missing E. B. Hale Lemsford Saskatchewan. J. F. P. Laricheliere Montreal. Additional killed on active service G Ballantyne Nelson BC. Ldr W. G. A. Coulson Winnipeg. F/L H. Lambart Ottawa.
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London
Air Ministry
PO. J
Ft. Johnston
Brandon
Man
S. P. Swensen
Brooks
Alta
R. A. W. Tait
Empress
Swensen
Edna Swensen
Great Goseburn
Yorkshire
Joseph Simon
Torgalson
Calgary
PO . G. Ballantyne
Nelson
B.C. Sqdn
Ldr
W. G. A. Coulson
Winniper
A. Lambart
Ottawa
Brooks Labor Day Festival Opens With Parade and Rodeo
Alberta town Brooks invites visitors to its Last Round-up and agricultural exhibit on Sept. 2 in the Eastern Irrigation District. A 12:10 parade leads to rides, cash prizes, and a rodeo with more than 400 dollars in prize money. Hat judges and a patriotic stamp booth highlight a day of fun and community.
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Brooks
Alberta
Medicine Hat
F.I.D
Canada
J. J. Bowlen
M.L.A
Jim Mitchell
Harry Minor
Secret devices used to counter German raids by Britain
British defenders employ a mechanical secret to pinpoint raiders. A range and course predictor nicknamed the sausage machine processes data from listening gear and other secret equipment to predict future positions. Searchlights and anti aircraft batteries then fire on the projected spots as fighters close in.
Formal occupation of Transylvania expected Monday
Canadian Press reports government circles expect Hungarian forces to begin occupation of northern Transylvania on Monday. Bombing raids by German aircraft hit RAF airfields in eastern England and near the Thames estuary with casualties reported. A fire in Prince Albert kills John Krayetsky and three sons. his wife Angelina is hospitalized with severe burns. Mackay Radio notes the Belgian liner Ville de Hasselet, 8,862 tons, was torpedoed.
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Budapest
Transylvania
London
Royal Air Force
England
Thamess
Air Ministry
Prince Albert
John Krayetsky
Angelina
New York
Mackay Radio
United States
Two German Prisoners Recaptured Near Sudbury Camp
Two German war prisoners who escaped from a Sudbury district internment camp were recaptured within seven miles. Theo dor Steyrer, 29, a navy under-officer, was caught last night and Hans Kibart, 25, an airman, was captured today near the Span river bridge after being spotted by a railway guard. Both had survived three days on berries and herbs while exhausted and in ragged clothes.
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Ottawa
Sudbury District
Theodor Steyrer
Hans Kibart
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bouilon
Muskoka
Ontario
Steyrer
Veterans Home Guard
Kibart
Spanish River
J. H. That
Thessalon
Transylvania In Uproar Over Vienna Pact Transfer
Bucharest reports agreement at the Vienna conference to cede half of Transylvania to Hungary. Romanian demobilization proceeds as protests surge with peasants massing, anti fascist outbreaks blamed on Italy, and calls for armed defense units in Cluj.
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Bucharest
Vienna
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Balkan
Italy
Romania
Carol
Cluj
Oradea
Arad
Canadian War Bulletin 1915 Frontline Updates
Reported Aug 31 1915 and Sept 2 1915 outlines cannons and troop counts across Canada and Europe. Russians claim 3000 German prisoners and 40 cannons in Galicia. Austro German forces capture Lutsk. French marines land on Ruad. Lansing reports Germany warns passenger liners. King George V and Kitchener inspect Canadian troops at Shorncliffe. Russians retreat from Grodno and Brody.
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France
England
Canada
Galicia
Trent
Lutsk
Galician
Ruad
Syria
United States
Robert Lansing
Germany
King George V
Lord Kitchener
Shorncliffe
Grodno
Brody
Vancouver man fined for false national registration address
Cyril Sprasklen, charged with giving false information on his national registration card, was fined $100 by police court in Vancouver. He had been arrested for shop lifting last week and faced an option of one month in jail after being charged with listing a non existent address on his card.
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Vancouver
C.P
Cyril Sprasklen
Sprasklen
City Glances and summer service changes noted
Gerald Grant Norman Wait and Ken Mackenzie High School staff head to Sarcee for events. City swimming pools close Monday September 2. Bowlers from Edmonton Calgary and Lethbridge arrive for Southern Alberta tourney. Richardson's Bakery bakes eighty dozen hotdog buns for Moose Carnival. A special train carrying Sir Edward Beatty passes through Dunmore en route to Banff. Trains No 13 and 14 withdrawn from summer service. This month clearings total 927229, last month 964597, and year ago 958049.
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Gerald Grant
Norman Wait
Ken Mackenzie
Sarcee
Edmonton
Calgary
Lethbridge
Southern Alberta
Sir Edward Beatty
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dunmore Enroute
Banff
Start Work on Hundred Plants
Ottawa reports the government has begun construction on more than 10 new or enlarged plants under the industrial development program. Total commitments exceed 165 million dollars, with many facilities to be in production within six months and others next year. The program is expected to employ thousands and possibly generate output near 800 million dollars annually.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Mr. Howe
Howe
Dominion
Carnival draws big crowds at Moose Carnival night two
Large crowds thronged the Moose Carnival grounds on Fifth Street for the second night of the three day event. Proceeds go to war charities as people bought soft drinks, played games, and bought war savings certificates. Winners announced include Edna Langeland and Leslie Cove for certificates, while first prize bicycle went to E A Schauffer and second prize tri lamp to W A Lyon.
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Moose Carnival
Fifth St
War Charities
Shriners
Jesse Elliott
Jack Fairless
Mel Steele
Edna Langeland
Leslie Cove
E. A. Schauffer
Braemar St
W. A. Lyon
Confused Matrimonial Status Cleared for Toronto Man
Toronto. Robert Simmonds, 36, was freed from a bigamy charge after a court dismissal clarified his marriage history. The proceedings included the arrest of the chief witness, Nora May Wilson—later revealed as Nora May Stiner—on a perjury charge as her past was exposed.
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Toronto
C.P
Robert Simmonds
Simmonds
Nora May Wilson
Aagin
Nora Liay Wilson
Wilson
Stiner
Nora May Stiner
John Graydon
Canucks Roar Into Battle Against Axis Raiders
An all Canadian RAF squadron in England returns to action under a resolute leader. They repel German raiders and report fresh fighting spirit after a night's rest. Readiness to press the offensive follows confirmed losses inflicted yesterday.
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R. A.F
England
R.A.F
Thieféen F
Nine man committee to speed Canada war science drive
Ottawa announces a nine member committee on scientific war development to administer a donor funded fund nearing one million dollars. Led by Dean C. J. Mackenzie of the National Research Council, the panel will oversee technical projects and investigations to boost Canada’s wartime efficiency under Trade Minister McKinnon.
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Ottawa
National Research
Council of Canada
McKinnon
Canada
Dean C. J. Mackenzie
National Research Council
Mackinnon
Dean Mackenzie
A. G. L. McNaughton
Charge Dismissed in Vancouver Doukhobor Case
In Vancouver police court John Trofiminkoff, a Vancouver doukhobor, had a charge for charging fees to register sect members dismissed. He faced accusations of collecting 1.75 to terminate and 50 cents to register women in the local doukhobor community. Trofiminkoff said the money was collected by his father for the society and said authorization came at a Saskatoon convention.
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Vancouver
C.P
John. Trofiminkoff
Gees
Trofiminkoff
Saskatoon
Sask
Aerial Activity Marks Close of First Year of Hostilities
After a full year of war Berlin endured its first large scale air raids in week fifty two as RAF bombers hit the capital and targets across northern Italy including Fiat works in Milan. The German raids on Britain eased yet concentrated on key centers like Liverpool Manchester and Birmingham amid ongoing combat and strategic moves in southeastern Europe with Romania.
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Berlin
Royal Air Force
Italy
Frank
Fiat
Milan
Britain
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Europe
Romania
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