Reichstag to hear government's declaration as Hitler weighs war options
Berlin dispatch reports the Reichstag summoned for Friday to hear the war stance. Hitler and aides studied Chamberlain's speech, signaling Britain may resist negotiation while Germany plans swift action after securing Polish gains.
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C.P
Reichstag
A.P
Adolf Hitler
Chamberlain
Great Britain
United States
Panama
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Britain
Poland
Soviet MIGHT Ship Wood to Allies
Oslo reports Norwegian shipping brokers say the Soviet export agency asked for ships to carry wood from the White Sea to Britain and France. The Norwegian Shipowners Association notes Russia could supply as many ships as desired. Observers in neutral northern countries weigh Russia and Germany attitudes.
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Oslo
C.P
White Sea
Trench
Iait
Russia
Germany
Britain
France
Italy Hesitates to Link with Bolshevists in Peace Moves
Rome reports Italy remains aloof from German Russian peace maneuvers. Foreign Minister Ciano spoke with Mussolini after Berlin, but no decisive shift in policy. Italian fascist press hints at cautious openness to a German backed Polish state while Britain demands terms ending Hitlerism and restoring Poland and Czecho-Slovakia.
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Charles E. Guptill
Associated Press
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Italy
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Russia
Count Ciano
Mussolini
Hitler
Berlin
Hungary
Rumania
London
Britain
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Fascista
Roberto Faranaci
France
England
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Dominion ministers to London for war talks as King confirms
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced Crerar will travel to London for personal consultation with the United Kingdom on war coordination and will return soon. Other Dominion ministers will also be sent to London to confer on war problems and gain fuller insight for coordinated effort.
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Crerar
London
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House of Commons
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British Commonwealth of Nations
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Eden
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Ralston
Rogers
Charles A. Dunning
Imperial War Cabinet
Pretoria
Deneys Reitz
South Africa
Sydney
Australia
Menzies
Canada’s First Contingent To The Great War
Ottawa reports on the first Canadian contingent of 33 000 men and 7 000 horses sailing for England and the battlefields, escorted by four ships under Admiral Wemyss. The voyage faced secrecy and initial supply issues, with transports sailing to Plymouth and disembarking at the port. Colonel W. A. S. Williams led the contingent. ships included the Eclipse and the Athena.
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C.P
England
France
Nowise
Eclipse
Gaspe Basin
Diana
Charybdie
Talbot
Wemyss
Valcartier
Quebec
Duke of Cannaught
Liverpool
Southampton
Devonport
Plymouth
Sam Hughes
Ol. W. A. S. Williams
Ontario Police
Athenia
French Sub Captures Nazi Freighter
Paris October 4 report says a French submarine captured and brought into port a German merchant vessel. The communique notes patrols and ambuscades along the front and a thwarted surprise attack south of Pirmasens. This marked the first such capture announced by a French submarine.
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Paris
C.P
Pirmasens
Estonia Defies Soviet Demands in Mutual Aid Pact
In Stockholm on October 4, reports say Estonia stalled ratification of the Soviet Estonia mutual assistance pact. A Russian mission returned to Moscow without base approvals, as Estonia resisted new demands for Dagoe Cesel and Baltiski bases, signaling wider Moscow negotiations with Latvia and Lithuania. President Paetaa approved the pact and ordered publication after cabinet consultation.
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Cesel
Baltiski
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Lithania
Tallin
Constantin Paeta
Foreign Affairs Commissions
Italy Won't Initiate Peace Conference Says Stefani
Rome reports that Stefani News Agency says Italy will not convoke or initiate a peace conference under current circumstances. Hitler’s peace terms, if any, likely would come in his Reichstag speech rather than through Italian channels.
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Palatinate
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Saarbruecken
Saarelouis
Merzig
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee
France
FIGHTING ON NAZI SOIL AS ALLIED CORRESPONDENT VIEWS FRONT
Henry C Cassidy reports from the western front with the French Army on a three day tour. He describes Maginot line fortresses and subterrain works, air conditioned shelters, gas masks not needed for troops, and a quiet front with active planning behind the lines.
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Germany
Edwin Borchard
Yale University
Charles Cheney Hyde
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
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France
Adolf Hitler
Saar Basin
Paris
Poland
Weods
Roosevelt signals possible US minister to Ottawa
President Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that appointing a United States minister to Ottawa is a live issue. Canada has not had a permanent minister since Norman Armour moved to Chile nearly two years ago. Daniel Roper served a 90 day term during the royal visit and then departed.
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C.P
Roosevelt
United States
Ottawa
Canada
Norman Armour
Chile
Daniel Roper
Mr. Roper
Canadian Poles in Montreal Plan Polish Battalion Registration
Dr. T Brezezinski Polish consul announced formal registration for Canadians of Polish descent to join a separate Polish battalion will begin next weekend. He noted many unofficial offers exist but no official action has occurred.
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Montreal
C.P
Polish Nationala
Canada
T. Brezezinski
Scandinavian anxious over Soviet and Nazi Baltic moves
Stockholm dispatch reports Baltic nations uneasy about Germanys drive against Baltic shipping and suspected contraband routes to enemies. Finnish denial followed rumors Russia seek base rights on two Finnish islands in Karelia, while Swedish firms were queried about White Sea timber shipments to English ports. The Themis, a Swedish steamer bound for Norway, was seized by Germans near Bornholm, with international waters cited for the incident.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
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Baltic Sea
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Russia
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Finland
Finnish Foreign Office
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White Sea
Baltic
England
Britain
Bornholm
Norway
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