Russia Buying for Germany Increases Imports to Bypass Exports
London January 28. Economic Warfare Minister Dalton told the Commons that Russia is buying cotton copper machinery and wheat from the United States to replace large consignments sent from Russia to Germany. He said Britain hopes to curb this trade through talks with the U.S. government.
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United States
Germany
Britain
U.S
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Greece
China
Congress
Free Frenchmen in African Battle Drive Italians from Oasis
Telegraphs report that Free French forces from Chad drove an Italian garrison from the Fezzan oasis in southwestern Libya. Gen Georges Catroux said a camel corps unit led a surprise interior raid and allied advances continue along the Libyan interior and Eritrean fronts.
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Morgenthau
Oasis
Cairo
Fezzan
Libya
Equatorial Africa
Georges Catroux
Radio
Mediterranean
East Africa
Catroux
Charles de Gaulle
Camel Corps
Keru
Agordat
Italian Eritrea
Dr. O. D. Skelton Dies Suddenl y in Ottawa
Dr. O. D. Skelton 62 under secretary of State for External Affairs died suddenly in Ottawa after a heart seizure while driving. He had suffered a serious illness for about a year and had continued to carry on his duties since the war began.
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C.P
O. DD. Skelton
Skelton
Count Ciano Sent To Front Amid Italian Command Shakeup
London dispatch says Ankara radio claimed Graziani was dismissed as commander in North Africa but Rome sources denied it. Mussolini reshapes high command after Allied advances and Greece Albania actions. Count Ciano reportedly took command of a bomber squadron at the front, seen as a de facto dismissal from his post as foreign minister.
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Reuters
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Rodolfo Graziani
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Africa
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Rome
Mussolini
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Mediterranean
Greece
Albania
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Il Duce
Ciano
Italy
Tates
Chain Of Air Bases To Alaska Mooted
Edmonton bulletin says Canada will build a chain of all year air bases from the border via Edmonton to Alaska. The bases will handle large bombers and be open to American military planes, aligning with Canada United States defence. Provincial survey to Edmonton Alaska area announced.
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Bulletin
Dominion
Alaska
United States
Alberta
Fallon
Ottawa
China Incident Proves Costly for Japan’s Armed Forces
Tokyo reports the finance ministry says Japan spent 17.5 billion yen above ordinary military costs in the China incident, about 4.16 billion dollars, highlighting the financial burden of the campaign.
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Tokyo
Finance Ministry
Japan
China
Italian Unrest Signals Shifting Italian War Pressure
Italian unrest grows as reports of riots and disorders in northern Italy surface though unconfirmed. Observers note public mood rising amid defeats in Albania and Africa and pressure from the British blockade challenges in Rome.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Balkan
Italy
Albania
Africa
Rome
Plane sinks through ice. crew and five passengers unharmed
Five people escaped injury when a Hudson Bay air transport Norseman fell through ice on a lake about 300 miles northwest of Flinton Manitoba on January 21. The crew and three passengers salvaged food and bedding and were later transported back to Flinton after a rescue mission by Arrow Airways.
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Hudson Bay Air Transport
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Flinton
Alex Moore
Wilson
Norseman
Manitoba
Jeff Home Hay
Rod Campbell
Arrow Airways
Italy enacts strict rationing tightening food staples
New rigid rationing orders extend to spaghetti rice and other wheat products, drawing public attention and stirring discontent with Mussolini’s war and the Nazi-Fascist partnership. Analysts say Italians will realize the high cost of participation for little gain as war losses mount.
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Italy
Straw hats offered to supplement forage caps in New Zealand units
It is mid-summer in New Zealand and troops complain the forage cap worn with battle dress provides insufficient sun protection. One unit has offered straw hats of the same shape as the peaked-felt hat to supplement the forage cap issue.
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Auckland
C.P
New Zealand
Sixty Five Men Needed for S A R in Medicine Hat
Major C G Davidson recruiting officer M D 18 Calgary stays two more days in Medicine Hat to enlist 65 men for the South Alberta Regiment. Recruiting office at Canadian Legion club rooms Second street. Recruits to depart at once for Nanaimo. About 25 to 30 men to leave tomorrow after today’s interview visits at the Legion hall tonight and all day tomorrow.
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M.D
Calgary
Medicine Hat
South Alberta Regiment
Canadian Legion
Second Street
Davidson
S.A.R
Nanaimo
Legion Hall
Britain Could Defeat Germany With U S Aid
Gen. George C. Marshall said Britain could beat Germany with U S aid now before Congress and that Hitler would likely mount an all-out invasion attempt on Britain this spring.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
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Britain
Germany
United States
Congress
Marshall
Hitler
Empress of Australia Safe in Port Amid Torpedo Report
London authorities said the 21 833 ton Empress of Australia was safe in port and would not comment on radio reports of a torpedo and shell attack picked up in Miami. One source suggested the signals could be a German ruse to locate the liner, which naval circles won t disclose the port of berthing for security reasons.
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London
Miami
Fla
the Press Association
Dakar
French West Africa
Ship Losses Still Below Average
The admiralty announced that merchant shipping losses due to enemy action in the week ended Jan. 19 totaled 58,212 tons, slightly below the wartime weekly average of 62,000 tons. The losses comprised 11 ships, five of them British, totaling 34,772 tons.
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London
Admiralty
Romanian magnate on trial for aiding Iron Guard revolt
In Bucharest on January 28 M Mataxa, a wealthy Romanian munitions magnate, was placed on trial for aiding and abetting last week's Iron Guard revolt. Premier Antonescu, bedridden, ordered the military government to enforce order and authorized shooting on sight of possession of a machine gun. Police said the Iron Guard mayor of a provincial town and his wife confessed to killing and robbing 80 people.
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C.P
M. Mataxa
Iron Guard
Antonescu
Allies seize Kara Barun fortress as front activity shifts
The Allied forces occupy the Greek fortress Kara Barun near Salonika. Russians capture Turkish munitions in the Caucasus as German troops are repulsed on the Western Front, with French trenches reported taken near Givenchy.
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Kara Barun
Salonika
Caucasus
Givenchy
Mackinnon Talks Wheat Pools on Storage Plans
Ottawa January 28 Trade Minister MacKinnon met with Western Wheat Pools to discuss the wheat situation and temporary storage at the lakehead. A 56 million bushel storage plan is under review as meetings with grain men and government boards continue. Pool delegates included Lew Hutchinson T B Bobier W A Macleod R H Milliken and G G Coote.
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MacKinnon
Lakehead
Canada
Lew Hutchinson
Alberta Wheat Pool
T. B. Bobier
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
W. A. Macleod
Canadian Cooperative Wheat Producers Limited
R. H. Milliken
The
G. G. Coote
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Thai charges French fired on Siamese
Bangkok radio said French Indo China forces opened fire on Thailand despite a cessation order. It reported gunfire in multiple sectors along the Mekong river and eastern and northeastern fronts, continuing an hour after the armistice took effect. It claimed Thai forces did not retaliate.
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Thailand
C.P
Mekong River
Mancherster Air Raid Claims Brother Of Mr Medlicott
Mr T Medlicott learned today his brother died in an air raid on Manchester December 23. He had been in a shelter with six friends and returned to a house they were using for amusement when a bomb struck. Medlicott was killed instantly by shrapnel in the back of the neck. The others escaped unharmed.
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T. Medlicott
Manchester
Mr. Medlicott
Train Norse Airmen At Pacific Coast
Vancouver reports the Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service will open a large training school near the Pacific coast with initial recruits arriving about Feb 1. Planes will be sourced from United States plants and some Norwegian instructors are already training on new aircraft at American factories.
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Vancouver
C.P
Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service
Royal Air Force
Canada
United States
Italian Admiral Vietana Captured at Tobruk by British
Authoritative sources in Alexandria Egypt report the Italian admiral Vietana was captured by British forces at Tobruk amid ongoing North Africa fighting. The report confirms the designation of Vietana as the captured officer and notes the broader strategic impact in the campaign.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Tobruk
Vietana
Greek assaults halt fascist counter blows near Elbasani
Athens reports a land force repelled repeated fascist counter offensives north of Kilsura while RAF crews returning from Elbasani raids saw thick black smoke rising from the Elbasani turret area. A British air command statement announced a smashing raid on Bilbasani in central Albania.
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C.P
Italy
Bilbasani
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Kilsura
Royal Air Force
Elbasani
Big Guns At Ogden Shops Make Big Guns At Ogden Shops
Munitions Minister Howe announced a five million dollar extension to the Dominion Bridge Company plant at Burnaby British Columbia as part of Canada's naval gun program. The total heavy gun program costs about sixteen million dollars with funding from Britain and the Canadian Department of Munitions and Supply. Canadian Pacific Railway Ogden shops in Calgary will also participate in the project.
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Howe
Dominion Bridge Company
Burnaby
B.C
Canada
Canadian Department of Munitions and Supply
Canadian Pacific Railway
Ogden
Calgary
Daylight Bombing Strikes London Amid Alarm Noise
London faced air raids as high explosive bombs hit residential areas and a playground near a shelter. One woman died in the strikes, with fires fought by wardens and police as anti-aircraft guns engaged a distant raider and transport halted briefly.
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London
C.P
England
Medicine Hat school board trustees attend Alberta convention
Chairman W. W. Oliver along with trustees C. W. Niblock and H. C. Dixon depart for Edmonton to attend the Alberta School Trustees Association annual convention. A brief note mentions new street signs and a sleek police car observed in town.
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C. W. Niblock
H. C. Dixon
Medicine Hat
Edmonton
Alberta School Trustees Association
Tax Forms Now Available at Local Post Office
Regular federal tax forms are on display at the Post Office and ready for citizens. The standard forms require three copies with two mailed by April 30. Installment forms need one form and a partial payment by January 31. No figures are given on how many choose installment.
Plan of Payment By Instalments Closes Jan. 31
Ottawa reports strong uptake of Canada’s new eight monthly instalment plan for 1940 income tax. Taxpayers must send at least 1/12 of the total tax by Jan 31 to qualify, with payments ending by August 31 and no interest on overdue amounts after April 30. The scheme eases budgets and funds the war effort.
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