French Navy Reports Destruction Of Destroyer Frondeur By British
Paris bureau reports the French navy ministry says the 1,378 ton destroyer Frondeur was sunk after a two hour engagement with two British cruisers off Crete. It also notes the gunboat Rigault de Genouille was torpedoed off Algiers by an unidentified submarine.
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Grenoble
Frondeur
Crete
Havas
Vichy
Department of Marine
Rigault de Genoille
Algiers
Geneva
Petit. Dauphinois
Toulon
Strasbourg
Oran
Mers El-Kebir
Algeria
Petit Dauphinois
Commandant Teste
British Seeks French Shipping to Port Appeals to Merchants
British warships hunt the last units of the French navy while London urges French merchant ships to sail to British ports. An appeal by the Mercantile Marine officers to seamen urged ships to repair the nation's honor after the capitulation to Germany.
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London
Alexandria
British Broadcasting Corporation
M. Becu
International Association of Officers of the Mercantile Marine
Petain
Germany
Martiniane
West Indies
Britain
No Man’s Land
Air Ministry
Ministry of Home Security
R.A.F
British Defence Area Greatly Extended
The government expanded Britain's defence area excluding the public from the entire English east coast and much of the southern coastline. The new zone covers about 12,000 square miles, forming a 20 mile deep military belt from Berwick on Tweed to Dorset, with further extensions planned.
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London
Britain
English East East
Berwick On Tweed
Scotland
Dorset
Home Office
Norway moves to form government under German occupation
Oslo correspondent reports a movement in Norway to establish a permanent government allied with Germany to replace King Haakon VII, who is a refugee in England, amid German occupation in Oslo.
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Stockholm
C.P
Norway
Haakon Vil
England
Oslo
Dagens Nyheter
Reckless driver crashes on Sunnyside Boulevard
A Calgary police report says A G Cranfield of Viking said a rival motorist taunted him, tooted horn, and thumbed his nose as the other car mounted the boulevard and hit trees. The other driver fled the scene without investigation.
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Calgary
Sunnyside
A. G. Cranfield
Viking
Berliners Hear Hitler Welcome as Parade Opens
Crowds greet Hitler at Anhalter station as he arrives at 2 58 pm in Berlin. Brass details line the streets while the Gestapo enforces bouquet restrictions. Hitler appears on the chancellery balcony amid singing of the Nazi war song.
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Berlin
C.P
Hitler
Anhalter Station
Gestapo
England
Ralston Budget Adopted By 151 to 17 Vote
Ottawa July 6 By a 151 to 17 vote the House adopted the budget presented June 24 by Finance Minister J L Ralston. It imposes new taxes and provides expenditures over 1 billion for the current fiscal year. The house adjourned until Monday to consider budget resolutions.
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Ralston
Ottawa
House of Commons
J. L. Ralston
New Democracy Party
Bank of Canada
British deny Martinique blockade amid naval clash rumors
Reports from New York indicate British and Norwegian ships were barred from visiting French West Indies ports as tensions rise over Martinique. The BBC in New York stated there is no blockade at Martinique, countering Washington’s blockade claim. Hong Kong authorities halted all shipping to French Indochina with four French ships held pending Britain’s view.
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New York
British Admiralty
French West Indies
Martinique
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting System
B.B.C
London
Washington
Royal Navy
France
Hong Kong
Indo-China
Great Britain
Churchill Sees Canucks Under War Conditions
Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited the Canadian First Division in England to inspect mobile experiments and defensive operations. He praised the troops, watched a battle convoy, and commented that safety is bought with men, not bricks and mortar.
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Churchill
England
C.P
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Kronside
Horrs Front
McNaughton
Britain
Downing Street
Dominion
Italy Approves 26 Million Lira Naval Base Upgrade
The Italian cabinet approved an appropriation of 26 million lira for improving naval bases. The funding equates to about 13.25 million dollars.
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Rome
Parcel Post Rates Updated by Post Office
A new schedule of parcel post rates takes effect Monday July 8 and will be printed and distributed soon. In the interim all parcels must be submitted to the post office for rating.
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Post Office Department
Post Office
U S Reaffirms Monroe Doctrine stance amid German note
Washington reports a German consul general in New Orleans quoted as saying Germany would not forget U S aid to enemies. The State Department warned that public discussion of U S policy by foreign officials is improper and tied their stay to observing this rule.
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Washington
Germany
United States
State Department
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Department
Chamberlain under fire as British policy shifts
After the London action to seize the French fleet, critics fear Chamberlain's Tory faction may retreat from appeasement. Churchill's remark that there is no thought of negotiation quiets calls for Chamberlain's resignation, though debate continues about his leadership and Munich past.
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London
C.P
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Churchill
Chamberlain
Council
Munich
Daylight Raids Hit German Airfields and Naval Bases
London reports RAF daylight raids on German airfields and night strikes on naval bases. Two day bombers and one night bomber did not return. Civilian deaths in Britain since June 18 reach 115, including 39 in the Channel Islands. German airmen killed exceed 146. Nazi planes destroyed total 36 to 22 in night raids and daylight combat.
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London
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Britain
Chanel Islands
Information Sought About Late W Scobie
Inquiries reach the Canadian Legion for details on William Scobie of Hunting Tower Perthshire Scotland who served in a Canadian unit and settled in Medicine Hat after discharge It is believed he died three or four years ago and any information is requested by the local Legion.
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William Scobie
Hunting Tower
Perthshire
Scotland
Canada
Medicine Hat
Canadian Legion
Tentative September Training for 2300 Militia at Sarcee Camp
Authorities of military district 43 announce tentative arrangements to train 2,300 soldiers from 20 Albertan non permanent militia units at Sarcee camp in the first two weeks of September 1915. The units will move into Sarcee from September with a planned strength of 128 officers and 2,070 men.
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Calgary
Military District 43
Sarcee Camp
Sarcee
Saving Rains Help Wheat Though Grasshoppers Threaten
Rain fell across the Medicine Hat division last night with amounts from .5 to 1.92 inches, easing drought and grasshopper pressure. Between Bassand and Calgary the high total reached 1.92 inches, while Hilda Sctler Fox Valley saw about an inch and nearby areas received around .5 inch. Local totals added up to .46 inch in the last 24 hours and .51 inch since Thursday night.
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Medicine Hat
C.P.R
Bassand
Calgary
Hilda-Schtler-Fox Valley
Young Canadians to be Called Up for Summer Training
Thousands of young Canadians will receive military training this summer as volunteers for the non permanent active militia or as draftees into the camp organization. National Defence officials plan expanded camps and clothing firms run overtime to supply uniforms. Training camps will be enlarged and filled with men until the snow flies.
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Ottawa
C.P
National Defence Department
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