Allies Ready 50 000 Force For Finland Dispatch
Paris March 12 Premier Daladier said an Allied expeditionary force of 50 000 was ready to dispatch to Finland since February 26, with a transport fleet standing by to sail at Helsinki's request. Britain and France require Helsinki's appeal and Swedish Norwegian support to pass through. London reports Britain offered expanded aid to Finland, noting communications began before peace talks with Russia.
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Paris
Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Finland
Helsinki
Britain
France
Harr I. Holma
London
C.P
Foreign Office
U Boat Driven Off By Armed Trawlers
London reports fishermen recount a clash at sea as two British trawlers armed to deter Nazi subs engaged a U-boat. The submarine fired twice, then submerged under crossfire from both vessels, ending the threat. The Kosat was targeted at twilight on Saturday as it attempted to attack.
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London
Britain
British Bayano torpedoed. nearly 200 lives lost
The Admiralty reported the British auxiliary cruiser Bayano torpedoed with the loss of nearly 200 lives. On land British forces gained ground in the Lille drive while Russian troops retreated in Poland amid renewed German attacks.
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Admiralty
Bayano
Lille
Poland
Display At Centre Friday Next
A public display at the Youth Training centre in the Badminton building on Second Street will start Friday at 8 p.m. Mayor Lang will speak on winter activities. The school orchestra under H. Zelmer will perform and provide music for the dance. The display shows student winter work and physical training demonstrations. Admission is free.
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Second Street
Lang
H. Zelmer
Cyclist Club Forming Meeting In Medicine Hat
Residents are invited to a 7 15 PM meeting in the police court room City Hall to discuss forming a Cyclist Club. Previous support suggests the club would be welcomed and serve a useful purpose in Medicine Hat.
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Police Court Room
City Hall
Medicine Hat
Social Credit candidates attack Liberal government at Elm Street School meeting
Dr J L Robinson and A H Mitchell spoke to about 250 at Elm Street School last night. Robinson assailed Ottawa Liberals and local Independent W C Yuill while railing against pension plans and wartime spending. Mitchell highlighted Social Credit aims in the March 21 and 26 elections.
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Dr. Robinson
Archie Mitchell Speke
Elm St Sc
J. L. Robinson
Social Credit
A. H. Mitchell
Social Credit-New Democracy
Elm Street
Ottawa
W. C. Yuill
Adam Zeigler
Treasury
Alberta Nomination List for General Election
Yesterday filings show party nominees across Alberta constituencies with party affiliations and last election majorities. The Calgary and Edmonton districts include multiple seats with indicated counts and marked new ridings due to the 1939 redistribution.
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Alberta
Social Credit
CCF -Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
UFA
United Farmers of Alberta
Liberal
Conservative
CS — Citizens
UWA
United Workers’ Allance
Independent Labor
Progressive
Lab
Labor
Calgary
Edmonton
Acadia Coronation
C. E. Gerhart
G. N. Johnston
Russell Johnstone
Alexandra
S. A. Berg
Chris Cairns
A. E. Peterson
Athabaska
M. P. Cordingly
Gordon Lee
Norman J. Shopland
Banff Cochrane
Von Ribbentrop Gains Little in Italy During Rome Visit
German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop concluded talks with Mussolini and Pope Pius XII in Rome with no sign of new aid or commitments. The discussions, described as cordial, focused on international issues within the Italy Germany alliance framework and left Italy’s belligerent status unchanged. Italian observers said he came to learn Mussolini’s views, especially on Finland Russia peace prospects, amid Italy’s wait‑and‑see approach.
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Richard Maslock
Associated Press
Rome
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Mussolini
Pope Pius
Italy
Vatican
von Ribbentrop
I] Duce
Finland
Russia
Great Britain
France
Scandinavia
Hanover Salvaged After Fire Off Puerto Rico
The admiralty reported the German steamer Hanover, set afire and abandoned by her crew after interception by a British warship off Puerto Rico on March 7, has been salvaged and towed to port as a prize.
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London
Admiralty
Hanover
Puerto Rico
Canada gears up for wartime election with 672 candidates
A crowded field of 672 nominees marks Canada's wartime election race for 245 House seats. Liberals led by Mackenzie King field 240 candidates, National government backers totaling 213, CCF runs 96, NDP 28, and 95 independents or allied labels.
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Canada
House of Commons
Reconstruction Party
H. H. Stevens
Liberals
Mackenzie King
R. J. Manion
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Conservative
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Prairie Provinces
New Democracy Cadidates
Social Credit
Interned Aliens Prohibited From Receiving News
Ottawa issued an order by acting secretary Ernest Lapointe barring any person from sending newspapers clippings letters postcards or other items to anyone interned or at internment receiving stations in Canada without director consent. Violators face up to 12 months and 500 dollars on summary conviction or five years and 5000 dollars on indictment.
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Ottawa
C.P
Ernest Lapointe
Canada
Defence of Canada
British Bomber Attacks German Sub Off Coast
The Air Ministry announced a British bomber attacked a German submarine off the German coast and was believed to have sunk it.
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London
Air Ministry
Privy Council reserves judgment in Brownlee appeal
London March 12 The judicial committee of the Privy Council reserved judgment in the appeal of J E Brownlee from the Supreme Court of Canada decision allowing damages to Miss Vivian MacMillan for seduction Hearing concluded when Frank Gahan Brownlee counsel finished argument There was no counsel for Miss MacMillan and no case was put in court A respondent’s case had been prepared but not printed A solicitor attended in the council room.
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London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
J. E. Brownlee
Supreme Court of Canada
Vivian MacMillan
Frank Gahan
Brownlee
Miss MacMillan
Explosion damages St Patrick's Cathedral hall in Armagh
An explosion in Armagh last night heavily damaged the hall of St Patrick's Roman Catholic cathedral, a building recently used as a military billet, with authorities treating it as IRA related.
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Armagh
Northern Ireland
C.P
St. Patrick's
Russo Finnish Peace Treaty Reported From Moscow
Berlin dispatch says D.N.B. announced from Moscow that Russo Finnish negotiations ended in a peace treaty. Key terms include immediate armistice, cession of the Kare lian isthmus and Viipuri to the Soviet Union, and a Russian military base on Finland’s Hanko peninsula at the Baltic.
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Berlin
D.N.B
Moscow
Karelian
Viipuri
Soviet Union
Russia
Finland
Hanko
Baltic
Welcome for Salvation Army canvassers marks War and Home Work Appeal
Citizens greet Salvation Army canvassers as they begin a week long War and Home Work Appeal led by Chairman E G Macdonald. The house to house method is not used so some donors may be missed. The local quota is 4000 dollars. Contributions may be sent to The Medicine Hat News or to the Citadel of the Salvation Army.
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Salvation Army
E. G. Macdonald
Citizens Committee
Medicine Hat
Citadel
Army
Peace outlook and Moscow talks in Finnish war news
Helsinki reports indicate parliament may hold a secret session on peace terms with Soviet Russia as observers anticipate some form of peace. Finnish delegation remains in Moscow with no decisive decision yet. Viipuri Bay area sees continued Red Army pressure and aerial activity persists, while bombing limits hinder lines of communication.
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Helsinki
Russia
London
Reuters
Rgion
Finland
Soviet
Exchange Telegraph
Stockholm
Moscow
Ter
Risto Ryti
C.P
Red Army
Viipuri Bay
Viipuri
Pali
High
Finland fights on as RytiGoes Home with peace claims
Helsinki reports indicate Finland battles on for independence while Prime Minister Ryti is believed en route from Moscow with secret peace proposals. High command acknowledges Russian gains along the Mannerheim line near the Karelian isthmus. Britain and France signal aid but no official comment emerges as Sweden’s neutrality blocks troop passage. Residents rush to bomb shelters.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Helsinki
Finland
Risto Ryti
Moscow
Mannerheim Line
Karelian
Sweden
Shel
U S A Decides To Release Two Army Aviators
Washington reports United States officials will release two Canadian army aviators injured in a forced landing near Alexandria Bay New York. Pilot A E L Cannon of Quebec and Leading Aircraftsman J Duguid of Winnipeg were slightly hurt after their No 112 squadron aircraft landed on a snow covered field. They told customs officers they lost their bearings and both aviators and the plane will be allowed to return to Canada.
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Washington
United States
Alexandria Bay
New York State
A. E. L. Cannon
Quebec
J. Duguid
Winnipeg
No. 112
City of Winnipeg
Army Cooperation
Canada
Must Place Next Peace on Sound Basis
Captain Elmore Philpott M D addressed the Canadian Club at the Cosmopolitan hotel on war and peace. He warned Hitler and Stalin aim for world empires and urged a durable world order. He supported a federation of the ten democracies as the nucleus of a stepping stone world government with eventual admission of others.
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Philpott
Can. Club
Elmore Philpott
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Hitler
Stalin
Clarence Streit
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Resian
U.S.A
New York
ELM Street School
W. C
Bill
Yuill
C.P.A.C
V. Gleichen
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