British Plans for Home Guards and Allied War News
The Chamber of Commerce endorsed forming home guards in major municipalities to deter sabotage. Reports note psyllid pest cleaning in Medicine Hat and thanks to local collaborators. British air raids injure civilians in Yorkshire while France fights to widen a Somme breach and German advances near Boulogne push toward the Channel.
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Ah. Black
Aid
Marshall
Dominion
West
Norway
Low Countries
Ald. Patterson
C. S. Longman
Alberta
Ll. H E. Cooper
8. T. Fawcett
Charles Beny
Lew Monkley
London
Yorkshire
Air Ministry
France
Boulogne
Channel
Press Association
Paris
Somme
English Channel
St. Omer
Peronne
Bapaume
Canada Sends Air Planes to Great Britain
Ottawa reports that Canada will place at Britain's disposal all air equipment and forward the planes at once in response to a British request. Air Minister Hon. G Power told the Commons that about ten days earlier the government offered the equipment for Britain's use.
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Ottawa
London
Ro. G. Power
Commons
Joseph Harris
Vorento Danford
Britain
Power
Great Britain
World War I Headlines From May 1915
May 25 1915 reports British coalition government formation and the second Canadian division led by Major-General Sam Steele in England. Italian forces breach Austrian frontier and the Nebraskan torpedoing off the Irish coast. May 26 notes the Triumph sunk in the Dardanelles, K-11 torpedoing a troopship in Constantinople, a Zeppelin raid on Southend, and Italy declaring a blockade against Austrian and Albanian coasts.
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England
Sam Steele
Triumph
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Southend
Italy
Legion urges action on fifth column Nazi activity in Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat branch of the Canadian Legion unanimously passed a resolution urging immediate steps against fifth column Nazi activities in Canada. It notes Medicine Hat has a high enemy alien population and claims avowed Nazi sympathizers remain at large, criticizing insufficient legislation and referencing a May 23 1940 Ottawa press report on Justice Minister Lapointe’s assurances.
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Canada
Medicine Hat
The
Canadian Legion
Dominion
House of Commons
Ottawa
Finnish trade mission eyes Russia trade treaty talks
Helsinki reports three member Finnish trade mission left for Moscow to open negotiations for a trade treaty with Russia. Trade between Finland and Russia has been at a standstill since 1918.
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Helsinki
C.P. Cable
Moscow
Russia
New Democracy Breaks From Ottawa In Letters
May 24 Ottawa CP reports a rift between New Democracy founder W D Herridge and Jon Blackmore leader in the Commons over national service and conscription. Herridge accuses Blackmore of breaking the movement while Blackmore refers the matter to his executive for consideration following a coercive tone in Herridge’s missive. Herridge’s defeat at Kindersley and Edmonton assembly shifts left Herridge’s allies and Premier Aberhart’s disavowal of Herridge.
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Ottawa
W. D. Herridge
New Democracy Movement
Jon Blacamore
New Democracy
Commons
House of Commons
Mr. Blackmore
Herridge
Social Credit Party
Kindersley
Edmonton
Blackmore
Aberhart
Friday Model Airplane Rally Sets US Record Pace
Medicine Hat hosts its first model airplane meet at the airport. Gerald Fisher’s Class D Korda Wakefield with a 44 inch wing spread set a U.S. record as it ascended to a thermal and vanished in clouds after seven minutes. Mayor Lang opened the event and announced results while a local committee organized by gifted youths coordinated the display.
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Medicine Hat
Gerald Fisher
Korda Wakefield
United States
G. Fisher
Fleventh St
Mayor Lang
Joe Vesso
Jack Fitzpatrick
Jack Sissons
Bill Cook
Bill McKenzie
Harry Tingley
Ketchikan Council Seeks Alien Registration in 30 Days
The Ketchikan city council approved an ordinance urging all aliens to register within 30 days as a precaution against potential fifth column activities. Local officials described the move as protective and preventive.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
C.P
Ottawa mulls third division by district unit recruitment
Defense Minister Norman Rogers told Commons Ottawa on May 25 that Canada may form the 38rd division by rebuilding from existing military districts. Proposals include taking a company from each unit rather than a full battalion to represent a district, expanding non permanent units as needed.
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Ottawa
Defence
Norman Rogers
House of Commons
Roosevelt Plans For National Defence Committee
The White House announced President Roosevelt will name a national defence emergency coordination group including private individuals and government officials. Stephen Early said choices from industry finance agriculture transport communications labor and consumers are to be selected.
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Washington
C.P
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Stephen Early
Salvation Army official's wife killed in air raid near Arras
Paris dispatch reports Mrs Climp son wife of the Salvation Army recreation director with the British expeditionary forces died in a German air raid near Arras.
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Paris
Climpson
Salvation Army
Arras
Pepper proposes aid short of war to Allies
U S Senator Claude Pepper introduced a Senate resolution authorizing the President to provide aid short of war to Britain France Austria Czechoslovakia Poland Norway Denmark Holland Belgium and other nations facing unprovoked German aggression under the Kellogg Briand pact and international law.
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Washington
Germany
Claude Pepper
United States Senate
Florida Democrat
United States
Great Britain
France
Austria
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
War Bulletins and Political Shifts Across Europe
London reports British warplanes hit Rotterdam oil storage tanks starting two fires. Paris announces 15 French generals relieved as Weygand takes command. Rome notes Corsican Irredentists issue a manifesto. Washington advances aliens registration and fingerprinting. Scotland Yard seizes 60 Fascists as arrests loom. UK adds 18 year olds to war office calls.
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London
Rotterdam
Paris
Maxime Weygand
Reynaud
Scotland Yard
United States
War Office
Allied reshuffle tightens grip as Weygand Petain rise
In the 38th week of the war Allied democracies rearm and reorganize with Marshal Petain returning to power in France and General Weygand named to command Western forces. Britain cements wartime control over industry and labor while Britain arrests Oswald Mosley amid Fifth Column threats.
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France
Belgium
Supreme War Council
Allied Nations
Great Britain
Disciples of Democracy
Maxime Weygand
Western Front
Marie-Gustave Gamelin
Henri Petain
Verdun
Britain
Oswald Mosley
Marshal Petain
Maginot Line
Germany
Paris
Spain
Reynaud
Ministry of War
Petain
Weygand
Cas
Trade Union Endorses Conscription in London
Prime Minister Churchill told the Trades Union executive council that the gravity of the war situation deepens hourly. He urged supreme effort and unity to defend the country and win the war, noting the government will use all industrial resources to provide arms and munitions.
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London
Churchill
Trades Union Executive Council
Sant
Volunteers to bolster home defence forces
Old volunteers urged to join again to reinforce home defence against possible invasion. The appeal seeks 18 to 19 year olds to form extra companies for home defence battalions for special duties within the country.
War committee of Canadian cabinet ends four hour session
Ottawa May 25 The war committee of the Canadian cabinet met for four hours last night but issued no statement on its deliberations. In other news the 40th Toronto Annual Horse Show will be held outdoors at riding grounds outside the north city limits.
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OUR
Ottawa
Toronto
Outline of U S Feeling Regarding War Progress
A New York dispatch from May 25 discusses evolving U S sentiment toward World War I progress. Initially viewing the conflict as distant, Americans gradually recognized its potential impact on personal freedoms and democracy as Nazi aggression intensified in Europe.
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U.S
New York
United States
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