Soviet says war in Russia has begun and pace quickens
Vice-commissar Lanovsky says the conflict is only just underway as Red Army faces heavy Gomel frontier fighting and a large German casualty toll. He asserts German advances are temporary and Russia will prevail despite losses and retreats across Ukraine and Gomel.
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Russia
Moscow
Gomel
Red Army
Ukraine
Red
Novgorod
Kingisepp
S. A Lozovacky
Lanovsky
Ussr
Great Britain
United
Eskimos Sentenced in Manslaughter Trials on Belcher Islands
Seven Eskimos faced a three day jury trial under a white court in a large Hudson Bay tent. Peter Sala and Charlie Duverack received two years hard labor at Chesterfield Inlet police post. Ablaykok got one year. Peter Quarack's sentence was suspended for two years. Mina and Akeevik were declared insane and Alex Alawkok was acquitted. The deaths followed a February March outbreak of violence.
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Peter Sala
Charlie Duverack
Chesterfield Inlet
Ablaykok
Peter Quarack
Mina
Akeevik
Alex Alawkok
Hudson Bay
High Nazi circles plan removal of German government from Berlin
A Moscow radio report relayed by CBS says top Nazi circles intend to move the German government from Berlin. The broadcast notes many senior officials have already left Berlin and return only for essential business.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Berlin
Moscow
CBS
U S Navy to Take Beach Near Port of Spain
United States naval authorities warned Trinidad officials they will requisition immediately a popular bathing beach near Port of Spain for use of the U S lease base at Teteron Bay.
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Port of Spain
Trindad
United States
Trinidad
Teteron Bay
Shipment Cancelled of Egyptian Cotton to Japan
An official statement announced the cancellation of all navicerts from Egypt to Japan. Large quantities of cotton bound for Japan will not be shipped.
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Japan
Egypt
British Pilots Fly Tomahawks Over Reykjavik Air Alarm
British pilots flew American built Tomahawk fighters during an air alarm in Reykjavik Iceland chasing a German Heinkel, according to official statements.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Hanes Requisitioned Stockholm Aims at Norwegian Lodgings
Germans requisition private lodgings to quarter soldiers in western Norway provoking bitter resentment and stirring protests.
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Stockholm
Norway
Canada’s Third Division inspection by McNaughton praised
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton commander of the Canadian corps paid his first visit to the third division and praised the standard of manhood and training seen among detachments from the Maritimes Quebec and Ontario He and Maj Gen C B Price inspected two infantry brigades and various units and attended a reception with Maj Gen Victor Odlum The visit coincided with news of a shipload of ancillary troops arriving to reinforce the corps including heavy anti aircraft trained personnel and ordnance units in an uneventful voyage to an undisclosed port.
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Britain
A G. L. McNaughton
Uni
Canada
C B. Price
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Price
Victor Odlum
McNaughton
Angus L. McDonald
Canadian Navy
First Canadian 12-pound gun mount shown in Hamilton
Vice-Admiral A E Evans of the British Admiralty inspected Canada’s first 12-pound anti aircraft anti submarine gun mount at Sawyer Massey Limited in Hamilton. He praised workers for converting peacetime machinery to produce the new mount in four months, the first of many for the Admiralty. The plant previously made agricultural implements.
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Hamilton
Ont
A E. Evans
British Admiralty
Canada
Sawyer-Massey
Admiralty
Reaction Favorable After Churchill Roosevelt Meeting
Montreal reports Lord Halifax British ambassador says U S reaction to the Churchill Roosevelt conference was generally favorable despite some criticism. He notes press and public accepted the conference aims and results with appreciation after lunch with Air Chief Marshal Bowhill.
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Montreal
Lord Halifax
United States
Washington
Frederick Bowhill
R.A.F Ferry Bomber Command
Empress of Russia Arrives for Repairs at Hampton Roads
The former luxury liner Empress of Russia arrives in Norfolk for repairs and docks at Newport News. The sister ship to Empress of Asia measures 16 810 gross tons and has repeatedly been reported sunk by German submarines.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Newport News
Secret Nazi Party Rolls in Mexico Guide U.S. Economic Pressure
An authoritative source says the United States embassy obtained secret membership rolls of the German Nazi party in Mexico. These rolls are used to steer Washingtons economic offensive against pro Axis interests in the country.
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Mexico City
Nazi Party
Mexico
United States
Washington
Brisbane Wool Protest Halts Kashima Maru Loading
Wharf laborers refuse to load wool onto the Japanese liner Kashima Maru at Brisbane. They shout No wool for Japan and refuse to move the cargo as the ship remains docked.
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Melbourne
Brisbane
Japan
Petain Creates Medieval Provincial Government in Free Zone
Marshal Petain directs reorganization of unoccupied France into quasi autonomous provinces. Each province will be led by a governor and a provincial council serves only as an advisory body. Central government retains only general policy control.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
National Council
Hamburg Ruined by Air Attacks Says Diplomat
A neutral diplomat described Hamburg as a ruined port after RAF raids. He cited extensive destruction from Mockebergstrasse to the town hall, damaged shipyards, banks, stock exchange, and industrial sites. He noted water intrusion in basements around Alster Fleeten and evacuated areas, with harbor facilities shifted to an old depot.
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London
Hamburg
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Deutsche Bank
Stock Exchange
Alster Fleeten
Blohm and Voss
Bismarck Hill
Karl Schurz
Reeperbahn
Gobbels
War Damage Act claims paid to July 4 in Britain total
London reports 6,374 private individual claims paid under the War Damage Act as of July 4, involving £102,661 ($456,841).
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London
Britain
Losses From Labor Disputes Ottawa
The labor department reports that in the first six months Canada lost 54 man days per 1000 employees to labor disputes, compared with 381 in the United States and 35 in Great Britain. For Canada this equals about two months of one man’s work per 1000 workers. July disputes totaled 29 in Canada versus 21 in July 1940, involving 21860 workers and 48572 lost days, against 12663 workers and 21186 days the prior year.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Faster Shipping Route to Russia via Seattle to Komsomisk
The coast and geodetic survey announced a faster shipping route for war supplies to Russia, departing Seattle and heading to Komsomisk in Siberia. No distances or times were provided, but officials said the path avoids westerly gales of the usual trans-Pacific route and may offer safer passage from Japanese interference than Vladivostok.
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Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Russia
Vladivostok
Seattle
Komsomisk
Siberia
Machine Tools Shipped to Soviet Union From New York
The World Telegram reports from private foreign trade sources that about 1000 tons of machine tools are en route to Russia from New York. The tools were bought by the French government from U.S. manufacturers and had been stored on Staten Island docks assigned to Great Britain for the past year.
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New York
World-Telegram
Russia
United States
Staten Island
Great Britain
Canadian prime minister arrives in Britain without notice
London reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King landed in Britain after a trans Atlantic flight his first ever. He was accompanied by Norman A Robertson and Brigadier G P Vanier fueling speculation on Canada’s stance toward Vichy France and the St Pierre and Miquelon possessions during overseas talks with British leaders and Roosevelt. Canada maintains French representation among dominions.
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London
Mackenzie King
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
King
Norman A. Robertson
G. P Vanier
Brig. Vanier
Canada
Vichy
St. Pierre and
Miquelon
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Mountbatten Arrives to Take Command of Warship
Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin of King George, and Lady Mountbatten landed on the Dixie clipper. He said he would take command of a warship the British repaired for them and refused to discuss a Lisbon rumor about China. Lady Mountbatten, head of London St John Ambulance, conveyed thanks from the British Red Cross and ambulance service for aid.
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Lord Louis Mountbatten
New York
Louis Mountbatten
King George
Lisbon
China
Pacific
Lady Mountbatten
London
St. John's Ambulance Association
British Red Cross
United States
Menzies Blames Japan for Far East Tension
Australian Prime Minister R G Menzies told parliament Japan fuels far eastern tension and warned encirclement talk misleads about Western plans. He cited Churchill Roosevelt meeting as supporting a new moral partnership between Britain and the United States and stressed Australia will push London representation amid tensions in East Asia.
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Canberra
R. G. Menzies
Japan
Pacific
Britain
United States
Atlantic
Menzies
Europe
Australia
London
Pressure On Vichy Reportedly Heightens German Demands
The British Broadcasting Corporation said Germany has openly pressed Vichy to secure continued cooperation. Rudolph Schramm, deputy Nazi commissioner in Paris, told German-controlled papers that future releases of French prisoners of war would depend on Vichy's stance toward Germany.
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London
Germany
Vichy
British Broadcasting Corporation
Rudolph Schramm
Paris
Ankara Faces Pressure as German Troops Reach Bulgaria
An Ankara briefing notes fresh German troops and air units arriving in Bulgaria raise fears Germany will demand passage facilities through Turkey by force if needed. Iran Britain and Russia pressure, with Iran urged to sever ties with Britain, while Germany promises aid to Iran against British and Russian pressure.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Germany
Thrace
Aegean
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Iran
Great Britain
Iraq
Britain
London
Pay Increase Planned for Australian Forces
The Australian federal cabinet endorses in principle an immediate pay rise and allowances for service members. Details on the calculation are not released. Expected changes include 24 to 30 cents daily for an army private and 12 cents extra per dependent child. Other services may receive adjustments to match living costs, and war pension rates may rise.
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Melbourne
Germany Grants France Occupation Cost Reduction
Berlin reports Germany has reduced France's occupation costs from 400 million to 300 million francs daily. The move eases France's financial burden, with the franc around two cents in value.
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Germany
France
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Princess Margaret Rose Spends Quiet Birthday at Country Home
Princess Margaret Rose aged 11 marks her birthday quietly in the country with King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Elizabeth. The cake uses rationed icing and candles but no official celebrations are held.
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London
Margaret Rose
Elizabeth
University to require war training for women students
Dr. W. J. Spence announced that voluntary wartime work for women students at the University of Manitoba will become part of the curriculum in the 1941 42 session. The program, previously on a voluntary basis last year, will now be required as a curricular component.
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Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
W. J. Spence
Free French Forces in Manitoba Reach Notable Strength
Dr. J. B. Thorne of the Manitoba Free France branch announced a growing force totaling over 100000 personnel. The figure includes 45000 soldiers 1000 pilots and 18000 sailors in the Free French ranks.
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Winnipeg
J. B. Thorne
Free France
Manitoba
Japanese Build Bases in Indo China As Troops Arrive
Additional Japanese transports and supply ships reached Saigon and began unloading what was believed to be the final troops and material for Japan’s bases in southern Indo-China.
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Saigon
Japan
Indo-China
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