War in Russia Just Begun Says Vice Commissar
Soviet vice commissar for foreign affairs S A Lozovsky declared the war in Russia “only begun” and cited huge German losses while admitting German advances. He asserted Moscow’s resilience, called German gains temporary, and pledged continued fighting despite setbacks at Gomel and in other sectors.
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Russia
Moscow
Russiar
Gomel
Red Army
Red
Novgorod
Kingisepp
S A. Lozovsky
Ussr
Great Britain
United
Eskimos Sentenced for Manslaughter on Belcher Islands
A three day trial in a Hudson Bay Outpost Court found seven Eskimos guilty of manslaughter after an outbreak of violence last February and March. Peter Sala and Charlie Quyerack received two years at hard labor at Chesterfield Inlet police post. Ablaykok got one year, Peter Quarack a suspended two year sentence. Mina and Akeevik were adjudged insane. Alex Alawkok was acquitted.
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Peter Sala
Charlie Quyerack
Chesterfield Inlet
Ablaykok
Peter Quarack
Mina
Akeevik
Alex Alawkok
Hudson Bay
Nazi government feared moved from Berlin
A Moscow radio report aired by CBS claims that high Nazi circles plan to remove the German government from Berlin. The broadcast says many top officials have already left Berlin and only return for urgent business.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Berlin
Moscow
CBS
U S to requisition popular beach near Port of Spain
United States naval authorities inform Trinidad government they will require immediately one of the area’s most popular bathing beaches near Port of Spain for use by the US base at Teteron Bay.
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Port of Spain
Trindad
United States
Trinidad
Teteron Bay
Shipment Cancelled From Egypt to Japan
Official announcement states large quantities of Egyptian cotton scheduled for shipment to Japan will not be sent after the cancellation of all navicerts from Egypt to Japan.
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Japan
Egypt
Tomahawk Fighters Patrol Iceland Air Alarm
British pilots flew American built Tomahawk fighters from Reykjavik during an air alarm in Iceland chasing a German Heinkel plane. Officials stated the operation involved dual aircraft types and reflected Allied coordination in the theater.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
German requisitioning homes in western Norway
A Dagens Nyheter correspondent reports Germans requisition private lodgings to quarter soldiers in western Norway, sparking bitter resentment among local inhabitants.
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Stockholm
Norway
Dagens Myheter
McNaughton Praises Third Division After Canada Reinforcement Visit
Lt Gen A G L McNaughton, commander of the Canadian corps, visited the third division with Maj Gen C B Price and praised the division’s basic training and fitness. He toured infantry brigades, drill classes, signallers, artillery, ambulances and army service units, before a reception hosted by Maj Gen Victor Odlum. The visit coincided with arrival of shipload of ancillary troops including heavy anti aircraft trained personnel.
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Britain
A. G. L. McNaughton
Canada
C. B. Price
Maritimes
Quebec
Ontario
Price
Victor Odlum
McNaughton
Angus L. McDonald
Canadian Navy
Canada produces first gun mount for British admiralty
Vice-Admiral A E Evans toured Hamilton Ontario Sawyer Massey plant and praised workers for turning peacetime machinery into a new 12 pound anti aircraft and anti submarine gun mount for the British admiralty. He noted the four month effort by men new to the object to complete the project. The plant previously made agricultural implements.
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Hamilton
Ont
A E. Evans
British Admiralty
Canada
Sawyer-Massey
Admiralty
Reaction favorable to Churchill Roosevelt meeting in U S
British ambassador Lord Halifax said American reaction to the Churchill Roosevelt conference was generally favorable. He noted some criticism from expected quarters but said press and public accepted the conference’s object and results with great appreciation during a visit that included 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 Docked in Norfolk for Repairs
The former luxury liner Empress of Russia reached Hampton Roads and docked at Newport News for repairs. The 16,810 gross ton ship, sister to Empress of Asia, has a storied wartime record including multiple reported sinkings.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Newport News
Secret Nazi Membership Rolls Used in Mexico Offensive
United States embassy obtained secret membership rolls of the German Nazi party in Mexico. The rolls are being used as a guide for Washington to pressure pro Axis interests in the country. An authoritative source stated.
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Mexico City
Nazi Party
Mexico
United States
Washington
Wharf Labourers Refuse Wool Cargo For Japan
Brisbane dockside workers refuse to load wool onto the Japanese liner Kashima Maru and shout no wool for Japan as the ship docks. The incident highlights tense trade and labor relations during the period.
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Melbourne
Brisbane
Japan
Petain Overhauls France with Medieval ProvincialGovernance
Marshal Petain orders reorganization of unoccupied France into virtually autonomous provinces. Governors will lead each province with strong prestige, while provincial councils remain advisory and not political assemblies under centralized policy control.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
National Council
Hamburg Ruined by Air Raids Says Diplomat
A neutral diplomat reports Hamburg, Germany’s key port, suffered extensive destruction from Royal Air Force raids. He cites ruined streets from central station to town hall, damaged banks and stock exchange, evicted canal area buildings, and a harbor with no cranes standing. He notes shipyards and amusement district ruins and mentions heavy losses among propaganda staff on the eastern front.
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London
Hamburg
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Town Hall
Mockebergstragse
Deutsche Bank
Stock Exchange
Alster Fleeten
Jong
Blohm and Voss
Bismarck Hill
Karl Schurz
Reeperbahn
Gobbels’ Propaganda Corp
War Damage Act claims paid in Britain reach July total
London reports 6574 individual claims paid to private persons under Britain's War Damage Act by July 4. The aggregate amount involved is £162,661 ($456,841).
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London
Britain
Losses From Labor Disputes Ottawa Report
The labor department reports that in the first six months of this year Canada lost 54 man days per 1000 employees to labor disputes. The figure compares with 381 in the United States and 35 in Great Britain. For July, 29 disputes occurred in Canada versus 21 in July 1940, involving 21,860 workers and 48,572 days lost, against 563 workers and 21,186 days in the same period last year.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Faster Shipping Route to Russia Proposed from Seattle
The Coast and Geodetic Survey announced a faster Seattle to Komsolmilsk route to Siberia for war supplies, claiming it avoids westerly gales and may be safer from Japanese interference than the Vladivostok path. No distances or times were provided.
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Washington
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Russia
Vladivostok
Seattle
Komsomilsk
Siberia
Machinery Exports Said to Reach Soviet Union From New York
The World Telegram reports via private foreign trade sources that nearly 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 sat on Staten Island docks bound for Great Britain for a year.
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New York
World-Telegram
Russia
United States
Staten Island
Great Britain
Canadian Prime Minister King Visits Britain Unannounced
London reports no advance notice marked the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister King with Norman A. Robertson and Brigadier G. P Vanier. The visit follows Prime Minister Churchill’s Atlantic talks with President Roosevelt and signals Canada’s stance on Vichy relations and Gulf of St Lawrence possessions.
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London
Mackenzie King
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
King
Norman A. Robertson
G. P Vanier
Brig. Vanier
Canada
Vichy
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Gulf of St Lawrence
Dominions
Mountbatten Arrives Aboard Dixie to Take Command
Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin of King George and veteran of two destroyers sunk in action, arrived on the Dixie clipper to assume command of a warship repaired by the United States. He declined to comment on a Lisbon report he would go to China. Accompanied by Lady Mountbatten, London president of the St. John’s Ambulance, she carried thanks from the British Red Cross and ambulance service for US aid.
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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 accuses Japan of creating tension in the far east and says Australia sees Britain and the United States as moral partners in a new world order. He notes the Churchill Roosevelt Atlantic meeting and stresses the importance of London representation.
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Canberra
R. G. Menzies
Japan
Britain
United States
Atlantic
Menzies
Europe
Australia
London
Pressure On Vichy Builds Over Cooperation
London reports that Germany openly pressures Vichy to secure ongoing cooperation. Rudolph Schramm, deputy Nazi commissioner in Paris, told German controlled papers that the future release of French prisoners of war hinges on Vichy's stance toward Germany.
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London
Germany
Vichy
British Broadcasting Corporation
Rudolph Schramm
Paris
Ankara anxious over the arrival of Nazi troops
Ankara frets as fresh German troops and air units reach Bulgaria amid fears Germany may seek Turkish passage facilities or force movements. Reports link intensified Italian activity in Thrace and the Aegean with a potential Turkish diversion on a new front. Diplomatic moves show Germany pressing Iran to sever Britain ties as Britain and Russia push for German expulsion.
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Ankara
Turkey
Bulgaria
Germany
Thrace
Aegean
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Iran
Great Britain
Iraq
Britain
London
Pay Raise Planned for Australian Forces in War Time
Australia’s federal cabinet backs an immediate pay and allowance rise for the fighting services with the scale to be set later. Army privates may gain 24 to 30 cents daily plus 12 cents per dependent child. Other services and pensions likely to be adjusted to reflect living costs.
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Melbourne
Berlin eases France occupation costs refootnote
Germany has granted France a reduction of occupation costs from 400000000 francs daily to 300000000. The Dienst Aus Deutschland commentary said the step would noticeably ease France’s financial burden as the franc is worth about two cents.
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Berlin
Germany
France
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Princess Margaret Rose Quiet Birthday With Royal Family
Princess Margaret Rose spent her 11th birthday quietly in the country with King George VI Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth. The cake used rationed materials had no icing but bore the traditional candles. No official celebrations were held.
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London
Margaret Rose
Elizabeth
Women students next year must perform war training at Manitoba
Dr. W. J. Spence, registrar, announced that voluntary war training for women students last year at the University of Manitoba will become a required part of the 1941-42 curriculum, marking a shift to compulsory participation.
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Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
W. J. Spence
Free French Forces Grow to Over 100000 in Manitoba
Dr. J. B. Thorne of the Free France Manitoba branch announced a statement noting the Free French forces now include more than 100000 officers and men with 45000 soldiers 1000 pilots and 18000 sailors.
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Winnpeg
Free French
J. B. Thorne
Free France
Manitoba
Japan Expands Troop Move to Saigon and Indo China
Additional Japanese transports and supply ships arrived and began unloading what is presumed to be the last of the troops and material for Japan's bases in southern French Indo China. The dispatch indicates ongoing consolidation of Japanese positions in the area.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Japan
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