Romania Hints at Allied Armistice and Shift in War Stance
Romania's bid to quit the war gains support as King Michael signals a move toward becoming a belligerent of the United Nations. Bulgaria follows with a peace plea, while Romania’s alliance with Germany had made its soil a political pawn and shaped Balkan strategy for WWII.
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Italy
United Nations
Russia
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Bucovina
Soviet Union
Hungary
Polish Army Honored for Gallant Role with Canadians
Lt Gen Crerar sent a congratulations to Gen Stanislaus Maczek head of the Polish armored division, praising their mark in the Falaise battle and Trun gap. He said the 1st Canadian Army is proud to count the Poles among its formations and that joint effort toward final victory cannot be long delayed.
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France
Crerar
Stanislaus Maczek
Falaise
Trun
Finnish factions seek delay in Russia armistice
Reactionary agrarian and conservative quarters in Finland aim to delay the armistice with Russia, arguing Allied successes in the west favor Finland and may improve terms. They say continuing the war could restore balance of power and result in a better peace for Finland.
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Stockholm
Finland
Russia
Despatch From France On British Second Army Actions
London report from Doon Campbell of Reuters notes fighting with the British Second Army in France during the current campaign.
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France
Doon Campbell
Reuters News Agency
Cent
Second Army
Prospects Bright for the Dumbarton Oaks Peace Parley
Three senators praised the Dumbarton Oaks conference as British American and Russian delegates work toward framing an international peace organization. Senator Connally called the prospects propitious, while Senator Vandenberg and Downey forecast strong effects and prophetic Wilsonian vision. John Foster Dulles arrived to present Dewey ideas to Hull as Gromyko led the Russian delegation in closed door talks.
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John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Hull
Andrei A. Gromyko
Germans Fire At Truce Party Near Cape Giens
War correspondent George Tucker reports German shore batteries opened fire on a white truce flag approaching Parquerelle harbor to demand surrender. The torpedo boat carrying the party escaped with no casualties as battleships and cruisers pounded the peninsula.
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Cape Giens
George Tucker
William C. Baxter
Baltimore
Parquerelle
Invasion Era German Admiral Dies in France
Admiral Siegfried Wieder commander of German naval forces in southern France killed himself in St Eutrope near Aix en Provence four days before the Allied invasion. The 55 year old was found by his secretary in his study on August 11 after a gunshot. French resistance said he faced possible execution for alleged ties to anti Hitler plots.
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France
Siegfried Wieder
Nice
Perpignan
Aix en-Provence
Wieder
President launches nationwide literacy drive in Mexico
President Avila Camacho issues a decree to educate illiterate adults ages 18 to 60. Those who can read and write Spanish must teach reading and writing to Mexicans aged six to forty who are unable to do so.
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Camacho
Women Harvesters From Ontario May Aid Alberta Harvest
A P Mac Lachlan reports two groups of Ontario women may travel to Alberta to help harvest grain. The first group comprises Ontario workers with prairie farm homes, the second includes Ontario farm workers invited by western friends.
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Canada
Alberta
P. MacLachlan
National Selective Service Office
Winniper
Prairies
Ontario
Official figure on Athabaskan crew prisoners updated
Ottawa reports the number of crewmen taken prisoner after the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan sank in the English Channel is now 1 with the addition of SS Allen B. Thrasher from Toronto. The German radio claimed 85 survivors were rescued. 43 reached Britain, while 203 were missing, including the 85 cited by Germany.
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Athabaskan
English Channel
Allen B. Thrasher
Toronto
Naval Headquarters
Britain
Scenes Of First Great War Battles Recall by Canadians
Ottawa notes the 1st Canadian army advances toward the Seine after crossing the river. It recalls major Somme battles of 1916 and key Canadian actions at St Eloi Sanctuary Wood Hooge Courcellette Vimy Ridge Passchendale Amiens and the Queant Drocourt line within the Hindenburg defense system as the Allied push nears victory.
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Seine River
France
Seine
Somme
the Somme
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Sanctuary Wood
Hooge
Courcellette
Vimy Ridge
Passchendale
Amiens
Queant-Drocourt
Hindenburg
Mexico's First Navy Comprised Small Armed Rowboat Flotilla
A historical note describes Mexico's inaugural naval force as a modest fleet built from armed rowboats. It highlights the humble origins of a national maritime defense, detailing the limited numbers and improvised armaments that defined the early force.
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Mexico
Liberation of Paris by the French Patriots
Paris hailed as the city rose against German occupation with 50 000 armed patriots and hundreds of thousands of citizens. French forces of interior announced the liberation and ordered removal of Vichy officials, while Allied leaders eyed Paris as a symbol of French resurgence amid street fighting and celebrations across global capitals.
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Seine
Koenig
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de Gaulle
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Buenos Aires
Algiers
Churchill
Roosevelt
France
New cholera vaccine announced by Dr MacDonald
Fort Ellice Sask based Dr Ellice MacDonald director of the Franklin Biochemical Research Foundation at Newark Delaware announces a new anti cholera vaccine after three years work with Drs Robert Jennings and R W Linton The vaccine is easy to produce inexpensive requires one dose provides a year immunity and can be stored in a small flask with 65 000 doses per batch The report appears in the Franklin Institute Journal and says it could help end the disease worldwide.
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Ellice MacDonald
Fort Ellice, Sask
Franklin Biochemical Research Foundation
Newark
Delaware
MacDonald
Robert J. Jennings
R. W. Linton
Franklin Institute
Dr. MacDonald
H. F. MacDonald
Canadian Pensions Board
D. H. MacDonald
Skatchewan
Exposed Plotter in Luftwaffe Named by Teletype Operator
The German Trans ocean News Agency reports a Luftwaffe teletype operator exposed a plotter against Hitler, claiming the girl received 400000 dollars for informing on Mayor Karl Goerdeler of Leipzig. Two other Luftwaffe workers supposedly earned 50000 dollars for aiding her.
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