Vision Russia and Germany in New Sphere
Diplomatic reports from Helsinki, Moscow, and a northern capital indicate Russia and Germany agreed on spheres of influence in northern Europe. Germany may pursue economic domination of Norway and Sweden while Russia gains Finland, with potential ice free routes to the north Atlantic and control over Swedish ore movements. Britain contemplates Finland aid, arms sales, and possible Italy involvement amid Italy's pro- or anti-Soviet signals. Sweden's stance remains uncertain as German pressure grows.
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Russia
Finland
Helsingfors
Moscow
Germany
Europe
Scandinavia
Reich
Norway
Sweden
Narvik
North Atlantic
Britain
Balkan
Italy
Duff Cooper envisions postwar European federation and world order
Rt Hon Alfred Duff Cooper says after the war Europe may form a federation or league of nations with an international centre of authority and sanctions. He cites sea power British ingenuity and access to raw materials as essentials, and notes unity of Allied peoples under Britain’s Commonwealth as a model.
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Ottawa
Europe
Society of Nations
Alfred Duff Cooper
First Flord
The
Admiralty
British Commonwealth of Nations
Duff Cooper
Caustic New York Papers Attack Soviet Finland Invasion
New York morning papers vote the invasion of Finland harshly. The Times condemns Russia for destroying Finnish workers and peasant life and eroding respect for its government. The Mirror attacks Leningrad’s cleanliness and calls the Russian ballet a fraud, warning of possible later moves toward Roumania or Iran.
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New York
Russia
Finland
Times
The
Mirror
Leningrad
Roumania
Bessarabia
Iran
Floods In Holland Isolate Villages In November Rains
Heavy November rains caused rivers Rhine Waal and Maas to rise, isolating villages in southeast and central Netherlands and interrupting highway traffic as alarmed authorities activated flood defenses.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Rhine
Waal
Maas
Australia enlarges Empire air defence role from Ottawa talks
Ottawa discussions reveal Australia will supply about 26 500 pilots gunners and observers aligned with the Empire air defence plan and 50 000 ground staff. Canada is expected to bear a larger share while 6 000 Australians head to Canada and the rest train locally with new bomber and fighter aircraft to be imported from the United States and Britain.
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Sydney
Australia
Ottawa
Commonwealth
Canada
United States
Great Britain
Argentina Germany rail deal collapses over wartime rules
Officials of the Argentine state railways say a 4 350 000 deal to barter wheat and wool for German railway equipment has collapsed due to wartime restrictions. Krupp and Thyssen contracted to supply 900 freight cars 30 sleepers and 66 switching locomotives and say they cannot fulfill the contracts. Wheat already shipped to Germany under the deal is paid for by German credits totaling 1 400 000 held in Buenos Aires. The contract called for 100 000 tons of wheat.
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Buenos Aires
Krupp and
Thyssen
Germany
Canada Public Debt Totals 1938 Net Figures Released
Dominion bureau of statistics reports Canada’s total net public debt on March 31, 1938 at 5 827 411 109 dollars. Net direct federal debt stands at 3 101 667 570 dollars with outstanding funded debt payable in Canada London and New York, excluding sinking fund.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
London
New York
Germany to Build Gigantic Synthetic Gasoline Plant
United States consul at Frankfort on Main S B Redercker reports Germany is constructing a massive synthetic gasoline factory at Stettin in northeast Germany. The plant is planned to have an annual capacity of 350000 metric tons and should be finished in about two years.
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Washington
S. B. Redercker
United States
Frankforton Main
Commerce Department
Germany
Stettin
Nazi asks German residents in Romania to send aid packages
The Nazi party urged all German nationals in Romania to mail identical parcels to friends and acquaintances in the Reich. A typical package included coffee, tea, chocolate, oil, ham, lard, powdered milk and fat, while another model package contained soap for toilet use, laundry, and shaving.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nazi Party
The
Reich
Praise for Britons Spirit in War Effort
London report quotes Sir John Simon lauding British resolve and unity in wartime. He notes German misjudgment and praises the nation’s preparations, including fishing towns supplying mine sweepers and the Rawalpindi crew’s gallantry, with Finnish and Polish encouragement observed.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
John Simon
John
National Defence Public Interest Committee
Hitler
von Ribbentrop
Britain
G. A. Gripenberg
Harry Nathan
Labor
Sir John
Admiralty
Yarmouth
Lowestoft
Kennedy
Rawalpindi
French Navy Chief Reports Uboat Threat Diminished
Cesare Campinchi said Germany lost more than half its submarines since the war began and the Uboat menace to Allied shipping has declined. He cited an antidote to magnetic mines using electric beams and magnetism. He noted a German freighter seized by French forces carried coffee for six weeks, with flour and petroleum, and named ships Trifels and Santa Fe.
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Paris
Cesare Campinchi
Germany
Campinchi
Atlantic
High Command
Fire Destroys Fredericton Barracks Amid Incendiarism Claim
Fredericton witnesses a major blaze at the exhibition complex destroying the main building and soldiers quarters. Fire Chief Karl A. Walker labels it an act of incendiarism, with unofficial damage pegged at 75000 dollars. Three soldiers were hospitalized. names Richard Harrington and Dudley are reported.
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Fredericton
Karl A. Walker
Fredericton Exhibition
Vancouver Wheat Exports Sought by City Leaders
Mayor Lyle Telford and a three member aldermanic committee will draft BC government representations to Ottawa urging diversion of more Canadian wheat exports through Vancouver. The move targets increased local export traffic and regional economic benefit.
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Vancouver
Lyle Telford
British Columbia
Ottawa
Canada
Czecho Slovak Legion Unity Shown by Wart in Toronto
Captain Horace H. van Wart, the Czech consul in Toronto, spoke of the shared spirit uniting Czech legions from the Great War and the present conflict. He cited Jan Utvar of Bohemia, a Siberian Legion veteran, who sold his farm to join again and awaits the Legion’s future status.
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Toronto
Horace H. van Wart
Wart
Ontario
Siberian Legion
Jan Utvar
Tabor
Bohemia
Jan
Torcento
Crerar declares Canada united in war effort to Germany
London reports Hon. T A Crerar Canadian minister of resources told German listeners Canada stands more united than in 1914. He cited 500000 soldiers overseas 479 million bushels of wheat and major shares of nickel copper lead and zinc. He outlined war production ramp up and a plan to train 25000 pilots annually while stressing no hatred toward Germans and a mission to defeat brutal aggression.
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London
T. A. Crerar
Germany
Canada
British Broadcasting Corporation
Crerar
Royal Air Force
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Germany limits higher education as war spans universities
Berlin-War has reduced higher education to a minimum in Germany. Some student doctors step into physician roles as front line calls. Only about six universities remain open such as Heidelberg and Freiberg near the French border, with others closed.
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Berlin
Germany
Heidelberg
Freiberg
Nepal to Send Eight Battalions to British India
New Delhi reports Nepal will dispatch eight battalions next year to aid in British India under war pledges. Troops will be commanded by the Maharajah of Nepal’s eldest son.
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New Delhi
Nepal
British India
Invasion of Finland Shocks Scandinavia Across Borders
Copenhagen reports Sweden Denmark and Norway stunned by the Soviet attack. Oslo sees anti Soviet anger with damaged Communist press. Students march to the Finnish legation while aid to refugees begins and defenses are bolstered.
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Copenhagen
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Finland
Oslo
Aberderen
Bracken urges western farmers to accept leadership on wheat prices
Premier John Bracken addressed the Union of Manitoba Municipalities urging western farmers to accept guidance from authorities whether British or Canadian. He warned the war should not be relied on to fix economic woes and warned against expecting higher wheat prices. He urged fair prices to prevent losses for western agriculture.
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Winnipeg
John Bracken
Manitoba
Union of Manitoba Municipalities
Western Canada
Bracken
Great Britain
Dominion
War Film Ready Ottawa Canadian edition of The Warning
The national film board completed a Canadian edition of the British wartime film The Warning. The final section features a statement by Defence Minister Norman Rogers on mobilizing Canada's military naval air economic and industrial resources.
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Ottawa
Great Britain
National Film Board
W. D. Euler
Public Information Committee
Norman Rogers
Defence
Canada
Eskimos Make Ice Cream From Fish Oil Snow And Sugar
Indigenous cooks experiment with a cold treat using fish oil snow and sugar to craft a simple dessert. The method highlights traditional ingredients as a novel ice cream flavor with local ingenuity.
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Dudley
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Arctic
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