Nazi Warships Damaged And Out Of Action
London reports a naval review in the House of Commons by the First Lord of the Admiralty A V Alexander stating that the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen are knocked out of action for some time. He cites Trident attacks off Norway and Brest, with multiple enemy ships sunk or damaged, and notes Britain’s heightened naval strength and U-boat countermeasures. He warns of possible renewed raider activity by German and Japanese surface ships.
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London
Scharnhorst
Gnei- Senau
Prinz Eugene
House of Commons
Admiralty
A.V Alex
English
Brest
Eugen
Trondheim
Germany
Norwegian
Britain
Alexander
United States
Alaska Highway Edmonton Feasible But Not Yet Decided
A U S army commission says building the Alaska highway through Edmonton Fort Nelson and the Yukon is entirely feasible though whether it will be built is not their decision. Col W M Hoge led the group which reported to the Washington chief of engineers after inspecting the route.
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Edmonton
United States Army
Fort Nelson
B. C
British Columbia
Yukon
Washington
W. M. Hoge
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Tin Shortage Tightens Rules in Ottawa
Metals Controller G. C. Bateman calls the tin shortage critical and issues new instructions restricting virgin tin use to written permission. Purchasers must detail intended use and certify that on hand plus ordered tin will not exceed a 30 day supply.
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Ottawa
G. C. Bateman
Help Of India Of Vital Value To The Empire
Sir Stafford Cripps told Parliament that India must fight for its country and aid Britain against the Axis. He warned Blimpery that abandoning colonial holdings would harm empire unity and urged a postwar plan while noting acute wartime anxiety. The debate outlined needs for army air support, generous India policy, and maximum production with minimized civilian use.
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London
India
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Privy Seal
Parliament
Blimpery
Arthur Greenwood
Hore-Belisha
Stafford
Churchill
House of Commons
Germany
Army
Navy
Must Conserve Food London
British press warns of Hitler’s submarine campaign threatening ocean lifelines and calls for tighter personal belts and harsher living. Churchill reports heavier shipping losses prompting widespread editorial urging individual sacrifice and stricter rationing.
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London
Hitler
United Kingdom
Churchill
Cripps Demands End to Leisure Displays for War Effort
Sir Stafford Cripps told the House of Commons the government will not permit a business as usual attitude on the home front. He announced steps to halt dog racing and boxing displays as out of accord with the country’s solid and serious intention to achieve victory.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Privy Seal
House of Commons
Stafford
Britain backs Canada in keeping ties with Vichy
Foreign Secretary Eden told the House of Commons that it would be in the common interest for Canada to maintain diplomatic relations with the Vichy government. He replied to Geoffrey Mander noting Canada’s view on retaining ties across the empire. No further answer was given.
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Canada
Vichy
Eden
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Geoffrey Mander
Mander
No More New Bicycles in Canada Warns Braden
George S. Braden of Toronto told the Canadian Bicycle and Sports Goods Association that wartime material needs will halt new wheel goods production after April. He said existing stocks will be reserved for factory workers and delivery and messenger service, forcing youngsters to use their old bicycles.
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Montreal
Canada
George S. Braden
Toronto
Canada Cycle and Motor Company, Limited
Braden
Canadian Bicycle and Sports Goods Association
Wing Commander Waterhouse Takes Command at No 5 SFTS Brantford
Wing Commander R H Waterhouse is the new officer commanding at No 5 Service Flying Training School Brantford. An original station member he previously served as squadron leader succeeding Group Captain B F Johnson now in Toronto as senior personnel staff officer. Waterhouse is an R A F officer on loan to the R C A F.
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R. H. Waterhouse
No. 5 Service Flying Training School
Brantford
B. F Johnson
Toronto
Waterhouse
R.af
RCAF
Defence Of Coastal Areas Ottawa
More than 5 000 reserve army troops from Military District No 3 Kingston Ont to be held in readiness to defend coastal or other areas of the Dominion. Col P H Gardner told reserve officers in Ottawa that a new brigade group is organized by defence headquarters with about 80 percent of the men from Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Military District No
Kingston
Ont
Dominion
P. H. Gardner
Area Command
Defence Headquarters
Coal Control Plan for Britain's Mines
The national council and labor endorsed a scheme to place Britain's coal mines under a national coal board representing the government coal owners and the miners. Drafted by Mineworkers Federation and National Council of Labor committees as an alternative to full nationalization the plan aims to maximize output through unified operations and optimal labor use.
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London
National Council & Labor
Britain
National Coal Board
Mineworkers Federation
National Council of Labor
Grigg to sit in Commons after war secretary post
London reports Sir James Grigg will join the House of Commons as soon as a seat is found for him after being promoted from civil service to secretary of state for war. Sir Stafford Cripps noted prior speculation about whether Grigg would join the Commons or receive a peerage.
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London
James Grigg
House of Commons
Stafford Cripps
James
Scorched-Earth Policy In Russia Balks Nazi Plan Berne
The German press reports that Russia's scorched-earth policy halted Nazi plans to mobilize occupied areas for the Reich. The exodus of workers, loss of horses and tools, and large depopulations crippled German economic aims. In Dniepropetrovsk 200000 of 380000 left, and over 100000 left Estonia. A decree orders compulsory farm labor for many professions in the Baltic states. In Ukraine equipment shortages and destruction of skilled workers persist, with Romania likewise conscripting workers in Bessarabia. A new decree requires all persons aged 12 to 60 to work from sunrise to sundown.
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Berne
Russia
Germany
Reich
Dniepropetrovsk
Baltic States
Estonia
Ukraine
Deutsche Ukraine Zeitung
Bessarabia
Britain urged to launch air offensive against Germany
Viscount Trenchard and Lord Chatfield urged strategic moves in wartime. Trenchard pressed Britain to strike Germany from the air to swerve the Russian front and force German collapse, saying half of bomber capacity is idle. Chatfield called for secret naval data to judge Pacific position as new German battleships outpace Britain. Denman urged better cabinet representation and questioned Cranborne’s absence from wartime leadership.
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London
Viscount Trenchard
Royal Air Force
House of Lords
Britain
Germany
Lord Chatfield
Pacific
Lord Denman
Dominions
Viscount Cranborne
Dominions Office
War Cabinet
International Red Cross Messages Extend to Canadians in Occupied Areas
The post office announced continued Red Cross message service to Canadians in Japan and German occupied Estonia, joining existing routes to Germany Austria Italy Czechoslovakia Poland Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Norway France and the Channel Islands. Messages routed via Geneva face censor scrutiny and must focus on family news or welfare. Canadians must obtain a special form from their local postmaster, with a small fee covering postage from Geneva to Canada. Mail service to Malaya including Singapore is suspended.
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Ottawa
International Red Cross
Charcter
Japan
Estonia
Post Office Department
Germany
Austria
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Norway
France
Channel Islands
Geneva
Switzerland
Post Office
Canada
Malaya
Federated and Unfederated Malay States
Straits Settlements
Singapore
Missionaries Among 132 Escape Boat Victims
In World War II era Sydney report, 132 evacuees fled Japanese air raids in a lifetime raft journey from Ferguson Island near Samurai New Guinea, traveling 40 miles in a boat designed for 12. The passengers included five Methodist women missionaries.
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Sydney
Australia
Ferguson Island
Samurai
New Guinea
Mayrchoss Mayor Karl Lautmann Executed in Germany
The 63 year old Karl Lautmann, mayor of Mayrchoss near Coblenz, was executed for offences against Germany’s economic war decrees, according to the Berliner Lokal Anzeiger.
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Berne
Karl Lautmann
Mayrchoss
Coblenz
Germany
Berliner Lokal Anzeiger
Admiral Shibusya Killed in Action Off Borneo
The navy ministry reports that Rear Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was killed in action on February 14 off Borneo. The loss marks a severe setback for Japanese naval operations in the region.
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Tokyo
Navy Ministry
Shusaku Shibuya
Borneo
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Trident
Alaska
Sir Stafford Cripps
Atlantic
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National Board
Ralston
A. G. L. McNaughton
J. L. Ralston
McNaughton
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