Finns Leaving Ceded Territory for New Homes
Helsinki. A new army of about 1,000 people moves from ceded areas into Finland as the state rearranges refugees for new homes. Families take clothing and heirlooms, while authorities plan resettlement near Vaasa and along the Gulf of Bothnia. About 500,000 remain in refugee centers. 140,000 may return, with 460,000 needing new livelihoods. Juho Koivisto oversees moves. no coercion reported. Finnish parliament may ratify the Russo Finnish peace treaty within days amid debate.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Isthmus
Lake Ladoga
Vaava
Juho Koivisto
Vaino A. Tanner
Need More Moisture Ottawa
Snowfalls on the Canadian prairies and in the Rocky Mountains have been below normal this season. Dr. E. S. Archibald says moisture is not critical yet but below par, with lack of mountain snow threatening irrigation projects in Alberta and British Columbia. A heavy storm or spring rains could aid wheat farmers as some lands remain dry but summer fallow soils show enough moisture to start crops.
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Ottawa
Canadian Prairies
Rocky Mountains
E. S. Archibald
Experimental Farms Service
Washington
Prairies
Dr. Archibald
Alberta
British Columbia
Asahi Links Steinhardt to Russo Finnish Peace Move
The Asahi newspaper claims U.S. Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt orchestrated the Russo Finnish peace initiative to free the USSR for pressure on Japan, suggesting a strategic U.S. aim behind diplomacy in Moscow.
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Tokyo
Asahi
United States
Moscow
Laurence Steinhardt
U.S.S.R
Japan
Map of Antarctica by E P Bayliss Detailed Boundary Map
A new Antarctica map by E P Bayliss of the Department of the Interior marks political boundaries and notes a novelty in the South Polar map.
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Canberra
Antarctica
E. P. Bayliss
Department of the Interior
Mirror Attitude Toward Welles Highlights Britons’ War Aims
The Daily Mirror portrays Sumner Welles as charming while stressing Britain’s need to avoid American help that could interfere with big business. It emphasizes clear Allied aims to defeat German domination and Hitler’s barbarisms in a shared war with the United States to maintain economic relations.
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London
United Kingdom
Daily Mirror
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
Great Britain
United States
America
the Mirror
Welles
Hitler
Paris
Financing The War In Britain Seeks Large War Bond Sum
London reports the British government estimates daily wartime spending at 28.9 million pounds and asks Parliament for a 700 million pound lump sum. Sir John Simon notes 300 million pounds spent from a 500 million fund and predicts another 100 million by April. The first war loan sale closed with heavy oversubscription.
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London
Parliament
John Simon
Sir John
House of Commons
Britain
Bank of England
Neutral Loses Heavy Paris In Naval Trade Losses
French authorities reported five months of sea warfare cost neutral shipping 430000 tons, seven tenths of one percent of world trade. Norway led losses with 47000 ships and 130000 tons, while Greece suffered 17 ships and about 100000 tons or 4.2 percent of its merchant marine. Among 8285 British convoyed ships only 18 sunk. among 2000 French convoyed, three sunk.
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Paris
Norway
Dommage
Greece
Air Force RCAF Strength Rises by Nearly 14000
Defence Minister Norman Rogers announced an increase in the Royal Canadian Air Force war establishment to 30,400 personnel. The new total includes 2,400 officers and 28,000 airmen, reflecting a substantial expansion.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
Defence
Norman Rogers
London Prepares for Air Raids Registration Campaign
Great Britain orders the registration of children in city districts to enable prompt dispersal in case of spring air raids. The plan emphasizes rapid evacuation and safeguarding of youth amid ongoing wartime threats.
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London
Great Britain
Belgium Lodges Protest Over German Raids On Bel gian Territory
Belgium protests to Berlin after Spaak orders ambassador Davignon to file a strong complaint over alleged German air incursions. German planes were seen over Belgium three times in one day and a Belgian plane was forced to land after being damaged by machine gun fire.
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Brussels
Paul Henri Spaak
Berlin
Vicomte Jacques Davignon
Belgium
Renewal of Allied pledge to win the war
British and French leaders vow renewed determined aid to Finland as reports of a Finnish Soviet peace surface. The Times notes a strengthened resolve to defeat Hitlerism while the Scandinavian refusal to allow passage of aid weakens Allied plans. Observers debate whether late aid undercuts momentum and German Soviet terms loom over Balkan contracts.
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London
Britain
Times
Europe
The
Finland
Mannerheim
Daily Mail
Great Britain
France
News Chronicle
Scandinavia
London Daily Herald
British Press Association
Germany
Russia
Bucharest
Berlin
Moscow
Genevieve Tabouis
Paris
L'Oeuvre
Balkan
Britain weighs curb on US goods to Germany through Vladivostok
Britain's Ronald Cross told the House of Commons Britain studies contraband controls as US exports move via Vladivostok to Germany. Liberal Geoffrey Mander asked about measures to stop enemy aid. Cross noted over 1.1 million tons of contraband seized by Allied controls up to March 8, about half by Britain.
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London
United States
Germany
Soviet Pacific
Vladivostok
Ronald Cross
House of Commons
Geoffrey Mander
Cross
Britain
First Canadian Contingent in London Prepares for War
In England the First Canadian Division trains for 1939 combat under improved conditions. Lessons from 1914 guide organization, with emphasis on rations billets and clothing. Camps form as 30,000 men and gear arrive, tents pitched and cookhouses built for the convoy crossing the Atlantic.
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London
England
Canada
Salisbury Plain
Atlantic
Seal Hunt Opens Off Newfoundland Coast
Sea hunt begins north of Newfoundland as seven St John’s steamers pursue ancient pelts in northern waters.
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St. John’s
Mid
Newfoundland
Italy Grants One Million Man Army Frontiers Fortified
General Ubaldo Soddu told the Fascist chamber Italy will defend liberty of action with one million trained men and a fortified Alpine bulwark. He said reserves and younger classes ensure rapid expansion to meet needs, confirming frontier fortifications with Germany and France. The speech followed approval of the war ministry budget amid news of Russia and Finland peace.
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Rome
Ubaldo Soddu
Fascist Chamber
Italy
Soddu
War Ministry
Germany
France
Russia
Finland
Sweden weighs northern defense pact amid Finland peace
Helsinki reports Finnish Foreign Minister A. Tanner arranging a conference with Sweden Norway and Finland to discuss a defensive alliance. Swedish foreign minister Christian Gunther warned danger remains and urged unbiased study of northern cooperation as borders shift after Finland's Moscow peace.
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Helsinki
A. Tanner
Sweden
Norway
Finland
Tanner
Russia
Reuters
Rome
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Riga
Stockholm
Christian Gunther
Gunther
Salla
Kuusamo
Moscow
Great Britain
Armed British trawler sinks German U-boat after 17 hour chase
A British armed trawler off northeast Scotland sunk a U-boat following a 17 hour running battle. Chief engineer George L Westerden, 31, awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for gallantry. Engines shifted five inches as crew fought on through shellfire and flooding, pushing speed beyond 15 knots to 18.4 knots.
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London
Scotland
George Leonard Westerden
Westerden
London shooting at East India Association kills O'Dwyer
An Indian gunman fatally shot Sir Michael O'Dwyer former lieutenant governor of Punjab and wounded Lord Zetland secretary for India at a London East India Association meeting. Mahomed Singh Azad was charged with murder as Dane and Laming ton sustained injuries and the hall crowd faced a swift police cordon.
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London
Michael O'Dwyer
Punjab
Lord Zetland
India
East India Association
Louis Dane
Lord Lamington
Mahomed Singh Azad
Dane
Government of India
Lamington
Bombay
O'Dwyer
Caxton Hall
Zetland
Twelve-Year Sentences For Phoenix Park Magazine Raid
John Parnell John Lyons and Joseph McErmott received 12 year prison terms each for involvement in the Phoenix Park magazine raid on December 23. Most of the loot 1 250 000 rounds of ammunition has been recovered.
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Dublin
John Parnell
John Lyons
Joseph McErmott
Phoenix Park Magazine
British Colonial Secretary to Attend Anglo French Talks in Paris
Malcolm MacDonald Britain’s colonial secretary will travel to Paris for conferences on implementing Anglo French economic agreements in the colonial domain, an official announcement said.
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Paris
Britain
Malcolm MacDonald
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