Chamberlain rejects German peace terms in Commons
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain rejected Hitler’s peace terms as the House of Commons cheered. He urged Germany to choose between continued warfare and peace with guarantees, arguing acts, not words, would prove sincerity and that Britain would not sacrifice honor for peace. Attlee and Sinclair supported the stance.
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France
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Russian Purge Details Given By Krivitsky
Former Russian military intelligence officer Walter G Krivitsky told a congressional committee that Communist leaders in Germany Poland and Hungary were recalled to Moscow and shot even though not Russian citizens Stalin distrusted them He named nine officials who he said were executed and cited the 1936 37 purge as responsible for 35000 Red Army officers deaths.
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Hungary
Moscow
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Reichstag
Russia
Krivitsky
Red Army
Airmen Decorated for Gallantry in September Raid
The London Gazette reports King George VI awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to flying officers Kenneth Christopher Doran and Andrew McPherson for gallantry in flying operations against an enemy cruiser in early September, likely during the Kiel Canal raid of September 4.
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London Gazette
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Britain and Soviet Union Agree on Timber Rubber Tin Barter
The British ministry of supply and the Soviet trade delegation in London sign a barter accord exchanging Russian timber for rubber and tin. The deal aims to ease shipments before White Sea port freezing and to offset German blockades, with no disclosure of quantities. Shipping inquiries from Norway and Denmark followed, amid German patrols intercepting timber shipments from Sweden to Britain.
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Prime Minister Mackenzie King to make war broadcasts
Reports say Prime Minister Mackenzie King will deliver radio addresses on Canada’s war effort in addition to weekly Defence Department talks. Some speculate on Quebec election links, but sources say he will not involve himself in provincial politics and will maintain refrain from such participation.
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Cabinet Member Enlists Toronto for Public Works
Premier Mitchell Hepburn announced he would act as minister of public works while Hon Colin Campbell is on leave to join the army. Campbell has joined the Royal Canadian Engineers and was made a second lieutenant in the Second Field Forces. The government pledges job protection for regular civil servants who enlist. Campbell, 38, a Queen's University graduate, is a consulting engineer active in mining in northern Ontario and Quebec. He married in 1923 and has four children.
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Oil wells in Turner Valley get daily production rise
The Alberta Petroleum and Natural Gas Conservation Board raises Turner Valley oil field output to 26 000 barrels daily, an increase of 3 000 barrels, effective October 11.
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Red Army Reinforced on Caucasus Frontiers
The government radio announced Red Army units in the Caucasus mountains near the southern frontier facing Persia and Turkey had been reinforced.
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Caucasus Mountains
Persia
Turkey
Turkish Leader Kiazim Orbay Audiences in London
The King received General Kiazim Orbay inspector general of the Turkish army and head of the Turkish military mission in London for an audience. This meeting highlights ongoing Turkish military diplomacy in the capital.
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Kiazim Orbay
Britain’s Admiralty Sees War Shipping Balance in Favor
Winston Churchill stated the balance in Britain’s favor in merchant shipping. From Sept 24 to Oct 9 Britain lost 5 809 tons to U boat action and gained 13 615 tons from the enemy, a net 7 806 tons in Britain’s favor. He said no British losses since Oct 9 and 50 000 tons of new ships have entered trade, increasing the advantage to 58 000 tons. Parliament asked for details on German subs near American shores but no answer was given. Geoffrey Shakespeare noted the need for advance notice for such questions and declined to confirm reports of mother ships refueling submarines in the Caribbean.
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Britain to release more war news publically
In Commons debate Sir Samuel Hoare defends the ministry of information aim to publish neutral news in the Empire and neutral countries and rejects propaganda in any form. Arthur Greenwood stresses clear case statements, while critics fault delays and bureaucratic overreach.
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United States
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Labor
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Evening News
Parole Breach Pilot Ordered to Return to Iceland
The air ministry announced a Royal Air Force pilot who left Rauðarfell In Iceland after a forced landing on September 26 would return as soon as possible. The pilot believed no parole bound him to stay. Icelandic authorities viewed it differently and accepted his voluntary return.
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Raufarhoefn
Saskatoon Dean Named Acting NRC Chairman
The National Research Council appointed Dean C. Jack MacKenzie of the University of Saskatchewan college of engineering as acting chairman. He succeeds Major-General A. G. L. McNaughton, loaned to the defence department to command the first division of the Canadian Active Service Force. The new acting chairman will move to Ottawa to lead the NRC office. He designed Saskatoon’s Broadway bridge and is known across western Canada, eastern Canada, and the United States.
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Germans Ban Books Foreshadowed in Essen Zeitung
The Essener Zeitung reports that German authorities aim to ban British and Canadian propaganda in fiction. It cites Edgar Wallace and John Buchan works as vehicles for subtle anti German propaganda and calls for ending such novels.
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Essener Zeitung
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Lord Tweedsmuir
Crerar To Defend Ottawa For Special Duty
Brigadier H D G Crerar, commandant of the Royal Military College Kingston, Ont, will serve on special duty at defence headquarters in Ottawa. Norman Rogers, defence minister, announced. Col Kenneth Stuart will succeed him at Kingston and Col M A Pope will take on Stuart’s duties plus his own. All three have long Canadian forces service records.
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Empire air training scheme eyed as Canada industry boost
Ottawa reports four governments United Kingdom Australia New Zealand and Canada are discussing the Empire air training plan centered in Canada. The program would cost hundreds of millions in Canada for wages land purchase and buildings with training to be done by pilots remaining on their home payrolls. Canada would gain long term aviation expansion and potential new US plant openings as wartime needs rise.
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Hitler Threats Of Wider War If US Stays Out
Berlin reports Hitler told foreign correspondents that the United States must pressure Britain to meet Germany in conference or risk a "war in earnest" against Britain and France. He warned a large German air assault could target British ships and coasts. Russia and Italy are ready to back Germany, and Hitler views Germany as unbeatable.
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Flying The Mail London War Time Air Routes
Post office says air mail schedules to the dominions and colonies stay on track with an average two day delay. Routes to Canada Newfoundland and U S divert via Pan American’s Lisbon to New York service. Mahane cites two weekly services to East Africa Palestine India Burma Hong Kong Malaya and Australia and one weekly to Southern West Africa and Malta.
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Dominions
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Lisbon
New York
House of Commons
David Adams
Labor
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Burma
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Malaya
Australia
Africa
West Africa
Malta
Mahano
Karachi
Calcutta
South Africa
War Branch Building Ottawa
Tenders will be issued soon for a temporary two storey wooden structure to house emergency war branch offices. The building is planned to provide about 100000 square feet of floor space.
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Munition Factory Accident Kills One In London
The ministry of information reports a mishap at a national munitions factory in London on a proof range. One army gunner was killed and six others were injured in the incident.
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Ministry of Information
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