Turkey and Britain France sign mutual aid pact
Britain and France secure a 15 year treaty with Turkey and Turkey joins their democratic front. The pact pledges armed support in case of aggression while Turkey avoids fighting Russia. It aims to protect Egypt Palestine Iraq and the eastern Mediterranean and preserves access to the Dardanelles under Montreux. It signals a balanced stance and potential Turkish neutrality in the current war.
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Lennon
Guardas
Cantanches
Balkan
Great Britain
France
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Gispuxal
Turkey
Russia
Britain
Germany
Europe
Sali
Kemal Ataturk
Egypt
Palestine
Iraq
Mediterranean
Far East
Dardanelles
Greece
Roumania
Black Sea
Batum
Constanza
Danube
British Columbia Lumber Exports Secure War Order Volumes
J A Humbird of Sea board Lumber Sales Co says Britain will buy about 125,000,000 feet monthly in Oct Dec, with ships supplied by the British government. Prices drop about 25 cents per thousand, no price increases expected, but ship shortages may curb output before year end.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
J. A. Humbird
Seaboard Lumber Sales Co. Limited
Humbird
Great Britain
Britain
Gold From Russia Reported to Germany in House Probe
A British government spokesman backed reports that Russia sent about 17,000 tons of gold to Germany. Parliament questioned the transfer, with officials confirming belief in the report’s foundation. The gold valued at dollars varies with price source. Dutch holdings rose by about 8 million guilders amid suspected shipments from an eastern country.
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London
Russia
Germany
Alfred Knox
House of Commons
Richard Butler
Baltic
United States Treasury
Bank of England
Netherlands Bank
Amsterdam
de Telegraaf
Berlin
Athenia Cargo Claims Stir Controversy
Norman Donaldson of the Donaldson Line labels an American affidavit accusing the torpedoed liner Athenia of carrying arms and being outfitted as a raider as nonsense. He asserts details of the cargo were known after the sinking and notes the ship sailed when the world was at peace.
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Glasgow
Norman Donaldson
Donaldson Line
Athenia
Donaldson
Air Force Film London by Alexander Korda Films
The ministry of information announced a collaboration with the air ministry to produce an important Royal Air Force film without subsidy. The film will be produced by Alexander Korda Films in London.
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London
Ministry of Information
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Alexander Korda Films
A Spot Of Tea Ottawa
In wartime and peacetime Britons take a late afternoon tea break. Three British war mission members in the parliament buildings are served tea daily by staff. The British government is compensating Canada for the tea service, according to the report.
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Ottawa
Parliament
Icelandic Delegation in London on Wartime Trade Talks
A Icelandic delegation led by Sveinn Bjornsson, Icelandic representative at Copenhagen, visits London to discuss wartime trade questions with the British government.
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London
Sveinn Bjoernsson
Copenhagen
Death of Sir William Pope Noted Chemist of WWI Effort
Sir William Jackson Pope, 69, prominent chemist who helped the Allies mass produce mustard gas in the final stages of the Great War, died in London recently.
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London
Sir William Jackson Pope
Typhoon Claims Lives in Kyushu Japan Despatch
Kagoshima dispatch reports 38 dead 33 missing and many injured as a typhoon sweeps Kyushu southern tip, affecting towns and coastal areas. Rescue teams search for victims. Officers urge caution as waters recede and debris hampers travel.
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Tokyo
Kagoshima
Kyushu
Sudeten German settlers seek armed service in wartime
About 300 men in a northwest Saskatchewan Sudeten German settlement want to fight Nazi Germany. Rejected by authorities for lack of naturalization, some travel to Winnipeg to join the French Foreign Legion. Others aim to enlist with a Czech unit in the Canadian active service force or serve in war industry.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
French Foreign Legion
Allies ready to place orders for U S planes
New York according to reports the French and British governments are prepared to place orders totaling 5750 American war planes if the United States Congress repeals the arms embargo. A French mission in Washington may contract for 2750 planes and a British mission in Canada for 3000 planes, with total costs around 350 million dollars including engines.
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New York
United States Congress
Washington
Canada
United States
King and Queen Visit Canada House London
The King and Queen toured Canada House London meeting the high commissioner and Mrs Massey. They viewed wartime exhibits and were shown thousands of donated baby clothes blankets and socks gathered by Dominion women volunteers for evacuated families and the Canadian expeditionary forces.
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London
Canada House
Britain
Mrs. Massey
Dominion Women's Organizations
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Bans Foreign Subs Washington Under Neutrality Act
President Roosevelt issued a proclamation under section eight of the neutrality act barring submarines of belligerent nations from entering U S ports or territorial waters except when storm forced. Armed merchant vessels may still enter. The measure aims to protect citizens and safeguard U S security and peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Ionic Grounded Off English Coast After Atlantic Passage
The 5594 ton Blue Star cargo vessel Ionic dodged submarines on a South American to Atlantic run then ran aground on a sandbank off the English coast in dense fog. All four passengers 11 officers and 40 crew were rescued.
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London
Ionic
Atlantic
South America
England
Allied Support Council Bluffs leader calls united effort for Europe war
William Jeffers of the Union Pacific railroad declared there is a war in Europe and the American people must support the allies whether they like it or not. He urged full backing to aid the allied cause.
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Council Bluffs
William Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Europe
Ottawa A aims to boost American tourist traffic to Canada
Hon. C. D. Howe met a delegation from tourist, hotel and transport groups to discuss higher federal support. They urged raising the Canadian Travel Bureau budget to 500 000 next year from 315 000 this year. Howe pledged increased effort and department flexibility for a strong travel drive.
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Ottawa
Canada
C. D. Howe
Canadian Travel Bureau
Howe
Allied command unity shown as air raids repelled
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced Britain and France share unified command under Maurice Gamelin. He cited successful early air defense with German losses and limited raids. He warned against hopeful boasts while stressing strong defenses and honest war reporting.
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London
Western Front
Maurice Gamelin
Chamberlain
House of Commmons
France
Germany
Britain
Hood
Allied Victory Necessary for Security of U S
A Vermont Republican told the Senate that Allied victory in the Second Great War is necessary for the peace and security of the United States. The debate touched on repealing the arms embargo and potential threats of totalitarian control in North America and the Caribbean. Senator Barkley argued for amending laws to avoid war, stating strength and courage must be used to preserve democratic ideals.
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Washington
Vermont
United States
Senate
Great Britain
France
Warren R. Austin
Canada
Austin
Latin America
Albert Barkley
Democratic House
Barkley
William Borah
Idaho
America
German Air Attacks Fail to Harm British Naval Bases
British observers say German raids on two British naval bases caused limited damage to ships and were not worth the loss of at least eight planes. Air ministry reports indicate not more than seven of fourteen raiders reached base after attacking the Firth of Forth.
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London
Great Britain
Air Ministry
Firth of Forth
Blagrove Lost With Royal Oak After Scapa Flow Torpedoing
Rear-Admiral H E C Blagrove, newly appointed superintendent of the Chatham dockyard, perished with the battleship Royal Oak when torpedoed by a German submarine at Scapa Flow. Admiralty figures revised to 810 dead and 424 survivors. Of the dead, 24 officers and 786 men. survivors include 57 officers and 267 men.
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London
H. E. C. Blagrove
Chatham Dockyard
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Admiralty
German Collapse Prediction by Alberta Farmer Lange
Ernest A. Lange of Claresholm Alberta predicts the Third Reich faces financial collapse or Bolshevik threat if European hostilities do not end soon. Lange, who returned after five years abroad, left Germany just before roads were closed on August 28 and had farmed in the district from 1903 to 1934.
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Calgary
Ernest A. Lange
Alberta
Europe
Geramny
Lange
Claresholm
Alta
Massey Praises Canada War Effort From London Broadcast
Canadian High Commissioner Vincent Massey in London declares Canada has thrown every ounce of energy and resources into the struggle and details the Dominion's war effort to the empire.
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London
Canada
Vincent Massey
The
Empire
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