French Forces Press West Front With New Reinforcements
A French communique reports Germany moving reinforcements to the west while French troops push forward along the Saar basin fringes toward the Siegfried line. Observers note fighting spreading near Bitche Bienwald and Lauterbourg as British forces arrive in France and joint action plans with General Gamelin are discussed.
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Saar
Siegfried
Rhine
Moselle
Paris
Bitche
France
Bienwald
Lauterbourg
Lauter River
Siegfried Line
Luxembourg
Karlsruhe
Edmund Ironside
Imperial General Staff
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Gamelin
Preparations for Defence Funded by Governor General Warrants
Ottawa reports detail governor general warrants covering 16.45 million dollars for wartime defence: naval militia air service and communications expenses, 30 day militia transportation, air raid precautions, emergency training for auxiliary and permanent air forces, civilian emergency staff, clothing for workers, respirators and air raid literature, first aid instructor grants, training films, fire protection gear.
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St. John's Ambulance Association
Keeping Close Watch Istanbul Amid European Tension
Competent circles say Turkey, allied with Britain and France, will keep an attitude of expectation and monitor Italy closely. Parliament is recalled on the normal date as the Turkish German trade agreement lapses without renewal due to Germany not delivering military supplies as payment for Turkish goods.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Great Britain
France
Italy
High River Legion Plans Drive for 25 000 Plane
High River Alberta branch of the Canadian Legion launches a province wide campaign to raise 25 000 dollars to buy a military aeroplane for Dominion government use.
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High River
Alta
Canadian Legion
Nervousness Reported in Berlin Before Embassy Departure
French embassy officials arriving in Paris said civilians in Berlin showed acute nervousness and uneasiness shortly before their departure, reflecting tense mood in the German capital.
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Paris
Berlin
Air Line Plane Grounded After Gull Invasion Calgary
A large Trans-Canada Airlines twin motor aircraft was grounded at Calgary after hundreds of sea gulls collided with it as it landed. About 136 birds were killed in the freak crash before the pilot resumed the flight, and a spare plane from Lethbridge transported passengers to Edmonton.
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Calgary
Trans-Canada Airlines
T.C.A
Lethbridge
Edmonton
Veteran Pilots Offer Services to Canada from Edmonton
More than seventy veteran Great War pilots volunteered to serve Canada. Captain James Bell of the Edmonton airport announced the offer. Members of the Edmonton War Pilots Association sent the telegram to Defence Minister Mackenzie in Ottawa.
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Edmonton
Canada
James Bell
Mackenzie
Ottawa
Smuts Forms Cabinet As War With Germany Declared
The Union of South Africa declared war on Germany, with measures to recall diplomats. Prime Minister Jan Smuts announced a cabinet appointment following Hertzog’s downfall. External affairs and national defence portfolios remain with Smuts.
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Union of South Africa
Germany
London
Ministry of Informtion
Jan Smuts
J. B. M. Hertzog
Hertzog
House of Assembly
General Smuts
Ger
External Affairs
National Defence
No Increase in Sugar Prices to Be Permitted
Ottawa reports from the wartime prices and trade board warn against any attempts to restrict supplies or raise sugar prices. The board says there is ample sugar for all usual needs and urges consumers to buy normally and continue seasonal canning. Refineries claim a 20 percent rise in distribution since Aug 1 1938 and expect 50 million extra pounds beyond normal August and September needs.
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Ottawa
Prices and Trade Board
Hector B. McKinnon
Bombardment Insurance Rates Quoted for Canada and Europe
Insurance agents quote bombardment insurance at 75 cents per 100 for Quebec and maritime provinces on Lloyds of London advice. Coverage seeds damage from war hazards including shelling and sabotage, with western Canada lacking established rates. Rates for UK trips, European routes, Pacific paths, and North American coastwise shipments vary from 0.25 to 7 percent depending on route.
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Ottawa
Maritime Provinces
Quebec
Lloyds of London
Canada
United Kingdom
Dunkirk
Gibraltar
Norway
Bergen
Europe
Mediterranean
Black and
Marmra
Australia
East
Far East
Panama Canal
Pacific
Central America
West Indies
North America
Newfoundland
Work On Planes New York
United States aircraft factories continue work on 600 planes ordered by France Britain and Australia. No stoppage is indicated in orders worth between 45 million and 50 million dollars due to the Neutrality Act. Contracts allow delivery of finished planes in the United States if shipments abroad are blocked, ensuring payment as if shipments abroad could continue.
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New York
United States
France
England
Australia
Britain
Four Link members among 120 interned in London
The Daily Mail reports that four members of an organization named The Link are among 120 foreign residents interned in the London district. The Link, denounced by Home Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare as an instrument of German propaganda, purportedly aimed to promote Anglo German friendship. The paper notes about 500 people have been interned across Great Britain since the war began.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Link
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Home Secretary
Great Britain
Britain declares blockade as war starts against Germany
Britain begins a blockade of German ports and suspends London naval treaty limits. Royal Air Force repels the first German air raid on the mainland while Britain and France pledge 34 million dollars to Poland. The new economic warfare ministry aims to disrupt the enemy economy and all ships bound for Germany or carrying contraband are halted.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Fuehrer
Hitler
England
Ministry of Information
France
Poland
Warsaw
Admiralty
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
India
United States
Governent
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Ronald Ross
Board of Trade
Banting Enlists as Captain in Canadian Army Medical Corps
Sir Frederick Banting professor at the University of Toronto and co discoverer of insulin has enlisted as captain in the 15th General Hospital Canadian Army Medical Corps. He previously served as a private in the field ambulance in the Great War and rose to lieutenant. He was wounded at Cambrai and earned the Military Cross.
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Sir Frederick Banting
Toronto
University of Toronto
15Th General Hospital
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Sir Frederick
Field Ambulance
Cambrai
Elevation of Sir Thomas Inskip to Viscount Caldescote
The king created Sir Thomas Inskip Viscount Caldescote of Bristol after his appointment as lord chancellor. He becomes speaker of the house of lords and head of the English judiciary within the cabinet but outside the nine member war cabinet. The Fareham Commons seat becomes vacant.
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London
Sir Thomas Inskip
House of Lords
Thomas
Viscount Caldescote
Bristol
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Fareham
Hampshire
Japanese Request Withdrawal of British and French Forces from China
In Shanghai, the Japanese navy asked Britain and France to pull their naval forces from China to reduce the risk of incidents amid the European war. British and French commanders sent the request to their respective governments for consideration.
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Shanghai
China
Trans-Canada Airlines to Run Montreal Vancouver Service
Ottawa reports Trans-Canada Airlines will continue mail and passenger flights from Montreal to Vancouver despite the war crisis. A transport department spokesman said there will be no interruption and no alternative use for planes or pilots is planned.
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Ottawa
Trans-Canada Airlines
Montreal
Vancouver
Transport Department
Dancing ban violation leads to six weeks prison
Berlin reports that violating the interior ministry decree banning dancing in Germany will incur six weeks imprisonment and a fine of 150 marks. The penalty applies to both accidental and purposeful violations under the decree.
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Berlin
Ministry of Interior
Germany
Western crop expected to be largest since ’28
Winnipeg report forecasts Western Canada wheat at 451,672 170 bushels, the largest harvest since 1928. Manitoba yields 18.6 bu/acre and 59,000,000+ bushels. Saskatchewan 238,000,000 bu at 165 bu/acre. Alberta about 154,000,000 bu. Quality described as surprisingly good despite conditions.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Winnipeg Free Press
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Leakage Of News In Belfast Through Dublin Channel
Belfast MP Thomas Gibson Henderson alleged in the House of Commons that defence information from several sources was sent to the German minister in Dublin and then onward to Germany. He said he alerted Westminster authorities to stop it as soon as possible and urged action against the Dublin minister. He warned the Empire would see Ireland’s loyalties if a German minister remained in Dublin.
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Thomas Gibson Henderson
House of Commons
Eire
Dublin
Germany
Westminster
London
Henderson
House
Commons
Belfast Corporation
Ireland
Empire
Comrade Of Hitler Enlists In Canadian Forces
Paul Gurtier a Sudeten German and former Austrian army officer who aligned with Adolf Hitler has joined Canada’s defence forces. Now a naturalized Canadian living near Calgary he signed attestation papers and expressed willingness to oppose the Fuehrer’s forces in the war.
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Alta
Paul Gurtier
Adolf Hitler
Canada
Gurtier
Germany
Calgary
Fuehrer Hitler
Army Surgeons Available London
The central committee of the British Medical Association announced it would take measures to provide all necessary doctors for the fighting forces and make a sufficient number available for the civilian population.
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London
The
British Medical Association
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