Roosevelt declares navy will sink enemy vessels on sight
President Roosevelt announces orders to the U S Navy to shoot first when submarines raiders or aircraft threaten U S defense waters in the Atlantic. He vows to protect merchant ships and maintain free shipping despite risks and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
United States
Hitler
Germany
United States Army
White House
Greer
Iceland
Newfoundland
Greenland
North Atlantic
Britain
Canada Chile sign trade and diplomatic accord
Foreign Minister Juan Rossetti announced Canada and Chile will establish diplomatic relations and expand trade under a most favored nation clause. A joint declaration was signed at the Chilean foreign office, marking Chile as the third South American nation with Canadian ministers.
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Santiago
Chile
Juan Rossetti
Canada
Foreign Office
Brazil
Jean Desy
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Desy
Paris
MacKinnon
Senor Rossetti
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
America
Germans to intern in Teheran under Allied order
Iranian German residents identified as leading Nazi agents by a British Russian blacklist will be handed over to the Allies by Iran for immediate internment, a mixed commission decided.
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Teheran
Iran
Purchase Mobile Canteen Montreal
Hon. Maurice Duplessis and supporters of the National Union of Quebec donated 2500 dollars for a Salvation Army mobile canteen, announced in Montreal. The act highlights opposition leader Duplessis and allied group funding relief efforts.
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Montreal
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec Legislative Assembly
Friends
National Union Party of Quebec
Salvation Army
Dominion 1941 Wheat Output Reported for Canada
The Dominion bureau of statistics estimated Canada's total wheat production in 1941 at 306,459,000 bushels, down 244,931,000 from 1940. Prairie production is estimated at 286,000,000 bushels.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Canada
Prince Bernhard Trains as RAF Fighter Pilot
Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands trains with the Royal Air Force and has flown many miles. He is expected to soon fly Hurricanes and Spitfires. Islands in the Arctic Archipelago north of Hudson Bay cover 419 641 square miles.
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London
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Royal Air Force
Islands
Arctic Archipelago
Hudson Bay
Queen Mary Reviews Canadian Troops in England
Queen Mary reviews the central Ontario regiment of which she is colonel in chief. Dressed in white, she observes a half hour parade as the rifle regiment marches past in battle dress led by a Toronto officer. General A G L McNaughton inspects new arrivals including a Saskatchewan unit.
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England
Canadian Corps
Central Ontario Regiment
Queen
Rifle Regiment
Toronto
A. G. L. McNaughton
McNaughon
Saskatchewan
Mishaps To Ferry Planes London
Air Secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons two Atlantic ferry plane crashes costing 44 lives resulted from navigation error and captain’s judgment errors. The first struck a mountain in poor visibility. the second took off on a wrong runway and mismanaged engines. A third plane en route to Britain from Canada is under investigation.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Robert Bower
Sir Archibald
Britain
Canada
Seamen Return From Africa to Canada
A small group of Canadian seamen returned from Africa aboard a passenger ship. About 17 men were in the party per a department of external affairs spokesman. No details on how or when the men reached Africa were available for publication.
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Ottawa
Canada
Africa
Department of External Affairs
Food shipments to Greece via Red Crescent and Red Cross
The ministry of economic warfare said it would permit limited quantities of food to Greece through the Turkish Red Crescent and the International Red Cross. Italy and Germany were reported to guarantee safe passage for the aid.
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London
Ministry For Economic Warfare
Grece
Turkish Red Crescent Society
International Red Cross
Italy
Germany
Canadian Wheat Stocks Update to Sept 5
More wheat stored in Ottawa shows total Canadian wheat in store for the week ended Sept 5 at 470,737,304 bushels, up 4,587,689 from the prior week and 154,173,273 above the year ago period. Elevators hold 444,449,911 bushels, up from 438,088,494 and 283,388,592 respectively. United States bound Canadian wheat sits at 26,387,393 bushels, down from 28,961,161 and 33,175,439 a year earlier.
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Ottawa
United States
Canadians lauded for Spitzbergen raid as potential prelude to Arctic offensives
London reports say the Spitzbergen raid proved Canadian troops ready for major action on Germanys northern flank. Brig. Arthur E. Potts led the operation with Canadian British and Norwegian forces, earning high praise for planning, deployment by ship and air, and destruction of Nazi targets. Major Geoffrey Walshs Royal Canadian Engineers also received full marks for wrecking strategic sites.
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London
Spitzbergen
Germany
High Command
Arctic
Arthur E. Potts
Saskatoon
Geoffrey Walsh
Royal Canadian Engineers
Potts
Laval Wounded In Versailles Attack At Recruiting Ceremony
Pro Nazi Pierre Laval, former French premier and wartime collaborator, was shot and seriously wounded at a Versailles ceremony opening recruitment for war against Russia. Physicians say Laval will recover but may carry a bullet for life.
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Pierre Laval
France
Germany
Versailles
Laval
Siege in Oslo imposes curfew under German authority
German commissioner Joseph Terboven enforces a civil siege in Oslo Norway with an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew. Police patrol streets. alcohol sales, dancing, cinemas banned. radios must be surrendered. restaurants close at 7 p.m. Violators face military trials as Britain’s BBC notes chaos in Norwegian civil administration amid anti Nazi removals.
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Oslo
Norway
Joseph Terboven
Aker
Benun
Three Canadian Women Still Held in Occupied France
The external affairs department announced that by end of May all Canadian women interned in Occupied France were released except three. The remaining detainees are Miss Elizabeth Mac Neill of Big Pond Nova Scotia Elizabeth McHugh and Ella Wentworth Steele of Montreal. Miss McHugh's address was not immediately available.
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Ottawa
External Affairs Department
France
Elizabeth MacNeill
Big Pond
N.S
Elizabeth McHugh
Ella Wentworth Steele
Montreal
McHugh
Monkhouse Named to British Delegation for Moscow Arms Conference
The Evening News reports Lt Col Allan Monkhouse of Metropolitan Vickers, once expelled from Russia on sabotage and espionage charges, has been chosen as a member of the British delegation to the Moscow arms conference. The government secured Russia's consent for his service as a delegate.
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London
The
Evening News
Allan Monkhouse
Russia
Col. Monkhouse
Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company
Workers Scarce as Unemployment Absorbed in Canada
The Dominion bureau of statistics reports the surplus of unemployed labor eleven months ago has been virtually absorbed and Canadian employers must shift workers from non essential to essential industries and hire more women. By October peak employment will press employers to find workers.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Britain to curb lease lend misuse in war effort export fear
London reports Britain pledges to limit use and export of United States lease lend materials. A white paper outlines seven safeguards including no re export, controlled distribution, and restricted pricing, to prevent Germany propaganda and protect allied industries.
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London
Britain
United States
Germany
South America
United Kingdom
Morale among German troops reported to be collapsing
The Polish Telegraphic Agency and Free French sources in London report German morale falling due to Russian losses and RAF raids. Desertions, civilians disguising as soldiers, and discontent among occupation troops are noted, with fear of Russia and extended war causing lassitude among the German people.
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London
Poland
Turkey
Russia
Royal Air Force
Germany
Siedice
Nicholas Horthy
Hungary
Laszlo de Bardossy
Hitler
Budapest
France
Heavier Loads Allowed on Canadian Shipping
Ottawa orders allow vessels to carry heavier loads both on inland waters and international voyages to maximize wartime shipping. The regulation, in effect since July 24, expands load limits for cargo vessels to meet wartime demands.
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Ottawa
Canada
Restrictions Relaxed for U S Citizens Returning Home
The United States state department eased travel rules allowing American citizens in Britain to return home on belligerent ships. Eligible travelers may go directly to the United States without routing via Lisbon or Canada.
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London
United States State Department
Britain
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
Canada
Eggs For Britain contract signed by Canadian ministry
A Vancouver contract calls for shipment to Britain of 1,000,000 cases of Canadian eggs by May 31. The deal was signed with Britain's ministry of food by the Dominion Department of Agriculture, announced by L. S. Carr, chairman of the British Columbia egg export allotment committee.
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Vancouver
Britain
British Ministry of Food
Dominion Department of Agriculture
L. S. Carr
British Columbia
Plan Test Blackout on West Coast Aligned by Governments
Mayor J. W. Cornett states that Canada and the United States are discussing a potential test blackout along the western coast from California to Alaska including British Columbia. The plan would involve coordinated power and communications disruption as a precautionary national security measure.
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Vancouver
J. W. Cornett
United States
North America
California
Alaska
Columbia
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Greece
War Office
HMS
Prince of Wales
Churchill
King George V
Sir John Tovey, Kcb. Dso
Home Fleet
Monkhouse
Moscow
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