Britain reshapes North Sea blockade amid Atlantic shifts
A reported strategic revision shows Britain altering the North Sea blockade with new patrol lines east of Scotland and England. Disruptions from air raids on Scapa Flow and Firth of Forth accompany plans to base ships further afield while maintaining limited home waters presence.
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Neton
Britain
Scot- Norway
Scapa Flow
Firth of Forth
North Sea
Scotland
England
Mauretania
United States
Rawalpindi
Atlantic
Atiny Total
Bri
de- Sy
Tange
Ouuiet
England Sold Fuel Oil As Bait For Raider
Montevideo December 19 AP Naval sources say the Graf Spee trap used British fuel oil as bait. A German freighter once bought oil from a British concern, guiding Graf Spee toward Exeter Ajax and Achilles, forcing battle. The ship sank after being scuttled. Tacoma detained in Uruguay as authorities weigh internment. The Graf Spee’s fire continues to burn, with shore authorities deciding further action.
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England
Tacoma
Montevideo
Graf Spee
South Atlantic
Hans Langsdorff
Brazil
Tacome
Exeter
Ajax
Achilles
SEB
Cumberland
Buenos Aires
Pacific
River Plate
Canadian Troops Reach Britain in Luxury Barracks Welcome
Canadian doughboys landed in Britain for intensive training before heading to the Western Front. They found steam heated barracks with modern comforts, slept on spring beds, and bought trinkets in a sleepy town while shopkeepers watched the surprise intrusion. Major Gen. McNaughton led the arrival, the first combat troops since the war began.
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Great Britain
Western Front
Andrew G. L. McNaughton
Hitler
Red battlefield rhetoric from a wartime postcard
Anomalous World War II era postcard text credits mass fighting by 273 Soviet defenders and cites heavy losses for the vali army while claiming Finland’s troops suffer. It mocks Western restraint as international law violations and describes a large Finnish petition praising the Kremlin with calls to ship 19 carloads of files to end imperialistic bondage.
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Kremlin
Finland
Petsom
Kuota- Jarvi
Karelian
Kymi
Copenhagen
Arctic
Pitkajarvi
Petsamo
Pasvik
Moscow
Exeter Thought Prey Was Nazi Raider Admiral Scheer
An eye witness account from the Admiralty reports the British cruiser Exeter believed she was engaging the Admiral Scheer during the battle with the German pocket battleship Graf Spee. The message, sent by a colonial governor, notes the Graf Spee opened fire at close range.
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Exeter
Prey
Admiral Scheer
London
Graf Spee
Admiralty
Mystery Craft On Shore Identified as Destroyer Trippe
In Nahauti Massachusetts on December 19 the mystery vessel that anchored landward of Eye Rock was revealed as the new destroyer Trippe. Officials said the ship's dark outline and mood of curiosity prompted local speculation before Boston navy yard confirmed the sighting. The Trippe is on a shakedown cruise and is due at the Boston yard for Christmas.
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Nahauti Mass
Eye Rock
Boston Navy Yard
Trippe
Navy
Trippé
Kipling Widow Mrs Rudyard Kipling Dies in Sussex
Mrs Rudyard Kipling formerly Caroline Star Bales tier died at her home in Sussex. Born in Brattleboro Vermont she married Kipling in 1892 in London then honeymooned in Vermont where he wrote Captain Courageous The Jungle Books and poems for The Seven Seas. Kipling died January 18 1936 at age 70.
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London
Rudyard Kipling
Sussex
Caroline Star Balestier
Brattleboro
Kipling
Vermont
England
Britain Flags Nazi Planes For Attacking Trawlers
British denounced German sea and air raids on fishing boats as new phase of warfare. Several trawlers were sunk or damaged, with crew losses noted. An eyewitness report described a cruiser engagement with the Graf Spee off South America. Churchill warned of rough times ahead as air battles intensified and Germany’s cruiser strength was diminished.
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London
Britain
Germany
Winston Church
Admiralty
Graf Spee
South America
Spee
Etruria
Shetland Islands
Helgoland
Churchill
Great Britain
Rye Harbor designated military reservation by governor
Governor Murphy designates land at Rye Harbor recently seized by the state as a military reservation. State officials say the move could speed development and unlock federal aid for projects including a National Guard camp, an airport, and a battery firing point. Florida meanwhile bans income and inheritance taxes.
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Concord
Murphy
Rye Harbor
National Guard
Four Local Cadets Named For Naval and Military Academies
Newton Ferry Foss of Rye and Ralph Blaine of Manchester scored the top two grades in the Naval Academy examination held October 7 under Congressman Arthur B. Jenks. Harold A. Neill of Manchester and Harry L. Savage of Brentwood led the West Point test. Named principals for the district next year include these four, with Vernon E. Robbins of Dover and John H. Hooper of Sanbornville as Naval alternates, while Charles W. Partridge Jr. and Felix A. Kahnsher of Manchester are first and second Military Academy alternates.
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Newton Ferry Foss
Rye
Ralph Blaine
Manchester
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arthur B. Jenks
Civil Service Commission
West Point
Harold A. Neill
Harry L. Savage
Brentwood
Naval Academy
Vernon E. Robbins
Dover
John H. Hooper
Sanbornville
Military Academy
Charles W. Partridge, Jr
Felix A. Ka Hinsier
Bombs Fall In Suburb Without Damage In Helsinki
Helsinki dispatch reports an air raid dropping 11 bombs on a Helsinki suburb with no damage. Seven Soviet planes over Helsinki, later three seen returning. bombs fell in fields near Malmi. Streets cleared, sirens, shelters, and stores resumed activity within minutes.
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Helsinki
Malmi
Une Hklami
Charles J. Lessio
Allied War Council Votes Aid To Finland
The Allied Supreme War Council decided to give moral and material aid to Finland without weakening their fight against Germany. Attendees included Prime Minister Chamberlain and Premier Daladier with foreign affairs officials present. A French patrol also conducted a daylight raid into German lines, capturing four officers before returning to safety.
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Paris
APF
Allied
Supreme War Council
Finland
Germany
Russia
Chamberlain
France
Daladier
War Council
League of Nations
League
Council
Auguste de Champetier de Ribes
Alexis Leger
Foreign Office
Vosges Forest
Taunton Man Held on $1,000 Bail in Epping Arrest
Joseph Tatro, 27, of Taunton Massachusetts, was arrested in Epping on a statutory charge and is held in the county jail here on $1,000 bail. He was arraigned in Epping municipal court and ordered held for the Rockingham County grand jury session in April.
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Joseph Tatro
Taunton
Mass
Epping
Tatro
Rockingham County
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Lara
V. Saene Rexima
Wz Radio Ry
Sheeple Peewee
Weeny
Pocket Battleship
Neal O'Hara
Central Press
Admiral Graf Spee
Mystery’ Boat
Florida
Rye Boy
Chicago
Allied War Council
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