Farmers urged to make careful survey this fall
Ottawa minister J. G. Gardiner urged Canadian farmers to survey grain crops feed supplies livestock and seed requirements this fall. He warned production demands may rise abruptly if the war continues and stressed maintaining hog production for bacon and ham while noting cheese production should not shift to butter. He said spring work will be too busy and next fall could be too late.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
de Minion Musteter
Thos Falls
Canada
Gardiner
Lord Pweedsmuir
Spee- Gardiner
Royal Canadian air display at Trenton inspection
Lord Tweedsmuir visited the Royal Canadian Air Force station at Trenton Ontario to witness a spectacular air show. He observed bombers training planes and an army co operation aircraft performing formation maneuvers while noting camouflage and performance capabilities including speeds around 230 mph and service ceilings near 28 000 feet.
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Trenton
Ont
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Armed Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Veterans Auxiliary Service Director Appointed in Canada
Brigadier W W Foster of Ottawa, president of the Canadian Legion, becomes director of four newly created auxiliary services directorates in the Department of National Defence. The plan mirrors a British model to utilize veterans unable to enlist, serving navy, army and air forces with welfare, recreation, education, religious facilities, canteens and entertainments in Canada and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
W. W. Foster
Ds.c, V.D
Canadian Legion
Auxiliary Services
Department of National Defence
Norman Rogers
Defence
Army of Poles to Fight With Britain and France
Polish premier Sikorski announces an army of Poles will be formed to fight alongside Britain and France. The new leadership of the Polish forces effectively becomes the war cabinet, and the government faces the challenge of maintaining this army in France.
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Britain
France
Paris
Sikorski
Petish
Saskatoon poultry disease hits Saskatchewan flocks
An unknown illness with encephalomyelitis like symptoms spreads across Saskatchewan poultry rocks causing heavy losses in southern areas. Mortality ranges from 25 to 75 percent in affected birds. Ottawa reports members of the first overseas division will receive newly designed uniforms with simplified features as battle regalia.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Ottawa
Contraband Seized by British Control During War Week
The information ministry reports 33,000 tons of goods destined for Germany were seized by British contraband control in the week ended Sept 30, bringing total interceptions to 289,000 tons in the first four weeks of the war.
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Loandon
Information Ministry
Germany
War News Censorship Reforms Proposed by British Leader
Prime Minister outlines plan to grant direct contact with government departments for press news. Sir Walter Monckton named chief censor to double the censorship system. Departments handle their own news and censorship while central censorship continues. Announcements issued by information ministry and department heads aim to widen coverage beyond a thin early trickle.
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Errth
London
Chamberlain
House of Cominons
Walter Monckton
Duchy of Cornwall
Ministry of Information
Haa
Preas
Information Ministry
Anti Nazi Demonstrations Reported in Prague and Czech Cities
Reports from Paris describe renewed anti Nazi demonstrations in Prague and other Czech cities under the Bohemian Moravian protectorate. Gestapo repression followed protests over wartime shortages and bread rations while dissidents tossed bread onto streets with defiant notices declaring the bread unfit for Prussians.
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Paris
Prague
Pilsen
Bohemian-Moravian
Gestapo
Veterans Role Emphasized by Dominion President
Brig. W. W. Foster of Vancouver told the Ottawa Legion branch that veterans of the first Great War have a definite part to play in the current conflict. He said they can provide a stabilizing and encouraging influence on younger members of the Canadian active service force.
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Ottawa
Brig
W. W. Foster
Vancouver
Canadian Legion
Ottawa Mills Rapidly Shift to War Production
Ottawa valley woollen mills run at full speed as regular business and assurances of imminent army orders boost output. Government orders for uniforms and blankets are expected soon, signaling a major wartime production push.
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Ottawa
Ottawa Valley Woollen Mills
Aviators Found Dead Near St Lawrence Flight
Frank Gaynor reports his son Edward and companion Clifford Frechette, missing since July 3 over the lower St Lawrence, were found dead ten miles from the plane’s last locating position. The two aviators disappeared after a flight over the river.
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Montreal
Frank Gaynor
Edward
Clifford Frechette
Lower St. Lawrence
Keep Shipping Lanes Free Buenos Aires
The article notes the impact of the German raider Clement in South American waters and the British blockade on shipping. It reports August and September port activity at Buenos Aires with German arrivals and departures, sunk freighters, and Britain’s higher tempo of vessel movements, plus similar patterns in Brazil and Uruguay as ships avoid British cruisers Ajax and Sixteen er.
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Buenos Aires
Clement
South American
Latin America
Panama
Great Britain
Germany
Montevideo
Rosario
South America
Uriguayan
Ajax
Sixeter
Britain
Allied cause in a true light Lord MacMillan speech
Lord MacMillan told the House of Lords that ministry of information reorganization will focus on propaganda. He said propaganda remains essential to present Britain and allies in true light, gauge foreign mood, and counter enemy narratives while keeping channels open abroad. He argued BBC programs are not his to control, noting listeners may choose not to listen.
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Lord MacMillan
House of Lords
Ministry of Information
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Isolation of Germany Widens in European Diplomacy
British sources claim Germany moves toward isolation despite ties with Italy and Russia. Rome and Moscow reports fuel this view while Italy denies a peace bid. Baltic tensions rise and an Anglo Franco Turkish pact nears final signature as Russo Turkish links appear limited. Russia reportedly pledges only economic aid to Germany.
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London
Germany
Italy
Russia
Rome
Moscow
Stefani
Mediterranean
Baltic
Ankara
Lloward
Black Sea
Britain
France
Offers Being Classified Ottawa
Hon Norman Rogers defence minister says the department of national defence is examining and classifying numerous unconditional offers of assistance from veterans of the first Great War. He notes the offers reflect high credit and are referred to authorities for attention. Some offers will be accepted when opportunities arise.
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Ottawa
Norman Rogers
Department of National Defence
Rogers
Germans Arrested Across Belgian Frontier
An official Belgian communique says 12 German soldiers crossed the frontier in cars, were arrested and disarmed. The report provides no further details and omits the exact border point of the violation.
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Brussels
Pont
Roosevelt Hints At Ottawa Ambassador Appointment
President Roosevelt indicated the United States minister to Ottawa is a live issue. He had not considered the timing and thanked the questioner at a press conference first noting Canada has lacked a permanent minister for nearly two years since Norman Armour moved to Chile. Daniel Roper served briefly during the royal visit but left after a 90 day term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
B& United States
Ottawa
Roose- Vell
Canada
Norman Armour
Chile
United States
Daniel Roper
Roper
British Contraband Control Tightens Net Around Germany
The ministry released an eyewitness account describing three Weymouth North Sea bases closing the area to contraband vessels. In all 74 ships were examined at Weymouth. Obstruction by neutrals is described as almost unknown and goodwill during searches is noted. Delays ranged from six hours to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Information Ministry
Germany
North Sea
Weymouth
U-Boat Lands Survivors At Dingle In Broad Daylight
A German U-boat surfaced at Dingle, County Kerry, and landed 28 survivors from the sunken Greek vessel Diamantis, despite the ship being torpedoed off Cornwall. Six crew members were injured. the submarine then departed. The incident adds to wartime submarine actions near neutral Ireland.
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Dublin
Dingle
Kerry
Diamantis
Germany
Great Britain
Cornwall
Scilly Island
Lloyds
D. J. Pateras
Chios
Greece
West Africa
Barrow-in-Furness
England
Eyre
Dingle Bay
Atlantic
United States Reaffirms Polish Ambassador and Gov in Exile
Secretary Hull said the U S will not recognize Poland’s disappearance, calling it a victim of force as national policy. He will still recognize Count Jerzy Potocki as Polish ambassador to Washington and keep Ambassador An thony J. Drexel Biddle near the Polish government in Paris.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Cordell Hull
Jerzy Potocki
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
Paris
Senator Warns Hitler Will Break Up Empire If He Wins
Toronto senator Beaubien of Montreal told the Empire Club that a Hitler victory would smash the British Empire and cut it apart. He warned Canada would be drawn to old mother countries and that the United States would have to fight if Britain falls. He cited talks with General Delattre de Tassigny in Paris and claimed Hitler underestimates his opponents while risking a Russian bear alliance. He criticized German war economy and taxation as weaknesses of the regime.
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Toronto
Beaubien
Montreal
Empire Club
Torento
Hitler
Germany
Europe
United States
Canada
Paris
Delattre de Tassigny
Reich
Internment Camps in Canada Detain 300 Citizens
About 300 persons are detained in three Canadian internment camps in Quebec Ontario and Alberta officials said. Detention is by order of the justice minister under section 21 of the defence of Canada regulations after review by justice officials and an advisory committee. Those held are deemed to be in reg al custody and the notice notes rapid enemy alien registration nationwide with designated registration points.
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Ottawa
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Justice Minister
Defence of Canada
Minister of Justice
Dominion
Montreal English professor named secretary of agriculture supplies committee
Ottawa reports the appointment of S. C. Norrig Hodgins of Montreal as secretary of the agriculture supplies committee under chair A. M. Shaw. Hodgins is an assistant professor of English and journalism at Macdonald College and English publicist for the Quebec department of agriculture. He studied at Shawville High School Albert College Calgary College Institute and McGill and has broad farming and agricultural journal experience.
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Ottawa
S. C. Norrig Hodgins
Montreal
Agrcaturt Supplies
A. M. Shaw
Hodgins
Macdonald College
St. Anne de Bellevue
Que
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Shawville
Albert College
Brockville
Ont
Calgary College Institute
McGill University
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Hias
Services of Veterans
David A. Croft
Windsor
Hepburn
Essex Scottish Regiment
Belgium
Eire
Agrivuttural Supplies Committee
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