Russians Down Finns Arctic Road
Copenhagen reports say a motorized Russian army moved south along Finland s Arctic highway after a Finnish retreat. Observers noted Russian vanguard near Varanger and potential 106 mile reach toward Norway. Reports cite battles near Firkejaryd and Kemijarvi with heavyRussian losses and large Finnish mobilization.
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Copenhagen
URI
Finland
Arctic
Pinns
Fig
Firkejaryd
Tetsamo
Pasvik
Norway
Moscow
British Fear Hindu Revolt Amid Indian War Press
London reports warn that Indian nationalists led by Gandhi may demand full self rule as Britain fights Germany. The Manchester Guardian cites public opinion alarm and quotes a Bengal minister resigning over a wartime co operation resolution while urging dominion status and minority safeguards.
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London
INS
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Dewand
Britain
Germany
Manchester Guardian
Guardian
Redward Thompson
PBS
Calcutta
Bengal
N. R R. Sarkar
Sarkar
Survivors Reach British Coast After Danish Steamer Sinks
Survivors from the Danish steamer Jytte were landed today at a port on Britain's northeast coast. The vessel was said to have sunk in the North Sea though the cause was not disclosed.
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London
Dee
Jytte
Britain
North Sea
Winter Arrives in Northwest Minneapolis
December weather breaks records as snow covers ground for the first real snowfall of the season. Temperatures spiked into the 60s before dropping to the 40s and 50s, ending an unusually warm spell. Out-of-doors activities end as golfers, tennis players, and skaters shift to winter gear and skiing and sledding begin.
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Minneapolis
Pthe
Northwest
Ley Aly Nok
Lise
Ake
Minnesota
Sea fight off Florida hinted by Miami Herald
Miami Florida December 14 The Miami Herald reports U.S. neutrality patrol activity fed belief British warships waited off the Florida coast to intercept the 22 665 ton German liner Uner Cohampus as it neared territorial waters. The Columbus left Vera Cruz last week carrying hundreds of American passengers.
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Miami
Fla
Miam Herald
U.S
Florida
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Shine
Havana
Difference Among Women WPA Topic
In Philadelphia and Camden a WPA project surveys women to measure body dimensions using calipers calipers and other tools. Miss Bessie Bloomfield notes daily weight and height changes. the goal is to identify six to eight pattern types reflecting real differences among women across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Philadelphia
Philedeighta
Camden
G. J
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bessie Bloomfield
Dutch Demand Donations to Finnish Relief Fund
Dutch demand donations to aid Finnish relief efforts amid war turmoil. Government inquiries on wartime incidents reference German responses and British agents in Venlo. Contributions flow from individuals and offices to support relief through Hoover and Finnish relief channels.
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Herbert Hoover
Air battle over Helgoland Bight largest in history
The German news agency DNB reported the Helgoland Bight engagement as the largest air battle of the war with 44 062 British planes in the tally, two German planes lost, and British losses rising from 34 to 30. DNB claimed many prisoners and dead ashore, with debris littering the coast and eyewitnesses noting extraordinary speed and marksmanship by German pursuit aircraft. Four British sailors were rescued at sea after their plane went down.
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Helgoland Bight
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le Catenu
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le Cateail
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Baron von Richthofen
DND
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Borkunt
Une
Ant
Corsini
Sealand
London
Helpalann
Sen Oda
War Roundup Emphasizes Air Power in Two Wars
The Associated Press reports on Teussian air raids on Helsinki and German aerial attacks on British fishing vessels, with disputed casualties and naval actions. Britain and Germany offer conflicting accounts of losses as Allied leaders discuss naval and air wartime efforts. Roosevelt returns to the White House to receive updates on battles in the Atlantic and South America.
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Helgoland
Europe
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Britain
Supreme War Council
Paris
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Admiralty
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Weipzig
Admirst Graf Syee
Ayold
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Petsamo
Floland
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
War Mine Floats Ashore on Japan
A mine of undetermined nationality washed ashore in Yamaysta prefecture on the Japan Sea, according to a Sokata dispatch quoted by Demes. Unidentified submarines were sighted nearby, and authorities are treating the find as new evidence that naval warfare has reached the northwestern frontier.
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Tokio
In & Dispatch
Sokata
Yamaysta Prefecture
Japan Sea
Japan
Partly Planned for Soup Kitchen Tots
A Christmas party for young underprivileged West Side soup kitchen customers is scheduled for 3 30 p m Thursday at the Latin American recreation center under the supervision of Mrs John HL Wrod.
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West Side Soup Kitchen
Amer+ lcar
John HL Wrod
Canucks Find Aroof In Cozy Billets In Britain
Canadian Roughriders arrive in Great Britain for intensive training before heading to the Western Front. First contingent lodges in a sleepy town with steam heat and luxury barracks, sleeping on springs. Shopkeepers are surprised as Canucks spend freely, while General McNaughton notes a battalion from Atlantic provinces and a hospital corps from British Columbia. About a hundred Americans are reportedly in the contingent.
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Great Britain
Uils
Curlein
Tite
Anareyn G. L
President Sends Christmas Greetings to Army
The president sent Christmas greetings to the Elgath Camps and the Army in the 1938 expansion drive. The message praised the staff and officers for their work and extended best wishes to Maj. Gen. 8. J. Drees, commander of the corps area, and all troops.
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Soosnvett
Elgath Camps
War Department
8. J. Drees
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