Britain plans 500 mile mine field off coast to deter German mines
Britain announced a coastal mine belt from the Orkneys to Dover to guard shipping from German mines. The 90 to 40 mile wide strip would lie about eight miles offshore behind which ships could move, and would also shield warships from submarine attacks. Officials estimate over 200,000 mines may be required. A current field already spans the German coast from Denmark to the Netherlands, guarding entrances to German bases.
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Britain
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Dover
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North Sea
Denmark
Netherlands
Sylt
Helgaland Pight
Cuxihaven
Wilhelmshaven
Bremenvaven
War Cuts Supply of Women's Hose
Washington dispatch reports World War II pressures reduce English women’s hose options from over one hundred colors to about twenty. Consul Wiringon in Birmingham notes silk and rayon fabrics are being discouraged in favor of cotton.
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Washington
England
R. Wiringon
Birmingham
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Britons seize £324 tons contraband bound for Germany
London dispatch reports the contraband control seized 324 tons of goods destined for Germany during the week ending December 23. The seizure underscores wartime efforts to cut supplies to the enemy as authorities warn of ongoing interceptions throughout December.
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London
Germany
Naval clash forecast by London Daily Express report
The London Daily Express predicted a major Anglo German naval battle off Norway. Oslo dispatch said Norwegian military leaves were canceled due to the possible confrontation. The paper also cited Morwepian authorities expecting a major clash between air and sea forces.
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UNS
London Daily Express
Oslo
Express
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Rame
Reich Coal May Aid French Make Guns
Brussels reports suggest Belgian coal exports to Germany could indirectly fuel French war production. A Belgian diplomat bound for Berlin will discuss continued German coal imports, amid strains from a prewar exchange pact with France and doubts Belgium can sustain it.
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Chinese Deny Oaths on War Toll and Gains
Hong Kong dispatch reports Chinese sources denying Japanese casualty claims of 13 900 killed in Kwantung and Kwangsi while conceding many Japanese territorial gains. Japanese reports of 7 000 Chinese killed at Wuming and 600 more near Cainton are countered. Japanese air losses and Chinese air downings are noted along with movements toward Liu-chow and Iwangsi.
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Iwangsi
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Liu'chow
Russian Finnish Front Action Limited to Skirmishes
Moscow dispatch reports Russian action on the Finnish fronts confined to petty skirmishes reconnoitering units and artillery duels. Soviet aviation conducted reconnaissance flights as part of the routine. Demarcation talks between Soviet Russia and Japan set for Harbin January 7 to resume efforts. Hostilities in the Sater Mongolian area ceased in September under renewed airline service talks between Berlin and Moscow.
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Japan
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JAP CABINET CHALLENGED AS QUIT CALL GROWS
In Tokyo on December 21 a resolution from 250 of 402 Japanese House members urged General Nobuyuke Abe to seriously consider whether the cabinet should remain in power. The move, led by younger party members, was not backed by official party leaders and followed a U.S. reaction to Japan’s Yangtze reopening proposal.
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Nazi Youth Collect Yule Bags in Berlin
In Berlin on December 27 members of the Hitler Youth began collecting potato sacks from housewives. Police were informed the bags would be used urgently for aid defense purposes.
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Hitler Youth Organization
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War Report Twenty Five Years Ago On December 27 1913
Russians press offensive in Poland driving Austro-Hungarian forces back along the Brura and Piliog rivers. German trenches on the western Brura bank fall to Russian artillery while Czarist troops pursue Austro-Hungarian units through shattered lines.
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Germans Release British Diplomat
British and German sources report George Vereken, former British embassy counselor in Moscow, released after German wartime seizure on December 9 while en route to Bolivia. He arrived in Oslo on Christmas Day and travels toward London, with Germany noting Britain detained diplomats passing through armed controls.
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Haye
Oslo
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Britain
Mystery Planes Flew Over England Observers Say
An unidentified airplane flew over the Thames estuary and two others were seen over the Suffolk coast at great height. Observers said they may have been German. no air raid alarms were raised.
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Bre
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Germain
U S. Plans Break Diplomatic Ties With Russia Report
London Daily Worker claims the United States intends to sever diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. The paper cites absolutely authentic information, while Washington officials deny the report. The Daily Worker warns U S citizens in the USSR to leave by January 1 if possible, implying an anticipated early rupture.
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Daily Worker
United States
Russia
Washington
State Department
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Leningrad
Quiet Front Report From Berlin and Paris on Christmas Day
The high command communique notes the front was quiet except for feeble enemy artillery on the second Christmas day. The allied report in Paris states nothing of importance to report during the night.
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Paris
Danish Fliers Join Finnish Forces After Christmas Leave
Copenhagen dispatch reports two Danish air force officers on Christmas furlough failed to answer in a probe. They allegedly used the holiday to travel to Stockholm and enlist as volunteer fliers for Finland. Military officials seek others who may have done similarly.
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Piat Holt
Stockholm
Finland
Sweden to Join Finn Defensé Against Russian Invasion
Rumor in Copenhagen claims Sweden will ally with Finland within three months to oppose the Russian advance. A Stockholm report mentions Swedish reservists called to training under winter conditions.
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Copenhagen
Finland
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