Chinese claim major shift in river battles and guerrilla activity
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese forces breaking a stalemate on the Sui River south of Riukiang by foraging and recapturing towns on the north bank. They also claim gains along the Jiupeh-Hunan border near Yochow and describe Japanese attempts to stamp out guerrillas in Shansi and Henan with ambushes and killings.
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Sui ‘Iver
Yangtze River
Riukiang
Jiupeh-Hunan
Tawanfsun
Yochow
Yangtze
Shansi Bor
Henan
Kaifeng
Lunghar
Tside Shanksiep
Ousted Premier Wang Ching-wei expelled from Kuomintang
Former Premier Wang Ching-wei has been expelled from the Kuomintang and dismissed from all party and government posts by the central executive committee. He allegedly sought peace with Japan against national policy.
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Wang Ching- Wei
Kuomintang
Japan
Intl
U S Ambassador's Call With Mussolini Sparks Diplomacy Talk
Rome dispatch reports Wil liam Phillips met Benito Mussolini for one hour yesterday and the visit prompts speculation that Roosevelt’s foreign policy hopes for peace in Europe 1939 were discussed. observers ponder if Phillips conveyed U S views to the Duce and possibly to Hitler via the Rome Berlin axis.
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Rome
United States
Wil.lim Phillips
Mussolini
Roosevelt
Europe
Count Galeanzo Ciano
Philips
Nussglini
Japan to Form New Cabinet Under Fascist-leaning Leader
Emperor Hirohito ordered Baron Kiichiro Hanuma to form a new cabinet after Prince Fumimaro Konoye’s resignation over China policy. The move comes amid ultra-nationalist pressure for stricter economic control and a one-party system, with Saionji consulted and the Diet in recess.
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Tokio
Hirohito
Kiichiro Hanuma
Privy Council
Fumimaro Konoyé
Uberai Konoye
China
Kongye
Japan
East Asia
Hiranuma
Karahei Yuase
Kinmochi Saionji
Saionji
Ubersi
Kottoye
Europe
Jean
Seihino Ikeda
Kokuhhonsha
Nationalist
Japan Party
Prince Konoye
Preemer
Baron Hiranune
Kokuhonsha
Drapery Remnants Sale Offers Short Lengths
In a semi annual event customers can buy short lengths of Marquisettes Linens Crashes Nets Gre Sonne Damask Monaits and various curtain remnants at bargain prices. Ownership and store details not specified.
Soviet Purge Affects Naval Staff Across Baltic Bases
Unrest and executions surge in Soviet Russia with reports of purges targeting naval personnel at Sebastopol and other Baltic bases. French dispatches say Soviet secret police frontier guards were executed for anti revolutionary activity and leaking military secrets near the Manchukuo frontier.
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Lowsdon
Russia
London
Warsaw
Sebastopol
Baltic Sea
Polce
Red Navy
Moscow
Tchita
Manchukucan
Mareth line in Tunisia praised by Daladier as strong defense
Premier Daladier toured the Mareth defense works in Tunisia calling the line built of reinforced concrete as strong as the Maginot model. He declared Tunisia safe after a rapid desert inspection with 25 000 troops including Europeans Senegalese and Tunisian cavalry. He pledged France will protect security and create a resilient African community with invincible power.
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Gabes
Tunisis
Diladier
Tunisia
Maginot ‘Ne
Mareth
Italy
France
Germany
Daladier
Sidi Ahmed
Italy Angry Over Alleged Tunis Flag Incident
Rome reports indignation after claims of a crowd in Tunis burning an Italian flag during Daladier's Tunis visit. Italian sources say rioters forcibly took fish from an Italian bookshop window and burned it while police did not intervene. Tunis dispatches offered conflicting details with no confirmation of the event.
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Rome
Fagelst
Ialion
Tunis
France
Tunisia
Preas
Dala
Dier
Phiene
Stefani
Instad
Daladier
Tunts
Lodge to Host Ninth Annual Banquet and Fellowship Meeting
Perfect Union Lodge No. 10 AF and AM will hold its ninth annual banquet and fellowship meeting in the Scottish Rite Temple banquet hall at 7 30 p m Saturday The event is open to lodge members their families and friends AN Moursand will be toastmaster and Judge C B Station will give an address Arrangements are by H S Baird worshipful master and committee W O Young E A Wendereth and H A Whitaker
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Perfect Union Lodge No. 10
A. Frd& AM
Scottish Rite Temple
A .N. Moursand
H. 5. Baird
W. O. Young
E. A. Wendereth
H. A. Whitaker
Spanish Official Sovi Takes Own Life Amid Expulsion Orders
Spanish officials report a Soviet official commits suicide during a crisis over plans to expel all Germans from Soviet territory. The OGPU signals mass emigration preparations and recalls staff from the German embassy, as tensions rise in the Franco era and consular dealings in Oran and Riga are noted.
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Sovi
Aistes
Rate
Oran
London
Sweide
Soviet
Russia
Barz
Tirado
Spain
OGPU
Msil
Stary
Riga
Montagu Norman Off to Berlin
Montagu Norman governor of the Bank of England leaves London for Berlin to seek a peaceable Anglo German accord. He plans to meet Reichsbank president Hijakaar Schacht and present proposals to remove Jews from Germany. Norman will spend just over a day in Berlin attending Schacht’s grandson’s christening.
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London
Montagu Norman
Bank of England
Berlin
Convicted Spy Beheaded by Nazis at Ploetzensee
Rudolf Storles, 43, was executed by beheading at Ploetzensee today after a treason conviction for spying for France along Germanys western defense line. He was found guilty on September 19.
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Berlin
Rudolf Storles
Ploetzensee
France
Germany
Fate of Spain town in doubt near Barcelona
In Hendaye France reports say Artois near Barcelona may have fallen to insurgent or government forces after fierce fighting. Conflicting patches say the town was reduced to rubble and occupied while blunt denials keep the fate uncertain. Capture would secure highway control for the insurgents.
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Hendaye
France
Jah
Artois
Catalonia
Barcelona
Ita
Artesa
Wife of German Envoy Sails from New York
The wife of Germany's ambassador to the United States, Mrs Hang Dieckhoff, sailed secretly from New York on January 4. Her departure rekindled questions about Dr Dieckhoff's return to Germany after a prior refusal to discuss the matter.
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New York
Germany
Hang Dieckhoff
United States
Dieckhoff
Benin
Roosevelt
U. S
Hughee
Washington
Dickhoff
Charlotte
Wastington
France Expels 250 Polish Miners and Families
In Valenciennes France police order 260 Polish miners and their families to leave France by tomorrow as punishment for taking part in the November general strike. The expelled group had lived in France for over 20 years and face six months in prison if they ignore the notice.
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Valenciennes
France
Egypt Raises Suez Stand Over Canal Deal
London dispatch reports the Egyptian government warns Britain that Chamberlain must secure Egypt's consent before any talks with Italy on Suez. Premier Mussolini signals plans to press Italy’s stake as Chamberlain visits Rome January 11, with Egypt reminding Britain of its treaty right to own the canal in 1968.
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Britain
Chamberlain
Italy
Sura
Egypt
Mustolini
Ghamberlain
Rome
Eerpe
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