PLAN FOR AID TO FINNS STIRS SENATE CLASH ON WAR LOANS (1/17/40)

Microfiche-New York Times archives, Cabrillo College Library | 1/17/40

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Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

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Roosevelt in Plea – 2-3
The International Situation – 3
Underseas Craft Sunk, Says Berlin – 4-5
Wang Asks Chiang to End Resistance – 6
Says Mass Air Raid Can Beat Warship – 7
Cabaret Dancers’ Wages Aid Balkan Money Puzzle – 7
Incidents in European Conflict - 9

[mainepatsfan]

Ah the days of Nazi-Soviet cooperation. Scary while it lasted.

[beebuster2000]

“nevaspred” thats a name that could be revived

[abb]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1940/jan40/f17jan40.htm

Allies break German secret code
Wednesday, January 17, 1940 www.onwar.com

In France... Polish cryptographers break the Luftwaffe Enigma key of October 28th. This allows for routine decoding hereafter.

The Winter War... Finnish forces recapture Kursu, southwest of Salla. Soviet forces are driven back some 12 miles (19 km).

Over Germany... RAF Whitley bombers make night leaflet raids on Prague and Vienna.

[abb]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andrew.etherington/month/thismonth/17.htm

January 17th, 1940
EUROPE: 79 degrees of frost are reported in Moscow, and the sound between Denmark and Sweden freezes over.

UNITED KINGDOM: The British Foreign Office replies to the U.S. protest on the treatment of mail, concluding that “His Majesty’s Government find themselves unable to share the views of the United States government that their [the British] action in examining neutral mail in British or neutral shipping is contrary to their obligations under international law.” (Jack McKillop)

At 1700, SS Cairnross (Master Laurence Halcrow) in Convoy OB-74 struck a mine, laid on 6 January by U-30 and sank seven miles 276° from the Bar Lightvessel, Liverpool. The master and 47 crewmembers were picked up by HMS Mackay and landed at Liverpool.

At 1156, U-25 spotted two steamers 6-7 miles north of Muckle Flugga, Shetland Isles and fired one torpedo at 1235 hours that missed the first ship, the Enid. Ten minutes later, another torpedo was fired at the second ship, the Polzella, which was hit near the bridge and sank in 12 seconds with the loss of all men. The Norwegian ship went to her assistance and the order was given to lower the boats, but the U-boat surfaced and fired a shot across the bow to stop her. When the ship turned away they opened fire and after three shots the crew abandoned ship. Then the U-boat fired 21 rounds from the deck gun and hit seven times. At 1410 a coup de grâce was fired that broke off the forepart and caused the ship to sink. One part of the Norwegian crew reached land in their lifeboats, while the rest were rescued by a Danish ship of A. P. Møller and Co and taken to Las Palmas.

Submarine HMS Traveler laid down.

Corvette HMS Convovulus laid down. (Dave Shirlaw)

FRANCE: Polish cryptographers break the Luftwaffe Enigma key of October 28th. This allows for routine decoding hereafter. (Jack McKillop)

AUSTRIA AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA: RAF Whitley bombers make night leaflet raids on Prague and Vienna. (Jack McKillop)

FINLAND: Russians on the Salla front are driven back 12 miles by the Finnish Army.

GIBRALTAR: US passenger liner SS Manhattan and freighter SS Excambion are detained at Gibraltar by British authorities; the former is kept there for only a few hours before being allowed to proceed. (Dave Shirlaw)

AUSTRALIA: AMC HMAS Westralia commissioned. (Dave Shirlaw)

[BroJoeK]

"Cabaret Dancers’ Wages Aid Balkan Money Puzzle – 7"

ah... er... well, ahem... ;-)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

“nevaspred” thats a name that could be revived

Today we have Ultra Slim Fast." Comes in a can.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

"Cabaret Dancers’ Wages Aid Balkan Money Puzzle – 7"

Bulgarian gardeners and Hungarian cabaret girls. What's that economic term - relative advantage?

[BroJoeK]

Oh, sorry, I knew there was some important news on page 7.

"Says Mass Air Raid Can Beat Warship – 7"

"SAYS MASS AIR RAID CAN BEAT WARSHIP

Insley holds Use of 1,000 Planes in Attack Warranted Despite Great Losses

LAUDS MESSERSCHMIDTS

Speed and Mobility are Cited -- Nutt Heads Automotive Engineers in Detroit"

That final headline leads to the natural questions: Did that Nutt behind the wheel in Detroit ever retire? And is that what's been causing all their problems since?

[beebuster2000]

here is the money line then:

“NevaSpred” the girdle in a can !!! get some now !!!

[BroJoeK]

"At 1156, U-25 spotted two steamers 6-7 miles north of Muckle Flugga, Shetland Isles and fired one torpedo.... "

"On January 17, 1940, 10 miles north of Shetland, U-25 torpedoed SS Polzella, Enid (Captain Wibe) of then-neutral Norway en-route to Dublin, went to assist SS Polzella. U25 then shelled and sank Enid. Enids crew escaped in their lifeboats. None of Polzellas crew survived.

"U-25 sank 8 vessels for a total of 50,255 GRT and damaged one for 7,638 GRT..."

"Around August 1, 1940, while on a mine laying mission near Norway, U-25 passed through British mine barrage number seven and struck a mine. The boat sank with all hands on board."

[CougarGA7]

Day 49 of the Winter War, January 17, 1940

Fokker fighters from 24 Squadron shoot down 8 enemy SB bombers over the Isthmus.
Photo: SA-KUVA

USA to send two military attachés to Finland

• Ladoga Karelia: the Finnish 12th Division launches its offensive in the Uomaa sector.

• IV Army Corps halts its offensive in the Pitkäranta area. The Finnish force does not have sufficient strength in the area to push on to the border. Fokker fighters from 24 Squadron shoot down 8 enemy SB bombers over the Isthmus.

• Central Isthmus: in the Lähde road sector, heavy enemy shelling inflicts serious damage on 'Fort Poppius'. This concrete fortress named after Second Lieutenant Poppius can house up to 26 men.

• Enemy bombers hit Turku, Hanko, Lappeenranta and Koivisto.

• Viipuri: bombers concentrate on the south harbour.

• Finland's civil defence chief reminds members of the public to keep their identity papers with them at all times.

• The Ministry of the Interior is to set up a supply centre for evacuees. In Summa, temperatures have fallen to -42° Celsius.

• Abroad: Norwegian fruiterers have today donated six trainloads (50,000 kilos) of apples to Finland.

• The United States has decided to send two military attachés to Finland.

• In Uppsala, the author Frans Emil Sillanpää addresses a Swedish audience on the situation in Finland.