Ship Defies U-Boats – 2-3
House Group Votes Labor Act Change; New Dealers Balk – 3
The International Situation – 3
World’s Largest Liner Which Arrived at Gate of New York Last Night After Dramatic and Secret Maiden Voyage (Photographs) – 4-5
New Queen of Seas Departed Secretly – 5-6
Front Trial Put Over to April 3 by Judge – 6
British Deny Error in Clipper Seizure – 6
Danube Federation Backed by Archduke – 6
Finns Weigh Truce – 7-8
Pope’s Air Raid Shelter In Vatican Nearly Ready – 8
Finns Driving Back Reds’ Bay Thrusts – 9
Australia Raises 90,000 More Men – 10
2 Ambulances Leave for Finland Today – 10
Dr. Hoff Tells of Aid of U.S. to Finn Cause – 10
20 Britons Slain in Outpost Fight, Say Nazis; 16 Reported Seized; 2 Radio Greetings Home – 11
Commons Backs Palestine Curbs – 12
Paris Decrees Death for 2 Radio Traitors – 12
Control of Exports Extended in Canada – 13
Incidents in European Conflict – 14
3 Largest Ocean Liners Will Be Docked Here - 14
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Anglo-Italian crisis over coal shipments
Thursday, March 7, 1940 www.onwar.com
In the English Channel... British warships detain 6 Italian coal ships with cargos of German coal. This action follows a warning that Britain will seize all German coal found at sea. The ships are brought to Kent where they are anchored of the coast while the government decides whether to unload the cargoes. Four more Italian colliers have set sail from Rotterdam and a further six are loading with Rhineland coal destined for Italy where coal rationing is in force. Many Italians believe that the seizure of their ships is a deliberate attempt to force them to buy British coal on British terms. This becomes known as the “Coal Ships Affair”.
In Paris... The prime minister, Edouard Daladier, meets the US envoy Sumner Welles.
The Winter War... Heavy fighting continues around Viipuri Bay.
Over Germany... RAF aircraft, operating from France, drop Polish language leaflets over German occupied Polish lands and German language leaflets over Leipzig and the Ruhr.