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Hundreds Of Red Troops Drowned In Marshes HEAVY FIGHTING ON FRONTIER RUSSIAN
FINLAND TO DEFEND AALAND IS.
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Stockholm, To-day.
The Finnish Government has informed the League of Nations that it has been compelled to mine the waters adjacent to the Asland Islands.Havas.
AMERICAN CONTINENT PROTESTS
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DEMANDS ON
FAILURE OF RUSSIAN "SKY ESTHONIA?
INFANTRY" TACTICS
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Stockholm, To-day. HEAVY FIGHTING IS STILL continuing among the lakes and forests which cover the frontier be- tween Finland and Soviet Russia.
Soviet losses are reported to be heavy, especially as the Red Army is unable to take advantage of the freezing weather to cross with heavy war material the marshes which run from the Arctic Sea to Lake Ladoga.
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Tallin, To-day. Official circles here deny rumours that Soviet Russia demands to Esthonia in con- has submitted a number of
nection with the present Fin- nish conflict.
Details of these alleged demands
have not come to light as yet, but it is presumed that they have an im- tion on the south side of the Gulf of
portant bearing on Esthonia's posi-
Finland.
Although the feelings of the people of Eathonia are not openly expressed,
doubt
Although the weather is cold, the ice is still thin and several hundrea Soviet soldiers were drowned in one attempt to cross over the marshes into Fin-by linguistic and historical ties. land.
Furthermore, the Finns claim to have taken many prisoners.
Meanwhile, reports from Helsinki history the Soviet have used state that for the first time in world "sky infantry" in real warfare.
SKY INFANTRY'S LAST STAND
London, To-day. From Montevideo comes a report that exchanges of views are taking place be- tween the American coun- tries, with the object of
Two hundred specially equipped pu- blishing a common declara-soldiers were dropped from planes by parachute behind the Finnish tion stating the American lines. The party was lightly but Continent's position in the powerfully armed with sub-machine
guns and light machine-guns. presence of the Soviet aggres- slon on Finland,
Apparently, the idea was that these troops would cut essential -com- munication lines and demoralize the enemy,
throughout the world against this aggression.
Meanwhile, it is officially announced in Buenos Aires that Senor Josemaria Can- tilo, the Foreign Minister, has telegraphed to the Secretary- General of the League of Na-out that the Allies have so far main- tions, M. Avenol, stating that tained their relations with Moscow the aggression against Fin-with caution and moderation, hoping land calls for the expulsion of the Soviet from the League.
The same diplomatic circles point
that, despite the Soviets' moral res- ponsibility in German aggrer don jan
bringing about the present Eur War, Soviet Russia will engaged in no further aggression. a wanton
His telegram declares that the Soviet action "contitutes violation of the principles of the League and of the most elementary forms of human and international justice."
WORLD. INDIGNATION
Diplomatic circles in London are much interested by this. Argentine proposal to exclude the Soviet Union from the League.
It is felt that' this suggestion materializes the indignation felt
FURTHER SOVIET AGGRESSION
It is now becoming urgent for" a study of the eventual conso- quences of the Soviet metion against Finland for the whole of Scandinavia "and "" alus ' fhe" oven- tuality of a Bövlet attack against the Calkan nhieu gi i thi
view of the Soviets dominating attitúde and position, little exists regarding the attitude of a people who are linked with Finland
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manoeuvres.
The Finns, however, immediate- ly surrounded the group, which is now making its last stand.
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are 'chute landings.—Havas.
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