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FINNISH WHITE PAPER SHOWS HOW INDEPENDENCE WAS JEOPARDISED
Russian Demands Are Disclosed
GERMANS CONCENTRATE
ON BRITISH SECTORS
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PARIS, DEC. 11 (REUTER). ON THE WESTERN FRONT THE NAZIS SEEM TO BE GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THAT SECTION OF THE LINE HELD BY BRITISH *TROOPS.
Semi-official reports say that German patrol activity is particularly heavy in the British section. Ono German patrol on Sunday night attacked an isolated British outpost.
The enemy was repulsed and there were no British
casualties.
OVER THE
NORTH SEA
Nazi Planes Sighted Off England
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
The French official wireless commentator remarks that the performance of the British
troops in the line is an event of
capital importance, for it gives the lie to the insidious German
propaganda that the British are leaving all the work to the French.
Weather Grounds Planes
LONDON, Dec. 11 (UP) ——, PARIS, Dec. 11 (Reuter).—With Two airplanes, one with the bad weather hampering alt opera- swastika insignia plainly visible tons, activity on the Western Front on the tail and the other believed to-day was confined to patrol activity to be a Heinkel bomber, flew over the British coast to-day, one in the southeast and the other over Yorkshire.
Both sides sent out numerous
patrole in an effort to probe one an-
olhar's lines,
Communs are particularly netive South and south-west of Spar- bruecken, coming up close to the The one with the swastiku recon-Aliles' advanced posts. noitred in the southeast at a height of only about 1,000 feet.
"It must have been low for us to see the swastika so plainly on is fall and the crosses under its wings," said, fishermen who sighted the aircraft.
"We turned away from it because we expected anti-aircraft fre to start! at any moment and we didn't want shrapnel-falling around us.---
"We continued to see the plane for
They were repulsed with hand grenades and artillery.
Chosen To Go Into Action LONDON, Dec, 11 (Reuter).—The Order of the Day issued by the Commander of the British troops in the Maginot Line begins:
"You have been chosen to go into action as the vanguard of the British Army-----
"We shall be in very close touch
VISCOUNT GORT (left), Commander-in-Chief, of ibe B.E.F., Lleut, General Sir John Dill, commanding the 1st Army Corps, and General Gamelin, Commander - in - Chief of the Allied Forces, photographed in France.
Amazing Adventure Of
Polish Submarine Crew
SOVIET INSISTENCE ON TRANSFER OF LAND
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”
HELSINGFORS, DEC. 11 (UP).-FINLAND HAS ISSUED A WHITE BOOK WHICH REVEALS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE EXTENT OF THE ORIGINAL RUSSIAN DEMANDS ON THE RE- PUBLIC.
:
The Soviet, "with a view to closing the Gulf of Finland to all foreign shipping," issued the following demands:
AID FROM LAPLAND
Russians Répulsed On All Fronts
By WEBB MILLER
UP Staff Correspondent
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12 (UP).-Heavy fighting is continuing on the south- eastern front, where the Finns have repulsed two' Red attacks.
The official Finnish com- munique claims that three
companies of Russian troops
have been annihilated in the Ilomanbi sector, seventy
miles north of Lake Ladoga.
1-A thirty year lease of Hangoc Island and' the adjoining district for the purpose of constructing a Soviet air base;
2.---Permission for three regiments of Soviet infantry and air force personnel to be stationed in the Hangoe area;
3. An exchange of territory. Hogland, Seikaria, Labuansari, Chitalsukari and other islands west of Leningrad to revert to Soviet Russia. Part of the Karelian Isthmus to revert to Russia. In exchange, Finland would be given part of the Russian Karelian Isthmus.
that
"Had Finland acceded to the Russian demands, the Gulf of Finland would have been effectively blocked by Soviet artillery on both sides," the White Paper said.
Finland charged
the Russian demands were complete. ly incompatible with the prin- ples of Finnish neutrality, which Finland could not permit to be violated.
"Proposals were presented to Fin-
14." the Whlie Book declares.
The Finns launched counter. land to open negotiations on October LONDON,-Dec. 11-(Reuter)-A thrilling account of attacks-at-two-points-on-this-The Soviet refused to compromise, front, and met with unexpected and maintained that their demands
some few minutes through gaps in with our Allies, who extend to us the the escape of the Polish submarine Orzel from the
the clouds, but no shot was fired and there was no air raid warning."
The plane over Yorkshire kept at a high altitude and retired when Royal Air Force planes appeared,
Thousands Of Motor Lorries
warmest welcome.
Unless everyone had done his Baltic to England became
duty since arrival in France, Unis unique honour would not have been conferred on you"
Reduced Activity PARIS, Dec. 11 (Router).—A com·. munique states that there was very reduçëd activity on the front during the day.
:
Guorilla Activity PARIS, Dec. 11, (UP).—The French Army communique No. 198 says:
"There Was greatly reduced activity along the front during the day.
available in London to-day. Here is just a general outline. When Germany invaded Po-
NEUTRALS' land, the Orzel slipped out of
VICTIMS
Nazi And Soviet Submarines Active STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (Bou- ter).The Estonian steamer, Kassari, was sunk by a sub- marine which is believed here to and south-west of he Russian,
British Factories Work To Capacity
"Rain and poor visibility falled to LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter). interrupt guerilla fighting. -The British motor industry is active south
"German patrols were particularly already working at high speed on Saarbruecken. the production of vehicles for the mechanised army.
One factory is now turning out as many lorries a day as the whole British Army had in 1914.
A tyre suitable for a lorry travel-
ing at 50 miles an hour has been
"In the Vosges region small de- tachments of ten to fifty men raided the enemy's advance posta in search of prisoners and information."
The crew were saved.
Greck Ship Lost OSLO, Dec. 11 (Reuter)The Greek steamer Garoufalia, 4.700 tons.
Gdynia and cruised submerged in the Gulf of Danzig for four days.
It was not long before she was bombed by German aircraft and zo she mode for the wider waters of: the Baltic, dodging a cordon of Nazi destroyers on the away.
The captain was a sick man before the trip started and he was so ill that he had to be hoisted to the conning tower by a rope.
It was decided, as he grew worso, to land him in neutral port, and so the submarine put in at the Estonian port of Tallinn, where the First Lieutenant took command. Detained In Tallinn
manufactured, as also a pneumatic Wane Nill Wants lightship and landed at an east coast were made to take off the torpedoca,
tyre which is virtually bullet-proof,
Japanese To Leave
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Dec. 12 (UP)--Am- week regarding the establishment of
Big Gift From plifying the statement issued fast
DISPLACEMENT
Jetty.
success.
Actually, heavy fghting is now under way on a five hundred mile front, and the Russians deniably sustalaing heavy losses. Rusala's obsolete naval "unlts are
are un-
also displaying activity along Fin- land's coast. To-day. shore batteries fought a two-hour duel with war- ships off Koivisto, the southern sea-
port between Vine and the mouth
of the Gulf of Finland.
Five Fruitloss Days
For Ilve successive dave
tha
Russians have fruitlessly attempted PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
LATEST
SYMPATHY FOR CHINA
Dec. 12
(Reuter)
were the absolute minimum accept- able to them."
The White Book quales a Soviet Note:
"The Soviet Government is unable to withdraw its proposal for the establishment of a Soviet naval buse ut Hangos. They consider the pro- posal absolutely indispensable for
rad."
BERLIN IS BLAMED
Nazis' Part In The Red-Adventure-
PARIS, Dec. 11 (Reuter),‚----- The French Press takes the view that Germany is as much to blame, as Russia in the aggres- [sion against Finland.
"Figaro" saya that the Ger- man attempt to play innocent safeguarding the interests of Lening and bring the world's condemns-
tion on Russin's shoulders alone ·
The Flanish counter-proposals in-fools no one. (cluded an agreement "to" cede all
It is entirely due to Germany that islands mentioned except Sunsari there is now a war in Finland and (Hogland).
that castern Europe is now the prey Finland remained adamant regard- of Bolshevism. ing the leasing of Hogland Island, "Excelsior" too blames Berlin and maintaining that it would be .con-M. Leon Blum, the former French sistent with her neutrality to give up this vitul strategic land,
In later negotiations, Soviet Russia sell suggested that Finland should Hangoe and the adjacent territory. Finland still refused.
Premier, writing in "Le Populaire," says that it is absurd to bring a crusade against Stalin alone, Hiller is equally guilty.
Naxi Threats
NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (UP).--The American Committee to Aid Finland 'discloses the receipt of an anonymous
Funeral Of Queen letter and telephonic threats to picket
sympathetic manner to China's poti- Victoria's Daughter
Other despatches report that enemy was torpedoed and sunk by an un- patrols were repeatedly repulsed with Iknown submarine off. the Norwegian) hand grenades south and south-west coast while enroute to Kirkenes to As a German merchantinan was Although Infantry lorry is a special of Saarbuccken.
LONDON, type of lorry, arrangements have been The French ambushed a German collect a cargo of iron ore for Holland. leaving the port, the Estonian auth-
Twenty-Ove members of the crew Drities mado" the, subinaring stay for British newspapers call attention lo
(and disrupt to-night's meeting, the made to that 85 per cent, of the parts patrol in the guerilla territory in the were saved. Four are believed to be another 24 hours.
tpolice have been called in and as- are standardised.
Vosges noctor, taking several pri-lost.
They then announced that, as the not to vote
tion at Geneva and to her declsion
[signed to doublo details. NE The Ministry of Supplies to-day is soners.
Willow Pool Minco
rubmarine had exceeded the time
оп the Finnish Soviet
Fings are flying half must, to-day
Mr. Herbert Hoover is scheduled. the world's largest buyer, of heavy The presence of a British detach-
allowed under International Law
question.
де Government House, military vehicles.
ment on one of the Western Front LONDON, Dec. 11 (UP),--The
The "News-Chronicle” says that to remain in a neutral part, she many States have been forced by
establishments and the Hongkong to address the meeting by telephone Almost the entire production of the sectors is expected to have import British Steamer Willow-Pool struck
was under arrest)) (9)
Club in honour of the funeral of from his home in California. The British industry is now engaged in psychological effects on the Allies a mine and sank in the North Sea.
circumstances to look to their own
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyle, proceeds of the meeting will go to war work.
countries as well as in Lierung. The crew of 36, of whom a few were
Breech blocks, charts and small interests rather than uphold prin- who died at the age of 91 on Decem- Mr. Hoover's Finnish Relief Fund. alightly injured, were rescued by a arms were removed and preparations ciples.
Donations are pouring in and the ber 3. "Chino certainly has no sympathy Princess Louis was the oldest sale of cholee senta for the "Let's port.
Two guards were put on the sub-for aggressors, but does not dare surviving child of Queen Victoria Help Finland" mass meeting. marine, one on board and one on the allenate Russia, whose continued help and was the first English Princess to scheduled to be held in Madison
ngainat Japan is vital to her.
marry a commoner,
PLEASE Turn To Pago 4. The fact that the League failed to A Polish officer severed the wire expel Japan and Italy when they bobting the torpedoes out of the sub-violated the Covenant does, not OF NATIONALS marine, and so the operations were necmarliy mean that such a course
postponed.
should not be followed now, in- South Africa Chine Wang Ching-wei's "Central Nazi-Soviet Commission
Meanwhile the captain got busy consistent though it would be, but new puppel administration In CRACOW, Dec. 11 (Reuter).-Tho
here.. in with a hacksaw, severing all the it would be quite improper to expel Bolshevik Chino Daily News" again reiterated meeting with dimeulties in the dis-onwarrs holding the submarine ex-Russlu because she is a that the withdrawal of Japanese
State rather than because she is an LONDON, Dec. 11. (Reuter).
cussion on the repatriation of their cept one.
A plan was worked out to. over-jaggressor. troops must be a prerequisite.
nationals. Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary Į The withdrawal of these troops
power the guards and gat away from "What the League can do is to fallinn na quickly as possible, condemn Russlan oppression for the Dominions, has acknow is still one of the major peace terms,"
At midnight two burly sailors ap unmistakable terms and urge all lodged the gift of £100,000 raised the newspaper sold.
would be
preached the guard on the jotty and Members.to give help to Finland, by South African mayors.
A new Chinese army
'ongaged him in conversation. Taking "The Lengue is not in a position to ready to replace the Japanese as they
him unawares, they bundled him exercise any influence militarily to- In acknowledging the gift, Mr. were withdrawn, the newspaper
into the submarine.
'day, but is consolidating the attitude Eden says that it is a real encourage added.
among the nations which one day ment for Britain to receive' auch, a There are no Indications that the
|will give birth to An International welcome mark of friendship from the new regime is any nearer establish-
body possessing, authority and power Union.
ment than it was two months ago
The guard on board was also over- to take decisive petion against powered and the officer cut the wires aggression, wherever it may occur."\/ to the searchlights and, telephjone, < + | The sound of the forward eap." alan gaya them away and the destroyers in the harbour turned
PLEASE Turn To Page 4.
Cyprus Donation
SAS: LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter)—The Inhabitants of Cyprus have started a fund to help the British Red Crom
DEMPSEY LEAVES
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11 (UP
and have already raised £5,000 The Clipper, which has been de very generous amount for so small a layed here for a week, finally de- population.
parted with Jack Dempsey aboard.
The Germans refuse to hand over the Ukrainian Nationalists and the White Russians who fled, into Ger- man-occupied Poland.
Thousands of German families are waiting on the Russian side of the frontier to pass into German terri tory.
PEIPING, Dec. 12 (Reuter)—A memorial servico will be held for the late. Maralal Wu Fal-tu on January 7 and the funeral service on January 21, it is reported locally.
Wang Ching-wel has sent, a mess- nge of condolence to the family,
Guards Overpowered
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URUGUAYAN MOVE MAY SPELL LEAGUE'S DOOM
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"'
MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 11 (Domel) The League of Nations
faces extinction if it fails. In its Finland mission.
The Uruguayan Government has taken steps which, adopted, will either make or break tlie League,
A circular mtstage has been ad-highest office in the League, dressed to the cloven
There are 53 member-States, In- League member-States in South America, cluding the British Dominions, Meas American resignation of the South urging them to join with Uruguay in republies would reduce the League to threatening resignation from then shadow. League if the current session fails to Important nations which have
since the League approve the dismissal of the Soviet resigned.
WIS ns a member, BALNEA
jinaugurated arè Germany, Italy:and The Soviet Union this year is Japan. The United States has dever President of the League Council; the, been a member.
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