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British Aid To
To Maximum Limits
and British
FINLAND MAY
BECOME
ALLIED BATTLEGROUND
~950 DAYS OF THIS WAR
20,000,000 DIED IN
HAVE CHINA
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
THE war in China is 950 days old to-day. In less than two months, it will exceed the record for duration set by the Spanish Civil War, which lasted for 998 days.
Many observers believe that the war in the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
LONDON, FEB. 11 (UP).—"THE ALLIES
ARE
GOING
TO STAND BY THE FINNS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR WAR AGAINST GERMANY.”
This statement was made by the Diplomatic Correspondent of the "Sunday Despatch," Lord Rothermere's Sunday newspaper, this morning.
He adds that there is no question of an Allied declaration of war against Soviet Russia.
"If, on the other hand, Russia should regard Allied help for Fin- land as an excuse for declaring war against us, that would have to be **** ¡ regarded as Moscow's STRAFED WITH responsibility." MACHINE GUNS
Far East will even exceed in length the 1914-18 Canadian
World War, which lasted for over four years.
1937.
The Sino-Japanese War started on July 7,
It has, directly or indirectly, killed more people than died in the Great War.
20,000,000 HAVE DIED
It is estimated that over 20,000,000 civilians have died
F
Governor General Passes
⚫ in China as a result of the war.
MONTREAL. Feb. 11 (Reu Man-made floods, famine as a result of the scorched ter).-Lord Tweedsmuir, who as earth policy and Japanese restrictions and the great John Buchan, was the first com migration westwards before the Japanese advance the moner to be appointed to the post of Governor-General of greatest exodus of people the world has known--all con- Canada, is dead. tributed to the terrible death toll.
Famine and floods threaten the lives of millions more this coming spring.
Some observers believe China is facing the greatest
162nd Day
THIS War
of
French Try To Amuse The Nazis
on the
PARIS, Feb. 11 (Reuter) The German troops Western Front apparently do
He suffered a relapse at 4 p.m. (GMT) and it was immediately decided that he should undergo
a third operation and transfusion.
blood
He apparently died on the operat-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH!!
LONDON, Feb. 11 (UP),— It is belatedly revealed that German planes dropped twelvo to fifteen bombs on the British coasting steamer Boston off the east coast of England on Fri- day.
The bomber was unable to find its mark but succeeded In wounding six of the crew with machine-gun fire.
The attack occurred some miles out at sea. The ex- plosions were heard from the shore.
The German planes circle the Boston strafing it with machine guns.
The raider was eventually chased off by three British planes.
tragedy of modern mankind. ng table as the operation, which is 2600 Years-of-
prevention
Flood
Bystems delicate ene, usually lasts as long which Chinn painstakingly built as 13 hours.
up before the war have been He was the first well-known man THIS Empire
destroyed or allowed to deterio- of lofters
to the Governor-
rate to such an extent that it Generalship and the first Scotsman, will be impossible to control the for many years, to hold, the office.
flood waters when the thaw sets
in in a month or so. If the thaw
is accompanied by heavy rains,
it may mean the inundation of vast areas in north China.
that
the
Observers also belleve land, in "Free China" will be incap able of producing crops large enough to support the additional population! which fed before the Japanese ad- vance.
These migrants are variously estimated at between 40,000,000 and 80,000,000 people.
not appreciate the efforts made Over 2,500,000 soldiers must also by French troops to amuse them. bo fed by this good and patient
A High Command communi- cartli,
que issued in Berlin sternly re-'
Front Line Lossos
ed
He was appoint-J
Governor- General in April,
1035.
Son of the Rev. John Buchan, а Scottish Ininister,
be was born in Scotland in Augus 1875. He attended tie Glasgow Uni- versity and the Brasenose Callege, Oxford.
His First Novel
buked the French, saying that Here, on the 950th day of the war, College," renewed enemy attacks through are the estimates of the actual front Weather." "Lost Lady of Old Yours" loudspeakers, including musical line casualties: items, took place at the Front.
As the contents were rude and in- sulting, the communique continues, they were interrupted by machine- gun fire, to which the French replied resulting in an exchange of fre which completely drowned the loud- speakers.*
A French GHQ communique' states that there was local netivity of patrols and artillery.
Chinese:
killed
wounded
Japanese:
killed
wounded
Emperor
Proclaims
Amnesty
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
The Correspondent adds
that Allied aid for Finland
per-
will be the maximum missible under present European political and mili- tary realities.
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'74th DAY of THIS WAR
Finns Hold All Soviet Drives
By EDWARD BEATTIE
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT
WITH THE FINNISH ARMIES BEHIND SUMMA, Feb. 11 (UP)-I have just returned to headquarters
Ald will be limited only by after penetrating to the advance command post one and such factors as fear lest a bound-a half miles beyond Summa, the city which has been the less transit of Allied materials Russian objective during the cleven days of the present and volunteers through Sweden
and Norway may result in re-
great offensive.
prisals on those countries. There As a result of my tour, I can confirm that the is also the necessity of limiting |*********** the number of volunteers in pro- portion to the material and equipment available for their fuse.
"A pro-Russian policy is. still Hitler's policy, and however much it may have gone against Germany's gain, the fact remains that German military experts have recently been working with Russia in the Finnish campaign,
**This" is one of the reasons why Russian tactles are now less futile fhan was the case in the earller stages of the war."
Embassios To Evacuato ?
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Feb. 12 (Domei).— Rumours circulating in diplomatic quarters claim that the British and French Embassles have begun burn- ing all diplomatic documents.
Some circles suggest that this rumoured action represents prepara- tions for the evacuation of the Allied! Embassies in view of the doliente re- lations existing as a result
of the hostilities in Finland.
Sir Willium Seeds, the British Am-'
French Ambassador, left
Moscow
Soviet employees of the two Em-
Reds Must Be "Pacifiod"
TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Domei).bassador, and M. Paul Noggiar, the The Japanese Empire some time ago. They have not re- His first story, "Scholar Gypsles" celebrated the 2600th anni- turned, was published versary of its foundation bassies were recently discharged. TWEEDSMUIR when he was 21
years of age. Two to-day. years later he published "John Burnet of Barns" and "History of Brasenose followed by Grey
and "The Half-Hearted." Chinese He was called to the Bar in 1001
Claims and shortly afterwards
pointed as private secretary to Lord 1,750,000 1,100,000 Milner, High Commissioner In South 2,000,000 750,000 Africa.
On returning to England in 1903, 850,000 he became a member of the publish 350,000
8,000 in arm of Nelsons and devoted much of hits time to writing, turning out a number of romances, some of them based on his South African days.
A hundred million people, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (Router) — including six million in Tokyo peace in Europe will be impossible alone, stood at attention at 9 until a.m. to bow.reverently towards "paciñed." the Imperial Palace,
Japanese Claims
28,000 35,000
prisoners
conquered Arca
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ROOSEVELT MAY DELAY HITLER'S SPRING “DRIVE”
By RALPH HEINZEN
UNITED PREOS STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Way
ap-
BIG TEAM OF NEWSMEN
******* | Finnish lines beyond Summa
are nowhere broken.
Throughout the offensive, the Russians have not succeeded in | dislodging the Finns from one
sector.
WITII the arrival of Edward W. Beattle in Finland-tiis first despatch is
is published in the ad- joining
coluxan Telegraph" readers now' obtain exclusivo reports
from the world's newest war from five leading war oor-
respondents associated "United Press."
with
They are, in addition to Beat- tle, Webb Miller, Ralph Forte and Hubert. Uexkuell with the Finnish Forces and Norman Duell with the Russian forces.
Beattle is probably the most“ famous of all War Correspond- enta. Ho has covered
overy. major, war since 1918.
He was in Abyssinia, In China and in
Spajo. Ho flew from ifongkong to Prague to cover the dismem berment of Czecho-Slovakla, and was in Warsaw just before From the Germana, arrived. Warsaw he went to the Western Front, from where he was recalled to join" "United: Press” staff in Finland.
For
Move Peace Is
Approved
Soviet Nussia has been
That, according to unoffelai Moscow circles, is the attitude adopted by As the nation made this gesture 10 Stalin to the ware in Europe. the Throne, the Emperor signed a The Soviet would welcome any general amnesty which will result in practical move towards peace in Eur- shorter sentences for 18,000 prisoners ope. But they do not believe that LONDON, Feb. 11 (Reuter).} und 180,000 persons who have lost President Roosevelt will meet with President Roosevelt's peace their civil rights,
moves have now been approved The Soviet holds the view that by Britain, France, Italy as well Great Britain and France are the
as neutrals. Only in 'Germany aggressors. They, it is claimed areas there
been no official
It is one of the world's greatest amnesties,
Army Officers and men who were He proved in his "Sir Walter disciplined before to-day will have Raleigh," "Marquis of Montrose," their punishments remitted under a "Sir Walter Scott" und "Jullus separate ordinance. Caesar" that he was a painstak-
Solemn ceremonies were held at the ing historian, but it was not until Kashihara Shini near Mt. Unebi, the World War that his gift for lucid which is sacred to Emperor Jimmu, recording of facts was best shown. founder of the Japanese Empire,
War Correspondent
Forty thousand people worshipped at the Miyazaki, Shrine at the foot of At the beginning of the last war he Mt. Takechilo. went to France as a special corres- He was appointed to
PARIS, Feb. 11 (UP).—Oficial circles here believe that Pre-pondent. sive on the Western Front, or Germany's mass raids on England the ranic of Lieutenant Colonel and, ever, a moro Bober note was issued sident Roosevelt's peace gesture may delay Hitler's spring offen-British General Headquarters with
any success..
The Red attempt to crack the Màn- nerheim Line defences on the Isthmus has left Summa a snow-covered ruin at the apex of the defence sector. But it's still in Finnish hands.
I listened to aporadic artillery fre to-night as I wrote this despatch, and big -luch shells crashed and ex- ploded on a ridge less than 200 feet from our dug-out.
The Koivisto forts are visible from where I stand. Occasionally they are
it up by huge, lurid flashes,
Attacks
The Russians, tried four last night, but none were as forceful as previous bayonet drives,
Mopping-Up Raid
When I left the advance command post this afternoon, the Finns were organising, a mopping-up. raid' into No Man's Land, where scores of Russians are silently awaiting be- hind Iron.
shields.
The weather is bitterly cold, with a temperature 15 degrees below zero.
The. Finns are not so optimistie as to expect that the Russian
offensive will be abandoned. They anticipate further steam- roller tactles as soon as the enormous Red casualties are replaced by now cannon-fodder, and believe that the Reds will launch a new attack against the Summa uren, which is closest to Vilpuri (Viborg), Finland's second largest city..
Finland Can Hold.Out. BERLIN, Feb, 11 (Router).—Ac- cording to a German news agency PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
LATEST
EUROPEAN CHARGED
Further Evidence
Parkinson Case
responsible for continuation of "the war by declining the German peace comment.. offer, which had Soviet support.
In Amsterdam, the newspaper, Foreign Aid Pours In For Finland
OSLO, Feb. 11 (Reuter).-M. Ham-"Hotvolk," says that Britain and their bro, President of the Norwegian France cannot renounce Parliament, said yesterday that demands on Germany, though it was difficult for him to talk If these demands were to be re- of Finland as a neutral, It was,
Further evidence was given at the nounced, says the journal, we would gratifying to see gifts pouring in from purely have to fear for the future of Central Magistracy this afternoon all corners of the world. Expenditure On War
civilisation, but there will be no when the case against Licut, Thomas Finland, he said, needed men more pressure in this direction from the Porkinson, of the Hongkong Volun~“ Amidst the general rejoleing, how than arms or money.
United States,
teer Defence Corps, was continued before Mr. H. Edwards. In 1017, was transferred to England by the Finance Ministry.
"They could not fight for ever with On the contrary, the disarmament
Parkinson is Upulations which out rellef and more volunteers would and economic
charged with unlaw and France.
to take up the position of Director
It announced "Japan's total expen- be needed to relieve them, he said. President Roosevelt has suggested to fully keliling Wong Chiu-lan whilst that the acute disease which we are deter of Information,
diture on the war with China, which It is not thought likely
Meanwhile in. Helsingfors, Pro- neutrals would have no point if driving his car, No. 656, along Bon- His book number nearly fifty is 030 days old to-day.
Parkinson was represented by the German leader will order any major mined to extirpate.
fessor. A. K. Cajander, who was Pre- is expected of the great powers to ham Rond on December 23. "Me Chamberinin and M. Daladier Among his novels are "Greenmantle," ellenalve to start while Mr. Sumner
Including the appropriation for mier of Finland until the Soviet in cling to autorchy and the arms race. "Thirty-Nine Steps," "The Dancing
Several neutral papers comment Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almado, Jr.; instruct- Welles, the American Under-Secre-share the same ground!
"Mr. Welles. is conducting an in-Floor," "The Three Hostages," "The
the forthcoming fiscal year, Japan vaslon, thonked people: abroad for
help given to Finland.
on the fact that the United States ed by Mr. D. Li. Strellet. Mr. E. H.. tary of State, is en route to Berlin.
Equity among neutrals and gathering Free Fishers," "John McNab, will have spent the sieggering sum tho Both Parls and London are agreed impressions and Information which, "Huntingtower" and. "Court" of "the
of 16,455,077,900 yen (£1,000,000.-lisation as a whole against eastern Viall Russia or Finland.
"We are battling for western civi- Under-Secretary of State is not to Williams, Assistant Attorney General that the President's peace move will when the time comes, will be ex-Morning"
000)...
said.
Gorman Reficence mat affect lite Allied intention of pro treinely precious to the builders of
Of this total, 11,109,018,000 was barbarity," he
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11 (Reuter) --- Professor Cajander rovented that Thirty-Nine Steps" was filmed ordinary expenditure on the Army, secuting the war to` a final victory..
"But that time will come only when starring Robert Donat Sir Harry 3,040,050,000 on the Navy and 2,300,- the Finnish Fund now totalled £200,- The German press has not yet men
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