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SOVIET MECHANIZED COLUMNS TO CUT THROUGH

Reports Of Fighting

CABLE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939. -PAGE 7

TRYING Lord Strabolgi Upholds Action

Of

GULF OF BOTHNIA British Submarine Commander In Not

ANIMATED DISCUSSION IS EXPECTED WHEN LEAGUE

BRITISH PLANES FOR FINLAND LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter) The Air Minister, Sir King- sley Wood, announced in the House

Near Russian Border, VOTES ON FINLAND'S APPEAL one of Commons yesterday

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Not Confirmed

LONDON, DEC.. 14 (REUTER)—ALTHOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE SOVIET FORCES IN THE FAR NORTH AND IN THE SOUTH ARE BEING STRONGLY HELD, THE POSITION IN THE CENTRE IS FAR FROM CLEAR.

Soviet troops are making a determined effort, with merchanised columns, to cut Finland in two at the nar- rowest part by driving through the Gulf of Bothnia.

Rome and Swedish reports say that there is furious fighting at a point 130 miles from the Soviet frontler, but the report is not believed in Helsinki, where it is said such a rapid advance across trackless wastes is "out of the question."

In the air, Finnish planes have been very active and twelve miles of railway on the main line from Murmansk to Leningrad have been destroyed by bombs.

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GREAT BATTLE STILL

RAGING

GENEVA, Dec. 14 (Reuter) — Yesterday evening the League Assembly was to vote on the expulsion of Russia from the League, because of her insistence to use force in the settlement of her dispute with Finland. When the Assembly met yesterday, the Argentine Delegate proposed the expulsion and this proposal was referred to the Fin- nish Appeal Committee.

The Committee had before it not only the expulsion proposal, but also the Russian reply, which arrived the

It is understood that the Committee ap previous night. proved the expulsion proposal and that the approval 'had been included in the Committee's report, which is now re- celving its final touches. The report will be sent to the Assembly.

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If the proposal passes, it League. It also denounced will go before the Council Justifiably the Treaty Non-Aggres

sion concluded in 1932, that was to have remained in force until the

and here an unanimous vote is necessary before a member state can be expelled.

At noon yesterday, the Rus- stan spokesman said that Russia will probably be ousted from

within the League HELSINKI. Dec. 14 (Reuter)-twenty-four hours. great battle is still raging on the

DISCUSSION EXPECTED Easter Front, where the Flanish

HELSINKI, Dec. 14 (Reu-|

unofficially ter)-It is ported that the Finnish ad- vance on Tolvajaeri, men- tioned in Finnish com- munique, has been very con- siderable and it is said that Finnish troops are pushing counter-attack has succeeded be- rapidly towards the Russian frontier.

UNCONFIRMED REPORTS Other unconfirmed reports are that the Finns have retaken Pitkaranta, on the northern shore of Lake, Ladoga, also Suomussalmil

and Salla.

...

end of 1945,"

Referring to the Soviet refusal of the Invitation to come to the counell and assembly, the resolu- tion says that the Soviet "thereby failed in one of the most essential responsibilities under the league of Nations for a guarantee of peace and the security of nations and The resolution will be submitted acted as though the Council and today. the Assembly did not exist as far yond expectations, the recapture to the League Assembly of Salla, one of the most impor-when it Is expected to as Russia is concerned." tant military strongholds, being occasion

discus-, The resolution also declares that ilustrative of the completeness of sion. It will probably be approved "the Soviet attempted to justify its without a vote and then referred refusal by alleging that relations Indicate that to the Council" which will meet Had been. established with 1 Govenment that is immediately to take the decision Actitious

neither in law nor fact a Govern called for.

The result of the Council pro- ment recognised by the population ceedings is a foregone conclusion.or Finland in the free exercise of but it remains to be seen whether their rights." there will be any abstentions when

vote is taken.

this success.

Latest reports fresh units of the Red Army have been viciously attempting to re- cover Salla and have suffered

SOVIETS HELD

A key-point on the Northern Front, the lastnamed, If true, in- severe losses. dicates the great success of the Finnish counter-offensive, for the Russians had planned Salla their base headquarters.

to make

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By leaving the election" of China to the Council to a later meeting, the League has 'ab- solved China from the delicate responsibility of taking a stand Tn the matter.

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that the Government had de- cided to grant export licenses to'u British Arm to enable it to send aircraft to Finland.

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British Submarine's Victims

Torpedoing

The Bremen

LONDON, Dec. 14 (Router)-No official information is yet avail- able as to whether an attempt was made by the British subma- rine to take the Bremen as a prize. The German version is that the submarina" attempted to attack

the liner.

ACTION UPHELD

Lord Strabolg!, formerly Lieut- Commander Kenworthy, who was

ESPIONAGE IN BELGIUM

BRUSSELS, Dec. 14 (Renter) -Four Italiana" have been arrested in Liege on sharten of espionage. Three of them are of German origin.

They are said to have apread Nazi propaganda and" to have asked soldiers, who visited the cafe owned by one of them, for information,

A rald on the `premises brought to light a map and a platol.

BL5

WELS

on the Admiralty War Staff in the last war, upholds the action of German harbour than she the submarine commander in not in Murmansk. She is too large

torpedoing the Bremen.

ага to

cruiser. too ex- "We are fighting this war to pensive in fuel and too large to ensure international law." he said. Act as a transport" "If there were German aeroplanes Lord Strabolgi added that the

U-BOAT & CRUISER in the vicinity the submarine could Bremen had much in her favour not surface and she was precluded 'n eluding British warships, because bv international, law from tor-of the long nights and the pos pedoing the Bremen out of hand sibility that she was using Nor- while submerged.

wegian territorial waters.

DESTROYED LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter) The Admiralty announces that in the North Sea, the same submarine that sighted

has the

sunk a Bremen U-Boat and torpedoed a cruiser. It also states that the Deptford was torpedoed

"This shows that, as com- merce controllers, submarines are unsuitable unless establish- ed International law is disre- garded.

USELESS TO GERMANY

SAFE ARRIVÄL LONDON. Dec.. 14 (Reuter)-1he. Nord Deutscher Lloyd announces the safe arrival of the liner Bremen at Bremenhaven and it 13 claimed that another German

by a U-Boat in Norwegian Tie Bremen, however, is of no liner, which was in New York also

territorial waters, the third more case in a few days of a viola- tion of Norwegian neutrality, by Germany.

£5,000,000 ORDER FROM ALLIES FOR U.S. PLANES

LONDON, Dẹc. 14 (Reuter)—It is' from New York that reported orders have been placed by the Aliled Purchasing Commission for 470 aeroplanes.

SOVIET BROADCAST It is probable that this sectora

MOSCOW, Dec. 14 (Reuter)- will continue to see the heaviest

Moscow attacked the League of nghting, as the Finnish forces in REQUEST TO U.S.

Nations In a broadcast last night. WASHINGTON, Dec, 14 Reuter) the south have had no difficulty

The announcer declared that the -The Finnish Government is in holding the Soviets from their

Finnish Memorandum was full of asking for permission to use the Mannerheim Line positions and

lies and alleged that the whole Two-hundred, valued at £5,000,- United States Army's latest kas- the command is concentrating on

affair was a political manoeuvre | 000, are to be delivered to the masks. "which are on the secret eliminating the danger of a Soviet

As the meeting of the Commit-j by Britain and France, who RAF. 1st.

drive through to Üleaborg, on the

anti- tee of Fourteen, the Norwegian "carefully selected "known Gulf of Bothnia

and Swedish delegates stated that į Soviet members to form the Com- Russlan

bases were military

they approved of the resolution, mittee.” g by Finnish bombed yesterday

conarmation vöf The announcer also launched a planes and Soviet bombers attack-subject to the

violent attack on Sweden for the ed several islands in the Gulf of their Governmenta

ald she is giving Finland.

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SOVIET PROGRESS ROME Dec. 14 (Reuter)-Ac- cording to a Helsink! telegram, the Russians have occupied the Island

of Mausari, in Lake Ladöge, but their progress on the Karelian Firiand. Front is insignificant.

The Finns are still holding Suomussalmi: about seventeen miles from the frontier, in Finland's wasp. waist," despite repeated Russian attacks.

According to the telegram. the Russians are desperately trying to cut Finland in two in sever her communications with Sweden,

GERMAN POCKET

BATTLESHIP DAMAGED

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Work Done

By Mystery Ministry Revealed

THE RESOLUTION

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The resolution condemns the

- REFERENCE TO US. All documents connected with action of the Soviet on the ground) that "by its act aggression against the League's discussions of the Finland, the Soviet falled in its Finnish-Soviet conflict have been special political agreement with transmitted to the United States Finland and violated the pact of in view of the fact that that Parks and

of Article XII

initiative the country is taking the

with a view to promoting a peace- ful settlement.

|PREMIER AND LEAGUE

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AGGRESSION CONDEMNED GENEVA, Dec. 14 (Reuter)- The League Assembly meeting this morning condemned Soviet recently supplied war material to aggression against Finland and Finland, and would have supplied resolution, passed by the Com- more, but for the fact that the mittee of Fourteen, which was German Government made dif-elected LONDON, Dec. 14 (Reuter)-Lord culties regarding transit."

to discuss the Finnish Chatfield, Minister for Co-Ordina...!

appeal. will be debated by the Referring to the League's dis- Council this afternoon. tion of Defence, spoke about the cussion of the question, Mr. Cham- It is pointed out that the zone was work of his department.at aberlain said. "The attitude of His stated that if Argentina had not The Portuguese representative designed to prevent belligerent ac luncheon yesterday.

He admitted that he was not Majesty's Government has already proposed the expulsion of Rússia tivities Harmful to American in- terests and it is doubted if Ameri-well known to the general, public been made abundantly clear: while from the League his Government can interests were involved in the and that his Ministry is "almost strongly condemning the Soviet would have done so.

aggression "they consider that every India's delegate made ап case of the naval battle.

equally an enigma."

utilise

de- Only a day or so ago he received effort should be made to NOT ADMIRAL SCHEER

eloquent speech, strikingly the League machinery for its nouncing Russian aggression while MONTEVIDEO. Dec. 14 (Reuter, a letter addressed to the "Ministry The Uruguayan authorities state for the Succour of Britain" and he primary purpor), namely, a peace the Mexican representative, though that it was the Admiral Graf Spee, passed it on to-well, he passed it ful settlement of the dispute and. epposing the expulsion of Russia.

If that should prove impossible. said that his Government would: not the Admiral Scheer, that was

for affording practical assistance, not stand in the way of the de- engaged in battle.

to the victim of aggression."

cision of other member States and would abstain from voting.

On!

COLLABORATION

EVENTS IN GENEVA

Mr. Chamberlain then outlined

AID FOR FINLAND Mr. R. A Butler, British Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, told the Assembly that the report and resolution had the full support of He spoke on the bearing of the the United Kingdom delegation,

In spite of the burden Britain Finnish conflict on Britain's war

BRITISH WOUNDED LANDED The Ministry, he said, was con- LONDON, Del. 14 (BWB)-Re-cerned with the collaboration of ports from Montevideo state that strategy and politics. There was the wounded from the British now such collaboration through the recent events in Geneva and men- warships, which followed the enemy War Cabinet which sits almost tioned that the League handled the appeal of Finland with the vessel into the outer harbour, are dally, also being landed.

This collaboration was also just utmost speed and despatch, International law permits bell-as effective with their Allies, Before gerent warships to take refuge in the war they were in close torch neutral waters and to remain until with France, so that when the alms, and said. "The "opportunity and her Allies were bearing in the repairs sufficient to make them war started they had the Supreme provided by this conflict has been major struggle for right and law, seaworthy are effected, after which War Council ready to operate in- eagerly seized upon by the German the British Government would not they must leave subject to 24 hours stead of taking. the three years propaganda machine and by the excuse themalves from giving the many people acting, consciously or best support to Finland in their notice.

unconsciously, in its service, to power and were already taking defect attention from the primary certain steps to enable the Finns objective of the Allied effort, which to obtain in the United Kingdom is to defeat Nazi Germany...‚'

material required for their de- "We must never lose sight of fences. that objective. We must never forget that it is Cerman aggres- slon which paved the way for the Soviet attack on Poland and Finland and that Germany, alone, among the nations, is even now abetting, by word and deed, the Russian aggression,

CONTRIBUTIONS -TO THE EMPIRE'S

CAUSE

needed during the Great War.

There were British and French staffs working in Whitehall. “

He had heard it said that "the war had not stated yet." This, he said, was not the view of the sailors as Germany was trusting in her illegal war at sea, but "it will fall,"

WANG'S PROMISE

LONDON, Dec. 14 (EWS)-Con-

-POLICY DEFINED · tributions in money and kind to

SHANGHAI, Dec,. 14 (Reuter)---- the cause of the Empire in war STOCKHOLM, Dec. 14 (Reuter)

Wang Ching-wei and his "peace still continue arrive from the Hanssons, New Cabinet, in a de

faction" has promised not to take steps to undermine the Chinese subjects of His Majesty in every claration of policy, states that

ATTACK EVIL AT ROOT legal tender, according to the Cen- quarter of the British Common- Sweden will maintain her in- wealth of Nations and from de-dependence and neutrality, includ- "We must all give what help and tral China Daily News, mouthpiece pendencies and also from British ing collaboration with those other support we can spare to the latest of the orthodox" Kuomintang communities in many foreign States unhampered by alliances, victim of these destructive forces leader,

with the object. of preserving the but, in the meanwhile, it is only

lands.

One of the measures suggested Natable among the latter is a common interests of neutrals and by concentrating on our task of by the paper for the prevention of patriotic fund raised by the British to extend co-operation among of resistance to German aggres- further decline in the Chinese. Community in the Argentine, northern States.

sion, and thus attack the evil at dollar is to divorce it from the which now amounts to approx- The Government shared in the its root, that we can hope to save pound sterling. imately £10,000, either paid al-general desire to furnish humani-the nations in Europe from the The paper did not mention the ready or promised before Oct. 31, tarian and material help to Fin-fate which must, otherwise, over- Federal Reserve Bank notes and

the Hun.Hsing. Hank notes. take them: 1940

land.

The French have ordered 270 bombing machines of a special type with a speed in excess of 300 miles for hour.

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Germany

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areached Hamburg from Murmansk,

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