1939-11-29 — Page 22

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SOVIET TROOPS CONCENTRATING ALONG FRONTIER

OF FINLAND

(Continued from Page 1.) made it clear that no compromise will be accepted.

Speculation in diplomatic circles exclude the possibility of capitula tlen by the present Finnish Govern ment or possible Russian willingness to resump to talks.

However, in belleved that a peaceful stiilement is possible it aa- other Government accepts the Soviet demands.

Helsingfors Donios Now Border Clashes OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Nov. 29 (Domes). The Finnish military authorities have issued a denial of the Soviet breadcasts of fresh border clashes.

The statement describes the Soviet claims that Finnish troops have crossed the border and bombarded "utterly without Soviet forces as foundation."

The new reports, like the previous ones, are "pure fabrications on the the statement acts.

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REDS DENOUNCE PACT OF NON-AGGRESSION

(Continued from Page 1.) frontier as this would place them beyond the suburbs of Leningrad.

Sovidts Visočlieva rians MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (Reuter)-Tile Soviet Press contains no mention of

Finish reply to the Soviet note denying that kinalsh shells had been Soviet soldiers, and esponsible for the death and wound- ing uf several continues to fill up its pages with re- ports of protest ineelings of Soviet workers.

it is evident that the Finnish dental is disbelieved in Moscow.

Soviet troops have been ordered to Are back in future.

German Sympathy For Finns BERLIN, Nov. 28 (Reuter)—Al- though the Nazi Government is prac- iteally supporting Soviet Russia in its pressure on Finland, there are signs that the German people sympathetle towards Finland's case.

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ECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" HELSINGFORS, Nov. 28, (UP)— The Foreign Office press deportment, this evening tersoly announced Soviet denunciation of the non-aggression

"uncon pact and the receipt of an ciliatory reply to the Finnish note. "Fresh Incidenti Claimed

No official comment was forthconf" SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" ing pending consultations, but pre- MOSCOW. Nov. 28 (Domel)viously commenting on the Soviet de- that monstration, the Government spokes- Moscow Radlo has announced clashes have occurred at two places man said: "We are right. There is no doubt about it, and we cannot be According between frontier guards.

to tho

announcement, shaken by demonstrations of this or the first

occurred Incident

any other kind." Klbachi Peninsula in the north, when Ove Finnish soldiers allegedly fired upon Soviet troops at about 5 p.m. The more serious incident took place at the southern border near Leningrad artillery allegedly where Finnish bombarded the Boylet side, over 100 shells are alleged to have fallen into Soviet territory.

near

In return, the Soviet announcement claims, Soviet forces opened machine- Flankab gun Bre and repulsed

troops into their own territory. No been made of announcement bas casualties on either side.

In the meantime, it is understood that Soviet agents during the post few days, have openly bought at the two largest banks between 40 and 50 million Finnish marks. There is con- siderable mystery regarding the pur- pose of this move particularly sinco the Governmental restrictions prev- ent shipment abroad,

Soviet Allegations LONDON, Nov. 20, (Reuter)

a note handed by M. Molotoff to the Finnish Minister to Russia this after- noon, Moscow denounced the Soviet- Finnish Treaty of Non-Aggression,

Finnish Prisonors

Simultaneously reports were broad- MOSCOW, Nov. 20, (Reuter).—A cast throughout Russin of further series of frontier skirmishes between alleged frontier incidents in which Finnish and Soviet troops are report-Finnish troops were "guilty of grave! ofed by the military command in the provocation."

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Three Finns have been taken

prisoner.

According to the ofeial Soviet agency, Ave Finnish soldiers fred on frontier patrol In the Kareliah Isthmus.

The Finns were thrown back to their own territory.

There were no Soviet losses. Later the Finns fired five rifle- shots, to which Sovici troops did not reply.

cannon

It is also reported that following the ring there were two shols which burst In Soviet territory. Sinall groups of Finnish infantry attempted to cross the frontier, but in the face. of rifle and machine-gun tire retreated inside Finnish territory. Border Incidents

SPECIAL TO THE, TELEGRAPH.

that

The Moscow radio alleged Finnish iroops attempted to cross the Soviet border and that their artillery hud again shelled Sovlet territory.

The report referred to a clash in which three Finnish soldiers are alleged to have been killed and two taken prisoner.

Highly Critical Situation

It is now patently clear that the Eltuation has become highly critical, and although the Finnish Foreign Office continues to make statements expressing the hope that a peaceful solution wii be possible, there is little disposition elsewhere to view the position as other than extreme- ly grave.

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All day to-day Soviet planes in large numbers were flying along the Finnish frontier and they penetrated frequently many miles into Finnish to territory.

LONDON, Nov. 20 (UP).The

They were not fired upon by Fin- Moscow radio has announced two incidents on the Karellan Isthmus, nish AA guns because speelllo ----- alleging that the Finnish troops open-structions had been given to all

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No Nazi Comment SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, Nov. (UP)-Au- thoritative quarters have refused to comment on the present Soviet- Finnish situation.

"We hold the standpoint that th's question concerns only Finland and Rustin, and that it will be solved by these two countries alone," it was stated,

Must Bo Some Mistake SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

units in the fronder zone that on no account was any measure to be taken that could be exploited by the Bovieti as provocation.

Finnish Cabinet Meats

A meeling of the Finnish Cabinet was called as soon as the Minister to Moscow had communicated-the-text: of the Russian note.

tew doubts ns to the

Denunciation of the Non-Aggres- sion Pact was received as a stunning blow, and together with the informa- tion of large concentrations of army mechanised units and air force in the HELSINGFORS, Nov. 28 (UP)Leningrad area, has left the Finnish

Russlor intentions. Field Marshal Mannerheim, return people with! ing from the direction of the border

One of the first acts of the Cabinet] WAS to issue Instructions for thef towns stated to-day: "There must be some mistake. At the time of the

GOD,000 ing forces, totalling some shooting, the Finnish troops at this mobilisation of all of Finland's fight- point were attending an open-air

men. Sunday sermon.'

that the The Field Marshal said Finnish light artillery was 20 kilo- meters and the heavy artillery 60 kilometers behind the border.

Tension Increas09 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (Domei).-Ten zion in the Soviet-Finnish situation has signally increased as the result of the Finnish reply to the Soviet de- mands in connection with the border incident.

The Flunish Government has re- Jected the Soviet demands for with drawal of Finnish troops from the frontier.

Earl Browder Is "Razzed"

Told To "Go Back To Moscow"

APECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" NEW HAVEN, Nov. 28 (UP).- Earl Browder, Secretary of the Com- munist Party in the United States, to-day addressed, a riotous meeting of six hundred people held under the auspices of the Yale Peare Council.

A gathering of 3,000 people gathered outside the meeting added to the turmoil, Jeering and crying "Viva Hitler Go back to Moscow!" TWO NAZI RAIDERS AT SEA (Continued from Page: 1.) account of the sinking issued by the. German news agency,

The Rawalpind!'s munitions blew up and the vessel was a must of Are: Scots Survivors

BERLIN, NOV, 29 (Reuter)-The Germán domenlinique on the sinking of the Rawalpindi by the Deutschland and another ship south of Iceland says that the hayal chtegement took place

Alleged frontier incidents reported in Moscow are categorically denledi In an official statement.

From Moscow, It is reported that instructions have been given to Red Army commanders on the Finnish further frontier to answer "any Finnish provocation,"

Three Main Points SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (UP)-Moscow. Radio to-day reviewed the exchange of notes between the Soviet and Fin- land and described the three main points of the latest Soviet note:

(1) The Finnish dental of the frontier incidents cannot be explained as anything other than an effort to mislead public opinion and "deride" De victims of the incidents.

(2) The Finnish refusal to with- denw her troops from the border is a "hostile act" and chews the Finnish desire to keep a "threat" - hanging over Leningrad since the Soviet troops are hundreds of miles distant from Finnish centres, while Finnish troops are inly 20 miles from Lenin- grad permanently threatening city."

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It is therefore impossible to with- draw Soviet troops because it would create an "absurd situation.

(3) Finland, due to the foregoing acts, has performed a "hostile act not in accord with the obligations of the non-aggression pact.

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The first German burst of shells found their target:

Fires then broke out until the whole ship was in dames,

Several detonations were heard, indicating that ammunition supplies were blowing up,

The ship sank rapidly.. All the survivors picked up by the Garmon vessels were Beotamen.

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