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LEAGUE ASKS U.S. S. R. TO WITHDRAW TROOPS WITHIN TIME LIMIT

24-Hour 'Ultimatum' To Russians

GERMANS

CONCENTRATE

ON BRITISH SECTORS

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. Ona 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 importanco, for it gives the lie to the insidious Germán

propaganda that the British are

leaving all the work to the French.

LONDON, Dec. 11 (UP).—- Weather Grounds Planes Two airplanes, one with the) swastika insignia plainly visible on the tail and the other believed to be a Heinkel bomber, flew over the British coast to-day, one in the southeast and the other over Yorkshire.

PARIS, Dec. 11 (Reuter)-Wit! bod wenther hampering air opera tons, activity on the Western Fron to-day was confined to patrol activity

Both sides sent out

The one with the swastika recon- 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 Its. tail and the crosses under its wings" sold fishermen who alghted the aircraft.

"We turned away from it because wo expected anti-aircraft fire to, start| -ni-any-moment-and-we-didn't want

shrapnel falling around us

plane

numerou

Patrols in an effort to probe one an

lother's lines.

Germans ure particularly active south and nouth-west of Saar- bruecken, coming up close to the Allies' advanced posts,

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 un'o as the vanguard of the British

"We shall be in very close tough

VISCOUNT GORT (left), Commander-in-Chief of the D.E.F., Llcut.-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

INVASION

CONDEMNED

BY COMMITTEE OF 13

GENEVA,

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

►

DEC. 11 (UP).—THE SPECIAL LEAGUE COM- MITTEE HAS SENT AN "ULTIMATUM” TO THE SOVIETS, GIVING THEM 24 HOURS IN WHICH TO AGREE TO WITHDRAW THEIR. TROOPS FROM FINLAND AND PARTICIPATE IN. PEACEFUL DIS.. CUSSION OF THE RUSSO-FINNISH PROBLEMS.

League members described the message as an "ultimatum" in view of the time limit for a reply, but it does not contain any threat of positive League action in case the reply is not received within the prescribed time.

AID FROM LAPLAND

Russians Repulsed On All Fronts

By WEBB MILLER UP Staff Corräspondent

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

HELSINGFORS, Dec. 12. (UP)-Heavy fighting is continuing on the south eastern front, where Finns have repulsed two Red attacks.

The Committee appointed to deal with the · Russo-- Finnish question comprised Uruguay, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ireland, Canada, Egypt, Portugal, Sweden, Thai,. Norway, France, Great Britain and India.

A survey of the leading delegations indicated there was a trend toward condemnation of the invasion as an act of aggression and the organisation of feasible: material, moral and legal aid for the Finns.

M. Rudolf Holsti, representing Finland's case, was cheered whop he repeated Finland's appeal for world help by deeds and not. words.

He attacked Russia's "hypocri- tical attitude," and recalled pre- thevious Soviet declarations against aggression. However, the care fully avoided any suggestion of sanctions or expulsion and asked the League to deal with the situation. from a moral point..

The official Finnish com- munique claims that three

have been annihilated in

Polish Submarine Crew companies of Russian troops

Unless everyone had done his Baltic to England became available in London to-day

view-.

"You must help Finland," he said,

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”. Įsion against- Finland. "Finland alone cannot save its women man attempt to play innocent. "Figaro" says that, the Gar- "LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter).—A thrilling account of the Ilomanbi sector, seventy and children from bullets and gas and bring the world's condemna

bombs. fr you "We continued to see the gaps in with our Allies, who extend to us the the escape of the Polish submarine Orzel from the miles north of Lake Ladoga.wards Finland, Finland with do her

do your duty 10-tion on Russia's shoulders, alone duty towards the world."

bol no one. attacks at two points on this touched by

The Finns launched counter-

Finland, he said was profoundly It is entirely due to Germany that Here is just a general outline. front, and met with unexpected into some, practical means ofjaid. We of Bolshevism.

World

there is nowa war in Finland and sympathy. When Germany invaded Posuccess.

"Please transform this sympathy that eastern Europe is now the prey NEUTRALS land, the Orzel slipped out of

"Excelsior" too blames Berlin and Actually, heavy fighting is now land to fight

hope the world will not expect Fin-M. Leon Blum, the former French Gdynia and cruised submerged under way on a five hundred mile

the enemy alone" "Nothing affords more proof of the Premier, writing; in "Le Populaire," in the Gulf of Danzig for four

front, and the RussianS are un-

moral baseness of the Soulets than says that it is absurd to bring a days.

deniably sustaining heavy losses.. Russia's obsolete naval units are

establishment of the

crusade against Stalin along Hitler Terloki

is equally guilty also displaying activity along Fin- It was not long before she was land's coast. To-day, shore batteries bombed by German aircraft and so tought a two-hour duel with war- the made for the wider waters of ships off Koivisto, the southern sea- the Baltic, dodging a cordon of Nazi port between Viborg and the mouth destroyers on the away.

France, this

the clouds, but no shot was fred and warmest welcome: there was no air rald warning."

The plane over Yorkshire kept at duty since arrival in high altitude and retired when unique honour would not have been

conferred on you." Royal Air Force planes appeared.

Thousands Of

Reduced Activity

PARIS, Dec 11 (Reuter)---^ com- munique states that there was very reduced activity on the front during the day.

Motor Lorries JAPANESE TEST

British Factories Work To Capacity

VICTIMS

Nazi And Soviet Submarines Active OF BLOCKADE

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 11 (Reu- ROTTERDAM, Dec. 11 (Reuter).ter).The Estonian steamer, The Japanese steamer, Sanyo Maru, Kassari, was sunk by a sub- LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter). will leave Rotterdam to-morrow. marino which is believed here to The British motor industry is

The Captain states that thebe Russinn. already working at high speed on Japanese shipping authorities

The crew were saved. him to stay here until to-morrow

ports comes into effect.

From Tokyo comes nows that the OSLO, Dec. (Reuler)The Japanese Foreign Office spokesman Greek steamer Garoufalin, 4,700 tons. said that it was hoped there would wan torpedoed and sunk by an- un- be ng dimculty on account of the known submarine off the Norwegian const while enroute to Kirkenes to ship's cargo,

told

the production of vehicles, for when the Allied seizure of Nazi ex- the mechanised army.

"One factory is now turning out as many lorries a day as the whole British Army had in 1014.

Although infantry lorry is a special type of lorry, arrangements have been made so that 85 per cent, of the porta are standardised,

The Ministry of Supplies to-day is the world's largest buyer of heavy vehicles,

Almost the entire production of the British Industry is now engaged in war work

O.S.K. Warns Ships

Greek Ship Lost

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The captain was a sick man before' the trip started and he was so ill that he had to be holsted to the conning tower by a ropo.

It was decided, as he grew worse, to land him in a neutral port, and so the submarine put in at the Estonian port of Tallian, where the First Lieutenant took command. Detained In Tallinn

of the Gulf of Finland.

Five Fruitless Days

For Ave successive dova the Russians have fruitlessly attempted to storm Talpalejoki, village on the bank Lake Lodogs.

The Russian mechanised units have

the u

encountered difficulties in Finland ihat may prove an object lesson to Germany's and the Allied G.HQ. on the Western Front.

Seven were destroyed to-day,

the

| puppet: Government.

It is learned that the Argentine delegate, Rodolfo Freyre, will de finitely and categorically demand ilie expulsion of Russia.

the

Practical View

There is a growing conviction; that Russia can no longer remain a mem- ber of the League, but under British impulsion a more practical view of the crisis is likely to prevail, since belligerents and also, the Scandinavian countries do not want to isolate the Soviets in the face of a possible Hitler-Stalin dual alliance. 40 Members Attend GENEVA, -Dea. 11° (Reuter)—The

this morning to consider: Finland's appeal.

collect a cargo of Iron ore for Holland, leaving the port, the Estonian nuts") bringing the total on the Ladoga Council of the League of Nationa mei

KOBE, Dec. 12 (Domel) The Twenty-five members of the crew 10.297-ton O.S.K. freighter Hokkel were saved. Four are believed to be Maru, which left Kobe on October 18 lost. and which is now making port at Liverpool, has been ordered to cancel its visits to London and Rotterdam in view of the heavy riska in the British Channel and to return home Im- via New York, it was

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Big Gift From South Africa

LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter).

Mr. Anthony Edon, Secretary

for the Dominions, has acknow- ledged the gift of £100,000 raised

DISPLACEMENT

OF NATIONALS

As a German merchantian was oritics made the submarine stuy for another 24 hours.

They then announced that, as the ibmarine had exceeded the tune allowed under International Law to remain in a neutral port, she was under arrest.

jetty.

front to 107.'

The Finn claim to havo decimated a Russian company on the Suomus- salmal sector.

Reindoor Refugees

They were texts of the notes be- tween Finland and Russin from October 14 to November 29.

Some South American states sug“ PLEASE Tum To Pago 4.

Nash Threats-

NEW YORK, Dec. 11 (UP),--The American Committee to Ald Finland PLEASE Turn To Page 4.

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URUGUAYAN MOVE MAY ́SPELL LEAGUE'S DOOM

Although the Soviet was" not 'pre-, sent, 40 of 53, states which are mani- bers of the League sent, delegates.

Fourteen documents were present- Among the refugees from Finlanded by Finland as a background for s across the western border above the appeal, and those were issued by Breech blocks, charts and smal! Arctic Circle are 200,000 reindeer the Secretary Genera), arms were removed and preparations representing about 8.000.000 were made to take off the torpedoes. of reserve meat for the Finnish CRACOW, Dec. 11 (Reuter).—The Two guards were put on the sub-troops.

Commission here is

The reindeer were rounded up in The Company's 10,002-ton Kyushu Nazi-Soviet Maru, which is to reach London on meeting with difficulties in the dis-marine, one on board and one on the

herds by Lapp herdsmen on akis. January 0, is also likely to be re-cussion on the repatriation of their]

and were moved several hundred nationals.

A Polish officer severed the wire kilometres from the danger zone. called.

It is understood that the schedule The Germans refuse to hand over holating the torpedoes out of the sub-

This mass of living flesh is one for the OS.K. liners bound for the Ukrainian Nationalists and the marine, and so the operations were of the Laplanders' main contributions Europe in future will be determined White Russian who fled into Ger- postponed.

to the Finnish war efort. The in accordance with the negotiations/man-occupied Poland.

Meanwhile the captain gol busy Lapps, not having much use for between the Japanese and the British) Thousands of German familles are with a hacksaw, severing all the money, are fitting out a contribution waiting on the Russian side of the hawsers holding the submarine ex-in the form of 7,000 fur coats, 12,000 Governments.

frontler to pass into German terri- cept one.

pairs of stockings, and thousands of A plan was worked out to over-pairs of fur gloves. power the guards and get away from Collecting økis throughout the Tallion as quickly as possible,

north land Lapps have carried a At midnight two burly sailors up signboard through the various vil proached the guard on the jetty and lages reading "Skis will win the engaged him in conversation. Taking war-Every pair of skis must go to him unawares, they bundled him

the military." into the submarine.

my are said to have collected A circular message has been ad-, highest office in the League. 2,000. Dal

of skla in one small town

dressed to paira

the eleven League There are 53 member-Stales, 'In-,' andle.

of 4.000 in, three days. member-States in South America, cluding the British Dominions: Mass „ball of fur called The Emperor of: Lapland"if it has urging them to join with Uruguay in cignation of the South American

republics would reduce the League another name it la mot known.threntoning resignation from the a shadow. quoted by a shiverine - esrremane Leaguo if the current session fails to dent in westier 20 degrees below approve the dismissal of the Soviet resigned since the League wa xero Centierade, expressed the ba as a mainberg-

inaugurated are: Germany, Italy, and `tlef that the Finne saw 'hold the

The Soviet Union this year in Japaniskais United States het opver? Prealdorit of, the Longus Coincll, tha 13

Big Lumber Order

tory.

RUSSO-JAPANESE From Canada

FRICTION

by South African mayors...) OTTAWA, Dec. 11 (UP)-It

ha

been learned from reliable sources

In acknowledging the gift, Mr.that the situation in the Scandina

...

Eden says that It is a real encourage-vian countries has forced the United | TOKYO, Dec. 11 (Reuter)--Tho ment for Britain to receive such Kingdom to seek additional supplies Japaneso Press le again engaged with ~~:Guards Overpowered welcome mark of friendship from the of lumber from Canada.

the fishery question. Union.

that further understood

Ons paper: statos' that a vlow Is The guard on board was also over- Ako Cyprus Donation .

prospective orders are being rising in some quarters that if the powered and the officer cut the wires

Soviets continuo in their present to the searchlights and telephone, LONDON, Dec. 11 (Reuter)The contemplated.

An Order In Counelt to-day placed attitude, Japan will take definite Vinhabitants of Cyprus have started a

fund to help the British Red Cross complete control of all civilian avia measures to look after her northern and have already raised £5,000tion in the hands of the Government rights. Baving generous amount for ko imali aj in order to facilitato defence mea-

Fopulation.

sures.

The question might soon become a matter of serious concern.

The sound of the forward éxpe (alan" gave them away kid tho destroyers in the harbour turned,

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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, ́ ́If adopted, will either make or break the League.........

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10 which have