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February 6, 1940.

18th Division Completely Wiped Out

REDS OVERWHELMED JUST ARRIVED!

BY FRESH DISASTER

THE NEW RUSSIAN ATTEMPT TO SMASH THE FINNISH DE- FENCES ALOng the MANNERHEIM LINE, WHICH RUNS ACROSS THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS FROM THE GULF OF FINLAND TO LAKE LADOGA,' AND `AGAINST WHICH THE REDS HAVE HURLED ALL THEIR MIGHT IN TEN WEEKS OF ABORTIVE EFFORT, HAS FAILED.

The big offensive, which was launched last week, is fading away.

Now disaster has overwhelmed the Russian forces which wore at- tempting to flank the famous Finnish "Maginot Line" by driving behind it north of Lake Ladoga..

According to reports reaching Helsingfors (quoted by "Reuter"), the entire 18th Division of the Red `Army has been virtually wiped out.

A division numbers approximate- ly 15,000 men.

The Russians have been com- pletely dispersed, leaving between 1,500 and 1,600 casualties-either killed, captured or died of cold and hunger.

The 18th Red Division has been marooned for a week at Kitlea, a city north-east of Lake Ladoga

the Russians captured early in the war, and where they were recently eut off when the Finns broke their lines of communications.

If the report of the defeat of this Russian spearhead is confirmed, the Finnish victory marks the culmina- tion of the failure of the Russian attempt to outflank the Mannerheim Line, says "Reuter."

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An official Finnish munique states that an additional 500 Russians were killed in a battle north of Lake Ladoga.

Russia is also meeting with disastrous reverses in the air,

which

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Newfoundland Sailors Meet Mrs. Chamberlain

LONDON, Feb. 5 (Reuter).-A party of saltors from Newfoundland, some of many who joined the Royal Navy and who are spending a few day's cave here, had an unexpected meeting with Mrs. Noville Chamber- lain this morning.

They were being shown the sights of London by a party of women who Ind volunteered to het as guides.

When Mrs. Chamberlain heard that the sallors were In Whitchall she came immediately and hatless from No. 10 Downing Street to see them. The party formed two ranks and, as the Prime Minister's wife ap- proached, one of their number called them to attention.

Mrs. Chamberlain spent nearly 20 minutes clating to the men who heartily cheered her as she stood on be the door-step of No. 10 before they

left.

IMBROGLIO IN

British and Italian pursuit planesHELSINGFORS, Feb. 5 (UP TOKYO POLITICS

has permitted them to meet the To-day's offelal communique states Bussians more equal terms. that the Finns yesterday repulsed six

Air

Force has

tanks.

TOKYO, Feb.

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(Reuter)—The to be

on

It is estimated that the Russians Russian attacks between the Isthmus Press and pubile continue have lost at least 240 planes against and Sulla fronts to the nortficast of intrigued by the imbroglio caused by only 15 Finnish planes brought down. Lake Ladoga.

This fantastic ratio is striking evidence that the much vaunted Red Russians were killed and that the veteran mernber of the

The communique states that 500 the speech made in the Dict

February 3 by Mr. Taluo Saliu, Minselto lacking, and Finns captured reven Homething recalls the Japanese claims in the guns, a large quantity of other arms Konoye statement, declaring that if four Party, in which he challenged the combats last year on the Manchukuo and 30 automobiles. border-claims which were

is rigidly carried out Japan would then The Russians were also repulsed on get nothing out of the war in China. thought to be ridiculous.

the Karellan Isthmus and the islands Most of the Russian losses in Fin-uf Ailtojoke, Kuhmo and Maerke of the Lower House Disciplinary Attention is centred on the meeting are attributed to Finnish Jacrvi on Lake Ladoga. superiority in aerial combats.

The Fins further claim that nine decide the action to be taken towards which will Committee this morning Russian plones were shot down dur-the resolution of non-confidence ing the day,

against Mr. Toshi Koyama, Speaker, Red Communiqua

for his failure to call Mr. ́Sállo to -Every Soviet attack designed to Red Army communique regarding dence is being brought up at to-day's MOSCOW, Feb. 5 (Reuter)-A order. The resolution of non-confi- relieve the 18th Division was hurled Sunday's operations on Finland states plenary session of the Diet by the back, and heavy Finnish artillery on that there were patrol activities and Jikyoku, Deshikal and Social the island fortress of Mantsinaari continuously peppered the only road #omic Infantry clashes in the region fron Kitela,

north of Lake Ladoga.

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Attacks Hurled Back

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 5 (Reuter).!

The beleaguered troops were in a ghastly plight. Supplies were cut off they were compelled to ent horses.

and

Once, a Russian plane tried to drop bread, but it fell behind the Finnish Ines,

Reconnaissance and bombing by our air craft took place, concludes the communique.

Kajaani Bombed HELSINGFORS, Feb. 5 (Reuter); This morning enemy air

craft way running northwards through the raided Kajaani, terminus of the rail-

centre of southern Finland.

Much credit for the victory goes to the Finnish ski patrols who worked swiftly around and through the dense

No detalls are yet available. snow-Blled forests north of the Recently, Soviet airmen appear to Russions, and when the order was have been concentrating on bombing given, all began to close in.

hospitals and country churches.

Many pinces of worship have been burned down as a attacks.

Realised Too Late

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Soviet oflcers 100 inte realised their position and made an effort to break through niong

result of such

Soviet Attack Resumed HELSINGFORS, Feb. 5 (UP).- the shores of The Soviet attack was resumed for

the Lake, but this move was foreseen and the batteries of Mantsinnari dropped a curtain of shells, while larger bodies of-Finnish troops, armed mainly with machine-guns. steadify etosed in from the surround- Ing woods.

appealed

The marooned division by wireless for help. Other Soviet units tried to respond. They made #roht efforts to

silence

the Mantsinnart guns, but neither bomb- ing nor sallies across the ice made an Impression on the Finnish artillery-

men.

Reinforcement from the Russian Irontier was impossible because the relieving force could never

have penetrated the dense, trackless forest with

a chance of arriving safely or quieldy enough.

The Finnish commander walled for a critical moment, and then sent

the patrols for a final

onslaught

against the broken and demoralised. Russians,

Moss

artles and the reformist section of the Seiyukai Party,

the fifth consecutive day in the Sum- na sector in a desperate effort to the Finns have so far not yielded, break the Monnerheim Line where

the constant hammering of heavy despite the attacks of thousands of well-armed Russians supported by artillery.

Soviet aviation is constantly active over the Finnish first line of defence

but the Finns so far are reported to dominate the bitter battle.

It is stated that the activity north- east of Lake Ladoga is chiefly by fast-moving Finnish ski patrols, who are harassing the Russian lines of supply which have been impeded by cold weather, strong winds and snow.

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