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Greatest Battle World Has Known Since 1914-18

1914-18 War Becomes "Miracle of Summa"; 14th

14th Day

FINNS

Day And Still The

HOLD OUT

"Sink On Sight" Orders To U-Boat Commanders

Reds Pierce Lines, But GERMANY DECLARES WAR

Finns Regain All

Lost Positions

By EDWARD BEATTIE

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

WITH THE FINNISH ARMIES ON THE KARELIAN ISTHMUS, FEB. 14 (UP).— WHILE SOBER-EYED CROWDS GATHERED OUTSIDE NEWSPAPER OFFICES IN THE STREETS OF VIBORG, HELSINGFORS AND OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT FINLAND, ANXIOUSLY SCANNING THE NEWS BULLETINS FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE FRONT, THE GREATEST BATTLE THE WORLD HAS KNOWN SINCE THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-18 BEGAN ITS THIRTEENTH DAY, WITH THE FINNS DESPERATELY HOLDING OUT AGAINST odds so OVERWHELMING THAT THEIR CONTINUED DEFENCE IS. SUPERHUMAN IN ENDURANCE, COURAGE AND STUBBORNNESS.

Rumours ran like wild-fire through Helsingfors last night that the Russian hordes had broken through the Finns' outer Mannerheim Line defences at several points. POSITIONS RECAPTURED

New Demands On Baltic States

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter).-The "Daily Mail," in spite of the Latvian declaration to the contrary, reports that both Esthonia and Latvia have received demands

from Russia for provision of further bases for military operations against Finland.

"We have no

the fusion that everything

turn out for the best," declared Karlis Ulmanis, President and Prime Minister of Latvia, when broadcasting a warning that 1940 would be a difficult year.

FINN LINE HAMMERED

Reds Army Receives Reinforcements

HELSINGFORS, Feb.

13

It was confirmed that the Finns had been forced to abandon eighteen machine-gun pill-boxes in face of the terrific Red pressure, in a constant series of bayonet. attacks in which the Finnish man-power was outnumber- jed fifty to one.

ON NEUTRAL SHIPPING

GOEBBELS

BERLIN, Feb. 14 (Reuter)-As Nazi U-Boats to-day torpedoed another two neutral ships, Dr. Goebbels, Germany's loud-mouthed propaganda chief, announced unrestricted war- fare on all ships, irrespective of nationality, using British ports.

"Any ship, irrespective of its nationality, automa- tically renders itself liable to be sunk without warning if it touches at an Allied port," he declared.

Goebbels warned neutral States that they must maintain neutrality according to the Nazi interpretation. Attacks by the neutral Press on Germany or German leaders would be interpreted as an unneutral act, he

declared.

Two Ships Scuttled As Nazi Armada Flees

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Feb. 14 (UP)-Approximately fifteen German freighters and passenger liners, their holds But, in the most gallant action it has ever been my crammed with cargoes valued at over £7,500,000, have of these posts after vicious hand-to-hand fighting in attempt to gain sanctuary in Germany. privilege to report, the Finns have recaptured nearly all simultaneously left various neutral ports in a desperate

slash down their opponents with their ugly short four-

which they abandoned rifles and bayonets in order to

inch knives,

They are apparently acting on orders from Berlin. Before them lies hazardous. voyages through a cordon of

This morning, the Finnish lines are everywhere warships which are blockading AIR BASES

intact. NO SLEEP FOR FORTNIGHT ·.

When I visited Finnish G.H.Q. I spoke to officials confident of the ultimate outcome of the battle.

They are red-eyed through lack of sleep, unshaven and gnunt through thirteen days of relentless vigil.

But they are confident.

"Everywhere," the spokesman assured me, "our men are holding on.

"Requirements for national dofence are increasing every day and when the decisive hour (Reuter).-Yesterday was the still comes, at least one man in each 12th day of the Soviet attack on home will have to don a uni- the Mannerheim Line. form," he continued.

The increased intensity of the Everyone must have his equip-attack shows that the Soviets ment ready. I bld each of you to have received reinforcements

The Summa front la intact, despite fighting which has look to this.

and are relying on the pressure "If money is lacking for such a

been of a greater intensity than anything the world has known overwhelm the Finns

through since 1918." exhaustion.

Shortly afterwards Field Marshal Mannerheim, Finland's great Commander-in-Chief after whom the Mannerheim Line behind Summa is named, Issued his official communique, con- firming the reports that the Finn lines were Intact, (

purpose, those who have money of tanka, guns and infantry to must help those who have not.

Situation Vory Grave

"If the situation were not very grave I would not touch on such

matters.

"We will strengthen the defences of our country but the population must be ready to make great seri- flets in the near future.

"It would also be wise for you to

put uside enough supplies of bread

Land: food to last a year.

The Soviets claim to have enptured 32 defence forts in the Karelian Isthmus. This is denied by the Finns. In the far north heavy snow, has held up operations but Soviet planes have bombed Finnish positions.

To-day's Finnish states:

"Russian attacks continued during

communique

February 12 with undiminished forco in the Summa-sector.

His communique claims that the Russian losses before

· Summa now total 10,000 men.

Two hundred Red tanks have been destroyed. One is a 70-ton land battleship. MIRACLE OF SUMMA

MARSHAL MANNERHEIM'S COMMUNIQUE REFERS TO THE FINNISH DEFENCE AS "THE MIRACLE OF SUMMA.”":"

launched against so short a front.

"Our men have fought back the heaviest army ever

"Nothing is lost for the moment

"At Muolaajnervi, Punnus und but it would be wise for everyone to Taipale, the attacks were driven back prepare himself," he concluded. and Finnish troops undertook Authoritative' quarters here say numerous successful counter-attacks. that no new demand have been re-At least 23 tanks were put out of

action. The fighting continues,

"North of Lake Ladogn, all fussian

"From end to end the Summa front measures only 10% attacks were driven back and at miles. Pitkäranta the greater part of an "It is along these ten miles that the brunt of the attack enemy column of 100 vehicles was has been borne by the defenders. destroyed.

gelved by Latvia from Russia.

KENNEDY FOR PRESIDENCY

Aerial Combate "During February 12, the Finnish WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (Reuter), air force participated in air combats Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, the US, and In addition carried out recon Ambassador to Britain, told news naissance fights, besides bombing papermen that he would make "In the war zone, the enemy con-1

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enemy columns and bases, whether statement later as to would permit the use of fils namline and its Immediate vicinity, over

centrated air 'activity on the fronti the Massachusetts Presidential the Isthmus, and north of Lake Primary election on May 30,

Nomination popers for delegates the National Convention who would -ba ploriged

:-been-

Ladoga.

"Finnish fighters and anti-aircraft artillery shot down to Mr. Kennedy have machines, according to

four enemy confirmed

(McCarthy, ut by Attorney, John; reports, while in addition there aro

telegram

"In this sector alone, the Russians have expended half a Hillon'shells daily for over a week.

The world has not witnessed such an intense hombardment since the Battle of the Somme and the Defence of Verdun."

Elgar

i

Two Armies Locked In

Germany from the Russian Arctic in the North to Africa in the south.

Two have already met with disaster and, In obedience to Elitler's orders of "scuttle railer than submit to capturo", have been, sent to the hottom by their crews.

IN ALASKA

American Defences

Strengthened

WASHINGTON, Feb; 13 (Reu- {ter).-Two

large acro-

new

Valuable Cargo The 3,800-ton Wakaran (formerly the Odin) was Intercepted by air-dromes are to be built in Alaska, scuttled even before the arrival of fences there." craft from IIMS. Hawkins and was strengthening America's de- the British Eruiser. She had aboard

The

Wolfsburg was intercepted

8,200-ton Hanan freighter providing important data on military

Dr. Goebbels' declaration has been amplified by an official statement issued by the Wil helmstrasse to-day.

The statement declares that any neutral ship consenting to be divert ed to an English port for contraband control purposes will be sunk by German navel whether the ship la bound to neutral units, regardless of or belligerent poris,

the

liner Burgerdijk off the south-west cost of England, whilst

The statement foliows closely on sinking of the Holland-Amerika

ca route from to a neutral port with a wholly-Dutch cargo.

Berlin quotes Paragraph III of the German Rules as justification for this decision.

Neutrals Aroused

LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter).- Neutral comment is becoming in- creasingly bitter about tho Nazi compaign agalast shipping.

Biller

commenta in Scandinavian and Swedish newspapers emphasise Mr. Chamberlain's statement that nat one neutral ship has been sunk by the Allies.

The Netherlands press 'is alsa bitter, and Dutch Indignation has

PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

LATEST

Graf Spee Crew

In Brawls

6,600 tons of grain, coffee, leather, They will help to make it more im- lard, minerals and cotton.

pregnable to foreign attack, besides few aviation in Sub-Arctic climates. hours later and was also scuttled.

The first base, north of Anchorage; She, too, was loaded to the Plimsoll will be 1,000 acres in area and will with a valuable cargo of grain, colion include hangars, sheds, hospitals, BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 14 (Reuter).

minerals. and

workshops and so on. Money for Following Incidents between mem- The crew of the. Wakama

were this has already been set aside,

·bers.. of, the crew of the scuttled picked up by H.M.S. Hawkins. The The other air base will be south of Admiral Graf Spee on the one hand crew of the Wolfsburg have also Anchorage and will be 1,380 acres in, and British and American residents been saved by a British naval unit. arca,

on the other, the Argentine authorl- Both ships were among ning which |

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left South American, ports this week No appropriation for this has yet ties have deelded to distribute the in an attempt to run the British been made. blockade,

British naval units, using recon- ince seaplanes, are now sence-

GERMAN ESPIONAGE

the Atlantic for the remainder. MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13 (Reuter). Hitler's decision to instruct Ger--A primminent German resident in man liners to depart from neutral Mexico has been arrested for alleged

have been espionage.

ports is believed to

bills Germany is receiving for har- bour dues

throughout the world."

prompted by the rapidly mounting He was detained when found photo- scattered to the 400 German liners Kraphing a Swedish tanker.

In addition to the nine ships which have left South American ports, five are reported to have made a mid- night dash from the Vigo River in ¡Spain.

Wolfsburg Scuttled

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuler),——-AB-| other of the German ships which left |

British blockade has been scuttled.

"Hansa"

German internets over various re- gions and set them to work.

Hitherto the German sailors have been allowed to move about freely in their uniforms,

Soo Back Pago For Further Late Nows

SPITFIRES CHASE OFF RAIDER OVER THAMES.

Decisive War To Deathed by using.

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Router)-The Air Ministry, announces Brazil in an attempt to break the that three Air Force fighters dived 14,000 feet in pursuit of a She is the 0,201-ton Wolfsburg., Heinkel raider off the mouth of the Thames Estuary last even-· As fast as the raider eluded the and registered at Bremen.

She was Interconted by a British Daylight was foding when British ARMIES ON THE KARELIAN fighting with Russian men and naval unit and was set afre and Spitfires sighted, a raider who im-tack f one, another took up the at-

acullled by her crew.

modiately began a twisting dive, 10- LONDON, Feb. 13 (Reuter)-Pro- ISTHMUS, Feb. 18 (UP).The machines still clinging...des- · LONDON, · Feb. 11 (Router)wards the clouds.

Tancred Borenius, noted struggle over the blood-stained perately against the Finnish Acording to the "Evening News", The Spitfires followed, firing in PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. show in front of Summa - wore PLEASE Turn To Page 5. PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.

according to a Boston a number of unconfirmed cases."

Stab In Tho Back ?· Mr. McCarthy said that Mr. Ken- nedy would file the necessary nit- thorisation to enter his name before fessor the final date, March 6.

WITH THE FINNISH into its twelfth day of constant

as they dived.

Although visiblilty was very poor, several bursts of fire took effect.

The raider was last seen heading learthward into a clout of darknuss.