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130 FACE DEATH

Shocking Ohio Mine

Disaster

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BELLAIRE, Ohio, Mar. 17 miners

(UP)-Two

hundred

were trapped in a gas explosion

Monday,

Northern States Wracked With Anxiety

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH"

BLACKMAIL BY

NAZIS &

REDS

STOCKHOLM, Mar., 17 (Reuter).—A period of

in the Willow Grove mine, the diplomatic and political 'petivity, unprecedented in the largest bituminous mine in cast Ohio, to-day, although after

several hours of anxiety, 88 of them were rescued.

Many of the rescued were badly burned and it is estimated that 130 ore still trapped in the mine and are in grave danger.

Still Hope For Entombed Three are known to have been killed, including two mine officials who were investigating the mine at the time and were overcome by

fumes.

Oficials have stated that there is still hope for those entombed in the mine, and rescuers are still battling the deadly gasses in three miles of tunnels,

Sixty-Five Entombed

northern countries, has how begun.

The following points emerge clearly:

(1) Germany and Russin are seeking to exploit the anxieties of the northern countries to extend a hold upon them.

(2) The rights and wrong of the Soviet-Finnish settle- ment are proving so controversial that the internal political situation in some of the northern countries is likely to be affected.

It is widely believed here that Germany hopes to participate in la defensive alliance which Fin-

land proposed to Narway Sweden.

and

The arrival of two Nazi officials here during the week-end is certainly connected with the present political

ST. CLAIRES VILLE,, Ohio. Marsituation.

Sweden Aids Evacuees

Sorrowful Sconos In Finland

to

17 (Reuter)Sixty-five miners are "Prosorve Us From Our Friends"

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (Reuter). entombed here and it is feared that Moreover, Germany is redoubling -Sweden 19 helping Finland they are dead.

They were entombed as a result of the northern countries that Britain evacuate the surrendered areas an explosion in Willow Grove coal-and France will make a battle-feld hundreds of buses and lorries

mine here.

Two members of the rescue party were killed while assisting in the rescue of 113 survivors

Rescuers Driven Back SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BELLAIRE, Mar. 17 (UP).-Deadly guses have driven rescuers from the air shaft in the Willow Grove mine. Sixty-nine men are still entombed. rapidly Hope for their rescue pre dwindling.

Oil Is Nazis' Achilles Heel Blockade-Proof For Two Years Says Professor

her propaganda efforts to persuade

Russia's

Association.

Bus Services Suspended

bus services

A number

of

by

in

to transport the evacuees. of Scandinavia.

In answer to a radio uppeal, private Germany hopes to persuade them citizens and transport companies have that their salvation lles in entrusting presented their cars, lorries and buses themselves to German protection.

The Scandinavian attitude to these for registration by the Swedish Auto-

mobile German approaches may be expressed

Only large vehicles are being sent in the phrase "Preserve us from our at the moment. Some ore being friends,

transferred by special ships from efforts extend her Stockholm while others are

to

going Influence are less amiably regarded. north to cross the ice at Vasa, the

Moro Nazi Throats

Finnish port half way up the Gulf AMSTERDAM, Mar. 17 (Reuter), of Bothnia. The Nuzis appear to have launch- led a campaign to oust Britain from

the Scandinavian markets.

Using the trade agreements which Sweden have been suspended. The Britain has just concluded with Nor-hicles thus released are being serd way and Denmark us pretext, the to Finland,

will imunediately begin They German Government, says the Berlin correspondent of the "Nuwe Rotter evacuation of Hangoe and the frontier The Red Army will take up re- urgent representations to the Scandi- navim countries of the requirements sidence of the areas surrendered next

Friday. of "true neutrality."

Evacuees In Sweden STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (Reuter), About 6,000 Finnish children and their mothers have arrived in Sweden them by train from northern Finland.

damsche Courant," has been making zones.

Trado Pressure

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter),

The correspondent says that these! The Scripps-Howard syndi-countries were told that Germany in cated column has summarised an any case is able to take more raw article on foreign affairs written materials and foodstuffs from by Professor Brandt, formerly than Britain.

were

•

They will remain in Sweden until the evacuation of the surrendered

areas has been completed.

Although the agreements of the Berlin University and now scoffed at in Berlin as "compensation at Stanford University.

for the failure of British diplomacy Germany, says Professor Brand, is over Finland," it is argued that blockade proof for at least another Britain is endeavouring by these two years if the present type of war means to gain control of Scandinavian continues,

constal waters, and it is declared that Russia, he says, would not be of should the northern countries permit very much assistance as she cannot Beftish warships to exercise such a nil her own needs. Both the Russian control, they would be guilty of in total 250,000 soldiers, 100,000 civilians and German railway systems would breach of their neutrality as serious be unable to fulfil any large scale as they had stopped exchanging goods with Germany at the insligo- OH, says the Professor, may be letion of Beltain. Nazi's Achilles Heel.

movement of oil.

Germany Will Lose

Scandinavia Fears

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter)The New York "Herald Tribune" analyses the position of the small nations and the pressure which is forcing them

It is his opinion that merely on the score of all Germany would be in capabel of conducting any full scale land operations over ati extended together.

perlod.

This process bas been felt in Professor Brandt's conclusion 1sScandinavia and even in the Balkans

350,000 On The March COPENHAGEN, Mar. 17 (UP)- The "Social Demokratens" corres pondent at Helsingfors to-day reports that the columns moving to the west in Finland and on the Karelian Isthmus north of Lake Ladoga now

with 75,000 horses, 100,000 head of livestock and 25,000 to 30,000 trucks. Cars Requisitioned

SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH"

HELSINGFORS, Mar. 18 (UP),

RUSSIAN AIMS

Peace Terms Influenced By Trade Ambitions

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI

STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (UP).

It is learned tha, the Russian desire to improve er trade posi- tion with the Atlantic played a large part in the final peace terms presented to Finland.

Access to Baltic and Scandinavian ports was another profound influence.

of

Two special demands, a rallway. and transit rights through Petsamo, have as their original purpose na im- provement in Russia's trade position, although it is also they

Biso recognised that could eventually become strategic importance.

The rallway is required to supple- ment the famous White Sea canal alaking Leningrad and Kandulatokaja at the tip of the White Sea.

Warning To Scandinavia Commenting on the peace treaty to- day, the "Helsingin Sanomat" de- clares: "The new conditions of the

peace treaty, rela

relating La territorial

aurrender in the norili, and the or

ganisation of a strategie railway from Murmansk to the Swedishi frontier are, together with indications of in- creased interest regarding northern Norway, warnings to our Scandina vian neighbours showing what Russia is aiming at."

The comment continues; "The pro- sent peace is only one stage of the path; Moscow, for the time being, is content to halt and walt here for an the West." opportunity to continue her march to Defensive Alfianco STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17 (Reuter). Reference to the proposed defen- sive alliance between Norway, Sweden and Finlond was made by M. Gunther, the Swedish Foreign Minister, in a speech on Saturday night.

It was an extremely complicated matter, he said, and required inter- sive study.

That study had been begun as far as Sweden was concerned.

He declared that the Swedish Government was fully convinced that if Allied troops had gone through Sweden, Sweden would have been dragged into the war.

Germany could not be unaffected by the establishment of British and French troops in the north.

As far back January 29. M. Gunther said, Moscow had said in her note that Russia in principle was not opposed to a settlement with the Finnish Government, but the latter must put forward proposals to form the basis for negotiations.

London Minister Leaves LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter),----M. Gripenberg, the Finnish Minister to London, left for Helsingfors on Saturday,

It is not known how long he will, stay away.

Resignation Denied HELSINGFORS, Mar. 17 (UP) The Government has requisitioned M. Von Felandt, the Minister of Sup- all motor cars and trucks for the purply, has denied reports that he has pose of evacuating Finns from the resigned or intends to resign. rich and densely populated western shores of Lake Ladoga, which now become Russian territory,

The evacuices will move only 25

that much depends on the nature of fear of the Reich und the Soviet may miles behind the new frontier, where

the war

Fix Minimum

nitend. If the Allies play at slowly overcome age-old hostilities. they will remain in tents until they Stock Prices

the

Germany's "all-down game" the con- test-may Inst a long time. Neverthe less Germany will lose in the end. "In the third or fourth year Britial and French Empires will be able to crush the Nazis by, superior military forces," he says.,

GERMAN PLANE DOWNED

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Mar. 17 (UP). "Ex-

"It must never be forgotten that in can be transported to their the long run all-such

ees are likely to be antian homes. - -

and

anti-Russian in tendency. It is from Germany and Russia and not the Allies that the peril to the in- dependence of

States in small is to be anticipated. This is the buste

nxiety anxiety

small States. "There

Is

in the vast difference and duration of peril to be Germany anticipated by yielding to

new

London Bomb Explosion

and to the Alled pressure. Its Startling Experience For

difference. which the most ignorant Balkan peasant understands com- pletely, is indeed the key to under-

change Telegraph" reports from standing the present situation in that Copenhagen that a German military urea." plane was downed at Kowblev, in south Denmark.

The plane was partly burned and two open parachutes were found in

the vicinity.

aviators

It is believed that the landed unharmed and are now at- tempting to make their way to Ger-

many.

General Wavell In Capetown

Telephone Girls

LONDON, Mar. 17 (Reuter). The roar of an exploding bomb followed by a shower of glass awakened A.R.P. telephone girls,

German Drive who were sleeping in a hut be-

For Metal

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, March 17 (UP).— Front page appeals in the morní ing newspapers to-day started a propaganda campaign for the biggest collection of old metal objects over held in Germany.

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Only meagre Information could be obtained as this Edition of the **Telegraphy" went to Press, as the Police authorities refused all informa- ation.

The first explosion occurred shortly after 11 p.m., and the second after |midnight,'

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