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Soviets Capture Some Finnish Forts
St. Valentine’s Day Storms In East Worst Of Year
Russians Claim Capture Of
61 Finnish Fortifications
Of Mannerheim Line In Week
UNDATED, Feb. 13 </P) — The !
interest in the Enorpean, war- i
fare fccuged on Finland’s Manner
heim Line where the Red army j
claimed they have captured 61 j
of the Finnish defensive fortific-;
ations within a week. Though the
Finns maintained their defenses
are holding off the Russian in
vaders, communiques from both
sides pieced together a war pic
ture of increasing magnitude.
Artillery thundered along the
Karelian Isthmus the scene of
the conflict’s heaviest fighting.
Russia said 32 fortifications I
were wrested from the Finns,
among them 12 iron and con
crete artillery forts and that
huge armaments were captured.
Finland made no mention of los
ing the fortifications but th:
Finns say that Mannerheim Line
is sufficiently intact to stave off
the Red Army assaults which
are spread along the lengthened
Isthmus front. One source said
that five Russian divisions, each
cf about 15,000 men are being
thrown against the Summa sec
tor alone. The brunt of the re
cent Soviet attack has been on
this sector.
The question of financial aid
to Finland is scheduled to a vote
in the Senate after winding up
the debate on the measure to
double the hundred million cap
ital of the Export and Import
Bank. The passage of the bill
would make possible loans to
joth Finland and China.
French sources reported that
British scouting planes have
down over northern Germany
where they ran into German
fighting ships. All of the Brit
ish aircraft returned safely to
their bases.
Beek': Will Be '
Rationed In
Britain Soon
LONDON, Fob. 10 — A semi
official source said that beer ra
tioning will be introduced in Brit
ain on March 11. Rationing of
bacon, butter and sugar has been
in effect since the seconl week in
January.
Improvel conditions were said
to have brought an end to the
rul©. fpr temporary, rationing of
np.il which was in effect through
the week-end.
It was pointed out that there
never has been a shortage of j
coal but that ice conditions and
weather difficulties on the rail-1
roads had crippled distribution.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
Write to your friends and rela
tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
<ick out of it.
Mannerheim Line Is Unbroken
After 14th Day of Red Attack
Russians Some Success at Summa
UNDATED, Feb. 14 (/P) — Fin |
land’s Mannerheim Line was!
dented ;but apparently unbroken !
as it suffered its 14th consecut-;
ive day of Russian assaults of j
fighting of a magnitude which the
Finns compared to World War
battles.
Partial Russian success in the
Summa sector the vortex of the:
bitterest fighting was acknow- j
ledged in a Finnish communique j
saying “a few of the foremost;
position” had fallen to the Redj
army but that the Russians were :
repulsed before they penetrated
further. The Soviets a> -:d
that 23 more Finnish fortifica
tions were captured making a to
tal of 84. The Russians said they j
have taken Finland terming the
continued resistance of her arm
ed forces at “Summa miracles.”
The Finns declared the Rus
sian gains were restricted and
cost thousands of dead and quan
tities of war materials. The Finns
insisted that the Mannerheim
Line composed of concrete and
steel fortifications across the Kar
elin Isthmus was still essentially
intact despite the Russian batter
ing.
Russians accounts of the bitter
fighting said the Red army drive
was devloping successfully and
that large enemy forces attempt
ed counterattacks but were re
pulsed suffering heavy Ifcsses.
A contrasting picture was drawn
by Finland who said the Soviet
losses in the Summa sector
alone numbered between 30 and
40 thousand.
12,900 Ton
British Freighter
Is Torpedoed
NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (A*)—The
12,000-:ton British freighter Sul
tan Star reported by radio that
she was torpedoed 230 miles
southeast of Land’s End, Eng
land, and that the cre,w had aban
doned the ship. She was last re
ported out of Buenos Aires, Jan
uary 17 with a cargo of Argen
tine beef.
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General Pershing Returns to Tucson for Winter
General John J Pershing, 79-year-old wartime commander-in-chief of the A E F is shown as he
arrived in Tucson, Ari., for his annual winter’s visit. He went directly to a new suite built for
him at the desert sanatorium where he won his fight against an almost fatal illness two years
ago. Shown with him are Dr. Roland Davison (left), Miss May Pershing, his sister behind him),
and Policeman Ed Faustman.
St. Valentine’s Day Storm Is •
Worst of Year—Pittsburgh Re
ports Heaviest Snow in 38 Years
UNDATED, Feb. 14 (JP) — St.
Valentine’s Day storm whipped
by gale-like winds tightened win
ter’s grip on most of the east.
Rain, snow and sleet brought re
ports of the worst conditions of
the year in many communities.
In New York City scores of
persons were injured by falls on
the ice-coated streets and walk
ing was made more precarious
by high winds which all but
blew pedestrians off their feet
and sent hats skirling.
Snow fell in southern New Eng
land and in Washington, D C,
while Pittsburgh reported the
heaviest snowfall in 38 years
with the snow 15 inches deep in
the downtown area and on the
highway.
Air traffic was crippled thru
out Western Pennsylvania and
hundreds of cars were marooned.
Senate Committee
Holds Action
Japan Embargo
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 {/?)—.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee postponed the formal
consideration of proposals of em
bargo of exports to Japan but
chairman Key Pitman predicted
approval of the embargo resolu
tion when the committee meets
at its next session.
ONE SHEET — ONE SOLDIER ?—You’re not seein’ ghosts. This is a Is S. soldier, camou
flaged for is.-* hcis in snow ai Fort Brady, Mich. Note mittens. (A.P.-Paramount News Photo.)
No Funds
For Highway
Commission
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 —The
House appropriation committee
increased the allotment of the In
tematinoal Fisheries Commission
$3,000 to a total of $28,000 and
reduced the International Pacif
ic salmon fisheries commission
from $5,000 to $3,500 for Fraser
River work.
The committee omitted the A1
aska International Highway com
mission completely. It received
$6,200 last year.
Christian Front
Members Indicted
By Federal Jury
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 — Seven
teen members of the Christian
Front arrested by Federal agents
three weeks ago were indicted
by a Federal grand jury on sed
itious conspiracy to commit of
fenses against the United States
government.
Edgar Hoover, chief of the F B
I whose agents rounded up the
17 said at the time of their ar
rest they plotted to commit acts
of terrorism in the -hope of es
tablishinb a dictatorship in the
United States.
RECIPE FOR LONG LIFE
OAKLAND, Calif., — Dr S J
von Hirsch is 103 years old and
says he still likes to kiss the
girl when he gets a chance. He
alo recommends “plenty of walk
ing a cold bath every day and
nip of liquor now and then.’’
Dr von Hirsch mas conductor
of the orchestra of New York’s
Metropolitan Opera company in
the 80’s and later studied and
practiced medicine.
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