Schools throughout Finland were dismissed yesterday and the buildings were converted into first aid stations, Almost 250,000 persons have evacuated Helsinki, reducing the city's population to less than 100,000. Those remaining in Helsinki were gathering nerve again yesterday after reading leaflets from the Soviet Foreign Commissar, M. Viacheslav Molotov, threatening to launch a mass raid by 800 planes on Helsinki unless Finland surrenders. The leaflets were dropped by Soviet planes on Saturday.
Members of the Soviet legation and the German colony are expected to evacuate today by boat-and new air raids are feared following their departure, The Finnish Government was expected to evacuate over the weekend but it was learned it has decided to remain in Helsinki until every civilian subject to evacuation has left the city The city's streets were heavy with trafic as the evacuation of civilians continued systematic cally under a well-organized plan.—United Press,
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