The appearance of Russian planes over Finnish territory at night puts the Finns on the alert for Soviet parachuters in Finnish uniforms. It fe expected that the Russians might attempt to drop small bodies of men assigned to blow up vital bridges and. eut_ communications.
The Red Army during the past year has developed schemes for dropping en in parachutes to a higher degree any other army in the world.
of thousands of men are especltrained for this work. At one demonstration witnessed in Moscow, lore than one thousand men dropped simultaneously. Other such demo! strations dropped small tanks, and a tire band which played while de-
The Finns have been closely watch-16 for the use of these tactics. A short time ago it would have been impractical, because of the many landing. But now the lakes are frozen and the Russians may try Tne Finns have the whole Army area covered with sentries who closoexamine the credentials of every wg, and every bridge and Culvert at important military points guarded day and night.
A Finnish war communique announced that 600 Russians were nto have been killed in the Battle at Kelja between 8 pin. on December 26 and at noon on December 27. The Finns also dispersed two Red battalions in the Syskyjaervi sector an December 27, the communi.
Que claimed. Fighting continued all day on December 28 north of Suomussalmi round Lake Kiangjaervi, the communique said. In this battle the Finns destroyed the Russian supply columns, according to the communique.
The communique reported that in the Kuhmo sector the Finns destroyed a Red supply column on December 28, and captured 40 pack hoses and eight tanks. Ten tanks were captured that day, it was claimed—United Press.
British, allan Planes with Finns London, Dee. 29, Forty British and twenty italian war planes are in use at present in Finland among the defenders of the air, according to the "Daily Telegraph." Many more planes are 10 bbe delivered soon, it adds, and more than 1,000 Finnish trained pilots are now ready to receive them.-Havas,
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