London, Jan. 5.
The Ministry of Air announced last night that the Royal Air Force made successful reconnaissance Aights over north-west Germany and. patrols over seaplane bases in the Heligoland Bight." AUL machines re-
The Aberdeen trawler Daneden is) ten days overdue and feared lost. The Daneden left Aberdeen on December 11 and was last seen the fshing grounds in the same vicinity as the trawler Star of Seotland on the day that vessel was bombed by Nazi planes. The Dane-den carries a crew of nine—Reuter.
Fins Take Aitlajoki Scapa Flow Entry Blocked Helsinki, Jan, 5.
Finnish forces captured Aitiajokt yesterday and repulsed a Russian at. tack at Kuhmo, which was supported by tanks and artillery, a Finnish war communique reported last night. 'The communique said the Finns puileed all Russian attempts to reenpture strategic. sites. 'The opposing, forces were fighting east of Suomussalm{ and around' Salla, the communique confirmed.
Russian planes bombed Banke tu the morning and afternoon, it was said. "Forty or fifty incendiary bombs Avere dropped in the city, but sigh damage resulted, The communique claimed that Finnish patrols off Fort Voivilo captured a Tussian tut boat, Dut the vessel sank after its capture, The recent freezing of the Finnish lakes have rendered Soviet efforts to advance much more dim cult. They had evidently relied upon the lakes 0 facilitate their thrust into Finland but the Finnish resort in using night Uighting has blocked their hoped for advance. The open spaces of the Takes are usually only a few miles wide and afford a great field of fre Yor the Finnish guna—United Pros
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