Copenhagen, Jan. 0.
The Russian High Command sent fresh troops to the Salla front _yesterday from Kambalahail (presum~ ably another version is Kandalakhja) but were unable to halt the Finnish advance, it was reported here today. The number of killed and wounded. in the battle was not known.
The "Bkstrabladet," quoting the Stockholm "Social Demkratens," said that the Russians were driven back on Wednesday and Thursday at] three different points when " they allempled to storm the hitherto impregnable Finnish forts over the Tee. With Lake Ladoga frozen, the newspaper said, the Russians, used motor sleds in an attempt to approach the forts at Mantsi near jSalmi on Lake Ladoga's north coast, but the forts opened fire against them and destroyed many sleds and dispersed the rest.
night attack on the Finnish fort at Konuvista on the west shore of Lake Ladoga met with similar failure, the newspaper reported. 'The Red forees attempted to storm the fort on Bjoerkoe Island, south of Viipuri, aver the Gulf of Finland ce' on' Wednesday and Thursday, the journal said, but each time they were repulsed—United Press.
Helsink!, Jan. 5, Leningrad was thrown into panic when it was rumoured a few days Jago that Finnish forees were launch ing an offensive against the city Across the ice-bound Gulf of Fin: land, it was reported here ° today. Nervousness is" still prevalent Leningrad and military' detachments are patrolling the streets while pr tective cordons round. official "in stitutions have been strengthened, Many arrests are' carried out daily on charges of sabotage, further local reports claimed, and Kronstadt, naval base which forms the advance port of Leningrad, hax been evacuated by the families or workers and sailors stationed there.
At Murmansk there is also panic Jand control over travellers has been made much stricter than usual while trains are now reserved for military use only.
Other reports current here declared that the Soviets are experi fencing difficulties with their Ameri-tean-type aircraft. 'These were built in Soviet factories, under Hleense and require American-compounded fuel, the formula of which is known to the Soviets. The Red Air Force now' is running short American fuel and, since exports from the United States are under moral embargo, diMeulty is being experienced. Soviet Inboratories are working overtime to find out the formula for themselves, but in the meantime the efficiency of Red war= planes is greatly decreased, the same reports coneluded.—Havas, Helsinki, Jan, 6.
Military quarters here place at from 00,000 \v 00,000 the "number of Soviet troops in Finland, most of whom are on the Karelian Isthmus. The Finnish press today published many pictures of Soviet tanks captured by the Finns. Some are in perfect condition and were tunable to advance owing to the heavy coat of snow over the "entire country Havas, Petsamo Lost by Treason Berne, Jan, 6.
Confirmation was received here today of the report spread early in the Russo-Finnish conflict claiming that the loss of Petsamo by the Finns was due to an act of treason.
Leningrad Commander Honoured Moscow, Jan. 6.
General K. A. Meretskov, Commander of the "Leningrad Military District, - was elected a member of the Presidium of the Leningrad 'The Oslo newspaper "Tidens Tegen" says today that the commander of the Petsamo harbour had been sold to the Russians for over one year and had given them plans of the mine bar-Tages outside the port' which was considered invulnerable—Havas,
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