Helsinki, Feb. 5.
Fierce fighting continues on the Karelian isthmus, where the Soviet Army has made repeated attempts to break through the Mannerheim Line. Such intensive action had not been expected by observers here until the spring.
All male residents of Helsinki, except those in essential services, were called for national service by February 8.
Since the war began additional lines of defence have been built behind the main Mannerheim Line and defences are now twenty and thirty miles deep.
Last night's communique states that Karelian front activity intensis fied, particularly in the air, Viborg was bombed several times, Russian shock troops attacked four times on the Summa front, all being repulsed. The Russians left one thousand dead on the field, it is claimed. North-east of Lake Ladoga successful artillery activity against enemy lines of communication is claimed.—Reuter. authorities. Reaffirming that the allegations in the despatch constituted an "untruthful statement," the authoritative quarters declared its republication by/ the news agency led them to wonder whether it was not a belated attempt to try and justify the February 2 bombing of the Yunnan railway line.
The bombing, it was stated, at present is the object of official representations by the French Government to the Japanese Government.
Authoritative quarters emphasized, moreover, that just before the bomb= ing on Friday, the United States Government had called the Gaimusho's attention to the damage accruing to American rights and interests from riy attack on the Yunnan line, which China.
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