Stockholm, Dec. 4.
The Finnish Foreign Minister, M. Viano Tanner, has informed the League of Nations that Finland has been compelled to lay mines around the Aaland Islands to protect them.
Hundreds of Soviet soldiers were drowned today when ice, which had formed on the surface of many lakes, cracked when the Soviet troops tried to cross them on foot. Lake Ladoga Of|was the scene of such an attempt, which proved unsuccessful and cost the lives of a number of troops.
The whole of Finland is covered with a thick blanket of snow, and air attacks are therefore risky and useless. During operations today, Finnish [soldiers succeeded in capturing a number of enemy troops.—Havas.
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