The Archive · 1939

Moscow Claims

Moscow, Dec. 4.

Moscow radio stations last night admitted that Finnish troops were stubbornly resisting the Red invasion fof Finland but said that Soviet troops were still advancing and routing the Finnish legions.

The " offeial Government "Pravda," alleged yesterday Finns were using poison gas and had done so from the first day of hostil~ ties. The paper confirmed reports that the Red Fleet had shelled the south Finnish coast.

An official communique last night said) Soviet forces ad occupied. Sclskaari, Lavamsaari and Tutesaam islands in the Gulf of Finland and later the radio stations said Terioki had been captured last week by the Russians. The populace of Terioki was alleged to have welcomed Soviet troops to the city. Red engineers discovered Finnish mines planted under the elly's important buildings and also unearthed a. "huge arms dump," announcement said.—United. Press.

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