Copenhagen, Dec. 9.
The Finnish Fleet engaged the Russian Fleet off Helsinkt todas when the Jatter attempted to. Jani parties of Russian soldiers, it war. Feported here today.
The Russian Fleet also triod to engage Finnish shore batteries at several other places in an attempt to prepare Jandings, reports from south, const points said, "The Soviet action was said to have been accelerated by the Russian desire to make a land ing before the water was leed near the shore, making action impossible The water was expected to freeze within two woaks, Russian oases were extremely heavy in today's assaults on the Karelian front, because the Russians were following the old methods of mass frontal infantry charges with, bayonets, in, total disregard. of the terrain, the "National Tidendes" said, The newspaper said it was unable to confirm reports that Ttalian planes wore used to bomb a Soviet Baltic port, destroying hangars, but reported that! a number of Finnish mosquito boats, bought Inst year in England, penetrated Kronstadt and did "not fn= considerable damage" to the Russian Fleet, This might account for charges of the Moscow radio that the Finns had used British naval unite attack on Kronstadt.
Meanwhile, 350 Danes have so far accepted voluntary service with the Finnish Army to fight against the Rustian invaders—United Press,
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