Stockholm, Dec, 19, The greatest Finnish victory of the Central Finland campaign was won yesterday when one Finnish regiment defeated three Russian regiments west of Suomussalmi the "Dagens Nyheter's correspondent in the Suomussalmi sector reported, Quoting the Finnish General in command of the Suomussalmi sector, the correspondent said the three Russian regiments comprised 7,000 men, A second Finnish victory was claimed by the Finns when they threw off a heavy Russian attack north of Kemijaervi, the correspondent said. The Finns attacked the Russians on both flanks, after permitting them to penetrate near the border town of Antajarvi, northwest of Suomussalmi, the correspondent said, The Finnish General did hot reveal the number of troops killed, wounded, and taken prisoner during the action, the correspondent declared, but said the Russian regiments were com" pletely destroyed, He added that the Finns, after breaking the Russian flanks at Kiantsmarvi, launched a frontal attack, completely routing the terday the Finns had resisted the Rus: asian one day longer the entire German campaign against Poland had lasted, the correspondent said—United Press,
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