CCORDING to reports received here, planes of the Finnish Air Force have destroyed the Soviet ai pose at Murmansk. It) was pointed out here that the Soviet progress on the Karelian Isthmus is becoming increasingly difficult owing to heavy snowfalls, and the fact that the retreating Finns destroyed all buildings and shell The Finns declare that the weakness of Russian tactics! is evidenced by the fact that the Red troops often attack in close formation, making it easy for the Finns to decimate them with machine-guns. Many tanks have been destroyed, it was declared, by the white-clad Finns who, hiding behind trees, throw flaming petrol on them from short distances.
Ha Helsinki, Dee. 12 Reuter's special correspondent teams the Fitns have had. only re= serve. troops. in' action against the Russians so far, while the county's Best regiments are being held behind the lines ready to be sent wherever the defence weakens. Although hampered by a certain lack: munition, tne Finns have enough to feel attacks, but cannot engage. Tongerange. shelling. duels withthe Russians "they must walt until they are sure of hing. their objects.
"An ofr just roturmed from the xavevln front sold: "The, Musslans advance' n-masses straight towards Finnisi machine-guns. and. atitery, twill the result they are slaughtered thousands, It they" attempt. 10 tim oe, they are moyen down Cly thole ow mchinesguns of tanks whic oe s0loely wht seas The emees said some prisoners from Cental Asin tes were ale they poke and. ndestood very ant riy to what was happening,
Hue' Russian, Some of them be-Tieved they were merely ona route mraveh, "Avo. plainer" said eae iniberinen issd been "convinced. they rare afl ov Rassian sell, Oahting
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