Heavy Soviet pressure was brought to bear today on Peilisjaervi, located fon the railway between Nirmes and Joensuu, and in the Kuolojaervi area fas the Red Army sought to gain ound 4h its dragging offensive against hard-fighting Finnish troops. New Tnrge-scale attacks, Finnish quarters declared, are tobe expected near Lake Ladoga now that it is partly frozen over and allows troop movements across it.
Despite admitted Soviet attacks in lens, it was denied here today th Jscored the many advances reported in Med Army _detachrais Soviet communiques. It is. dificult for the Soviets to gain ground as fast Jas they claim because the terrain is overeat with a deep layer of snow, was pointed out.
Unconfirmed reports declared that the Soviet commandant of forces in the Baltic was replaced today for scanty results" so far obtained. Soviet forces, after twelve days of warfare, lore only about 40 kilometres (25 miles) inside Finland, Scarcity of de military objectives, too, Soviet task of attack dimeult.
Newspapers, today, while they featured War news, concentrated on. reports concerning. documents, which reveal the evolution of the Finnish Soviet crisis until November 30, wh Red forees first invaded Finland.
These documents conclusively prove, newspapers asserted, that" Soviet ids were totally wiacreptable Finland.
Ax to the Soviet sen blockade of Finland, it was polt that apart crom an attack on a Ci ip the was nothing much accomplished worth 'The Mannetheim Line, principal "system of forties Jstil intact, despite very heavy Hghting according' tothe latest information obtainable here, also learned that Swedish volunteers to fight with the Finnish army now number several thousands, Jand "many have already' crossed the border.
According to the French radio the Gestapo (German Secret Police) have arrested a number of Germans who called atthe Finnish Legation in Berlin to express sympathy with the Finns, They. are said to have been told that no demonstrations of anti Russian sentiment could be allowed in. Germany.—Reuter.
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