Offensive Halted Without Loss of Ground Eight Days of Savage Fighting With the Finnish Army on Karelian Isthmus, Dec, 15. PULE Finns today smashed the Russian offensive on this front after eight days of savage fi fighting without the loss of a foot, of ground.
In crushing the assault they broke up the movement designed to flank the Mannerheim Line on the cast side of the Peninsul: Thus, today the Finns were calm and confident, awaiting, the next move on a front a few miles long, where the Russians were making efforts to cross the river at a'spot 200 yards wide. Watching through a periscope, it was seen that the Russians were still on their own side of the front.
Both sides have lost heavily.
The Russians, it was estimated, have suffered up to 2,000 dead and an unknown number of wounded.
The Finnish losses have been astonishingly low in proportion although the losses in numbers have been heavy.
All along the Karelian front 3-inch, Gineh "and -inch Russian shells in attaining alt objectives during Wednesday's fighting, it said. crashed and exploded. Three out of four shells would usually explode, while the fourth would be a dud.
The Finns said that Russians were wasting ammunition and they wanted to know whether the Reds would age another attack after the strange and grim fight in which a Finnish submarine participated. The Finnish submarine, the world's smallest, with only a crew of a dozen men operates the largest lake in Europe, Lake Ladoga, against Russian gun" boats Arctic temperature at night. United Press, Finns Recapture Tolvijaervi i Helsinki, Dee. 15.
Three Soviet regiments were "al-moat destroyed" by Finnish troops wh they recaptured Tolvijaervi on the eastern-central front Weetnesday, a war communique alnounced [ist night, The communique renewed Finnish charges that the invading Soviet forces were using poisoned gas. claimed thet the Red troops fighting Suomoralmi on the central. (ro Wednesday ustd poisoned yas against the Finns.
North of Lake Ladogs in the Tolviiaerst area. the communique Hsoid, a bitter three-day battle "eulpins ted in a victory for the attacknnish troops". The Finns de-jan tanks, a Rus
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