Stockholm, Mar, 2.
As Soviet heavy. artillery yom barded Viipuri today, Finnish forces completed three-weeks-long. opera tions and installed themselves finally the third string of forts of thea Stanitelike Mannerheim Line, official reports from the" Finis war front declared this evening. "Tie new line runs from Viipuri to the western shores of Lake Vuoksi, This line is 30 instead of 60 kilometres Tong, as was the second line, "Germany Cannot Be Starved Out"
Berlin, Mar. 3.
"The lack of many important raw materials has always foreed Germany to put in some hard work in tight ening her economy, but owing measures and precautions taken Hood time, it will be impossible o this occasion to starve Germany out declared Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, broadcasting to: day on the occasion of the opening:
the Leipzig Fair, Despite a decrease of TI in the number of exhibitors of foreign raw materials and foodstuffs, he said, 6,400 exhibitors were taking part in the present Fair, "These figures." Dr. Goebbels added, "are the best proof that, apart from tenacious work on home' trade, Germany's foreign trade has been very active during the war,"—Reuter U.S. Oil Navicerts for Neutrals Suspended Washington, Mar, The British Embassy has informed American oil companies that for an. indefinite period, navicerts will not be issued to facilitate shipments of lubricate ing oil to the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark, This, it is stated, is because a survey has disclosed that the stocks of Jubricating of in those countries are" already more than enough for some months ahead, ind additional imports might find their way into Germany.
It is reported that Britain is now endeavouring to reach an agreement with Dutch, Belgian ud Danish. importers on the normal amounts of elf that they will import—Reuter.
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