Elias Erkko, told the United. Press that Finland remains disposed toward a friendly settlement with Russia but was considerably upset by the news from Moscow. He said Finland was prepared to resist aggression to her utmost capacity, Field Marshal Baron von Manner-helm returned to the capital after a tour of inspection in Finnish towns along the Russian border, "There must have been some mistake," he said in a formal statement issued after his return. "At the time of the alleged shooting, the Finnish troops at that point on the frontier were attending open air Sunday sermons." He said Finnish light artillery was concentrated fifteen miles behind the border while heavy batteries were 40 miles from the Soviet frontier—United Press
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