The Archive · 1939

Northern Front

Everything Burned Before Advancing Red Army Fierce Fighting; Heavy Soviet Casualties

Oslo, Dec. 18.

IGHTING was resumed in the north of Finland today with the Finns apparently retreating in a southernly direction toward Pitajaervi burning everything behind them, the correspondent of the Norwegian agency reported from the Finnish border today. into Montevideo harbour Wednesday, Decem-three British cruisers, pulled out ofthe December Finnish soldiers cut off from their respective units by the Russians, have crossed the Norwegian frontier to be disarmed and interned. Fighting in the north of Finland is said to be of a particularly violent nature.

Meanwhile, contrary to certain reports, there has been no violation of the Norwegian border by Russian troops operating against the Finns in the North, the Norwegian General Staff announced today.—Havas, Moscow, Dec, 18, he vessel at the mouth of the River Plate was an A communique issued here today declares; "Russian troops in central Allied warships, eager to resume and finish off Finland have advanced about 82 t Wednesday morning. H.M.S. Renown, 32,000- miles from the frontier and have with six 15-inch guns, H.M.S. Ark Royal, captured the village of Kuresu, In with 60 planes and which the Germans have claimed other sectors, only scouting and artillery action have taken place,"

h battleship Dunkerque, and the British No mention is made in the comand Ajax formed the Allied fleet. Rather munique of fighting on the Karelian s of this overwhelming force, Captain Langsdort Isthmus,—Reuter,

"Spe decided to sink his own vessel, as Radio Red Attacks Repulsed in the day., Helsinki, Dec. 18. Scuttling the battleship was no Finnish troops yesterday repulsed spontaneous move, but apparently was the most violent attacks the Sovi

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