Helsinki, Jan. 10, scorns that a mutiny occurred among Soviet troops in' a sector where I happened to be at the time, Havas war correspondent reported today in a belated despatch dated December 29.
"The Russians did not fire a single: shot at the Finns all day long." he stated, "but I heard from time to time shots and loud shouting coming from behind the Soviet lines.
inrush patrols, sent out at dawn. reported that the' Russians had left their advance posts, abandoning their arms, ammunition and knapsacks.
"After noon, Finnish planes flew over the billets of the Soviet forces fu. the. region and dropped three Sombs" the correspondent conetuded Moscow Maintains Sitence Moscow, Jan. 10.
In strict pursuance of its policy of clam-like silence on war operations in. Finland, the Leningrad General Staff said very little in its daily communique this' evening.
"There is nothing important to report today," it began. "There was activity on the part of patrols and scouts. A few reconnaissance Mights were carried out."—Havas, Poison Gas Charge Proved False London, Jan, 10, German allegations that the Royal Navy used mustard gas shells against the pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee in the December 13 battle off Uruguayan coasts today were definitely and finally disproved by qualified neutral testimony, the Admiralty revealed today.
'A. special Uruguayan medical com. mission, the Admiralty communique stated, carried out complete inspec ion of wounded ssaliors landed from the Graf Spec. Its oficial report, which reached London todas Jeategorically that there about the wounded men's injuriox to show they were alllicted with poison us, 'The full' text of the Admiralty [communique stated:
"It may be recalled that attempts were made by German propaganda to explain away the defeat of the Admiral Graf Spee by alleging th British cruisers had" fired mustard gax shots during their battle "These allegations were denied at the time by the British Admiralty, which stated no mustard gas grenades for shells had ever been manufactured for the Royal Navy.
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