Helsinki, Jan, 15. MORE than forty Soviet planes attacked Finnish positions on the} Petsamo Front yesterday morning in what was believed to be the prelude to a new battle because of milder weather.
The Soviet forces were reported to have brought up heavy reinforce ments and large shipments of supplies during the day.
'The Finnish High Command communique said the Russians attacked on the eastern isthmus frontier, yesterday near Homantsi but were repulsed when the Russians lost' seven tanks and two anti-tank guns.
Fifteen persons were reported to have been killed yesterday in Soviet air raids on Lahti, Hyvinkaa, Hameenlinna, Tampere and Kokemaki, Two Russian sea planes were shot down during the raids, official reports said, Ten Russian bombers raided Helsinki twice yesterday, dropping bombs near a country home occupied until a wede ago by the American Minister to Finland, Thirty bombs were dropped near the American envoy's former home in the first raldat10.30a.m, The former home of the American Minister, Mr. Arthur Schoenfeld, is isolated rom fall military objectives, It was not occupied at the time of the bombing. In the second raid, ten Soviet planes were over the capital for a half hour beginning at 3 pin. One Soviet bomber was shot down during this raid and crowds on the streets cheer it plunged toward the earth flames.
Sixteen bombs, Including several weighing 500 pounds, landed within 100 yards of the house formerly occupied by the American Minister, An Incendiary bomb crashed through the living room of the house and buried Hgelf in the cellar, failing to ignite, Anti-aircraft fire against the Red raiders was we heaviest seen here yet, Every minute during the raids the ground shook heavily from distant explosion. Pigeons uttered in panic. and dogs were terrided.- United Press.
Reds Cones trate on Vaasa Nelsinki, Jan, 15.
During the many Russian al raids over the weeksond, the great est damage was done at Vaasa, where 90 bombs were dropped in five visits. The Russians seem determined. to put this important port out of action as well as Sale. Several citizens were killed and a number wounded. Serious fires broke out, In air raids yesterday, nine Soviet bombers Mew at the low height of about 4,000 fect, dropping down another 1,000 fect before releasing clombs, Almost every gun in the city opened fire, Bombs were dropped in the working class quarters. No rear damage was caused. Two Finnish fighters took off, chasing one bomber out to sea and two more to the west. Bursts of machine-run fire from the fighters, which appeared to very fast modern planes, were seen clearly from the streets, Among other towns heavily bombed by the Red Air Force in all parts of the country, were Hangoe while Tamisaarl experienced five raids, All communications with Hangoe have eon severed, The whole population of Tamisaari, the statement declares, was in trenches, hence there were no casualties though the Russians tried to machine-gun them. Forty bombs, it ts added, were dropped on Espoo and 300 missiles on Rajamaki, causing slight damage—Reuter, Miscellaneous New U.S. Loan for China Reviewed Washington, Jan. 13. the ity of a new American oan to China was discussed by Pres-dent Roosevelt yesterday with Mr. James Moffett, vice president of the California-Texan Oil Ca, and former chairman of the National Petroleum War Service Commission, Mr, Moffett said as he emerged from the White House that he and the President had also conferred on other aspects of the situation in China.
Chinese officials, Mr. Moffett said, are secking additional credits in the United States to supplement the
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