Aabo, Vaasa Worst Hit; Ruined Cities Will Be Abandoned; 400,000 Russians on Isthmus Front Helsinki, Jan. 16. RISSIAN planes bombed Finnish cities and towns for the fourth successive day yesterday in a wide-spread and gigantic effort to break the morale of the Finnish people.
It was reported that the Russians are using big incendiary bombs, concentrating their destruction on communication centres to cut Finland off from outside aid and break the backbone of Finnish resistance.
The Finns asserted that they must receive more fighting planes from abroad to hold out against Russia, Except for fighting planes, they said, Finland's fighting resources will remain "purely local.
Aabo was the scene of the heaviest bombing of the war yesterday afternoon while Vaasa was also severely bombed, Three Russian bombers were known to. have been shot down during Sunday's air raids and destruction of three others were awaiting confirmation, More than 300 planes participated in Sunday's raids.
Finland. The contingent included the The Finns believed that the Rus-chairman of the Swedish Social sians have decided to use their air morat Organization, Supremacy before the Finns acquire sufficient foreign planes to. make organize a volunte dangerous raids on Russia, It Was suggested that, Russian protests. to Sweden and Norway. were attempts frighten. them into. discontinuing aid to Finland—United Press, strong to" assist the Finns to construct defences behind their present front lines—Reuter,
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