Up to the end of January, of a foist of "788 ships conveyed Aiea naval force, ely teen were {ost it ix authoritatively learned, This [Ba Yes of 02 per cent OF 117 neutral Ships sum by "Germany, only "three were lost, while in convey.
"fre British Air Ministry snnouncea today: "A report from foreign quar: Sided the Island of Syt and dvepped raided the Island of Sylt and four bombs yesterday morning. "lis Feport is without foundation, Berlin reported that British planes were sighted east of Heligoland Bight fon Friday" aflerncon. he planes Were driven off by our antiaircraft Sefence without having any success {he communique clined. "The er man wireless states that Adeital Marschall, aadresing the crew of Usboat yesterday, deciorea that Ucboats and planes have been aid Will'be Germany's foremost weapon Susinst Sngiond, Since Tuesday the Russian air cam~ paign hax been negligible. According to military circles this was due to the recent reinforcements. of the Finnish Air Force, but was more probably due to the acute difieulty of Bringing petrol and bombs to the The greatest concern yesterday was caused by. the increased frequency with which raiding Soviet planes were alleged to have machine-gunned civilians, even in some instances, farmers and school children walking: fu the countryside, It was an indication to the average Finn of the great essential need—intereeptor planes to harass the Russian bombers from the moment they cross the border. There Are pilots in Finland if the planes were only available.
Tt was officially' announced that Viipuri ¢Viborg) "was bombed on: Friday, Two persons were killed and two others were missing. Incendiary bombs were dropped on several houses, setting them afire, the announcement said.
'A Finnish official said there was no basis for reports abroad that the Finns had resorted to the use bayonets and knives in hand to hand fighting, because their ammunition supplies had run low. Since the start of the war, there has been some bayonet fighting, charges and clashes, he said. The official said that times Finns have been short of acroplanes and anti-aircraft ammunition, but the Finnish successes belie any Jack of other ammunition.
The Russian colonel commanding the 1th Russian division was killed on February 8, a communique claimed. The Finnish Air Force bombed several Russian gun positions: and the Russians Tost four planes in the fight that ensued, it was claimed. United Press,
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