London, Feb. 17.
Three Danish, two Norwegian and tone Italian ships were sunk yesterday 'a5 a result of Germany's intensifcation of the sea war. The Danish Legation reported that the 2,005-ton Danish steamer Bfartingold Schmidt was mined In the North Sea.
London, Feb. 16.
The Air Ministry reported Air Force casualties in its latest communique yesterday: nine killed in faction; three missing. and believed to have been killed in action; one died of wounds received in action; seven missing; and seventeen died fon active service—Reuter.
Stockholm, Feb, 1 Telephone communication with Fin-Jand was interrupted for some time yesterday, being restored after several hours. Later It was" reported here that an alr raid alarm hag been given in the Finnish capltal—Router, Moscow, Feb, 18, The Finnish main tine of defence, the Mannerheim Line, was cracked by Russian troops yesterday, the Red Army claimed inst night. The Army promised the "utter annihilation of the enemy."
Red troops broke through the Finn first line of defence on the Karelian Isthmus and occupied 161 strategic positions within' 12% miles Viipuri, Soviet Army communiques launed, The communiques minimized inrush resistance onthe Manner= hheim Line. One dispatch to a Soviet newspaper asserted that Finn amicers snd men were surrendering misled mon of Baron Mannerhel and his bosses, the London bankers.
Some of the positions the Red forces took were among the stroni= est the Finns built on the eastern frontier, the communiques claimed, One communique asserted that 51 points captured were of reinforced concrete. 'The Russians stormed the Finn positions shouting "the batt cry, "Destroy the Finn snakes! the' communique said. The Reds easily. followed in dhe paths cut by tanks and heavy artillery, the come munique said.
The Soviet launched a heavy offensive against the Mannerheim Line on February 9 which was "unabatingly successful the com= /munique declared nited Press.
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