Stockholm, Mar. 2.
As Soviet heavy artillery bombarded Viipuri today, Finnish forces completed three-weeks-long operations and installed themselves finally in the third string of forts of the granite-like Mannerheim Line, unofficial reports from the Finnish war front declared this evening. The new line runs from Viipuri to the western shores of Lake Vuoksi. This coastal batteries flank this line on the right while on the left are the stron; ly defended shores of the Vuoksi. The path of the Soviets in their advance on this third line of defence has been strewn with traps and mines, Finnish reports added—Havas.
Brussels, Mar. 3.
A number of unidentified planes flew over Belgian territory this morning, the official Belga news agency announced today. Belgian anti-craft "batteries went into action against the raiders, the communique added.
The Belgian Ambassador in Berlin, Viscount Davignon, has been instructed to lodge a most energetic and strongly worded protest against yesterday's violation of Belgian territory. M. Paul-Henri Spaak, the Belgian Foreign Minister, already protested to the German Ambassador, Herr V. von Bulow-Schwante, yesterday afternoon. The Belgian Government has not yet received a reply to these protests.
Several aeroplanes of unknown nationality were also reported yesterday to have flown over the Eupen and St. Vith regions, disappearing eastward.
Newspapers reporting the fatal clash above St. Hubert carried only the official communique issued by the Foreign Ministry Press Bureau. No commentaries were made, The Belgian plane that was destroyed was shot down while its pilot was still trying to signal to the German airman /that he was over Belgian territory. Pumped full of machinegun bullets, the Belgian plane fell in flames. The pilot was burned to a cinder—Hevas.
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