fool-hardy, Reuter was told, to estimate the problem of magnetic An ingenious apparatus has been perfected over the past seventeen years through intensive experiments by Navy technicians, and it is said no other Navy possesses such an efficient instrument. are being applied, with the result that ports of the United Kingdom are kept open to commerce, with slight delays.
Within a reasonable period, it peri hoped to have a means of sweeping day or even-it will Russian forces attacking in the Karelian Isthmus have at several points approached the first of the four main lines of the Mannerheim system, it was reported last night, Soviet' pressure late yesterday was strongest in the northern sector of the isthmus along the River Vuoski, With their superior numbers e Russian advance is regarded ab invitable but the Finnish General Staff say the withdrawal of their men is slower than they had dared hope, The Red Army is facing many handicaps as it pushes through a countryside of trackless pine forests. intersected with frozen streams and dotted with small lakes, Large areas are totally devoid of landmarks, while deep snow-drifts and huge boulders make natural tank traps.
Finnish ski-troops are using guerilla tactics, enabling them to escape with a minimum of casualties while inflicting considerable losses on the invaders, (Continued on page 10, col, 1)
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