New York, Feb. 18. hostilities in Europe ana the Orient are closely interrelated and the outcome of the European war will "have considerable influence on the war in the Orient," Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, former Commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet, told German Concentrations Off Denmark Brussels, Feb. 17.
Reports of German troop concentrations on the borders of Denmark, denied by the German press, were verified by two reporters sent for the Belgian newspapers "Nation Belge" and "Vingtieme Siecle," it was revealed here today.. In Flensburg, a German town on the coast facing the Danish border, a number of hotels have "Soldiers of Finland!" the proclamation said. "We must stand without faltering. Developments give us every possibility of victory. Let us be firm. Our people no longer fight alone. Foreign help is arriving and a significant amount of new con-fingents come under our flag daily. The Finnish people stand united solidly behind you. We must trust in ourselves and God."
The proclamation urged the troops to make new efforts. "You may rest assured that the enemy will never be able to break my defensive system if, from a formation in depth, we raise new fortified positions to wear down the end of his offensive power."
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