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XXVIII..
No.
282.
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MONDAY,
DECEMBER
4,
1939.
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Undersea
FINNS
PUT
GET
READY
UP
STRONG
FOR
FIGHT
RESISTANCE
Sweden
and
Norway
Arming
Them-.
selves
Against
Russian
Bear
Rnttiani
Are
Having
No
Easy
lime
In
Spite
of
Overwhelming
Numbers
HELSINOFOR8.
Finland.
Dec.
4:
CTtt
411
1
guns
continue
to
thunder
!?nr
the
Karelian
front
where
the
nrnt,
successful
in
holding
their
huge
enemy
at
bay.
are
still
report-tA
to
be
rtandlng
firm
after
in
fixing
heavy
lossct
on
the
invading
RuMlan
hordes.
Defence
forces
claimed
widespread
successes
over
the
week-end
In
bitter
land,
sea
and
It"
engagements
Heavy
anow
fell
throughout
Finland
yesterday.
The
Finnish
defence
ministry,
v'
:
:h
hd
rlalmed
that
at
least
iiiieen
and
pnpsiblr
eighteen
Rus-tar
planes
had
.been
shot
down
tlthbut
aqy
FlnnUh
losses,
claim
farther
suereswj
although
y
ester
-di:r
there
was
a
suspension
of
air
tildi
on.
Helsipttors
presumably.
It
0
believed,
became
a
Oerman
snip,
the
Dano,
was
there
at
the
time
pi-king
up
Oerman
refugee,
the
expectation
being
they
would
be
re-nwed
with
lnereajrirw
Intensity
Iter
departure
of
the
vessel
today.
Women
and
rhlldren
were
bring
(Taeuaterf
to
the
rockv
Interior.
British,
American
and
other
nationals
!re
being
evacuated
and
building
ere
belruc
prepared
for
aiege.
The
enemr
lowe
are
described
awy
t
Roulsri
on
the
eastern
frontier
Heavy
casualties
were
alto
Inflicted
on
the
Rurlans
nonh
of
tke
Ladoga
where
many
of
the
Invaders
mere
drowned
by
eolne
through
thin
Ice
Thousands
of
Russians
als
were
killed
In
mined
ground
on
the
Karelian
Peninsula
and
elsewhere.
The
Finns
denied
that
plane
had
set
fire
to
Kron-stadt
naval
base
but
accounted
for
!hl
report
by
expiations
caused
by
the
detonation
of
land
mines
in
the
Karelian
Peninsula.
A
second
naval
battle
between
Findland
and
Russia
is
reported
at
Hangho
at
the
mouth
of
the
Oulf
of
Flpland.
The
Finns
have
annihilated
Russian
parachute
troops
and
have
wiped
out
a
battalion
of
tanks
on
the
Karelian
front.
Soviet
warships
were
driven
off
by
heavy
fire
of
Finnish
coastal
guns.
Russaro
fortress
had
already
reported
the
sinking
of
a
Russian
warship
which
was
believed
to
have
btrji
destroyed.
'
The
Russians
failed
yesterday
In
another
attempt
to
recapture
Pet-sama,
Arctic
coast
port.
A
Finnish
communique,
reporting
the
successes
over
the
Russian
Invaders,
declared
that
the
soldiers
of
Finland
will
"fulfil
their
duty
until
death."
HE
PLEADS
FOR
UNITY
Premier
Chamberlain
Addresses
Message
To
People
In
Ily-Uection
LONDON,
Dec.
4:
In
a
letter
to
the
electors
In
the
Stratford
by-election,
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
appealed
to
the
people
to
sink
their
political
differences
In
uniting
to
meet
the
hardships
and
sacrifices
entailed
by
war
against
"Bad
faith,
bullying
and
aggression"
and
towards
the
establishment
of
a
new
Europe
founded
on
goodwill
and
mutu
al
tolerance.
Rt.
Hon.
Anthony
Eden,
In
a
apcech,
described
the
war
as,
a
"Crusade
for
Interna
tlonal
decency."
NKVV
YORK
COl'FER
NEW
YORK
Dec.
4:
Copper
was
.03o
higher
an
the
New
York
metal
'market
Saturday
with
March
closing
nt
ll.30c
per
pound.
STOCKHOLM.
Dec.
4:
Both
8weden
and
Norway
art
calling
additional
forces
to
the
colors
against
the
possibility
of
an
over
flowing
of
the
Russo-Finnish
wari
Into
their
countries.
Sweden
Is
Increasing
Its
army
at
once
to
100,000
men.
The
total,
possible
strength
Is
placed
at
500.-1
On.
General
staff
Is
conducting
the
mobilization
and
King
Oustave
is
keeping
in
close
personal
touch'
with
the
Finnish
situation.
The
formation
of
a
national
union
gov-'
emment
for
Sweden
Is
being
considered
as
a
meausure
of
protec-,
tion
and
preparation.
,
Norway
t
movln
tronDS
to
the'
FuinWi
frontier
on
the
Arctic
coast
PACT
WITH
!
FAKEGOVT
Mutual
Assistance
and
-Non.
Aggression
Treaty
Latest
Soviet
Machination
t
MOSCOW.
Dec
4:
-Russia
s
Soviet
government
announces
the
signing
of
a
mutual
assistance
and
non-aggression
pact
of
friendship
between
Russia
and
the
new
"People's
Oovernment
of
the
Democratic
Finnish
Republic,1-
the
name
which
the
Soviet
has
attached
to
what
is
described
as
the
"Insurgent
Finnish
regime."
This
is
not
to
be
confused
with
the
new
Helslngfors
government
which
hs
pledged
itself
to
a
fight
to
the
finish
against
Soviet
domination.
The
pact
would
provide
for
the
exchange
of
Karelian
Isthmus
territory
for
naval
and
aerial
base
sites
for
the
Soviet.
NEXT
MOVE
OF
RUSSIA?
Not
Believed
Soviet
Will
lie
Satisfied
With
Conquest
Of
Finland
j
LONDON.
Doc
4:
There
Is
spec-1
ulation
as
to
Russia's
next
movei
after
Finland.
Some
predict
she
will
move
on
to.
Sweden
and
Nor-;
way
with
demands
for
military
concessions
In
order
to
complete
i
her
mastery
of
the
Baltic'
others,
believe
she
will
be
satisfied
with
the
security
Leningrad
will
be'
given
by
the
conquest
of
Finland
and
that
Roumanla
will
be
next,
on
the
Soviet
list
with
all
the
lm-1
plications
a
move
on
the
Balkans
might
Involve.
I
Is
Josef
Stalin
moving
to
bring
realization
of
what
Peter
the
Great
dreamed
of
domination
from
Atlantic
to
Pacific?
THROWS
OUT
BROAD
HINT
United
States
Hopes
Manufacturers
Will
Not
Supply
Planes
to
Countries
Engaging
In
Civilian
Bombing
'WASHINGTON.
D.C.Dec
4:
(CP)
.Without
naming
the
countrfe-.
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
said
In
a
formal
statement
that
the
government
hopes
United
States
manufacturers
of
airplanes,
aeor-nautical
equipment
and
materials
would
bear
in
mind
the
government's
policy
of
condemning
"unprovoked
bombing"
of
civilians.
There
was
little
doubt
that
the
statement
was
intended
to
apply
to
the
Russo-Flnnish
conflict.
Craft
Are
Losing
Bulletins
BLOCKADE
UNDEU
WAY
LONDON
Wilh
the
blockade
of
exports
from
Gt.-many
being
ciamped
down
today
In
addition
to
toe
blockaue
of
Imports
which
has
been
In
operation
ever
since
the
war
began.
Nail
trade
will
be
completely
obliterated
including
the
Reich's
valuable
commerce
with
South
America,
This
will
add
another
blow
to
Germany's
already
shaky
economic
position
and
Is
confidently
expected
to
be
an
important
factor
in
bringing
llitk
.
to
his
tntes
ana
ending
the
wa..
Henceforth
the
Allies
will
seize
all
German
exports
be
they
in
Nazi
or
neutral
ships.
The
blockade
has
been
Imposed
as
a
retaliation
for
Germany's
Indiv
crimate
mine
laying
which
followed
the
failure
of
the
Natl
submarine
rampaign.
APPEALING
TO
LEAGUE
GPNEVA
rinland
has
made
a
formal
appeal
to
the
League
of
Vrns.
askln-:
the
Assembly
to
take
the
necessary
steps
lo
end
the
Rui'itn
invasion
which
is
described
as
an
"unprovoked
act
t
a5TCslon,"
The
Lea
t
tie
rounc'I
will
meet
Saturday
to
eonrldrr
what
artion
is
to
be
taken
and
the
Assembly
has
been
caller1
for
Mondar
next
It
is
thought
posHle
that
Russia,
still
a
loral
member
of
the
Leacie.
mjiht
yeV
accept
arbitration.
Finland.
It
is
reported,
is
attempting
to
reopen
netotlatlons
with
Russia
through
Sweden.
OATS
KING
OF
WORLD
CHICAGO
Rill
Scladen
of
Andrew,
Alberta,
was
yesterday
crowned
the
world's
oats
king
at
the
International
Livestock
and
Grain
Show
here.
He
won
with
an
exhibit
of
Victory
oats
weith-Inx
4S
pounds
to
the
bushel.
The
reserve
championship
also
went
to
Canada,
the
winner
bring
Ales
Stewart
of
Ailsa
Craig,
Ontario.
The
winner
of
the
wheat
championship
will
be
announced
today.
HEATH
OF
TRINCESS
DUCHESS
LONDON
Princess
Louise.
Duchess
of
Argyll,
eldest
urviving
child
of
(fueen
Victoria
and
widow
of
a
former
Governor
General
of
Canada,
died
yesterday
at
Kensington
Palace
where
she
had
long
lled
in
seclusion.
She
was
ninety-one,
years
of
ate
and
her
panlng
followed
lengthy
Illness.
She
was
the
great
aunt
of
King
Georre
VI.
who
today
ordered
two
weeks
-of
court
mourning
on
account
of
her
passing.
Yesterday
the
King
and
Queen
attended
a
memorial
kervlce
In
the
chapel
royal
soon
after
the
death
of
the
aged
princess
was
announced.
Ground
Squirrels
With
Disease
Are
Menace
To
Farms
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
4:
CP
Prof.
M.
Y.
Williams
of
the
University
of
British
Columbia
warns
farmers
of
the
Fraser
Valley
and
the
central
Interior
against
disease-carrying
ground
squirrels
with
which
some
farms
are
be
coming;
menaced.
Germans
Fly
Over
Belgium
Further
Incursions
Above
Neutral
Territory
Reported
Yesterday
BRUSSELS,
Dec
4;iThere
were
ftuthef
illshts
of
German
planes
over
Belgian
territory
yesterday.
NEW
PEACE
OFFENSIVE'
Germany
Talks
of
Uniting
With
Allies
Jn
Order
To
Fight
;
Russia
j
BERLIN,
Dec.
4:
Suggestions
are
heard
In
some
quarters
of
Oerman
anxiety
in
regard
to
Russian
territorial
expansionary
ambitions
as
Indicated
by
the
invasion
or
Faiand.
The
press
goes
so
far
as
to
canvass
the
possibility
of
a
new
pe"ee
offensive
on
the
basis
of
a
joining
6f
the
Allies
and
Germany
to
resist
the
Russian
menace.
SUDEO'lT
RAILWAY
Term--;
Cloudburst
Takes
line
Out
at
Three
Points
at
Kitsvmkalum
H'aw
rainfall
of
almost
cloud-
bars
nrortionj
was
recorded
at
line
was
washed
out
at
three
Doln's
atwnt
two
miles
wesi
of
Trrare
and
a
hilf
a
mile
east
of
th
Kal'm
Rive-
brldfT".
Th
total
lenrth
of
lln
affected
Is
2M
feet
to
&
depth
of
25
feet
Railway
crews-
are
putting
in
tem-"o-anr
bridging
and
1t
Is
honed
to
get
a
train
out
tomorrow
even
n
ton'xht'j
train
ior
the
East
being
cancelled:
.
fy.
Telegraph
wires
'are
down
today
ovine
tn
trouble
in
the
Prince
Qeorge
district.
Sabotage
Plot-Is
Suspected
Ur,e
Quantity-
of
Explosive,
Found
NVar.Plan,
New
Jer-
sey
Aircraft
Manufacturing
Flit!
PA1TRSON.
NewJ
Jersey.
Dec.
4:
(CPi-Posslblllty
of
a
saboUge
i.
..,v.
,i
Miww
io
Tru
til
Lite
uiouvrtr
ui
a
large
dump
of
dynamite
and
other
explosives
along
the
Passlac
River
near
the
plant
of
the
Wright
Aircraft
Manufacturing
Co.
which
has
ordr
for
a
lane
number
of
aircraft
for
Great
Britain.
Expropriation
I
Is
Upheld
MEXICO
CITY,
Dec.
4:
Th.
Court
of
Mexico
Supreme
.
.
Saturday
unanimously
upneia
tne
action
ol
the
government
of
former
Premier
hits
by
heavy
bombs.
A
German
cruiser
was
badl
damaged
and
other
fighting
craft
were
hit.
German
pursuit
-
....
.
"...
.'
planes
endeavoured
unsuccessfully
i
Russ
Women
In
Bombers
v
Germany
admitted
that
a
daring
HELSINOFORS.
Dec.
4.
In
rald
had
been
madefy
the
British
the
crew
of
one
of
the
Russian
i
nes
claimed
that
.he
ves-bombinz
Dlanes
which
have
s?x
sunk
UBs
merely
a
trailer
and
ben
brought
down
by
the
Finn-
was
found
a
woman.
It
t
believed
that
there
have
:
b'n
women
in
other
of
the
4.
lare
crews
as
well
as
In
other
!
branches
of
the
Soviet
fight-
ins
forces.
MORE
SHIPS
i
t
Six
Ve-stls
Sunk
Over
Week-end
i
in
tiaiers
un
uruun
Coast
i
LONDON.
Dec
4.
One
French,
..1ODr'TOWm'
I-
weeK-ena
oi
uerman
mine5
in
wa
-
tPrs
the
British
t
coast.
ine
i-Tcncn
snip
was
the
freight
-
"
"?Ide
wh!cn
was.
beachfd
at
,Tencn
P"
alter
struung
the
rnme,
two
members
of
the
ctpw
f
nir
n
o
i
ea.
ine
r
onae
was
a
seven
tnous-l
and
ton
versel.
j
The
British
tanker
San
Caltsto,'
84)10
tons,
was
blown
up
by
.striking
a
mine
off
the
southeast
coast
of
England
and
sank.
The
crew,
reached
shore
safely.
There
were
thirty-five
aboard.
The
Norwegian
freighter
Arctur-us.
1277
tons,
struck
a
mine
in
the
North
Sea
and
sank.
Nine
of
the
crew
are
missing.
A
Swedish
shin,
which
struck
a
mine
oSt
the
En&lsh
coast,
was
not
namea-
Tnirty-three
members
of:
the
rrpu-vpm
cavpH
1
,is.o
c
j.
u
,,.
ue
-139
5w5a"hcolller
Ru-
the
remainder
are
feared
lost.
Cardenas
In
expropriation
of
Brl-
rea
is
reported
on
the
west-
.
olph
,
wa?
sunk
today-
KSht
mem-tich
ttnttArf
sat
or,rt
v,i,.,ern
front.
Patmls
nn
hnh
bers
of
the
crew
were
rescued
but
lands
oil
company
holdings
In
Mexico.
The
companies
involved
were,
however,
found
to
bee
enUtled
to
compensation
to
be
paid
within
the
coming
ten
years.
Seventeen
British,
American
and
Dutch
oil
companies
appealed
against
the
expropriation
order,
their
appeal
being
rejected;
Finns
Deny
Use
Of
Poison
Gas
Charge
of
Russians
Is
Officially
Given
Lie
At
Helslngfors
HELSINGFORS,
Dec.
4:
Finnish
authorities
deny
a
charge
of
Soviet
Russia
that
poison
gas
has
been,
used
by
the
Finns
in
the
flgfitingjwas
made
to
Interfere.
againsi,
itussian
invasion.
WHEAT
PRICES
Winnipeg,
Dec,
4:
(CP)
Wheat
prices
were
?ec
to
Jc
lower
on
the
Winnipeg
market
Saturday
with
December
closing
at
75c.
On
the
New
York
market
prices
were
'ic
to
Tic
lower
today
with
'May
at
89'
c.
NAZIS
LOSE
FOUR
SUBS
Britons
Take
Heavy
U-boat
Toll-
Trawler
Disposes
of
Two
LONDON,
Dee.
4.
For
the
first
thre
an
armed
trawler
has
sank
a
submarine
and
it
may
have
heen
twn.
A
British
trawler
re-Trts"thah
aftT
it
had
sank
one
r.rman
u-boat.
it
dropped
depth
ehartes
in
an
endeavour
to
get
Royal
Air
Force
plane
sank
an-1h-
!h""rne
T4rdav,
hav-lns
frTr
tve
T'-Hn-t
ivlng
on
the
Tirr
wr
nt
survivors.
annhr
!,,marlne
was
rao-,wd
)r
th
mrx.
making
the
-V--
fnnr,
FnH--tVrrf
members
of
the
r
i
nnVn
German
submarine
rere
1an1
st
a
Pettish
pri
tiday
and
will
be
interned.
nr
a
w
TfJW
lT
"XT"1
J
L
f
(V
I
.
lip
MOVING
OUT
Finland
Canvasses
Possibility
Of
Setting
L'p
Government
Seat
In
England
LONDON.
Dec.
4:
Finland
minister
to
England
met
Viscount
Hal!fxvBriasAJFl5rlg.
23"t'y
.
-.Tiy.
Th
possIbtinV'rjf'rrne
t-wh"w
ini
fblinhing
a
seat
in-
England,
mueh
as
the
Polish
government
has
been
set
up
In
f
-
'n
th
event
of
Russia
overwhelming
Finland
Is
believed
o
hvp
b-cn
discussed.
Although
Finland,
through
sheer
rouraee
and
spirit,
is
holding
the
Runlan
Invasion
off
meantime.
there
are
few
but
wishful
thinkers
who
ar
delnriri
m.n
M,.d
that
the
uneoual
conVeTt
h.
t."
hnf
P
Tm
T
Zl
v.
TU
.
7
.7
,ti
x.
,ndSnT3
EEt
cannot
hold
out
such
.overuhinz
wehrht.
.
ARTILLERY
:
OF
FRENCH
German
High
Command
Admits
Harassing
Activity
Patrols
On
Both
Sides
Are
Active
BERLIN.
Dec.
4:
The
German
high
command
admits
harassing
French
artillery
fire
of
Increased
Intensity
in
shelling
German
posl-
i
i
.
i
..
.
'
"e
aioseue
Kiver
area.
AcUvlty
on
a
minor
scale
over
a
nave
active.
I
Fascists
Shout
"Long
Live
Finn's"
Anti-Russian
Demonstration
n
Thousands
In
Rome
On
Saturday
i
:
ROME,
Dec.
4:
Three
thousand
Fascists
demonstrated
against
Rus
-
1
sla
and
In
sympathy
with
Finland
today
the
829-ton
British
4f,XT,.
.
usnment
of
His
Majesty's
forces.
on
Saturday.
"Long
Live
Finland"'5
they
shouted
outside
the
Finnish
i
legation.
Today
there
was
apother
1
o
f
T
!
similar
demonstration
by
several
ilOIl
I
It"
rrPCinPtlf
hundred
Italian
aiuueuvs
wno
.
Also
ir
ii
e
:
In
le
I""""
cr
crew-
was
lanaea
on
the
Scottish
coast
German
Mine
Layers
Sink
Another
German
mine
laver
was
,lost
by
striking
a
mine
In
the
mine
fields
near
the
Danish
coast
in
the
ssame
vicinity
as
other
mine
layers
"v.v
jvww.
Deuevea
tnat
fUty
mfmbers'ol
the
crew
werf
lost
on,y
two
laz
rescued
!by
Danis.h
sh'PS
from
the
rough
-
-
vuiu.lll,
P
1
Iir.l
i
raSn
YYltn
AUlO
DALLAS.
Texas,
Dec.
4:
Elliott
Roosevelt.
his
wife
sustained
a
sprained
ankle
as
a
result
of
an
automobile
accl
j
dent
yesterday.
The
accident
did
not
prevent
young
Ropscvelt
from
attending
a
banquet
last
night.
Tnrkfli
iL,uac
ncac
1
UUlli
riOm
marched
to
the
Finnish
legation1!
and
shouted
"Down
with
.Russia
I
Long
Live
FfnlandT
No
attempt!
Mrs.
E.
T.
Kenney
and
young
son
arrived
in
the
city
on
Saturday'
nlcht's
train
and
are
the
guests
of
Mrs.
John
McRae,
Smith
Block.
OnjUn
D.
Roosevelt,
lost
a
tooth
and'
Wednesday
they
will
meet
Mr.
Ken
ney,
coming
hme
from
the1
session
of
th?
Legislature
at
Victoria,
and
will
return
home
with
him
Wednes-
day
evening.
Out
DARING
AIR
RAID
BY
BRITONS
UPON
NAVAL
BASE
OF
HELIGOLAND
One
German
Warship
is
Damaged
As
Many
Direct
Hits
Are
Made
by
Heavy
Bombs
Not
a
Single
Plane
Lost
By
Royal
Air
Force
LONDON,
December
4:
(CP)
British
Royal
Air
'
force
planes
made
a
daring
and
effective
mass
attack
k?
Germany's
major
naval
base
of
Heligoland
Sunday.
to
drive
the
British
planes
off
and
1
suffered
some
losses
instrad,
one
Messerchmldt
being
brought
down.
(Despite
heavy
anti-aircraft
fire
and
the
fact
that
the
operation
was
j
hampered
by
rain,
all
the
British
tllat-
apart
fronUt.
no
serfc
as
dam-
.agc
a
cen
ao
y
Uie
British
waxen
were
iinauy
driven
on.
:M0RALE
IS
I
VERY
POOR
Russians
tTonld
Be
No
fatch
For
rj-
m
J
Sick
and
Poorly
Fed
KUilE,
Dec
4:
Reports
reach
hr.
h.,.k
correspondents
to
Italian
newspapers
of
poor
morale
'of
Russian
troops
in
the
war
with
"""ana.
.
.1:1''
?
.ra
MJ
ic
J
l-'u"lcu
ne
sui-
tea
Scurvy
probabl
.
due
to
wu
"1U
w'e
iaci
mey
122L
"p!'
,
lne
Russians
n
have
b?en
no
match
Individually
,
with
the
well:
equipped
and
efficient
Firms.
There
is
a
general
unwi'linenesa
on
Ine
Part
01
the
.Russians-
to
saua-
University
Man
Is
Charged
With
Defence
Breach
HALIFAX,
.
.
Dec
4:
(CP
Allan
""""
Flndlay
of
the
staff
of
Eilhousie
University
has
been
charct
i
under
the
Defence
of
Canada
ref
ulatlons
with
communicating
to
Denmark
information
regard
to
the
move-
I
Flndlay
has
been
granted
$5000
bail
Ontario
Having
Civic
Elections
Contests
Taking
Place
Today
In
Slany
Cities
Suspendlrg
Of
Polls
During
War
is
Question
TORONTO.
Dec.
4:
(CP)
Municipal
elections
are
being
hf
Id
today
In
many
Ontario
cities.
Several
are
voting
on
plebiscites
as
to
whether
civic
elections
should
be
suspended
for
two
years
or
for
the
duration
of
the
war.
Mayor
Stanley
Lewis
of
Ottawa
Is
running
for
re-election
against
two
opponents.
Weather
Forecast
Oeneral
SynopsisThe
pressure
remains
very
low
off
Vancouver
Island-Misty
or.
cloudy.
Strong
south
winds
with
rain.