crlbrd
in
Moscow
as
"Monstrous
Inventions"
MOSCOW,
Jan.
17
A
statement
.i
the
official
Soviet
newspaper
fvestla
yesterday
described
as
monstrous
Invention"
claims
of
ifavy
nnnisn
victories
over
me
(Russians,
uesiruction
oi
ine
nn-fclsh
army
was
promised.
Virtues
of
ine
Kea
Army
were
ex
tolled
by
the
newspaper
whlca
an-
tnuni
rd
many
awards
to
soldiers
lor
valor
and
meritorious
service.
kd
FOR
FINLAND
Ijrttidfnt
Roosevelt
Proposes
Loan
T
Two
llouies
of
United
States
Congress
Cvm
h;
'
vii
IntmdueM
In
the
Alabama
Quads
Doing
Nicely
HEAVY
FOG
I
WASHINGTON.
D.
C.
Jan.
17:-!
nrtsident
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
Kroposed
to
Congress
a
loan
to(
K-iniind
providing
for
the
purchase!
Itaue
Representatives
which'
ild
pride
a
Joan
of
$50,000
to
Hr.:.Td
'
buy
war
materials.
The
bG
vis
referred
to
committees.
ICHBISH0P
TO
RETIRE:
IMwt
lev,
A.
I.
Defender
Announc-
i
Intention
of
Relinquishing
High
Ecclesiastical
Post
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
17:
CP-
lUvt
Rev
A
U.
DePencter.
Arch-
of
Westminster
and
Metro-pcu'.in
IbLJa?
ct
the
Ecclesiastical
Prov-
of
British
Columbia
since
193S.
11-1
iU!ed
'
rrdav
that
he
might
re-
"e
'
thr
end
of
this
year.
The
subjr
f
hi
retirement
will
be
dc
aiard
at
a
meeting
of
church
teids
'his
.spring,
he
stated.
VANCOUVER
IStveral
Collisions
Result
of
Weather
Conditions
In
Southern
B.C.
City
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
17.
Seven
ipeopie
were
injured
In
two
street
it
collision
here
as
heavy
fog
In
'"nipied
tratflc
today.
Another
jPtrson
was
hurt
when
an
automo-
D.'ie
was
in
collision
with
a
street
ICftf
Thr
mrwfr
kikftniiclv
Inltirrri
w
v
a
w
usj
1
14
u
v,,
1
u
Motorman
Ted
Mhrtln,
who
!lered
a
severe
forehead
cut.
but
I
'
Present
condition
Is
good.
His
Cr
COllldMl
u.llh
nn
mnrn11ri
hv
Weon
Craig,
who
was
Injured
less
Hrlouxlv
UAH
HOLD
ion
don.
lf!Pl-k.Thn
Mnntrbnl
Pflce
of
bar
goldybn
the
London
market
was
unchanged"
today
'at
M.54
rr
fW
rrnS.)
Had
Reached
$318,801,500
up
to
Last
Night
OTTAWA,
Jan.
17:
(CP)-
The
First
Dominion
fievcrnment
Loan,
of
the
Second
Great
War
last
nlht
was
reported
oversubscribed
with
a
total
of
$218,801,500
or
over
the
S20O,000,O0Q.
The
books
will
remain
open
probably
until
tomorrow
nlht
although
the
minister
of
finance
announces
no
more
than
the
$200,000,000
will
be
accepted
in
rash
subscriptions.
The
books
are
being
held
open
until
tomorrow
night
so
that
small
subscribers
in
outlylng
areas
may
hare
the
opportunity
of
entering
applications.
The
applications
will
probably
be
accepted
on
a
proportionate
basis.
It
was
an
enthusiastic
answer
that
Canadians
gave
to
the
gov
ernntent's
appeal
for
support
of
the
war
loan
by
the
oversubscription
in
two
days.
Investors
swamped
the
dealers.
Announcement
that
the
loan
II
materials
In
the
United
Slates.
I
"
me
top
was
maae
iau
phe
President
s
proposal
was
con-j
"Uhi
by
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
mln-Lined
in
messages
to
the
two
ller
of
finance.
totuei
through
Vice
-
President!
ohn
Nance
Oarner,
as
presiding
Ifteer
"f
the
Senate,
and
William
Bsnkhrad,
Speaker
of
the:
j
D
1
L
iruse
"f
Representatives
i
nnrH.nPllSIia
nT..
D
Ui
Brother
Of
Huey
Long
Re-Elected
I
Governor
of
Louisiana
Returned
to
Office
By
Decisive
Vote
I
NEW
ORLEANS.
Louisiana,
Jan.
17.
Oovcrnor
Earl
K.
Long,
broth-'
er
of
the
late
turbulent
Huey
Long.
I
was
re-elected
In
a
gubernatorial
1
Irsnr
Babies.
Born
In
Farm
Home,'
election
yesterday
which
was
fea-
Nov
In
Hospital
at
Jasper
tured
by
much
violence.
He
naa
a
J
lead
of
two
to
one
over
his
nearest
JASPER
Alabama.
Jan.
17
-Now
opponent.
Sam
Houston
Jones.
J
a
ho;plfal
here.
Quadruplets,
three
1
f&lsand
a
boy.
who
were
born
in
ai
.11
.
1
.
.
;'m
hwne
eighteen
mile
from
HfPnrh
rrPliThter
'
re
were
reported
today
by
theh-
'"
-
-
o
,
i
lcian,
Dr
H.
J.
Sankcy.
to
be
P
!
AlFIiL
1
'w
we
expected
to
have
twins."
said
1
father
but
four
well,
that
was
'
surprbe
'
Wyoming
Was
Clorly
C.uanled
Before
Leaving
Los
Angeles
Yesterday
LOS
ANGELES.
Jan.
17
-Havlng
been
closely
guarded
as
she
was
about
to
depart
owing
to
a
uin-w
ui
sabotage,
the
French
freighter,
lad
en
with
cotton
and
genera.
sailed
yesterday
for
home
via
the
Panama
Canal
She
was
painted
a
dull
grey.
Weather
Forecast
hour
prtUxl
wlln8
t
5
pm.
tomooiru
.
r.
rrp.ure
is
General
bj-iw
n,...n
relatively
low
west
0
the
;
Quem
Charlottes
and
the
wcam
-
the
throughout
what
unsettled
ast
province
with
showers
on
the
snow
.
v
-
and
scattered
.
West
Coast
of
Vancouvc
'and
.irii
winds
shifting
to
r'"".:!rr"i
Tmlmr
becon
m
strong,
1AZI
PLOT
I
ways
And
Blow
Up
Public
Works
LONDON.
Jan.
17
Columbus
Crew
Is
Coming
West
PROVINCIAL
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
W8
High
.
7:31
a.ra.
18.1
ft.
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
.20:20
pjn.
15.1
ft.
southeast
to
east
winds,
unsettled
4
Low
.
0:35
a.m.
8.9
ft.
and
cool
with
rain.
14:00
pjn.
8.3
ft.
IS
3
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
H
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PI
"P1UNCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JAN
U
A"RT7,IS4d.""
price:
s
cents
:ED
ARMY
WARLOA
EXTOLLED,
SOLD
(
V
ct
tr
IN
BRITAIN
Gun
Rf5e....
ports
of
Russian
Jcfeats
Des-
Subscriptions
to
First
War
Loan
Intention
Was
To
Paralyse
Kail
OMAHA.
Jan.
17
Some
five
hun
HOME,
Jan.
17:
(CP)
Ettore
Muti,
new
general
wretary
of
the
Fascist
Party,
warned
Italians
that
they
may
be
compelled
at
"any
moment"
to
fight
a
European
war.
He
advised
Italians
not
to
be
too
greatly
Impressed
by
"recent
demonstrations
of
International
sympathy."
Apparently,
the
refer-ense
was
to
the
friendly
attitude
of
Great
Britain
and
France
since
war
broke
out.
There
was
no
reason
to
expect
I
the
present
situation
would
continue
Indefinitely,
.Muti
said.
He
I
demanded
uncompromising
faithfulness
of
the
nation
to
Fascist
principles
and
opposition
to
democracy
and
Bolshevism.
Drastic
action
might
be
needed
to
tighten
up
the
national
morale,
Muti
said.
A
slackening
up
at
this
time
would
be
fatal.
SHOCK
TO
GERMANY
Allied
Economic
War
Much
More
Effective
Than
In
Previous
Great
Struggle
LONDON,
Jan.
17.-The
formidable
allied
economic
warfare
has
placed
Germany
after
four
and
a
half
months
In
about
the
same
ec
onomic
straits
as
she
was
hi
after
..
.
..
u
two
years
or
tne
lasi
war,
iwnm
I
r.ynnmln
WnrfarB
Minister.
UiVUdf
A,V1IVU4W
""."
v
.....
(FumUhM
thwugn
crt
told
the
House
of
Commons
today
the
Dominion
m?
rot-,
said,
gave
VCUri
nu
":V-Unnji
UK-
The
The
economic
economic
attack,
attack,
he
ne
Germany
a
sharp
shock.
Co-0rdination
Of
War
Effort
LONDON.
Jan.
17:
(CP)
A
uartv
of
French
scientists
and
In
dustrlalUts
has
arrived
In
England
for
m
visit
in
connection
with
the
northeast
'and
,
p.
or3fn,ij5n
0f
the
war
effort
of
mostly
cloudy
and
cooi
w
lonal
rain.
iuu
miles
(CP)
A
German
The
Germans
are
lexperiment-
plot
to
blow
up
bridges,
railways,
and
other
public
works
of
Oreat
Britain
has
been
nipped
In
the
bud,
it
was
disclosed
last
night
in
the
Dally
Mail
and
Daily
Herald
newspapers
which
said
It
was
the
Intention
to
cripple
British
railway
network.
Six
hundred
thousand
British
railway
workers
are
being
enrolled
as
anti-sabotage
agents
with
orders
to
be
on
the
alert
for
any
suspicious
acts
against
the
nation's
lines.
No
arrests
had
been
made
up
to
today
In
the
plot
which
Is
reported
to
have
been
engineered
by
the
German
intelligence
service.
A
vast
detective
system
is
understood
to
have
been
set
up.
I
Men
From
Scuttled
German
Ship
(
In
Omaha
on
Way
to
Pacific
Coast
I
ing
wun
a
"Big
Bertha"
gun
which
Is
expected
to
have
a
range
of
100
miles,
British
newspapers
report
Irom
Am-
sterdam.
4
4
WAR
MAKES
NEW
TASKS
AT
OTTAWA
Augmented
Civil
Service
Workl
Hard
and
Long
to
Meet
Various
'
Demands
By
C.
R,
BLACKBURN
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
OTTAWA.
Jan.
17:
CP
Crea
public
service
bodies
are
newcom
Of
War
At
Sea
Yesterday
Last
Week's
Total
Loss
LONDON,
Jan.
17:
An
unidentified
tanker
of
some
10,000
tonnage
was
torpedoed
and
burned
after
an
explosion
off
the
south
coast
of
England
yesterday.
She
broke
in
half
before
sinking.
Members
of
the
crew
were
rescued,
i
During
last
week
twelve
British
ships
of
tonnage
totalling
34,000
and
four
neutral
vessels
of
7.792
tonnage
aggregate
were
destroyed
by
the
war
at
sea.
The
British
freighter
Oracla
was
reported
today
to
have
been
dam
aged
by
an
exDloslon
n
the
Irish
Sea.
The
5.642-ton
vessel
was
beached
and
her
crew
rescued.
Communists
Thrown
Out
Vote
To
Expel
Them
From
Public
Life
In
France
Almost
Unanimous
tlon
of
a
dozen
new
public
service
bodies
to
handle
war
problems
and
PARIS,
Jan.
17:
CP
By
the
vastly
increased
activity
of
the
overwhelming
vote
of
521
to
two
RAID
UPON
HELIGOLAND
ers
will
hot
bring
a
corresponding
This
Is
Where
British
Submarines
Increase
to
the
monthly
payroll
in
Were
Lost
In
Daring
Exploit
Ottawa.
It
Is
estimated
that
more
than
100
occupying
high
positions
LONDON.
Jan.
17:
The
British
in
the
various
war
effort
agencies
submarines
Undine
and
Starfish,
are
"dollar-a-year
men"
who
are
loss
of
which
was
admitted
by
the
either
giving
their
services
free
or
Admiralty
yesterday,
were
the
vlc-are
being
paid
by
the
corporations
tlms
of
German
defences
In
the
with
which
they
were
associated
be-
dangerous
exploit
of
a
raid
on
Hell-fore
the
war.
goland
Bight
naval
base,
it
Is
now
While
there
Is
much
midnight
oil
revealed.
Some
of
the
crews
were
burned
in
the
offices
on
Parliament
rescued
by
German
vessels.
Berlin
Hill,
particularly
In
the
east
block
advices
state.
None
of
the
crew
of
which
houses
the
offices
of
the
a
third
submersible,
the
Sea
Prime
Minister,
external
affairs
de-
Horse,
appear
to
have
survived,
partment.
and
finance
department.
There
were
108
officers
and
men
t
there
is
little
outward
evidence
of
altogether
on
the
three
ships,
but,1
extraordinary
activity.
In
view
of
Germany
reporting
Touring
Curtailed
some
rescued,
the
death
list
may
For
years
the
Hill
has
been
the
not
run
this
high.
1
most
popular
attraction
for
tourists
In
Paris
it
was
claimed
last
from
early
spring
to
late
fall.
At
night
that
three
Oerman
submar-
the
height
of
the
season
as
many
as
lnes
had
been
destroyed,
two
by
1
10,000
people
have
been
shown
French
destroyers
and
one
by
a
'
through
each
day
In
the
centre
Royal
Air
Force
plane,
block
which
contains
the
peace
tow-
So
far
In
the
war.
according
to
er,
the
memorial
shrine,
the
sen-
Allies
claims,
forty
German
sub-ate
and
commons
chambers
of
of-
marines
have
been
lost.
flees
of
the
members.
.
On
that
foggy
morning
of
September
3,
when
Great
Britain
de-
iciarru
wax.
iciucicu
fuitaius
uric
hung
quickly
on
all
entrances
to
the
centre
block
forbidding
admission
'
to
any
except
those
on
duty.
This
RAIDER
IS
BUSY
AGAIN
ban
has
been
maintained
rigidly
r.erman
Pocket
Battleship
Menac-and
It
put
an
end
to
the
heaviest
n
shipping
In
South
Atlantic
Influx
of
visitors
In
the
history
of,
the
building.
1
LONDON.
Jan.
17:
Another
Even
with
the
season
so
curtailed
German
pocket
battleship
Is
rald-1939
brought
153,000
visitors
to
the!
lng
merchant
shipping
In
the
centre
block
as
compared
with
140,-1
Soutn
Atlantic
according
to
re-000
for
all
of
1938.
Admission
toports
reaching
the
Admiralty.
It
all
public
buildings
has
been
res-M,
some
time
since
anything
has
trlcted
since
the
outbreak
of
war.
This
precaution
reflected
the
ap
prehension
of
officials
who
remem-
j
ber
the
mysterious
fire
which
des
troyed
the
original
parliament
building
with
the
loss
of
several
jives
early
In
1916
during
the
First
breat
War,
,
Ottawa
will
probably
notice
war
conditions
most
during
the
winter
because
of
the
curtailment
of
social
activities
which
distinguish
life
In
the
capital.
The
Drawing
Room,
most
brilliant
event
of
the
season,
has
been
cancelled
and
most
organizations
have
decided
their
annual
dances
and
receptions
should
be'
dropped
during
the
war.
"
been
heard
from
the
Deutschland.
Bullets
Spray
Market
Street
Gun
Rattle
Between
Young
Bandit
and
Police
in
San
Francisco
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Jan.
17
Bui
lets
sprayed
Market
Street
here,
yes
terday
as
a
lone
cowboy
bandit
fail
ed
In
an
attempt
to
hold
up
First
National
Bank
and
shot
It
out
with
officers.
The
young,
man
was
serl
ously
wounded
by
bullets.
And
Belgium
Is
Renewed
Looks
Like
Move
PARIS,
Jan.
17:
(CP)
As
reports
reached
here
of
the
continued
massing
of
German
troops
and
military
machinery
along
the
Belgian
frontier,
France
warned
Germany
that
invasion
of
Belgium
or
the
Netherlands
would
result
in
an
even
more
complete
blockade
which
would
work
disastrously
upon
Germany.
Over
one
million
German
troops
are
massed
at
the
borders
defence
department
have
filled
the
French
Chamber
of
Deputies
necessary,
dred
members
of
the
crew
of
the
practically
all
available
office
space
voted
last
night
to
expel
Com-.
German
Mner
Columbus,
which
was
io
Ottawa
and
a
new,
temporary
of-
munlst
members
and
civil
servants
scuttled
and
sunk
off
the
Atlantic
flee
building
being
rushed
to
com-
who
have
refused
to
repudiate
coast
recently
to
avoid
capture
by
pletion
will
not
prove
sufficient
to
Joseph
Stalin
and
Soviet
Russia.
British
warships,
passed
through
meet
the
demands
for
quarters.
The
Senate
votes
Thursday.
Slxty-here
nere
yesveruay
yesterday
enroute
tuiuuic
to
vj
the
uic
r-
Pa-
This
mis
is
13
the
me
most
most
striking
striking
trans-
vrans-
three
uun
out
uui.
01
of
oceiiijr-iwu
seventy-two
Com-
uum-
elfic
elfic
Coast
Coast
where
where
they
they
will
will
be
be
em-
em-
formation
formation
the
the
war
war
has-wroueht
has'wroueht
In
In
munlst
munlst
deruties
deputies
and
and
one
one
hundred
hundred
WANK
SHIP
LOOK
FOR
(KEEPING
UP
GOES
DOWN
INVASION1
HER
TRADE
I
Eight
Thonsand
Ton
Vessel
Victim
Tenseness
In
Regard
To
Holland
Canada
Not
Neglecting
Commerce
With
Rest
of
World
Despite
War
cf
the
Netherlands
and
Belgium
f
goods
abroad,
with
everything
apparently
ready
I
for
offensives
through
the
lowlands,
travellers
arriving
at
Winterswijk,
Holland,
from
Westphalia
said
today,
The
atmosphere
in
regard
to
an
invasion
of
Holland
and
Belgium
resumed
tensity
today.
Mobilization
steps
which
Belgium
took
over
the
week-end,
calling
technicians
to
the
colors,
are
to
be
maintained
for
some
time.
Gener
111
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Y
IvC'i-illLCr
rn
1
r
rv
J
I
llftAV
l-ofc
Kirr
l
C
barked
on
Japanese
ships
for
the
the
caoital.
anart
from
the
presence
municipal
officials,
who
failed
to
J
3
VsdUlliCl
uUUll
transpacific
voyage
enroute
home.
0f
so
many
uniforms
representa-
disavow
the
outlawed
Communist
I
non
17
vnm
Ur?nra
While
here
tney
were
given
ine
op-
ttve
of
all
arms
of
the
service.
party
Deiore
October
26.
are
af-
&tirui.
a
a
uui
a
1
uiitu
t
nvnnv
tan
7
...
The
in-
Dortunlty
to
stretch
their
legs
and
While
there
has
been
a
sharp
fected.
Demands
were
also
made
rident
of
the
removal
of
Rt
Visit
beer
parlors.
Jump
in
the
numbers
of
those
work-
In
the
Chamber
for
expulsion
Hon.
Leslie
Hore-Bellsha
as
Ing
tor
the
government'.
in
civilian
the
Ruslxan
embassy
which
was
Secretary
for
War
may
culmln-
DUD
T
A
T
IT
occupations,
only
about
30
percent
described
as
a
"viper's
nest."
ate.
It
Is
suggested
In
political
1
JTjI
1
01
inose
t
m
PTai
war"
circles.
In
the
establishment
of
wr
t
w
Umeaa
are
newcomecsrw
re
4-
a
new
ministry
of
economics
headed
by
Hore-BellsMr.
The
government
Is
reported
to
be
trying
to
find
a
cabinet
place
for
Hore-Bellsha.
IN
ITALY
Warns
Country
That
Nation
.May
Be
Forced
Into
War
Any
Time
mainder
nave
oeen
aranea
irom
the
oermanent
civil
service.
Even
the
fact
that
30
per
cent
of
New
Secretary
Of
Fascist
Party
the
personnel
of
newly-created
oet
And
Great
Britain
OTTAWA,
Jan.
17:
(CP)
Notwithstanding
the
war,
Canada
will
devote
every
effort
towards
the
maintenance
of
her
world-wide
export
trade
against
the
day
when
war
ends
and
shipping
and
commerce
Is
restored
to
normal
chan
nels.
The
appointment
of
.a
.director
of
shipping
for
the
Dominion
Is
contemplated.
If
necessary,
efforts
will
be
made
to
obtain
neutral
ships
to
move
Canadian
agricultur
al
products
and
manufactured
Four
Russian
Planes
Down
Raiding
Machines
Fall
Victim
Finnish
'Anti-Aircraft
Action
al
Henri
Denis,
minister
of
defence.
an
jrald
in
Brussels.
"Our
information
UMe
Nation
Continues
and
general
Impressions
make
it
ways
be
alert."
he
said.
"We
must
al-
Extreme
cold
today
brought
a
lull
to
fighting
on
the
western
front.
Reds
Fall
Back
to
to
Drive
Invaders
Back
Into
Own
Land
J
HELSING
FORS,
Jan.
17-
Four
'Soviet
raiding
planes
were
shot
down
by
Finnish
anti-aircraft
guns
yesterday.
It
was
claimed
by
Finnish
authorities.
.
i
Spaniards.
Italians,
Scandinavians
and
even
some
Americans
are
now
fighting
In
the
front
lines
with
the
Finnish
forces.
In
rugged
wooded
hills
east
of
Kleksa
Finnish
soldiers
are
holding
a
front
five
to
ten
miles
within
Russia,
guarding
two
vital
highways
forty-five
miles
apart.
Yes-
LONDON,
Jan.
17.
Great
Britain
terday
ski
troops
routed
a
patrol
and
France
have
agree.ci.Jo
make-a
of
six
..Russians.
In
raarrowchilling
twenty-year
loan's!
Interest
Fates
cold."
of
three
and
four
per
cent
to
Tur-
Finnish
troops
In
sub-zero
weath-key.
The
loan
will
total
43,000,000
er
are
reported
driving
the
Rus-
or
some
$174,000,000.
Bulletins
GERMAN
DRIVE
OFF
WITH
BRITISH
FORCES
IN
FRANCE
The
British
army
leaves
which
were
cancelled
over
the
week-end
were
restored
today.
Fear
of
a
rumored
German
offensive
through
the
lowlands
has
apparently
somewhat
abated.
POWDER
WORKS
EXPLOSION
GIBBSTOWN
Two
persons
were
killed
and
a
third
Injured
as
a
result
of
an
explosion
in
ti
e
countryside
for
an
area
of
twenty
miles.
KILLED
AT
WESTMINSTER
NEW
WESTMINSTER
H.
H.
Clark
died
as
a
result
of
injuries
received
yesterday
in
the
Tim-berlands
sawmill
on
the
Fraser
River
near
here
where
he
was
employed.
SHIPS
IN
TROUBLE
LONDON
The
Italian
freighter
Ernani,
6,619
tons,
rammed
the
lightship
Brake.
The
lightship
was
badly
damaged
but
did
not
sink.
The
Italian
freighter
Premuda,
4,427
tons,
ran
aground
off
Kent.
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Overcast,
calm;
barometer,
30.11
(falling)
;
tempera
ture,
45;
sea
smooth.
Vancouver
Cloudy,
northerly
wind,
two
miles
per
hour;
barom
eter
30.27.
Prince
George
Cloudy,
northeast
wind,
two
miles
per
hour;
barom
eter.
30.57.
Victoria
Cloudy,
northerly
wind,
ten
miles
per
hour;
barometer
30.25.
Langara
Island
Part
cloudy,
southeast
wind,
eighteen
miles
per
hour;
barometer,
29.91;
temperature,
46;
sea
choppy.
Hockey
Scores
National
League
Boston
6,
Canadtens
1.
slans
back
Into
Sail
region
and
advancing
towards
new
victory
north
of
Lake
Ladoga.
As
temperature
in
some
parts
went
as
low
as
51
below
zero.
Russian
warplanes
struck
again
at
Finnish
cities
and
villages,
causing
intense
suffering
for
people
rendered
homeless.
Finnish
Spirit
The
72-year-old
General
von
Mannerheim
said
In
an
Interview
today
that
Finland
would
fight
to
ihe
"last
old
man,
wpman
and
child"
and
would
destroy
every
city,
town,
forest
and
mine
to
leave
nothing
but
ruin
for
the
Russians.
Even
If
It
was
a
one
to
fifty
fight
against
Russia's
man-power,
which
was
the
l
Soviet's
main
strength,
Finns
would
stay
resolute.
He
renewed
the
ap-
Dupont
Company's
powder
works
'peal
for
help
from
the
nations
of
here
which
shook
the
whole
the
world.
More
was
necessary
than
mere
expressions
of
International
indignation.
FRIENDSHIP
WITH
ROME
British
Diplomatic
Move
to
ther
Cement
relations
Fur-
LONDON,
Jan.
17:
(CP)
As
a
move
to
further
improving
.friendly
:
relations
with
Italy,
the
British
gov
ernment
announces
the
appointment
of
Sir
Noel
Hughes
Havelock
Charles
as
minister
to
Rome.
The
post
of
minister
to
Italy
Is
newly
created,
being
In
addition
to
that
of
ambassador.
Italy
Signs
Up
With
Denmark
Holland
Is
Negotiating
To
Purchase
Manufactured
Goods
Including
War
.Materials
ROME
.Jan.
17:
Count
Clano,
Italian
foreign
minister,
yesterday
signed
the
renewal
of,
a
commercial
treaty
with
Denmark.
Holland
Is
now
negotiating
an
arrangement
with
Italy
for
supply
of
manufactured
goods
Including
war
materials.