Evening star., 1918-02-10
FOREIGN BULLETS
WHISTLE IN SWEDEN
Graphic Story is Told Of Bat
r tie of Firms and Russ
in Torneo.
B0LSHEvIKl ARE BEATEN

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CableEram to The Sunday Star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
STOCKHOLM. February e.-For the
first time in 1s0 years foreign bullets
whistled in the streets Of Swedish
town, when on Thursday morning the
citizens Of Haparanda wished that
more than a quarter Of mile Of frozen
river separated them from the derce
Russo-Finnish battle in Torneo. Now
there are rejoicinss that. though far
from the Swedish frontier. Tammerfors
and other regions of Finland further
south have been completely cleared OF
the domination of armed gangs OF Rus
sian bolsheviki
The strain of the past week breke
at dusk Thursday evening. when, from
kemi and Torvala a strong detachment
of Finnish militia arrived near Tor.
neo station from the south. The 500
men of the Russian garrison snatched
up their rifles and hurried out on the
snow to face the militia From the
officer leading the Firms came the curt
demand GIVE up your rifles or we
man who delivered the message ran
back For few moments there was
a bable of shouted orders.
Then the militia swept the station
many Russians fell. The companions
Of the dead and wounded men biased
away with their rifles and then ran into
the station for shelter. The firing oon-
tinued half an hour. until the militia
not stand the machine gun dre and
were forced to evacuate the station and
to run into a forest in the direction OF
the village Of Parasniemi. nearer the
gulf coast.
swedes Dodge Bullets.
In the meantime the swedes in the
streets of Haparanda were lodging the
bullets which. coming across the river,
pattered on the walls and roofs Of the
town. In Torneo the militia seized tho
buildings, threw a Gordon OF soldiers
around the Russian headquarters in
Strandgatan and placed guards over
houses in which the Russians had bar
gangs of Russians were disarmed after
an exchange of shots. Others not re-
alizing that they would be better treat
ed than they had treated the Films
the Swedish cavalry patrols had dis
armed and seized thirty fugitives.
More than 100 Russians were taken
prisoners in the railroad station in
killed. Those not wounded escaped
into the forests. They are being hunt
ed by the militia The militia losses IN
clude two Finnish legionnaires. who
Capt Jacobsen, the Finn commander
who won the battle of Tervola- A
lieutenant also fell.
Russ Barricade Selves.
Most of the. Russians in the town Of
Torneo had barricaded themselves in
but the other refused tp surrender.
The militia gave the Russians 10 min
utes In which to decide. They spent
refused either to surrender or come out
and fight. The militia fred several
rife volleys through the doors. where
shs M o fse re gut
this was already full they were herded
in a yard nearby.
Sporadic lighting in the streets con-
tinued all the evening. but midnight
found the militia in complete mastery.
with 300 prisoners. many machine guns
and horses and large stores OF sugar
possession Of the frontier. where Fin
lands flags. with lion on a crimson
ground. now waves triumphantly.
1000 Students Return.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 9.-M. Tokoi, pre-.
mier of the all-socialist cabinet of Fin
Guardians Petrograd correspondent to-
day said 1000 students. some of the
wealthier classes, who had entered the
German army at the beginning of tho
war had returned to Finland with arms
and ammunition. TO assist in putting
down the Finnish revolution. NJ. Tokol
added:
I'VE have information that the Fin.
nish senate attempted to reach secret
agreement with Sweden to send three
hundred thousand troops into Finland
to drive out the Russian garrisons and
compel the withdrawal of the Russian
fleet from Finnish waters. In consider
alton for this assistance the Aland
Islands were to be ceded to Sweden"
NJ Tokoi said the resignation OF
Hjalmar Branting as Swedish minister
of finance which took place on January
S. was a sequel to the exposure Of this
attempt.
In Hands Of White Guard.
STOCKHOLM. February s.-Advices
from Haparanda say that Tammerfors
has been in the hands of the white guard
since Thursday. Railway communication
between Petrograd and Niborg has been
interrupted and it is believed that the
white guard had finally captured Fiborg.
AS a consequence of an order by the
white guard at Tornea that the failure to
SurranGer arms Wouid pe pufllsHeu py
dea th. thousands of rifles, a quantity OF
and four machine guns have
been handed over. In the fighting at
CIeaborg the white guard was victorious,
800 of the red guard being taken prisoner.
A London dispatch of February re.
ported that the red guard had surround.
ed Tammerfors and had defeated Gen.
commander OF the govern
nent forces in Finland. The above dis
patch would indicate that Gen. Manner
helm had succeeded in defeating the red
guard and forcing them TO retreat from
the city.
ITALIANS CHECK FOE. .