Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-05
NAVS WARSHIPS
SUNK TO FOTLFOE
Vessels Facing Capture by
Teutons in Finland
Blown Up
INVASION BY 10000
Finn Officers, Openly Pro-Ger-
man, Insult Americans and
British in Public

London. April 5.-Russion naval
commanders have blown up their
warships including four submarines,
in the harbor Of Hango, Finland, to
balk their capture by the Germans,
Petrograd dispatches say.
Thirty German transports have dis
embarked troops at Hango, which is on
the southern coast Of Finland, south
east Of Helsingfors. ..
The Bolshevili commissary for Fin.
nish affairs reports that NJ, dEstrees,
the Belgian minister to Russia, has
been wounded by Government troops
while attempting to pass into the rebel
lines.
The German force landed at Hango
comprises 10000 men under General
Sasnitz. according 10 Il Copenhagen
dispatch.
The artillery equipment Of the force
is 400 guns, with 2OOO machine guns.
The Finnish White Guards are re-
ported to have captured the eastern
part Of Tammerfors, Notwithstanding
IA desperate resistance, aud captured
a thousand prisoners and a quantity Of
locomotives, wagons and provisions.
The reports from Swedish corrc-
spondents contain stories Of terrible
atrocities committed by Bolshevik
guards. The bodies of scores Of White
Guards have been found mutilated in
indescribable fashion.
The Bolsheyild also accuse the
White Guards OF atrocities Core
spondents with General Mannerheims
army admit that the Bolshevik lead
ers are regarded as murderers and are
shot when captured. II, as is fire.
quently the case, they are found in
possession of dumdum bullets, these
are used in executing them.
The American aud British army oHi-
GERS who recently visited General Man
nerheim the Finnish Waite Guard
leader, upon orders from their Stockholm
legations. were iusultcd and threatened
with personal violence by Finnish officers
in a hotel restaurant in Nasa, according
to a report from the war correspondent
in Finland Of a swedish newspaper.
The correspondent who occupied an
adjoining table, says that the two visit
ing officers. wearing the army uniforms
of their rank, entered the restaurant
at n time when il was crowded with
Finnish officers. mainly from unit
which had served iu Germany. The
visitors had scarcely had time TO order
their meal befor" n Finnish officer APP
preached the table and told them their
presence was not desired. lie withdrew
however when he was shown a pass
from General Mauuerheim.
Later another Finn asked the orchos-
ira to play "Die Wacht Am Rheiu"
Everybody arose, the American and the
Englishman, plainly desiring to avoid
threatened violence, also arising Au-
other Finnish officer continues the cor
respondent, staggered to the table anu
said:
1T Is our principle not to sit in the
same room with iinglishmen."
The American replied that he was
an American, not an Englishman, but
the Finn responded:
It's all the same you have Just two
minutes to get out of the house.
The visitors. who had finished their
meal, left the room accompanied by iu-
suits from the Finnish officers
NJ Sario, the white Governments For
eign Minister and q noted pro-0crman,
sat at a nearby table. the correspondent
says, and made no effort to protect the
men, although they were travelling on a
special diplomatic pass from his own
Government
Americans and Swedes, who have re-
Gently been in Finland, declare the in
cident given is typical Of the existing
feeling among the great majority Of the
Films with whom they came in contact
German doctrines are being spread
among the white army forces. especially
by Finnish soldiers who have returned
from Germany and have been appointed
commissioned or noucommissiOned OtIi-
GERS in General Maunerheim's army.