The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-02
Russian Troops Drive
 Finnish Forces Back
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No afternoon newspapers were pub- lished, however.
 It was announced that Soviet pilots captured after thier planes had been shot down by Finnish anti aircraft guns had expressed "great surprise" over the strength of the Finnish defense. The Films quoted Russian pilots as saying that before they left their airdromes their off, cers had told them that they could bomb any place in Finland without danger since the Films had no anti aircraft guns.
 As bombs dropped on the capital for the third successive day, the streets and roads swarmed with peo- pie fleeing to the snow-covered woods. Less than a third of Hell sinki's normal 300,000 remained and those still here had spent the night digging air raid shelters.
 Films Hold Their Own
 Tn the south, especially along the coast and in the Karelian Isthmus bordering Russia, the Films clamed to have more than held their own against the Russian forces crashing at their borders. But if Russia drew on her overwhelming reserves, 1t seemed that the fight would soon be over.
 In the north, above the Arctic Circle, Finnish soldiers were being hurled back into the Norwegian bor- der and civilians were crossing into Norway by the thousands
 Yesterdays bombings had killed an estimated 200 throughout Fin land, 20 of them in the workers quarters of Helsinki alone, and had done extensive damage. But at the end of the days fighting. 1t was announced officially that 1900 Rus sians had been taken prisoner in Karelia: that probably IS Russian planes had been shot down without the loss of a single Finnish plane; that nine more Soviet tanks had been captured or destroyed for a total of l9 in two days; and that two whole companies of Russian in- fantry, estimated at 800 men, had been annihilated north of Lake La- doga
 War For Existence
 Risto Ryti, premier in the new government chosen yesterday to "give all parties representation. and not, particularly, to please Russia, told the United Press at 7:30 @ m that this was a war for existence ' that Finland expected no material help from anybody but was fight ing alone and expects to win" He emphasized. however, that i've are still hopeful we can reach settle ment with the U s. s. R. by nego- tiations."
 The evacuation of Helsinki hae continued all night in an endless stream. Most of the refugees were afoot. The forests around the city were alive with people. Some oi them had set up pup" tents but most of them had to sleep in the open.
 The fires set by Russian bombs Wednesday had burned out and the city was in darkness last night There were many automobile acci- dents in the headlong rush from the city. Wrecked cars had been aban- doned along the roadsides and in ditches.
 Street Machine Gunned
 The Russian planes yesterday hedge e-hopped over the buildings straffing the streets with machine gun fire. The bombs they dropped were "egg" types, filled with shrap- nel. They were too small to damage buildings but were effective against humans.
 Arriving at the place where Rus sian plane had fallen I found a Is year old boy who had been at home guarding his mother. His father was at the front. The boy, with his fathers rife had sat in @ window waiting for a Russian plane to fly by. A plane approached, exploded and fell not far from the window.
 "The explosion saved me the trou- ble." the boy said.
 The Finnish radio interviewed a soldier from the Karelian front who told of the extermination of the two Russian companies.
 There's one latch that won't send back reports to Moscow of any incident" the soldier said. T don't believe the Russians are used to seal shooters. Compared with seals heads in water, the Russians are al- mos ttoo large as targets. You hard ly know where to aim"
 Report of Sinking
 In the Finnish gulf. the Russian cruiser Kirov attacked the fortress of Russeroe, near Hango, but was driven of. There were reports in Scandinavia, not confirmed here. that the Kirov or a ship of it's class, had been sunk by coastal batteries. She is an S.500-ton warship mount ing six seven-inch and four four inch guns and carrying 624 men.
 Among the other reports of Fin nish successes were that the Rus sians had been driven back out of the town of Kiveapa. f3 miles inside the Finnish border on Karelia: that one Finnish pilot named Kilt had shot down six Russian planes unas-