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The Washington times., 1939-01-17
MAJOR FIGHT
IN CONGRESS
IS FORECAST
Foes Of Spending
Against Projects
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

| Dy NODEN1 11ONkE khkGE .
Q.N.SO President Roosevelt
today called on Congress to revive
two huge and bitterly-debeated
Federal projects-a ship canal cut
ting across Florida from the At
lantic to the Gulf, and the famed
Passamaquoddy project in Maine,
which would harness the tides Of
the Bay of Fundy for power pro-
duction
Completion of both projects
would cost, roughly, upwards Of
500, 100000, but any attempt to
provide appropriations for resum-
ing work threatened Immediately
to plunge Congress and the Ad-
ministration into major conflict,
Anti-Spenders Hostile
Hardly had the Presidents let.
ter to Representative Mansfield
CD, Texas, Chairman of the
House Rivers and Harbors Com.
mittee, asking revival of the prof.
ects been delivered than the
Democratic antispending bloc in
the Senate announced they would
renew their old fight to block any
appropriation for the program.
But the President won imn1edi.
ate support In the House when
Maine Republican, Representative
Brewster. conferred with Chair.
man Mansfield and announced
that he would introduce bill to
carry out the Passamaquoddy pro.
poSal.
Mansfield Friendly
Chairman Mansfield, who favors
both projects, said his committee
would take steps at once to ex-
pedite legislation. The House
Ileadership-Speaker B Bankhea d
and Democratic Leader Rayburn-
have long supported the Florida
ship canal.
The ship canal, center of a con-
troversy in Florida itself, is justi.
field because of commercial and
military needs, the President wrote
to Chairman Mansfield.
Passamaquoddy, Mr.. Roosevelt
added, should be revived because
1T is a fact that in eastern Maine
the economic situation is, today,
at its worst"
Hopes Canada Aids
Urging that the ambitious prof.
ect at PaSsamaquoddy be under.
taken again, the President wrote:
1T is my belief that the time
will come when there will be q
The Washington times., 1939-01-17
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
REA Superintendent
Attends Conference

Edward Turner, manager of the
Central Minnesota Cooperative
Power association, returned Fri
day evening from st. Paul where
he attended a five day conference
of REA project superintendent.
The conference was called to
acquafnt superintendent with
technical operating knowledge
and to discuss a wide range of
local project and REA problems.
1t was attended by 40 superin-
tendents representing associations
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North
and South Dakota.
John M. Carmody, administra-
tor of the Rural Identification
administration, was in charge.
Also present from the REA staff
in Washington were representa-
tives from the administrative, ex-
amining, finance, utilization, oper-
ations, supervision, engineering,
legal, information and research
divisions. Every phase of REA
work was taken up for discussion,
with bodybuilding and securing
new members receiving special
attention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
MRS. E. L. GALLEA
HEADS AUXILIARY

Mrs E. L. Gallea was elected
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary at a meeting Thursday
evening at the Legion hall. Mrs.
Glenn Hillig was chosen first vice
president; Mrs. o. G.. Austbo, sec
ond vice president and Mrs. T. F.
Reed ST., chaplain. Mrs. Richard
Cook will serve as a member of
the Americanism committee for
three years.
Appointed by the new president
were Mrs. Grover Mansfeldt,
treasurer; Mrs. L. p. Winter,
secretary; Amalie Joern and Nor
ma Stensvad, sergeants-at-arms
Mrs. F. B. Forbes, child welfare
chairman and Mrs. j. w. Lauter-
bach, chairman of publicity.
Mrs. J. c. Budik, Mrs. F. B.
Forbes, Mrs. Gallea and Mrs
Winter gave reports on the dis
trict meeting at Luverne and Mrs.
Gallea, Mrs. Budik and Mrs. Win
ter will attend the state conven-
ton in Minneapolis in August as
delegates from the unit here. Of
ficers served refreshments at the
close of the meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22

| Mrs. Casper FURY of Big Stone
City, South Dakota is visiting her
son and daughter-in-1aw Mr.. and
Mrs, Victor FURY.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Schotten-
bauer and Bobbie spent Sunday
at the Philip Jacoby home at
Springfield.
Mrs. F. L. Bell and son Jackie
arrived Friday from Milwaukee to
visit her parents Dr. and Mrs. H.
B. Cole.
DR.. c. L. Lynn and w. E. Paff-
rath fished at Green lake Sunday.
Leona Jacoby who recently was
graduated from the Creighton
University nurses training depart
ment visited her sister Mrs. L. j..
Schottenbauer from Tuesday until
Thursday of last week. After a
visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Jacoby at Springfield,
she has returned to Omaha.
A card received this morning by
Mrs. L. O. Bunge from Mrs. w. S.
Buchanan, former owner of the
Mint Cafe, tells that she and her
children Anita and Wilbur are
sightseeing In London, expecting
to go on to Norway for a visit at
her former home.
Mrs. William Schottenbauer and
daughters Rose Ann and Mary
Katheryn went to Austin Thurs
day and visited Mrs. Charlotte
Holdren until Monday.
Bob Paffrath arrived home
Monday from the university. He
will be employed on the highway
during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Steele and
sons Erwin and Wallace of Tolls
| toy, North Dakota are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Steele and family.
Virginia Wilcox who left Red
wood Falls Saturday for st. Paul
as the first step on her eastern
trip, was honor guest at picnic
and handkerchief shower Thursday
evening given by group of her
friends. She will not return to
Redwood Falls, but will join her
family at Anoka.
Jean Tucker underwent an APP
pendix operation Monday at St.
Joseph hospital, Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Radatz
visited at the Fred Klabunde
home at Clements Sunday.
Mrs. Stuart Anderson sang a
soprano arrangement of Joyce
Kilmer's "Trees" at the English
Lutheran open air service Sunday
morning in Ramsey park and Mrs.
D. P. Tiffany was the organist.
Following the potluck dinner,
games and races were under the
direction of G. O. Halverson and
Dorothy Olson
Jean Drogosch and Mary Alice
Fuller returned Monday night
from a weeks stay at Girl Scout
Camp Lakamaga at Marine-on-
the st. Croix.
Mrs. Clyde Coulter and children
Neva and Larry with Ruth Nor
timer of Abel, Iowa spent the
weekend here. They were over
night guests of Mrs. Ruth Raglan
and sons Thursday and visited her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. George
Raglan at Clements and other re-
latives until Tuesday.
Mrs. Roy Friedley who had
been visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter King since Friday re-
turned to her home at Waterloo,
Iowa Sunday. Other guests Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Christensen of Pipestone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
y See by MeQeaeze>

Gretchen Aftermath and Marie
Bigot Of Springfield left Wednes-
day for Philadelphia, Washington,
HsSCs and the New York worlds
fam.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Fuhr of
Seaforth were Sunday guests at
the Ed Corcoran home.
Mrs. Curt Won MoSch accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Won Mosch, Marion SteWig, Henry
Ahrens and Ralph Montgomery
drove to Fort Ripley Sunday to
spend the day.
Mi. and Mrs. Charles Reed of
MiIroy. visited at the T. F. Reed
ST.. home Wednesday.
Mrs. E. E. Warner of De Smet,
South Dakota visited from Friday
until Sunday at the home Of her
son Roy Warner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maroney of
Marshall and Mrs. Julia Morphy
of Milroy were Sunday guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Reed Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Lussenhop
and Mrs. Ottilia Lussenhop went
to Lamberton Monday afternoon
to be guests at the Longbottom-
Tollefson wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Keefe and
Pat of Chicago and Mrs. Keefe's
mother Mrs. Louise Clements,
Donna and Alvina of Clements
were Wednesday evening dinner
guests of Mrs. w. A. Marvin and
daughter, Hazel.
Mrs. H. o. McPheeters, Mary
Ann and George Edward Nc
Pheeters and Raymond Lindsey
came from Minneapolis Thursday
to visit at the KuenZli homes I'M
til Friday morning. They went on
then to Milbank, South Dakota to
visit MIR. and Mrs. Leon Orth
whose daughter Margaret Jane
has been very i'll.
Mabel KuenzI and her niece
Marilyn Miller are expected to re-
turn this week from a two weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Proc
tor and son at International Falls.
Ira Reynolds spent few days
this week at the home Of his son
Floyd near Delhi.
Billy and Joan Houle of st. Paul
are visiting their grandparents
MIR. and Mrs. J. r. Keefe.
Mrs. Alex Datwyler of Lake
Crystal and Mrs. Henry Lindeman
visited Mrs. Fred Murset Wednes-
day afternoon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Morton Settlers
70 Picnic Sunday
At Birch COulee
By FLORENCE I,apien

Morton = An old settlers re-
union will be at Birch Coulee
Sunday. Mrs. j. F. Greenslit will
represent Mrs. Marion Drury, old
est pioneer of this community, as
Mrs. Drury is unable to attend.
Benjamin Patzwald of Mime
apolis is spending the week with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fesenmaier.
Jessie Penhall Of st. Paul ac-
conpanied Milton Larson and De-
lores and Albatena Drury to Min
neapolis Friday. They brought
Mrs E. Drury home with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Menu and
family spent Sunday at Glen
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Dornfeld and
sons, Glenn and Clifford were
Sunday supper guests at the Hen
ry Dornfeld home in Redwood
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Arnsdorf
and son Donly spent Sunday at
the Vernon Arnsdorf home IN
Kimhall.
Mrs. Clarence Scheil and sons
of Waite Park and Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiding johnson of Echo spent
Wednesday at the William Bid
niger home.
The Junior Foresters enjoyed a
picnic Tuesday afternoon at Ram
sey park.
Mrs. Bertha Lapien and daugh-
ter Florence spent Tuesday at the
Ben Olsen home at Hector.
Leo Schlicht and Louis Bucholz
were honored at a double birth
day party at the William Bidinger
home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mehl were
Friday supper guests at the Her
man Bucholz home.
Mrs. Matt Nahum and Jackie
and Mrs. j. Cheney left Monday
for their summer cottage at REM
er.
Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary
Kumro were Miss Edna Clorp and
Sadie Thompson and Geneva
Kunro of Storden and Catherine
Mahal of Redwood Falls.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22

Mrs: James Richmond (Lela
Byram) of Watertown, South Da-
kota arrived Friday and visited at
the r. F. Byran home and with
other relatives until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Hanson
entertained eight guests at dinner
Sunday evening in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Young who are
leaving Redwood Falls, July 1.
M. Alice Ide and Mrs. c. j.
Harris spent Tuesday in Mime
apolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Young were
presented with a farewell gift
when members of the Kun Join
Us Glass and their husbands had
a picnic in their honor Monday
evening in Ramsey park.
A girl, still born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Duea, Sunday afternoon at
the Redwood Falls hospital was
buried at the cemetery here.
Mrs. William Schottenbauer and
daughters spent Tuesday at Sank
Centre.
Mrs. Charles Orth will spend
the weekend with friends at Ma
son City, Iowa.
Dorothy Alsen, Airline Bluhm
and Jean Lauterbach were guests
when Mrs. Ira Rogers and her
daughter Mary Jean entertained
at a noon luncheon today in honor
of Elizabeth Human of Red Wing
and Dorothy Kircher of Olivia.
School teachers, others, do you
wish &c spend a pleasant profit
able summer seeing the beaut y
spots of Minnesota? Also have
opening for local resident. Apply
Misc Brugman, Ramsey Hotel to-
night.
Leo Joe Lauterbach expects to
go TO Mankato Monday to be en-
ployed on the highway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gillespie and
family of Missoula, Montana ar
rived Monday afternoon for q
short visit with DIR. and Mrs. j. w
Inglis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gottlieb Kuenzli
drove to Dundas Wednesday
morning where Mrs. Kuenzli will
Esremain for a visit with her sis
ter Mrs. w. d. Taylor.
Phyllis Macs and Marjorie Can
mott of Clements left Monday eve
ming to spend a week with Eckoe
Macs at Cedar Lake.
Mrs. John Puff left Monday for
weeks visit with her son Arthur
in Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Same Old Welcome
With Nicer Signs

Seventy-two new welcome"
flags, for use by Redwood Falls
merchants, will be distributed this
week, according to John Hoepner,
Civic and Commerce association
secretary. The flags are rectang-
ular, with a band Of red at the
top, blue at the bottom and a gold
fringe at the extreme lower edge.
The body of the flag is white with
blue lettering, Welcome to Red
wood Falls Merchants flagpoles
will be painted free Of charge.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Tennis Enthusiasts
Improve Facilities

Redwood Falls tennis enthus-
lasts are putting through plans
for improvements in the tennis
courts at Memorial Field, it was
announced by DR.. Gordon Cole.
They purchased a tarred burlap
windbreak to be put around the
courts during the day when it is
often too windy for play. With
the windbreak, it will be possible
to use the courts at all times. Gus
Schafer has been hired as full
time caretaker of the courts.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Young People Attend
Annual Conference

Edna Weeks, Leona Wood and
Jean Drogosch will leave Monday
for Lake Koronis to attend the
Young Peoples conference of the
Presbyterian church which will be
in session from June rs to July 2.
Robert Alexander and Grace
Wolverton left Monday for the
state Christian Endeavor conven-
ton at Medicine lake near Mime
apolis. Those who are attending
this week include Lucille Peter
son, Howard Wolff, Harry Pratt,
Mrs. John Storts, Mrs. Oscar
Joneson, Mrs. Walter Wolverton,
Mrs. Harvey Huhnerkoch, Mrs.
Harold Duncan and Marie Britton.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Vince FOrsters Elected To
National Furniture Board

Vince Forster of Springfield
was elected to the board of Ma
ton Retail Furniture associations
controllers division at a meeting
in Chicago recently.
District directors were elected
for II areas, which correspond
with the United States Federal
Reserve districts. Forster, togeth-
er with two other furniture retail
ers in Minnesota, will represent
and promote the activities of the
controllers division in the Min
neapo1iS area.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
Oil Dealers Hold
Meeting, Picnic

The fiftieth anniversary of the
founding Of the Standard Oil
company was celebrated Sunday
by company distributors and
statesmen from 20 surrounding
communities in the Redwood
Falls and Glencoe districts at a
picnic in Ramsey park. G. w.
ColdsnoW, manager of the Min
neapolis district, was present.
Hosts were J. L. Armstrong, bulk
manager of the Redwood Falls
district and G.. H. MacDougall,
local bulk dealer.
Pure Oil dealers and agents
held a meeting in the American
Legion hall Tuesday night, for
discussion of business methods
and problems. Speakers included
Gene Hoy, district manager and
Carlos Dawes, advertising execu-
tive from Minneapolis.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
MITE SOCIETY
PUBLIC SUPPER
$50 p. m. Friday
PRESBYTERIAN Church

Hostesses: Mrs. E. A. Pease,
Mrs. Gilbert MacDougall, Mrs. M.
r. Myers, Mrs. Ward Pease, Mrs.
Harold Melges, Mrs. j. j. Chris
Jensen and Mrs. Ray Tenney.
Menu
Dreamed Chicken New Potatoes
Hot baking powder biscuits
Harvard beets RadisheS
Rolls Butter Jelly
Strawberry Shortcake Coffee
d-1t-W
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22
pREsBYTERIAN CHURCH

William a. Dalton, minister
Sunday School -.-.-.... 10 a. m.
Morning worship ..--.-.-.-. IL a. m.
Sermon by the pastor and spec
ial music by the choir.
Young Peoples meeting and
Junior Christian Endeavor at $50.
Evening service .-.-- 7:30 p. m.
Sermon topic ''The Road of
Fellowship" Music by the Young
Peoples choir.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-22

NOTICE = A representative of
the Schaaf Bowling Equipment
company is at the bowling alley
and will give free lessons. Wom-
ems instruction morning and af-
ternoon, Thursdays, Fridays and
Saturdays. 52W38d
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

stationed at Petsamo when the Arc
tic push began more than three
weeks ago, were said now to have de-
parted.
The weather was calm and clear
but the extreme cold continued. Re-
treating troops observed from the
frontier seemed to be trying to keep
warm. Motorized troops rode in
lorries for short distance, then
jumped off and ran for a while for
warmth.
Inhabitants who were familiar
with the bitter cold of this region
said they believed that thousands of
Russians had persisted.
Reports reaching here by way of
Sweden said the Russians had at
tempted to bomb the Finnish NUM-
tons works at Tampere, north of
Helsinki, yesterday. The newspaper
National Tidende said that three
persons were killed and five wounded
in two raids on the city. Other re-
ports said two houses were set afire,
five persons died and two Russian
planes were shot down.
One Norwegian report said the
abandonment of captured territory
by the Russians was "precipitate."
Some Red Army soldiers were re-
ported to have frozen to death and
others to be suffering in the Bit
ter cold.
The situation at sea was described
by military observers as well in
hand" The newspaper Politiken
reported the 8,500-ton Russian
cruiser Kirov had sunk in the Gulf
OF Finland en- route from Tallinn,
Estonia, to Leningrad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22

the number that may be employed.
Soviet Russia has perhaps 18,000,-
900 troops and at least partially
trained reserves, forming the worlds
largest store Of military manpower
Some authorities believe that only
1000, 900 or so now are In actual
service. They are divided into three
main armies. only one of which Is
employed against the Firms.
BY contrast, Germany and France
are each believed to have 5000, 900
men in uniform, with third or
fewer manning the western front
defenses.
Wartime censorship and the rap
idly shifting military picture make
naval tonnage and warplane produce
ton as difficult to estimate author
itatively as the size of land forces.
These figures, revised from the best
available semi official sources, pre-
sent composite picture of the mill
tary might Of the major European
belligerents and of Italy, largest
European power on the sidelines:
Men under arms-Great Britain,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Jury Gets Shushan Case;
Instructions Take i Hours
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-The
Government case charging Abra-
ham L. Shushan with mail fraud
was given to a Federal court jury
today after Judge Wayne G.. Borah
instructed the jurors for an hour
and half on points of law involved.
Mr.. Shushan, former president of
the Orleans Levee Board, and four
others are charged with using the
mails in connection with a $496 900
fee which the Government alleged
was fraudulently obtained in a
Levee Board bond refunding DEAL
Charged with Mr.. Shushan are
Herbert w. Waguespack, former
chairman of the boards Finance
Committee; Norvin Trent Harris,
jr., and Robert j. Newman, part
ners in an investment firm, and
Henry J. Miller, accountant.
The trial began three weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Canadian Finance
Minister 10 Confer
With Morgenthau
Problems Arising
From War Expected
To Be Discussed
BY BLAIR BOLLES.

An informal meeting, with no an
nounced urgent business, was sched-
uled for this afternoon between
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau and the Canadian finance
minister. j. l.. Ralston. At least a
casual discussion, however, of the
financial problems raised for Cana
da by the European war was ex-
pected to mark the conversations.
The war has meant great boom
for Canada commercially and indus
trially in domestic and foreign trade.
Canada's foreign exchange position
will be materially changed by this
international business rise, and the
Dominion government is interested
in better treatment for the Cana
dian dollar in the United States.
Discounting Costly.
The Canadian dollar is discounted
here. At one time the discount was
as high as IL per cent. although the
rate has been modified lately.
Whatever the discount is. however,
its existence is costly for the Ca
madam government at time when
it especially wants all the foreign
exchange it can get in the interest
of its commercial needs arising out
of the war.
Industrially the Canadians are
entering into plane building on a
large scale for the benefit of Great
Britain and the British Empire as
whole. If the war lasts long
Canada may become the industrial
capital of the whole Empire, for
dominions as far away as Australia
and New Zealand. Already Aus
tralians are in Canada for training
in the Military Air Corps.
American Interest Extensive.
The American interest in this
Canadian expansion is large because
in 1888 the United States was first
among all the exporters to Canada
and second among all the importers
from Canada. American sales to
Canada in 1888 amounted to S467.-
$1,000 and American purchases in
Canada in 1888 were worth $780,
10000. Even by now, with hostili-
ties less than 4 months old. the
war has had it's effect on this trade.
In November, 1889, the United States
sold Canada goods worth $40 018,0 900.
whereas this aspect of the trade in
November, 1898, came to SGT ,459 900
In the past the balance of the
United States-Canada trade has
been always in the favor of the
United States. This is awkward and
difficult for the Ottawa government
from a foreign exchange point of
view. AS far as the United States
is concerned, Canada's war boom
will mean for the most part an in
crease of our sales to our Northern
neighbor without a great increase in
purchases. This fact contributes to
Canada's desire for some sort of ar
rangement which would aid her
foreign exchange situation in time
of stress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Retreat Is Described
As Cotostrophe

COPENHAGEN, Dec. % (P.-Re-
ports from Norwegian border points
today described a Russian retreat in
Arctic Finland as approaching the
magnitude of a catastrophe"
Watchers on the frontiers said the
southernmost Russian Arctic forces
now were in the vicinity of Salmi-
jarvi a point they were reported to
have passed in their southwark ad-
vance of the past week before the
movement reversed.
The Arctic highway at that point
swings eastward, and other reports
said the main direction of the Rus
sian retreat also was eastward
toward Kola, Russia, instead of
northward toward the Finnish port
of Petsamo.
Soviet transport ships, previously
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-22
Finland Believed
To Have 10000
Opposing Russians
Red Force Considerably
Larger, but Estimates
Are Lacking
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Finland, by authoritative neutral
estimates, probably has only 1000
combat troops opposing the Russians
on all fighting fronts.
Military men closely following the
undeclared war said today that this
was liberal estimate, based on a
rule Of thumb calculation Of per
cent of the population.
For every soldier at the front
there are normally several behind
the lines, and Finland Is credited
with only 100000 men in uniform.
Men of 40 were summoned to the
colors this week.
Hammering at the Firms are con-
siderably larger forces of Russians,
but authoritative estimates are lack
ing as to their numerical superiority.
BY one report, II divisions, or up
ward of 100000 Red troops, have
been massed against the so-called
Mannerheim defense line alone, but
experts discount the figure because
the narrow Karelian Isthmus limits