Evening star., 1939-12-11
Artillery DueIs in
Gulf of Finland
Are Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Dec. 1l.-FinniSh ski
troops were reported to have slipped
through Russian lines today on the
Karelian Isthmus almost to the
Russian occupied cities of Rautu
and Valkjarvi, about 18 miles from
the border.
At the same time reports were
received of frequent artillery duels
between the Russian feet and
coastal batteries in the Cult of
Finland.
Large scale guerrilla warfare on
the Karelian front continued, with
the Firms communicating to
harass the invaders.
The two cities which the scouts
are reported to have reached are
quite a distance behind advance
lines set by Russian communiques.
The heaviest fighting was re-
ported from the Kuolajarvi sector,
just above the Arctic Circle, where
it appeared Red forces were intent
on knitting through Finland to the
Swedish border and the Gulf of
Bothnia.
Red Tank Corps Stopped.
On the southern 'front.' on the
eastern side of the KareliaK Isthmus,
three Red brigades which tried to
smash through the Mannerheim
line behind a tank corps were
reported checked short of their OBJ
jective.
CA Finnish broadcast received
in Copenhagen said Finnish
planes bombed and destroyed a
Russian armored train yesterday
on the iSthmus. AS reported to
London by Reuters, British news
agency, the Finnish airmen CO.
operated with field artillery to
wipe out column of tanks and
armored cars.
The Copenhagen newspaper,
National Tidende, said the Fin
nish air force also bombed the
Russian railway connecting Len
ingrad and Murmansk, principal
bases for the Reds Finnish cam
paign.
tAnother Copenhagen newspa-
per, Politikens, said Russian losses
in the Karelian Isthmus alone
since the war started November
30 totaled 25,O00)
Appeal Made for Aid.
The Finnish Parliament unani-
mously adopted an appeal yesterda.
which represented Finland las the
OUTPOST Of western civilization" and
declared she has "the right to ex-
pect active help from other civil
lied nations"
Text Of the declaration:
The Finnish nation, whose aims
always have been to live on friendly
terms with all peoples and with
peaceful works to build it's future
has become the object of it's east
ern neighbor's brutal attack inland
without giving the slightest provoca
| tion.
1--WE have been forced into war
and we have been given no alterna-
tive.
The Finnish nation is fighting fol
independence, liberty and honor WI
are defending our fatherland, demo.
cratic institutions, homes-every.
thing which civilized peoples hole
sacred.
For the time being, we are fight
ing alone against an enemy invad-
ing our country. Nevertheless, oul
fight involves defense of a cause
common to all humanity
I'VE already have demonstrated
we are doing our utmost in this
battle, but we believe the whole
civilized world, which already ha,
shown great sympathy for our coun-
try, cannot abandon us in the face
of the enemy's overwhelming num-
bers alone.
"As the outpost of western civili.
zation, our nation possesses the
right to expect active help from
other civilized nations. To all these
nations, the parliament of the Finn
ish nation addresses this appeal"
Appeal to Garry on Fight.
In another declaration, the legis.
lators called upon Finland's peo.
pie and soldiers to carry on the
fight, saying, I'VE are one and al
determined to join forces in the
struggle to save our country ano
secure the liberty of our people"
Also approved was a measure tt
add 2.500.O 100000 marks (about s43,.
000.0O0) to the 1899 budget to NEE
the crisis and empower the govern.
ment to raise long term loans.
The capital was quiet today, 81
quiet that inhabitants who expected
new air raids because of the brigh
clear sky we're puzzled. Some shop.
reopened. Movies were running.
The Helsinki post Office still wa.
using the Olympic Games postmarI
on outgoing mail. Some Firms hop,