Evening star., 1940-01-18
Finland
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Land: On the Karelian) 18TH
mus, nothing new.
"On the eastern frontier our
troops repulsed January II all en-
emy attacks northeast of Lake
Ladoga.
In the Aittojoki and Kuhmo Sec
tors our patrols wiped out several
strong enemy patrols.
In Lapland our troops have ad-
vanced As kilometers in the Salla
sector during the past few days.
The enemy has been pushed back
from Jautsijarvi to Markajarvi, for
possession of which fighting is pro-
ceeding. On the other sections Of
the front the day was relatively
quiet.
Sea: Nothing to report.
Air: January II small enemy
aircraft detachments bombed Han
ko and Turku in the home area.
Elsewhere Lappeenranta and Koi-
visto were raided by bombers. Ac-
cording to reports so far received
two persons were killed and four
wounded at Lappeenranta.
During the day we shot down IL
enemy bombers."
$50 Bombs Dropped Yesterday.
Officially, the Firms reported that
the Russians braved the bitterest
cold in Is years to drop $50 bombs
yesterday in Southern Finland,
striking at Hanko, Turku, Viipuri,
Rauma, Tammisaari and Lappeen-
ranta.
The damage was said to be rela-
lively slight, with only two persons
killed, two wounded and two miss
ing.
Finland's great white ally-winter
was reported to have accounted
for large numbers of Soviet dead
among the land forces.
Finnish patrols said they had
seen hundreds of Red soldiers
frozen to death at their posts on the
Karelian Isthmus front alone.
Invaders Inadequately Clad.
The invaders were said to be in
adequately clad for the present rec
ord cold, which ranged as low as 54
degrees below zero in parts If Fin
land.
A Finnish officer told recently at
Viipuri of the silent effectiveness
of the cold against the Reds on the
isthmus front.
ut is the easiest death they could
die" he said. "easier than being
machine gunned and more pleasant
than being bombed. They simply
fall asleep and after that whatever
happens is not their battle"
The Firms have welcomed the
coldest weather in Is years. They
have reason to believe that their
men at the front are better pre-
pared for it han their foe The
equipment and clothing of Russian
prisoners foster this belief.
Firms Have Superiority.
The Finnish soldier has a superb
ority in this comparison by his
heavy boots, multiple woolen socks,
heavy uniform, sheepskin coat, and,
in many cases, the stamina of an
athlete who is accustomed to week
ending in a blizzard for the fun
of it.
Finland's soldiers and civilians
must and do endure hardships un-
precedented in modern war, but one
thing appears certain-they won't
weaken for lack of food.
The reason for this is that Fin
land was a big exporter of food
stuffs until hostilities began, par
ticularly butter and bacon. Now
there is a surplus which means a
loss to producers, but insures the
army and the people against actual
hunger regardless of what other
handicaps abound.
Food Is Plentiful.
In 1887, for instance, Finland pro-
duced 6O,0OO,O0O pounds of butter,
20,000,000 pounds of cheese and
IS ,000,0O0 pounds of eggs. The re-
suit is that even in places where
one would be glad to encounter q
mere sandwich one can have ham
and eggs with plenty of bread and
butter.
One of the surprises OF a long,
cold motor trip was to find in sio-
lated communities neat little restau-
rants run by the Iotta Svard
CWomens Auxiliary where rich
milk, plenty of cheese, butter and