Evening star., 1944-09-04

Ends
After ; Years
President Issues
Ceuse-Fire Order
At HeIsinki
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HELSINKI, Sept. 4.-Fighting
on the Finnish front ceased to-
day, Finland announced-three
years, three months and nine
days after Finland and Russia
engaged in hostilities for the
second time in the present war.
The cease fire order was issued BY
President Baron Carl Gustav Man
nerheim as comnlAnder-i chief of
the Finnish Army.
Earlier the government declared
it would break of diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany and all German
troops remaining in Finland after
September Is would be disarmed
or interned.
Class, Official Soviet News
Agency, expressed dissatisfaction
with Premier Hantii Hackzells
Saturday declaration that Fin
land was quitting the war. Tass
said the Soviets disliked Hack
zell's apologetic attitude toward
the Germans and his failure to
mention that Finland was break
ing relations with Germany and
throwing German troops out of
the country, two essential condi-
tions preliminary to ending the
war as stipulated by Russia)
Text Of Communique.
The text of the Finnish commu-
nique, issued ty President Manner
helm. follows:
Under terms of the agreement
between the Finnish and Russian
governments. hostilities on the Fin
nish Army front are to cease ut
3 an. this morning. The president
and commander in chief has issued
orders to this effect"
The armistice was announced only
4 few hours after the Mannerneiln
government declared ofiicially II
would break OF diplomatic relations
with Germany and asserted that al
German troops remaining in Fin
land after September Is would be
disarmed or interned.
1t was estimated that seven Nazi
divisions are in Northern Finland.
(Reports reaching Stockholm
from the Northern Swedish bor-
der early today said a stream of
Nazi troops was observed moving
south in Northern Norway. pos
sibly indicating the Germans al
ready were taking their forces
out of Northern Finland)
The Mannerheim order spread
swiftly among troops at the front,
with word passed from company to
company and relayed to the fore
most fighting platoons in the Fin
nish wilderness, reports received in
Helsinki said.
News Broadcast to People.
The news was first broadcast to
the people at 5 am. III pm. Sun
day. Eastern wartime). An hour
later leaflets bearing the text OF
the communique were distributed
throughout Helsinki as its popula-
ton went to work.
There were few manifestations of
happiness on the part OF the people,
but many gave sighs of relief and
declared. THANK God, at last"
The new armistice was unique in
Finnish Russian negotiations. There
was no armistice during the talks
which led to peace in March, 1910.
Berlin dispatches to Helsinki gave
the impression the dissolution of
Finland's ties with Germany would
be accomplished in the friendlest
manner.
Evacuation Already Begun.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Helsingin Sanomat declared the
evacuation of German troops In
Northern Finland started some
time ago and will be speeded on
account of the latest developments. !"
The Helsinki newspaper Hufvuds-
stadsbladet commented that Berlin
considered the Nazi troops in Fin
land were badly needed on other
fronts.
News Of the armistice came too
late for publication in the Fin
nish morning newspapers, but all
carried under bold headlines the
announcement that the govern
ment had decided to break rela-
tions with Germany and enpha-
sized that German troops would be
disarmed and turned over to the
Allies as prisoners Of war If they
refused to leave.