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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1940)
March 13, 1940 THE NEWS AND THE HERALD. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON PAGE TRIUCB FINNS' PLIGHT RETOLD START OF By United Press Tho niisslenKinnlsh war be gun on November 30, lo:il), with a rain of bombs on Helsinki, Vllpurl, Potusmo and other Finnish cities, Russian attacks on the Karelian Isthmus and the eastern border of Finland, and naval movements In the Gulf of Finland. It had been forecast six months before, when Russia was reported to have Informed other nations she would move Into the Bultic slates, If necessary, to foil a German "drang nach osten." Estonia Signs Pact In the Interim the natl-sovlet nun iiKurotislon pact ond the el mo.it Immediately following out break of war between Germany a it' the western powers, along V tho partition of Poland, i . J to have at least tempor arily lorstallod any eastward German expansion beyond the new Polish frontiers, Tho soviet union, nevertheless, went for ward with its Battle plans. - In October tho Finns were In vited to talk things over. Nego tiations were held between Oc tober 12 and October 31, when the Finnish delegation, led by Former Premier Julio K. Paasl kivl, returned to Helsinki for consultation. Third Trip Falls The Finns made their third trip to Moscow on November 8 but the next day they were still deadlocked, principally on the Hanko naval base proposal, and on the eleventh tho soviet press denunciation of Finland began. The Finns were accused of "an antl-sovlet p o 1 1 c y," and two weeka later It was charged that Finnish artillery had fired ac ross the Russia border, killing four Russian soldiers and wound ing nine. The Finns denied bor der violations and suggested a mutual withdrawal of troops from border areas, a proposal the sovleta received cooly. ' Russia repudiated Its seven-year-old non-agression pact on November 26, severed diplo matic relations next day and on the 30th the . Russian Invasion began. : Heavily Outnumbered ' H wo a war between 170,- 000,000 Russians and 3,800,000 Finn. Leningrad, In whose de fense against some future Inva sion tho war was supposed to bo waged, ha a population of about 3,8000 . ThftA' altrfM of Dr. tamb'"wiv trlot-epstau.. jcr- ..elm line was n stout isthmus bulwark, their guerrilla tactics on other front were futally effective to RUsalan detachment fighting on unfamiliar terrain and the first soviet troops sent Into the country were definitely Inferior, described a mere "can non fodder." i Nevertheless, the rod troops broko through tho isthmus' first fortified zone on December 10 and by December 17 long range Russian guns, wero shelling Vil puri. Russian' planes bombed town throughout tho country. Division Annihilated Christmas day and New Year's were big ones for the Finns. On tho first holiday they reported penetrating to Russian soil for tho first tlmo in the war and on tho beginning of the . now year they announced that an entire Russian division which, with reinforcements, Included about 18,000 men, had been "virtually annihilated" north of Suomussalml. Tho Russians lumbered on, seemingly heedless of the ap palling number of lives their massive assault wero . costing. Thore nro no adequately authen ticated estimates of tho number killed, wounded or captured or of the vast amounts of material destroyed or seized but all neu tral observers have been horrl fled by tho bloodshed. . Tho Finns, on tho other hand, conserved manpower and cm ployed defensive tactics so skill fully that their losses, by com parison, wero but slight. Help Insufficient But they could not hold out forever against the vast re sources of Russia. Neutral na tions sent them money, arms. and material. They needed men and tho trickle of volunteers WHEN HOSE "FILLS UP" TONIGHT, DO THIS Hiai s miohty oood News ... If your noso "close up" at night and makes breathing difficult, put a low drops of Vlck Va-tro-nol up each nostril. MSUI.TS ARK SO OOOD because Vlck Va-tro-nol Is expressly designed for the nose and upper throat, where transiont congestion often hinders breathing. You can actually feel it go 10 worx oringing reuoi. try it toniomt enjoy the comfort Vicks Va-tro-nol brings. . 1 III Klamath Girl Scouts Chart Course for Mariner Ship The flint Gill Scout Murium' hip win launched in Klamath Kails lint October when 8 high school girl Joined tho crew which reached Mi quota of 25 member within a short time for thti Mnrlner piotinim In scouting offered new interests, whnlenomo excitement and In vnltiublo chnruvter training to tho older girl, Thoro ore only 200 Mariner skippers registered with the na tional Girl Scout headquarter!, but Kliinmlh Folia la now repre sented In that group by Mm. O. O. Quernney. Her (Imt mate If Kllnor Griihnm. Mariner ship No, 13 Is spon sored by Elmer Balsiger of the Balsiger Motor company, who has assisted In many ways In making the ship s course smoother. On tho ship's pilot committee are Art Vroman and Dr. O. Q. Gucrnsoy. "Our ship's aim," said Mrs. Guernsey, "is to opon the door into a field that, In our opinion offers unlimited opportunity for development by exposing cuch girl to as many phases of yacht' Ing and sea lore as possible and to the needs and present re sources of her community, and by giving each girl ample op- from Scandinavia and other notions was insufficient. The Russians began their most violent offensive of the war, led by superior troops, on Junuury 22, launching it simultaneously on five fronts. By mld-Kcbruary the Munnerhelm lino had crack ed and tho Unns fell back to now defense lines. Tho Koivisto island fortress was abandoned by tho Finns on Februury 24 giving possesion to the Russians of what had been the Manner' helm line's western anchor. The position of Vilpuri, evacuated of it civilian population and now threatened on three sides, was admittedly desperate. It was dead city, battered by bombs and shell fire, many of its buildings smoldering ruins, but the Finns continued to defend it while they prepared new do formes on tho west. NEW YORK BANK PRAISES OREGON DEBT REDUCTION SALEM, March 13 (fll A largo New York bunk wrote Gov Charles A. Spraguo today It had noted Oregon from 1032 to 1037 "made a much better than averogo showing In reducing the burdens of debt and taxation The bank, which the governor did not name, said it wanted material for its quarterly pub lication, asserting the good showing apparently was brought aooui oniy mrougn me eitorts of a superior administration of stato and local government Governor Spraguo replied that tho showing was duo pri marily to tho "conservative temper of the people of Oregon and to the leadership of the governors (tho luto Julius Meier and Charles II. Murtin) in office at that time, who wero backed by tho conservative legislative committees on ways and means, In local affairs, tho financial Improvement was due to tho de termination of tnxpnycrs to rc- duco costs of government. Willis3 ..eafrOED 29.19 Mltfe pen 0OH OFFICIARY , p; J McCulloch Motor Co. 522 S. 6th St. portunlly to advunce In knowl edge and skill." Tho skipper stated that this year each girl will be expected to complete her course and re ceive her American Tied Cross first aid certificate. On March 30, the Murlncrs will leave for a week' stay In Portlund where, under the di rection of Mrs. Guernsey, they will visit tho, ships and water front activities and other points of interest. While In the north ern city, they will all live to gether In apartments, do their own marketing ond cooking. Balsiger will furrllsh transporta tion for the trip and members of the pilot's committee will be in churgo of the car. A Mother' Day luncheon Is another project planned for the future when the luncheon and program will bo prepared by the Mariners. During the summer, , Mrs, Guernsey will instruct a first old cluss for mothers, and tho Mariners will bo in charge of a nursery for the children while tho mothers are taking the course Tho Mariner wished to ex press their appreciation and thanks to Elinor Balsigcr, Art Vroman, Dr. Guernsey, the po- lico department, Kcnncll-Ellls studio, J. C. Penney store, the Coca Cola company and Parti- Pak company, the scout council and others who have helped chart the course of their ship, JAPAN CARRIES ON TOKLO, Wednesday, March 13 IU.R) Premier Admiral Mit- i sumasa Yonai announced today that Japan Is ready and able to carry on the China campaign "no matter how Jong until the j eyes of the anti-Japnnese, pro-' communist regime finally are I opened." I y-vrWrttmm-r('tt yr (HMD .fk. 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