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Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Newspaper) - February 25, 1940, Bluefield, West Virginia Did you know that a West Virginia has 125 different kind of Trees and 3400 species of plants. 171 species of to. About so ferns and Over 1200 fungi growths volume Xvi. No. 34. Pate Ficeri Patio Colci Gfall Bluefield a va., sunday morning feb. 25, 1940. A v. Forecast w<5st Virginia Cloudy and much colder today and tonight with Light rain turning to Snow flurries. Price five cents Nuj in Hitler and Chamberlain on melt 10 in. Ltd pledge fight to finish missing boy returns first new Deal senator to suggest that for Tell race intentions Garner to stay out of Nebraska primary fears entry would Hurt renomination chances of sen. Burke one of his supporters Taft hits a suicide theory of farm program Chamberlain flatly rules out any peace with present nazi regime hard words naval trawler sinks after striking mine Royal air Force planes scout deep into enemy territory ranging As far As Prague British press claims three Nail subs sunk by William Ardery Washington. Feb. 24. A a senator Bankhead Ltd. Alai an Doln stration supporter said togs that Quot it would be better for Jill concerned Quot of president Roosevelt announced at once i attitude toward a third term. I the Alabama senator who is supporting his brother spent or f Bankhead for the democratic presidential nomination told reporters Quot the president should give sex press inn to what he is loins to do. Don t think there is much disagreement on the Point that he should make his intentions known. It would to better for All concerned. Including the president of he would make a can ave it Bankhead asserted that of or. Roosevelt should seek renomination Quot then he ran have it without much the Alabama senator added Quot people Don t like second choices and a Long As or. Roosevelt is at urge in the situation there is no Way for the people to make up their minds on other candidates. There can be no test of sentiment so Long As the president remains Bankhead it the first new Deal senator to suggest that or. Roosevelt declare his intentions. Similar suggestions were made this week by senators Johnson Ltd. , and Mccarran cd. Nev. Meanwhile it was made known that v ire president Aroer will not enter the Nebraska Palma re because he believes his entry might Hurt the renomination chances of senator Burke Ltd it. Neb one of his chief supporters. Or. Roosevelt a supposes have arranged for his entry to the race. Chimer was reported to believe that of he went into Nebraska end there was a Sharp be Deal anti few Deal fight that Burke might suffer. _ other developments other political development included senator Taft Ltd. Ohioan a of cd presidential candidates told a Springfield. Isl. Audience that a farm program should embody some major features of the administration system but should look toward gradual abandonment of the Quot suicide theory Quot of crop curtailment Taft said that so Long As the Farmer s income is relatively Low an agriculture subsidy would be justified. Senator Bridges Oil. N. . Another of the Republican candidates for the nomination predicted in an address at Dallas Texas that of the Quot new dealers have their Way and nominate or Roosevelt for a third term or any one of their clan. A number of Southern state will be found in the Republican column this november including tax aah senator Nunda a end. Neba Dav in and Day out administration supporter expressed the belief that or. Roosevelt would not declare i third term intentions until the democratic convention meets july la. Illinois primary test take shape Springfield. Ill pm. A a test of popular strength to ii a Unis Between president Roosevelt and vice president Clamer took definite shape tonight. The contest was regarded a allured when the Midnight deadline for withdrawal from the april i presidential preference primary approached and neither Hie chief executive nor Chiba go democratic Leader who filed petitions to place his name on the ballot made and move to withdraw them. Eleventh hour developments left to i err a e Dewey alone to the Republican Reid. Rep. Hamilton pish Ltd n. A announced that he would not remain in the race mayor Lorello la Ouarda of new York made a similar decision earlier. No other presidential aspirants had chosen to seek support to the Illinois vote. Meanwhile brisk contest for aute offices on both sides of the party presaged a heavy Volt. Green reiterates readiness to talk Cio peace proposal Washington. Fib. 24 Afiz president William Green reiterated today that the Al was ready to resume peace negotiations with the Cio. In a letter to a group of clergymen who had urged renewal of peace negotiations. Green sad the Al peace committee Quot stands ready to accept Ard consider any promo Date designed to bring about a settlement of existing he letter was addressed to the very mme. Monsignor John a. Ryan director of the department of social action of the National Catholic welfare conference. By Robert e. Bunnell London. Feb. 24 up a prime minister Chamberlain today flatly ruled out any peace with the present German government As incapable of guaranteeing future Security to Europe. A i pledged a fight to the finish Quot until we Are satisfied that Freedom to Safe Quot the conflict with terms by produced them new results the naval trawler be Vollo 852-ton vessel engaged in mine swept no Sank after hitting a mine with ten of her men lost. The vessel was the 30th of the British naw to go Down Ainee the War Begall. The air ministry announced Royal air Force planes scouted deep Toto Ore ter Germany for the second successive night ranging As far afield a Prague capital of dismembered Czecho Slovakia. Officials said besides Prague Pointe scouted included Kiel. Hamburg and Bremen. One plane made a forced Landing in Belgium the Crew of do was arrested. Dint Saba Sank tie British press reported without official confirmation that Royal air Force planes had sunk three Oerman submarines and a merchantman had rammed and sunk another the toll of merchantmen victims of the War Rose with the foundering of the British Steamer Royal Archer. 2, tons White being towed after striking a mine. Danish advices said the 1.206-ton danish ship Asse had been sunk in the Atlantic with 16 teamed lost. Winding up a series of Pep meetings by Cabinet ministers Arith an address in his Hometown of Birmingham the gaunt 70-year-old Chamberlain delivered one of he sharpest fight talks of the War. Chamberlain decried nazi alms As destruction of Britain and Quot domination of the crusade for Freedom Britain on the other hand he said to the cheers of the crowd d fighting a a crusade Quot for Freedom and to abolish Quot the spirit of militarism and accumulation of armaments which d pauper izing All Europe and not to the least Germany Quot How to Concrete terms Are these alms to be secured Quot he asked and answered Quot first Independence of the poles and czechs must be assured. Quot secondly we must have Nome tangible evidence that will satisfy id that any pledges or Assur ances Given will be fulfilled. Unchain be ruin flatly see Page i Dies Tumer Pelley letters District attorney gets information concerning alleged forged documents aimed at committee chairman Hitler declares Russia Italy and Japan to be his fiends makes Surprise talk from Munich Beer Hall declares hand of Providence saved him from death in Munich explosion last no vember says Reich is now stronger than in 1914 Adolf Hitler nazis Pui Fuess ban Miles prohibit publication of news of or s. Envoys visit to Germany officials prepare warm Welcome Washington feb. 24. Upit the he committee turned Over to the Federal do tract attorney today All in information concerning allegedly forged tetters which purported to link i to chairman rep die id., Tex with William Dudley Pelter Leader of the Oiiver shirt legion. Dies himself transmitted the evidence to David Pine. U. S. Attorney and asked him to pre sent the document to the grand jury for Quot appropriate action Quot nor. Only Quot with reference to the charge that other persons aided and abetted the commission o. The Dies also called a meeting o the committee for monday to discuss its program and proce Cuy for the next several months. On t problem he indicated. Is to prevent witnesses or others from using the committee s hearings to promote political Emu. In that connection there has been some adulation that the committee might conduct closed hearings but die said he was opposed to concealing a any material i act from the Public Quot he said however that some phases of the investigation dealing with espionage sabotage and foreign propaganda might require private hearings. The Quot pelted a Tetter purported in Mere written by pelted to a yid Wayne of Washington. A f a or was created recently when rep. Hook a. Mich placed them to the congressional record while oven was in at he Home to Texas. Subsequently the Dies committee announced that Marne had tee lifted that he manufactured them and sold them to Haiti Zelsberg and Gardner Jackson. Berun. Feb. 24. It a nazi Germany tonight placed a strict official ban on publication of new of the impending visit of United states undersecretary of state Sumner Welles but nevertheless pot it Best foot Forward to Welcome president Roosevelt s fac finding emt Esary. Although it was emphasised that the program for Ute a Dit Whir it includes an audience with Adolf Hitler next tuesday or wednesday a would be carried out without the press getting so much a peek St it. Authorized sources disclosed the schedule was com Iii pc there d Little doubt but that the american will get a dignified and Hearty Welcome. As the War goes on German statesmen ate More and Boes that Tim United states neutrality Law a Many Good Polo to to it and Germany d ready to go a Long Way to help Ken the United state to the Neutral column. Attacks cease attack on the United state virtually have ceased some papers even from time to time have commended american nets trally legislation to european nue Trad As Worth emulating. There has been criticism to the press and to Circle Clote to Hie government of the sate of eight United Blate line vessel to a belgian firm. But this a largely taken the line that Belgium by tolerating Quot the Deal compromised her neutrally. Tile atop Are to touch at French and pm gush ports. All departments of the government have be i put on Ute qui Vive to Supply any information which. In the course of Welles visit it will become necessary or desirable to have at hand. Photog rap hic mind Wewee himself ranks to the mind of Oerman officialdom a largely a a result of the reports of ambassador Hans Dieckhoff. Long Back in Berlin As a Man with a a a photo trophic who will take Back to or. Roosevelt and Secretary of state Hull an absolutely True my worthy and a retouched picture of what Hitler. Foreign Secretary Joachim von Ribbentrop and other Leader disc lose to him. Judging by his usual tactics Hitler in he audience with til american will take the offensive and present Welles with a Long Idi of grievances against great haste put pre use Page i of Edwin Shanks Munich feb. 24 a Adolf Hitler cried out tonight that Germany will fight Quot until the terror of the Pluto Racies a been de dared the a three mighty state a of Russia. Italy and Japan to be he Friend and proclaimed he Trust that Ood la with him and i Nari Reich. To he old guard in an hour s speech broadcast Over the world the fuehrer asserted a the hand of Providence Quot saved him from death in a bomb explosion to this very City last november 8 and declared the same Providence has especially blessed us Quot for six years. Quot do you think Providence would have blessed us Only to drop us now Quot he asked. Quot there is a god lie creates people with equal today s Germany. He Saki. D stronger to every Way than the i Imperial Reich of 1914�?but, especially to its leadership. Heads marchers preceded by the blood stated i Flag which headed his marchers to the abortive Beer Ceiler Putsch of 1923 and surrounded by old party fighters. Hitler came to Munich s Hauf Brau Hall tonight to commemorate the founding of the nazi party and it adoption of a 25-Potot program 20 years ago. It was his first speech in Munich since the Burger bauhaus explosion wrecked the scene of the original Beer cellar plot and killed eight persons shortly after Hitler had left. On the eve of United states undersecretary of state Sumner Welles Arri is i to Europe for a feeling out of possible ways to peace the fuehrer gats a Detent Wax message to hts nation and to the world threatening to smash anyone who seek to deny Germany her rightful living spare. Jeering at Quot these chamberlains and their top hate Quot sneering at Winston Churchill and disdaining to reveal specific War alms. Modest term he did mention Hie terms prior to the Mart of Ute War and described them is modest Quot Security of our living space return of our Colonie a but his present Price for peace went unnamed. Quot what Are we fighting against he shouted amidst cries of approval. Quot a the idea that one or two Peoples of the Earth should have everything. Ood did no to make Ute world for English in in alone. It simply cannot be that the German people Are destined to be slaves of the English and significantly Hitler reverted to he Early War practice of leaving France almost out of he St rectus sex going Back to 1914. He intimated Germany would have won the world War had he been at the Helm the nation s leaders then he declared were Quot second rate Quot but today Quot we All know that neither militarily nor economically can Oermann be Defeated. The de calve thing d claim god a ally More than to any recent speech the fuehrer claimed Ood a he ally the ally of the Oerman people. A awed hush fell Over Hie frequently noisy Idt Eners when he took them bark to the night of the blast in the Burger Braham. And told them solemnly a Only a few months ago to a hitter declares be Page i soviet army draws closer to Vii Puri holds coastal base Eugene or Aux son of or. And mrs. Michael Kraus of 511 East 79th Street a he appeared yesterday following his return to Ute Home of his parents. The lad now 20. Disappeared from he Home to 1936 and was the object of a Long unsuccessful search by police. He said that he left because he had a wanderlust and went to Portland. Maine where he got a Job in a Candy factory. Later he entered the c. C. C. And worked to Camps in Maine Massachusetts and Colorado he started with Iso he had saved and returned with $1,000. E state convention will be he on a. 18 n i District to Send approximately 150 delegates Roosevelt polls landslide vote in Georgia a test Donalsonville. Of. Feb. 24 a a president Franklin d. Roosevelt received a vote of Quot landslide proportion Quot to head again the democratic ticket to a make believe Seminole county preference primary Here today. Tile president was the first Choice of 841 voter with vice president John gamer second with 18 secretory of state Cordell Hull received 3 votes a first choke National democratic chairman James a. Farley 2 senator Wheeler of Montana 2 social Security administrator Paul v Mcnutt 2 and senator Walter f George of Geotgia i. The Georg vote was a Quot write to Quot on the printed ballot. As a second Choice candidate to Case Roosevelt should decline a third term. Secretary of state Hull was Given a substantial Lead totalling 245. The president received Only me vote for second Choice. Chairman Farley 154. Gamer 78 Wheeler la. Mcnutt 9. Georg 3 and former governor Eugene Talmadge of Georgia i. A wite in. The vote although unofficial and not binding to any Way attracted attention to that it a the first Public expression by actual ballot on potential democratic presidential candidates be keen was Hie local interest that of the 1.5 h eligible voters the latter d a representative of marked printed Ballote a number labor s non Partl Sion league. Let equal to the average regular part in a. Hook withdrew the letter. A Buckry Virginia s Republican convention jul be held at Roanoke on May la. It Ara a decided at a meeting of the Virginia committee yesterday to the Virginia City. The ninth duty tat will Send approximately in delegates to the convention the Ftika for we Etelini. It we decided will be on Delegate for each 50 vote cast to the last presidential election for the Republican nominee. Selection of the Vona tuntion City was by districts five voting for Roanoke a afloat four for Norfolk. The Only cities making a bid for the meeting were Roanoke. Norfolk and Newport news. The principal purpose of the convention Waltl be to elect at Large for delegates Sud four alternate to add to the 14 Delegate and 14 alternate selected in District convention prior to the state session two elector will also be chosen at Large at tile stat convention one elector is selected from each do tract at the do tract convention. A vehement Biset against the new Deal a delivered following the committee meetings by representative Frank c. Gamers. Of new Jersey outstanding critic of the new Deal. Quot for the past year the demo Brauc party a town to a state of mental blackout unable to give the welfare of the nations cisterns any consideration because of passion to Lear the intentions of or. he teetered. Quot a republicans we can meet her the afternoon to discuss the future welfare of the he added. Quot All democratic meeting must discuss the third term possibilities of the Democrat elected test Wert to hold their convention to Roanoke june 14. Convention headquarter will be St hotel Roanoke. Fireman admits brutal wedding night slaying Tacoma Wash. Feb 24. Up undersheriff Clyde Knowles said tonight John Ord. 42. Tell. Gaunt Tacoma fireman had confessed die brutal wedding night haying of the Man who successfully had courted his common Law wife he denied however the officer added any connection with the fire that turned the couple s honeymoon cottage into a funeral pyre the Bride and a third Man had been wounded. The body of Hale r. Noster 56. Former president of the Washington state elks association Wax removed last night from the ruins of he suburban Home he Bride t Myra 36 reported by Knowles to have lived with Ord for ten sear. Clung to life or. A Tacoma Hospital. A Bullet wound to her Abdomen. King Pomeroy. 50. Who lived in Rosier s Home. Was beaten severely with a Poser. Ord was arrested after taking mrs Noster to a Hospital. Knowles said both mrs Rosier and Pomeroy signed statement that Ord invaded the Home killed the bridegroom and to lured them he gave this stun artied version of their statements. A mrs Rosier and Pomeroy said that ast night Ord came to the ref with the poker knocking him unconscious. Quot Ord then turned he attentions to mrs Rosier beating her with a piece of cordwood. When mrs. Rosier regained she saw Ord leaning Over her husband pouring Leroa ene on his clothing Rosier attempted to Rise but Ord struck b m Down with the poker and Applei a match to he clothing. A mrs. Nailer crawled Over and got v Rug and threw it around her husbands body. Ord then shot her and dragged her onto the front porch. A with the House ablaze pome Rosier Home and demanded in managed to crawl to safety Trail e Rosier protested Ami Ord Hoftke to through a screen door. He struck mrs Rosier knocking her to the floor. When Rosier into evened. Ord shot him he then picked up a stove poker and heat a he bridegroom repeatedly Over the head Quot Pomeroy sleeping to an and Ord drove mrs. Noster to nearby Lake Steilacoom and threatened to throw her in. Mrs. Nosi Erv in to ties caused him to change he mind and he drove her to his it Home four Miles away. After mrs Noster promised to a keep her Mouth shut Ord took her to piece county Hospital then Italy nazis sign revised Trade pact Rome. Feb. 24. Aha a new Trade pact Lias been signed by Italy and Germany. Authoritative informants said tonight revising their 1934 commercial Accord to meet wartime conditions. The revised pact. It Wax said. Was signed by or Karl clod us. Oerman economic plenipotentiary. And senator Amadeo Ola till Ini representing the italian foreign min try no announcement of its Content was made but an official statement was expected later. An informed German source said increased commercial exchanges bet Ween the two countries probably would result from the pact but that further discussion Likely would be held to determine this. The Rev Dion was described a the result of conversations during the last several weeks Between numbers of a mixed Oerman italian commercial commission. Joining room heard the shot and left later he returned and was investigated. Ord attacked pome a sated a Turkey hastens to deny rumours impending War Istanbul. Feb 24 a Turkey. Virtually isolated by a storm which swept across Southeastern Europe hastened tonight to deny rumours of in i it ending War which circulated in Arlous Balkan capitals a the result of a prolonged interruption of communications the bewildered foreign office in Ankara issued a Blanket denial of the rumours which included report that turkish troops were mobilizing on tire russian Border and that Telephone communications had Bern shut off by a decree de daring a of emergency. Spokesmen explained that winds of Hurrigan intensity had ripped Down five Miles of Telephone line to european Tenay. I for resumes Southern cruise aboard u. S b. Lang at sea Fri 24. Up via wireless president Roosevelt fished for several hairs off til West Panama coast today but tile honors for tile biggest catch went to rear Admiral r Aas t. My in tire. The presidents physician. Tire Admiral landed a 40-Pound red snapper prise catch thus far by the presidential party on the business pleasure c r u de the fishing generally was fair to Brig. Men. Edwin m Watson. Or. Roosevelt s Secretary said military aide reported. In mid afternoon the Cruiser Tim Loosa. Carrying the president. And the accompanying destroyers land and Jouett resumed the cruise on in unannounced coarse presumably headed to the general direction of the Panama canal. A a Sweden to halt flow of Gold Stockholm. Feb 24 a the swedish government today summoned an extraordinary special session of parliament for sunday to Rev toe foreign Exchange regulations and halt tile flow of Sweden a Gold reserves to foreign Bank. Whether the Rig so a also will discuss the critical foreign political situation growing out of tie bombing of the Frontier town of palate last wednesday a problematical however soviet russians planes carried out the raid a alleged by swede end a believed to have been one of the matters which caused foreign minister Christian Gunther to defer he trip to Copenhagen where Smith a Nan foreign ministers Are meeting. The denial to the face of positive swedish statements that planes and bomb fragment were identified As russian was regarded As involving Sweden s National prestige. Political circles said diplomatic relations would be endangered of the u. 8. 8. R. Falls to give satisfaction. Attempts to get away from it All new York. Feb. 24 it shortly after a westbound air doer took off to ods a Pax seng asked the stewardess a could you Tell me where i m go Toft Quot Why. Dont you know Quot replied the surprised hostess. Quot what Doe your ticket Cay Quot Quot i Don t know what it said the passenger. A i Haven even looked. I just want to go awry someplace. I in trying to get away from everything. Espe Cully women. My wife is jealous of my Secretary my Secretary d jealous of my wife. And in fed up with them and myself so i told a Friend to buy me a ticket to we place and i did t even bother to find out where. He said you would Hare it for me when i got on Board. The stewardess found he was bound for Phoenix. Arte., minus baggage arid everything Tike except the urge to get away from it All. King Emanuele Grants amnesty Rome. Feb. 24. J a King Vittorio a Maytele granted Annesty to thousands of italian non political prisoner to Italy the african possessions and on the Durance viands today in Celebration of Ute birth of a granddaughter. Princess Marie gabrielis at Naples. The entire nation celebrated Tho birth of the third child of grown princes Marie Jose and Crown Prince Umberto the town Princess and her eight Pound. To ounce daughter were doing Well. Princes Marie Jose other children Are Prince Vittorio Emanuele. Three year old near to the throne and princes Maria pm aged five. Denmark Norway Sweden plan program to guard neutrality under most trying conditions strike from captured base few Miles away dead litters Snow other divisions pre of against Pinn defenders in Eastern area Copenhagen. Fed 24 to a program of a parallel action Quot to enable Denmark. Norway and Sweden to guard there neutrality under the most threatening conditions they have faced in years was visualized by norwegian foreign minister halvdan Kohl a he arrived today for talks with representative of the other two scandinavian nations. Koht. Who said that Quot the sharpened sea warfare would be one of the principal topics discussed. Went into conference at once with die Dante foreign minister. Or. Peter Munch. Tit talks Art expected to get under Way in Earnest after the arrival of Sweden foreign minister. Christian Gunther who was detained in Stork Mem by a special meeting of the Riksdag parliament summoned for tomorrow. The meeting of the foreign minister finds their nations vitally affected by War at sea which already has Cost them More than 50 ships and the lives of 600 seamen. Bombing studied in addition. Sweden is concerned by the recent bombing of tie swedish Border town of palate which the government Lias attributed to bouet russian planes. Norway still d seeking a settlement of the altmark incident to which British warnings invaded her territorial water and seized 299 British seamen imprisoned on a nazi ship. Trade films Start monday senator Brown of Michigan counted As doubtful member of committee wants Congress have veto Power Washington. Feb 24 Abs senator Brown Ltd much suggested to ods that Congress be Given the same veto Power Over Trade agreements that it a Over presided to orders reorganizing government agencies. The reorganization order go into effect automatically after a 00-Dav period unless either House disapproves. Brown is counted As a Quot doubtful member of the Senate finance committee which will Start hearings monday on legislation to extend the reciprocal Trade act for three years rom next june 12 the present expiration Dale. The House approved the measure. 216 to 168. Last night democratic Leader hoped for an Early Senate vote. Chairman Harrison a mis of the Senate committee Saki the Senate committee might report the legislation both end of next week. Is Lenity Leader Barkley of Ken tuck expressed the opinion that Nate debate might be completed to a week left handed approval calling his proposal a left handed Brown said it might be a possible Compromise of that re were close vote on a proposal to give the Senate Power to ratify or re Jeff Trade agreements. Administration Leader asserted. However that the ratification proposal advanced by several senators would be Defeated. While foes of the legislation predicted a close vote in the Senate finance committee. Harrison said there was no of Abt that the measure would be to proved. Harrison s View Wax sundries by senator George it d Trade a Artter a tie Fate i by fait Sjoblom Helsinki. Feb. 24 Abs a strategically spread red army la dead uttering the Snow at the rate of 6,000 to two Day a a reported tonight both finnish ugh command to be Start Kotof massively at the Inland environs of Al spurt from a captured coastal base Only 7 4 Miles away. From Kate Lehti next led pm the War wrecked Gulf of Finland railway just by now Finland erstwhile second City and from Kot Vitato 174 mites further South once the Western Anchor of Finland n mannerism line the soviet offensive stretched wit Over the Gulf in to Hammer at finnish defender pm the remaining islands in Vii Puri Bay. . Oiler divisions pressed pm ask Tost the finnish land defense Between Ute Gulf and Lek moola striving to Complete a pincers action on Vii Puri. 1 buildings wrecked the City. Once a Modem town of 74.000 now la a virtual combat area. It buildings reeked by Shell and its non combatant moved away. A Hie finns said thee Gulf and land attacks directed at Al spurt from five Points resulted to heavy russian losses that six Moscow feb. 25 sunday the occupation of us strongly fortified id rids of cot veto tour Dawari and old Ami with the capture of 12 heavy costal Tower guns was claimed today tor la russian army to a communique issued by the Leningrad military Headquarters. The communique said that White lighting yesterday soviet troops occupied the islands of to veto it Bjork sea blurt Nazart and a Laari. Strongly fortified with Iron and Concrete forts. Tanks and six batteries were destroyed. But the finn did not the tune say the attacks Wert repulsed. On the finns left flank East of Lake Mola two rum in detachments of unspecified size were declared to Hay been who by annihilated Quot Friday after piercing the finnish i Mea. More specific Bode losses were totalled up to Over 2,350, a follows arms left on Field Rale Katta East of Lek my Olaa More than dead machine gun and other arms left on the Field. Northeast of Lake Ladoga i a about 1.000 killed 15 tanks destroyed Quot at kit hmm. On the Central Eastern front Quot the enemy lost 350 tie Day previous the films estimate russian losses at 2 Joo. At the extreme Eastern wad of the Hue near Taipei the finn counter attacked and destroyed two soviet tanks. Today s communique was the first finnish admission that to Ivd to had fallen with its fortification. Batteries and coastal artillery on an off Shore Island. Rapid Advance the announcement likewise disclosed a rapid russian Advance up the railway to the station of Kate Lehti. 74 Miles South of Vii Puri. Presumably a a result of it oudh Retreat to a new in of defences just before Vii Puri. Kab Tehju however is hemmed to by islands at least son of which presumably Are still in the hands of it oudh defender. Both bombing and scouting flight were made by Ute finnish aviators soviet air activity although sporadic Over Finland entire length a not heavy Friday. The finns said they shot Down two soviet planes Field marshal Baron Carl Gua Taf manner Zeim. Finland a supreme commander in an Arder of the Day thanked swedish and Nora leg an Volunteer for sharing a with id the lingers and trial of the i statement was taken As an indication these volunteers now Are to the firing he Quot to to abandon Quot search h0r Enslow Diamond ring Huntington. W. Va., feb. 24. It detective lieutenant Leslie j. Swann said today search for the second of two Diamond rings which figured in the thro rear old Onslow murder Caha been abandoned a ring believed to a Ana which or Juliette b Emlow wore tbs night she a slain was found to a sewer rap near the 27-room mansion i nut week. Swann said it had rot been positively identified go Otto a study of a jewellers record would be

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