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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
1
Dispatches report burning Finnish towns southwest of Petsamo as retreating Finns scorch strategic sites. Russian forces reportedly move toward Salmijarvi near the Finnish Norwegian border with air attacks and naval cover.
A Svanik correspondent for Dagbladet describes Finnish scorched earth tactics leaving no burning towns to the Russians. He cites fires along the Pasvik River and smoke pillars rising as flames spread across Salmijevs Borsigley and Kolosions areas.
In Zamesti Romania a cellulose plant explosion under military control killed eighty people and left about two hundred gravely injured. A overheated 1000 gallon chemical kettle sparked the blast and a high wind spread chlorine fumes wrecking nearby homes. Families of two directors and an engineer were among the casualties.
Off Montevideo the Admiral Graf Spee endured heavy bombardment by British cruisers Ajax Achilles and Exeter. The ship showed four waterline hits and nine more strikes on hull areas, with the command tower damaged. Uruguayan surveyors fear repairs would take at least a month.
Geneva Dec 34 UP The League expelled Rus' Lie from its members following Assembly action. Four abstained China Yugoslavia and Greece. Mexico Sweden Denmark Norway Latvia Lithuania Estonia Switzerland Holland Belgium supported with reservations. The vote was unanimous in effect as no nation opposed the proposal.
The 3 524 ton intercoastal freighter Vermont radioed that it had engine trouble nine miles west of Grays Harbor Washington and asked assistance. The vessel operated by the Quaker Line said it was not in immediate danger and had sailed from Seattle Tuesday reported by the Marine Department of the Chamber of Commerce.
Reported at Montevideo on December 1, the German pocket battleship Graf Spee limped toward harbor as British cruisers shadowed her. The ship counted 36 dead among the crew after engagements, with damage to the escorts and other vessels.
British and German ships clashed near Montevideo as the Admiral Graf Spee sustained heavy shell damage. Reports say two gravely injured sailors were taken to hospital while others remained aboard the damaged pocket battleship. Officials surveyed the scene and considered next steps as dawn revealed more battle scars.
Report notes hidden springs are being uncovered in European relationships as discussions at the League of Nations court proceed chaired by Fiala. The piece outlines underlying tensions and the search for stability in postwar diplomacy.
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