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  2. FINNISH STRUGGLE.

    A Russian claim to have captured the fortified city of Bjorko, guarding the western flank of the Mannerheim Line on the Karelian Isthmus, is officially denied in Helsinki. On the eastern flank the Finns report the repulse of a Russian attack on Taipale and of an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. SINKINGS AT SEA.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—The sinking of British and neutral shipping continues at a disturbing rate. The Norwegian steamer Hop (1,365 tons), ...

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  4. ALTMARCK AFFAIR.

    LONDON, Feb. 19.—Discussion on the Altmarck affair (the liberation in Norwegian waters by a British destroyer of some 300 British seamen imprisoned in ...

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  5. THE WESTERN FRONT.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—This morning's French war communique reports some artillery and infantry fire at various points on the western front, especially in ...

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  6. A.I.F. IN PALESTINE.

    TELAVIV, Feb. 20.—General Sir Archibald Wavell, Commander of the British Forces in the Middle East, flew from Cairo today and inspected the members ...

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  7. TURKISH PRECAUTIONS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—A dispatch from Ankara last night stated that the Turkish War Cabinet was reported to have discussed the co-ordination of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  8. EXPORTS TO RUMANIA.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—The political correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that it was revealed last night, for the first time, that Britain recently placed an ...

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  9. SWEDISH TOWN BOMBED.

    STOCKHOLM, Feb. 21.—Soviet planes today heavily bombed Pajala, a northern Swedish town of about 4.000 inhabitants. Pajala is about eight miles from the ...

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  10. IF PARIS IS RAIDED.

    PARIS, Feb. 20.—It was announced to-day by M. Chautemps (Minister of State in the War Cabinet) that the Government had decided that except for ...

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  11. FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—In the House of Commons this afternoon the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Butler) said that, although the Swedish ...

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  12. MIDDLE EAST FORCES.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—The British United Press Gaza correspondent reports that General Sir Archibald Wavell stayed overnight in Palestine and discussed with ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. GERMAN PLANE OVER HOLLAND.

    THE HAGUE, Feb. 20.—It was officially announced today that Dutch planes chased and fired on a German plane sighted over Leeuwarden. The German ...

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  14. WARNING THE ALLIES.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—In a broadcast last night the Moscow radio told Britain and France that they were "playing a dangerous game in trying to fight Russia," ...

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  15. ALARM IN BERLIN.

    BERLIN, Feb. 21.—Political circles admit that they are alarmed by Turkey's decision to invoke the emergency National Defence Law. The speeches by ...

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  16. BRITISH WAR COSTS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—For the duration of the war Estimates for the Navy, Army and Air Force and for certain other Ministries largely engaged in war work will ...

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  17. BRITISH WARSHIPS.

    LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Rome correspondent of "The Times" says that the Italian Press and radio are giving prominence to the reported presence of a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. FOOD SHORTAGE.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—A special correspondent of "The Times" reports that lack of food and fuel in Germanised Poland borders on the catastrophic. The ...

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  19. VESSEL'S CAREER.

    OSLO, Feb. 20.—In an interview to-day, the master of the Altmarck (Captain Dau) said that his ship (which ran ashore after a vain attempt to ram the ...

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  20. RAIDS ON SHIPPING.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—German planes again launched raids on shipping off the east coast of England yesterday, but, despite German claims of successes, it is ...

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  21. HIGH OPINION OF BRITONS.

    BAGDAD, Feb. 21.—The Arabic newspaper "Sawtashshab" states:—"The British troops which came to Irak after the last war enabled Irakis to gain a good ...

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  22. More Substitutes in Germany.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—More and more German "ersatz" products are reported to be appearing daily in the Reich. The Berlin Patents Office has already received ...

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  23. EMPIRE'S DETERMINATION.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—In a broadcast to the Empire today the Lord Privy Seal (Sir Samuel Hoare) said that, when everyone was expecting a German ...

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  24. ASIA MINOR OIL SEARCH.

    ANKARA, Feb. 20.—It is reported that British engineers have arrived in Bagdad on their way to prospect for oil in Irak and Iran. ...

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  25. STATUS OF THE ALTMARCK.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—The naval correspondent of "The Times," referring to the German claims that the Altmarck was an "unarmed peaceful merchant ship," says ...

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  26. TURKEY PREFERRED.

    ROME, Feb. 20.—An Italian news-agency tells a remarkable story concerning the strange attraction Turkey has for Russian patriots. ...

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  27. ESSEN STEEL WORKS.

    BERLIN, Feb. 20.—It is officially announced that the United Steel Works, Ltd., of Essen, made a profit of £20,000,000 sterling (at the pre-war rate of exchange) ...

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  28. A U-BOAT HOME.

    BERLIN, Feb. 21.—A Berlin communique issued today states that a U-boat which has returned from a voyage claims to have sunk 27,795 tons of shipping. ...

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  29. WAR OFFICE STIR.

    LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Secretary for war (Mr. Oliver Stanley) announced in the House of Commons today the constitution, under the presidency of Sir ...

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  30. TO BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

    COPENHAGEN, Feb. 20.—The Danish Seafarers' Organisation has approved the publication of open letters to the British and German Governments in connection ...

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  31. FRENCHMEN TO DIE.

    PARIS, Feb. 21.—A military court to-day sentenced two artillerymen to death for having looted an evacuated house. A 26-year-old German-born man was ...

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  32. COMPULSORY SAVINGS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—In a speech today Mr. J. M. Keynes, the eminent economist, who last November expounded a scheme for meeting war costs through ...

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  33. BOMBER EXPORTS.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Government officials reported today that the "moral embargo" on exports of bombing planes to countries on the black list and the ...

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  34. PRODUCTION OF FOOD.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—A farmer of Ashbourne has been fined £25, with £10 costs, for failing to plough up his land, in accordance with instructions from the ...

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  35. BRITISH LABOUR DELEGATION.

    PARIS, Feb. 21.—A delegation from, the British Labour Party executive, including Mr. Atlee (the party leader), arrived today to confer with the French ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  36. GERMAN TRAWLER CAPTURED.

    LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Admiralty announced this afternoon that the 268 ton German trawler Herrlichkeit had been captured and taken to a British ...

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  37. MERCANTILE MARINE LEAVE.

    LONDON, Feb. 20.—The Shipping Federation has agreed that merchant seamen shall be granted a week's annual leave on full pay throughout the war. ...

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  38. AIR FORCE AWARDS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wing-Commander Ernest Staton is the first Great War pilot who has won an award in the present war. He has been awarded the ...

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  39. UNAUTHORISED PHOTOGRAPHS.

    LONDON, Feb. 21.—Kenneth Vernon Smith, an Australian bachelor of engineering, was fined £2 today at Warrington for taking photographs without ...

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  40. FRENCH PARLIAMENT.

    PARIS, Feb. 20.—The Chamber of Deputies today unseated 60 Communist members. The examining committee decided that they had forfeited their seats ...

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  41. WAR MATERIALS.

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—The Commerce Department revealed today that since the outbreak of war in Europe 90 per cent of Russian purchases in the ...

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