AVENUE OF ALLIED AID.

Taihape Daily Times, 17 July 1918, Page 3

AVENUE OF ALLIED AID.

WHY ENEMY WANTS CONTROL. London, July 5. Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that the uneasiness felt in Germany regarding the Murman coast is indicated by an article in the North German General Zeitung, declaring that it is not believed that British action on a great scale from the direction of the Arctic Sea has yee been decided. The article says that England has probably kept open this northern door for the purpose of invasion, but Finland, with Germany's assistance, will know how to meet the threatened danger. Telegrams from Helsingfors state that a German expeditionary force, numbering 50,000, is concentrated on the Finnish-Russian frontier, whicli German patrols are reported to have crossed on June 27. The communications of the force, through 125 miles of wilderness, are most difficult. The "Times" correspondent at Stockholm states that events are ~ueveloping rapidly in Finland, and hostilities may commence at any time, : both in Murman and East Karelia. The principal objective is the seizure of a J base on the Murman railway, from which to operate against Kola. The Finns will march on Petchenga. Well-informed critics state that a clique of nationalists, militarists, and politicians has driven Finland alongside Germany against the country's wishes, hoping to realise the dream of a greater Finland, regardless of the cost of Germany's aid.