Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-15
Dispatches Persist in Declar.
ing That Premier Kerensky
Now Holds Capital.
BOL LSHEVIKI IN DENIAL
THEY HAVE LOST POWER
Koruiloff Said to Have Seized Krem-
lin Fortress in Moscow-Anarchy
Increases in Finland.

sand persons had been killed in street
fighting In Moscow up to noon Tuesday,
according to reports brought by travel
ers arriving ut the Russo-Swedish from
tier, n forwarded In press dispatches
from Stockholm.
Although Petrograd has not been in
communication with the Nystad cable
station in Finland for several days, from
Scandinavia reports persist that Premier
Kerensky has gained control of the cap
ital Petrograd is reported in flames.
Reports come also from Sweden that the
bolshevii maintain their hold on Pc
erograd and are preparing for stout
resistance against the forces Of Keren-
sly and Gems. Kornlof and Kaledines.
In Moscow the bolsheviki apparently
have been overpowered, an unofficial re-
port received in Copenhagen being to
the effect that Gen. Kornilof has taken
the Kremlin, where the extremists were
beseged several days ago. Another ru-
NOR says that Siberia has announced its
Independence and proclaimed former
Emperor Nicholas as emperor.
Rumors Of City Adams.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 15.-According
20 press reports from Stockholm. trav-
elers who arrived yesterday evening in
Haparanda. Sweden. from Finland, say
rumors are current there that Petro-
Grad is In flames
COHEasHAGEa1S S1t1ysnnbsr xSl-osn.,
Kornilors troops have taken the Krem-
LIN. the famous fortress at M0sce6,
aftSr.4 revere AEht saye the BArlingsks
Tidende's Petrograd correspondent.
The Beriingske Tidende's Haparanda
here says:
-Onlcers at Torne.. Finland. say that
Siberia has declared its Independence
and proclaimed former Emperor Mich
olas As emperor.
"Cossacks have occupied Kiev."
Anarchy In Finland.
AMSTERDAM. November l5.-The
Cologne Gazette. a copy Of which has
been received here. prints a dispatch
from Helsingfors. Finland. saying that
Q state Of siege has been proclaimed
throughout the whole Of Finland and
that anarchy il increasing. and that
theft and murder are prevalent The
dispatch adds that the governor gen.
era1 of Finland Is in Petrograd and
refuses to resume his duties. fearing
that his life would be unsafe in Fin
land.
Congratulates Bolsheviki.
STOCKHOLM, November 15-The
German minority socialist executive
committee has sent the local newspaper
Of the Russian bolsheviki a telegram
for transmission to Petrograd con-
graduating the bolsheviki on their
Seizure of political power" The tele-
gram expresses the hope that the boil
shevtki will succeed in forcing a peace
without annexations.
The revolutionary committee in Pc
trograd, according to a dispatch from
HAparanda, has taken measures for
fevictualing the Russian capital Ar
creasing the stocks of wheat and work
men have been ordered to continue
their work without interruption.
Bolsheviki Statement.
Lieut.. Col. Mouravief. commander of
the forces defending Petrograd. accord
ing to an undated dispatch from Hapa-
randS to the Dagens Nyheter, has is
sued the following proclamation:
"Kerensky has circulated a false
rumor that the troops in Petrograd
have gone over voluntarily to the pro-
visional government. The troops Of
the free Russian people are not retiring
and are not surrendering. They only
have evacuated Gatchina in order to
avoid useless bloodshed and take a
defensive position nearer Petrograd.
The position now Is strong enough to
resist forces ten times as strong as
Kerensky's- Our troops are in the hest
of spirit. Order and calm prevail in
Petrograd.
Beside the cruiser Aurora the war
ships Sarga and Svobody. the training
ship Afrika and six torpedo boats Of
the Baltic feet have arrived from Hels-
ingfors and anchored in the Neva near
the Nicholas bridge. in the center of
Petrograd. whence they can lombard
the entire capital. Their crews are
made I'D of bolsheyikis."