Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
PETROGRAD'SFALL
|SANNOUNCEDON
PARIS EXCHANGE
Fortress of Kronstadt Is Re-
ported to Have Raised
White Flag.
PETR0GRAD W0RKINGMEN
MAY JOIN THE ANTI-REDS
Esthonians Operating Along Gulf
of Finland; Success of Let's
in the Baltic Region.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, October fS.-The
following notice was posted at
the stock exchange this after
noon: Official: Petrograd has
been taken"
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 1s.-The British
war office today received confirmation
OF the news Of the capture of CAT
china, twenty-five miles south Of
Petrograd. by the northwestern Rus
sian army of Gen. Yudenitch. The
bolsheviki were driven from the town
yesterday The Esthonians operating
In the coastal region along the Gulf
Of Finland. the official advices state.
are within a few miles Of Krasnaia
Gorka, and are facing the fortress of
kronstadt. In the center of the ad-
vancing line. official information 10
that the anti bolshevik forces on
Thursday pushed forward to a point
anree or -FOUR miles below Luga.
4
Gen. Yudenitch has captured Kras-
noe Selo and CATCHING. south of Petro-
grad, where he met workinemen from
the city. who asked that the north
western RUSSIAN army refrain from
smelling Petrograd, and piedging, IL
this promise was given, to Join the
anti bolshevik, according to a Hell
singfors dispatch received here.
Kronstadt HOSTS White Flag.
The white flag was hoisted over the
poishevik fortress Of Kronstadt on
Friday night, according to a Helsing-
eral staff report
| Forces of the soviet government of
Russia are, according to latest ad-
| vices, still desperately defending the
city OF Petrograd. toward which anti
since October IL. Confirmation Of
dispatches telling OF the fall OF the
| former Russian capital has not been
received IN oficiai quarters here.
Reports Are Conflicting.
Over the whole situation around
Petrograd there is considerable OBJ
| security. due to conflicting and con-
Trajectory reports. There seems to be
little doubt that the army commanded
by Gen. Yudenitch is within a COM
but the rapidity of it's advance dur
ing the first days OF the offensive
does not seem to have been maintain
ed. Gen. Yudenitch in his advance has
circle from Krasnaia Gorka. on the
northwest, to Tsarkoe Selo, which is
almost due south of Petrograd.
Further south the Yudenitch army Is
said to have reached a point near the
city of Luga, eighty miles distant
from Petrograd Reports have been
received, however. that further ad-
vance has been held up along the
railway line connecting CATCHING and
Pskov, on which Luga is situated.
Along this front severe fighting is
believed to be in progress.
Gen. Denikine Advancing.
Gen. Denikine appears to be ad-
yancing his left flank along the Dnie-
per valley, taking Chernigoff and
moving northward toward Gomel,
where his Cossacks may join Poiish
forces and present compact front TO
the soviet armies. If this junction is
made, the anti-bolshivik line from
Petrograd to Orel. south of Moscow,
would resemble great horseshoe, IN
closing the bolsheviki
East of Orel and in the Don region
the bolsheviki are reported to be re-
treating all along the front Deni-
kline troops have crossed the Don
over a front Of 200 miles in length. it is
claimed.
Germano-Russian forces are said to
be holding the left bank of the lower
Duna river at Riga. Farther up the
stream indecisive fighting is reported.
Firms Ignore Reds Peace Offer.
HELSINGFORS. October 1.-THE
Finnish riksdag has decided to take no
action with regard to the bolshevist
peace offers.
This decision was reached after a
debate in which the premier said the
present conditions in Russia could not
last; that the collapse of the present
regime was only a question or time,
and that Finland's welfare did not de-
mand acceptance of the bolshevik Of
fer.
Success of Let's Reported.
COPENHAGEN, October 1s.-Premier
Ulmann of Letvia telegraphed today
from Riga announcing that the Let's
Thursday afternoon recaptured Duna-
munde the port at the mouth OF the
Duna, northwest OF Riga, from the
Germano- Russian forces.
The capture was effected after fight
ing of the fiercest character. The
Let's also regained Bolderas. south of
Dunamunde. and reached Ilgezeen. on
the other bank of the river. They
took 500 prisoners
Allied warships, the telegram re-
ported, supported the Lettish attack.
Prisoners taken by the Let's. it was
added, declare that German troops are
continually arriving in the Baltic from
Germany.