New-York tribune., 1919-10-21
Supplies of Food Are Being
Rushed In and Machine
Guns Are Planted Along
Principal Thoroughfares
Yudenitch Grip Tightens
BolsAevik Division From
Interior Wiped Out on
Its Way ,, Aid Defense

LONDON. Oct 90 (By The Asso-
ciated s).-Assailed by the Russian
Northwestern army under General Yu-
denitch and isolated from the world,
the Boishevik forces in Petrograd were
reported in advices received by the War
Office to-day to be preparing for a
siege. Supplies of food were being
brought into the city and machine guns
have been placed to command the prin-
cipal thoroughfares, the dispatches
said.
Tremendous explosions we're being
heard from Petrograd by the attack
ing army Sunday night as it closed in
on to city, expecting hourly news of
its liberation, according ~ Reval
telegram. General Yudenitch's troops
had then approached to within So
miles of the former capital and the
towers of the city could be seen
fudenitch Eight Miles Away
The War Office states that according
| to the latest official reports, dated Oc-
tober ls or 10, the Northwestern army
has reached the line Of the Goreloy
Railway triangle at Ligovo station,
bringing General Yudenitch's troops
within eight miles of Petrograd.
1t is assumed that the Bolshevik
counter offensive against the North
western army has broken down and
that Gatchina finally remains in the
hands of Yudenitch
According to He!singfors dispatch
to the Copenhagen "Berlingske Tiden-
de" semi-official British statement is
quoted as saying General Yudenitch
had penetrated to within five miles of
the city.
Petrograd is virtually isolated the
War Office announced. Anti Bolshevik
cavalry have cut the railroads leading
from Petrograd to Vitebsk, Moscow
and Vologda. The Petrograd-V Vitebsk
road is cut at Viritza and the Petro-
| grad Moscow railroad at Tosna, south
and southeast of Petrograd, respec-
lively. The line at Voogda is cut
south of Lake Ladoga.
A Bolshevik division. which was
being rushed to Petrogr5d from the
inter : to defend the city against the
threatening advance of General Yud-
enitch, was virtually wiped out at
krasnaie Selo, when General Yude-
mitch took that outpost to Petrograd
according to War Office advises
Esthonians Bombard Pskov
Tho War Office announced tina,
Pskov, the railway junction, 180 miles
south of Petrograd, is under lombard
ment BY the Esthonian troops.
Bolshevik communique received
acre reports severe fighting to the
northwestward of Gatchina. Combats
are reported also to the eastward of
Litga. where the Bolsheviki are de-
Tending the Windau railroad, the line
running from Windau to Rybinsl;
through Pskov.
The white flag was hoisted over
the Russian fortress of Cronstadt on
Friday, it was announced by the Brit
ish War Office to-day. although no
details had been received.
The War Office states that the
troops OF General Denikine have driven
the Bolsheviki from Kiev, which tsscv
temporarily occupied last week.
5000 Prisoners Captured
The official communication says:
"On the south Russian front. west
Of the Khoper River, Cossacks routed
the Bolshevik fourteenth division, tax
ing 5000 prisoners and twenty seven
guns. Volunteers are following I'D the
advantage east of Orel.
Southwest Of Orel an enemy col
umn OF 10000 advanced to the attack
against the Orcl- Kbrsk road near
Kromu. This force was enveloped on
both Aanks and half of it was sur
rounded and destroyed, and the re
mainder put to fight northward.
The Bolshevihi temporarily occu-