New-York tribune., 1919-05-23
Successful Turning Move on
the North Russian Front
Forces the Enemy to
Retreat to the South
Part of Lake Omega Open
Esthonians Push Closer to
Petrograd as Ukrainians
Fail to Trap the Soviets

LONDON, May 22.-The Allied troons
on the North Russian front have car
ried out successful turning move
ment against the main Bolshevik posi-
tlon, forcing the enemy to retreat
southward, according to a North Rus
sian official communication received
here this evening. Several towns were
captured and many prisoners taken and
the enemy also suffered heavy casual
ties.
The communication says the turning
movement was carried out May 20
north of Medwejyagora, six miles south
of Lumbushki on the railway, that the
enemy was expelled from his position
and is in full retreat
The towns of Lumbushki, Ostreche
and Kolodari we're taken.
The Bolsheviki have not succeeded
in checking the advance on Petrograd.
The Finnish forces, according to Brit
ish staff reports to-day, are within
forty-five miles of the city, and the
Esthonians are within fifty.
ARCHANGEL, May 20 (By The Asso-
cated Press Russian troops COOPER
ating with the Allied force on the Muir
mansk front captured the town Of
Povienetz, at the head of Lake Omega,
on May II.
Lake Omega Opened
The capture Of Povienetz opens the
upper part of Lake Omega to Allied
craft. The population welcomed the
Russian troops and held Thanksgiving
services for their deliverance from the
Bolsheviki Before leaving the town
the Bolsheviki removed all males more
than fourteen years of age.
On the Vaga River front to-day a
Russian patrol of one hundred men
broke through the Bolshevik outpost
line at Malo Bereznik, killing twenty
two of the enemy and capturing seven
ty-one, with no loss to themselves.
STOCKHOLM May 21.-The Esthon-
ians, in their campaign against the Boil
sheviki, are pushing closer to Petro-
grad, according to an Esthonian official
statement received here to-day. This
states that the Esthonians, "near Cat
schina," have captured the railway sta
tion of Vruga, with 700 prisoners.
(Gatschina is thirty-fve miles directly
south Of Petrograd.)
Ukrainians' Position Serious
VIENNA, May 10 (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The Bolshevik often
siv,e against the Rumanians in Bessa-
raba is progressing, according to re-
ports here from Ukrainian sources, be-
cause of inability of the Ukrainians
under General Petlura to cut in behind
the Bolsheviki in the direction of
kiev. General Petlura is said to be
helpless in the situation because he
has been deprived cf the support of
$4,000 West Ukrainian troops who are
fighting unsuccesstully against the
sive under General Haller in the re-
gion south of Lemberg.
The advices say the situation is con-
sidered serious for the Rumanians be-
cause they may also soon be attacked
by the Hungarian Communists.
The position of the Ukrainians. it is
said, is still more serious, and the
troops of the Moscow government are
approaching Pet.ura's base at Tarnipol
LONDON, May ga Bolshevik
wireless from Petrograd to-day denied
that Riga and Dvinsk had been cap
tured by anti Bolshevik forces.
The Lettish Information Bureau in
Copenhagen announced Monday that
Riga had been occupied by Lettish
troops. Nothing was said of Dvinsk,
which is on the Lettish front.
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