Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-17
k0LCHAk FORCES TO
DELIVER A BLOW AT
GATES OF FPETR0GRAD
London, Oct l7.-R eports from Stockholm
today said the Bolsheviki were concentrating for
the decisive struggle with General Denikines Cos

oCllcIdl DCIllklIlC > \Oo~
sacks in the south. Cen
eral Denikine's position
west of Voronezh and
the fall Of kursk were regarded a.
threatening seriously the central
soviet government at Moscow.
An official dispatch from Omsk
dated Oct. IA said that the whole OF
the north lSibelian army rested on the
Tobol River and that the other two
armies were on an average of only
five miles away On the Semrretche
front Admiral kolchaks forces have
ad Nanced capturing 5000 prisoners.
At Gates of Petroerad.
London, Oct 1.-THE march OF
Gen. ludenitch, at the the head OF
the northwestern Russian army, on
the City of Petrograd was still pro.
crossing taVOrahly at the latest ad.
vices. Some reports Of his advance,
however, Eave apparently outrun his
actual progress.
There appeared. for instance. some
Kronstadt. outpost at the water ap.
preach to Petrograd, had capitulated
to British naval forces. as indicated
in reports during the night The Brit
ish admiralty had received no COM
firmatory advices and the accuracy Of
the news was questioned in admiralty
circle,
siberians Hold Tobol.
Omsk, Thursday. Oct l6.-Siberian
forces are holding the line of Tobol
River, excer. in the vicinity of Yalu-
tOrOvsk and kurgan. which are still In
bolshevik hands. The military situa-
ton has been virtually unchanged
during the last week because of heavy
rains and mud, which have brought
operations to a standSill.
CKunsan is on the lien of the trans
Siberian railroad, approximately 175
miles east of Tchelyabinsk. Yaluto-
: rovsk is about eighty-flye miles north
OF KurganD
/ kronstadt Falls to British
/ London, Oct 11.-kronstadt, the
I great fortress standing sentinel at the
/ gate of Petrograd, the former Russian
capital, has capitulated to British
naval forces, Which, after terrific
bCmOardment, entered the place.
The fall of this baStion OF the de-
Tense Of Petrograd appears to seal
/ the city.
Moving steadily forward Gen. Ude-
MITCH at the head of the northwest
ern Russian army, is standing virtu'
! ally before Petrograd Tsarskoye
Selo, the former Summer residence OF
! Car Nicholas. has been captured.
while krasnoye Selo, just a little fur,
ther north, has also fallen before the
advancing anti.bolsheyik forces.
Soviet troops are reported to be
! leaving Petrosrad a mutiny among
the men having broken out. In any
event, advices indicate that the Yude-
mitch forces are encountering feeble
/ res stance.
Report Confirmed.
London, Oct Confirmation Of
reports that British naval forces have
taken the fortress OF kron stadt, on
the Gulf Of Finland, west OF Petrograd,
has nor been received at the adm-
ralty offices here. Dispatches telling
OF the caWtulation Of kronstadt are
not credited il being said the British
have only light cruisers in the vicin-
ity, which are incapable of success
fully challenging the fortress. Ad-
miralty officials state that there was
; no reason for Il British attack on the
place.
Yudenitch Gets Help.
Stockholm, Thursday, Oct 10
Gen. iudenitch, whose northwestern
Russian army is marching on Petro
grad, has been reinforced by troops
commanded by Prince Peter Lieven
and volunteers from Archangel, who
$ now form the vanguard of the aa
d vance on the former Russian capital
according to a Halsingstor dispatch &c
: the DaGbladet,
"A London dispatch received las.
}. Saturday stated that Prince Petel
i ldeven was experimenting the coor
Il diLatOn of forces commanded by Col
> Avalon Bermondt and Gen. Won de,
r Golt2, which have been fighting in anc
e. about Riga for several days.)
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