The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-22

LONDON, Oct. PA wireless commu-
nication from Bolshevik sources says
hghting Is in progress six miles to the
| north of Krasnoy-Selo, where the Reds
| are advancing. There Is fierce fighting
| also along the Windau railroad.
The abandonment of Kiev by the Boil
shevik Is admitted. after a severe
| battle In which the Reds claim to have
taken many prisoners.
Kronstadt has not been attacked and
Will not be by the naval force now in
| the Baltic. and If the Bolsheviki evacu-
ate the fortress before Petrograd fall.
1t Will be great surprise, according to
on Admiralty statement to-day.
The Admiralty, however expects that
| kronstadt will surrender soon after
| Fetrograd is captured. probably to the
| British fleet in those waters.
Messages received by the Admiralty
from Admiral Cowan. the British COM
! mander In the Baltic, up 10 tonight dc
not mention the white flag incident al
| kronstadt
Admiralty officers who have had ex-
perience with the Bolshevik would not
| be surprised If the white flag really had
| been run up on the fortress. as has
| been done in other instances, by ire
sponsible persons in the BolsheviiS
| ranks. At present the British fleet OF
| light cruisers is keeping at a respectful
| distance from the heavy batteries of
| Kronstadt, unwilling to get within range
| until confident that the Bolsheviki mean
| to surrender.
| STOCKHOLM, Oct. 21.-The United
States Minister here. 1. n. Morris, ha
received request by telegraph from
Gen. Yudenitch and Premier Lianozow
Of the Government OF northwest Russia
! urging the United States TO send food
and other necessities for Petrograd.
which Gen. Yudenitch said he expected
to take to-day. The request was for
warded to Washington.
Premier LianoZow's despatch asserted
| that Gen. Yudenitch's troops on Satur-
| day last were only five miles from
Petrograd.
Gen. Vladimiroff. now with the Rus.
| sian northwestern forces, escaped from
| Fetrograd recently and is acquainted
with conditions there. This has led &c
his being selected Professionally as Gov.
ernor-General of Petrograd in the event
of its capture
/ Gen. Yudenitchs headquarters have
been established at CATCHING.
| Kolchak troops on the Siberian from
| are said to have met with a reverse
losing quite heavily in fighting neal
kurgan. This report, II confirmed
would seem to throw some doubt or
recent reports that the Bolsheviki ar,
rapidly retreating on the eastern front
AS late as October Kurgan was IL
the hands of the Bolsheviki.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The request
from Gen. Yudenitch. commanding the
Russian northwestern forces investing
Petrograd, that the United States un.
dertake the shipment Of supplies to thai
city as soon as 1t has been captured
has been received from American Min.
| lister Morris at Stockholm and probably
will be acted upon very soon, it wa.
said to-day at the State Department
| The text of the message was not made
public.
| Swedish press advices received to-day
state arrangements are in process will
| the Finnish Government in connection
with Petrograd's imminent fall to oh
| tain export transport facilities for good!
needed for Petrograd's population ant
temporary suspension of export duties
Representative Russians OF Helsingfor.
have left for Viborg to arrange for trans
portation of 5000 tons of food to Petro
grad
Russian news of the past few day
has caused anxiety among Finnish ant
Swedish dealers, who are Fastening 4
contract for deliveries of necessities.