Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-03-09
RUSSIAN REVOLT
NEAR DECISION
BoIshevik Power Waveying;
Rebels Need Foed and
Supplies
RISE AGAINST DRAFT
Revolt Leaders Reported Victorious
and Planning to March to City
Soviet Relic on Fortress

PARIS, March 9.-Final decision IN
the counter revolutionary struggle in
Russia is now only question Of
hours, according to the latest ollicia!
dispatches received at the Quai dor
say These messages state that the
situation cf the soviet government is
extremely critical, but that the rev
oiutioaiSts are not in much better
position.
According TO a highly placed
French official. it IS question which
side vii! be able to hold out-a quar-
ter Of an hour !ongc" than the other.
If the rebels are able TO secure fonl
and supplies through Finland, thew
have chance 10 triumph, but If
they are unable to TO so, then suc-
cess If the soviet authorities is be
lieved to be assured.
The Bo!shevi<t leaders arc now
statel to be frankly admitting the
seriousness Of rhe revolutionary pc
Utica! strikes. The dangerous out
break il Moscow has been monlentar-
ily checked and the Pctrograd Mos
COW Railway is still working, bat i
resumption Of this movement IS an
;icira:ed with fear.
London, March 9.-The Pctrograd
w0rkn@n are rcvnltin% against
forced mobilization and have at
tackled The soviet troops, says flal-
singfors di>patcl TO the London
Times. The sovjerS after street
tightirr took possession Of the great
er part Of the city.
The revolutionary leader koz'ov-
ski :: completely victorious. the dis
patch adds, the artillery having s.
fenced the minor forts, and is pr"
pairing to march on Petrorrad. He
has ;ssHed. i proclamation 10 the cf-
feet that he is in hurry to save the
population from the oppression OF a
tyrarnous clique
The Krasnoya Corko fortress is
directing its fire against the Mos
COW Eetrograd railway line, says
dispa.ch to the Central News fr2HI
HelSingfors.
Reuters HclSinefors corre&pon-
dent says it :s reliably reported that
Bo!schvik infantry attacked Kron-
stadt Yesterday morning, but were
repuscd with heavy losses. The
bonlhardncht continued throughout
the morning. TIE run flashes ef
The Systerback batteries sheilln@
Kronstadt were plainly visible at
Tcr;cki during The night. Finnish
troops are maSsing on the frontier.
Eight ships Of the Baltic fleet
participated in The bombarGn1ent Of
Pc,rcyrad. Savs Riga dispatch to
he London Times. y panic enSuec
anon, the Rod troops and Commun-
lists. The whole garrison at Oranicn-
ha,Inr. consisting Of five regiments,
deserted to the revo!utionaricS after
shooting all re%imental commissarS
and Communists, and also captured
Two ice breakers between PetroGrai
and Kronstadt.
Riga, March 9.-The fortress OF
Krasnoya Gorko. whicn IS reported
10 have joined the revOlutionists, was
relied on by the soviet government
TO oucl the Kronstadt uprising. The
scvie:s had Threatened 20 blow w.
kroHstadt from krasn0ya Gorko If
ihe rebels IN Krorstadt did not sgr-
render
Several Red army generals, late
dispatches say, have been arrested
at Petrograd, Telegraphic communi-
cation is interrupted between Reral
and Tetroerad.
Stockholm, March 9.--Refueees 8 ar
riving on the frontier Of Finland re-
port that railway connections north
and south of Petrograd have been cut
as a result of the firing on the line
from kronstadt. The fog disap-
pear.d from the Finnish shore At $
O'Clock yesterday morning and great
clouds of smokc-wcrc seen lowering
over Petrograd. Some time after
ward an airplane was seen to ascend
and steer toward Sy&terbak, the avi-
ator throwing out prccIamations and
bombs. Explosions Of the bombs
were seen from the Finnish shore.