New-York tribune., 1921-03-09
Force. Sent to Attack
Anti.Bolshevik Troops,
Drowned When Battle
ship Blows Up Ice Field
petroerad Shelled
By Eight Vessels
Workmen Revolt Against
Army Service and At
tack the Soviet Soldiers
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r0NDON. March s.-A Finnish regi-
-ept part o. q force OF Chinese and
Firms. sent hv the Soviet from Petro-
-rsa "a n.eet n force of 81 ,ooc anti
BolsneviK soldiers and sailors marching
,gains, thar c..t. has been annihilated,
according % dispatch received 20
nseh, from Helsingfors.
Fhe Finnish regiment was crossing
sn ice neld "a attack the rear OF the
Evolutionary forces. when an insurgent
satlleship opened fire on them, killing
many and blowing up the ice field, so
tia. me remainder were drowned. No
reports have been received Of encoun-
tcrs between the revolutionists and the
remainder O. the Soviet forces, which
are said 70 be we'll supported by artil-
lery.
Tire bombardmer. Of Pet1ograd By
the revolutlonists Is in fuli swing. with
Tie Soviet artillery replying. A Mos
sow wireless report received to-day
says taat the Soviet has allowed q
lays grace To the Kronstadt insure-
ents. giving them 4 chance TO recanJ,
and that the Insurgents ranks are rita
with discomfort.
Helsingfors reports that Odessa is
II the hands Of the soldiers and work
men. with the Soviet troops on the
way to attempt 10 recapture it. Slr!!-
st reports given ont SATURDAY have
10. As yet been confirmed from other
sources
LONDON. March BY TIE Asso-
Gated Press - The Petrograd work
men are revolving against forced mobi-
Azation and have attacked the Soviet
troops says Helsingfors dispatch to
The London Times The Soviets. after
stree lighting, took possession Of the
greater part Of the city
The revolutionary leader, Kozlovski,
IS completely victorious. the dispatch
adds, the artillery having silenced the
Mlnor forts. and Is preparing TO march
oa Petr0grad. He has issued q procla-
nation 10 ne effect that he is in
hurry 20 saVe the population from the
OPPRESSION OF tyrAnnous clique.
The hrasuoya Gorko fortress is d.
.eNt--S t-o ZIG 4Sd-US+ LuS MOScOW-
PetrograG Railway line. says d dispatch
10 the Central News from Helsinrfors.
Rail Communications Cut
Dispatches received by way OF Stock
aolm say that refugees arriving on the
frontier Of Finland report that railway
connections north and south OF petro-
grad have been cut a. I result of the
anns OIL tne line from Kronstadt The
,os appeared from tie Finnish shore
al O'Clock this morning and great
clouds % smoke We're seen lowering
ever Petrograd. Some time afte rward
steer toward Svterbak. the aviator
throwing ont proclamations aud bombs.
tAp-osions of the bombs were seen
ron tae Finnish shore.
Late this afternon the BON bardrnert
between the fortresses, which had
slatkened during the day, had not yet
been resumed.
Bolsheviki Suffer Heavy Losses
Reuter- Heisingfors correspondent
sass It reliably reported that Boil
'heVik infantry attacked Kronstadt
.Ais morning, but were repulsed with
hea'y losses. Tie bombardment con-
inued throughout the morning. The
'i i-ie - 81 terpah batteries
!AeAing kronssadt were plainly visible
II IerloHi during the night Finnish
Ioops arc massirg on the frontier
hlsht ships of the Baltic fleet par
neiPated in the bombardment of Petro-
grad SAYS Riga dispatch TO The Lon
qcn Zines. A panic ensucd among the
Aea troops and Communists. The
NAole garrison at 0ranienbaum, con-
alStiIg of I'VE reoiruan4s daSer+ed to
the revolutionaries after shooting all
leg'meNlai cOmmIssars and Commun-
rs, and also captured two ice break
rs between Pefrograd and Kronstadt
:, Inc BolsheviAi have sent agitators to
Aronstact with gold to try to check the
A dispatch from Abo. Finland, timed
o'clock this evening, says Russian