Evening star., 1921-03-05
ANTE-REDS SEIZE
KRONSTADT FORT
Soviet Representatives Are
Held as Hostages While
Lenin Faces UpheaVaI.

Oficial information that the soviet
fortress at kronstadt had fallen into
the hands of revolutionist troops was
received today by the Finnish lega-
tion.
\ cablegram from the Finnish for
eign once at Helsingfors said the
revolutionists were holding Lenin
commissaires as hostages. A wire
less message to this effect from
kronstadt, the dispatch stated, was
intercepted by the Finnish general
staff.
The cabIegram also said uncon-
hrmed reports had reached Helsing-
fors via Esthonia that "a tremendous
uphea,al reigns throughout Russia,
that the Moscow garrison refused to
fight and that the greater part OF
Petrograd was under the control of
revolutionists.
SeriOusness Believed Growing.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 5-News reaching
London on the internal situation IN
Russia continues conflicting. but the
reports of uprisings were reiterated
today and enlarged upon.
. This evenings newspapers print
dispatch from Helsingfors which de-
CidrtS the antl-SONle1 OulDTSdh lids
not been suppressed, but, on the con-
trary is spreading. The message as
serts that both Moscow and Petro-
grad are in the hands of the revolu-
tioniStS.
These reports follow denials in Off
Cial Moscow wireless messages re-
Gently that there were any disturb
anceS in either of the cities named.
and carrying Il statement by NJ.
Tchitcherin, the soviet foreign min
lister, denouncing recent news of Rus
sian disorders circulated through
Letvia rs "a campaign of lies"
Moscow Declarations Quoted.
On the other hand. Riga messages
have quoted the official Moscow papers
as printing resolutions adopted by COM
munistic labor"rs showing the existence
of strikes and disturbances, and also
what was declared to have been an
official declaration signed by Premier
Lenin and War Minister Trotsky on
March .. saying grave disorders had oc-
CURED and that the city of Pctrograd
and the Immediate district had been
placed in a state of siege, with all
authority given into the hands OF a
committee of defense.
This quoted declaration added that
former Gen. KozIovaki and other officers,
backed by socialists, had mutinied on
March .. and arrested several of the
Petrograd soviet administrators.
ointT reports from dfl
sources received Friday declared condi-
tons in both Moscow and Petrograd
were serious. some of the reports stat
ing that there was pronounced move
Inent among the troops against using
forces in dealing with the revolution
aries.
White Flags at Red Centers.
BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM March 4.--White flags
.I,..,.
al Pctrograd and the kremlin at
Moscow. according to Helsingfors re-
ports received here. In Moscow, 30,-
900 troops are declared to have re-
fused to march against the revoiu-
tIonarieS.
southern front are marching on
petrograd Mariners at kronstadt
have sent out "a wireless message @x
AOrting all Russian troops to partici-
pate IN the revolution against the
soviet.
NJ. Zinovicn. governor of Petrograd !.
NJ. Ka!nIu Of the soviet central com
mittec- and several Pctrograd com
Inissars. it is added. are being held
by the r"volutiOnarIes as hostages.
The Dagens Nyhetcr learns from
Revai and kronstadt that the sailors
there have reyOitcd. According to "a
telegram 10 the Esthonian foreign
minister. the fleet and Notifications
at krOnstadt are in the possession of
the revolutionary committee.
RIGA, March at is reported that
there is great excitement in Moscow
over the events in Petrograd. and that
extraordinary steps have been taken
TO prevent revolts. The city Of Mos
cow has been divided into four dis
tricts for defense. and troops are con
centrated at strategic points during
the night
COPENHAGEN. March 5-Chinese
troops have been concentrated at Mos
COW by the Russian soviet govern
mcnt. says n Helsingfors dispatch to
the Berlingske Tidende Railroad
traffic. IL is said, is proceeding only
cast of Moscow toward Tomsk ST.