PETROGRAD ADVANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 198, 21 August 1919, Page 5

PETROGRAD ADVANCE.

ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS UNITED. PROGRESS ON LTJGA RIVER. BRITISH NAVAL CO-OPERATION (By Cable—Press Association.— Copyright., (Received 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, August 20. The "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent states that General Yudeuitch, in conjunction with the Esthonians. has definitely agTeed to a common attack on Petrograd. Rear-Admiral Cowan, commanding the British naval forces in the Baltic, assembled four large and three small cruisers hi the Gulf of Finland, and a big battleship is stationed at Reval. Prince Laewen's army from Courland has reinforced the Russian north-west army, which, preparatory to an advance, opened an intensive tire on the Bolshevik positions on the Karelian front, southwest, of the White Sea. The Bolsheviks claim to have advanced along the Murman railway north-west-ward of Petrosavodsk. towards Petrosavodsk, on. the western shore of Lake Onega. The Esthonian War Minister reports the capture of seven villages on the L-uga River front, fifty miles south-west of Petrograd, and a considerable advance on the Porkoff front, 20 miles east of Pskoff.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) RECONSTRUCTING RUSSIA. DENIKINS PROPOSALS. (Received 10.35 a.m.) LONDON. August 20. General Denikin, commanding the South Russian Volunteer Armies, has outlined his proposals for the re-estab- ( lishment of industry and the develop- I ment of labour. He proposes legislation j providing legal rights to the owners of j factories, State control of industries in i the interests of national economy, in- j treased output by all possible means, j co-operation between, employers and em- | ployees, establishment of an eight-hour day, arbitration and industrial courts, and measures against unemployment.— CA. and X.Z. Cable.) BRITISH CASUALTIES IN RUSSIA. i (Received 9.35 a.m.) LONDON, August 20. Mr. H. W. Forster (Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office) stated in j the House of Commons to-day that the British casualties in the recent Russian j operations included 135 killed, 341 died j from wounds or sickness, 310 wounded, j and 154 missing or prisoners.— (A. and! X.Z. Cable.) HELP FROM BRITAIN. I LONDON, August 20. The Kronstadt. operation coincides! with renewed aerial attacks on Kronetadt. It is known that British tanks J and munitions have arrived at Reval. These events apparently mark the opening of a combined offensive against Petrograd under General Yudenitch. i Although no British troops are under the I command of General Yudenitch, it is due | to the activities of the British military mission that an understanding has b<t>n r effected between the Esthonians and the i Russian national troops, making a combined effort possible. — (A. and X.Z.) THE ODESSA ATTACK. BOLSHEVIKS RETREATING. (Received 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 20. A Boishevik wireless message states that (General Denikin has occupied Kherpon. 80 miles east of Odessa, and NikoLiieff, north-ea-st of Odessa. The Bolpheviks have retired beyond the Bug River line. Denikin crossed the Dnieper and oc-1 cupied Cherkassy. 2flO miles north of Odessa.—(A. and'X.Z. Cable.) Refugees who have reached Constant!- j nople state tliat German peasant colonies in South-west Russia joined the enti-Bolsheviks and helped to capture Odessa.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)