PETROGRAD'S FATE.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 252, 23 October 1919, Page 5

PETROGRAD'S FATE.

FALL OF CITY IMMINENT. YUDENITCH-S APPEAL TROTSKY ORGANISING DEFENCE. {By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, October 22. General Yud"mtch has appealed to the United States Minister at Stockholm, asking him to urgently procure American relief for the starving population of Petrograd in view of the imminent cap- i ture of the city. Admiral Cowan has been entrusted ■nith anangements to send food to Petroerad immediately the city falls. — (A. and X-Z. Cable.) " j A Bolshevik wireless message states | that Trotsky presided at a special meet- | ir.™ of the Petrograd Soviet and formed i a military council for internal defence, i He appealed to the workmen to arm j and resist the enemy. — (United Service.) BOMBARDMENT OF RIGA. A THREAT FROM BEEMONDT.i (Received 11.43 a.m.) I.OXDOX. October 22. General Bevmondt's aeroplanes dropped an ultimatum announcing that unless the defence of Ri<ia were abandoned by nidnicht on Monday, bombardment with heavy artillery would be opened. The Germans continue to pour gas shell? into Riga. German artillery on Monday fired on British warships, which immediately replied, bombarding the German positions. The Germans four times vainly attempted to force the passage of the TKina at Friedrickstadt. 55 miles distant from Riga. The British fleet off Petrograd repeatedly shelled and bombed Krasnaya Goika.—(A. and NX Cable.) A Bolshevist wireless alleges that General Denikin was defeated and Orel recaptured. Nineteen enemy infantry resiments were literally annihilated, and two armoured trains were captured.— ("Times.") A NAVAX SKIRMISH. TWO BOLSHEVIK CRAFT SUNK. (Received 1.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 22. It is officially announced that four Bolshevist destroyers attacked British destroyers and Esthonian shipping in Kapori Bay, in the Guff of Finland. The British destroyers sank two of the enemy craft without suffering a single casualty themselves. — (A. and N.Z.) EALT FOR REDTFORCEMENTS. INCREASING RESISTANCE. LONDON", October 22. General Yudenitch has established his headquarters at Tsarkoye Selo, 15 miles by rail south of Petrograd. He is concentrating his troops and awaiting reinforcements around Pulkovo, five miles south of Petrograd, owing to the Bolshevik resistance increasing. The Bol=&eviks have been threatening the right fiank of General Yudenitch's army, but the danger is now passed. A Bolshevik communique admits the abandonment of Kieff. The cemmuirique adds: '"Our troops hav<» captured Orel 200 miles south of Moscow. Our cavalry, in the direction of Voronezh, annihilated General MamontofFs infantry, taking much booty. Our advance continues." — <A. and NJZ. Cable.) RUSSIAN UNITY. A GERMAN APOSTIJ3. YON DER GOI/TZ'S CONVERSION BERLIN, October 22. ■"on der Goltz, in a newspaper inter view, said that by his departure frorr the Baltic provinces he hoped to per snade the Entente Powers to adopt : more business-like attitude. There wer< now no German subjects among Ber mondt's troops. The Baltic province; and Russia should have the same pbliti cal aims. This was the only policy whicl ■would guarantee lasting peace. If th< provinces became English colonies undei the cloak of political independence thei a war between Britain and Russia wouU be unavoidable within a.n estimable time because Russia needed the Baltic ports AH the German troops, said yon del Goltz. would evacuate the Baltic pro vinces. with the exception of those who for private reasons, wished to settle ii the Baltic provinces and adopt Russiai citizenship.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)