RUSSIA
*—- THE NORTHERN FRONT. (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association) LONDON, May 13. Official reports state that the Allied counter-bombardment silenced the enemy’s artillery on all parts of the North Russia front. The White Sea i fi now navigable, and the river Dwina is free from ice. Stockholm messages record persistent rumours that Petrograd ip likely to fall in a few days. All the leading Bolsheviks have left the city. , Herr Bran ting expresses the opinion that Finland contemplates an attack on Petrograd in order to strengthen her position with the Allies. ; In the House of Commons, Mr Bohar Law stated that' there, were no definite proposals for a military or naval attack on Petrograd, though a British squadron wa ft available for ns© in an emergency.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 114, 15 May 1919, Page 5
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