LATEST WAR NEWS.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13982, 19 November 1917, Page 7

LATEST WAR NEWS.

PETROGRAD CALM. NEW RULERS SUPPORTED BY ARMY. Per Cable—Press Association—Copyright (Australian and N.Z.Cable Association) * Received November 18,11.20 p.m. COPENHAGEN, November 17. Hapnraiula telegrams state that Petrogiad is calm. Delegates from the • front declare that the entire army support the' new rulers. ,i > "~"""" - KERENSKY DISCREDITED. COSSACKS CONCLUDE ARMISTICE. EXTREMISTS CONTROL PETROGRAD. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) Received November 18, 11.20 p.m. PARIS, November 17. The Matin states that Kerensky, after his failure, attempted to commit suicide, then disappeared into the conn-; try. He is trying to join General Korniloff and General Kale-din. (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association) Received November IS, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, November 18. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent, telegraphing on the loth, says:—lt is impossible to forecast the future.'.The Bolshevikis to-day have the upper hand in Petrograd, after fighting between Gatchina and V, Tsarskoe-'Selo,. Kerensky's fifteen hundred Cossacks concluded an armistice on Wednesday with the Bolshevikis' force; of sixteen thousand. General Krasoff, commander of the Cossacks, offered to send M. Kerensky to Petrograd under Cossack convoy. •M.Kercnsy escaped, and his whereabouts are unknown. The Bolshevikis re-entered Petrograd with bands playing, but the populace was silent. The fighting in Moscow lasted between the 11th and 15th, both sides using artillery. The Bolshevikis bombarded the Kremlin and the cathedrals. Sniping occurred alj over .the city. Riotous crowds broke the spirit stores and completely terrorised the city. General Kaledin, with the Cossacks, control the Don region. It is reported that the Cossacks surrounded Charkoff and Veronetz, and captured Viazma. The Bolshevikis will probably be compelled to come to terms,with the other.Socialist parties. The non-So-cialist Ministers are still imprisoned. Received November 18, 11.30 p.m. COPENHAGEN, November 17. Danish frontier reports" give particulars of a violent.cannonade this morning in the North Sea, westward of Manoe Island. The firing lasted four hours, punctuated by heavy explosions. It is believed that a large number of the Baltic warships were engaged, several of which were seen.

AUSTRIAN FLEET ON THE MOVE,

FIRE ON ITALIAN TROOPS. 4 :■: "> (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assoention) AMSTERDAM, November 17. Received November 18,11.20 p.m. •Austrian messages state that detachments of the Austrian Fleet fired on the Italian troops and batteries in the PTave estuary. . OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA, S *i' ■ ■ PUSHING BACK THE FOE. B (Australian and Reuters.) November 18, 11.30 ■p.m. LONDON, November 17. ■HIAn East Africa official message says: —We occupied Mviti on Wednesday and Chiwata on Thursday. We captured 46 Germans and 425 Askaris, Since the Ist of November we have killed or captured 473 Germans and . 1072 Askaris, two naval guns, thirtythree machine-guns. The enemy has been driven out of the whole of.Mahenge area.- '■•-■' THE FIGHT FOR PASSCHENDAELE „;. "."■ CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS. 0 ■•■.-'.' (Australian and "eiiler.) Received Novembed 18, 11.30 p.m. .;. ' LONDON, November 17. j Sir Douglas Haig reports:-We have 'consolidated the ground captured last evening north and north-west of Pass chendaele, r. lA.French communique states that the enemy's attack at Atkirkch was frus-