THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 30, Issue 17, 1 March 1918, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

GERMAN ADVANCE ON PETROGRAD. ENORMOUS SUPPLIES ENDANGERED. PETROGRAD, Fob. 27. Fierce fighting continues at Pshov, which has changed hands several times, ['he Soviet is sending fresh troops from Petrograd. The first German detachments were small and well equipped. Large reinforcements arc now approaching.

An enormous quantity of supplies and valuable munitions is stored in the neighbourhood, hence the Germans’ anxiety to capture the railway to Petrograd, cut the bridges, and block up the roads.

The Soviet is almost hourly issuing violent proclamations goading its supporters. The latest denounces the approaching combination as “the imperialist assassins and damned minions of ■Vilhelm the German and Kaledin’s vVhitc Guards.”

There were strange scenes when the blare of syrens woke Petrograd on Monday night. Few knew what it signified, and those who went into the streets were immediately summoned to get picks and shovels and dig trenches in the roads.

Telephones buzzed everywhere, telling that the Germans were coming from Pskov. The trams ran all night, motors were requisitioned, and the railways were closely guarded. PETROGRAD, Feb. 27.

Workers have joined the garrison at Narva and combined with the Bed Guards, forming a total of 10,000, A portion has been despatched to Reval. Similar mobilisations are proceeding elsewhere, the Soviets acting as centres for rapid distribution of arms and supplies.