Show I 1 TAKEN N FATE I I II IN I OUT BT London Ad Admiralty iral ty Has No Report of Capture of Great Fortress by byI I B British Naval Forces I WA WASH WASHINGTON NG NO Oct t. t 17 17 Reports Reports of the capture of af Petrograd and Kronstadt Kronstadt Kronstadt Kron- Kron I stadt by N Northwestern Russian forces under General were re reI received received re- re at the state department today I from an American consular officer on the he bod border r Confirmation of I tion of I f the tine reports ha had not been lea received eH when I the dispatch was sent but it was said I I they gen generally r lly weN credited in Sweden I I T LONDON ONDON T pet Oct 17 Confirma lj tion of reports report that British naval forces f have taken the fortress of Kronstadt on Oil the I Gulf of of Finland l tt I west yest of Petrograd Petrograd Petro Petro- grad has not b I at the admiralty admiralty ad ad- offices here hes telling tellIng telling tell tell- ing of the capitulation of Kronstadt are not credited It I It being said the British British British Brit Brit- ish have only light cruisers in the vicinity vicinity vi vicinity vi- vi which are f incapable of successfully successfully successfully success success- fully challenging n the fortress AdmIralty Admiralty Admiralty Ad Ad- officials ls state there was no reason reason for a British attack on the I pl place c I 1 TELLS OF CAPTURE ST STOCKHOLM iO Oct t. t 17 The The fortress of Kronstadt has ha's capitulated capitula led after a bombardment by bya a Br British tish feet which after the fort had had surrendered the harbor ac according ordin to advices re received received received re- re c here t NEAR PETROGRAD D. D LONDON Oct 17 General General I tich tick commander of the Russian northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- western army has captured and is victoriously advancing toward Selo and Selo eighteen and nd fifteen miles from Petrograd Petrograd Petro grad Reports from Reval neal and I say that is meeting with feeble resistance although was strongly fortified Reports from I aviators show that the few barricades on the lohe road to Petrograd and trenches and entanglements outside of ot the capital capital capital capi capi- tal are not formidable It is also announced that the Bol- Bol are evacuating Petrograd owIng owing owing ow ow- ing to a mutiny among the red troops SIXTEEN N MILES AWAY AWAY I STOCKHOLM Oct ct 1 16 Official G. G Official confirmation has been received of the capture of e Selo sixteen miles southwest of Petrograd by y forces of General itch Heavy firing was heard off Kronstadt all aU day Wednesday Wednes Wednes- I day FORCES MAY JOIN LONDON Via Montreal Oct 17 The latest authoritative news regarding regarding regarding regard regard- ing th the military situation In southern Russia Is that the aruty army of General on the extreme left of the theline theline theline line has taken and is advancing advancing advancing ad ad- northward along the e east st bank banle of f the per river toward Gomel The right of the Polish army It was stated last week rests on the at Gomel ab about ut seventy miles from so that a junction of the two armies would be effective should reach Gomel On the right flank the forces of General have crossed the Don Donon Donon Donon on a mile front Everywhere the army is driving back the In east Russia the Bolshevik forces are compelled to adopt purely defensive tactics owing to the great demands upon the Bolshevik effectives else else- where Note The Note The recapture of Kiev by the Bolshevists October 15 announced by hy bythe bythe hythe the Bolshevik c last night if confirmed will interfere seriously with General General s progress toward Gomel as such a defeat would place a Bolshevist force directly in ill the rear of the party operating northward from I 1 |