London, March 9.
The news from Russia continues to be extremely confused and shadowy. The Soviet wireless in Moscow, however, euphemistically announces that the Soviet Government has "postponed the liquidation of the Kronstadt revolt for a day." This, taken in conjunction with other messages, is interpreted as bearing out the report that a Bolshevik infantry attack against Cronstadt across the ice was heavily repulsed. Some of the forts on the Gulf of Finland which apparently at first fired against Cronstadt are now directing their fire against Petrograd.
It is stated that General Koslovsky is about to march against Petrograd after a successful artillery duel.
There are indications that the insurgents have seized the railway
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