The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-11-13
OFFERS CAR
GERMAN FLEET
Emperor Would Aid Brother
Sovereign.
WARSnIp NEAR PETERHOF
Russia Still Scene Of Much Muiiny
and Rio,ins.-C General Political
Cs,sely.m Is Feared.


drra led intervention Of Germany Ia
the Russian crisis has come. The kai
sur when b. lraFn-i of III. cronsiadi
riots s~nt a wireless message Ia tbs
ear Offering 20 plao- the German
northern squadron Al his disposal IN.
rsaF scot hack q message % thanks.
IL IL nat known whether the offrf
se~s beyond Safeguarding ID. sover
rign's Is-nson. s,at inasiauch az . Ter
man warsiiip had i-r-n stationed On
r-lrfi,of for several days fur this pnr'
i.s.- u is inf-rr-i that Emperor vii
Hams pTuI,osal has . wider sIxnin'
canrr
Amid the virtual chaos now esi.tin.
thrfr arr beginning 90 develop CERTAIN
ominons features which leave lliii.
hope ~ avcrting n general political
cataciysm In iiussla. The eoni-ndins
forc-. arr divided into four camps:
Firsi 1her-actionari.s. interchangeable
rouri party. some military leaders aud
SON. bnrraucrais who for ID. past
ten days have bs-n melting the drrs-
u the population a. murder and out.
rag- In order 20 brighten the czar into
n withdrawal 81 the Conversions.
sccond.-Couni VIII. and his follow
CT. including many burraucrats aud
some upper class Liberals.
Thlni.-Th. whole commercial class
aud the moderate reformcrs. who are
best described as xemstvoists.
fonrih.-Thc Socialist workm"n. who
created ia. present situation 10y gen.
cral strike.
The peasantry do not figure In the
problem AZ yet. aud the rank and nle
Of the army IL stili an uncertain guam
tliy. The rcaciionaries are the small
eat In numbers. and their strength de-
ponds solely ON how far they can com.
mand military support. They are des-
perately opposed 10 Count White and
In the present situation TO the czar
himself. This last is one Of the most
critical facts OF the moment
According 20 information received
here. the mutiny at Cronstadt IL not
yet quelled. the Fourth aud Seventh
equlpages still holding out In their
barracks and keeping the troops which
surround the building at bay by means
Of machine guns mounted M the win
dows. The commander OF the forces,
IL II added. hesltates 10 order the troops
TO storm the building. believing he can
reduce the mutlneers to submission by
starvation.
In the communications held with the
mutinccrs the latter refuse Ia surrcnd
er unless they are guaranteed immuni
~ from punishment under the naval
regulations by which every NTH man
Is subject TO be shot after trial by q
court martial which Is now said TO be
In session and engaged In sentencing
the captured leaders Of the revolt to
execution.
General Beleaf has been summarily
dismissed. Cronstadt has now been
turned into huge camp.
In Warsaw l,500 political prisoners
have been released. while the Schlus-
selburg. prison with the awful repu.
tation that no prisoner entering Its
gates ever saw the outer world again.
has opened its doors wide to all pris-
oners. those removed including the
murderer Of NJ. Plehve
At the corner of every street In the
capital placards are posted notifying
the people to rest assured that the gov
eminent is thoroughly prepared to sup
press any rioting or outrage.
The Industrial associations Of Riga,
on the Baltic, and Kharkov, in south.
ern Russia. have both telegraphed
Count Witte that preparations are be-
ing made by the workmen for resum
ing the strikes. In each case the asser |
ton is made that II the plans are car |
be the result. White has replied that
he Is poweress to do anything to pre-
vent the danger.
The proclamation Of martial law In |
Poland is understood to be the begin.
ming of an attempt by the Russian gov.
eminent to restore order throughout |
the empire by severe measures.
1t is reported that battalion Of In.
fantry stationed ut Kransnoye Selo
the great military camp eighteen miles
southeast of st. Petersburg, has mu.
TIMED.
NJ. Durnovo has been appointed act.
ing minister of the interior.
Admiral Nikanoff, commandant OF
the Baltic ports, has resigned.
Three cruisers are being prepared to
take the mutinous sailors at Cronstadt
on long disciplinary voyage.