Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-19
Will Treat Only With Cars
Legal Successor or a Con-
stituent Assembly.
NEW ARMY IS REPORTED
ON MARCH TO PETROGRAD
Maximalists Now Definitely in Con.
troll of Moscow, But Their Rule
in Capital Is Precarious.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Sunday, November 49,
Germany has refused TO treat for peace
with the new soldiers and workmen's
government, in response to a recent pro-
posal, according to the newspapers here,
which publish this news as coming from
well authenticated source.
1t is stated that Emperor William an
nounced in his reply that he would treat
only with the legal successor to the i'm.
perial government or with the con-
stituent assembly.
In this connection the VOLTA Noroda
diers' and workmen's government in
event of it's failure to receive replies
from the belligerents by November %
reserves the right to make peace on
its own account. after which, IL the
war continues. Russia will occupy a
neutral position.
Army Moving on Petrograd.
Reports of a new army, composed of
various elements from the front and
the vanguard of which is said to be
close to Gatchinam, have sent a new
thrill through the city. If the reports
are to be credited the aim of the new
force is to release the city from the
control Of the bolsheviki It is COM
manded by STAFF Capt Payloff Of
the social democratic workmen's party
and already has had brushes with the
defending outposts of the bolsheviki
army.
Kerensky Reported With Army.
According to some versions, NJ. Ker.
ensky is returning with the army. Still
other reports tell of an armored train
approaching from the direction of Mos
COW pulling up the rails as 1t pro.
ceeds. All the reports are impossibie
Of confirmation.
A report of the interfrontal congress
for the supply of the armies is published
today 1t declares the inability Of the
congress further to carry on the burden
laid upon 1t by the general army commit
tee and that, therefore, unless the pres
ent situation is quickly clarified. 1t viii
give up the task and not be responsible
for consequences.
The committee for the salvation OF the
revolution has protested against the
order of arrest of Premier kerensky and
for the taking into custody of other MEM
bers of the provisional government. on
the ground that they are answerable only
to the constituent assembly. The town
duma is at loggerheads with the revolu-
tionary committee over the attempts OF
the latter to assume the management OF
the telephones
Bolsheviki Win at Moscow.
pE-rpncPaD Saturday November II
Peace has been definitely declared in
Moscow with victory for the bolsheviki.
The White Guard has been disarmed
and likewise the military cadets. Two
trainloads of the Red Guard en- route
from Petrograd to Moscow to support
the bolsheviki soldiers there have been
stopped. and at the same time railway
telegraph reports indicate that the
Cossacks are making progress north
ward. and that the bolshevikf are in
panic in consequence of their near ep-
proach.
II is likewise reported that approxi-
mately a corps of mixed troops from
the southwest front. intent on putting
an end to civil war. is en- route to
Petrograd and has reached Luga. All
reports are impossible of confirmation.
as the city is flooded with exaggerated
rumors of every description.
London Hears of Compromise.
LONDON, November 19.-The Belin
Tagblatt declares that Premier kerensky
and Nikolai Lenine, leader of the bo-
sheIyiki revolution in Petrograd. have
effected a compromise essentially fs-
vorable to Lenine, the Exchange TelS-
graph correspondent at Copenhagen re.
ports.
Reuters Petrograd correspondent,
telegraphing Sunday, says there has
been split among the maxima1ists-
The ministers of the interior. agri-
culture and supplies have resigned.
holding thatsa formation of a coalition
socialist government is essential. Sew
eral other commissioners. says the cor
respondent, support their views.
1t is added by the correspondent that
NJ Zinovief, associate of Nikolai Lee
nine, and NJ. kamenef, vice president
of the workmen's and soldiers delegates.
and three other members of the maxi
malist central committee of the Petro-
grad workmen's and soldiers delegates,
also have resigned for the same reason.