The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09

NSFeH8Ny tatAA TO GolaA@F@s
Petrograd, Nov. 9.-At a meeting
Of the congress of SoIdisrB' and
Workmen's deputies last night n
member OF the revolutionary COM
mittee said that on Wednesday Pre-
mier Kerensky at Gatchina, IS
versts (23 miles) from Petrograd.
addressed 5000 soldiers who were on
their way from the front to Petro-
grad. After a conference the sol
diers decided not to proceed for the
time to Petrograd.
kerniloff to be Tried.
The military revolutionary COM
Fsornif0 lader of ie recent revolt.
and his supporters 10 Petrograd and
imprison them in the fortress OF ST.
Peter and st. Paul They viii be
brought to trial before q military
revolutionary tribunal.
Lieutenant General @. L. Kornilon
was commander-in-chisfo of the RUS
sian armies when early last Septem-
Der several detachments of troops
under his command marched on
Petrograd. He was removed from
office. Some Of his troops reached a
point thirty miles from PetroRrad
when they deserted to the provision-
al government. The movement coll
lapsed on Sept. 10 and General Kor-
ntlom surrendered. A board of army
officers inquired into the revolt but
General KornilofE has never been
brought to trial.
Leon Trotzky, president of the ex-
ecutive committee OF the Petrograd
Council Of Soldiers and WorkmenB
delegates, explained that the arrest
n N hzg -
government was not an act Of ven
geance or political repression. He
said all the membets OF the late gov
ernment would be tried for con-
spiracy In the Korniloff movement.
The political parties TO which the
Socialist ministers belong have de-
cided to turn over all the ministers,
Socialists as well as others, for
trial. In the meanwhile they are be-
ing held under domiciliary arrest.
The confirmation was given by tbs
commissioner in command OF the
fortress, who received the Associated
Press correspondent and personally
explained to him the details regard
Ing the confinement of the ministers.
The cabinet members, he said
were all arrested at the winter pail
ace after its surrender early this
morning. They were taken to the
fortress, where they were placed IA
solitary confinement but are cour-
teously treated. He gave a list of
those taken into custody as follows.
M. Masioy, minister Of agrfculture:
M. ]. Terestchenko, minister OF for
etgn affairs; NJ. Nikitin, minister ef
the interior; NJ. Liverevsxy, minister
or ways and communications; IL
bernatsky minister OF finance: M
Smfrnoff, state controller: NJ MaIy-
antovitch, minister OF justice; NJ
Gvozdeff, minister of labor; M. Il
konovaloh minister OF trade and In
dustries; Admiral Verdervskf. min
lister Of marine; NJ Kishlxin, ninistef
Of public welfare: NJ. Nanikovslxy.
who succeeded General Verxhovsxl
as minister Of war: M. Karfasheef.
minister OF religion, and M. Tretya-
koff. president Of the Ecumenica1
In addition. chief Of stan Baera
tuni and many Of his subordinatea
were arrested.
The commissioner said he did not
know the whereabouts of Pren1ier
kerensky, who had run away"
Many Casualties.
It Is impossible at this hour e
ascertain what the casualties were
in the winter palace battle, although
they are reported not 20 have been
many. The lighting proceeded win
the rival forces alternately "a
possession of the huge piles OF wood
stored In the plaza. q part OF the
city's winter fuel supply.
The glare OF an arc light illuminad
the positions Of the forces In the
plaza while the rest OF the city was
in almost total darkness, this con-
dition increasing the visibility of the
flashes from the guns of the Cruisers
The palace, which already
been stripped OF most OF It's hiatsk
art objects. was completely denuas
this afternoon Of its tapestries ans
paintings. This was while Kha
provisional government was aflil n
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