Evening star., 1917-12-14
krsm from Petrograd saying the second
6essfon of the assembly had been heio.@
Kerensky Faces Lynching.

krxm from Pstrograd saying the seoonee &
6essfon OF the assembly had ossn neio.l
s Kerensky Faces Lynching.
Civil Offenders in the Petrograd pris-
,nroyinces to make room for counter
rUlSautionary suspects VINO arc DeinS
afrested' continually. Counters FAAin'
Hofnter vice minister OF public wei.
4ars, has been arrested She 10 charged
Wfth having returned ali the ministry
xtlnds to the state bank, leaving the
safes IN, the ministry empty when the
,bolshexiki took control. The lodgings
OF <Mmes Kerensky. wife OF the 10 .ofmer me 7
disfs. sShe was told that she had bet
ter notify Kerensky to come TO the
SIdolny Institute voluntarily or ne
would be in great danger OF lyncnine
Members of the constitutional demo-
cratic party now in prison Will be
tried by, revolutionary tribunals. Boil
sh6vfst leaders express the opinion
that the probable penalty will be exile
abroad for one year or more.
Assembly May Meet Elsewhere.
Tho constituent assembly IL deter
mined to protest against the arrest of
Prince Dolgorukoff, "A. I. Shingaron
and M. Kokohkin by the bolsheviki,
despite their membership in the as
sennbIy. because this position brings
Immunity. The bolsheviki have brought
another regiment to Petrograd to
strengthen their forces. 1t 10 reported
that the armies of the Ukraine are
ready to defend the constituent as
sembly il it meets at Kief.
At the Smolny Institute. the bolshe-
wiki headquarters, 1t Is reported that
the anti-bolsheviki elements are dis
cussing an attempt to secretly organize
the assemly. perhaps hold 1t elsewhere
than Petrograd and declare 1t legal
The army vote. it is indicated. is add
ing to the strength of the bolsheviki.
but the Ukraine shows 4S.s per cent of
the votes for the social revolutionists.
against 13.1 for the bolsheviki.
The election committee of the provf-
eionaI government which was arrested
Sunday has been released. 1t went to
the Tauride Palace and sought to re-
sumo it's duties, but was dispersed
again by the bolsheviki
Would Prevent Rioting.
The city is quiet. although there are
fumors Of contemplated demonstra-
tions and probable strikes. The bolshe-
Wiki are taking the utmost precautions
TO prevent rioting. In connection with
the order to destroy all the liquor IN
Petrograd a general proclamation has
been issued to the soldiers urging them
TO refrain from drinking, as sobriety Is
necessary for the salvation OF the revo-
luton.
One hundred bolsheviki Cossacks
have been sent to southern Russia by
the bolsheviki. It is intended to have
them enter the ranks OF Gen. Kale-
dimes forces and to urge the Cossacks
to desert kaledines.
VIII Not Recognize Krylenko.
!, According to the Novaia Zhizn, the
central army committee in the absence
Of generally recognized democratic
authority. refuses to recognise Ensign
krylenko as chief. The
committee. the newspaper adds, de-
ciares that Krylenko's arrival at head
quarters will be superduous unless 1t
Is made in private capacity. The COM
nnittee also protests against the at
tempt of Alexander F. Kerensky to
SSsne to headquarters with an escort
6nd by SO doing to threaten civil war.
The employees OF the food supply de-
partment called at the Smolny 1nsti- |
tute. the bolsheviki headquarters, and |
urged that they be declared q neutral |
department. Otherwise they would de- |
cline to work under the peoples COM
nissaries. Their demands were re- |
fused.
! The senate. the highest Russian |
court. which has been abolished by the |
held a secret meeting. at
which it was determined that the men, |
bers would continue in their ofices.
Ready to Go to Kief. |
? Striking employees of the government |
announce that they are |
ready to go to Kief. II the constituent |
assembly is dissolved and the railway |
union decided also to go to- Kief- The |
socialist newspapers appeared this
morning without advertisements. but |
they carried long protest against the |
hoisheviki advertising monopoly.
The peoples comnissaries continue |
10 attempt to carry out their program. |
It is announced that elections of Of |
dcers of the army for which all men |
are eligible, will begin today. de- |
cree abolishing all ranks and titles be- |
comes effective tomorrow. The COM
Fnissaries have declared all agricultural |
implements a government monopoly
and all machines will be distributed
for the equitable farming of all lands.
The Rumanian army has agreed to re-
main inactive as long as inactivity pre-
wallis on the part of the Russian army
along the remainder Of the front. accord
tng to message sent by the maximalist
commissioner at Jassy.
Armistice Farley Resumed.
AMSTERDAM. December 14-on,cal
German aud Austrian statements say that
the Russian delegates arrived at Brest-
IAtovsk Wednesday and the armistice ne
gotiations were resumed yesterday.
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