Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-22
RE BEL. GUARD
SEEKSTRONC
BOX Of BANK
Maximalists Say Armistice
Proposed Not Separate
Peace.

Petrograd, Wednesday,
Nov. 2I.-The Russian
government yesterday or
dered General Dukhonin,
the commander-in-chief to
open negotiations for an
armistice with the CON-
manders of the enemy ar
mics. The proposal to ne
gotiate peace was officially
conveyed TO the ambassa-
doris of the allied nations
at Petrograd.
CLAIM ORDERS DIS0BEYED.
London. Nov. can official
wireless statement from PetTograd
today Says that General DukhOnin
has been dcposed by the council Of
the peoples commiSSaries for ere.
iuSmg 10 obey their orders by Of
ieriug an armistice."
London, Nov. ga body of
troops and red guards, under COM
mand Ot C0mmissary Meniinsky
and Colonel Murayieii, commander
VI The PetrOgrad garrison, ap-
pCared before the state bank IN
Potr0grad yesterday, according to
% Renter dispatch, and demanded
that iN,O09.OOG rubles be handed
over within 10 minutes,
NeniiRsky declared that anyone
who opposed the execution Of the
order would be treated AS a traitor.
officials of the bank and delegate
OF the town council and the peasants
union assembled in a room in whic
The d00-s and principal safes wer
guarded by sentries from the Semen
cfsky regiment and refused unan
imous'y to meet the demand whateve
the consequences
Al tle expiration Of the 10 minute!
further parley.ng disclosed that Meth
er Nenijnsky nor Murayieft had an
order of reQuisiton from the cOunc
OF NaAimalist commissioners Dele
gates from the front who aecompanie
the soldiers Joined in the protei
against the invasion Of the bank Mul
aueh eventually withdrew his troops
Red and White Guards Fight.
After a conference with the counc
Of commissioner Nuravieif returne
with "a message that the council rec
ognile8 that the demand addressed
the bank and the form in which it va
made was not I'm accordance with tn
law de expressed regret for his shaI
n fhe incident.
The Nayimahst newspaper Pravd
the dispatch adds, announces th'
lighting has begun between the red an
white guards OF Finland near Vibor
and that the railway has been torn II
MaNimaii>t "Peace" Plans.
Petrograd, Nov. 81. Wednesday, J.
Tie formal offer Of an armistice
an ihe beIiigerents which the counc
OF peoples commissaries Of the a
Russian vorkmens and soldiers col
gross proposes to make shortly is NJ
intended t9 forecast any effort towal
q separate peace
On tAg contrary IL is declared de-
ntely here that not only is separa
peace not desired, but that the reie
ton of the armishce proposal by &c
many even should be practical to Il
allies. would mean a continuation
me war by the new revolutionary ar
with t.gor against German imperia
Ism until the German people, =
Sp.re1 hy Russian democratic ideas
overthrow Jheir rulers and dcmal
peace
confidence Is expressed here, ho'
ever. that Russia's initiative "
bring Che desired resuits-if not WI
tle allied governments. then throul
lhe iHsistence Of the people Of the
yea countries who. it is predicted, W
orng pressure TO bear on their go
ernments.
according 70 the Maximalist so
eFnmeHts plans, an armistice will
entered upon 6rst, and if il were su
cesstUl for three months it is pr
posed 10 assemble a peace conferen
at which an attempt would be ma
TO negotiate Bussia's policy OF
peace without annexations or indel
mites and the self-determination
nations.