New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-09

M
son Of shells from the guns Of the
Aurora.
Az noon. however. the city had re
umed its normal aspect. Even the
MONDAY band accompanying the guarc
Of relief under the previous admins
.lation continued its function.
There were the customary lines II
front Of the provision stores, and chill
iren played in the parks and gardens
There was even a notable lessening OF
tbe patrols. only a few armed soldiers
and sailors moving about the streets
The Maximalist coup d'etat was car
,sed through without bloodshed, ap
r.rortlv under the leadership Of Lenint
md Trotzky. The first movement
made Tuesday night, was Tie seizure OF
the Petrograd Telegraph Agency and
tho bridges across the Neyo.
Proclamation to Army
Yesterday the military revolutionary
committee Of the Central Council OF
Workmens and Soldiers Deputies IS
sued the following proclamation to the
army and workmen's committees;
"Wc have deposed the government
Of kerenskv. which rose against the
revolution and the people. The change
(which resulted i'm the deposition OF
the Provisional Government was ac-
comDished without Dloodshed.
"The Pctrograd Council OF Soldiers
and Workmcn's Delegates solemnly
welcomes the accomplished cnange
and prOciaims the authority on inc
Military Revolutionary Committee
until the creation of a government
by the Soldiers and Norkmeh' Dele-
eates.
announcing this to the army at
.bo 'front.'. the Revolutionary Com
,nittce calls upon the revolutionary
.oldiers 70 watch closely the conduct
of the mcn In command. Officers VINO
do not ioin the accomplished reVo-
lutiou Immediately and openly must
he arrested 20 once as enemies.
Programme Of Delegates
THE Peuograd Council of Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates con
.iders this TO be the programme OF
toe authority:
ate democratic peace.
"SECOND-ThC immediate hand
ing over OF large proprietoTial LANDS
10 the peasants. .,
"TVIRU -Thc transmission OF all
authority 10 the Council OF Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates.
"FOURTH- The honest convoca-
ION of constitutional assembly
The national revolutionary army
must not permit uncertain mlhlaty
detachments 70 leave the front Tor
Pctrograd They should use per-
sussi0u, but where this fails they
must oppose any such action on the
mart OF these attachments by force
without mercy.
ohio sctusi order must be read
immediately 10 all military detaeh-
meuts i'm all arms. The suppress ION
of this order from the rank and ME
hv army organization is equivalent
10 a great crime against the reyolu-
ton. aud will be punished by all the
strength of the revolutionary law.
soldiers! For peace, for bread,
for land and Tor the power OF the
lSirned) THE MILITARY REVO-
TJTIONARI COMMITTEE.
Chancellor Andrew Boaar. Law IN
formed the House Of Commons thls
afternoon that the government had no
news OF the latest developments jill
Russia. The Russian Embassy also was
without adviccs. The only news OF the
deposition Of the kerensky government
thus far has been received from inc
Russian wireless and the semi-oflclal
pofrocrad News Agency, both OF which
are now controlled by the Maxlmailsts
There is hope here that there maS
no another side 20 the picture. ~ J.
considered possible that the Kerensk,
faction may not have been turned GU
of power as completely as the Mas
inaiists represent and that the con,
eeryatives may be able TO reasser'
themselves without a general civil war
HE armv holds the key TO the situa'
ton and the issue appears to hang upon
now far the soldiers respond to INC
Naximahst proclamation.
Proclamation BY Congress
The Russian official news agency
made public the following statement:
"The congress Of the Councils o.
Worimun's and Soldiers Delegates OF
an Russia, which opened last evening
issued this morning the three follow
ing proclematiOns:
"'To an provincial councils OF
Workmen's and Soldiers and Peasants
DELEGATES: All power lies in the Work
mems and Soldiers Delegates. Gov
eminent commissaries are relieved OF
heir functions. Presidents Of the
Workncn's and Soldiers Delegates are
10 communicate direct with the revo'
Iutionary government All members OF
agricultural committees who have beer
arrested are 20 be set at liberty I'M
mediately. and the commissioning who
arrested them are IN turn to be az
rested
"The second proclamation reads al
follows:
"sTbe death penalty reestablished al
the front by Premier Kerensky is abol
shed and complete freedom for politi
cal propaganda has been established a.
the front All revolutionary soidieri
and officers who have been ARRESTED
Tor completely in so-called politica
crimes arc 20 be set az liberty lmme
distely.'
Five Ministers Arrested
The third proclamation says:
Former Ministers Konovslof, Kish
kin, Terertchenko. Aalyanoyitch, Mkt
tin and others, have been arrested By
the revolutionary committee.
"'Mr, kerensky has taken fight anc
20 military bodies have been empOw
cred 20 take all possible measures e
arrest Kercnsky and bring him back
70 Petrograd. All completely with Ke'
renskg will be dealt with as high trea'
son D"
All Russia Congress Opens
The General Congress OF Workmen'i
and Soldiers Delegates of'all Russia
,~.r grry4r0f l.af ufOhf With ERf