Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17

wounded at hospitals along the road
Just outside the city.
At pulgova, where the soldiers. sail
ors and the red guard shared their
soup and black bread and discussed
the victory which hgt startled the in
habitanfa of tl1e snaH village. the cor
respondent was directed 10 stan head
quarters, in a bare. lamp-lighted room,
which apparently had once been the
parlor of farmhouse. Seated about a
pine table were some officers, who,
though unshayen and battle worn,
showed plain evidences of their aTts-
tocratic training. With them were a
few common soldiers, plain sailors
from the Baltic feet and one work
man wearing the badge OF the rcd
guard, These shared their common
fare with the correspondent and ex-
planned that they were all fighting TO-
gether against Kerensky.
The fact that the officers directing
the Bolsheviki campaign were aristo-
Gratis was q surprise in view OF the
popular supposition that the Bolshe-
Wiki included only the proletariat. A
staff colonel explained this as follows.
You probably are surprised to find
officers, many Of whom fought bravely
and we're wounded in the campaigns
against the Germans, fighting with the
Bolshevfki The truth is we were dis
appointed with Kerensky, who first
destroyed discipline in the army, and
we are against him first of all
4ristoeratie Officers @Peeyed.-
This attitude was observed plainly
al regimenGal staff quarters where the
officers rejaieed over the victory, but
bemoaned tine reported decision OF the
/ Maximalist government to reduce all
officers to the same pay as pFivates-
seven and one-half ruhles a month
and to force them TO wear the same
uniforms,
The BoIsheviki troops displayed an
anomalous attitude in obeying the Of
feers without question. but at the
same time calling them ''tayarish
I tcomradel and insisting on equal
rights elsewhere than on the battle
field.
That there is efficiency in the direc~
ton Of the Maximalist army could be-
noted by the bong motor trains of
were going toward Pulkova tonight.
The damage done to the B~remlin in
Moscow is minimfzed in messages re-
ceiyed here from the Maximaiist dele
gates in the old Russian capital, who
say that only the Alexander palace
has suffered. They confirm the burn
ing Of several houses in Moscow. From
, other sources 1t is reported the Boil
+ sheviki have planted heavy artillery on
Sparrow hill and on the famous Khe-
J din field, from which they are Smelling
, the kremliu Other reports indicate q
I truce has been arranged.
= A third armed force is said to have
developed in Moscow, the identity oil
! which is not known. Ii is said to be
! fighting against both the Bolsheyik
] and the government, troops and is sup
! posed to be composed OF The criminal
/ elements released from jail.
, The khodin field was the scene al
? the massacre at the time OF the corona
, ton OF Emperor Nicholas.
r Fate OF Women SoIFiersl
) petrograd, Nov. Is (Thursday). -
- The fate Of the women soldiers cap
: tured at the winter palace is arous
ing speculation. 1t is said they have
been transferred TO Liavoshzva be-
= yond Bieliovstrof, Finland, where /
S is reported they have been treated
] harshly. Three are said to have dis
$ appeared
5 The banking situation has improved
7 slightly and the banks are now opeI
2 part Of each day Private banks ar,
4 suffering from a shortage of cash ow
/ ing to the failure of the state banl
/ to resume business.
t The strike Of the employees who re
- fused to work under Bolshevih com
) missioners has curtailed the opera
T tons Of that institution Relief meas
e ures are promised by tomorrow.
Strikes Alarm Finland.
[ HelsiHgfoFs, Finland, Nov, l6.-k
G general strike Of all workmen, 10
!, Guiding those on the railways, is il
7 progress and business life is at
r. standstill except for the light and wa
i ter plants and the hospital service.
i Russian government troops hay
0 united with the proletariat red guar,
2 and are in control The bourgeois
!. has organized q white guard, whicl
u also Is we'll arn1a6