The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-12

control OF the provisional govern
ment. There r. every probability
that tho expected battle between Re
renaky's loyal troops and The lrol
sky.Lenine factioDs Is now In PROG
ress,
Not since Sunday forenoon have
any detailed dispatches been receiF
cd here from Russia. And none since
then have come direct from Petro
Rrad. This silence, as London inter
preted n today, betokened a battle
The last word received from Petro
grad direct told OF the near ap'
proach OF Kerensky and bis loyai
government troops. II also declare"
that even IN the city itself elements
were banding together 90 Dust the
Trotsky.Lenlne lineup OF power.
London does not expect the Bolsh-
eviki 10 put up much OF fight They
arc constitutionally not nghtlns
men. They could not stomach
contest where the forces arrayed
against them were nearly their equal
In number.
Despite the Kaleidoscope changes
and uncertainty Of Information from
various Russian sources, the Lon
don press reflected more cheerful
attitude today. The conviction was
exnressed everywhere that keren-
sky had once again drawn strength
from initial defeat
German agents, with which the
army h known 20 be plenufully
gprinkled. are probably doing their
utmost 90 prevent the lining up OF
Kerensky's forces against the TeYo.
lutionists. One dispatch received
from Moscow, told OF certain troops
ordered 10 enuain for service
against the Bolsheviki who mutinied
and attempted 20 halt passage OK
snecial trains hearing their soldiers
toward Peirograd.
Most encouraging OF the late news
was word from Petrograd that the
railway post and telegraph employees
ali government servants haa
switched their allegiance nom The
Bolsheviki back 20 the PROVISIONAL
government and refused 20 obey
Polsheviki censors. This opened
the frst channel OF news from ker-
ensky's side as 20 conditions IN the
capital. Special correspondents Tor
London newspapers in Petrograd
sent dispatches agreeing that sup
mort OF the paclasts was dissolving
According 10 these dispatches
there has already been some tight-
ing on the streets OF Petrograd. A
great deal has been due 20 lawless
elements taking ADVANTAGE OF the
Reorganization In the capital 10 loot |
and rob.
Numerous government buildings, |
including the government palace, /
have been stripped by soldiers OF /
decorations and valuables. the pro /
,ess going on openly. Many OF these /
soldiers. loaded with their booty, |
have encountered provisional gov
srnment troops closing In on the |
,ity and have been shot
wireless dispatches from Moscow
declared that the counteT-revolt |
against the Bolsheyih was IN pro-
yress In Petrograd. and that over
brow OF the pacinsts was only a
natter Of hours. The same source /
that the village OF Tsarkoe
,eio, about II miles from Petrograd,
lad been taken by Kerensky troops.
formation OF an sll-REssian organ
xation 70 rescue the nation was
Ilso reported. Kerensky, with Gen.
chief Of star OF the army, !
was reported 10 have escaped the
by lying concealed In
The bottom OF an ambulance.
One dispatch from Petrograd de-
sfared that the Russian feet which
appeared at PetrogTad In time 70
over-awe the provisional govern
ment's defenders and make the Boil
sheviki coup certain. came from
on forged instructions.
The fact that a German feet al
tackled Helsingfors last Friday OF
Saturday Is too closely related 20
the removal OF Russian naval forces
from that station not 10 suggest a
direct coordination Of German ac-
tivity. IN the opinion OF observers
here.