The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16

London, November 15-"Kerensky
defeated" and ~Petrograd In Flames"
were the scarce lines In special news
paper editions here today. The news
hereunder fairly shrieked with stories
of ii reign Of terror.
Frixhtful fratricidal slaughter was
reported from Moscow; massacres OF
Jews aad uneonfned mob violence from
Rier Up TO noon Tuesday. 2,ooo had
been killed In the ancient capital. 1t
was said All these reports came by
roundabout routes via points In Sweden
and Denmark. The only direct word
from Peirogrsd was a brief wireless
message;
NO report issued from army head
quarters today"
Utmost caution was urged in respon-
sibie quarter here tonight with regard
TO crstFfting the news" from Russia.
In official circles IL was manifest that
ali judgment H. withheld lcllll .SAsset
communication is re~esta blfshed. This
much. however. vas generally believed;
Chat the Bclshevihi are still in con-
troll In Fetrograd, and that F.erEnsky 5
coup to recapture control has--thus
far at leTst-failed.
OF all the conflicting dispatches that
hours from Scandinavian sources, that
possessing the greatest degree of
verisimilttude is one from the Finnish
csgftsi Heissng fors, " hiGh stated tina :
the Roishsviki haze beateR kerensky' s
forces at Hatchina, some twenty miles
south of Petrograd, and driven them
! In a ront TO the southwark after recap
| turing the town. The dispatch added
! that the radicals are now trying to cut
/ or q n rn[iSipnaN GtgNeFDInRTt troops
retreat-
SOMETIME within the last week. how
ever, evidently prior TO their reported
/ t%efeat. the Kerensky forces inflicted
/ q reverse upon the Boishevikt This
F, Is evident from proclamation issued
by I.ieutenant-C Colonel MuravieT, COM
/. n7auder of the Petrogr..d defense, con-
veyed in an undated dispatch from
Hapsranda, on the Russo-Swedish Dor
| der 10 the Stockholm Dagens Nyhetr
"Kerensky" said the manifesto, has
I circulated a false rumor that the troops
in Pe,rograd have gone over volun-
tarily TO the provisional government
The troops of the free Russian people
sre not retiring. and are not surren-
dsrinr.
They only have evacuated CATCHING
In order to avoid useless bloc ished ant
take a defensive position nearer Petro
grad This position now is strons
enough 10 resist the forces ten time
az strong as Kerenskys. Our rtoop
are In the best of spirits order ant
calm prevail in Petrograd.
Th~re might be some doubt abou
the reported defeat of the kerensk!
troops were II not for the fact that tn
BolshAviki are still In control OF al
communication between the capital an
tho outside world.
Between the latest roundabout re
ports tonight could be read possfbilit,
| of the Socialists forming coalition
government" to suppcrcede the Lenine
Trotskv regime.
Greetings from Germany came to til
Boishevtki today The radical, o
minority, wing of the German Socialis
party whose leaders are Iaehknichi-
now in prison--and Hare. sent to
Bolsheviki publication In Stockholm
for transmission TO Petrograd. mes
sage oongratulat!ng the Lenine-Trotxk
, bund on their revolt and expreesin
! the hope that 'the worlds proletariat
, unite promptly to force speed
peace" debknecht and Haze hav
!. worked ever since the split of the Ger
. man Socialist party to bring about
similar revolt in tho empire
Dispatches about bloodshed in Petrc
: grad and MOSCOW arc now doubte
| here. Staggering casual tolls ar
: looked for when the whole truth
learned.