The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

ternni situation locked extremely
grave early today. There were
strong symptoms of a powerful
ceunser-rcvolution.
Open revolt has fiared up again. Its
probable extent and consequences can
not be calculated at this moment. The
situation ~ extremely grave.
Leon Trotsky, who. wears ago left
Russia for America under stressing
circumstances and returned shortly
after the March revolution, IS the
prime mover behind the new Nolshe-
Wiki uprising.
Premier kerenskys authority is Sc
riousiy threatened. as is the stand Of
the entire provisional government.
The preliminary parliament refused
10 give kerensky vote OF confidence.
despite the fact that he stated part
OF the population of petrograd was In
revolt. Finally resolution was pu,
through pledgtng the parliament, To
work in contact with uys 1Uvefn-
Eent''
The new revolt threatened fer
months aud several times postponed
has been Systematically organized by
/ the military committee OF the sol
eters and werknens caupcii II Is
backed by the full force Of the Bol-
sheviki. who. Premier kerensky told
the parliament threaten to open the
fEGnis ia 4 4e. "a s..-
Thousands Of workmen have been
equipped with arms and ammunition
kerensky. foreseeinE trouble. ordered
troops 10 Petrograd from the neigh
boring garriSons, notably Tsarskoe-
Seio and Paviovsk The councils
military committee Immediately got
busy among these troops. begging
urging and threatening them to this
effect;
Don't go. Take no orders except
these ratified by us,
| The same agitation was carried or
among the TROOPS now hi the capital
Early today everything was prirned for
concerted mutiny. The Bolshe wiki
hoaxted that the day" had come
They were determined, they asserted
40 put into action their threats &c
force peace. Premier Kerensky in his
speech before the preliminary pariia-
ment explained that he was forced tc
fight these pernic!ous efforts tooth and
nail He said he had ordered certain
arrests which he considerd imperative
70 safeguard law and order.
The government. he declared
''will perish rather than cease to de,
ferd the honor. the security and indie
peudence of the state
The headquarters OF the soldiers
ard worknen's council has been cor
verified into a military camp The bit
terness of that organization reached
y its climax when II was declared Illegal
That II commands the sympathy oi
the parliamentary atority was shown
hv the fact that a resolution ordering
the suppression Of the Rolshevikt-
now closely identified with the coun-
cil~--was defeated.
The exact immediate cause OF this
new uphesval is seen In some GUAR.
tiers In the governments. refusal &c
send one or more representatives oil
the council to the allied conference al
Paris. Things began TO stir immedi-
ately after this decision was made
public.
London. November Again Teu.
tons and Italians are facing each other
across Venetian river, From the
Tagllamento Cadorna has withdrawn
his armies 10 the Livenxa, ten miles ia
the west at the mouth. and twenty five
at the middle course Again Europe
whispers OF an impending italian
Marine"
The worlds most beautifuI city
Venice, ia to be but an incidental prize
In the great clash compared TO the
larger destinies involved. But in mil.
ftary, as well as political circles to-
night. the view was commonly ex.
pressed that with Venice Italy viii
stand fall
Before Venice is reached, however
there is another river. the Piave. run
ming almost parallel with the I4ivenza
some ten miles to the west Thither
after j short DELAYING baltic on thu
Iivenza, Cadorna and Won Buclow are
expected to race. within the next for.
ty-eight hours There italy is expected
ne - rAe1 sAU
Uncannily calm In the face OF the
fercest onslaught of the war. the
Italian commander lis drawing his
armies out of Northern Venet.a, his
retreating line. covering front of al.
together so miles, entirely intact His
center and right wing are safe for the
moment on the Iivenza. His northern
armies. those that fought in the Carnit
A,ps and Doiomttes had to fall ir
line with the retreating forces from
the Tagiiamento lest they be cut of
by the Teuton right.
Retreat In Good Order.
Though everywhere the Teuton pur-
suers ere hot on their heeff the
Italians are Withdrawing In all sec.
TORS in good order and the spirit OF
Cadorna's troops is reported better
than IL has been In two weeks of Sc
we're trial
position campaign such as has
not been since the Napoleonic cam.
raigns, is going on in the Venetian
n,ountatns, 1t IL one huge game q
hide and seek. with incaicuiable dan
ears lurking behind the slightest
nsncing movement. Though the ad-
wantages are all on the Teuton side
lssdorna is fully holding his own.
Herlis's official day bulletin gave nc
,,eYatls. of the situation. beyond say
Ing.