The Detroit times., 1917-11-09

polsheyiki members IN attendance.
civil war a. certain Ia Russia put
whether the war would be- confined
20 Petrograd, or would reno tus
, whole nation could not be predicted
la tho meantime dread winter ia
fast coming 20 close its icy sril
over tho nation With government
utterly disorganized. Petrograd cut
or from the rest Of the nation, me
whole population aligned an Two
yroups and no organization Tor
handling az food or OF supplies and
industry paralyzed. tho country
faces n winter Of horror.
n was the belief that the holshe'
Wiki revolt would develop some ND
erals holding Kerensky.s yio~f - pu'
w,th rough handednc8s which her
snekv has lacked who would pidc
tically assume dictatorship DID
Russia. that furnished the only OPP
timistic note here today.
IN London o. was regarded ~
practically certain that Ifotssy ana
Ienine euginecred their coup WIN
Germany direct aid In thls con
nection II vaa regarded as highit
significant that cables yesterday 10.
ported q German feet near iie.alNs
fors, Finland
sian naval fortilcations guards hel.
slnQfors and Is one Of the chain OK
naval fOrtresseE constituting ihr
Raltlc sea defenses 10 Pewograd
Kornstadt. the fortress nearest
10 Petrograd. has always been
fever spot az Bolshevlkl strength
once early in the summer the gar
rison there revolted. subsequently,.
IN other BolsheYN demon iraiione
in PetroErad. many Of Tire paradefs
were Kronstadt sailors Pfoseua-
bly Trotsky and hiss associates ~
the immediate peace plan are now
supported by Kr0n u SO. We
German neet WOuld have no aiH-
nlty at all in sailing up io the hls-
sian capital
Government forces holding the
winter palace were compelled ne
capituiaie Thursday under the AIt
fthe cruiser Aurora and the can
non OF 81. Peter and - Paul fort
ress across The Neva river
The woman's battalion, which mao
beer defending The winter palace
surrendered. The workmen's and
soldiers delegates are IN complete
control OF the city
Premier Kerensky who fed from
the capital after the MaImali-ts
seized the government was report
ed az Luga, So miles southwest Oh
Petrograd.
After the government forces bad
been driven into the winter palace
The palace was besieged Niih ma-
chine guns and rifles.
The cruiser Aurora, moored al
the Nicoiai bridge. moved within
range, firing shrapnel Meanwhile
the guns OF the ST. Peter and -
Paul fortress opened re- The de.
tenders held out for hours, reply
ing with machine guns and rifles
There was spaFmodic ring in 9th
er parts OF the city, but the work.
mems and soldiers troops took every
means to protect citizens, who were
ordered TO their quarters. The
bridges and the Nevsky Prospeki,
which early 10 the afternoon were
in the hands OF the government
forces. were captured aud held dur
ing the night BY the workmen's and
soldiers troops.
LONDON, Nov. o.--Kerensky's
fall at Petrograd means indefinite
prolongation OF the war, according
to belief of the London press today
IL means also. in the belief or edi-
forial writer's that henceforth
heavier burden is saddled on the
United States and the Allies.
The seemingly inevitable civil war
was held to mean further disorgan-
ization. providing for withdrawal Of
more German troops from the Rus
gfan front N not worse