Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-07-20
PETROGRAD IS NOW
COMPLETELY UNDER
GOVERNMENT RULE
Disorders Are Put Down in
Russian CapitaI-They Grew
Out of KerenSky'S DiSband-
ment of Several Companies

PETROGRAD. July 19.-Another
Der OF the Russian government resign
ed today The minister who rendered
his resignation was NJ. Pereveizeff, who
held the portfolio OF justice.
PETRoGRAD. July 1s.-The govern
ment wins
oueIlinS Of the revolt which for three
days has torn the city with dissention
and caused fighting on the streets for
the first time since the revolution. had
APPARENTLY been accomplished tonight.
Arrests by the wholesale OF mutineers
and malcontents responsible for the riot
ing is continuing. Nicholai Lenine, now
revealed as a paid German agent, Is
fugitive.
The city is rapidly approaching nor
NAL. II was quiet tonight, with no
shooting reported
Rronstadt sailors who were in the
rfoting here early in the week returned
to that fortress today. There has lbeen
no shooting on the streets for thirty-six
hours.
At the height Of the riottng. In sever
al cases one faction, unable to distin-
guish friend from foe, fred on another
group of sympathizers. The armored
automobiles manned by government
troops and those Communicated by the
Bousheviskis (Social Democrats) were
hard TO tell apart.
Ernest Pool, an American, caught in a
clash on the Nevsd Prospect Monday.
escaped unframed by lying fiat on the
sidewalk
NJ. Trotsd, formerly OF New York.
addressed the Kronstadt sailors before
they started on the death-dealing parade
in one of the demonstrations"
The street disorders which resulted In
proclamation of martial law In Petro-
grad apparently grew out Of Minister OF
War Kerensky's disarmament OF several
companies of Pavlosk and Grenadier
troops because they refused to fight
Late Monday night number OF these
soldiers, fully armed, staged demon
stration on the streets. They were join
ed with nearly 1000 men above the age
of forty, refused military discharge by
Rerensky.
Later in the nigh: a motor machine
gun detachment paraded through the
Nevski Prospekt. The Russian people
believed this regiment loyal, but they
really belonged to a regiment which had
refused to proceed to the front.
Imediately The authorities called out
the loyal government squad of motor
machine guns. There was a tremendous
fusillade but not a single fatality.
Al 4 a. lueSudys COSSdChs pdEduSu
and succeeded in restoring order.
Those who participated in the incip-
lent revolt were generally of the better
class of Russians. They took advantage
of the cabinet crisis to side with the
Boulsheviskas (Social Democrats) in de-
handing that the provisional cabinet re-
sign.
During the entire night, despite all
the shooting. only four persons were re-
killed and wounded Thu
workmen's and soldiers congress met
Tuesday and warned its members and
adherents against participating in fur
Their demonstrations.
An extraordinary council is discussing
the proposal to transfer the seat of the
provisional government to Moscow.
With this removal of the capital
being considered, the army chief of staff
simultaneously evidence had
been obtained that Nicholai Lenine. the
pacifst agitator. was a regularly accred-
tied German agent, sent by the German
staff to the Sixth army front to discredit
the provisional government. Lenine, IL
was asserted. had been supplied with
German money from the German lega-
tiOn at Stockholm.
The Russian army staff also declared
that the Maximalist leader. Kosloosky,
is the real chief of the German agents
1000. 900 rubles approximately $1,000
Door in Petrograd banks.
Transfer Of all governmental author
ity from the duma representatives TO
the workmens and soldiers congress is
one of the mar demands of the revolu-
.tiOnary elements. They laid great
stress on this step today.
The question Of transferring the
whole Of the governments power to the
he decided at an all-Russian congress
Of these elements TO be held fortnight
hence. ii was announced today. The all
Russian congress, il was stated. would
probably he held a Moscow.
NJ. Tseretelli. ministers of posts and
telegraphs and member of the council
OF wOrkmen and and soldiers delegates,
said yesterday the general assembly of
workmen and soldiers and peasants
would he held at Moscow to prevent the
interference from irresponsible sections
Of the Petrograd garrison.
The general staff building and Winter
Palace square are headquarters for the
government forces which are bivouack-
ing there and have posted canon. The
general feeling is that the decisive
stage between the forces of order and
disorder is rapidly approaching. At
Joint meeting Of the workmen and SOL
nlEFS anu RedSdltlS touHtllS a RESOLUTION
was adopted in reference to the minis
terial crisis to the effect that the de-
parture OF the cadet ministers cannot
be made the pretext for depriving the
government OF the support OF the revo-
lutiOnsry democracy.
on the other hand. the resignation of
the cadets makes II imperative for
democracy TO redetermine its attitude
regarding the organization Of power.
Therefore general assembly councils of
workmen and soldiers ana peasants
must he convoked, and such assembly
will meet within a fortnight hence to
discuss the organization which is to re-
-place the cadet ministers. Meantime all