The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-19
PETROGRAD IS IN
TURMOIL FROM
DEMONSTRATIONS
OF BOLSHEVIKI
Government Confident of
Its Power to Suppress
Turbulent Minority
FEARS TO MAKE ...
MARTYRS OF THEM
Loyal Regiment Parades
the Street Prepared for
Any Emergency
NV Associated Press l


Petrograd, July 19.-Owing to re-
ports of, an intended attack on Tau
ride Palace for the purpose of ar
resting M. Skobeleff, minister of
labor, NJ. Tseretelli, minister of posts
and telegraph and NJ. Tchernoff, min
lister of agriculture, the military au-
thorities sent two light guns thither
which met en- route machine gun
regiment.
Shots were exchanged and some
horses were killed. A posse of in
fantry stationed at the Champ de
Mars, scene of the military reviews,
fired on the Cossacks from Pavlovsk.
M. Tseretelli, minister of posts and
telegraph said yesterday the general
assembly of workmen and soldiers
and peasants would be held at Mos
COW in order to prevent the interfer-
ence from an irresponsible section of
the Petrograd garrison.
BY an agreement between the
soldiers and workmen's deputies and
the remaining members of the
cabinet, the question of replacing the
retiring ministers as well as all
questions of policy, have been held
in allegiance pending the suppression
of Bolsheviki element which for thir-
ty-six hours has kept the city in
turmoil.
Events since noon yesterday serve
somewhat to clear UP the anomalous
situation growing out of the apparent
reluctance of the government to
mobilize it's forces to quell the turb-
ulent minority and radical element.
The government evidently considered
it unwise for the safety of the city
to oppose them with violent methods
until it is absolutely necessary.
The government adopted the same
course to the socialist Lenine some
weeks ago realizing that the move
ment had little sympathy with the
majority Of the population and de-
MsIinailist faction Or ts run the
rirk of precipitating q aerious clasn
with the possibilities of tar reaching
consequences.
Has Adequate Support.
There is little doubt that the gov
eminent has enough loyal support to
easily suppress an uprising. There
were already signs last night that
pressure would be exerted. The
Prebyjensky regiment which is
known to be faithful to the govern
ment made its appearance on the
street and although no clash occur
red it stood in apparent readiness to
fight if necessary. AS it rode grimly
about the street there was no doubt
in the minds of the people of its
attitude in case the nti-government
demonstration took a more serious
turn. The regiment was cheered by
the crowds as it passed.
1t met several groups of marching
Bolshevixis but in no case were the
soldiers molested by them.
A letter from General Brussiloff's
chief of staff states that Nikolai
Lenine, the radical socialist leader
is an agent OF the German general
staff. Lenine's task was to COM
promise the provisional government
in the eyes of the people by every
possible means.
Stockholm, July 19.--Monday's
events in Petrograd and the extent
of the armed disaffection were fore-N
cast nearly a month ago by M.
Pereyeizeff, Russian minister of JUS
tice. In an interview with cor
respondent of a Stockhold paper he
said:
IL am convinced that the Bolshe-
Wiki troops will soon carry their ac-
tivities to a crisis compared where
with all their previous crimes will
have been mere trifie. When that
day comes, and it will come soon, it
will be time to make a final reckoning
with this lawless element. We reckon
that the Bolsheviki already have two
machine gun regiments of desperate
men who sleep with weapons beside
fHaiY badsn