The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-19
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ed from the front late yesterday and
pacified the workmen delegates.
At the Taurida palace late last
night sailors from Kronstadt arrested
at Minister of Agriculture Tchernoff's
request were released on demand of
The Maximalist leader, Trotsky. Later
seventeen soldiers were wounded in
clash near there thru a misunder-
standing.
A thousand workmen of the Obuk-
hoff factory resolved today to support
the workmen and soldiers leaders.
Most of the armored automobiles
are now in possession of the workmen
and soldiers delegates.
Special Session Cabinet.
Petrograd, July 19.-An extraordi-
nary session of the cabinet council
yesterday morning considered trans
ferring the government to Moscow, it
was announced here today.
Three serious outbreaks of malcon-
tents and opponents to the provisional
government, have been reported from
Petrograd this week, German money
and German agents being largely
blamed for. them... These demonstra-
tons may be responsible for the cabi-
net councils consideration of a trans
fer of the governments business to
Moscow, where the disturbing ele-
ments would be less likely to inter
fere.
Pred1ct Reign OF Terror.
Stockholm, July 19.-Monday's
events in Petrograd and the extent
of armed disaffection were forecast
nearly month ago by NJ. Pereveizeff,
Russian minister of justice In an
interview with a correspondent Of a
Stockholm paper, he said:
81 am convinced that the Bolshe-
Wiki troops will soon carry their ac-
tivities to a crisis, compared with
hi oh oil will
have been a mere trifle. When that
day comes, and it will come soon, it
will be time to make a final reckon
ing with this lawless element. We
reckon that the Bolshevikis already
have two machine gun regiments of
desperate men who sleep with weap-
ons beside their bodies"
Propagandists Work Openly.
Mondays riots in competition with
the resignation of Finance Minister
Shingaroff, which is generally con-
Sidered here to indicate a critical
financial situation in Russia, caused
a drop in the ruble exchange rate of
propaganda work is being conducted
here especially among returning Rus
sian emigrants by various agents of
Socialist Lenine's faction including es-
pecially two women. One of them ac-
companied Robert Grim, the Socialist
| internationalist and German agent
from Switzerland thru Germany to
Russia in May. He was expelled from
Russia as a result of efforts on the
part of the Germans to conclude a
peace with Russia.
Palace Defenders Clash.
| Petrograd, July 19.-Owing to re-
| ports of an intended attack on the
Tauride palace for the purpose of ar
resting M. Skobeleff, minister of la
Dor; M: Tseretelli, minister of posts
and telegraphs and NJ. Tiehernoff,
minister of agriculture, the military
authorities sent two light guns thither,
which met enroute a machine gun
| regiment. Shots were exchanged and
some horses were killed. A party of
infantry stationed at the Champ de
Mars, scene of the military reviews,
fired on the Cossacks from PavIovsk.
1 Presumably the machine gun regi-
ment was the anti-government Boil
| shevtki troops
Fortify Govt offices.
Petrograd, July 19.-The general
staff buildings and winter palace
square are headquarters for the gov
eminent forces which are bivouackine
there and have posted cannon. The
general feeling is that the decisive
stage between the forces of order and
disorder is rapidly approaching.
At joint meeting of the workmen's
and soldiers, and peasants councils
a resolution was adopted regarding
the ministerial crisis to the effect thai
| the departure of the cadet ministers
cannot be made the pretext for de
! priving the government of the sup
port of the revolutionary democracy
General assembly councils of work.
men and soldiers and peasants mus
be convoked within a fortnight to dis
cuss the organization to replace tn,
cadet ministers, the resolution de
clares.
A Tseretelli, minister of posts and
1telegraphs and member of the council
of workmen and soldiers delegates
said yesterday the general assembly O.
workmen and soldiers and peasant!
would be held at Moscow in order t.
present the interference from an ir
responsible section of the Petrograt
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