Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-16
Radicals Demand Immediate
Peace With Teutons.
CITY SHELLED BY WARSHIP
Woman's Battalion Defended the Win
ter Palace Until Bombarded by Cruis-
er and Fortress-Ministers Placed
Under Arrest-Arny and
Navy Join Revolt.

military garrison, has taken over all
government offices in Moscow, accord
ing to a, telegram received by David
r. Francis, the American ambassador,
from the American consul general in
Moscow
Lenine Calls for Armistice.
eve plan to offer an immediate arm
istice of three months, during which
elected representatives from all ma
lions and not the diplomats are to
settle the question of peace" said
Nikolai Lenine, the Maximalist leader,
In speech before the workmen's and
soldiers congress of all Russia, with
the radical element in control of the
capital having Ousted the Kerensky
government after battle in the
streets.
1--WE offer these terms" M. Lenine
added, 'but we are willing to consider
any proposals for peace, no matter
from which side. We offer q just
peace and will not accept unjust
terms"
The members of the Petrograd mu-
nicipal council and the peasant dele
gates to the workmen's and soldiers
congress, together with the Minimal-
lists have decided not to acknowledge
the authority of the BolshevilIi and
will issue an appeal to the nation re-
garding the coup d'etat.
Rumors of the escape of Lieut.. Gen.
l.. G. KOrniloff, who, since the collapse
of his army revolt against Premier
Kerensky in the fall, has been con-
fined in provincial town, were circu-
lated in the capital.
Two detachments of troops headed
for Petrograd, in response to an early
appeal from Premier Kerensky were
met outside the city by commission
ers and persuaded to return to the
front.
The armies on the northern front
elected revolutionary committee
which declared in support of the con-
gress. A delegation from the Eleventh
army has joined the revolted garrison.
Fleet With Revolt.
A dispatch from Helsingfors, Fin
land, says that delegates from the
Baltic feet and army committees have
resolved to adhere to the revolution
try committee.
A French officer, it is reported, was
wounded during Wednesday nights
action. The losses of the workmens
and soldiers organization are said to
be one sailor killed and several
wounded. The casualties among the
defenders of the Winter palace are
placed at about thirty killed and
wounded.
Congress Calls on Army.
The congress of workmen's and sol
diers' delegates appealed to the Rus
clan army to stand firm and to pro-
tect the revolution against imperial
istic attempts until the new govern
ment had obtained democratic peace.
Its proclamation announcing that it
has taken over governmental authority
says:
"We appeal to the soldiers in the
trenches to be vigilant and firm. The
congress expects the revolutionary
army will protect the revolution
against all imperialistic attempts I'M
til the new government has obtained
a democratic peace, which it will pro-
pose directly to all the peoples"
Promises Return of Land.
The proclamation further declares
that the congress will propose an
armistice, to go into force at once on
all fronts.
1.-The power of the workmen's and
soldiers delegates will assure the free
return of ali private, state and eccle-
siastical lands to the peasants COM
mittee.
SOLDIERS, oppose the active resist
ance of Kerensky, that partisan of
Korniloff. You railway men, stop the
forces that Kerensky is sending to Pc
tograd."
The Cossacks, on whom the provi-
sional government relied, failed to
support it.
Following the action of the Maxi
malist armed naval detachment in TAX
ing possession of the Marie palace,
where the preliminary parliament nau
been sitting, and the telegraph agen-
cies. the anti-Kerensky factions. head
ed by Nikolai Lenine, Radical Social
ist leader and Leon Trotszky, presi-
dent of the central executive commit
tee of the Petrograd council of work
mems and soldiers delegates (the Sow
iet). seized the reins of power at the
capital.
The overthrow of Premier Kerensky
was proclaimed and the government
troops forced to surrender after
hattie in the streets of the city.
Kerensky has fled, one report be-
ing that he has gone to the front
ne delegated his authority to Min
ister of Public Welfare kishkin, who,
however, with four colleagues in the
cabinet. has been arrested by the
rebels