Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-08

Ter Kerensky has fed from
the capital, the semi
official news agency de-
clares. Orders, it states,
have been issued for his
arrest.
London, Nov. S.-The Maximal-
lists have obtained control of Pet
rograd and issued proclamation
saying the new government Will
propose immediate peace, the
semi.0fficial Russian news agency
announces.
Premier Kerensky has been de.
posed.
The MaximaIists were assisted
by the Petrograd garrison. which
made possible a coup d'etat with
out bloOdshed.
Leon Trotzky. president of the cen.
trail executive committee of the Pet
rograd council of soldiers and work
mems delegates, issued declaration
to effect that provisional government
was no longer In existence and thas
some of its members had been arrested
The preliminary parliament has beer
dissolved
The Russian war news agency,
which as reported last night, was
seized by the Maximalists, sends the
following dispatch from Petrograd
dated $3.50 o'clock last evening:
The day brought certain changes
in the general situation In the capital
The MaximaIists' movement mads
fresh and fairly appreciate progress
but no disorders have taken place.
Toward O'Clock in the afternoon
the military revolutionary committee
of the soldiers and workmen's dele
gates issued proclamation stain,
that Petrograd was in its hands
thanks to the assistance of the gar
rison, which enabled the coup d'eta
to be brought about without bloodshed
Hand Land to Peasantss
The proclamation declares that the
new government will propose an i'm
mediate and just peace. will hand the
land TO the peasants, and will summon
the constituent assembly
Delegates from the three Cossack
regiments CHARTERED here declared
they would not obey the provisional
government and would not march
against the soldiers and workmens
delegates but that they were prepared
to maintain public order.
"The Petrograd council of soldiers
and workmen's delegates held a meet
ing this Afternoon. at which NJ. Trotzky
made his declaration that the govern
ment no longer existed; that some of
the ministers had been arrested and
that the preliminary parliament had
been dissolved
''Nikolai Lenline. who received pro-
longed cheers, outlined three prob
lens now before the Russian democ-
racy; first, immediate conclusion OF
the war, for which purpose the new
government must propose an arms
tice to the belligerents; second, the
handing over of the land to the peas
ants; third, settlement of the economic
crisis.
MinimaIists In Protest.
AT the close of the sitting a declar
alton was read from the representa-
tives of the democratic Minimalis
party Of the soldiers and workmen,
1 delegates stating that the party dis
/ approved of the coup d'etat and with.
drew from the council of soldiers ant
workmen's delegates"
! An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
( from Petrograd says a strong detach.
ment OF troops of the soldiers ant
workmen's delegates occupied tn,
Baltic railway station and that tn,
government Communicated all n1oto-
cars, confirming the troops to the bar
racks.
Proclamation by Wireless.
London, Nov. S.-A proclamation
sent ont through the wireless station
OF the Russian government today. an
picked up here. states that the garri
son and proletariat of Petrograd hay
/ deposed the Kerensky government
A wireless dispatch from Petrogra
says that the council of soldiers an
worknen's delegates has announce
that the split in the council has bee
healed and that a call has been sen
out for delegate from each $4,000 q
the population 10 express the will @
the Russian army.
The Maximalist or Bolsheviki, CON
prises the most extreme class OF tn
Russian revolutionary Socialists.
. first sprang into prominence in th
early days OF the revolution under tn
: leadership of Nikolai Lenine, the rad
, cal agitator. who later was put unde
, the ban of the provisional governmer
because Of his ultra-radical preach
ments and his suspected pro-Germa
/, leanings.
Orders Given to Army.
Petrograd, Nov. s. British Admin
atty, Per Wireiesst The militar
revolutionary committee OF the cer
trail council of soldiers and WORT
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