The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-13
!; ! STRIFE
IN PETROGRAD
AND MOSCOW
q. x lsIad sst q ~
Kerensky's Men and BoIshe-
wiki in Bloody Battle
ITALIANS STAND FIRM
Rome Advices Say They Have Check
ed Austro-German Advance on
Piave River.
STAND FIRM

London, Nov. ia bloody encoun-
ter has taken place near Gatchina be-
tween soldiers from the front, headed
by Premier kerensky, and boisheviki
forces form Petrograa, according to
advices which have reached Ira Mel
son Morris. the American minister at
Stockholm. from reliable sources. The
result of the battle was not reported
to Mr.. Morris.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Exchange telegraph company sends
the following: After heavy fighting
at Moscow, in which there were 1000
casualties, the parties came to terms
on the basis of the creation OF soci
alistic government. including boil
sheviki. The Petrograd railway, union
sent an ultimatum to the workmen's
and soldiers delegates and the safety
of the country committee. demanding
that they eect conciliation by organiz
ing all the democratic power; other
wise the union would call general
strike. The bolsheviki agreed to this
but the other democratic groups were
unwilling to negotiate with the boil.
sheviki until they entirely surrender
ed. Negotiations, however, were re-
sumed and the railway union defer.
red the strike for II hours.
"The bolsheviki have abandoned
their offensive attitude and now con
slider themselves in the position OF or
ganizers of defense revolutions
against the armies of KerensKy, Kor-
niloff and Kaledines. The Petrograd
garrison has elected a special COM
mittee to guarantee the safety OF the
population Army headquarters ex-
press themselves in favor of a combi-
nation OF the democratic groups"
dispatch to the Exchange tele-
graph from Petrcgrad dated Sunday
says Premier Kerensky issued pro-
clamation saying he would remain
commander-inchief until decision
on the question had been reached by
the provisional government.
1t is reported in Stockholm that NJ.
Kerensky is still issuing proclama-
tions as premier and that strong
forces are rallying against the bolshe-
wiki, Gen. Kaledines. former hetman
OF the Cossacks, has announced his
refusal to recognize the Leninites and
Maxim Gorky is issuing daily bulle-
tins against them. The committee of
public safety which was appointed
by the mayor and the city duma has
secured the support Of the menshe-
Wiki social revolutionists and the
bourgeois parties generally and also
is receiving support from The railway
employees union and the central rail-.
, way committee
The committee on (pdblic safety
sent an emmissary to treat with the
sailors of the feet. H has reported
that the sailors already are showing
dissatisfaction with Lenine The re-
ports also say that the committee has
issued an appeal to the city popu-
lation and to the city militia to alb
stain from violence against the boil
sheviki, who have the support of the
sailors and $4,000 soldiers of the Pet.
rograd garrison and await a peaceful
/ solution OF the situation.
| All the ministers of the provisional
| government who were arrested at the
commencement of the revolt have
| been released except Foreign Minis
| ter Terestchenko and one other. The
| banks in Ptrograd still are closed
| but the shops are open.
! italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov 1.-THE Italians are hold
ing the Austro-German advance or
the Piave line. Early reports from
the front today were favorable.
Heavy shelling is in progress al
| along the new front
The Italians are intrenched back o.
| the west bank of the Piave River ant
the Austro-German main force is now
taking the place of the advanced
| guard OH the east bank. The strip o
water between the opposing lines il
about half mile, widening at som,
points to mile.
An observer just back from a tou
along the line told the correspond
ent that the cannonade had becom
continuous. The Austrians are usini
five-inch guns. not yet havini
brought up many of their heayies
pieces. The enemy is turning hi
fire against the high campanile bel
towers of small villages fringing tn
western bank to prevent the Italian
artillery from using them as obsei
vation points. The Italian artiiler
reply is spirited from considerabl
number of guns they succeeded il
bringing back form the old front
The battle front has two main SEE