Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-20
ANCIENT CAPITAL
IN FULL CONTROL
OF RUSSIAN REDS


fusai of employees TO work under the
Bolsheviki commissioners.
The newspapers which were sup
pressed in the early days of the upris-
ing have in some instances been given
permission to renew publication, al
though the status of the bourgeois
press is still indefinite.
An order Of arrest for M. Neratoff,
former minister of foreign affairs, and
other officials of the foreign ministr,
is reported to have been issued.
1t is reported that the independence
of the Ukraine has been declared and
that the Finnish Diet has declared
Finland an independent republic.
Removing Americans from Moscow
Washington, Nov. lo.--Ambassador
Francis, at Petrograd, reported to
the State department in message
dated last Friday and received today
that he had recommended that all
unattached American women and
American men accompanied by
women and children leave the city,
Arrangements had been made Tor
them to travel on the trans-Siberian
railroad in two special coaches. The
ambassador reported conditions In the
Russian capital chaotic, but fairly
quiet. There was no central head OF
government and the embassy dealt di-
rectiy with the superintendent OF pas
sengef service of the railway in ar
ranging for the removal OF the
Americans. The departments OF gov
eminent either were closed or being
operated without their chiefs.
Mr.. Francis said he feared no dam
age to the embassy, but conditions
were 90 unstable that he deemed Il
best to get the Americans out II pos
sible. Information at the State de-
partment indicates that there are in
Petrograd about 200 Americans.
Russian Embassy Statement
Basing their opinion on the state.
ment OF Lenine that the success oi
the Bolsheviki was dependent on q
worldwide revolutionary movement
BY soldiers and workmen, officials q,
the Russian embassy today predicted
that the followers of the Kerensky
government would win either through
q military victory or through the evi'
dent incapacity OF the Bolsheviki tc
make good their promises to their fol
lowers.
No late news has been received a
the embassy, but officials declared that
the mention Of Captain Paviof as tht
commander OF troops opposing .ths
Bolsheviki was an encouraging sign
Captain Pavloff Is said to be OF tht
staff OF the social democratic work
mems party and the opinion was cx
pressed that this means that one o
the strongest factions OF the opposi
tion had gone over to the moderates
Italians Begin Offensive.
Italian forces nave begun an Of
iensive on the Asiago plateau anc
have occupied advanced elements o
trenches, the war Office announces to
day.
The statement reads: .
Last night there was lively artil
lery activity between Lake Garda ant
Asiago.
"On the Asiago plateau the enem,
made violent concentrations of FIRE OF
our positions at Monte Tonbercar ant
Monte Badenecche without followinI
UP with any infantry attack. Our par
ties in new offensive operations reoc
cupied elements of trenches, capturing
six officers and 202 men.
"South OF Quero enemy forces il
great numbef are attacking our Mont
Monfenera and Monta Tomba lines.
"On the plains the vigilance Of OH
troops has stopped the enemy fror
renewing any attempt whatsoever t
cross the Piave. ..
Among our troops the followin
deserve to again be specifically mer
toned for valor shown during thes
last days: Bersaglieri battalions i
the Fagare zone and the Granotiel
and Catania brigades at the Zenso
loop.
ENEMY troops repeatedly wei
bombarded in the course of the da
by our airplanes, and in the night
spite OF strong wind, by our airshir
at the basin OF Primolano, to ii
northwest OF Susegana, and at Tea
di Livenza."