Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-11-29
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LEVINE is RUSS DICTATOR
Soviet Vests Leader With Unlimited
Power to Make Laws for 100000
600 Observation-Disclosures in
Moscow Safe.

Petrograd, Nov. 20.-Germany has
refused to treat for peace with the new
sOldiers's and Workmen's government
in response to Il recent proposal &C
cording to the newspapers here, which
publish this news as coming from Il
observation-disclosures source
1t is stated that Emperor William
announced in his reply that he would
treat only with the legal successor, to
the imperial government or with the
constituent assembly.
Americans Safe in Moscow.
London, Nov. 2O.-Pobert p. Skin
ner, American consul general, has re-
ceived telegram, dated Saturday,
from the American consul in Moscow,
saying that he and other Americans
in Moscow are all safe. The city was
quiet at the time, but there had been
much fighting, the message said.
Lenne Is Dictator.
Petrograd, Nov. 20.-TO all intents
and purposes NikOlai Lenine is dicta
tor of Russia. Nearly half Of the sol
u.
executive committee of the SOVIET with
five dissenting votes vested Lenine
with supreme laWmaking power, with
out reference to the governing cOun-
Gil.
Lenine is today the greatest single
figure i'll Russia. He sits in the SmOl-
ney Institute makes the laws and di-
reefs more or less the deStinieS OF $780,
100000 people with the ease of a jug
gler tossing Indian clubs.
Quiet at Petrograd.
Stockholm, Nov 19.-Petrograd was
quiet up to Wednesday evening, ac-
cOrding to advices from what are re-
garded here as reliable sources. The
transport troops for either faction,
and the food situation in the capital
was becoming serious.
There is little definite news from the
province, but an apparently reliable
report said that General Kaledines
was assembling considerable force
of COssacks.
The correspondent talked with an
American business man, The manager
Of a concern in Petrograd employing
large staff, who reached here after
having left Petrograd on Wednesday
morning.
Petrograd Faces Famine.
Comparatively little looting was re-
r1n dor
ing the search of all houses for stores
of provisions and the confiscation Of
surplus stocks.
The Lenine adherents he stated,
were amply supplied with money, from
German sources, he believed.
This informant agreed with all the
observers with whom the correspond
ent had talked in the prediction that
Premier KprenSky would never regain
power again, even if his party should
prevail.
He is being accused by former sup
pOrters of lack Of resolution and en-
ergy to act months ago, when the
plans of the Bolsh2viki could have
been dealt with effectively at their
very inception.
The urban population, as whole,
was showing a singular apathy toward
the current events.
New Finnish Government.
London, Nov. 19.-Oskari TOkOi, the
Social Democratic leader in Finland
and former Finnish premier, is expect
ed to form q new Finnish government,
according to Il Haparanda dispatch,
transmitted by the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent at Copenhagen.
The diet will proclaim Finland an In
dependent republic on that day, the
dispatch adds.
'HOstilities have ceased in Moscow.
Terms were signed whereby the So
called White guard surrenders it's arms
and the committee on public safely dis
solves"