Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-13
BoISheviki Government
Is CrumbIing Fast

LONDON, Nov. 12.-The Bolsheviki
government" Of Russia is crumbling
fast II may already have crumbled
away
Moscow il once again restored to con-
troll OF the provisional government.
There is every probability that the ex-
pected battle between Kerensky's loyal
troops and the Trotsky-Lenine factions
Is now in progress.
Not since Sunday forenoon have any
detailed dispatches been received here
from Russia And none since then have
come direct from Petrograd- This 81
lencs. as London interpreted il today
betokened a battle The last word re-
ceived from Petrograd direct told of the
near approach Of Kerensky and his loyal
government troops. II also declared that
even in the city itself. elements were
banding together TO GUST the Trotsky-
Lenine usurpers Of power.
London does not expect the Bolsheviki
20 put up much of a fight. They are
cOnstitutionally not fighting men, They
would not stomach a contest where the
forces arrayed against them were nearly
their equal in number.
LONDON PRESS CHEERFUL.
Despite the Kaleidoscope changes and
uncertainty OF information from various
Russian sources, the London press re-
1ected a more cheerful attitude today
The conviction was expressed every
where that Kerensky had once again
drawn strength from initial defeat.
German agents, with which the army
is known 10 be pIentifully sprinkled are
probably doing Their utmost to prevent
The lining up of Kerensky's forces
against the revolutiOnists. One dis
patch. received via Moscow. cold of GER
tain troops ordered TO entrain for service
against the Bolsheviki who mutinied and
attempted TO halt passage of special
trains bearing other soldiers toward
PetroEraI
Most encouraging of the late news.
was word Srom Pstrograd that the rail-
way. post and telegraph employes-all
government servants-had switched
their allegiance from the BOlsheviki
hack 10 the provisional government and
refused 10 obey 3olsheviki censors. This
opened the first channel of nsws@from
kerensEy'v side TO conditions in the
capital Special correspondents for Lon
don newspapers in Petrograd sent dis
patches agreeing that support OF the
paciists was dissolvins-
FIGHTING IN PETROGRAD.
According TO these dispatches there
has already been some lighting on the
streets OF Petrograd- a great deal has
been due 10 lswless elements taking adj
vantage Of the disorganizatiOn in the
capital TO loot and rob.
Numerous government buildings, in
GLIDING the winter palace, have been
stripped oy soldiers OF decorations and
valusbles. the process going on openly.
Many Of these soldiers, loaded with their
booty. have encountered provisional gov
eminent troops closing in on the city
and have been shot
wireless dispatches from Moscow de-
eIared that the counter revolt against
the BoshsviId was in progress in Petro-
grad and that overthrow OF the pacifists
was only a matter OF hours. The same
source asserted that the village OF TsaT-
koe-SeIo. about twelve miles from Petro-
grad. had been taken by Rerensky
troops Formation Of an aIl-Russian or
ganization 20 rescue the nation was also
reported Ksrensky. with General Alex
Jeff. chief OF STAFF OF the army, was re-
ported TO have escaped the BOlshev.xi
ny lying concealed ia the bottom Of an
ambulance
one dispatch from Petrograd detailed
that the Russian fleet which appeared at
PetroErsd in time To oveT-awc the pro-
v5sioual governments defenders and
- Ee enc 50lsheviki coup certain, came
from HeIsingfors on forged instructions
The fact that a German fleet attacked
HsIsiugfOrs last Friday or Saturday 10
too closely related TO the removal OF
Russian naval forces from that station
not To- suggest a direct generalization OF
German activity. in the opinion OF oh
servers here.
The radical element IN Finland has
seized the opportunity 10 attempt TO
set NJ a separate government Cover
nor General Nekrasoff has been dismiss
ed and his place taken by a sailor and
a state Of war has been proclaimed.
The Finnish diet has voted to give SUI
preme power in the province TO n state
directorate
England's optimism OF an ironing
out OF the Russian situation was center
ed on important events which dispatches
this afternoon limited were occurring at
Moscow. recently wrested from Bilshe-
Wiki control by the provisional govern
ment forces
Russian diplomats here hoped that