Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-28
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Moscow Cadets Join With
New Cossack Leader in
South.

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Representatives sent by
Ensign Krylenko, who is j
Bolsheviki COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Russian army, t
have been received in the I
German lines and in-
formed by the German
commander that the Ger !
mans have officially con-
scented to immediate me-
gotiations for an armi-
stice on all fronts Of the
beliigerent countries.
The Germans have set
Dec. 2 for a conference for
negotiation of an armi-
stice.
Petrograd, Tuesday. Nov. %.
(l0:30 p. m.)--It Is announced Of
fieiaiiy at the Smolny institute,
the headquarters of the Bolshe-
Wiki. that representatives of En-
sign krylenko, the BolsheyfH
commander-in-ch have crossed
to the German side and entered
into negotiations with the German
military authorities.
London. Nov. 2S.-The military
cadets and virtually all of the Of
iicers of the anti-B0lsbeFiki
troops In the Moscow district, ac-
c0rding TO the Petrograd cerres-
pendent OF the Morning Post, have
gone TO join General Kaledines,
leader OF tbs, Cassaeks, who Is re.
ported in control OF most of seutli.
ern Russia.
Many hundreds OF officers from
regiments stationed in the rear and
numbers from the front and virtually
Ill the officers of the guard regiments,
It is said, also have gone over to Cen
eral Kaledines.
Elections Not Exciting.
Little excitement has attended the
elections to the constitutional assem-
oily now being held in Petrograd, says
he Petrograd correspondent of the
Daily Mail in dispatch dated Tues
lay He thinks that less than fifty
per cent of those entitled to vote cast
their ballots, but that perhaps an
other 10 per cent would vote before
the polls closed Tuesday afternoon.
News from the army fronts, the cor
respondent says, is contradictory, but
apparently the vast mass of soldiers
support the Lenine government. En-
sign krylenko. the commissioner OF
war, has gone to Pskoff, where he has
dismissed General Tcheremissoff and
given his command to a commissioner
for the northern front.
General chaos, he adds, is spread-
ing steadily, and the extremists I'M
doubtedly are gaining ground among
the soldiers and the classes.
America Watching Events.
Washington. Nov. 2S.-The confer.
ence at Petrograd today of Russian
political leaders, which according &c
a London Times dispatch, is for the
Of forming a government
representative Of all parties, added tf
the interest with which official Wash
ington, and unofficial Washington a:
well, Is watching the march of devel
opments in that changing capital.
what really lies back of the confer
ence it was too early for officials h
Judge. 1t was significant thar former
members OF the K.erensky cabinet.
were among those who assemble.
along with the Bolsheviki leaders. al
though the calling in Of some mem
Ders OF an overthrown regime. II i,
recognized. may be a strategic may,
Tor effect on the diplomatic corns q
Fetrograd, who have uniformly re
FUSED TO indicate any reorganization n
the hewly-sprung element In power
while Russian diplomats and eonsui
III this country openly repudiate it.
News of the conference followe,
overnight the London report that Ger
hiai stan onlcers are already In Petro
grad acting as military advisers of fh
government in power.
The American government and tn
entente allies as well, will detern,ln
@hether the BoisheYiki are actually /
ne ciassed as enemies and active allie
oil Germany as soon as official advice
can be gathered in conferences be