Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-10

Tcleliabiusk, an important railway
center in northeastern Orenburg. is be-
aege1 by General DutoG's troops. In
the Caucasus General Karauloff is at
lacking Tchechenrev and Ingusher.
The proclamation says that the ZEN
emies of the people" have undertaken
last attempt to destroy the cause OF
peace and says that the constitutional
Democratic party is providing tn,
means for the revolt The proclama
ton reads:
The Bolsheyiki Proclamation.
While representatives Of the con
gress OF workmen's and soldiers dele
gates and the congress of peasants
deputies were negotiating to secure al
honorable peace for the exhausted
country. the enemies Of the people, tn
imperialists, the land owners, tn
bankers and their allies. the Cossacl
generals have undertaken a final at
tempt To- destroy the cause of peace
wrest the power from the hands Of tn
soldiers and workmen and the land
from the peasants and to compel sol
jlers and CossaCks to shed their bloo
'or the benefit OF the Russian and al
lied imporalists.
Generals kaledines on the Don an
Dut0f I'm the Ural province have raise
The flag Of revolt The Constitutions
Democratic party is providing the nee
essary means to enable them to carr
on tho fight against the people. TIL
Rodziaukos, the Milukoffs. the Clutch
kofs and the KOnovalons see kto re
gain power and with the aid of tn
haIedues the Korniloifs and the Du
tons are endeayoring to turn the Cos
sack laborers into an instrument 70
achieving their criminal aims.
Menace OF Kaledines.
General Kaledines has declared
slate c' war in the Don region is hir
de-ing he supply Of bread to the fror
ana collecting his forces. thus mer
aeiag Ekaterinoslav. Kharkov an
Moscow General Korniloff, who fle
ron prison. has arrived at his sid
horniiod who in July introduced tn
death penalty and commenced a can
palgn against the revolutionary powt
z 80 pet-ovrad
Tn Orenburg General DutOff has al
Rested The executive and the militar
revolutionary committee has disarme
Tue soldiers and is endeavoring to cal
lure Tcheilabinsk in order to cut o
The supply Of bread from Siberia
me front and the towns. General IA
aulon IS attacking Tchenrev and Ii
susher In the Caucasus.
The Constitutional Democrats al
Tue political leaders OF this rising ar
The Bourgeois is supplying scores
millions 10 the counter revolutional
generals The Bourgeois central con
mltiee OF the Ukranian republi
which is waging a struggle against Il
OTanian workmen's and soldier
councils. Is assisting General kal
Nnes in drawing troops to the DC
region aud is hindering the workmen
and soldiers councils from distribu
ing the necessary military fore
throughout the Ukraine for the su
preston Of the Kaledines rebellion.
The Constitutional Democrats, Z
worst enemies OF the people. who |
sether with the capitalists OF
countries prepared the present wor
war, are hoping that as members OF I
constituent assembly they may be al
10 come to the assistance of their &c
erals. the Kaledines, the korniloi
ana the Dutofis in order to strane
TIE people with their aid"
Appeal TO Masses.
The proclamation then makes an a
peal to the people to sweep aw
these enemies" of their cause and a
n,oances that the necessary militia
y dispositions have been made to su