South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-08
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Control; ToAsk
Separate Peace
Radical Party in Russia Executes Coup D ctat
With Aid of Soldiers in Peuograd;
Russian Embassy in Wash
ington Confirms News

LONDON, Nov 3. Premier Kerenskys government
has been overhrown, according to advceS today from
PetTOgrad.
The Maximasts are declared to he in full control anf
it is reported that they will Immediately sue for a separate
peace with Germany.
The Maximalsts were assisted by the Petrograd 2ar-
rSon, which made possible coup detat without hooi-
shed.
The Maximass are in control OF all OF the telegraph
and cable lines from Peograd and every dispatch sent out
is censored by their representatives.
is not known definitely whether there any serious
clashes between troops loyal TO KerenSky and the military
forces controlled by the radicals
BOlShevk manifesto has been issued calling cOnStit-
uen assembly at to administer the government Dis
patches say it planned to distribute all OF the land to
the peasants
No word reached London OF what has happened Pre-
mie Kerensky One dispatch stated that several members
of the provisional government had been arrested.
The MaximaSS were enabled to overthrow the pro-
viSiona government was reported as the result of sew
era CoSSack regiments going to their side The Cos
sacks had been expected to support KerenSky even in ut
armed clash.
None of todays dispatches made any mention of tbs
WOnen'S battalion of death Previously had been
ported that the women soldiers had been drawn up IN
front of the winter palace and that they would remain
loyal to the premier.
Leon Trotzky, who returned to Russia from America
following the revolution and abdcation the car the
leading spirit in the present activities OF the MaXimalSts
RUSSIAN EMBASSY CONFIRMS NEWS.
today had received information which they
declared not official that the Kerensky government
has been overturned that the MaxmaStS
plete control of Russian affairs
In the absence of official information officials the
baSSy said that they could say nothing
News Most Serious.
They made it plain however that they considered me 1eS
serious.
Other information which reached Washington just before
MaxinalstS separate peace
once, if they do but that certain points eas
soldiers confronting the gut
the trenches Whether this under orders from Perogaj
not is not yet known.
Up to noon the state department still wHhou-
formation regarding what was going on Perograd vas -
mied that the reports reaching that
ant establishments immediately he adopted meet the
and 10 cope with far the allies
Cerned.
collapse indicated by todays cable lor-
don Stockholm and other points which that the M8UmaH
last have dethroned Kerensky and viii for mmcd
separate peace viii not change he attitude ~
the United States toward Germany This emPhaucal MACS
plain in official circles TO-DAY.
1t may probably viii that this country 81 ~
than it appeared three months ago would
make the world safe for democracy But German agents ari
German gold has gained this victory hope epect1t
ton that they will compel peace Germany terms heE IL
find out their mistake according to the who today "a
leading this counTys preparations.