Evening star., 1917-11-08

The Russian news agency. whicn, as
reported last night. was seizeo oy tuS
maximalists. sends the following oisp1o 81
from Petrograd, dated $3.50 O'Clock last
evening: ,.. IN
the general situation in the capitaL ING
maximalist movement made Hesn si.a anu
fairly appreciable progress, put no oie
orders have taken place
.aToward 5 o'clock in the afternoon tne
military committee OF the soioieIS anu
worknen's delegates issued proeiaHa
tion stating that Petrograd was It's nanos'
tbanks TO the assistance of the garrison.
which enabled the coup detat u pe
brought about without bloodshed; ~.
.aThe proclamation declares tnat .ne
new government ni WIN pdDpH Pr, hand the land
to the peasants, and VIII summon
constituent assembly.
cossacks Refuse to Obey.
"Deleeates from the Cossack regiments
ouartered here declared they wouio not
obev the provisional government. ana
,-ould not march against the soidier
and workmen's delegates, but that tneS
were prepared to maintain puonc o,uei.
.The Petrograd council OF soldler
and workmen's delegates heid a meet
ing this afternoon. at wnlcn NJ IIotLns
made his declaration that the govern.
ment no longer s.a esisuen hesn snI arressed ted and
that the preliminary parliament hao
been dissolved.
longed cheers. outlined tnres prouiens a',
First. immediate conclusion OF the war.
for which purpose the new government
must propose an armistice to the Del.
ligerents; second. the handing over oi
the land to the PEASANTS tn1ro' see'ie-
ment of the economic crlsls-
Minimalists Object.
AT the close of the sitting decla-
ration was read from the representa- :
tives of the democratic mtnlmaiist
party of the soldiers and workmen s
delegates, stating that the party dis-
approved Of the coup d'etat and with
DIV from the council of soldiers and
workmen's delegates.
A wireless dispatch from Petrograd
today says that the council OF soldier
and workmen's delegates has announced
that the split in the council has been
healed and that a call has been sent
Ont for a delegate from each 10000 OF
~ population, to express the will of
the Russian army.
Seize Communications.
An armed naval detachment. under
committee. occupied the offices of the
official Petrograd telegraph agency
Tuesday night
The maximalists also occupied the
central telegraph Office. the state bank
and Marie palace, where the prelimi-
nary parliament had suspended its pro-
ceedings in view of the situation.
No disorders are yet reported. with
the exception of some outrages by
apaches The general life of the city
remains normal and street traffic has
not been interrupted.
Demands Of Cossacks.
In the early hours Of Tuesday morn
ing a delegation of Cossacks appeared
at the Winter Palace and told Premier
Kerensky that they were disposed to
carry out the governments orders
concerning the guarding of the capital
but they insisted that il hostilities
commenced 1t would be necessary fol-
their forces to be supplemented by in
fantry units. They further demanded
that the premier define the govern
ments attitude toward the boIshevikis
citing the release from custody OF
some of those who had been arrested
for participation in the July disturb.
ances. The Cossacks virtually made q
demand that the government proclaim
the bolshevikis outlaws.
cult to declare the bolshevikis out.
laws The attitude of the government,
toward the present bolsheviki activi.
ties is Known
The premier explained that those wht