Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-10
ENGLISH ARMY CAPTURES JERUSALEM
Russia Near Civil War; Kerensky Still Factor
WAR SUMMARY OF
RUSS EVENTS SEES
CIVIL WAR NEARING
(By the Associated Press. }

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Civil war has broken out in Russia
and the Bolsheviki regime apparently
will be put to tae test. The Petro-
grad government has issued proc
lamation announcing that Generals
Kaledines, Korniloff and Dutoff have
begun revolt in southeastern Euro
pean Russia.
The Bolsheviki announcement de-
clares that the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis are assisting the hetman of the
Don Cossacks and his fellow military
leaders, who are said to aim at cut
ting off food supplies and in Selling
power from the Black Sea to the Ural
mountains as well as in the Caucasus.
Bolsheviki troops have been ordered
to take the field against the counter
revolutionists.
General kaledines is said TO be col
lecting his forces and it is inferred
that their detectives include Moscow.
General Dutoff is leading the revolt
in the province of Orenburg and is
| endeavoring to cut the trans-Siberian
railway at Tcheliabinsk. TWO towns
I in the Caucasus are heseiged by forces
under General Karauloff.
! In Orenburg the Bolshevih leaders
have been arrested and the soldiers
under them disarmed. In the new
! Ukranian republic the middle class is
reported to be assisting General ka-
ledines in opposition to the workmen's
and soldiers councils The proclama-
ton of the Bolsheyiki denounces the
| Constitutional Democratic party and
its leaders, including NJ Rodzianko
the former president of the duma an(
Paul N. Milukoff, the former foreign
minister.
1t had not been unexpected in tbs
European capitals that strong effor
would be made to GUST the Bolsheyik
from power. For some time Genera
Kaledines has been gathering hi
forces in the Don region where he ha
been Joined by former army officer
and leaders of the old provisional gov
eminent, and has been reported t.
hold most of Russia's gold reserve ant
he probably controls the Don Goa
region and great portion of tn
oih EsAOh a4tOli III
, Black and Caspian seas.
The uprising in Portugal has result
ed in the formation of a new cabinet
The fighting was confined to Lisbo
+ and the immediate neighborhood, tn
, government and the government
! troops surrendering after two days Q
hostilities.
Allies on Italian Front.
= British and French troops have take
r over from the Italians sections of tn
t fighting front between Lake Gard
and the Adriatic. The British ar
stationed along the upper Piave. bu
the position Of the French has nc
: been disclosed The Austro-German
: have not renewed their violent al
tacks on the Aisago plateau, III
' strong defense of the Italians appal
emily having forced cessation Of il
! fantry activity to allow for the IT
forming of units.
There has been artillery activity BIZ
tween the Brenta and the Piave an
= along the Pave while Italian all
: planes and airships have been attacl
ing enemy camps and communication
behind the lines,
On the front in France there ha
{ been no marked infantry activity an
t artillery action has been confined |
t the Cambria and Ypres area. Gu
n posts encounters and raids have o.
n CURED on the Cambria front and nee
Lens. A German effort to enter II
e French lines near Bezonvaux, We
S dun region, has been repulsed by tt
r. French with considerable casualtit
to the enemy.