The sun., 1917-07-19
COssacks Patrol Streets for
First Time. Since the
Revolution.
MOST TROOPS LOYAL
Anarchists Send for Reen-
fOrcementS and More
Fighting Is Feared.
CABINET MEMBER SEIZED
WOrkmen's and Soldiers Dele
gates Call Riots "Stab in
Russia's Back"
CABINET MEMBER SEIZED

PETRoGRAD, July 1S.--SiX persons
were killed and 2Ss wounded in the
outbreak which occurred last night
between Government patrolling forces
and Maximalists The fighting was
the fiercest witnessed here since the
revolution The city was quiet this
morning, but the gravity of the situa-
ton was admitted in official quarters
and more street fighting is feared.
A group of Maximalists were ar
rested by patrols on their way to take
possession of the telegraph and cable
ONCE.
At conference OF Ministers and
Workmens and Soldiers Delegates last
evening 1t was decided to place the city
under martial control Gen. Polovtsen,
governor OF the military district, was
summoned and instructed to use all the
loyal troops to put down the insurrecton.
As q result he ordered out the Cos.
sacks and several companies of infantry
TO patrol the streets. This was the first
time since the revolution that CossaekS
nhu phtTOleu tHe btFeets. COmphnle
here and there carried machine guns
strapped to their saddles. the men lead.
ing their horses.
COssacks Put 10 Flight.
One Of the first clashes between the
opposing forces occurred on Troitsky
bridge, where the Cossacks met a body
of armed demonstrants. The Cossacks
| were armed only with sabres. A brisk
fire was opened by the insurrectionists,
whereupon the Cossacks fed up Ljte!ay
Prospekt, many of them abandoning
, their horses. Several Cossacks and
twelve horses were killed.
Later a brush between armed Govern
ment troops and MaXimalists occurred
| in the neighborhood of the Duma. The
Maximalists were quickly dispersed.
! leaving behind seventeen wounded.
! A majority Of the regiments of the
Petrograd garrison and most of the
armored motor car detachments are sup
porting the Government. A machine
gun regiment stationed at Strielna has
signified its willingness to come to the
Governments aid.
! Most OF those killed yesterday were in
sight of the Nadezhdenskaia when the
Moscow Bolshevih (anarchist) troops
opened fire on unarmed Cossacks pass
( ing in the Nevsky Prospekt. The firing
started panic, in which Ave Of the
+ Bolshevlki soldiers were killed and
| twenty wounded.
! Anarchists Ask Help.
! The Maximalists have asked for more
! help from Kronstadt most of the Kron-
! stadt contingent having returned home
last night, 1t was rumored to-day that
a second influx of Kronstadt sailors
might be expected before night.
The St Peter and st. Paul fortress,
although commanded by a Maximalist
resiment apparently is not in full sym
pathy with the insurrectionists. The
! garrison at the fortress refused the
! demand OF machine gun contingent OF
the Maximalists to give them arms
NJ. Tohernoff. Minister OF Agriculture
was arrested at the Duma by Maxlmal-
lists. who started to take him away in ar
1 automobile as hostage. He was Te-
! livering an address from the steps OF
the building when seized. The Minister
was roughly handled by the crowd, bu,
was recognized by Trotzky, one OF the
agitator Lenine's lieutenants. who pro.
tested and harangued the Minister'S car
tors and obtained his release.
LvOR Issues Statement.
Premier Lvon to-day sent the follow
ing telegram to all provisional Govern.
ment commissaries:
"In. reply to your inquiry the Minister
OF the Interior informs you that the
reports regarding the arrests OF mem
bers OF the provisional Government are
false. AS to the appeals to overthrow
the Government by force OF arms AM
transfer all powers to the soldiers and
workmen, these appeals had the char
acter OF irresponsible acts on the part
OF the members OF an extreme minority
and were received in an unfriendly man
ner by the people
innn bn rnN atst,, mi
In full agreement with the soldiers,
workmen's and peasants delegates and
the Duma. is taking measures to avert
the occurrence OF Incidents which might
be inimical to the state, The events OF
yesterday and to-day have for the time
being interrupted the negotiations which
are in progress for the completion of the
Cabinet but as soon as the disorders are
at an end the negotiations will be re-
sumed with view to forming a Cahne,
in which representatives OF the various
political views will ind a place, as IN
the preceding Cabinet, a matter which
has the full approval OF the executive
council OF the soldiers, workmen's and
peasants delegates"
Denomination Condemned.
The council OF the new body Of Sol
ders. Workmen and Peasants OF All
. Russia, the extremists abstaining from
participation, passed resolution to-day
after an all night session rejecting with
Indignation all attempts to influence the
attitude OF that body,
ut is inadmlssble," continues the
Z resolution. that armed demonstrations
: should seek to impose the win OF iso-
} lated military elements upon the whole
OF Russia. Blood has been shed in the
i streets OF Petrograd. All these acts
toward our revolutionary army, which
) is defending the conquests OF the revo-
: luton at the front are acts OF treachery
, and felony Whoever attacks the recog-
nized democratic agencies, whoever sows
} dlscord in their ranks is striking "A dag
gers blow in the back of the reVolu-