Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-08

London. Nov. s-The Maximalists
have obtained control OF Petrograd and
ISSUED a proclamation saying the new
government will proclaim peace. the
semi -oficial news agency announces.
Premier Kerensky has been deposed.
The Maximalists were assisted by
the Petrograd garrison, who made
possible q coup detat without blood
shed.
Leon Tratzky, president Of the CEN
ltral executive committee Of the Petro-
grad council Of soldiers and workmen
Idelegates, issued a proclamation that
the provisional government no longer
was ia existance. The preliminary
| parliament has been dissolved.
A wireless dispatch from Petrograd
| says that the council OF soldiers and
vorkmen's delegates has announced
! that the council wound has been heal
ed and that call has been sent out Tor
y delagate from each $4,000 OF the
population 70 express the Will pt the
Russian ARMY.
rs Proposs Immediate Peace.
The Russian news agency, which, as
reported last night, was seized by the
Maximalists. sends the following dis
patch from Petrograd. dated 300
o'clock last evening:
.The day brought certain changes
In the general situation in the capital
The Maximalist movement made fresh
and fairly apprecia51e progress but no
disorders have taken place.
Toward o'clock in the afternoon
the military revolutionary committee
for the soldiers and workmen's dele
gates issued a proclamation that Pet
roSrad was in its hands, thanks to the
assistance Of the garrison which en-
bled the coup d'etat brought about
without bloodshed.
..The proclamation declares that the
new government will propose an I'M
mediate and just peace. will hand the
land to the peasants and will summon
the Constituent assembly.
- s.y>s.eg..es from the three Cossack
regiments quartered here declared they
would not obey the provisional govern
ment and would not march against the
soldiers and womkmen's delegates but
that they were prepared to maintain
public order.
Some Of Ministers Arrested.
"The Petrograd council of soldiers
ana workmen's delegates held a meet
ing this afternoon, at which NJ. Trotzky
made his declaration that the govern
ment no longer existed, that some OF
the ministers had been arrested and the
preliminary parliament had been dis
solved"
Nikolai Lenine, who received pro-
Ionged cheers, outlined three problems
now before the Russian democracy
Arst, Immediate conclusion Of the war,
during which period the new govern
ment must propose an armistice to the
belligerents; second, the handing over
Of the land to the peasants; third, set
tlement Of the economic crisis.
One Section Withdraws.
At the close Of the sitting a declara-
ton was read from the representatives
81 the democratic Minimalist party Of
zthe soldiers and workmen's delegates,
stating that the party disapproved of
n he coup d. etat and withdrew from the
council OF soldiers and workmen's dele
entes,
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
4 from Petrograd says a strong detach-
ment Of troops Of the soldiers and
vuDri<men's delegates occupied the Bal
tic railway station and that the gov
saeYnment commandeered all motor cars,
ccunning the troops to the barracks.
CossacLs Ask Aid.
"a the early hours Of the morning a
! dalegation Of Cossacks APPEARED at the
nsfnter palace and told Premier Keren-
sly that they were disposed to carry
Eoat the governments orders concern
ing the guarding OF the capital. but
tl1ey insisted that II hostilities COM
nbenced II would be necessary for their
forces to be supplemented by infantry
x un1tA
they further demanded that the
q pfGzpier define the governments at
sfltude toward the Bolshevikis. citing
q ~ release from custody OF some OF
dove VIM mad been arrested for par
edpation III the July Disturbances. The
ss sC6isacks virtually made q demand
Il tlat the government proclaim the Boil
evikis outlaws.
S'S Nssusal ~ ksrsnsky.
S5 The premier replied:
f. III nnd Il difficult 70 declare the Eol-
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