New-York tribune., 1917-12-12
Kornilof, With 1000
Men, in Clash With
Maximalists Near
Bielgorod
Revolt in Moscow
Becomes Acute
Line Streets
With Machine Guns
to Prevent Riots
Over Famine

LONDON. Dec. IA Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd dated Monday
says the "Pravda" announces the frat
collision between the Maximslist
troops and from three to four thous-
and troops under General kornilof,
armed with machine guns, at Tsma-
novka Station, twenty-eight versts
from Bielgorod 1850 miles south Of
Moscow, on the Donetz Riycr).
The situation in Moscow is reported
to be grave, according to Times"
dispatch from Petrograd. The Bolshe
Wiki, according TO Petrograd news
papers, have placed machine guns N
the streets, as they fear an uprising
Of hostile parties. The garrison, how
ever, shows signs Of insurbordinsticn,
and is reported to be disobeying the
BoIsheviki commander, private soldier
named Muranoff.
The Bolsheviki authorities report
that the Kornilof force was defeated.
Considerable forces, the dispatch
, adds, are being detached from the
sacks.
Fighting in Streets
Street fighting has occurred in Mos-
| coz, and the Swedish Consul there has
! advised all Swedes TO leave the city, sc-
cording to advices received IN hapar-
anda and forwarded by the Stockholm
correspondent of "The Morning Post"
! II is added that starvation seems 10
threaten Moscow. Most OF the Swedes
/ there are said to have taken the eop-
/ sul's advice.
The Cossscks are preparing 10 fight,
I the Petrograd correspondent. Of "Ihs
I Daily Mail" reports. Three trainloads
/ Of Cossacks are said TO be at Bielgorod
| and three at Sunny, commanded By Gen
eral Kornilof. Extremist Red Guards
to the number of about 1000 are ex-
( pected at Kharkov from Moscow.
The correspondent says General ksle-
| dimes, the Cosssck leader, Is disbandinr
| infantry regiments in the Don territory
and sending them home on account OF
their extremist opinions.
Trotzky Is Confident
A Reuter- despatch from Petrograd
quotes Leon Trotzky. the Bolshevlki
Foreign Minister, as saying at pubic
meeting:
"The Allies have warned US that the
/ Germans are deceiying us, but we are
a hundred times stronger than these
cunning Germans. II Is only in Russia
that there is no gulf between the
government and the people.
"If the German government does not
agree to the people of Courlsnd and
/ Lithuania electirg their own form OF
government we will strew the trenches
| of the enemy with millions Of procls-
nations in German. In three days the
/ Germans vii! accept our conditions.
after twenty-eight days srmistice
who will want to restart fighting? IL
/ the Allies do not agree 10 the stoppage
Of the war we must not stand on ccrs-
moLy with them. IL their govern
ments do not agree TO our conditions
they will be overthrown."
The German Terms M
! The Petrograd correspondent of
"The Times" attributes to a respon-
sible source the statement that, dur
ing the informal conversations between
the Russian and German representa-
tives at Brest-Litoysk regarding the
} armistice on the Eastern front, the
Germans indicated that the following
/ points were likely TO be included in
/ any Of their peace negotiations:
! Germany TO have control Of the Rus
sian wheat market for fifteen years. y
/ All German goods TO be admitted TO
/ Russia duty free.
No territory now occupied By the
/ Germans to be surrendered.
The correspondent says the Bolshe.
wiki were disappointed by the reserved
attitude OF the German negotiatars and
| their lack Of sympathy With political
| idealism. Other causes contributed TO
/ their depression, but it is stated they
are determined TO conclude an armistice
at any cost il the latest appeal by the
Russian commissioners to the Allies
/ fails.
As the Bolsheyiki government has
proofs that Generals Ksledines and
/ Dutoff have been srresting Workmen's
and Soldiers Councils and trying 20
disarm revolutionary garrisons, &C.
/ cording to q dispatch received by way
/ Of Copenhagen from the official Pet
rograd Telegram Bureau, the govern
ment has decided 10 make an end 70
the counter revolutionary movement.
II has ordered enough troops TO sur
( press the movement to be transferred
from the Caucasus. II is explained
that the troops in the Caucasus were
/ chosen so as not to diminish the
| forces on the Eastern front.
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