The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-19
Disgraced and Disgruntled Sol
diers Stage Terror Scene.
Gun Troops in Street
Battle without Fatalities.
MOVE CAPITAL TO MOSCOW?
German Propagandists Openly
Provoke Three Outbreaks.
Place Cannon To Protect Pal
ace and Govt Officials.

London July ia Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd says the num-
Der of killed or wounded in the two
days of disorder there is estimated at
about 500.
Petrograd, July 19.-Another mem
Der of the Russian provisional gov
eminent resigned today. The minis
ter who rendered his resignation was
NJ Pereveizeff. who held the port
folio of justice.
Petrograd, July 1S.-(Delayed via
London, July .19)-The street disor-
ders which today resulted in proclaim
alton of martial law in Petrograd, ap-
parently grew out of Minister of War
Kerensky's disarmament of several
companies of Pavlosk and Grenadier
troops because they refused to fight.
The government controls the city
today as completely as the BolsheTiki
appeared to control it Tuesday.
Late Monday night a number of
these soldiers, fully armed, staged a
demonstration on the streets. They
were joined with nearly 1000 men
above the age of 40, refused military
discharge by Kerensky.
Later in the night a motor machine
| gun detachment paraded thru the
| Nevski Prospekt. The Russian people
| believed this regiment loyal, but they
really belonged to the first machine
gun regiment, which had refused Or
ders to proceed to the front.
| Auto Machine Gun Battle.
! Immediately the authorities called
out the loyal government squad OF
| motor machine guns. For five min
| utes the two units of automobile fight
ers clashed in the streets, there was
/ fro fms Ia in 70 Newell
Prospekt and the Sadovai. but not a
| single fatality. One theory today was
that both sides used blank cartridges
At a. M, Tuesday,, Cossacks par
| AIDED and succeeded in restoring order
| Those who participated in the in
cipient revolt were generally of the
| better class of Russians. They tooi
advantage of the cabinet crisis to side
| with the Boulsheviskas Social Dem
ocrats) in demanding that the pro-
visional cabinet resign.
Only Four Killed.
During the entire night, despite al
the shooting, only four persons were
| reported killed and one wounded. The
workmen's and soldiers congress me-
Tuesday and warned it's members anc
adherents against participating in fur
| Their demonstrations.
Arresting All Mutineers.
Petrograd. July 1S.-(Delayed)-
! Via London, July 49, -Shooting il
the city was ended late this evening
The government is arresting all mutt
neers. Nicholai Lenine, the agitator
| charged with being a German spy
| is a fugitive.
The city is rejoicing tonight ovel
ending of the street disturbances.
| The question of transferring the
| whole of the government power e
| the workmen and soldiers delegates
will be decided at an all Russian con
greSS of these elements to be neld
fortnight hence, it was announced.
The all Russian congress, il wa.
| stated, would probably be held a
! Moscow in order to avoid interference,
by irresponsible elements.
| Petrograd was again the scene O
rioting last night, many armed sailor
being arrested. The machine gun reg
iment at Stretna offered fifteen com
panies of its fighters for the govern
ments use.
II Wounded i'm Clash
Minister of Labor SkobeIeff return