The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-10
the struggle. The red walls are
shocked with white discs marking the

the struggle. The red walls are
specked with white discs, marking the
hits. Scarcely window pane it with
out it's clean-cut bullet holes.
Surrounding streets were filled all
day with joking laughing crowds.
On Nevsky Prospect, where yester-
day there were many guns and
armored cars and infantry behind
wooden barricades, today were to be
seen only the usual throngs of the
populace, and there was no excite
ment among them. Where armored
cars had sped by on their way to the
winter palace before the attack, flOcks
of pigeons fed in the streets with no
whistlinS bullets to disturb them.
Wounded Among Crowds.
| Among the street crowds there was
an occasional bandaged sailor who
| evidently had been wounded during
last nights fighting. In an apartment,
| a mile beyond the palace, a shell, eth
er from a gun of the fortress or the
cruiser, had gone through the roof,
apparently spent. It landed on a ia
BILE in the living room, but did not eX-
plOde.
Soldiers, grave but cheerful, were
assuming control of various districts.
They sat in barracks at the committee
room listening to complaints and is
suing passes. The fusillades OF rifles
and the gathering Of machine guns,
with the occasional boom OF cannon
from the fortress or cruiser, when
had continued from early last night
until the palace surrendered. had been
supplanted by the laughter and shouts
of school boys dismissed from classes
and playing in the plazas. ~
WOMAN CHOSEN COMMISSIONER.
Petrograd, Nov. AT the Smolny
institute it was announced today that
among the commissioners chosen ny
the revolutionary committee was one
woman, Nine. KollOnty, who has been
placed temporarily in charge OF the
department of public welfare. Mark
Uritzky, commissary OF foreign al
fairs, is the official with whom the for
eign embassies now must deal.
Kikolai Lenine, the Maxmilist lead
er. who wears workingnlan's garb,
sits during the sessions of the con-
gress on a raised platform with Leon
Trotzky, president Of the executive
committee of the PetrOgrad delegates,
and other ROlsheviki leaders. Last
night they outlined the aims and de-
cisions of the military revolutionary
committee as follows:
The abolition of capital punishment,
the immediate release OF all soldiers
arrested by the kerensky government
for political offenses, all members or
the Kerensky government to be ar
rested and all the revolutionary com
mittees to arrest Kerensky himself
and to punish those aiding him. to
escape"
Lenine Talks Of Peace.
1--WE must take practical measures
imme diately to effect the promises
given by the Bolsheviki party" Len
inc said. "The question OF peace IS
a burning one today, therefore the
first act of the new government which
is TO be formed is to offer to all ma
tons d democratic peace based on no
annexations and no indemnity. Such
q peace is to be concluded not by
diplomacy, hut by the representatives
of the people"
Lenine explained that by anneXa-
ton he meant the forcible seizure OF
any territory in the past or the pres
fent without consent fthe people. tie
asserted that all secret treaties meant
TO benefit the Bourgeoise must be pub
lished and voided to benefit all.
eve plan to offer an immediate
srmistice of three mopths," he de.
clared. during which there shall be
elected representatives of all the ma
tions, not diplomats, who are to settle
the question Of peace. we will offer
these terms, but are willing to con-
slider any proposals Of peace no mat
ter from which side.
eve offer just peace, but we Will
not accept unjust terms. This war
cannot be ended by one side only
Artillery Protects Smolny Institute.
There were machine guns and a
field piece and strong guard OF. IN
fantry protecting the three story
building in which the workman's and
soldiers congress is meeting. The spa
cious commencement room OF the
Smolny institute was crowded with
delegates and soldiers predOmnatlng.
There also were a number of sailors
seated among the peasant delegates.
The audience wore an eXpectant,
earnest air. Though many factions OF
the socialists are represented there
was no grouping of seats to the left
or right. On the platform, Leon Trot-
Zky was seated. carefully grOOmed,
smiling and triumphant. Nikolai Len
inc, quiet, reserved and studious, was
beside him Near them was Madame
Kollonty, young, attractive and earn
est. The others of the present con-
trolling government of Petrograd were
grouped about them.
o., koRNlLoFF ESCAPES.
Petrograd, Nov. 9.-Rumors reach
ing ,Petrograd today were to the Ell.
feet that General KornilOff had made
his escape from the prison where he
was confined
ALLIED ENJOYS MEET.
London, Nov. "a meeting OF the