Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-10

IHIkIY DEAD AL FALASE.
A French officer, it Is reported, was
wounded during last nights action.
The losses of the workmen's and sol
diers' organization are said to be one
sailor killed and several wounded.
The casualties among the defenders OF
the Winter Palace are placed at about
80 killed and wounded.
TO SETTLE PEACE. ..
"We plan to offer an immediate
armistiee of three months, during
which elected representatives from all
nations and not the diplomats, are to
settle the questions of peace" said
Nikolai Lenine, the maximalist leader,
in a speech before the worknen's and
| soldiers congress today.
I'VE offer these terms, M. Lefine
added, "but we are willing. to consider
any proposals for peace. no matter
from which side. We offer a just
peace, but will not accept lniy
terms" #1. &
} COMMITTEE PUBLIC SAFET
The municipal council has estab-
lished a committee of public safety
composed of members of the nlu-
nicipality and deputies of the work
mems and soldiers congress. The
peasants and workmen's committee
also is holding itself at the disposal
of the population in the event Of ex-
cesses being committed. The banks
are still closed, and many shops have
not been reopened.
The newspapers appeared as usual
this morning with the exception OF
the Bourse Gazette and the Rusky
Avolia. The Offices OF the latter have
been taken over by the soldiers and
workmcn's delegates for the publi-
cation of their official organ, the
Rabotchaia Gazette, which was sup
pressed by Kerensky.
IMpRISON MINISTERS.
Petrograd, Friday, Nov. ,o.--
Confirmation was obtained tonight
that the former ministers Of the pro-
visional government who were ar
rested by the military revolutionary
committee have been incarcerated in
the fortress of st. Peter and st. Paul.
The confirmation was given by the
commissioner in command OF the
fortress, who received the Associated
Press correspondent and personally
explained to him the details regarding
the confinement OF the ministers.
The cabinet members, he said, were
all arrested at the Winter palace after
its surrender early this morning. They
were taken to the fortress, where
they were placed in solitary conhne-
ment, but are courteously treated. He
gave list of those taken into GUS
tody as follows:
Sixteen Imprisoned.
NJ. Maslov, minister of agriculture:
M. !. Terestchenko, minister of for
eign affairs; M. Nikitin, minister of
the interior; M. Liverevsy, minister of
ways and communications; M. Bern
atsky, minister of finance; NJ. Smir-
noff, state controller; M. Malyanto-
witch, minister of justice; NJ. Gvoz-
def, minister of labor; A. !. konova-
loft, minister Of trade and industries:
Admiral Verdervski, minister of
marine; M. Kishkin, minister of pub
lie welfare; M. Nanikovsky, who sue
ceeded General Verkhovski as min
lister Of war; NJ. Kartsheff, minister
of religion, and M. Tretyakoff, pres
ident of the ecumenical council.
In addition, Chief of Staff Bagra-
tuni and many of his subordinates
were arrested.
The commissioner said he did not
know the whereabouts of Premier
Kerensky. who had run away" s
Marks of Struggle. 49,.
Petrograd. Nov. 9.-The bullet
spattered Winter palace, the only
ocular sign of the remarkable trans
ference of power that has taken place
in Petrograd, drew tens of thousands
of curious among the populace to the
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