The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-08
CIVIL WAR NOW
THREATENS TO
ENCULF RUSSIA
THIS Is FEAR AT WASHINGTON
AMONG REAL FRIENDS
OF SLAVS.
SEC. LANSING SILENT
Awaits Official Advices From American
AmbassadOr-Iselief In Some Quar-
ters Is That Kerensky Will Seek to
Set Up Government ut Moscow.

Washington, Nov. 8.-Kerensky's fall
and the collapse Of his government In
PetrOgrad into the hands of the maxi
malists who propose an armistice to the
end Of an immediate and separate peace
with Germany, Is regarded here as
threatening Russia with the civil war
which all her friends hoped to see
avoided.
The state department, entirely with
out official advices of its own, was 81
lent, wishing to avoid making any state
ments until the situation could be es-
tablished by dispatches from Ambas-
satlOr Francis at PetrOgrad
The Russian embassy, too, preferred
not to make statement until later.
and until there has been opportunity
for cOmmun lcat.On with Ambassador
BaIShmetieff, who was travelling in the
south.
The embassies Of the entente allies.
realizing that the development means,
first Of all, probably Encouragement
of their war plans, were shocked, but
not dislieartened at what is considered
a triumph Of insidiOus German prOpa-
ganda.
The general opinion here among those
in position to be best informed of Rus
sian affairs is that Kerensky and his
followers will probably at once set up a
new government at Moscow, leaving
Petrograd to the maximalists and those
troops who adhere to them.
Is Part of Army Loyal?
An armed clash is counted among the
first probabilities, but it is said here
that the greater part of the army is
expected TO remain loyal to the Keren.
sky government.
Whether the new revolt will go the
quick way Of the Kornioff rebellion
no one here ventures to predict; the
realization is that it is infinitely more
serious.
The war council of the cobelliger-
ents just about to assemble in Europe
TO arrange policies of coordination of
fighting forces, is now faced with a new
and grave problem at it's very outset
Coming close on the Italian reverses,
the Russian debace brings the allies,
including the United States. face-to-face
with action to rearrange their fighting
power to deal the heaviest possible
blows on the battle fronts while Russia
works out her part and destiny In the
great struggle for world freedom, and
Italy holds back the invader pouring
through the Alps.
More Burden for America.
The immediate effect upon the part
which the United States must take as
the shifting of world events turns the
burdens OF war more and more to the
American people cannot be assessed ac-
curately at this time. The treasury al
ready has authorized credits of $685.
900 900 TO Russia and of that sum. prob
ably half already has been drawn upon
for supplies bought in this country.
An American commission of eminent
railroad men now is there bringing or
der out of chaos on Russia's transpor-
tation systems, and has already, in
creased efficiency In some departments
at least sixty per cent.
Meanwhile. millions of dollars worth
Of supplies have been piling up at Vlad-
ivostok, and the Americans have been
applying the best methods to move
them across Siberia.
Japan at the same time has been sup
plying aid to Russia in practically ev-
cry way principally in way of muni-
tions, for which the Russian govern
ment has been able to pay practically
nothing at all as yet.