Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-13
MANY ARE KILLED IN
PETRoGRAD STREETS
London, Nov. l3.-Victory is crowning the
arms of the loyal Russian forces under Premier
Kerensky

A cablegram from the
Finnish frontier received
today by way Of Stock
holm says that the soIsheviki revolt
has already been put down.
The provisional government forces
that entered Petrosrad Monday, after
a fierce struggle south Of the city,
are now masters Of q big portion Of
the capital There was sharp action
in the Nevsky Prospect, the princi.
pal street of Pertograd, before II was
cleared Of the Bolsheviki hordes.
Many persons have been killed and
wounded in the fighting around Pc.
trograd. according to advtces from
that city, and the loyal troops are
making many arrests OF Bolsheviki
leaders and anarchist agitators.
Surrender 10 Refused.
Copenhagen, Nov. 13.--Leaders Of
the Bolsheviki forces In Petrograd
have offered to lay down their arms
and give themselves up to the loyal
legions under Premier Kerensky, but
the offer was rejected unless there
was an unconditional surrender, said
a dispatch to this city today.
Advices from the Russo-S Swedish
frontier today gave details Of the
fierce street fighting which ragged In
the Russian capital thruout Sunday.
The fighting centered along the
Nevsky prospect, the chief street In
PetrOgrad, and one of the most beau.
tiful thorofares In Europe. Military
cadets. loyal to the provisional gov.
ernment rode up and down the street
in motor cars in an effort to clear Il
Of the Maxlmalist and anarchist
forces, but were taken at disadvan.
tage when fire was opened upon them
from machine guns mounted on the
roofs Of buildings.
The most of the civilian population
took flight but few OF the bolder
souls sought points of vantage In
buildings Aanking the street and not
a few of them were shot down. There
was burst of sharp fighting In front
of the palace (the former residence Of
the ex-czar) and Maximalist soldiers
took shelter in the garden and fred
out upon the street thru the paling Of
the iron that enclose the palace gar
den. A fiery red flag was hoisted on
the palace grounds. but fell when the
staff was riddled with rife bullets
Moderates among the Socialists In
Petrograd and Moscow have been at
tempting to restore order and put
down the chaos into which Russian af.
fairs have been thrown by Nicholai
Lenine and Leon Trotzky. but the be.
lated advices reaching here failed to
: say If any decisive result had been
achieved
< Report Revolt Ended.
London, Nov IA cable telegram
from Stockholm today stated that an
nouncement has been made by the
n Kerensky government that the Bolsh-
eviki uprising in Russian has been
put down
a Loyal Troops Win.
!. Copenhagen. Nov lS-"victory for
/, the loyal Russian forces led by Pre-
t mier Kerensky in the fighting against
y the Bolsheviki around Petrograd is
S virtually assured" said dispatch
If from Stockholm today, giving the
newspaper National Tldens as It au
g thority.
It The original telegram has been sent
IS from Petrograd to Stockholm on Sun
t. day during the heavy fighting at ths
e gates of the capital.
ID Wars Great Battle lmpends.
o. London, Nov. l3.--The Battle Of th,
- Piave River--an engagement which
" may prove one Of the most fatefnl II
, the history of mankind--is today Il
'e full blast.
Is The actions around Longarone an,
' Belluno and in the mountains nOrtl
~ Of the Piave river and east Of tn
IL Sugana valley may be regarded y
preliminary skirmishes leading up {
VI the great struggle.
Even If the Italians fall back upo
&c Adige river and abandon their psv
1t defeDses together with Venice an
vi padua, the fight probably will go dow
10 in history as the battle Of the Piav
ne for ii was there that the combat rea
ly got under way.