Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-15
news REVIEW OF
The PAST WEEK
Kerensky and His Government
0verthrown by MaximaIists
Led by Lenine.
PRO- GERMANS RULE IN RUSSIA
Immediate Peace First on Their Pro.
gram-Retreat Of Italians Con-
tinues-5ritish Take Highly
Important PasschendaeIs
Ridae-America's War
Mission to Paris.
BY EDWARD w. PIckARp.

BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.
kerensky and the provisional gov
ernment of Russia have fallen; the
Mnximalists led by Nikolai Lenine,
pro-German agitator, are in the sad
die; the premier has fled and five or
more of the members of his cabinet
are under arrest; immediate peace
with. the central powers will be of
fered by the extreme radicals in con-
troll. Such is the dispiriting news that
comes from the Slay republic, so
called. Chaos exists there and long
continued reign of anarchy Is the pros
pect.
The only hopeful feature of the
situation is that, as Ambassador Bakh
meteff says, the revolt is revolt of
the few against the many. The Max
imalists control Petrograd and prob
ably the fortress of Kronstadt, but
they have all Russia to reckon with,
and especially the Cossacks, who have
no sympathy with the plan to make a
separate peace with the central pow
ers. M. Bakhmeteff feels sure that
lowed Kerensky are with the provi-
sional government heart and soul, I'M
derstand that Russia's freedom can be
assured only by the defeat of Germany
by the allies, and will fight to the end
The spirit prevailing in Petrograd, he
asserts, is not representative OF the
Russian spirit us whole.
Loyal Women Fight the Rebels.
OF all the armed forces i'm and about
the capital it appears That the wom-
ans battalion alone remained loyal to
the government. 1t was stationed at
ing was attacked by the cruiser Au-
rOra and the guns of the fortress OF
st. Peter and St. Paul, it fought as
bravely as possible until overwhelmed
and compelled to surrender. The bat
tie lasted four hours and was spec
tacular. The rebels brought up ar
mOred cars to aid in overcoming tie
resistance of the heroic women. There
was no chance to call other loyal troops
to Petrograd. for the leaders of the
workmen's and soldiers delegates had
seized the posts and telegraphs.
The rebel congress was convened
Wednesday night, the officers elected
including Lenine and Leon TrotZky,
Several proclamations We're issued
one of them stating the program of
the new authority to be:
"First-The offer of an Immediate
democratic peace.
"Second-The immediate handing
over Of large proprietoria lands to
the peasants
"Third-The transmission of all au.
thority to the council of soldiers and
workmen's delegates.
"Fourth-The honest convocation OF
constitutional assembly"
1t is believed in London that Keren
sky will re-establish the provisional
government in Moscow and that the
Soviet will not be strong enough tc
hold out long against him. For the
present, however, the pro-Germans
have the upper hand.
Italians Retreat to the Livenza.
AS had been expected, Count Ca.
dorna did not attempt to make long
stand on the Tagliamento river line
against the on-sweeping Austro- Ger
man armies, but fell back last week
to the Livenza, twelve to eighteen
miles west. The enemy followed close
'ly, and the prospect was that the Itsi
ians would speedily be forced back To
the Piave, where their main armies
already were being established. Ca