Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-21
New series No. 082.--Volume I.XvIiI.-No AZ
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.
Russia to Remain Neutral II Peace
is Consumn,,,tcd.


refused to treat for peace with the
new soldiers and wcrkmen's govern
ment In response to recent propo-
sal, according to the newspapers
here, which publish this news as
coming from n we'll authenticated
source.
1t is stated that Emperor William
announced In his reply that he could
treat only with the legal successor to
the imperial government or with the
constituent assembly.
In this connection the Volina Nor
roda says 1t has information that the
soldiers and workmen's government,
replies from the belligerents by No
vember %, reserves the right to
make peace on Its own account, after
which, If the war continues, Russia
will occupy neutral position.
Moscow Fighting bloody.
London, Nov. 19.-The lighting in
Moscow between the Bolshevikl and
troops Of the provisional government
has been far more serious than any
thing that has occurred in Petrograd,
according to special dispatches re-
ceived here from the Russian capital.
|
ilians, have been killed or wounded
in Moscow, according to the Daily
Telegraphs Petrograd correspondent.
The Daily Telegraphs Petrograd
correspondent says he talked with
member of the Moscow city council
who came to Petrograd to appeal for
help. He was besieged for four days
IN the council building, from which
he made his way to the railroad sta
tion through the Bolsheviki lines.
Hc said the real fighting began on
November 10, when the Bolsheviki
force seized the kremlin. They were
expelled by party Of cadets who, In
their turn, were killed by Bolsheviki.
The revolutionists later were again
driven from the kremlin.
From November IL onward, the
dispatch adds, the councilman re-
ported that The military operations
were concentrated IN the center OF
the city. The governemnt force con-
sisted Of about 5000 military cadets
and q hastily organized white guard
s0Q55s stu EN- IT. has three \ gu 4;
plentiful supply OF rifles and aFhiifii-
Der Of machine, guns. OF the 1907
600 soldiers forming the Moscow
garrison. not more than 1900 sup
ported the Bolsheviki Most OF tho
regiments remained in their bar
racks, but thousands Of soldiers es-
capped from Moscow by train and on
foot. The Bolsheviki Red Guard in
Moscow was composed mostly of boys
from 2 to IS years old 1t has
about Is field guns, with which the
kremlin was bombarded continuously
from Sparrow Hill. From other
points their firing was very bad, the
shells falling wide OF the mark,
smashing private houses and killing
the inmtaes.
Three thousand persons, chiefly
members Of the peaceful population,
had been killed or wounded ND to
Wednesday, the councilman said, and
as there was no means of collecting
the bodies, they lay for days where
they had fallen. There had been
continual firing in nfany parts Of the
city from windows and roofs, and the
population was terrorized and afraid
to move. 1t was impossible to get
food supplies to the center Of the
city.
No Americans Injured in Moscow. =
London, Nov. 19.-Robt. P, Skin
ner, the American consul general,
has received telegram dated Satur-
day, from the American consul at
Moscow, saying that he and other
Americans in Moscow are all safe.
The city was quiet at the time, but
there had been much fighting, the