Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-10
PICK CABINET
HEADS;REBEL
MEETS HELD
Petrograd is Under Sway of
Radical Elements in
Nation.

Petrograd, Nov. g. Delayed.)-
The ail-Russian congress of work
mems and soldiers delegates is
reported unofficially to have nam
ed Il cabinet composed of Bolshe-
Wiki and then adjourned. The
cabinet is headed by Nikoiai Lem
inc, as premier, and Leon Trotsky
holds the post OF foreign minis
ter.
The cabinet will serve until the con-
stitpent assembly approves it or Sc
leets new one In addition to Len
inc and Trotsky. the other members
gare reported to be as follows;
Minister of the interior, NJ. Kickoff;
minister of finance, NJ. SvoTtzoff; min
lister of agriculture, NJ. Miliutin; min
lister Of labor, NJ. Shliapniko8; COM
mittee on war and marine, Nj. 0vsian-
nikof, Krylenko and Bibenko; min
lister Of commerce, NJ Nogin, minister
of education. NJ Lunacharsky; minis
ter of justice, NJ. 0ppokov; minister of
supplies, NJ Theodorovitch minister
of posts and telegraphs, NJ. Aviloff;
minister. of affairs of nationalities "a
new post in charge of the affairs Of
the different nationalities within Rus
{ sia), NJ Dzhugashuih; minister Of
I communications, NJ Riazanoff.
| All OF One Kind.
The cabinet members are all Boishe-
wiki and are supported by the left and
/ the social revolutionists party, the
other parties having withdrawn from
I the workmen's and soldiers congress.
/ Bibenko is a Kronstadt sailor, while
Shliapnikoff is a laborer.
In reply to question from a peas
ant deputy. who protested gainst the
! arrest Of the former ministers, Trot-
/ zky announced that the socialist men,
bers of the Kerensky cabinet would
be released from the fortress of St
Peter and st. Paul pending an inyes-
! tigation. He said the others would be
held.
The congress took action to turn
over to the land committees for dis
tribution the landed estates and state
and church lands. The lands OF the
! Cossacks and the peasants will not
be confiscated
The banks in Petrograd reopened
today. The city is quiet
Francis Adds Nothing.
| Washington, Nov. 10.-The first re.
ports from American Ambassador
Francis on the upheaval in Russia ar
rived today, but added nothing to the
lnews dispatches already received.
The ambassadors dispatches, flee
on Nov 7 and Nov 8, said that up Il
that time all the ministers of the pro
visional government except kerensk!
had been arrested.
American representatives of the Rec
Cross in Petrograd were all safe ant
[ no mention was made of any harm be
falling any other Americans. .
Germans in Heisingfers.
Stockholm, Nov 10 -Helsingfors
capital of Finland. has been entere
by the Germans. according to a pres
dispatch from Haparanda.
London, Nov 10-There is no off
| cial confirmation here of the Stock
: holm report that the Germans ha
entered Helsingfors.
i There have been indications TO
some time that Germany's eyes wer
; turned upon Finland with the objet
Of taking advantage of the movemen
there for independence from Russia I
advance German interests POLITICAL
I as well as to deliver a stroke at Rus
sias fragile line of communicate
Il with the west through Finnish an
!, Swedish territory German warshil
. were recently reported in the Gulf {
Finland and on Friday night it wa
{ reported through Sweden that Gel
q man troops had landed the day befor
y on the Aland Islands, at the mouth {
i the Gulf of Bothnia between Finlan
.. Il and Sweden.
\ Embassy To Refuse.
Washington, Nov. f0.--The Russia
= embassy in Washington announce
d this afternoon it would refuse to a,
: cept the authority of the Maximali.
e government.