El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-13
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BATTLE SCENE
Reports Conflict; Some Say
Kerensky Wins; Others
That He's Defeated.
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/ foot. crossed the Morskaia directly in
I the line Of fire.
! Bullets spattered against the facades
OF the buildings and one cadet fell in
a crumpled heap across the street
{ from the Associated Press office. An
Z other fell with q shot through the
/ mead as he was warning the onlook-
ers TO seek safety
Cadets Surrender; Ammunition Gone.
/ The military cadets within the tele-
4 phone exchange surrendered shortly
after dusk when their ammunition be-
/ came exhausted The city then be
: came quiet except for occasional spas
modic firing.
/ Bolsheviki forces. reinforced nv
] sailors from the battleship Petropav-
I loVsk and other Warships and from
4 Helsingfors. patrolled the city today.
J me heaviest guard. backed by artll-
lery. was stationed at the telephone
eNchange 20 prevent a surprise at
. tempt at recapture.
student Officers Brave and LOYAL.
Two other clashes between the mill
/ tary cadets and the Bolshevikf oc-
CURED sunday, at the Foutauka
brldSe. where military cadet school
was bombarded and captured only
after brave defence. The military
cadets, who correspond 10 the West
Point cadets in America. are the only
military force In Petrograd loyal to
kerensky. Until Saturday afternoon
from surface Indications things were
going fairly smoothly for the Bolshe-
yihl. Rumors of the approach OF
kerensky- with an armed force were
circulated Friday night but received
Httie credence- As a precautionary
measure rails were torn up from the
Petrograd-Gatchina line and a force
Of sailors was sent out to reconnoiter.
RumOrs Of Battle.
A wave OF excitement swept the city
Saturday afternoon when reports ar
rived that a battle was ia progress a
Alexandrovsk. half way 10 Gatchina.
The shutters went up. the shops were
closed and excited people thronged
the streets eagerly. reading posters
which appeared at intervals Squads
Of armed sailors and soldiers marched
through the streets toward the War
saw station.
Throughout Saturday night and
Sunday the whereabouts Of Eereus- /
ky's relieving army was the enEross- /
ing subject. Today no news Of IL has
been received Bolsheviki troops have
been rushed to all the approaches TO .
the city and appeals have been I
made 10 the factory workers to .
go 10 the suburbs 10 dig trenches or I
prepare barbados The Nicholas. /
Isars kOe-SelO and Baltic railway sta
tons have become armed camps.
Conflicting Reports.
Conflicting reports are heard-that F.
herensky IS within six miles Of Pet
rograd; that he is still at Gatchina.
that Gen. Korniloff is a prisoner or
that the general has Joined Gen. kale-
dimes and is approaching al the head
Of the Cossacks- Moscow alternately
is reported under the control OF Boil
sheyiki and government troops After
Sundays events Petrograd was tran
gull Monday morning. Meanwhile the
committee Of public safety is endeav-
orinE 10 unite the opposition elements.
II purposes the formation Of a stable
power 10 take charge Of government
until a constituent assembly meets.
Fighting Ht Moscow.
The American consul general at
teleEraphinE TO ambassador
Francis under Sundays date, con-
firms reports Of fighting there be-
tween Bolsheviki and provisional
eral says:
1T seems the government troops are
winning. John T. Stevens is here but
cannot get In touch with him as con- !
leans safe. RumOr COssacks already
arrived"
Ambassador Francis. who saws he
viii remain here 10 look after inter-
ssts OF his government and the safety
Of American citizens. has received no
Or any word from Washington since
November 8.
TeleEraphers Strike.
Mr.. Stevens. as chairman OF the
American railway commission, went
to Moscow 10 act as special adviser
10 the government in connection with
the Russian railways.
The employees OF the government
telegraph agency have gone on strike.
They refuse TO transmit BOlsheviki
:
Cadets Used Strategy.
exchange by the military cadets was 7
made possible by deceiving the Boil
shevild guard. 10 whom the cadets
presented forged credentials from the
Lenine government Two Americans
spent SUNDAY with the cadets who
defended the building-Aliss Bessie
Beatty Of the San Francisco Bulletin,
and Albert Rheys Williams OF Boston.
The military cadets were prompted
10 undertake the venture IN the be-
lief that premier Kerensky and his
army were soon TO take the city
They numbered not more than 90 and
had little ammunition Early in the
afternoon the cadets realized their
cause was hopeless as no news OF
Serensky came and the ammunition
vas nearly exhausted. Many OF them
mad been paroled after the winter
palace surrendered last week and
feared to trust themselves again in
The hands Of the BolshevikL !
Became Panic Stricken.
Panic soon seized the defenders.
The officers in desperation cut the
buttons and insignia from their uni
'orms while others discarded their
uniforms and attired themselves IN
he garments OF linemen. Frantic
calls were sent in every
direction asking for help Finally
" Anronoff and Mr.. Williams were
sent to parley with the BOlsheYiSi.
who promised the men would be :
spared If they surrendered.
American Girl Tends Wounded.
This the cadets did one by one
Many OF the telephone operators re-
NAMED at their posts throughout the
firing. Miss Beatty cheercd and en-
the more timorous girls and
assisted il treating the wounds Of
.adets VINO had been shot by the
3olshevikL