The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-17
Five Men Placed in Control
of Affairs of State
by Cabinet.
DEPUTIES REASSERT
RADICAL INTENTION
Delegates From Army Give
Sanction to Previous
Decision.

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Petrograd. Sept. l5.Russia has
been proclaimed republic. The
government tonight issued
he proclamation, dated September IA.
The proclamation follows:
"osnsral korniletf's rebellion has
been qus,ied, but great 10 the cen.
fusion caused thereby and aSaiW
great is the danger threatening
the fate Of the fatherland and its.
freedom.
"ttoiding il necessary 20 pue IN
end to the external indefinieenee0
Of the states organization. rsnesN.
berirg the unanimous and ~.
turous approval OF The republican
idea expressed 1t The Mosessv
state conferences, the provisi4AAl
government declares that The esN.
stitutional organization according
10 which Russia is ruled, 10 I ~
publican organization and Il heeU.
BY procla;ms the Russian republic.
(sisrsd),
minister and President.
"YARoU0NI,
minister Of Justice"
The title "minister and president
affixed to Premier kerensky's sigma
ture to the proclamation probably re-
fers to his position as president Of tho
ministry rather than OF the republic.
Five Men in Control.
The provisional government today
announced that all the affairs OF state
had been entrusted to five members Of
the cabinet The following official
communication was issued:
pending the definite constitution Of
a cabinet and in View OF the present
extraordinary circumstances. all At
fairs Of state have been entrusted to
NJ. kerpnsky. NJ. Terestchenko. min
lister or foreign affairs; General verk-
hovskv. minister of war: Admiral ver-
dervski. minister OF marine. and NJ.
Ntkitin. minister OF posts and tele.
graphs"
Radical Program Reported.
At n plennry session Of the Petro.
grad council OF soldiers and work.
mems deputies today. which was at
tended by soldiers who were absent
from the previous meeting. the Maxi.
nallst resolutions adopted yesterday
putting forward an extremely radical
program were repassed.
The delegates also adopted q resolu-
tion setting forth that the tragic at :
uation of the country made necessary
the cooperation of strong revolution.
ary and bourgeois elements ana an
nouncing they had decided 20 convoke
Immediately n general conferences of
representatives Of the whole organ.
lied democracy for the settlement OF
the question OF constituting 4 power
capable OF leading The country untii
the time the assembly meets. II was
| announced tho conference would be
held In Petrograd not later than Sep
| tember 25.
kersnsssy's Msvs Aeprsvsd.
The central committee Of the execu
tive committee Of the council and the
executive committee Of the peasants
delegates last night voted approval. b,
an overwhelming majority. OF Pre-
mier Kerensky's latest move.
NJ. Avskentieff. former minister o'
the Interior appealed to the meetinl
to help Keep the government afloGt
fIe said great dangers ware inapeNdine
OF which one was that COssAcks wef,
marching on Tasritsyn on the Volxa
with the aim OF dividing south Nussi;
from the north and depriving the nortl
OF bread.
Rebels Did Not Knew II.
judicial inquiries into the kornilof
rebellion developed that tho soldier
and also many officers. when the,
marched against Petrograd. had n
knowledge Of their objective and Il
suspicion Of conspiracy OF Genera
Kofniioff. 81
The grand council OF the Don CT
sacks sitting at Novo Tcherkask, m
, been ordered by the government to Il
rest General Kaledipes.
The council replied that It 10 In
possible to obey the order Decaul
General Kaledines. has to attend q
military conferences o2 the CossaG
. In his official capacity a. hstmaA
= At the same time the council -
= a resolution which dsOiares ths loyaI
!. OF the Cossacks 70 the oovusuSneat .
~ exhorts all soldiers an1 cakissns u |
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