The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-21
N Of Terror Reached in
Jew Republic as Result of
Poison Scattered by
Germans.
KEPT In A TURMOIL
Intrigue stops at Nothing TO Break
Down Every Effort Made
to Save the
Country.

[By VIM. G. Shepherd. United Pres.
Staff Correspondent
copyright 1917 by The United Pressl
STOCKHOLM, Sept, 21.-Russis
has reached the reign of terror period
Today the cry is for blood-for whole
sale executions.
Bolshev1ki members In the Petro
grad council of workmen and soldiers
are demanding the lives of former
Foreign Secretary Paul N. Miliukoff
Michael Rodzianko, president of the
duma, and twenty other duma mem
bers.
Nothing could more strikingly show
the horrible distortion of mental per
spective developed by German propa
ganda of incalculable strength than
this growth Of the guillotine spirit In
Russia. The Bolshevih are paci
fists; they demand universal brother
hood and an end to killing. To insure
this, they demand executions.
Germany's propaganda more than
Germany's armies menaces the life Of
Russian democracy today.
The Teuton intrigue is reaching
even into the winter palace to attempt
Premier Kerensky's life.
1t tempted Korniloff to revolt. It
is spreading unbelievably scandalous
stories of RuSsia's great leaders, to
create dissension. in the new democ-
racy.
1t had succeeded in befuddling the
Russian public almost to the point Of
hopelessness when l left-to the point
where the insane cry is for blood.
Russia's armies are holding at
bay ninety and a half divisions of
German troops - $4,000 men-
while Germany concentrates on her
intrigue. Russian army officers are
keeping together enough Of their
,orces to stop the German war ma
chine. They are super-heroes.
At home. Premier Kerensky is an
open target for a concentrated cam
'aign of malignant villification, scan.
lal, intrigue, and even attempted as
assination.
German intrigue in Petrograd stops
It nothing. 1t fostered a mysterious
story recently that the premier was |
| morphine lend, having contracted |
he habit following an operation a |
-ear ago.
Another lie which the kaiser's !
gents industriously circulated was |
hat Kerensky had divorced his wife |
nd married an actress. Utterly un-
rue, these scandalous insinuations |
ound some credence. One small news |
'aper even published them.
Kerensky's latest picture showed |
i'm standing with his cotton g1oved |
and resting Napoleon-iike on his |
hest. No sooner had these been put |
n sale than the city was permeated
With angry whisperings about Keren-
ky, the dictator" German agents
nceasfngly whispered, playing on
he distorted psychological bent Of the
ense Russian mind. Kerensky's pic
ure vaguely suggested Napoleon; |
therefore, Kerensky was a new Ma
oleon, dictator.
Not alone did the German agents at
ach Kerensky by word Of mouth. |,
hey even sought his life.
The winter palace, a dreadful mem
ry Of the old autocratic days. H to-
ay gruesome place OF death and
ragedy and mystery. It's lower win
ows are now all blown out. Lower
ooms, close to where Kerensky
-orks, were charred in mysterious
re two weeks ago.
At the time when Korniloff was
,arching on Petrograd, German
gents spread the report that the
ritish government favored his revo-
ltion and pulling down Of KerensNy.
low well did they DO their work is
ldicated by the fact that the British
overnment actually sent guard Of
Ixty soldiers to the embassy, fearing
ossible attacks by Russians enraged
{ the thought that Kerensky was
The arm of the German secret
ervice even reached out to Russian
rand army Headquarters. General
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