Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-10

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| In addition to Lenine and Trotzky
the other members are reported to be
as follows:
| Minister Of the interior, NJ Rickenf.
minister of finance, M. Syortzonf:
minister of agriculture, Nj. Miliutin:
minister of labor, Nj. shnapnikoff:
committee on war and marine. NJ.
OVsiannikoff, Krylenko and Btbenko:
minister of commerce, NJ. Noein.
minister of education. NJ. Lunachars-
Ky; minister of justice, NJ. Oppokov;
minister of supplies, M. Theodore.
vitch; minister of posts and tele-
graphs, M. Aviloff: minister of A.
1alrs or nationalities IA new post in
cnarge OF the affairs of the different
national1tles within Russia), NJ. DE-
hugashuili and minister of communi-
cations, M. Riazanofr.
Inc cabinet members are all Boil
shevlki and are supported by the
l.. Lett =. and the Social revolutionist par
ty, the bther parties having with
diers' consress: BibenKb is : N Kron. on
,stadta sailor while Shliapnikof is
laborer. :"
To Release Socialists.
Irotzky announced that the so.
clalist members of the Kerensky cab
met would be released from the for
tress OF st. Peter and ST. Paul pend
ing an investigation. He said the
others would be held.
The congress took action to t,rn
over to the land committees for dis
trlbution the landed estates and state
and church lands. The lands Of the
iCossacks and the peasants will NOT he
conhiscated. The banks in Petroerad
re-opened today. The city is quiet.
Armistic Proposed.
(By Associated Pressl
An immediate armistice Of thra.
months will be offered by the Maxi
mallst government Of Petroerad DIR
ing this time, -Nikelai Lenine..featIer-
OF the Maximalists, plans that repre-
sentatlves elected by the people Of all
natlons Will settle the questions Of
ing to consider proposals for a lust
peace from either side.
MOSCOW. ancient capital Of Russia,
Is reported to have gone over to the
revolutionists. The garrison has sup.N
ported the revolutionary COMMITTEES
there in taking over the government
OFFICES. Conditions in Moscow and
Petrograd are reported to be quiet
The Bolsheviki element in tho
reasants congress and the work.
mems and soldiers organizations
Is meeting with opposition from
members of the Petrograd muni-
cipal council and the Mini.
malists. The opposing factions
will not acknowledge the author.
ity OF the Maximalists and arc
saAd to be planning an appeal to
the Russian nation regarding the
fetrograd revolt. A cabinet has
been named by the Bolsheyiki
with Lenine as premier.
No clashes between the Maximaltsta
and the supporters Of the Kerensky
aolnet are reported and the where
abouts of kerensky is still in doubt.
The revolutionary committee has or
dered that the former premier be ar
rested and imprisoned with the other
ministers now in the fortress in Petro-
grad.
1t is not clear whether the Russian
armies as whole have accepted the
that some units have gone over to the
revolutionary side. All available Rus
sian advices. except reports from
Germany must come through Petro-
grad and even these have not indi-
Gated any great rush to the revolu.
tionary leaders from the soldiers OUT
side Petrograd and Moscow.
The Russian war office has not u.
1 sued an official statement for several
days. A report from Copenhagen
says the Germans have occupied the
Aland islands at the entrance to the
Gulf of Bothnia, which lies between
Sweden and Finland
4 o. S. Ambassador Reports.
a Washington. Nov. 10.-The first rs-
ports from American Ambassador
Francis on the upheaval in Russia arr
rived today but added nothing to the
/ news dispatches already received.
Il The ambassadors dispatches flied
on November and November 8 said
that up to that time all the ministers
of the provisional government except
Kerensky had been arrested. aR
American representatives OF the
Red Cross in Petrograd were All sate
and no mention was made Of any
harm Detailing any other Americans.
4 Although the city was quiet whom
the ambassador sent his report he IN
dicated that It was then too early ~
secure q definite idea Of conditions
especially outside tho capital. 81
8. Until the situation has been mot4s
clearly defined there viii continue Il,
practical suspension OF omcial relA.s
lions with Russia. It was explatno1s
today that to continue negotiation
was impossible because II u MT
1continusd On Pass S.l