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Evening star., 1917-11-11
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF BOLSHEVIKI
CABINET HAVE BEEN IN THE u. S.

merce, was said to have been Jour-
nalst and later soldier. Aviloff. min
ister Of posts and telegraphs. was be.
lieved to be Boris Avilon, a socialist
democrat and an editor on Maxim
Gorky's paper, New Life. A Russian by
the same name was once visitor here.
being described as president Of the
Aksi Machinery Corporation. and gave
an interview in regard to q plot by the
Russian government to withhold am
munition during 1914-15, from the Rus
sian armies. He was described as hav-
ing been imprisoned In 1905 for pro-
noting q revolution to obtain a new
constitution for Russia. He asserted
at the time of his visit here last March
that there has been a plot in Russian
court circles to bring about separate
peace with Germany. Aviloff's visit
here was to purchase munitions and
agricultural machinery.
Dzhugashvili was said to be Georgian
from the Caucasus, we'll known as a
social democrat also. Krylkenko, named
on the committee on war and marine.
was not recognized here. but a man
by that name had been previously men
toned as an ensign IN dispatches as
a member Of the central executive COM
mittee Of the council of workmen's and
soldiers delegates. He was arrested
by the military authorities in Kiev
charged with circulating Baximalist
propaganda in the eleventh army.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
r. ,ha Associated p-.s.,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 10.-Five OF
NE members OF the new bolsheviki
cabinet announced in Petrograd dis
1atches were recognized. in addition
10 sLenine and Trotzy here today In
Russian circles as probably men who
have long been prominent radicals In
Russia Some Of them were thought to
have spent some time in this city, as
Trotzky is known to have done. al
though the absence OF the mems first
a.alnes made positive Identification i'm
possible.
it the office of Sovy Mir. a Russian
eZkialist paper here. it was said that
i;hliapniklon. announced as minister
tf labor, was undoubtedly well
Enown author and speaker who was
k.re about a year and a half ago. He
as said to have lived for a time in
Andon. where he wrote for Russian
A.. English papers. Lunacharsky
lister OF education, was recognized
Isse social democrat, author of many
Y. eks on social questions. In another
OA'rter il was said he also spent some
ae In New York. and as was Trot-
A-s. was on the star of Russian
y per here.
Srgir, announced as minister OF com.
Evening star., 1917-11-11

CONTINUED from First Page.)
ment that by the first of the year tho
crest of preliminary work Will be
reached and actual production entered
,,pon. that once this is under way.
airships can be turned out in numbers
and men be ready to fly them and fight
them. The allies are clamorfng for
aircraft as eagerly as for ocean craft.
Thev are needed to offset Germany's
frantic speeding up in aircraft outputs
tbay are required to combat the sub.
narine and they will be imperattvely
demanded to aid in the protection OF
nur transport fleets carrying reinforce-
ments of men and supplies.
Men Training Rapidly.
Tho training of men In cantonment 10
ragressing more rapidly than the sup
piying and arming OF them. NOT all
ths camps are ready to accommodate
.i1nad TO them, but as the men como in
thev are nut to drilling and studying.
prcyiding arms for them to use in Eu-
rane is another problem. There again
Is REP pePoaseq aapidls as AeTicsn
shens can do it. but it takes time to
apasecting the main consideration Of
the citizen at large concerning the mov.
,neeu,d be accurate to say that the up.
nermost thought in the mind OF the
ayeraee father or mother Is tho hope
that the men will not be FED to German
cannon in driblets. The apprehension
most frequently voiced. and to counter
act which no official expression has yet
been made. is that the American SOL
diers may go into the trenches not in
force to make them effective. and in q
measure thereby to insure their safety,
but In small sections to be annthtlated
0eyhapa ~ they QoWA
Evening star., 1917-11-11

statement says. Lenine was then also
named as premier. Trotzky as minister
of foreign affairs and Lunacharsky. a
radical journalist as minister of edu-
cation. These three are the best known
among the maximalists. The others are
hardly known in Russia
after the July riots Trotzky and
Lunacharsky were arrested and i'm
prisoned. About two weeks later they
were released on bail. Lenine was also
ordered arrested at that time, but fed.
''The Lenine cabinet cannot last long.
The best and noblest champions of
Russian liberty. such as Catherine
Breshkovskaya, Nicholas Chakovsky,
Prince Kropotky and those who strug-
gled and suffered for Russian freedom,
will hardly submit to the dictatorship
of Lenine. who came to save Russia
with remedies made in Germany. I
believe that Russia. which survived the
despotism of the Romanoffs, will sur
vive the dictatorship Of tho maximal-
tot9,~
Evening star., 1917-11-11
DECLARES RUSSIA WILL REJECT
REMEDIES MADE IN GERMANY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PRESS.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, November 10
Tho best and noblest champions of
Eussian liberty will hardly submit to
the dictatorship Of Nikolai Lenine. who
came to save Russia with remedies
made in Germany" said Herman Bern
Atein. Russian author and journalist, in
o statement given out here today re-
GardinE the cabinet reported to have
been named by the all-Russian con-
3ress Of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates.
Mr. Bernstein returned to New York
1s.st September from Russia, where he
Spent two months.
The unofficial announcement Of the
belsheviki csbinet IS almost copy of
, cabinet slate published in one of the
eomic papers. in Perrograd shortly after
- 0aA1naaiaA Rista lase 1,alHe ths
Evening star., 1917-11-11
EMBASSY HERE WILL REFUSE
TO RECOGNIZE BOLSHEVIKI RULE

IRE Russian embassy announced late
yesterday it would refuse to accept
;he authority Of the ;naaimalist gov
ernment.
A statement issued by the embassy
raid:
.Tnder present circumstances the
Iussian embassy is unable to get any
authoritative and full information as
TO the events in Russia and. therefore,
st Is necessary to refrain from ex-
pressing any definite judgment on the
bearing Of the events which have taken
place. However. the following Is GER
tain and i'Gisputabiet
The Petrograd events are a revolt
OF party against q national govern
Evening star., 1917-11-11

tered. The soviet troops. however,
tried to protect the right wing of the
palace, which is used as a hospital and
contains 800 beds, but even here many
of the windows were perforated. When
day broke huge crowds gathered to
view the scene Of the battle and get
a glimpse of the defenders of the PAL
ace. 1t was learned that in the course
OF the attack a sailor from the Baltic
heet climbed to the roof Of the palace
ana hurled a bomb into the chamber
where the council of ministers was in
session. but no one was injured.
AT the present writing Petrograd Is
again quiet, with the soviet in abso-
lutte posse ession of all the government
institutions. Lenine and Trotzky are
urging the people to be calm. warning
them that 1t will require q certain
length Of time to organize the govern
ment and institute reforms They ad-
wise the soldiers and peasants to be
patient. Proclamation after proclama-
tion is being issued and several have
been sent to the army.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
GUNNERS' SHOT ON LINER
SAVES SHIP FROM U-BOAT

AN ATLANTIC PORT. November TO-
A shot from a six-inch gun manned by
navy gunners saved an American pas
senger steamship from attack by Ger
man submarine on voyage from Eng
land which ended here today. The sub
marine was awash a mile off the port
quarter November l. The gun crews
first shot landed so close that the U-boat
instantly submerged. The submarine. the
ships officers believe. had sunk mer-
chantman only a short time earlier.
Evening star., 1917-11-11

ment. The maximalists are in no way
representative of the whole Of Russia.
II they have succeeded to seize power
and will form ,naxin,alist governme Mt
such a government cannot express the
will of the nation. Consequently the
Russian embassy in Washington will
refuse to accept its authority.
Russia can be headed only by a ma
tional government uniting ali the con-
structive elements of Russian democ-
racy.
ANY success OF the maximalists is OF
the greatest danger to the new liberties
of Russia we'll as to the cause of the
allies. Nevertheless. however disorgan-
izing and demoralizing can be Its effect,
a bolsheviki revolt should be regarded as
an occurrence in the great process Of re-
construction which Is being struggled
through by the Russian nation"
Evening star., 1917-11-11
tn Submit Polish Question.

COPENHAGEN. November 10. The
nroposed settlement Of the Polish ques-
tion. according to the Lokal Anzeiger.
will be submitted to the ways and
means committee of the reichstag. at a
meeting on the 18th or 18th of Novem-
ber, and to the delegations from the
Austrian and Hungarian parliamenta
in Yienna Decsmbex s.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
First Company Wins Range
Record at Fort Myer, Men
From Washington HeIpinu

It has been officially announced that
the LIST Company of Infantry at the
Fort Myer training camp has won the
range record. Washington men helped
to achieve this distinction. The official
report has just been filed by Mai. ]. A.
Atkins. The record was won in COM
petitive, problem fire on the Edsal
range. The firing was done in battaI-
Ion formation with silhouette targets
rising at unknown distances. The rec
ord was 347 hits with the nearest COM
petitor PAL.
The LIST Company qualified 20 per
cent Of its men. There were three ex-
pert rifiemen, twenty-eight sharpshoot-
ers, f1fty-five marksmen, fourteen first
class rifemen, eight second-cIass and
sixteen unqualified.
To qualify as an expert the man had
to score 210 out OF possible ESQ; for
sharpshooter, 100 out of a possible $50,
and for marksman, 100 out Of a possible
ESQ.
Experts and sharpshooters.
Those qualifying as experts were Ed
ward L. Farr. jr., Wenonah, N. j.. PIT:
George A. Grace, Oradel. N. j.. 212. and
Those qualifying as sharpshooters in
cluded Adam x. Backer. 503 North
Stricken street. Baltimore. 202: Myron
<. Barrett, New York, sod: 1873; E;,iEs Stephen n
BOVd, HlttSDuFkn Suo, w iilIdIH
Chalkley. Richmond, Va. 1874: Harry
T. Crawford, Wilmington. Del, 1913;
Theodore Curry. Newark, n. j.. 1873;
Carlos M. Fetterolf, Montelair. N. J..
1876: James A. Fowden, Richmond, 1874;
Edmund G. Gibson. Hopewell. Va, 191 !:
Arthur ": Graham; NJ NJ isoya! -tg,-
Roanoke. 20s; Richard E. P. Ham. Pu-
laski, Va, 200; Harry w. Lydall. Will
mington. Del. 1s4; Pauier r; Miller.
Montclair, N: j.. 1874: Arthur P. Moore.
Charlotte Court House, Va, 1873;
George F. McGinn. Fort Howard. Nd,
1877: Theodore Onker. Hoboken. N. J..
1e3: Robert L. Owen. Washington. 1877:
walter 3. Porter. Bound Brook, N. j.,
1874; Herbert B. Rankin. Perth Amboy.
ls1; John A. selby, Snow Hill, Wor-
cester county; Md. 2o2; Cecil K. sher-
smith. Annapolis. Nd, 1877; Vincent B.
Smith. Washington. 1872; Herman l.
Stermer, Arlington. Nd, 208, and Owen
Winston, Mount Paul Post Once. Glad
Evening star., 1917-11-11
BLAMES KERENSKY
FOR PRESENT CRISIS
American Acquainted With
Conditions in Russia Says
Premier BIundered.
MOTIVES ARE QUESTIONED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, November 10.-Just
how an executive committee Of fourteen,
composed of extremists more or less cor
responding to the 1. w. w. type of agi-
tators in America, can seize the power in
great country like Russia, through rep
resenting the mere fraction of population.
is explained by one Of the best known of
Americas unofficial representatives who
has just returned from Russia after
spending nearly three months in Tetro-
grad and on the western front, meeting
and dealing with all who had anything
to do with the Russian revolution, from
the leaders of the constitutional govern
ment to the army chiefs, surgeons, doc
tors. Red Gross people, the soldiers in the
trenches and the people who listened to
the soap box orators in Petrograd itself.
This returned official today said:
Despite all dispatches, it is no doubt
difficult for the average American, thou
sands of miles away from Russia, to un-
derstand how any government can be
oVerthrown by SO small 4 group as that
now reported as in control, but the fact
is the provisional government, the crea-
ton of the duma, was never anything
more than paper government. The real
government in Russia after the first furry
or overturning the car was and is the
so-called worlSingmen's and soldiers
councils or committees.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Land Without Payment.

Forests, mines Of all kinds, expert
mental agricultural stations, breeding
stations and remount depots immedi-
ately become the property of the gov
ernment without compensation. The
peasant receives land without payment
and holds it only SO long as he works
1t efficiently without hired help. A
land committee court of last resort is
empowered to seize the lands OF de-
linQuent peasants and reissue deeds to
more deserving peasants.
These drastic and radical PROPOSE
tions have the whole-hearted approval
Of congress, which urges immediate
preparation Of land distributions.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Whereabouts Of Kerensky.

asked II he knew anything concern
ing the whereabouts of Kerensky.
For two days the embassy here has
not received any official news from
tion," Maklakof answered.
Concerning the reported arrests, he
remarked:
"At the present moment anything is
possible"
He was emphatic regarding the fu-
ture. however. saying:
BE sure things will soon right them
selves"
The ambassador was asked in what
way the United States could help Rus
Very few people know how great
was the held America gave us in or
ganizing the transsiberian railroad In
financial matters. also. America has
helped US. and that Is the main ques-
tion. You can still help US financially
and also with supplies"
With regard to the United States
sending an army the envoy remarked:
That is a delicate question. Your
country is only just organizing an
army. The difficulties in transporting
an American army to Russia would be
enormous; besides we have got the
men,"
Asked If the Russian people would
kof observed:
Undoubtedly they would be enthu-
siastic, but it would give them the i'm
preston that Russia was beaten and
had to call on the allies for help. Our
army is not beaten. 1t will soon reor-
ganize itself, and once again become q
fighting force. with which the central
empires will have to reckon"
Referring to the interallied confer
ence to be held soon in Paris. the am
bassador said he had not the faintest
idea as to who will represent Russia
now that the soviet has temporary
power. When he left Russia a little
over a fortnight ago. 1t was decided
that Terestchenko should represent the
provisional government. The name Of
Skobelof was at one time put forward.
but was soon forgotten. He also said
that when he left a decision had been
taken that no soviet representative
should be present at the conference.
Asked II he thought Russia would ap-
prove unity Of front. Malakof said 1t is
ardently desired in Russia and has long
been talked of.
Finally the ambassador said:
Russia Is not worn out-only disor-
ganized. No doubt, even now counter
revolution is being organized to clear the
Internal situation. out Of which Russia
win come stronger than ever and - q
AaHoDxAtd0 N10Dlh110fS
Evening star., 1917-11-11

for rehabilitation because 1t will have
the knowledge for what 1t is fighting.
Now the army is ignorant Of the rea-
sons for fighting. II there Is sufficient
reason for continuing the struggle the
Russian soldiers will fight ten times
better." Tremendous cheers followed
this speech.
The land scheme was passed by the
congress with only three dissenting
votes. The suggestion that deserters
from the army should not receive !and
caused a storm Of discussion. NJ. Kam-
eneff assured the congress that the new
government would carefully investigate
each case Of desertion and determine
the causes why the soldier left the
front. II the soldier was 3 traitor he
would receive no land and would cer-
tainly be punished. He advised the I'M
mediate acceptance Of the land scheme,
leaving corrections to be made later as
defects appear.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
HONORS To TOO MEN
At FORT MYER CAMP
That Number Likely Soon to
Be Commissioned for I'M
mediate Service.

During this week probably 100 candi-
dates at the Fort Myer training camp
for reserve officer5Awill get commits
sions. These are for assignment other
than line officers The commissions are
being given because the War Depart
ment has found it needs these men for
immediate service. They are to be as
signed to the ordnance bureau, the in
telligence service. the Signal Corps, the
Quartermaster Corps. to war insurance
bureau and for service as provisional
second lieutenants in the Regular
Army.
These are the commissions which The
Star predicted would be given by the
War Department, thus allaying the dis
appointment felt by the 1927 men who
sional sacrifices and breaking away
from home ties during three months OF
intensive training with the understand
ing that at least 80 per cent of those
who qualified would get commissions
The War Department officials are ad-
m1ttedly worried by great volume OF
protests which are being made, not only
on behalf OF the candidates at Fort
throughout the country. but on the
principle that the eagerness of the fl,
young men Of the country to give
themselves in military service must not
Although the orders still stand as Is
sued to the administrative officers at
Fort Myer and the other training
camps, stipulating that only about 40
per cent Of the candidates will get
commissions in the line, it is now like
ly that more than 60 per cent of the
men who are still in the Fort Myer
camp will get commissions of some
sort, and practically all will get a
chance to demonstrate their ability in
the cantonments and training camps
when the second draft army is called out.
Drilling in Platoon Offensive.
The men at Fort Myer are now being
drilled hard in the new platoon Of
fensive. The trench formation is an
adaptation Of the British and French
style, built around the old squad for
nation. This system still retains the
squad and is said to be even more mo-
bile than the old open warfare ex-
tended order mobile.
Sections are being changed to con-
form to the revised implements of war
fare. the squads being trained in
handling hand grenades, rife grenades,
automotio rifles and Springfield rifles.
The squads are changed each day to
give every one a chance to become
familiar with the modern methods of
war.
Glimpses within the enemy's lines''
from s,aa ma airships are being given the can
French and British officers. who are
Quartered in the old artillery bar
racks, fine set Of photographs taken
from airships. showing the trench sys-
tenn along the west front and giving
the embryo officers a chance to see the
they expect to lead the fighting, have
been shown to the various units.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Land Distribution.

Tho question of the redistribution of
land estates was discussed by Trotzky.
Lenine and other speakers. The gen.
eral proposition of the bolshevikf lead
ers was that all lands from private es-
tates, the former czars government,
converts and religious institutions, with
agricultural implements. machinery.
cattle and other live stock be tempo
rarily placed In the hands Of specially
appointed land committees, with abso-
lutte power to control the lands under
their Jurisdiction until after the meet
ing of tho constituent assembly. when
the land question will be finally de-
ctded, Every ono who Is willing to
work land with his own hand without
hiring help is entitled to as much land
as he can farm, with the necessary Inn
plements, cattle and live stock Small
farms may be left in the protection OF
the estate owners provided they retain
a residence there for a certain number
of months in each year.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Every Word Followed.

The audience followed every word OF
simply drank in the Information and
strained themselves to grasp every
shade of meaning. Frankness appeared
to be the watchword. Whatever his
politics, every speaker was sure OF q
hearing. Whatever their policies OF
their motives, these workmen and SOL
diers' delegates were entirely sincere.
They probably are idealists and, per
haps. dreamers, but down In their
hearts they believe that they are help
ing to pave the way to the universal
brotherhood OF man.
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Believed to Have Lost Power.

Conflicting reports continued to ar
rive regarding Kerensky's success with
the army The general opinion was
that he had lost the last vestige OF ms
agree to support him than it went over
to the bo!sheviki. Every hour brought
kilograms of allegiance from the soviets
throughout Russia. and committees
claimed that a majority of all the pro-
vincjal soyiets had telegraphed that
they would support the Petrograd
soviet
lied governments were somewhat be-
wildered, as diplomatic communication
with Russia had temporarily ceased
because there was no existing repre-
sentative of the Russian nation. The
American and other embassies were
guarded by junkers and Cossacks.
Sends Appeal Broadcast.
Soon after the bombardment of the
Winter Palace began NJ. Kishkin signed
n wireless message, which was sent
broadcast. addressed to ALI" and read
ing: 1.-The soviet declares that the pro-
visional government has been over
thrown and threatens the council of
ministers in the Winter Palace with
bombardment from the guns of the
cruisers Aurora and of the fortress of
SIS. Peter and Paul unless they sur
render Immediately and recognize the
soviet as the supreme governing power
In Russia 1t is impossible for us to
surrender We throw ourselves on the
protection of the people and the army
Yesterday we asked the general staff
headquarters for support and were in
formed that large detachments were
on their way to our aid"
Winter Palace Surrenders,
At 8 o'clock In the morning the
Winter Palace surrendered uncondi-
tionally. The whole face of the build
ing fronting the palace square was
peppered with machine gun bullets
and most ee thA WtndaEa RsrA ehA*e
Evening star., 1917-11-11
Golden Rule Principle.

I asked a bolsheviki correspondent
what he thought Of the charge that
the leaders were German agents.
1.-The bolshevikis.' he replied, dc
not believe the charge because the
leaders believe with US IN the general
principle which we find In the Bible
and in every religion in the world
Take the peace proposal included In
the Skobeloff proposals. Eliminate the
crudities Of unframed statesmanship
the faults of limited experience and the
lack OF knowledge Of international af-
fairs and you dnd underneath the
rough expression the golden rule. You
may charge with being impracticable
but never with insincerity."
Two Groups Secede.
Two groups, the social revolution
aries and the minimalist internation-
alists, have seeded to the congress-
leaving little more than two-thirds Of
the original number. which, however.
the congress decided constituted a
quorum. Therefore the business
transacted last night is considered
legal
A soldier delegate from the Mace
at Saloniki were heart ana soul with
the bolsheviki. He said the provision
al government had entirely forgotten
the soldiers far off in Macedonia and
neglected to invite them to the con-
gress. He declared that tho Russian
troops wished only to return to their
native land.
I'VE are all delighted" he added.
that the three years Of war ia now
approaching a close through the tnstru-
mentality OF our beloved democracy"
Evening star., 1917-11-11
ENVOY SAYSFREE
RUSSIA COMES SOON
BY LINCOLN EYRE.

Cablegram to The Sunday Star q ad
New York World. Copyright. 1917.
PARIS, November 1o.-Smiling cheer
fully, Basil Maklakof. Russia's new
ambassador to France, informed me
this morning, a few hours after the
news reached here. that the maximai-
ist uprising in Petrograd "is the best
thing that could happen"
ablest advisers in the latter's forlorn
attempt to establish durable form OF
authority, is the first representative
Of the Russian provisional government
Paris two days ago. and already this
administration whose appointtee he is
has been overthrown. Yet the am
bassador seems fairly brimminE with
Even now. he declared, the counter re-
volt against the extremists doubtless
Is under way.