The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-21
FINAL BREAK COMES
IN RUSSIAN PARTIES
Social ReVOIutiOnistS Cut Loose
From BOlSheViki.
Anti-SOviet Riots Break Out in
Many Places.
REDS DENOUNCE ALLIES
Several Hundred Officers Shot
by BOIsheviki.
Uncle of Former Emperor Has
Been Placed Under Arrest.

London, Aug. PA final breach
between the two revolutionary parties
in Russia was manifest from the OPEN
ing of the fifth congress of all-Rus-
sian soviets at Moscow early in July,
according to a number of belated
Reuter- dispatches covering happenings
in Russia during the first half of July.
Uproarious scenes and recrimination
marked the meeting of the congress.
An assertion that a majority of the
people in the provinces were opposed
to soviet rule was made by Maria Spir-
idonova. of the social revolutionists
of the left.
A Moscow dispatch received in Am
sterdam, July 20, reported that Maria
Spiridonova had been one of the num-
Der of social revolutionists shot for
the murder of German Ambassador
Won Mirbach-
A small rising of armed social revo-
lutionists of the left, including sailors
from the Black sea fleet occurred in
Moscow. July Z, was suppressed after
machine gun fighting in the center of
the city For a part of the day the
enemies of the Bolsheviki held the post
and telegraph offices. Some members
of the 1eftists executive committee in
Guiding Miss Spiridonova, were ar
rested.
A similar rising, but on a smaller
scale. took place in Petrograd- 1t was
put down after the revolters had been
bombarded by machine guns and ar
mored cars.
Arrested Social RevoIutioniSts.
On July 8. all the delegates of the
Social Revolutionists of the Left to
the all-Russian congress were arrested
and the town and government OF
Vologda were declared in a state of
siege owing to an anti-soviet uprising
at Jaroslav- Railway and Geographic
communication between Moscow and
the north was interrupted.
The outstanding feature of the all
Russian congress was the denuncia-
ton by War Minister Trotzky of the
action of the allies in landing on the
Thurman coast and in helping the
Czecho-S lovaks. He threatened merci-
less measures of defense and on July
13, NJ. Tchitcherin. in a note to the
British representatives in Moscow,
made a sinister reference to the re-
suits which may arise from the ex-
element caused among the masses of
the Russian population by the I'M
provoked British attack on Thurman"
On the same day eleven former Of
ficers who had served under General
Alexieff were summarily shot in Mos
COW as counter revolutionaries. On
July IS French and British military
officers were prohibited from moving
from one town to another and strict
watch on their movements was or
dered.
Officers Shot.
Amsterdam, Aug. 21.-Several run
dred officers arrested in Moscow have
been shot, according to a letter writ
ten in Moscow on August IA by DR..
Alfons Paquet and published in the
Frankfort Zeitung. Some of the Off
GERS who renowned Russian citiZen-
ship and acquired German or Polish
passes were released at the request of
the German consul general. The re-
mainder was sent to a concentration
camp surrounded by artillery. The
officers, it is added. were subjected to
conditions ''beggaring all description 50
Those imprisoned included a number
of former generals and colonies.
Doctor Paquet says that several
hundred British and French business
men have been arrested in Moscow
and adds that further arrests are ex-
pected.
Grand Duke Arrested.
Amsterdam. Aug. 21.-The former
Russian grand duke, Paul Alexandra
witch. says a Moscow dispatch to the
Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin. has been ar
rested by the Bolsheviki. He is an
uncle of the late former emperor and
father of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavo1o-
witch.