The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-19
Red Guards Open Fire on Pa.
rade, killing Five.
Sensational RumOrs That COun-
ter Revolution Brewing.
kERENSKY SAID TO Be IN CITY?
Former Kerensky Minister Is
President of Assembly.
BOISheviki Guards With Ma
chine Guns Command Scene.

!. Petrograd Jan. IS delayed via
London, Jan. 19).-Five persons were
killed and a dozen wounded in a street
battle today coincident with opening
of the constituent assembly.
The city bristled with fighting
forces. including a large number of
troops brought to the capital by the
Bolsheviki after formal announcement
of discovery of a counter revolution
airy plot which, it was believed, was
headed by Former Premier kerensAy.
kerensky himself was reported to
be in hiding in Petrograd.
The constituent assembly opened at
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The fighting in the down town
streets occurred Just prior to this.
Among those killed in the rioting
was NJ. Logvinoff of the executive
. committee of the peasants congress.
The wounded included many women.
Versions of how the rioting started
differ. The most coherent story was
! that a procession of the Society for
Defense of the Constituent Assembly
was attacked by the Bolsheviki MAX
lima lists and their banners destroyed.
A command to troops to fire their
guns into the air resulted in a general
hail of machine gun fire and rifles
but not all of the bullets were shot
M Tchernoff, a Social revolution
ary, and former minister of agricul-
ture under Kerensky, was elected
president of the constituent assembly
by vote of 244 against 155 polled
by Spiridonowa, a former duma leader.
Kerensky Hiding in City?
Petrograd, Jan. Is delayed via
London) Discovery of counter
revolutionary plot to overthrow the
Bolsheviki, probably under leadership
of Former Premier KerenSky, was an
nounced by the city safety commits
sion today while the Bolsheviki con-
centrated strong forces of troops in
the city.
The commissions proclamation de-
clared Kerensky had arrived secretly
in the city and was in hiding there.
The revolt, according to the procla-
nation, is planned to center around
Fridays meeting of the constituent
| assembly. The mutineers it was as
serted, hoped to turn demonstrations
in favor of the asse embly into an open
battle against the Trotzky-Lenine gov
ernment. Kerensky was to lead such
an uprising
City Heavily Guarded
Extra guards were scattered around
Smolny institute, headquarters of the
/ Bolsheviki, which bristled with ma
chine guns and armored cars The
centra. telephone office was barri-
SduSu lie pTOteId1ldt IN several
tions of the city was served with aims
and ammunition. Four hundred sail
ors arrived from kronstadt and Hell
siEgfors.
The rumon spread thruout the citv
mat herensky was somewhere in hid
ing in Petrograd with two of his for
mer lieutenants, NJ. Savinkoff. former
ly minister of war, and F'ilonenko
once Social Democratic leader in the
duma
The workmen's and soldiers central
/ soVIet issued FORMAL orders to all
workmen that they remain AT their %
cupations on Friday and decreed mo
! olilzation of all soldiers in the various
armories. Its proclamation declared
every effort OF any person or organi-
ernment will be regarded as c11nter
revolutionary move"
FRIDAY is the day set~for meeting of
the constituent assembly.