Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-03-07

IHo Iatest RUSSIAN naScO would Dc cause
for hilartty, We're 1t not for the SOLDERING
thought of what 1t may cost this nation.
and the ominous cablegram that came
from German sources on the Same day as
the announcement Of Lenine's success at
PetroguNd. However, one may permit him
self a few smiles at the verbal carnage
which accompanied the overthrow OF ker-
ensky's government.
Hostility began. according to reports of
the execution Of the provisional govern
ment reaching his country, along about
. O'Clock in the afternoon OF the fatal day.
supporters OF the government became
heated IN arguments with Bolsheviki soap
box orators. and several fist fights took
place on the streets of the capital. It
seems that the %exponents Of filmy Utopias
lost the decision in the free for all debate.
and Immediately complained loudly Of the
t~yrannica1 overlords in the winter palace.
tellow workmen. doing their TWO hours
sh1rt at the Petrograd street car power
mouse, heard about tho trouble and de-
cided to go downtown and investigate.
Ihey had listened to much talk concern
Ing the distribution OF land, and didn't
want to risk 1t taking place while they
were absent. Anyway, stopping the street
cars would punish the presumptuous
oourgeolse by forcing them to walk home
from work.
Hating the street cars precipitated mat
ters: herensky appealed to the council
OF the republic to come to the support OF
the government. I'm this hour Of dark
est need a blow is being struck at the ma
tion,' he said. THE government may die
peiore tho tremendous pressure of the
Bolshev1ki. but 1t will never surrender"
Bono applause greeted this statement,
ous the maximalists refused to clap their
This rudeness shocked the maxim
eilsts, who %thereupon refused to have
RnSfh1np fn 10 rJ}I -.,AS, r1-
~hatfonallsts sided with the maximalists.
and decided not to leave. Somebody be-
gan to yell for the blood of Keren.ky.
ana os other delegates, according to press
dispatches, Joined in on the chorus.
kerensky then visited the Cossack regi-
ments CHARTERED In Petrograd and babe
them uphold the provisional government
The Cossacks debated the mater and
finally reached the conclusion that they
would not fight on either side, but that
they'd see to it that nobody got hurt
Ihey were unanimous in the determine
ton that public order should be main
tanned. Whereupon Kerensky disappeared
anu MS whereabouts at this writing is yet
q secret.
In the meantime, other members Of the
provisional government were addressing
the meeting of delegates. One declared
that the government would be protected
by blood! Blood" echoed back the aee
and l. And the constitutlonalists went
over to the maximalists and the inter-
nationalist. The Bolsheviki split, some
Joining the obdurate minimalists, who had
taken charge of the bridges to prevent
the maximalists getting to Kronstadt,
where there were arms and ammunition.
while others went down to the railway
stations and made the ticket agents close
their windows.
The provisional government, really be-
coming alarmed. began to bring troops
INTO the winter palace. A recently or
stalled in the cars former city home
word of this action got to the malcon-
.ents, who. as a reprisal. seized the i'm
perial yacht. The provisional government
then called out more soldiers. The WON
ems battalion Joined the ~schoolboys in
the palace. Thoroughly alarmed, the Boil
sheviki sent the yacht to Kronstadt for