THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1017, 9 November 1917, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION.

BOLSHENIKI CONTROL THE CAPITAL.

IMMEDIATE PEACE SUGGESTED. (Extraordinary.) Deceived November 9, 8,35 a.m. VANCOUVER, Nov. 8. Kerensky is deposed. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. i The Bolsheniki are in control of Petrograd. They announce that a separate peace is imminent. i MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY COMi MITTEE’S PROGRAMME. PETROGRAD UNDER THE MAXIMALISTS. ALL MINISTERS ARRESTED. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Reuter’s Telegram.) Received November 9, 10.50 a.m. LONDON, Noy. 8. A wireless Russian official messageslates: The Military Revolutionary ! Committee’s programme is first to otter 'an immediate democratic peace; second, to immediately hand over the large propriotarial lands to the peasants; third, the transmission af all authorities, fourth, the honest convocation of a constitutional assembly. 1 (Reuter’ b Telegra m. > LONDON, Nov. 8. Telegrams from official Petrograd J Telegraph Agency, which is now in the hands of the Maximalists, state that the latter hold the city, and have arrested Ministers. M. Lenin, who is the lender of the [movement, demanded an immediate armistice and peace.. Renter’s own correspondent has been silent since ho reported the Maximalists had seized the Agency. MAXIMALISTS TAKE CONTROL(United Service.) PETROGRAD, Nov. 7. 1 The ’Maximalists have seized .t bank, the telegraph ofiice, and the Marie Palace. , | (Reuter’s Telegram.) PETROGRAD. Nov. 7. | An armed naval party under Maximalist orders seized the ofilccis of the Russian ' Ofliciul News Agency, also the Central I Telegraph Ofiice. State Bank,’: and Marie | Palace, where the Parliamentary Parliament has been sitting. No , disorders are reported. , . i Amidst much excitement, the Parliamen- ■ (ary Parliament decided by 123 votes to_ 102 j to support the Government if it immediate- I ly carried out the programme of the rovo- I lutionary democracy. J

MAXIMALISTS CONTROL PETROGRAD ONLY. Received November 9, 12.40 p.m. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. The London correspondent of tho United Press authoritative!;,' learns that the Maximalists controlled only Potrograd on Wednesday night. THE POLISH PROBLEM. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 7. The Lokal Anzeiger states that the Polish problem has boon settled, the Austrian Emperor becoming King of Poland and the Kaiser becoming Duke of Lithuania and the Duke of Courland, which territories are to be added to Prussia.