THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1010, 13 November 1917, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

DRAMATIC CHANGES. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT RE 1 GAINING CONTROL. Australian New Zealand Cable Association • LONDON, Nov. 12. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent reports that about 200 were killed in tin.' streets of Petrograd last Tuesday and Wed nesday, when the lighting resulted in the Maximalists taking over control. Sunday’s Russian messages confirm the dramatic changes in the, situation, showing that the Provisional Government, after four days, regained the control of tho communications with the, outer world. Proclamations by Malevski and Stgnkevitoh constitute the first news of the overthrow of the Bolsheviks and the establishing in power of a now organisation named the All-Russian Committee for Saving tho Country and the Revolution. This committee sent a delegation to meet Kerensky, v'ho was reported on Saturday at Gatcfiinn, 50 miles away, holding the town with a small Cossack army. Keren sky’s arrival in Petrograd is expected hourly. The conditions at Petrograd are serious, there being only two days’ supply of food. BOLSHEVIK REBELS RETIRING. ALL RUSSIA COMMITTEE TAKES CHARGE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Nov. 11. A wireless Russian official message states: Regiments faithful to the Government and the- Revolution, in agreement with _ the Soviet Cossacks, and all the democratic institutions, occupied Tsarkoe. Selo town and the chief radio station. The rebels are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. Severe measures are to be taken .with marauders in the villages. Those caught will he_ shot. Rebels will bo handed over to the military revolutionary court. Malivski, the commissary for the Petrograd military district, and a member of the All-Russia Committee for tin* Saving of the Country and' the Revolution, has issued a proclamation to the soldiers at Petrograd as follows; —“Gallant regiments from the front who are faithful to tiie Revolution and tho Country have approached the capital in order to avoid tho of innocent blood. They will arrest immediately all who are betraying and mining the country, and will sent delegations to the regiments moving from the front.’’ Commissary Stankevitch has _ issued proclamations to the army organisations and commissaries as follows; —“Tho revolt against the Bolsheviks at Petrograd is increasing. Attacks on them commenced today with fusiladcs in the streets. Tiro General Army Committee occupied the telephone bureau and removed the Bolsheviks. Kerensky is approaching towards Petrograd this evening, and communication hits been established with him. The end of the Bolshevik adventure, is only a matter of days or hours.”