INTERNAL RUSSIA.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1917, Page 3

INTERNAL RUSSIA.

(Per Press' Association— Copyright) •" german gold. KERENSKY^SSTRENGTU/ WASHINGTON, July 24. The United Press Petrogrod corres pondont states that he lias .ull evidenc< that the Gormans financed the revolution. Hundreds of workmen and anarohista when arrested have their pockets bulging with money received from Gornina agents. •M Kerensky will emerge stronger ■ 4 than over. Every ship in tho fleet has pledged its loyalty to M. Kerensky, y i GERMAN GOLD. (Received It is daily more apparent tho great part that German bribery has played in the revolt. When the occupants of tho fortress Peter Paul .yielded, they wore searched. Every man had at least £BS sterling. - A STIRRING PROCLAMATION. ; TaDMIBALTY —PKB WIRELESS PRESS.] PETROGRAD, July 24. The Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council has issued a stirring proclamation urging the soldiers to stand firm, and adding “The time has eorn« for action without hesitation. We acknowledge tlie Provisional- Government with whom lies the salvation of the revolution. We acknowledge its unlimited authority and power and those disobeying tlie Gov- , ernment’s commands will b© regarded as traitors and treated mercilessly.” The proclamation concludes: “Ruin of the revolution spells ruin for all. Save the Fatherland 1” . NEW RUSSIAN MINISTRY.' NOT SATISFACTORY. LONDON, July 24th. The “Daily Chronicle’s” Pefrogtad correspondent states: M. Teresskehetkot has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Tcher n off, Minister of Agriculture, M. Skobeloff, Minister of Labour. An effort to secure a balance between the Socialists and non-Socialists failed. All the latter refused office. The Government is everywhere regarded as unsatisfactory. A strong National Coernment.ia demanded. M. Nekrassoff has now refused office fearing M. Therebelli’s agragrian programme for land nationalisation. Sporadic firing contineus and the. populace remains angry. The crowd ; canght Leninites machine-gunning from the house tops and tore them to pieces. The first machine gun regiment marched sullenly to tho Palace Sqaure to-day and gave up itß arms. It asked for mercy. It will be disbanded. The Cossacks are the heroes of the day. During the disturbances they went out without rifles and attacked the < rebels with swords. Only 20 out of 100 i Cossacks returned, CONFIDENCE IN KERENSKY. fAUSTRALIAN A N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] PETROGRAD, July 24. M. Kerensky has receivd from i eighteen provinces numerous address- 1 es expressing confidence in him and c favouring strong measure* agains-t ’ the extremists. * 1 Lenin lias placed himself aL the Governmerib’s 'disposal in connection with’ the eolnmission of enquiry. THE COUNTRY THREATENED. i ' ; PETROGRAD, July 23. - The Soldiers’ Workmens’, and Peas- * # ants’ Council at an all night sitting , resolved that the country was threatened, with a military debacle and internal anarchy. The Council declared that'the State and revolution were endangered and proclaiming tho Government to be Government of the safe- , ty of the revolution. Accordingly it , should have unlimited power to ro-os-tablish the organisation of the army and public order. 1 A RUSSIAN APPOINTED. fLONDON TIMES SERVICE COPYRIGHT] j (Received, This Dsv -et 8.50. a.m.) ODESSA, July 24. 1 Admiral Kiltohalk has accepted a high command in the American Fleet-