RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 November 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

TO SAVE THE COUNTRY. LONDON, November 11. Malcsvski, Commissary for the Petrograd Military District and a member of the All-Russian committee for saving the country and the Revolution, has issued a proclamation to the soldiers at Petrograd as follows: Gallant regiments from the front, faithful to the Revolution and the country, have approached the capital in order to avoid shedding innocent blood. They will arrest immediately ail betraying and ruining' the jTountry ; 'and send delegations to regiments moving from the front. Commissary Stankevitch has issued proclamations to army organisations and commissaries as follows: The revolt against the Bolsheviks at Petrograd, is increasing Attacks on them commenced to-day. Fusilades in the streets are general. The army committee occupied the telephone bureau and removed the Bolsheviks. ■ A wireless Russian official states: Regiments faithful to the Government and the Revolution, in agreement with the Soviet, Cossacks and all democratic institutions occupied Tsarkoeselo town and the chief radio station. The rebels are retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. Severe measures are to be taken with marauders in villages. Those caught will be shot. Rebels will be handed over to the military revolutionary court. LENIN’S MANIFESTO TO BELLIGERENTS. PETROGRAD, November 11. Lenin’s Government issued a manir i festo on Saturday inviting all the belligerents to commence negotiations for a democratic and just peace without annexations, suggesting a three months’ armistice for negotiations and stating that the Russian Government was abolishing secret negotiations and would carry on peace negotiations openly. It would also publish secret treaties. The Provisional Government has signed a manifesto which specially appeals to the workmen and peasants 1 of Germany, France and England.