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Ot Sent i • Wcekli) Sinitrwl VOLUME XX KERENSKY OVERTHROWN, RUSSIANS ASK PEACE WOMEN OF NEW YORK WIN VOTE; OHIO AND NEW MEXICO GO DRY % Tammany Puts Judge Hylan in as New York Mayor—Ohio Votes Dry But Denies Vote to Women WASHINGTON, Nov. 7—Tammany wi« swept back into office In New York Ckty yesterday; women in New York state were given suffrage after a fight of seventy years. Ohio women expe rienced the disappointment of defeat, but Ohio voted dry and Cleveland and Cin cinnati will be the big cities in the proh.bttion column. These were the moet ziotable results, of the election in several states and many municipalities so far as the re sults wore definitely known today. Local option has won out in New Jer sey. and every county in New Mexico is reported to have voted dry. The state Is said to be dry by 20,000 majority. Ohio rejected woman suffrage on presi dential balloting by more than 100.000, ♦ acording to indications today. The only comfort afforded the suffragists in these figures was that it represented a sub stantial gain over the previous vote on that issue. American iem won throughout the country in municipal elections, accord ing to the view of administration officials today. Virtually every antiwar candi date was defeated. The returns show loyal support of the war by decisive ma jorities. Hillquit's vote in New Yprk City, while a marked increase for the Socialists, is officially regarded as no nation-wide cri ertterion. the metropolis having a large foreign born population Os three congressmen -elected, the Republicans won two and the third Is In doubt All three districts formerly were Republican, so Democrats may gain one seat. This is in the Twenty-eighth Pennsylvania, where E M. Boshlin. Dem ocrat. is reported as leading U. G. Ly ons, Republican. W. W. L u fkln is now representative from the Sixth Massachusetts, succeed ing Augustus P. Gardner, resigned to enter the army. Schuyler Merritt suc ceeds the late Ebenexer J. Hill in the Fourth Connecticut. Here briefly are the election re sults: New York—Two million women en fraadtieod in the state by suffrage vic tory. Suffrage majority will reach 100,- 000. Tammany gained entire control of “New ' York CTty government, electing Joh fl F. Hylan mayor by the greatest plurality in the city’s political history. Ohio— Presidential suffrage defeated. Prohibition adopted. All Socialist mayoralty candidates in Ohio defeated. New Jersey—Local option in New Jersey assured by Republican victo ries in assembly elections. Massachusetts—Republican Governor McCall and entire state ticket re elected by overwhelming majority. W. W. Lufkin elected to congress to suc ceed Augustus P. Gardner. Pennsylvanian-Penrose and Brum baugh-V are forces divided honors in Pittsburg. In Philadelphia the result is still in doubt. Soldiers’ votes may decide. Connecticut—Schuyler Merritt. Re publican, elected to congress to succeed the late E. H. Hill. Indiana —Charles Jewett. Republican, elected mayor of Indianapolis over Lew Shank, former mayor, running on In dependent ticket. Towns, of Elwood and Gas city, elected Socialist may ors. Illinois—Fulsion candidates for judge ships defeated Socialist candidates by big majorities in Chicago. New Mexico—Voted dry. Tammany Returns to Power With Overwhelming Vote NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Tammany Hall returned to power as the result of yes terday’s mayoralty election. Not only was Judge John E. Hylan swept into of fice by the largest plurality ever given to a mayoralty candidate in New York City, but there was elected with him the entire Democratic ticket giving the new administration all of the 16 votes in the board of estimates which controls all city expenditures. Those elected with Judge Hylan were Charles L. Oralg. controller; Alfred E. Smith, presi dent of the board of aidermen, and the presidents of the five boroughs of the city. John Hylan’s plurality was 147.976. Mayor Mitchel's plurality four years ago was 121.209. The vote for mayor stood; John F. Hylan (Democrat) 297.282. John Puroy Mitchel (Fusion) 149.307. Morris Hillquit (Socialist) 142,178. William M. Bennett < Republican) 63,678. N, Y» Women Win Vote By 100,000 Majority NEW YORK. Nov. 7.—Women citizens or New York state were given unlimited suffrage in yesterday’s election by a majority which is expected to reach 100.000 when all election districts have completed their tabulations. Early to day. with 1.348 out of 5,772 election districts missing, the vote jttood 533.519 for the amendment and 446.79 J against. In the greater city, which reversed its 6 stand of 1915, the suffrage leaders pre dicted that the missing 272 election dis tricts would greatly increase the al ready large majority. The incomplete vote for the city was 289.724 for suf frage as against 209.127 opposed. Tn the long fight for the ballot in Nqw York state of almost seventy years th4 women long since learned to expect defeat, but their fears were early turned to hope and. as the big vote began to pile up. the jubilation knew no bounds. At both the city and state suffrage headquarters acenes approaching hys teria were enacted as the women show ered embraces, kisses and congratula tions upon each other. Then, as if sober ed by the realization that other states still withheld the vote from their wom en. the leaders immediately set about pushing the campaign for the federal amendment. But a victory without a jubilee could not be overlooked and be- (Contiausd o* Fags 9, Ctoluma e.) Full Associated Press Service AMERICA TO CHANGE ALLIES’ WAR PLANS AT PARIS CONCLAVE Headed by Colonel House, Foremost Naval and Military Strategists and Statesmen of Nation, Ready for Meeting LONDON, Nov. B.—The special Amer ican commission to the allied conference arrived in London last midnight. It is beaded by Colonel E. M. House as special commissioner with the honorary rank of special ambassador. American participation in the Paris in terallied conference, beginning November 15, means a complete change in the method of war direction, officials here were convinced today. That a central war board to sit in France, hub of the allied war zone, will spring from the conference is confidently believed. Besides future war moves on the west ern front, the conference will also con sider the situation in Italy, Russia and aeece and will receive from the Amer n delegates full information regarding this country’s resources. Some • state ment of allied war aims may be formu lated to combat the German peace move ment. President Wilson favors immediate and greater centralization of the war ad ministration. Confused interests arising ■from lack of proper co-ordination have added months to the war. ’ CHANGE IS NECESSARY. * America's hands-off policy with re gard to European politics and selfish de mands of the various allies have added to unfortunate conditions and delays. Grim necessity, however, has forced a change and America in the future, while not bound by any alliance with her co belligerents, will work in closer unison toward a more rapid overthrow of Ger man world militarism. America's part in the general program will be clearly defined at the conference, so this govern ment can swing its full power into the most direct lines. Vagueness in the minds of allied leaders concerning the degree of America’s preparations will be cleared up. ITALY AND RUSSIA IN NEED. The aid of the United States will be sought particularly by Italy and Rus sia. Plans for a counter offensive to drive the Teutons from Italian soil will be laid. American aid in this direction will again bring to the fore the anom aly if Austria And the United States with no declaration of war fighting each other. The Russian situation will be thoroughly probed at the conference. Al lied aid in money and supplies, recon struction of Russia’s transport and plans for a resumption of the Slavs' military activity at the earliest possible date will be discussed. Greece, threatened with a Teuton in vasion and declining to mobilize fully until the allies pledge all necessary aid, will receive attention in the conference. The United States, still on friendly terms with Bulgaria, may be asked to aid Greece attack the Bulgar line in Macedonia in an attempt to cut the Ber lin-Constantinople railroad. This is an other of the delicate questions confront ing Colonel House, head of the Ameri can delegation. PLEASANT VOYAGE. “We had a pleasant and uneventful voyage,’’ Colonel House told the Asso ciated Press. ’The weather was fair. There were no submarines. It was the best vacation I have had in two years.” The commissioners were met by Am bassador Page. Vice Admiral Sims, com mander of the American destroyer squadron, and Foreign Secretary Bal four. There were twenty-seven persons in the party, including Admiral Ben son. General Bliss. Vance McCormick, chairman of the war trades board; Oscar T. Crosby, assistant secretary of the treasury; Bainbridge Colby, of the Uni ted State shipping board; Dr. A. E. Taylor, representing the food control ler, and Paul Cravath. Mrs. House and two women who are acting in secretor’.al capacities, are in the party. Colonel and Mrs. House were driven to the residence of the Duke of Rozburghe where they will stav while in London. The members of the mission arose late this morning, much refreshed after their first comfortable night's sleep in many days. The first thing they did was to go into conference with Colonel House presiding. The meeting lasted an hour. Colonel House outlined a tenta tive program for the next few days calling for a series of conferences with British officials. Each member of the mission will dis cuss hh, particular work • with British I officials in charge of similar activities I in England. Admiral Benson had an early call to ‘ make on Admiral Jellicoe. first sea lord and General Bliss expected to visit the war office during the day. ”1 am impatient to see with my own eyes the great effort England is mak ing toward solving the shipping prob lem.” said Mr. Colby, ’’and with this end in view will nay an early visit to the great shipyards. America is now fully awake to the importance of tonnage i nthis war and is carrying out a program of unparralleled magni tude. Shipbuilding now takes priority over all other work in our country.” Some of the members of the mission are planning an early visit to France. WARMLY GREETED. When the train bering the mission reached London the big metropolitan station was almost deserted but a long ■ line of waiting automobiles attracted the attention of the train hands and a few suburbanites who gathered about the platform and speculated as to the iden tity of the distinguished looking par ty. with its great piles of new American baggage. Mr. Page and Mr. Balfour were on the scene early and while waiting walked up and down the platform for ten min utes. chatting about the war. Colonel | House and Admiral Benson, the first to alight, were greeted heartily by Mr. Balfour, who met them on his recent visit to America. Colonel House, appearing to be in good health, greeted the American cor respondents. two of whom he remebered, having known them in Washington. Then he Introduced Mr. Balfour and Mr. BIG DECISIVE BATTLE STAGED BT ITALIANS; ROCHESTER IS SUNK One of First United States Ships to Brave U-Boats Is Torpedoed—Several of Crew Missing Washington, Nov. s.—The decisive •battle of the Teutonic drive in Italy is entering its first stages today, with maneuvering for position by the oppos ing armies. Rome cables stated. French and British reinforcements are massing back of the Pleave river line and heavy artillery is being rushed trom the west ern front to Genera. <v.dorna’s relief. The decisive battle may start within a few days. The Kouqw cables had a distinctly op timistic flavor for the first time in »e two weeks. Despite terrible orifices, the Italian troops were said to holding up the Austro-German ad vances sufficiently to permit defense preparations thht make the final out come hopeful. The tide of battle of the Venetian plains will soon turn In Italy’s favor, it was predicted. Cadorna’s troops are fighting loyally with high spirit. For the past ten days the allies have been feverishly transporting troops and artillery over the two railroads lead ing from France through northern Italy. When the last stand is finally made against the Teuton hordes, the advan tage will be on the allies’ side, Rome stated. U. S, Steamer Rochester Is Sunk by Submarine LONDON, Nov. 8. —Torpedoing of the American steamer Rochester was for mally announced by the admiralty to day. . Four of those aboard were killed and the second mate and thirteen others are missing. It was stated. Thirty-one sur vivors have been landed at Buncrana and Ross Port. The American vessel was struck on Friday and sunk. One of First Ships To Brave Submarines NEW YORK, Nov. B.—The Steamship Rochester, sunk by a German submarine, was the ship that, with the Orleans, first braved the submarine zone after Ger many rescinded heir promises to the United States, officials of the Kerr Steamship company asserted here today. The Rochester was owned and operated by this company when she made her trip, leaving New York February 11. The Rochester, shortly after this Jour ney, was taken over by the Furness Withy company, a British shipping com pany, it was stated and now Is presum ably v.nder British registry. She was of 2,551 tons, a steel screw steamship, built in 1912 at Ecorz, Michigan. The Kerr company officially said there was no other Rochester In Atlantic serv ice. The Orleans was sunk several months ago. Germans Prepare Naval Drive Against Finland STOCKHOLM, Nov. B.—A large. Ger man squadron pf warships is off the Finnish naval station of Helsingfors, according to word received today from Haparanda. Presumably the presence of a Ger man fleet In this location means Ger many has resumed her naval drive in the Baltic and Is now about to attack the Russian naval fortifications at Svea borg, guarding Helsingfors. When the German fleet.was operating In the Bay of Riga Russian dispatches reported in view of the likelihood or German sea attacks in the Baltic, that Reval, Sveaborg and Kronstadt wers to evacuated or clvirrans. Reval was evacuated also Os all military forces, and practically abandoned to the enemy because of the threat of a thrust from the rear after German troops had been landed on Werder peninsula. Then Ger many apparently withdrew these forces. Sveaberg is a naval fortification of the first class. Page to Mrs. House and walked to the waiting automobile and was taken to the home of the Duke of Roxburghe. After Admiral Benson and General Bliss had shaken hands with Vice Admiral Sims they were driven with the other members of the mission to a West End hotel. The voyage was uneventful, although several days of rough weather put the seamanship of the Americans to a se vere test. Notwithstanding this, daily conferences took place. The commis sioners examined the mass of statistics bearing on their respective departments and familiarized themselves with the important work before them on this side of the Atlantic. The result of the election in New York City was the mots Interesting wire less news which the party received dur ing the voyage. It was picked up Wednesday. CONQUERS PELLAGRA Great excitement prevaHs among the medical fraternity of the south over the reputed discovery of a cure for Pella gra by the famous scientist, Dr. W. J. McCrary, 101 Park Sq.. Carbon Hill, Ala. Several prominent physicians state that Dr. McCrary’s discovery has suc ceeded in curing scores of cases which were considered hopeless. Since an nouncing his discovery, the doctor has been literally swamped with requests for information, and in order to quickly spread the glad tidings to sufferers of this dreaded disease a few public-spir ited citizens of Carbon Hill have ar ranged to assist Dr. McCrary in pub lishing an illustrated 50-page book, which not only explains the cause of Pellagra, but also tells how it may be quickly overcome by anyone in the pri vacy of their own home. While the supply lasts, this book will be sent in plain, sealed wrapper without cost to any reader of this paper who writes Dr. McCrary.—(Adv t.) ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1917. SHALL IT BE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR HIM? wOoF United States soldiers in France will not receive their parcel post Christmas gifts on Christmas day unless the parcels are mailed on or before November 15.—United States postoffice department THMSGMNG MESSI GE ISSUED Bl PfIES. WILSON Says Blessings U. S. Enjoys in War Are Better Than Mere Peace of Mind WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—President Wilson has issued his 1917 Thanksgiv ing proclamation, calling up the nation, even in the midst of the sorrow and great peril of a world shaken by war, to thank God for blessings that are bet ter than mere peace of mind and pros perity of enterprise. The proclamation,- fixing Thursday, November 29, as Thanksgiving day, fol- lows: It has long been the honored custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Al mighty God for His many blessings and mebcies to us as a nation. That custom we can follow now even in the midst of the tragedy of a world shaken by war and Immeasurable disaster, in the midst of sorrows and great peril, because even amidst the darkness that has gath ered about us we can see the great blessings God has bestowed upon us, blessings that are better than mere peace of mind and prosperity of enterprise. We have been given the oppor tunity to serve mankind as we once served ourselves in the great 'day of our Declaration of Inde pendence, by taking up arms against a tyranny that threatened to master and debase men every where and joining with, other free peoples in demanding for all the nations of the world what we then demanded and obtained for our selves. In this day of the revela tion of our duty not only to de fend our own rights as a nation, but to defend also the rights of free men throughout the world, there has been vouchsafed us in full and inspiring measure the resolution and spirit of united ac tion. We have been brought to one mind and (purpose. A new vigor of common counsel and com mon action has been revealed in us. We should especially thank God that In such circumstances, in the midst of the greatest enter prise the spirits of men have ever entered upon, we have, if we but observe a reasonable and prac ticable economy, abundance with which to supply the needs of those associated with us as well as our own. A new light shines about us. The great duties of a new day awakens new and greater na tional spirit in us. We shall never again be divided or wonder what stuff we are made of. “And while we render thanks for these things let us pray Almighty God that in all humbleness of spirit we may look always to Him for guidance; that we may be kept constant in the spirit and purpose of service; that by His grace our minds may be directed and our hands strengthened, and that in His good time liberty and security and peace and the comradeship -of a common justice may be vouchsafed all the nations of the earth. "Wherefore. I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the 29th day of Novem ber next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people OFFICIAL COUNT CUTS DOWN LEAD OF DRYS IN OHIO - - - - I Drinkless and Saloonlecs State Within Two Years Would Follow Victory for Prohibi tionists, Who Claim the Day CINCINNATI, Nov. B.—At 1 o’clock p. m. today official returns had modi fied the unofficial state total and de creased the dry lead to 337 votes. The vote as counted at 1 o’clock stood: For prohibition, 520,265; against pro hibition, 519,938. Ohio now faces the extreme probabil ity that in less than two years it will be a drinkless and saloonless commo wealth. This condition forced itself upon the citizens at midnight when the prohibition votes took the lead in the state-wide tabulation in such strengtn as to make all but certain the success of the prohibition amendment which provides that the saloon shall be barred after April 1, 1919. With the drys yesterday afternoon congratulating themselves they were safely In the lead came word that a mistake of 10,000 votes had been dis covered in the Hamilton county (Cin cinnati) count, which gave the premier place to the wets. Then the rural dis tricts began to roll in cutting down the wet lead and at midnight the drys dis tanced their opponents. As it is, an official count is likely to intervene before the final announce ment is made of just where Ohio stands on prohibition. Wets and dry§ alike talked of the need of an actual recount before anything like the whole stat® vote was known. Rumors of serious mistakes in several counties were cur rent, but none but the Hamilton county mistake received the sanction of elec tion officials. Governor Cox took notice of the change in the Cincinnati returns and instructed the attorney general to pay strict attention to developments before the county election board. In as much as Tuscarawas and Ma honing counties, where the precincts missing at midnight are located, have been credited with being dry territory, the prohibition champions asserted their belief that their totals would be great ly increased when the official county returns were recorded at the statehouse. U. S. Aviator Commits Suicide; 4 More Die WASHINGTON. Nov. _ B.—The suicide of Major Birdseye B. Lewis, of the avi ation section, with General Pershing, and the death of four others with the expeditionary forces was officially an nounced today. throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordinary occu pations and in their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to God, the great ruler of nations. “In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be af fixed. “Done In the District of Colum bia, this 7th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-second. “WOODROW WILSON. “By the president: ‘Robert Lansing, Secretary of State.” HEID-81 CITIES TO SEEK EHiNGELIST SUNNY Cartersville, Rome and Macon, Ga., and Anniston, Ala., Are After Him While Invitations for Billy Sunday to preach come to him almost every day from many places and from widely dlvergent points of the globe, recent in vitations that will prove of interest to Atlanta and the south are ones that come from Cartersville, the home of the late Sam Jones; from Macon, from Rome, from Camp McClellan, at Annis ton, Ala., and from Camp Bowie, in Texas. He has standing invitations to preach in China, England and Australia. Cartersville, while it has already ex tended its invitation for the evangelist to deliver at least one sermon at that place through Mrs. Stem Jones, Intends to send a delegation tb the city to make the request more formal and more urgent. Mr. Sunday has already expressed a desire to visit the grave of Mr. Sarn Jones, the former famous revivalist, at Cartersville, and If possible to deliver a sermon there. It is thought likely that he will avail himself of the first opportunity to do so. The Ministerial association of Macon has invited the evangelist to visit that city, as has a like organizations in Rome, where he will be asked to preach in the city auditorium. Captain Handler, of Camp McClellan, has written to Mr. Sunday, asking him to come there and speak once to the soldiers. Another invitation received by Mr. Sunday, but not one to preach, was ex tended to him by Dr. Lincoln McCon nell, of Thomaston, { who asks the evan gelist to go on a 'possum hunt. The idea of tracking a ’possum through the night appealed to Billy Sunday and he said that given the op portunity he would certainly make the trip. Americans in Casualty List OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. B.—The Can adian casualty list issued today con tains the name of Edward McKeehan, Tacoma, Wash., gassed, and Walter Sul livan, Salmon, Idaho, wounded. Billy Sunday’s ser mons appear in each is sue of the Semi-Weekly Journal. Send in your subscription at once so as not to miss a single issue. The second sermon printed in the Semi- Weekly Journal is to be found on Pages 2 and 3 of this issue. NUMBER 13. MAXIMALISTS SEIZE PETROGRAD. DISSOLVE BHSSIANPIHLIAMENT Petrograd Garrison Aids Coup d’Etat and Qossacks Refuse to Oppose Revolt Against Provisional Government • - ■. . LONDON, Nov. B.—The Maximalists have obtained control of Petrograd and issued a proclamation saying the naw government will propose immediate peeac, the semi-official Russian news agency announces. ' Premier Kerensky has been deposed. The Maximalists were assisted by the Petrograd garrison, which made possi ble a coup d’etat without moodshed. Leon Trotzky, president of the cen tral executive committee of the Petro grad council of soldiers and workmen’s delegates, issued a declaration to the effect that the provisional government was no longer in existence and that some of its members had been arrested. The preliminary parliament • has been dis solved » - A wireles dispatch from Petrograd says that the council of soldiers' and workmen’s delegates has announced that the split in the council has been healed and that a call has been sent out for a delegate from each 25,000 of the popula tion to express thq will of the Russian army. • The Russian news agency which, as reported last night, was seized by the maximalists, sends the following dis patch from Petrograd, dated 9:50 o’clock last evening: The day brought certain changes in the general situation In the cap ital. The maximalist movement made fresh and fairly apprecia ble progress, but no disorders have taken place. Toward ? o’clock in the afternoon the military committee of the sol diers and workmen’s delegates is sued a proclamation stating that Petrograd was in its hands, thanks to the yassistance of the garrison which enabled the coup d’etat to be brought about without bloodshed. The proclamation declares that the new government will propose an immediate and just peace, will hand the land to the peasants and will summon the constituent assetu bly. Delegates from ths Cossack regi ments quartered her/ 1 declared they would not obey the provisional gov ernment and would not marsh' against the soldiers and workmen’s delegates, but that they were pre pared to maintain public order. The Petrograd council of sol diers and workmen’s delegates held a meeting this afternoon, at which M. Trotzky made his declaration that the government no longer ex isted; that some of the ministers had been arrested and that the pre liminary parliament had been dis solved. , Nikolai Lenlne, who received pro longed cheers, outlined three prob lems now before the Russian de mocracy—first, immediate conclu sion of the war. for which purpose the new government must propose i an armistice to the belligerents; second, the handing over of the land to the peasants; third, settle ment of the economic crisis. At the close of the sitting a dec laration was read from the repre sentatives of the Democratic Mini malist party of the soldiers and workmen’s delegates, stating that the party disapproved of the coup d'etat and withdrew from the council of soldiers and workmen’s delegates. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Petrograd says a strong detachment of troops of the soldiers and workmen’s delegates occupied the Baltic railway station and that the government com mandeered all motor cars, confining the troops to the barracks. . • A proclamation sent out through the wireless stations of the Russian gov ernment today and picked up here, states that the garrison and proletariat of Petrograd have deposed the Kerens ky government. It has been indicated for .some time ’ that an attempt was to be made by the Maximalists In Petrograd to seize control of the capital. November 2 was the date originally set, for an ex tremist demonstration which was ex pected by its promoters to result in the taking over of power by this element. -• postponement to an unannounced date . was afterward decided upon, however. The Maximalist, or Bolshevik! ele ment, comprises the most extreme class of the Russian revolutionary Socialists. It first sprang into prominence in the early days of the revolution under the leadership of Nikolai Lenine, the Rad ical agitator, who later was put under the ban of the provisional government because of his ultra-radical preach ments and his suspected pro-German leanings. He is known to have been in Petro grad for some time past, however, a government order for his arrest failed to result in his apprehension. Mean while the Maximalists were under the leadership of his chief lieutenant. Leon Trotzky, whose home was In the United States when the revdlution broke out. but who sailed for Russia shortly after ward. Jle was one of the leader? in the 1905 revolution. x- The strength for the Maximalists has lain in the support which they obtained from the military, chiefly in the Petro grad garrison, among which tney have been able to work with little interfer ence from their government, ’’’hev naa failed, however, to impress their poll- 1 cies upon Russia as a whole, as has been shown by the manner in which they were outvoted in the all-Russtan congress and the minority par: they played in the organization of the pre liminary parliament, in which ihey re fused to participate after they were shown to be outnumbered. Neverthe less, their influence upon Russia’s poli cy has been marked because of their predominance in Petrograd. It was this sinister influence that in part prompted the recent proposal by the Kerensky government to remove the (Continued on Page 9, Column 5.)
