21 JULY 1917, Page 1
In Petrograd Lenin and his Anarchists attempted en Monday night
to oust the Provisional Government by means of an armed demonstration. Mutinous soldiers and workmen on strike paraded the streets all night, but loyal troops used their rifles and machine. guns to restore order. The rioters' pretext was their objection to the Cadet Ministers, who had, in fact, resigned. But their attempt to arrest M. Kerensky suggests that their real aim was to destroy the Executive which is conducting the war, and that German gold and German agents had much to do with the rising. The situation remains obscure, but the Army as a whole is reported to be faithful to the Government.
