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Show PROCLAIMS RUSSIAN NATIONAREPUBLIC KENRENSKY ISSUES PROCLAMATION PROCLAMA-TION AS PRESIDENT OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Strong Man of Russia Still in Command, Com-mand, the Affairs of State Having Been Entrusted to Fivo Members Mem-bers of the Cabinet. Petrograd. Russia lias been proclaimed pro-claimed a republic. The provisional government Sunday night issued the proclamation, dated September 14, as follows : "General Korniloff's rebellion has been quelled. But great is the effusion ef-fusion caused thereby, and again great Is the danger threatening the fate of the fatherland, and its freedom. free-dom. "Holding it necessary to put an end to the eternal indefiniteness of the stnte's organization, remembering the unanimous and rapturous approval of the republican idea expressed at the Moscow state conference, the provisional provis-ional government declares that the constitutional organization, according to which the Kussian state is ruled is a republican organization, and it hereby proclaims the Itussiau - republic. re-public. (Signed) "KERENSKY, "Minister and President. "YAROUNDI, "Minister of Justice." The title "minister and president," affixed to Premier Kerensky's- signature signa-ture to the proclamation probably refers re-fers to his position as president of the ministry, rather than of the republic. The provisional government has announced an-nounced that all the affairs of state had been entrusted to five members of the cabinet. 'The following official communication was issued: "Pending the definite constitution of a cabinet and in view of the present extraordinary circumstances, all affairs af-fairs of state have been entrusted to M. Kerensky, premier ; M. Tereschen-ko, Tereschen-ko, minister of foreign affairs ; General Gen-eral Verkbovsky, minister of war ; Admiral Ad-miral Verdervski, minister of marine, and M. Nikitin, minister of posts and telegraphs." Election of the constitution assembly again has been postponed because the work of organization throughout the country has not been completed. Elections Elec-tions to the assembly now are fixed for November 12, and the members are to convene November 28. |