Evening star., 1917-09-13

division of Gen. korniloff's forces
composed of Mosem troops, has reacheo
Tsarskoe- -Selo, fifteen miles south OF
1roarad Kugusheff a loyal Mohammeeah
officer was sent to treat with them anu
they agreed TO abandon resistance 10 'he
nro,,;s;opal government on condition that
tbav he sent home TO the Caucasus, where
they must not be employed against INC
Turks their co-religionists. premier
Kerensky agreed 10 the proposal
Accordiny 10 official statements ltis
socalled savage" division composed oi
GeorgianS and Caucaslans Is the o,is - 80
of troops sent against FetrosISe ,r.a :
remains solid for Gen. korniioH lhae
body is now ut Tsarskoe Seio. Up 10 yes
terday afternoon it was feared 1orce l "ou.u
have to be applied to it. but II no" SeeA''
the situation has cleared
Knew Not of Korniloff's Aim.
It apuears TO he undoubted that Inc
Savage" division, though devoted 10 Gen.
,So,niioff had no idea of their destination
or his aim The division consists OF eisht
regiments of fierce Caucasus caNaH9 re
crnited almost exclusively from the tribes
of IngusheS, kabardlntSl ana oSseh.iifiaiis
and contains a few Tartars
Almosr all are Mohammedans ana
among them are many princes som are ar.
ted
is cen Bagratcon The submission oi
,hs ..savaee'' division was bnpught about
through the devotion of group OF tnsir
to the government Inc
tribesnren do not speak Russian, suspect
and dread Christians ana whsh ap-
preached by the government i.ussiaii a.lh
rInissaries refused to listen TO them ana
threatened them with arrest.
Nohamnledan Tartar official. Gen.
,;ueusheff, with other Moslem officers
who are devoted TO the government yes
,ardav went on a mission to them anu
tyera received They have returned ami
arc now at the Petrograd star Office
Submission Is Assured.
There the Associated Press interviewed
Gu kugusheff. a little swarthy pictur-
asoue Asiatic whose head was bandaged
from a wound and who wore an ordinary
Russian uniform lGe genera, sac ,hso.
lutely refused to surrender and come TO
Patrosrad for fear the BolsheViki would
massacre them. But they We're Wiiilhs
10 abandon resistance on condition thes
Hv.re sent home to the Caucasus front.
H.hare however, they nest not be en-
,,nyad against their costsffie 9nists-the
Turks. sgts., ;, MO
a greed to recommendS...s soluLloh 10
patrorrad. The premier has now prom
ised Ts that the savage division VII!
he unpunished and Will be sent nome
TO the Caucasus there to reptete us
ronxs and will be absolved from ser
,-;ca against the Turks | consider
rhair submission assured.
Cossacks Are Loyal.
1.oss,ci, troops who formed part Of
the army sent by Gen. korniloff against
have sent delegations
ia ,he provisional government ex-
pressing loyalty to the revolution
i','d y, d,.claring they would arrest all Of
trers who had deceived them.
Numerous other delegates from Gen,
Korniloff's army are arriving q, the
s.toff office of the Petrograd military
district in "A nenitent mood. the Assoc
cirted Press has been informed by Pre-
mier l<erenskys secretary me sol
diers declare the" have been deceived
as TO the aims OF ten A"f fhiioiA
bellion.
Revolt Deemed Failure.
Gen. Pa.chinsk-. second in comma nd
70 Gen. Savinkoff. commander OF the
patroprad district, declares the revolt
80, row be considered to be final
ard irretrievabl failure. He says me
question of Gen. Korniloff's surrender
is now a matter of secondary Import
ance. ... ~
y
of all the armies has
been confirmed officially by the cabinet.
Cen AlexieT has been confirmed as ms
chef of staff. Vice Premier NekrasoH
announces that Gen. AleNieH has sent a
teleeram to Gen. Korniloff demanding his
surrender
Handed Over to Court.
The provisional government has issued
= decree handing over TO the courts of
Justice as rebels Gen, korniiof. Cen
Epemikise. commanding the armies of the
southwestern front; Gen. Lekomsky. chief
Of the general staff; Cen Markon. the
chief of the headquarters staff on the
so,,thwestern front, and NJ kialiakoff, as
sista Mt to minister of roads and communi-
cations.
Kerensky's Statement.
The following statement. which was
signed '.Kerensky, prime minister and
comma nder- -in-chief." was given out here:
ION this date. in accordance with the
decision of the provisional government,
1 am charged with the Office of COM
of the armed forces Of
the country The SenseleSs effort at