The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
Abandon Cause When Is Miles
From PetrOgrad.
MOsIems viii Return to Cau-
casus but Not Fight Turks.
NO BLOODSHED THUS FAR
KOrniloff's Main Forces Thirty
Miles From Capital.
General Alexieff Now Keren-
sky's Chief-Of-Staff.

Petrograd, Sept. 13.-M. Skobeleff.
minister of labor in the Kerensky cab
met and a member of the council of
workmen's and soldiers delegates an
nounced thru the Russian official
news agency today that General Kor7
niloff's adventure had collapsed and
that the army at rebel headquarters
has surrendered.
Petrograd, Sept IA division of
General Korniloffs forces. composed
of Moslem troops, has reached
Tsarskoe- -Selo, fifteen miles south of
Petrograd. Kugusheff. a loyal Mo-
hammedan officer, was sent to treat
with them and they agreed to aban-
don resistance to the provisional gov
ernment on condition that they be
sent home to the Caucasus. where
they must not be employed against
the Turks, their co-religionists. Pre-
mier Kerensky agreed to the propo-
sal.
Ignorant of KorniIofrs Aim.
1t appears to be undoubted that the
Savage division composed of
Georgians and Caucasians tho devoted
to General Korniloff had no idea of
their destination or his aim. The di-
vision consists of eight regiments of
fierce Caucasus cavalry and contains
a few Tartar5.
Almost all are Mohammedans and
among them are many princes. Their
commander is General Bagration.
The submission of the Savage di-
vision was brought about thru the de-
votion of a group of their co-religion-
lists to the government The tribes
men do not speak Russian, suspect
and dread Christians and when ap-
preached by the governments Rus
sian emissaries refuse to listen to them
and threatened them with arrest.
A Mohammedan Tartar artillery Of
ficer, General Kugusheff, with other
Moslem officers, who are devoted to
the government, went yesterday on a
mission to them and were we'll re-
ceived. They have returned and are
now at the Petrograd staff office.
There the Associated Press interview
ed General Kugusheff, who wore an
ordinary Russian uniform. The gen.
eral said:
Kerensky Accepts Agreement.
1.-The Caucasians declared they abso-
lutely refused to surrender and come
to Petrograd for fear the Bolshevfki
would massacre them. But they were
willing to abandon resistance on con-
dition they were sent home to the
Caucasus front. where. however. they
must not be employed against their
co-religionists--the Turks.
after prolonged negotiations we
agreed to recommend this solution to
Premier kerenSky and returned 10
Petrograd. The premier has now
promised us that the SavaEe division
will be unpublished and will be sent
home to the Caucasus, there to replete
it's ranks and will be absolved from
service against the Turks. / consider
their submission assured"
General Korniloffs attempt to
overthrow the Kerensky government
in Russia has not yet led to blood
shed nor has it weakened the
strength of the provisional govern
ment Premier Kerensky himself
has taken lie chief command Of the
Russian armies and General AIexieff.
former r-in-chief. has been
appointed his chief of staff.
Before their surrender the rebel
lious leader had advanced to within
thirty miles of Petrograd. One army
thirty miles south-southwest of the
capital, while another force had
reached a point fourteen miles south
of Tsarskoe-Selo. fifteen miles south
of Petrograd. But there has been no
fighting
Officials of the Kerensky govern
ment declare that General Kornfloff
Of his revolt Many of his soldiers as
result are declared TO be deserving
while others are fraternizing with the
government forces.
The troops on the fighting front
remain loyal to Premier Kerensky.
Berlin reports the repulse of Russian
accommodating parties at several
points along the line from the Gulf
of Riga to the Black sea. The Ger
mans have made no determined at
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