Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-19
RUSSIANS TO BALLOT
FOR NEW ASSEMBLY

The cabinet crisis settled the KornIlor
revolt auelled and plans for reorganlsaticn
OF the army started under way the pro-
visional Government today turned its ,,e3-
gies toward preparing for the constituent
assembly which will fix Russia's form Of
government.
Active steps we're begun throughout the
nation t0 establish voting boards and the
complicated machinery by which delegates
viii be selected for the constitutional con-
ference on December IL.
Premier Kerensky, from the army front
where he is aiding in investigation of tht
Korniloh revolt and In planning the re
hablltation OF the whole army. today is
sued a proclamation expressing the Gov.
ernments thanks to the committees or,
public safety formed vt the time OF the
KorniloN rebellion. lie asked that they
now dissolve, their functions having
ceased TO he a necessity.
Answering former Foreign Minister
Tschernoffs attacks on him, the Premier
also published through the newspaper Voli-
ana Roda the retort that all acts OF which
Tschernof complained were approved by a
majority Of the Cabinet-of which fischer
nom was member
ARMY CONTINUES ATTACK
\ semi-ofiicial news agency declares all
positions on the whole OF the Russian front
are now firmly maintained and that on the
north front the Russian army is organizing
its newly conquered lines, continuing its
offensive The morale OF the fighters T.
described as excellent The Germans are
destroying villages from which they are
elected and are carrying off men Of fight
ing age
orders for cancellation of the instruc-
tions to arrest General Kaledines, hetnan
of the Don Cossacks, who refused allegiance
to the provisional Government at the time
kornlon started his rebellion, have been
Issued.
The Government is adopting a ienient
attitude toward those who figured in the
Kornilof revolt. Vladimir Durishkevitchy
reactonary leader and leading figure in
the Right in the Duma, was released
from custody today He likewise had hE-
ured in the Korniloff uprising
With Premier kerensky at the front are
General Nerkhovsk Minister OF War, and
Minister Of Marine Varderocki. General
Nerkhovski has issued a proclams' \ ',e-
claring that the new army win be a mighty
revolutionary" army, which will soon be-
come strong again and will resist to the end
for tho dignity and safety Of the father
land"
Firm discipline is to be instituted at once.
and all advisory committees Of soldiers are
TO be barred.
Arrangements have been started where
by the army will be hereafter kept in com
plete touch with developments, so that in
the future no leader will be able to play
on the soldiers ignorance, as Kornlloff
did.
Premier Kerensly will be in supreme con-
troll or the military forces. In the mean.
time, a systematic wedding out process Is 60
be undertaken, to remove all disafecting
elements.
Announcing his army reorganization plan.
General Verhovski said:
Russia ought not to shut her eyes to
the painful situation of her army, but II
should also be pointed out that Germany's,
Austria's and Turkeys armies are no bet
ter"
The War Ministry, which has been in
the hands Of civilians since the revolution
last spring, is being reorganized on a strict
military basis. All of the attaches will be
army officers and will cooperate closely
with great headquarters.
4 delegation from the Finnish Senate
called upon Premier KerenslSy and pledged
the loyalty of Finland to the republic. At
the same time gratitude was expressed for
the extension OF political liberties granted
10 Finland by the provisional government
Views are being exchanged by the Finnish
leaders and representatives Of the prov-
sional government, and complete accord es-
tablished.
II was announced that the Premier has
promised to send a supply OF foodstuffs to
Helsingfors and other Finnish cities, where
there is great scarcity