The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-13
BIG BATTLE FOR
PETROCRAD NEAR
Rebels and Kerensky'S Troops
May Clash Soon.
TWO GENERALS LEAD REVOLT
Fighting Between Rival Factions May
Be Raging-kerensky Reported
slaln-Baltic Fleet Loyal
Cabinet Quits.

Stockholm, Sept. 12.-An unofiica
report that Premier Kerensky OF Rus
STA has been murdered has been re
celved here.
Petrograd, Sept. 12.-Wlth Genera
Kormloh's "sikaya" (sayage) division
only about 80 miles from the capital
the split in Russia becomes hourly
more acute.
The elements opposed to Premier
Kerensky are receiving adherents
who make the position Of the pro-
vfSional government decidedly pre-
! cariOus.
General Deinkine, commander of
the armies on the northwestern front
/ has Informed the prime minister that
he Will support Korniloff In his eff
forts to obtain the dictatorship of
/ Muscoyy, as had General Kaledines.
Threatens Isolation.
The latter, who is ataman of the
Don COssacks, declares that unless Nj.
Kerensky gives way TO K0rniloff and
turns over to the generallsslmo full
power the Cossacks will cut the Mos
COW railway and isolate Petrograd.
Kalednes has been Infatuated with
Kerensky since the recent national
conference at Moscow. At this con-
gress the Don COssacks were de-
prlved of their special laws and priv
ileges, which action automatically re-
! duced Kaledines from a general to a
private soldier.
Alexander II. Guchkonf, the Octo-
berist leader, who formerly held the
positions Of president of the duma
chief of the munitions bureau and
minister Of war and navy al Interim
has also gone over 70 KOrnilOf and
has left for the Russian field head
quarters.
Baltic Fleet Loyal.
on the other hand, the Baltic fleet,
with its staff officers, has placed
Itself by unanimous vote at the dis
posal of the Kerensky cabinet.
This action was taken after the
commander of the Baltic station, in
an order of the day, urged the feet
TO watch the enemy, TO avoid discus
sion and to submit TO the orders of
the provisional government.
General Verkhovsky, in command
at Moscow, is expected to remain
loyal, as he recently turned down an
appeal from KornilOff. accompanied
by threat of arrest, 10 Join the anti
government movement.
The famous Legion of Death (com-
posed of women) has also rallied to
the aid Of the premier Nine. Butch
koreya, the commander, has gone TO
Moscow to gather $50 recruits for the
valiant battalion.
Lieut.. Gen. Dmitri Stcherbatcheff,
commander Of the Russian forces on
the Roumanian front, has ordered his
armies and also the Odessa military
district TO take no part in the conflict,
at the same time remaining true TO the
provisional government.
Battle at Lugs.
While Korniloff's "Sikaya" division,
which was formerly stationed at Pskoff
and consists of Georgians and other
Caucasus tribesmen. is reported to
have occupied WrtZa, or Little Wy
rayn, on the Petrograd-Rybinsk rail
way, 81 versts (36 miles) from Petro-
grad, the first battle for supremacy is
expected to take place at Luga, about
SO miles from the capital
Indeed, it may already be raging.
! though no report that an armed clash
has occurred has been given out.
A kornioff force has reached the
place, and 1t is believed that the gar
rison will stand firmly by the govern
ment. Re-enforcements are being
rushed from the capital
Forces in Touch.
one Of Korniloff's detachments is
said TO he advancing from the Narva.
Both sides are still organizing and ap-
pealing for support.
Premier kerensky is having difficult
ties within the capital from the ex-
tremists Of both sides. Following the
ultimatum OF Kornllon the whole
Russian cabinet resigned ia order to
give Premier kerensky full liberty of
action All the ministers for the time
being will remain in their Offices.
SEXES Commissioner.
Korniloff, In addition to refusing to
abandon his command, ordered the ar
rest Of NJ Philonlnko. the government
commissioner.
The provisional government besides
arrestlng Vladimir n. Lvoff, who
brought KorniloiGs ulHmatum to the
provisional government, took into Gus
tody so other persons.
Trouble for the Kerensky govern
ment Is threatened by the Mnximll-
lists. AZ the sitting Of the council OF
soldiers and workmens delegates
they again urged that all power should
pass into the hands of the Socialists
II was resolved at the meeting. how
ever, that Premier kerensky should
be supported unconditonally.
General Savonkoff, the new military
governor Of Pctrograd, iii his procla-
nation declared every person caught