The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-06-13
RUSSIAN GUNS
QUELL MUTINY;
ARMY REJOICES
Detection on Rumanian
Front Quickly Ended by
Loyal Troops.
FIGHTING MORE ACTIVE
Official Reports Show Sue
cesses as Warfare Is Re-
sumed on Wide Line.

PETRocRAp. June II, via London. June
1.-THE forces in the army at the front
loyal to the provisional Government have
had their first test OF strength with dis
loyal pacifsts and have won a notable
victory. Two days ago Lieut.-Gen. Stch-
erbatcheff. commander on the Rumanian
'front.' gave an order to disband one in
fantry. one tirailleur and one Siberian
tiraileur regiment all OF which were
considered useless for fighting.
Three regiments of another division
were ordered to take up new position.
but refused to do so and thereupon re-
ceived an order to disband. The soldiers
openly mutinied. The men Of one of the
regiments arrested the commander and
seven officers. tore their badges from
their uniforms and beat two officers,
leaving one insensible.
regimental committee resolved that
the regiment should not move there
upon a loyal committee of soldiers Of
the whole army. after celebrating with
the army stan. pronounced for stern
measures against the mutineers, tine
| ringleader OF whom was named Phil
ipon.
Mutineers Under Guns.
A resolute General was chosen. having
under his command two divisions OF
loyal cavalry, two battalions Of infan-
try, one light battery. armored motor
, cars and airplanes. and undertook the
task OF suppressing the revolt. When
the loyalist General had occupied posi-
tons commanding the mutineers he sent
an ultmatum to them. demanding tho
surrender OF their ringleader: that they
take up positions as ordered. and that
they undertake to serve faithfully.
The mutinous soldiers. seeing that they
were surrounded, attempted to negotiate,
but at the last moment Philpoff melted
them to new resistance. The loyalist
! General Immediately ordered his guns
into action, whereupon the rebels uncon-
| ditionaily accepted the ultimatum and
surrendered Philipoff and others. who
| were transported to prison in an auto
mobile
| The loyalist reserve troops became en-
ragged and fred on the automobile. but
their comma nder. to save the prisoners
| lives. jumped into the machine. where
upon the firing ceased.
| There is great rejoicing in Govern
ment circles tonight over the first sue
| cess In the inevitable struggle against
! anarchy.
The Government has ordered the Inn
mediate reexamination of all men who
! have hitherto been exempted from mill
tary service.
Revival of Fighting Seen.
That there is quite revival OF activ-
| ity along the Russian front is indicated
by the official statement issued to-day
by the Russian War Department. which
! says:
Western Front-Our batteries shelled
the village y of Meerishki, three miles
north OF Tveretch. and caused big fire.
The military stan Of the enemy quar-.
tered there fed. pursued by our artillery
fire. Near the village OF Nikovitchi
southwest OF Pinsk. our artillery sue
ccssfully shelled an assembly OF wagons
and EXPLOSIONS were heard. On the rest
OF this front there were fusllades ir
certain sectors.
"Rumanian Front - There we're thu
usual fusillades.
Caucasian Front-East OF Kasri
shrin Kurds attacked our transport, bu
were beaten OF.
"Aviation-Southeast OF Jakobstad
one OF our battepianes was brough
down by German artillery and fell II
our territory. The pilot was killed anc
the machine was destroyed. Northeas
OF Galicz an enemy airman set fire t.
one OF cur captive balloons. which wa,
burned. The officer observer was hurt