Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-09-12
BIG BATTLE FOR
PETR0GRAD NEAR
Rebels and Kerensky's Troops
May Clash Soon.
TWO GENERALS LEAD REVOLT
Fighting Between Rival Factions May
Be Raoino-kerensky Reported
SIain-BaItic Fleet Loyal
Cabinet Quits.

| DC Ha0in0-NerenSky Heporte0
SIain-6aItic Fleet Loyal
Cabinet Quits.
Stockholm, Sept. 12.-An unofficial
report that Premier Kerensky of Rus.
sia has been murdered has been re-
ceived here
Petrograd Sept. 12.-With General
Korniloff's "sikaya" (savage) division
only about SO 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-
visional 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
Muscovy, as had General Kaledines.
Threatens Isolation.
The latter, who is ataman Of the
Don Cossacks, declares that unless NJ.
Kerensky gives way to KornilOff and
turns over to the generalissimo full
power the Cossacks will cut the Mos
COW railway and isolate Petrograd.
Kaledines has been Infatuated with
Kerensky since the recent national
conference at Moscow. At this con-
gress the Don Cossacks were de-
prived of their special laws and priv
lleges, which action automatically re-
duced Kaledines from general to a
private soldier. T~''-' ' --.,.
Alexander T. Guchkoff, 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 ad interim,
has also gone over to KOrniloff 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
posa of the Kerensky cabinet.
This action was taken after the
commander of the Baltic station, in
an order of the day, urged the fleet
to watch the enemy, to avoid discus
sion and to submit to the orders of
the provisional government.
n Nd
at Moscow, is expected to remain
loyal. as he recently turned down an
appeal from Korniloff, accompanied
by a threat of arrest, to 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
koreva, the commander, has gone to
Moscow to gather $50 recruits for the
valiant battalion.
Lieut.. Gen. Dmitri Stcherbatcheff, I
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 Luga.
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 W.
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
80 miles from the capital.
Indeed, it may already be raging,
though no report that an armed clash
has occurred has been given out.
A Korniloff force has reached the
place, and it is believed that the gar
rison will stand firmly by the govern
ment. Requirements are being
rushed from the capital.
Forces in Touch.
One of kOrnilOffs detachments is
said to be advancing from the Narva.
Both sides are still organizing and ap-
pealing for support.
Premier Kcrensky is having difficult
ties within the capital from the ex-
tremists Of both sides. Following the
ultlmatum of Kcrniloff the whole
cabinet resigned in order to
give Premier Kerensky full liberty Of
action. All the ministers for the time
being will remain in their offices.
Seizes Commissioner.
Korpiloff, in addition to refusing to
abandon his command, ordered the ar
rest of NJ. PhiloninkO. the government
The provisional government, besides
arresting Vladimir N. Lvoff, who
brought Korniloffs ultimatum to the
provisional government, took into GUS
tody so other persons.
Trouble for the Kerensky govern
ment is threatened by the MaXimil-
lists. At the sitting of the council of
soldiers and wOrkmens delegates
they again urged that all power should
pass into the hands of the Socialists.