The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-09-14
GEN. k0RNILOFF
WILL SURRENDER
Head of Rebels Negotiating With
Russ Leaders for His
Life.
Chief DESERTED by HIS ARMY
Desertlon by the Sikaya Division,
When 1t Reached Within is Miles
OF Petrograd, Was Cause of
Generals Downfall.

London, Sept. 14.-General Korniloff
and General Lukomsky have intimated
that they are ready to appear be-
fore the revolutionary tribunal, says
reuters PetrOgrad correspondent.
Generals Ruzsky and Dragomiroff have
been appointed, respectively, COM
mander In chief on the northern and
southwestern fronts
Petrograd, Sept. 14.--Korniloff Is ne.
got1ating for his life. With the cap
ture Of 2 Jkoff, 1852 miles southwest Of
the Russian capital, his base, his rebel.
lion has gone to pieces.
Desertion by the Sikakya (sayage)
division, when it reached within fif.
teen miles Of Petrograd, was the cause
Of his downfall. These troops were
mostly Moslems, coming from the
trans-Caucasian tribes.
They stood by Korniloff, one time
commander in chief Of the Russian
armies, because Of his interest in ASH
attic affairs and also because of his
obvious Tartar blood.
When they reached the vicinity Of
Tsarskoe Selo they were met by fell
low Moslems whom Premier Kerensky
had sent from Petrograd.
Troops Desert korniIoff.
Loyal to the revolution which
changed Russia from an imperial au.
tocracy to a democratic republic, they
were soon convinced by the provisional
governments delegation that the best
interests of the state would be served
by their adherence to the Kerensky
cabinet.
Accordingly they shifted, and the
Korniloff forces, of which they consti-
tuted the advance guard and which
were planning to invest Petrograd
from Gatch1na and Tosna, 80 miles
southwest and southeast respectively,
found themselves with a serious gap In
their ranks.
Moreover, their retreat had been cut
off by the seizure of Pskoff from the
SOUTH and their 5O-mile victory from
Luga to Gatchina did them no good.
Retreat Cut Off.
Blocked on his way to Petrograd and
forbidden to fall back on pain of de-
feat, Korniloff, once commander in
chief of the Russian armies, who hoped
to be Phomme cheval (the man on
horseback), had no choice but to begin
parleys to save himself and his follow
ing from humiliation.
/ General Korn1loff has, 1t is reported,
expressed his willingness to surrender
on certain terms, these, it is under
stood, being that there should be no
executions.
The provisional government, how
ever, demands unconditional surren-
der.
According to report, it is not the
intention of the Kerensky cabinet to
send the revOlutionaries before q firing
squad, but to make an example Of
them in such a way that it will be no
more troubled by internal dissensions
In the war against Germany.
kornIIoff Loyal to Russia.
1t is recognized that Korniloff, in his
not acting In arrangement with Ger
man plot. III was, it is held, seeking
merely supreme control of the army,
wanting to apply such disciplinary
measures as would insure the implicit
obedience that military rule, if 1t be
efficient, necessitates.
It is, however, worthy Of note to re-
call that he left sufficient force to bar
the road to the Russian capital to the
Germans advancing from captured
Riga.
1t appears to be undoubted that the
"savages," though devoted to Korni-
loft, had no idea of their destination
of his aim. The division consists Of
eight regiments of fierce Caucasus cav
airy, recruited almost exclusively from
the tribes Ingushes, Kabardintsi and
Ossetinians, and contains a few Tar
tarS.
Almost all are Mohammedans. and
among them are many princes.