The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-13
DIVISION Of
REBEL TROOPS
NEAR CAPITAL
Moslem Troops Turned Beck on
Promise That They Will Be
Released
SAVAGE DIVISION' IS
SENT TO PETROGEAD
Believed That Battle Will Be
Fought Between Factions
Very Soon
kERENSkY HEADS ARMY.

Stockholm, Sept. 13.-Svenska
DagbIadet announces the receipt of
a dispatch from Petrograd stat
Ing that Premier kerensky has
left the Russian capital at the
head Of an army to meet the
troops Of General kornion before
they reach the capital. There was
every expectation, the message
said, that battle would be fought
Wednesday,.
General korniIoff, former COM
mander-in.chief, and leader of the
rebellion against the provisional
government, has expressed a will
ingness to surrender on certain
terms, says dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Co. from Petro-
grad. The provisional govern
ment demands his unconditional
surrender.
According to statement just
issued General KorniIoh's attempt
seems to have collapsed and there
Is no longer fear of the two
forces.
General AIcxieff had been in
communication by telephone with
. General Kornilotf, and the opin-s
p, ion was expressed that.the leader,
would abandon his enterprise. a
Petrograd, Sept. 13.-A division of
;eneral Korniloff's forces, composed
f Moslem troops, has reached Tsar-
koe.Selo, Is miles south of Petro-
rad Kugusheff, a loyal Mohamme-
an officer, was sent to treat with
hem and they agreed to abandon
csistance to the provisional govern
lent on condition that they be sent
ONE to the Cacasus, where they must
Ot he employed against the Turks,
heir co-religionists. Premier Keren-
ky agreed to the proposal.
General korniloffs rebellion has
and the army at it's mead
uarters has surrendered, according
D an announcement by a member of
he Kerensky cabinet, through the
'ussian official news agency Up to
ate last night, there had been no
between the Korniloff for
es and those of the government
On the other hand, reports came
Trough Sweden of further advances
f the Korniloff forces toward Pc
rograd and even that fighting had
occurred at Luga in which the gener
rs troops had been successful. The
:erman official statement reports
he enforced withdrawal of German
avalry posts south of the Riga-Wen
len road on the northern Russian
ront, because of strong Russian pres
'ure. Russian army hearquarters
however, apparently for some uneX
,lained reason fcve not been in
ouch with Petrogr;>l, for the official
statement given out announces there
vas no communication from the
rOnt.
Comparative quiet continued on the
Franco Belgian front. On the Italian
rOnt, the Austrians have made an
,ther attempt to drive General Ca
lernas troops from their position un-
Ter the crest, of MCAt San Gabrielle
northeast of Gorilla The main line
vas not penetrated, the statement an
lOunceS.
Savage Division"
According to official statements the
;o-called Savage division" composed
If Georgians and Caucassians. is the
,nly unit of troops sent against PetrO.
,rad which remains solid for General
lorniloff. They are not at Tsarskoe-
,elo. Up to yesterday afternoon it
vas feared force would have to be
pplied to it, but the situation has
Ow cleared.
All the savage divisions are Mo-
ammedans, and among them are
lany princes. Some are wholly un-
ducated. Their commander is Gen
raj BagratiOn.
Submission of the savage division
yas brought about through the devo-
ion of group of their co-rcligion-
its to the government. The tribes
len do not speak Russian. suspect
nd dread Christians, and when ap-
reached by the government ennis
aries refused to listen to them and
lreatened them with arrest.
Mohammedans Intercede.
A Mohammedan tartar military Of
Ger, General kugusheff. with other
[oslem officers who are devoted to
,e government. yesterday went on a
Iission to them and were we'll re-
lived. They have returned and are
DIV at the Petrograd staff office.
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