Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-29
Demand Extreme Measures.

Demand Extreme Measures.
The chaotic conditions prevailing on
part of the Russian front are disclos-
ed in a telegram sent to Premier Ker-
ensky, the PROVISIONAL government and
the Council of Soldiers and Work
mems Delegates by the executive COM
mittee and the commissioner of the
provisional government with the Sec
ond army, on the southwestern front.
The telegram announced the inaugu-
ration of stern measures to combat dis
affection.
I'VE unanimously recognize that the
situation demands extreme measures
and efforts, for everything must be
risked to save the revolution from ca
tastrophe," the message reads. THE
mmander-in-chief on the western
front and the commander of the Sec
ond army today have given orders to
fire on deserters and runaways."
Let the country know the truth. Let
it act without mercy. Let it find cour-
age enough to strike those who by
their cowardice are destroying Russia
and the revolution"
Referring to the threatened disaster,
the telegram said;
Most military units are in state
OF complete disorganization. Their
spirit for the offensive has utterly dis
appeared. They no longer listen to or
ders of their leaders and they neglect
all exhortations Of comrades, even re-
plying by threats and shots Some
elements voluntarily evacuate posi-
lions without even waiting for the ap,
proach of the enemy.
Gases are on record in which an
order given to proceed with all haste to
such and such spot to assist COM
rades in distress has been discussed
for several hours at meeting and re-
Inducements, consequently have been
delayed several hours.
These troops abandon their posi-
tons at the first shots of the enemy.
For distance of several hundred
versts long files of deserters, armel
and unarmed, men in good health and
robust who have lost all shame and
feel they can act altogether with i'm
punity. are proceeding to the rear. Ere
quently entire units desert in this
manner"
Former Car Uneasy =.
Ministers in office before the reyo-
luton who are now imprisoned in the
fortress of st. Peter and St. Paul had
a trying experience last week at the
time of the occupation of the fortress
by the radical Bolshevki and Kron-
stadt sailors, an element of whom
insisted on immediate removal of the
prisoners to Kronstadt. When the
fortress was surrendered former Pre-
mire Sturmer had succumbed to the
strain, and was unconscious, the
Bourse Gazette reports.
Nine. Soukhomlinoff, wife of the
former minister of war is said to
had pleaded with her guards to fur
nish her some means of committing
suicide, fearing she would be lynch
ed. Efforts to remove the prisoners to
Kronstadt were resisted by the guards.
The early surrender of the fortress.
doubtless, prevented fulfillment Of the
design
The former imperial family also was
greatly alarmed by fragmentary re-
ports which reached them in the Alex
androvsky Palace at Tsarkoe-Selo. A
request Of the former emperor for
with the Tsarkoe-Selo rep
resentative of the Council of Soldiers
and Workmen's Delegates was refused
as also was his plea that the family
be transferred to some other place
were given Nicholas, how
ever. that he would be protected by the
garrison.