New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13
General Feodorof, president Of the

General Feodorof, president Of the
Military League, has been arrested.
"The Council Of Deputies al Vitebsk
telegrsphs that the garrison there. as
well "a the garrisons at Minsk, Smo-
lensk. 0rsha and Polotsk stand firm for
the government"
The committee is armipg the work
men. who will either be sent 10 reir-
force the army units or will be or
gained in special striking bsttalions.'
Rolshevikis. who have been in jsr
for completely in the revolt of July 10,
have published a demand for their lib
Grafton, in order to fight the present
revolt. giving the pledge that they viii
present themselves for trial when the
revolt is crushed The Minister or
Justice has consented to release ali
those against whom no formal indict-
ment has been offered.
An important factor in favor of the
gofernment il thst the president of
the new Ukraine Parliament ahd
Ukraine's representative here has is
sued orders TO resist korniloH by force
and Loyalty to suppodt the Petrograd
government Perfect order IS being
maintained in the capital. street meet
ings have been forbidden.
More newspapers have been sup
pressed. The "Rech' appears to-day
with four blank columns. Arrests CON
tinued during the night, the latest. ac-
cording 10 the morning newspapers, pc
/ ing Colonel Clerzhke, Director of Mill
! tary Censorship.
General Kornilctf's real d'hiculty
. seems To- be the resolute opposition of
! the rank md file of the front army and
/ the irrcsolute action Of his supposed
I adherent troops outside Of Petrograd.
{ At Cabinet meeting last night the
( Minister emphasized the need for end
| ing the revolt speedily. in view of the
had effect on the country and abroad.
But so long as korHiloti does not open
4 hostiliticS there is a strong feeling IN
[ favor Of avoiding bloodshed. and prob
ably the government will oppose attack
ing the rebel rtoops until all hope of
their secession from Kornilof Is lost.
The following Statement. winch was
signed "KerenSky, Prime Minister and
Commander in Chief" was given out
here to-day:
BY the armed forces of Russia de-
clare my complete faith in all ranks Of
;hn army and the fleet. in the generals.
aAnnrals, officers, soldiers and sailors,
who have borne upon their shoulders
.
"The half years experiment of free
existence could not fail to convince
every one that all the extreme IRA
/ tional demands not instantly carried
out. wheresoever such demands may
. have come from, duly cause disturbance
, 10 the country. Let every one remem-
/ Der, whatsoever he might be. general
/ or soldier in the ranks, that the slight
. est disobedience TO authority will
/ henceforth be punished.
! at is time to cease playing with the
+ country's fate. Let all Russians who
strive TO save the revolution and to
! achieve freedom and renewal OF the
| common order of government under
! stand and become irnbued with the con-
. viction that in this moment all our
/ ideas and strength should be directed,
/ tirst of all. toward the defence OF INC
| fatherland from the external enemy
I who IL aiming TO subjugate IL
( The Associated Press was informed
! this afternoon by Minister Of Finance
Nekrasof that the forces Of General
KornilofT in the direction Of Pskof and
at Ono, which were marching on Petro-
grad, had been outmgn9uvred by the
troops loyal to the Provisional govern
mcnt and that their retreat had been
cut off.
NekrasoF, in an interview distributed
to-day by the Russian official news
agency, said that the political situation
could be considered perfectly favorable.
All the commanders at the front, with
the exception of General Denikin, COM
mander on the Western front, who has
been arrested with his chief of staff
by the Military Committee, remain
faithful 70 the Provisional Government
Pskoff is in the possession of govern
ment troops.
The measures for the defence Of the
capital are complete. Troops upon
whom the government can rely con-
tinue to arrive. while the small minor
ity Of Korniloff sympathizers in Petro-
grad appear entirely cowed. Similar
conditions are reported from Moscow,
where a notable effect was produced
through the issuance of proclamation
in favor of the government by Mayor
Rudnedd. whose address OF welcome 70
General Korniloff on his arrival for the
recent Moscow conference was at the
time regarded as a demonstration oil
the Moscow industrial leaders counter
revolutionary sentiments.
The Bolsheviki element is considered
absolutely solid for the present gov
eminent. II is organizing its own
forces against those of General Korni-
loft
boris SavinkoF. Assistant Minister
Of War and Minister of Marine. in an
interview with The Associated Press
day, said:
"For the reinsurance Of America you
may say that General Korniloff's revolt