The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-14
WHAT PUNISHMENT
FOR KORN|LOFF?
Russian Cabinet Splits on
What Shall be Done With
the Chief of the Revo-
lutionists.
FOUR MEMBERS RESIGN
kerensky Wishes Severe Penalty to
Leaders Whose Outbreak
Threatened Life OF
Government.
-FOUR MEMBERS RESIGN
[By VIM. G.. Shepherd, United
Staff Correspondent

StaH COrreSpOnueut-J
PETROGRAD, Sept. 14.-What pun
ishment shall be meted out to General
kornilofr, split the Russian cabinet to-
day Four ministers have left the
cabinet.
Personal surrender Of the revolving
army chief is imminent. His troops
have melted away to mere handful.
Government troops which three days
ago captured his headquarters to the
rear-at Pskoff-press upon him from
that direction and, in front Is the
stone wall defense Of provisional
troops from Petrograd.
There is widespread demand that
those responsible for the counter
revolution be severely dealt with.
This was the question which apparent
| ly led to retirement from the cabinet
| Of Vice Premier Nekrasoff, Minister
of Foreign Affairs Tereschenko1r,
Minister Of Food Piechechonoff, Min
ister Of Agriculture Tchernof ana
Minister of ways and Communications
Gourepieff. The latter explained the
Withdrawals because the ministers
"felt 1t was impossible to carry out
Kerensky's orders to take certain
measures against Korniloff.
Later Tereschenko withdrew his
day he had been named as vice
premier.
That the certain measures" pro-
posed by Kerensky were for severest
punishment Of the rebel leaders, was
| confidently asserted in certain circles.
| This view was given public con-
tirmation in the announcement that
M. Kischkin, cadet leader, had &C
cepted the post Of minister of the in
terror tn the reorganized cabinet. The
cadet party, through Prof. Paul Miliu-
koff has persistently stood out for
drastic punishment Of all those align
ed against the provisional govern
ment. for the death penalty for trea-
son and for severely repressive meas
urges against intriguers. Ktschkin, 1t
was stated, had accepted his office
''un nconditional1y.'
The newspaper Isvestia, organ of
the workmen and soldiers party, de-
clared today that Kornilof and Lux
omsky had both intimated their read1-
ness to appear before a revolutionary
tribunal on the charge Of organizing
an anti-government revolt. Lukomsky
was offered the supreme army COM
mand when Korniloff's revolt became
known, but refused it, joining forces
with his former chief.
One other minor revolt-that led by
General Kaledin, hetman Of the Don
Cossacks. was quelled by arrest OF
Kale din at Rostov. He was taken into
custody by the local council of work
mems and soldiers party. Formal an
|nouncement was made here that Kale-
din's following was small.
Kaledin was apparently seeking
an escape from the government
forces. General VeI]lhovsky, COM
mandant Of the Moscow district, had
wired him Thursday:
"The cossacks on the left front are
proceeding toward the Don, while tho
enemy Is Senaces Petrograd. If this
means the cossacks are declaring
war on Russia, l shall consider their
appearance in my district as revolt
and will order their immediate de
struCtion.
"You know l possess sufficient
forces to accomplish this. l am look
ing for your reply to dtssipate my
doubts"
AS far back as Tuesday afternoon,
it became known here today advance
forces OF Kornilofrs revolving troops
and patrols of the government regi
ments fraternized out of Petrograd.
This was the beginning Of the COM
plete disintegration Of the rebel
forces.
General Alexieff, new commander
in chief, was at main Russian army
headquarters today A special gov
ernment commission was with him
Investigating all of Korniloff's activ
tiles prior to his revolt.
General Ruzsky was named com
mander on the north front, succeeding
General Klembosky and General
Gomiaoff succeeded Denikine on the
southwestern front. Denikine has
been arrested and will be held to an
swer a treason charge.
Klembovsky must explain several
of his actions during the short lived
rebellion. The government has al
ready demanded of him why he per-
mitted Korniloffs rebel detachments
to pass toward Petrograd. To this