Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-17
ture to tho proclamation probably re-
< fers to his position as president OF tho
!, ministry. rather than of the republic.
kSrGERMANS DRIVEN BACK
FROM FIVE TO NINE MILES

PETROGRAD. September l6-The
81 Russian offensive on the northern
front continues. During the last five
days the Russians have boon driving
back the German advance guards in
IEEthe direction of Riga between 1--WE and
nine miles. The success of the Rus
SSys1an advance is taken by the Russian
%.-Sopress to prove that the morale and the
sr-sphysical striking power OF the army
is regenerated. Military critics point
out that the Russians have wrestcd
the initiative from the Germans.
Premier kerensky to-day issued the
: following order OF tho day;
Tho normal life of the army has
suo been thrown into n state of disorder
esxi-by the Korniloff affair. In order to
~, re-establish order. l decree that all
political polemics in the army cease at
once, and that the troops direct their
~: entire attention to the re-establish-
". men. of our combative power which
ssss holds the only hope for the salvation
OF tho fatherland.
"All the military organizations and
commissionarics must devote their full
energy solely to intense productive
~ work. Politics must not be allowed
-. to inject itself into our military orders
b.. and strategic commands.
Arrests Of military chiefs by troops
must stop at once. since the executive
- right to take such action rests eN-
S.oselusively in the hands OF the special
- commissions already existing. The
no right to remove military chiefs belongs
s.scexclusively TO the legitimate organism
y, of authority.
"As commander in chief. ! call upon
- all the commanders commissioners and
military authorities to carry out these
az ton of my orders will be radically
-. punished"
.S-ARMY ORDER is SIGNED
NO. By PREMIER KERENSKY |
The order is signed by Premier
Kerensky and his new chief Of staff. |
General Alexief.
The fate of Generals Kornilof and
Lukomsky will be decided by spe- |
- cial commission headed by NJ. Shah |
loesky, prosecutor of the army and
navy. with the other members. who |
has gone to army headquarters in the |
field.
~ The reported arrest OF General Kale-
dine, commander of the Cossacks has
:, not yet been confirmed. Two Bolshiviki |
organs. Noveja Jysn (Maxim Gorki's
!newspaper) and Rabotchi. have been |
suppressed by order of the prcvis;ona!
government.
The consensus of the Dress is that |
the kercnsky regime is stronger %
day than II was before EorniloH started |
mis- abortire attempt at a countcr-revo-
,ution. The newspa pe-s. however, warn
against overoptimism. az the situation
-i,ts still unsettled. 1t is emphasized IL at
10 work out 4 constructive program 1t
49,, Is necessary to attract to the Cabinet
leading representatives OF Industry
and commerce.
rEsTIFIEs TO FIRM MORALE
AMONG RUSSIAN TROOPS
-. ODESSA, September 16.-Lieutenant
-s.inolianinon, Russian aviator, mas |
just arrived here after travelling in
This airplane from Belgrade, little VIII |
lage on the Russian side OF the DAN
ube, to Saloniki and back. He made the |
return trip from Saloniki to Belgrade |
I'm eight hours, establishing new |
= worlds record. He Jew at an altitude |
E@.of 5000 meters He covered a total |
distance OF nearly 1000 miles
- The aviator testifes to the firm |
morale among the Russian contingents
fighting on the Macedonian front He |
states that they are absolutely loyal TO
=. the provisional government