The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-13
lRy Associated Presa.l


Counter revolutionary efforts against
the Bolsheviki appeared to have re-
ceived a setback in the reported de-
feat of General Korniloff in battle
in south central Russia. Unofficial
advices contain the rumor that Gen.
eral KornilOff was wounded. and that
his capture by the Bolsheviki Is anti
cipated. ~. ,.,s-$
A battle has occurred near Biel.
gorod, in southern Russia, between
Bolsheviki forces and troops under
General Korniloff, but the outcome has
not been established, and Petr0grad
advices are conflicting. The ,Petr0.
grad correspondent of the Daily Mail
reports that General Korniloff was de.
feated and wounded, and that his cap
ture was to be expected. A dispatch
from the representative, of the Post,
however denies the reported Rolshe-
Wiki victory, saying General K0rnilon
has routed his opponents and will soon
join General Kaledines at Novo Tcher'
kask. "a .-S, u ~
Divides His Troops. y
The Post correspondent, who re.
ceived his confirmation from an un-
named source, sends detailed de.
scription of the battle. He says Gen.
eral KOrnilOff had about 5000 men
making up what is known as the wild
division of cavaliers Of st. George,
"battalions of DEATH" and some artil.
lery. When the Bolsheviki troops were
encountered General Korniloff divided
his army and sent one part forward
by train. This was. soon followed mn
by the ,Bolsheviki, who promptly
trumpeted a great victory. General
Korniloff, however, in the meantime.
maneuvered his main force near the
Bolsheviki and attacked with artil-
lery. Some of his opponents fed, and
others surrendered or Joined the Red
Guard section of the Kornilof army.
The remaining Bolsheviki were sur
rounded and dealt with very drasticly.
No Prospect Of Settlement.
In q long review of the Russian SIT
uation. the Petrograd correspondent
of the Post says there Is no prospect
of a peaceful settlement and that
henceforth force must decide every
thing. The secret Of the success
throughout the country Of the Boil
sheviki, he writes, is that they repre-.
sent the iron hand. What is behind
them is as yet undisclosed, but among
the influential members Of their or
ganization are men who were promi-
nent in the secret political police OF
the empire, which once ruled Russia.
These men, according to the CORE
spondent, are introducing dissention
everywhere. He continues: ....
"In the last three weeks there have
been taken out of the rivers ana
canals of Petrograd 1000 naked
corpses of persons whose deaths were
not caused by drowning. The inquir-
ers which caused deaths told their
own stories. A suit OF clothes nova
davs in Russia is worth more than
handfuls of paper money. The corpses
/ of women had the hair cut off because
# represented marketable value"
The correspondent predicts that
eventually the Russians Will again
present q front against the Germans,
adding that nothing whatsoever with
in the range of human thought that
happens in Russia need now occasion
any surprise"
According to the report received IN
London, the battle was fought pe
tween Geildorod and Suma, approxl'
matelv 800 miles south of Moscow.
The probable capture by the Bolshe-
Wiki of Rostov-on-the-Don the largest
town in the Don Cossack territory, IS
also reported, the dispatch adding that
indications that the Cossack's uprising
will fail and that the Cossacks will en-
ter the extremists ranks. 7
In Petrograd the Bolshevikl CON
tinue their effort to gain control OF the
| constituent assembly, although avail
able returns from the recent elections
show that the Bolsheviki alone hardly
have a majority in the assembly Or'
ders for the arrest and trial OF the
leaders of the constitutional demo-
cratic party, most of whom are sup
porting the Cossacks' revolt, nave
been issued by the Bolsheviki
Field Marshal Haig's troops have
met and repulsed the first massed At.
tack on the western front In several