Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-09-11
X KORNIL0FF
BOLTS RUSS
Government
Leader Of Armies. Demand
ing Supreme Powers, Is
Removed From Army
COMMAND BY Kerensky,
Capital In State of War.
CABINET MAY FORM
GOVERNING COUNCILi

Washington, o. c., Sept. TO-
Russian embassy officials believe
the resignation of General korni-
loff was forced by elements Of the
council Of Workmen's and soldiers
delegates opposed to enforcement
Of the death penalty for mutinous
soldiers and that General kIen,-
bovsky, the new commander, will,
modify the death penalty order.
The embassy had not received
offielal news Of General kor-
niIoff's removal.
Petrosrad, Sept. 10.-Members
OF the Russian cabinet today told
! The Associated Press that tho
provisional government regarded
General korniloff's pronuncia.
mer'to as an act Of rebellion which
must be ruthlessIy suppressed.
The government it was added, be-
iieved it had enough loyal troops.
and the support o. The Russian
people. to enable it to put down
the kornioff n,ovem.nt
Petrograd, Sept. l0,--Premier Ker.
ensky has declared that state of war
exists in the city and district of Petro-
grad.
Premier Kerensky has ordered Cen
eral Korniloff, cammander-in-chief of
the Russian armies, to resign in conse-
quence of Korniloffs demand for
supreme power. General klembovsky
mas been appointed COMMANDMENTS
chief.
LokoMskY REFUSES JOB.
An official statement says that Gen.
eraI Lokomsky also proved traitor"
refusing to take command of the Rus
sian armies in succession to General
KorniIoff.
The soldiers and workmen's body,
the statement adds has ordered all the
army organizations to obey the provi-
sional government against the conspir-
acy, stating that General Korniloff will
be punished for treachery and that
General Klembovsky will succeed to
the chief command Professionally
TO BACK koRNlLoFF.
When Nj. Lvoff saw Premier Keren-
sky on Saturday and presented Gen.
eral Korniloff's demands. it developed
today. he told the premier that an or
ganization Of duma members, Moscow
industrial interests and other conserv-
atives who played the role of the oppo-
sition at the recent Moscow conference
were supporting General korniloff.
koRNlLOFF'S DEMAND.
Premier Kerensky ha3 issued the
following proclamation:
On September a member of the
durna, NJ. Lvoff, arrived in Petrograd
and called upon ME in the name AZ
General Korniloff to hand over all civil
and military powers to the generalis-
sino, who would form new govern
ment at his pleasure. The authentic
ity OF this summons was afterwards
confirmed by General Korniloff him.
self, who had conversation with me
over the direct +elegraphic wire be.
tween Petrograd and main head
quarster.
SEES NATIONAL MENACE.
Considering this summons ad.
dressed through me to the provisional
government as an attempt by certain
quarters to profit by the difficult stu
alton OF the country and establish a
state of things contrary to the CON
quests of the revolution, the provision
al government has recognized the
necessity of charging me, for the
safety Of the republican regime to
take the urgent, indispensable meas
ures necessary to cut at the roots all
attempts against the supreme power
and rights OF the citizens won by the
revolution.
kLEMBovskY IN HIGH COMMAND.
81 therefore, for the maintenance OF
the country, OF liberty and public or,
der, am taking all measures which
shall announce at the proper moment
to the people. At the same time
order General Korniloff to hand over
his functions to General Klembovsky,
commander-in-chief Of the armies on
the northern front, which bar the way
to Petrograd, and l order General
Klembovsky to assume Professionally
the functions of generalissimo, while
remaining at Pskov.
Secondly, l declare state of war
in the town and district of Petrograd.
APPEALS TO PATRIOTISM.
Il appeal to all citizens to remain
calm, maintain the order necessary for
the welfare of the fatherland and the
army and navy, and TRANQUILITY and
faithfully fulfill their duty in the de-
Tense OF the fatherland against the for
eign enemy"
CONDITION is CRITICAL.
Petrograd. Sunday. Sept s.-CDe-
layed)-Eleven cabinet ministers have
been in continuous session in the win
ter palace today considering measures
TO face General Korniloff's revolt,
which in conversations with The Assn