The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-17

Petrograd. Sept. te--Russia Is now
republic. The provisional govern
ment issued formal declaration to-
day to the effect that the country
hereafter is to he considered as be-
ing governed on the republican plan.-
Petrograd. Sept. 1s.--The Russian
offensive on the northern front con-
tinues. During the last five days the
Russians have been driving back the
German advance guards in the dirAc~
ton OF Riga between FIVE and nine
miles The success OF the Russian
advance is taken by the Russian press
to prove that the morale and the ply
steal striking power OF the army Id
regeneratee Military critics point
out that the Russians have wrested
the initiative from the Germans.
Premier ksransky today issued the
following order. OF the day. .
The normal life of the army has
been thrown into state of disorder
by the korniloff affair. In order to
re-esta blish order | decree that ali
political discussions in the army
cease at once and that the troops di-
rect their entire attention to the re-
esta hlishment of our com bative power
which holds the only hope from the
salvation OF the fatheriand.
All the military organizations and
commissionaries must devote their
full energy solely TO intense produc-
tive work. Politics must not be al
lowed to inject Itself into our mill
tary orders and strategic commands.
Arrests of military chiefs by
troops must stop at once, since the
executive right to take such action
rests exclusively in the hands OF the
special commissions already existing.
The right to remove military chiefs
hal rG ~trtr al
organism of authority.
AS commander in chief call upon
all the commanders. commissioners
and military authorities to carry out
these orders. I warn all that the
non execution of my orders will he
radically punished"
The order is signed by Premier
kerensky and his new chief OF staff.
General Alexieff.
Ministerial Crisis Continues.
The ministerial crisis continues
1t is probable that the government
witt ultimately consist of i've men,
namely. Kerensky Nikitine, Tere-
schenko, General verhoevsky and Ad-
miral Verdelevsky Executive power
will rest in the hands of these fvs
men. All other members OF the cab
met will be called managing utnin~
ters.'
The central executive COMMITTEES u
the council of workmen's and sot-
diers' deputies has informed the 4ov-
eminent of its decision not to allow
the admission to the ministry Of q
single cadet.
tfessrs. skoheleff. zaroudnys, and
Avksentieff, minister or Yal,or, Justice
and interior, respectively. have DAD
nitely resigned.
The fate OF Generals Korni1of ana
Lukomsky will be decided by q spe-
cial commission headed by NJ Schah-
locsky. prosecutor of the army ana
navy. with the other members who
have gone to army headquarters In
the field,
The reported arrest OF GsnarA
Kaledine, commander of the Cos
sacks. has not yet been confirmed.
Two Bolshiviki organs, Nove5a Jysn
Maxim Gorkfs newspaper) and Ka-
hotchi, have been suppressed by or
der OF the provisional governme emit.
The consensus of the press II that
the Kerensky regime is stronger to-
day than 1t was before KorniloR
started his. abortive attempt at :
The newspaper,
however warn against over optimism
as the situation is still unsettled. Il
is emphasized that to work out con-
structive. program 1t Is necessary to
attract to the cabinet leading repre-
sentatives of industry and commerce.