Evening star., 1917-10-29


PETROGRAD, October 20.-The
Germans have evacuated the "er-
der peninsula, on the Gulf of Riga
where they made n landing recent
ly. the war Office announces.
The announcement says Werder
Manor has been burned and that
provisions have been stolen.
No fighting has taken place In the
Gulf of Finland, but trawIers are
active there.
MOSCOW, October 29-Gen. Alexis
Brussiloff. former communicable
of the Russian armies, and Gen. Nicho-
las Ruzsky, member of the supreme
military council, speaking before con-
ference of political leaders, described
the disorganization in the army and the
deep and constantly increasing ami
mostly between the soldiers and the
officers.
More than ten thousand officers had
been retired and condemned to an
ignoble existence behind the front, they
aid. So long as military committees
-llsted in their present form, the speak
ers declared, establishment of dis
eipline in the army was improbable.
Cannot Answer for Men.
TDrS
GERS of the Petrograd garrison met yes
serday to discuss the position of the
Russian army and adopted resolution
declaring that any authority on the
part Of its chiefs is virtually non-exist-
ent-
The resolution says in part: ''The COM
nunity as it is at present cannot de-
fend Russia. On the contrary, the ap-
proach of winter and the present sub
versive aspirations of the army and its
lack of any sense of responsibility will
complete the ruin of country.
We do not renounce our duty, but in
answering for ourselves we do not an
swer for our men. The time has come
to make this declaration openly SO that
nobody may be deceived or trust in
vain delusions."
Premier KerepskYs has rgone to the
to the effect that the war minister has
begun the elaboration OF a scheme for
the reorganization of part of the army
On the basis of separate nationalities
AS a result of the continuance of dis
orders. martial law has been proclaimed
in many cities and towns.
Not to Yield Petrograd.
Premier Kerensky. speaking Saturday
in the preliminary parliament, said the
government never had debated the pos
sibility of surrendering Petrograd, as
alleged by some newspapers. On the
contrary. the defense of the capital to
preoccupation of the government,
which decided not to leave Petrograd
until the highest interests demanded
Premier kerensky added that under
the present strategic situation there
was no necessity to discuss the ques-
tion as a matter of urgency. If the
evacuation of Petrograd were decided
on it would not be due to military
ing food and fuel.
The council of peasants' deputies
adopted a resolution, with only three
dissenting votes, disapproving the pro-
posed workmen's and soldiers con-
gress to be held November 2, as such
an undertaking on the eve of the con-
stituent assembly might provoke civil
war.
Fraternizing Troops Fired Upon.
Russian soldiers who fraternized with
Germans were fired on by Russian ar
tillery Saturday. says an official COM
munication.
The announcement follows:
.On all fronts there were fusilladee
and reconnoitering operations.
fha nr fLst 1raI
scores of our men fraternized with the
Germans. The troops so engaged were
dispersed by our artillery fir. The
Germans also attempted to fraterniZe
in the region of krevo and near the
village of Laroyo, southeast OF Baran-
ovichy.
I'm the Baltic sea. in the region of
the Gulf OF Finland, there were no op-
erations. On the Riga coast the situa-
tion is unchanged"
Anarchy in Mining Regions.
Gen. Kaledines. hetman of the Don
Cossacks. has telegraphed to the war
ministry that it is impossible to combat
the increasing anarchy in the mining
districts. owing to disorganization of
the militia. He states that self-con-
stituted organizations are usurp!ng au-
to reorganize the militia.
Admiral Vladislavoff. who was in
command of the submarine flotilla dur
ing the German operations against the
Russian islands in the Baltic. has dis
appeared. II is believed he fell over
board from a submarine.
No Foothold on Mainland.
Withdrawal of the Germans from the
Werder peninsula. upon which they
landed after. the capture of Oesel and
Moon Islands at the entrance to the
Gulf of Riga, leaves item without a