Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-11
STERN MEASURES
 QUICKLY TAKEN
 CRUSH REVOLT Member of Duma and Sec ond In Command of Army
 In Traitorous Plot. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO EMPTY CAPITAL People Are Leaving PrtrOYrad On Every Train. But This Situation Is Said To Be Due To Problem
 of Subsistence.
Associated Press Summary.)


 The Russian government again is facing crisis, but apparently with his usual "blood and iron' methods. Premier Kernesky has taken vigorous steps to combat it and to punish severely those of the opposing ele- ments who brought it about.
 General Korniloff, commander-n- chief of the army backed by group of political agitators. has demanded for himself dictatorial powers by the surrender of the government into his hands. Kerensky refused to comply with the demand and has had in- carcerated in the Petropavlovsk fort ress M. Lvoff, member of the duma. who acted as Korniloff's mediary, and who, under a severe examination, has wrung from him the details of the plot to overthrow the government and bring about return of the despotic regime.
 The name of the chief conspirators in the plot also has been ascertained, and doubtless these men will receive punishment at the hands of the gOv- ernment.
 As for Korniloff, he has been de- posed from chief command of the army, while General LOvomsky has been pronounced traitor for refus- ing to take up Karnoliff's duties. Meanwhile martial law has been de- clared, and the government is talk ing measures to crush any revolt de- cisively probably by creating board of directory composed of small number of men, tried and true friends of the revolution.
 Indication that Kerensky and his followers have good chance to quickly crush a rebellion is contain ed in proclamation urging that all army and navy organizations obey the provisional government and re- fuse to adhere to the conspiracy, and asserting that Korniloff will be pun ished for his treachery.
 Slavs Sight In North.
 On the north Russian front the Russians are offering strong Opposi- ton to the Germans who are endeav- bring to press their advance on the Riga Dvina line, thirty-two miles northeast of Riga. Near Segevold, "a death battalion" has even defeated the Germans and forced them to retreat to the south, while along the Burt- netsk line to the PskOff railroad the Russian rear guards are giving strong battle to the advanced Teuton contin- gents.
 Russians Resume Offensive.
 In the Roumanian theatre the Rus sians and Roumanians have again as- sumed the offensive, delivering re- peated attacks with great effect against the Teutonic allied positions in the Trotus and Oituz valleys. No details of the fighting have come thru. except from Berlin, which as- serts that the combatants met in hand-to-hand fighting and that the -Roumanian forces were repuls- ed.
 Around Monte San Gabrielle, Gen eral Cadorna continues to hammer away at the Austrian positions. with the enemy vigorously defending themselves. No claims of further progress on this sector are made by the Italian official communication, but it is assumed that attempts by the Austrians in counter attacks to lessen the intensity of the Italian of- fepsiye have been repulsed.
 French Consolidate Positions.
 Northeast of Verdun the French troops have consolidated the positions taken from the German crown prince in the Posses and Caurieres woods, in tho fiohtiro Cofurdav nipht and Cun. day, and the Germans, doubtless be- cause of enormous losses, have ceased for the time being their vio- lent counter attacks.
 On the British front the British have also consolidated the positions captured Sunday southeast of Hardi- court. They are also keeping up in Various sectors their successful trench raiding operations. and starv-