Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-31

rumored riots take place or in any
case?"
In any case"
"Good-by. VIC shall meet soon
Good by
kERENsKl REa uESTED
KORNILOFF no RESIGN
Not admitting that Lvov, member Of
the Imperial Duma. and former member
OF the provisional government, could,
whatever tho indictment. distort the
sense of what had told him. l merely
corroborated my invita- ton 10 Kcrcn-
sky to come TO general headquarters,
trusting TO talk matters over with
him. and 50 arrive 1t satisfactory
conclusion.
| proposed to discuss with him the
above mentioned scheme OF admln!stra-
ton, and the format lion OF Il Mcw GOV
eminent.
Prince T.. L. l.yor and r. y. Milyokov
10 take part in the discussion about tho
situation, nd the measures to be taken
for preventing the: apparently in
cvitab,e ruin OF the country and the
army, and kilograms were dispatched,
asking them 10 be at my headquarters
not later than August - september
IN.
! expected that tho Primo Minister
would proceed TO headquarters on
August - tScptembcr -. In the
morning OF that day ! received an un.
numbered telegram with the signature
'kercnskS.' requesting nc to resign
the high command in favor OF General
Lukomskr. and. without waiting for
the arriva! of the new commandcT-in
chief. to proceed to fctrograd
General Kornilof then goes on to
say that hc came tn The conclusions. III
thinking tho matter over, that the gov
crnmcnt h.td again tailcn under the in
fluenco OF irresponsible organizations.
and that, declining 10 carry out his
program IL had decided to remove him.
the chief lnitiator. and he adds): In
view OF the grave plight of tho country
/ and the army. I decided not to resign
my post until I had reviewed .hc s!tua-
ton.
Announcing this TO General LUX ON :
shy. ! asked him If he intended to ac-
c"pt the duties % commandments ;Iiet.
10 which he replied that he did no:
. think il possible to replace me.
by telegraph informed II. V.
Savainkov. the Minister OF War. that
! did not consider IL possible TO resign
| my post.
GENERAL KoRNILoFF
PROCLAIMED TRAITOR
on August IS the provisional govern
mcnt procla incd mo a traitor 10 my
country. and required me 10 counter
mand tho order abor. moving tho de
tachmcnts Of the Third Cavalry Corps.
which were concentrating on tho out
skirts Of retrograd.
Bearing in mind G) tho previous
ARRANGEMENT OF the provisional govern
ment about sending tho Third Cavalry
+. Corps towards Pctrograd Tor the re.
preston Of Eolshcvik movements. (.l
the assent Of the government to the
principle of my program for restoring
the army ca my conversation VIII,
tho acting minister Of war, l.. Y. So
vinkov. 90 Information received about
the Increased influence Of the Council
Of Workmen's and soldiers pcputic.
on tho government. 1 came to this
conclusion:
That the government had succumbcd
under tho influence OF the Soviet
against whom the government had H.
SELF originally called up these troops.
Therefore. depending OH the declara
TONS OF the generals commanding the
northern. western. southwestern aud
i Roumanian fronts. ] decided to nc,
/ openly. and. bringing pressure on tho
/ provisional government. 10 force il 10
L % dismiss those ministers Who, ac-