The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-07
N0[|7TLE TOTS SAVED TYRANT
BUT TERROR|STS SOON COT SERGE

PARIS, Aug 11.-(Corres pondencc OF
The Associated Press)-Only two or
three Of men forming Kerensky's new
cabinet are known outside OF Russia
but one at least is very we'll known IN
Paris, rs before the revolution he lived
IN France for nearly twelve years
Boris Savinkoff. now Under Secretary
of the Russian War Department.
Boris Savoinkoff Is IS years old, hav-
ing been born in January, 1873. at War
saw, where his father was magistrate.
His mother belonged to an old Ukraine
family, a fact which has its Importance
at the present moment. Boris passed
through the Warsaw high school and
won't to Petrograd 10 study law. Tie
Immediately began propaganda work
entirely Of a pacific naturc-among the
workers. He was arrested and shut up
In Schulssclbourg. His father, man
of liberal but in no way revolutionary.
tcndencies. came to his aid. and his
words to his son, Whatever happens.
never ask for pardon were never for
gotten by the latter.
Without trial. Savinkoff was deport-
ed to Vologda. in the extreme north OF
European Russia. where he lived quiet
" with his wife and child. Therc ne
was Joined by the famous grandmother
of the rcvolutIou." Madame Breshkov-
skava, who asked him to Join terrorist
organization. After taking a year 10
consider, he agreed. He was ready 10
give his young life Che was then not
quito twenty-threei to break the ko-
1nanoff yoke. lie escaped from Russia
and reached Geneva. whore he got into
touch with the famous Azeff Rfter-
wards shown by Rourtccff To be IN
arto1oN mr. -
uuerading as revolutionary
Sayinkoff and his friend from hoy
hoods DAYS. kaliaycff returned To Rus
sin TO prepare tho 'rcmorar' of the
urine minister. Tlrhve. When this was
affected, II was the turn Of Grand Duke
Serge. and other plots followed. twenty
Two in all, some successful, others fail
urcs.
Eventually. after Snvinknff had taken
an active part in tho l?hh revolution.
the dav came when he was arrested.
and ms he was shut up In ihr S"baStn-
mol fortress. il seemed impossible for
him 10 ESCAPE execution. Thanks In
his hrothcr-In-,aw. Silhrrhcrg. IA r"vo-
lutinnary aSsas:siua later by agents
Of the Emprrnr) Savinkoff Surrccd"d
in escaping the very evening before he
was 10 no executed hv means which cam
not vet be Described. AMI took rciuE"
in France determined To devote the rest
of his life To literature.
When Azcff was unmarked. Savinkoff
returned to Russia. whrr" price had
been put on his head. and passed Il year
hunting for the spy in order to mako
him pay tho penalty of his trcnchcry.
Hut the Emprr"rS police took care nf
their agent and Savinioff returned to
France, uuavcnEcd He lived at San
Reno and then ut Nice. giving himself
entirely up 10 writing.
When the war brnkr out n" hurried
To Paris and preached, with his r"n. 4
crusade against unclaimed harharism.
clarifying the country he loved sn pas
sionatcly. Franco In arms.
The Russian revolution took him hack
To his native land. whcr" MS commits
sionCr to the armies to the armies he
struggled with MI his might against
the Reorganization which threatened
to nulify tho revolutions work. He
was tho man who had the courage, al a
moment when it needed courage. To- de-
mand tho restoration of the death pen
atty for towards and traitors.
GuStatuS llcrre. editor of In Vic
tnrc was nnr IF SavinknffS lHris
friends IT." tolls how Savink0ff nj tn"
beginning Of TIC war. sought his aid 20
lie engaged In the Foivign Legion. al