Evening star., 1917-09-11

The Bourse Gazette says the cavalry
which Gen. Korniloff sent against the
capital reached Ono, 120 miles from
Petrograd The military section OF the
council of sailors and workmen's dele
gates at Petrograd had sent emissa-
ries to explain the character OF the
movement to the officers of the Kor-
nilof cavalry. The delegates delivered
Premier Kerensky's order Of the day.
and the advance of the cavalry stopped
at Dno to await further instructions.
Premier Kerensky has sent instruc-
tions by wireless telegraphy to all rail-
road organizations. requiring the OFF,
cials to refuse to obey any orders from
Gen. Korniloff. The premier has re-
ceiyed a telegram from the commander
of the Baltic fleet promising support.
Threat From Gen. Kaledines.
1t is stated that Gen. Kaledines. ata-
man of the Cossacks, has telegraphed
to Premier Kerensky threatening that
il he does not accede to Gen. kornilons
demands the Cossacks Will cut the Mos
COW railway, thus isolating Petrograd.
Government officials are tearing up
the railway track at Semrino. 1orty
versts from Petrograd, in order to stay :a.
troops A special train which left
Petrograd during the night for Sem
rino carried the chiefs of the railway
departments, large stan OF Norkmen
and representatives of the Council of
workmen's and soldiers delegates.
PETROGRAD. September 11.-Gen.
KorniIoffs "sikaya" division, which was
formerly stationed at Pskoff and con-
SistS of GeorgianS and other Caucasus
tribesmen. is reported to have occupied
Writza, or Little Vyrayn, on the Petro-
grad-Rybinsk railway, flfty-four versts
from Petrograd.
National Assembly May Be Called.
Members of the Russian provisional
government today discussed as an al
tentative or complement to a directory
the formation of a permanent national
assembly on the lines of the Moscow
conference. which is to be summoned
Immediately.
Alexander J. Guchkoff. the octoberist
leader. who formerly held the positions
of president of the duma, chief of the
munitions bureau and minister of war
and navy ad interim, has gone over to
Gen. Korniloff NJ Guchkoff had left
Petrograd on Saturday FOR the Russian
field headquarters.
Ambassadors Confer.
A council of all ambassadors, includ-
tries. was held yesterday afternoon, at
W which a situation was discussed about
which all information was later re-
fused. Following the meeting the am
basadors from the entente nations held
a separate conference.
In conversations with the Associated
Press today leaders of the Petrograd
council Of deputies declared that the
was that the railroad employees were I
entirely on it's side, and that obduracy
by Gen. Korniloff would result in a
general strike, depriving Kornilof of
all supplies and OF all means of i'm
posing his will on the rest of Russia.
Luga Held by Korniloff.
According to reports from the VIM
ter Palace where the government |
council was in session this afternoon. a |
force of supporters of |
kornilof already has passed Luga on /
the way to Petrograd.
The government refuses to make a |
statement, but Foreign Minister Tere- |
schtenko informs the Associated Press |
that he believes the kornilon forces |
The town and railroad station at |
I.uga are in Korniloff's hands.
Whole Cabinet Resigns.
Premier Kerensky is having difficult
ties within the capital from the ex-
tremists of both sides. Following the |
,,ltimat,lm of Gen. Kornilofr. the whole /
cabinet resigned l.: order to
give Premier Kerensky full liberty of
action. All the ministers for the time
being will remain in their offices.
Cen Korniloff, in addition to refus-
ing to abandon his command, ordered
the arrest of NJ. Philoninko, the govern
ment commissioner. The provisional
government. besides arresting vladi-
mir N. Lvoff, who brought Korniloff's
tIa0
ment, took into custody eighty other
persons The newspaper Ivestia an
nounces that the constitutional demo-
cratic ministers relinquished their port