The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-13
Conditional Proposal
of Revolution Chief
to Give Up Rejected
Government Demands UnCon-
ditionaI Surrender; Minister
Asserts All Troops Abandon
lnSurreCti0n,
.MOSLEMS TO RETURN HOME
MohammodanS Desert komiI-
off When Within Fifteen
Miles Of petrograd,

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LONDON, Sept. -. - General
KorniloH, former commander In
chief Of the Russian armies and
leader Of the rebellion against tho
provisional government, hiss ex-
pressed a willingness to surrender
on certain terms, says dispatch
from Pe,ioerad to the Exchange
Telegraph company. The provision
al government. however, demands
his unconditional surrender.
pETROGRhD, Sept IN Skobc.
left. minister of labor IN the kcrensky
cabinet and a member OF the council
Of workmcns and soldiers delegate',
through the Russian official
news agency today tina, General korn.-
lofts adventure had collapsed and that
the army u, his headquarters has sue
rendered
Premier kcrenky, himself, has taken
the chief command Of thc Russian ar,r.
les and General Alex,cii, former com.
mander -in-chief. has been appointed pis
chief Of staff
Moslems Surrender
A division of General Kofnilofrs
forces composed Of MoSlcm troops has
reached Tsarskoc 'Sclo fifteen mile.
south of Pe,rograd kueushcit, loyal
officer was sent to treat
with them and they agreed To abandon
resistance 10 the provisional govern-
mtnt on condition that they be sent
home To the Caucasus, where they must
not be employed against the Turks,
their o.fcligionists. Premier kerensky
agreed TO the proposal.
According 10 official statements, the
so o-callcd savage division, composed
oi Gcorgians and Caucasizns, although
devoted to General korniloff, had no
idea of their destination or his aim.
The division consists Of eight regiments
Of fierce Caucasus cavalry and con-
tains lew tartars
Princes Among Troops.
Almost all arc Mohammcdans and
among them arc many princes. Their
commander is General Bagration,
The submission Of the Savage" divi-
sion was brought about through the
devotion Of a group Of their co-reliaion-
lists to the government. The tribesmen
do not speak Russian and dread Chris.
nans. When approached by the gov.
ernmen,'s Russian emissarics they re.
fused to listen TO them and threatened
them with arrest
A Mohammcdan tartar artillery olft.
Ger, General Kugusheif with other
Moslcm officers who are devoted to me
government, went yesterday on . mis-.
sion to them and were wen received
They have returned and are now AZ the
rctrograd staff office. There the Asso-
ciatcd Press interviewed General kugu-
shelf, who said
Caucasians Fear Massacre.
"'fhe Caucasians declared they abso-
ulely refused to surrender and come h
pc,roerad for tear the Bolshevlkl
would massacre them But they were
willing to abandon resistance oa era,
di,ion they were sent home to The eau.
casus front where, howcvef, they muat
no, be employed agains> their core.
lipionists--thc Turks.
After prolonged negotiations We
agreed to recommend this solution to
Premier Kerensky and returned 70
Petrograd, The premier has now prom.
iscd us that the savage division will
be unpunished and will be sent home.
consider Neir submission assured
Dsiss ations Arrive Penitent.
Numerous delegations from Genera,
Korniloifs army are arriving at inc
staff office OF the Petrograd military
dstric, in a peni,ent mood, the Hsso'
ciated Press has been informed by fte'
mier kerensky's secretary Inc so',
diers declare they have been dece'vSu
n, IN the aims OF General korn''otts
rebellion,
General Palchinsky second in com
mand to General Savinkot comfnanuer
OF the petrograd district, declares INC
revolt NAV now be considered a hnA'
and irretrievabe failure. He says the
question OF General korn'loffs sur'en-
der is now matter OF secondary IN.
poftanCe.
Premier Kerenskys appointment a.
commander in chief OF all the armisi
has been confirmed officially BY tbe.
cabinet General Alexieff has beeo
confirmed as his chief of staff VIZ
Premier Nekra,ntf announces ~ CO.