Evening star., 1917-09-12

bonds between them broken Indi-
vldual units of them have sent dele
gates to Petrograd with the request
that they be furnished with orders to
arrest those commanders who have be-
trayed the provisional government
Hopes to Avoid Civil War.
The government has taken measures
to put Petrograd in a state of defense
against attacks. and the hope is enter
tanned that ali bloodshed of civil war
will be avoided.
Evidence of the LOYALTY of the troons
and people to the provisional govern
, ment is being received from all the
provinces. while all public organiza-
tions have announced their determine
eminent by every possible means
1T is essential to the safety Of the
fatherland that complete unity of
action be preserved. The government
plete submission to the government
and its representatives.
(Signed) "KERENsKY."
Premier kerensky issued an order to
Gen. KerniIoff for opening the front to
| the Germans and for sending a division
of Asiatics against the capital while
protesting to defend liberty. Cen
kozmln. now commanding the Petro-
| grad city garrison. declared before the
| meeting in the Winter Palace of the
representatives OF the different organ
| i2ations:
No negotiations are possible with
/ traitors. Our only future converse
ton will be carried on through can
! non."
Only bayonets can now decide the
| confict, was the declaration of Vice
| Premier Nekrasoff
| Premier kerensky has ordered the
, procuror of the Petrograd court to put
Gen kornilf on trial under the his
toric one hundred and fifth statute for
| "conspiring to overthrow the existing
order"
| \ Guard About Kerensky.
| The interior of the Winter Palace NJ, j.,
a remarkable sight owing to the ex-
|traordinary precautions which first
were taken early Monday when hone
of a compromise was lost finally In
side the newly erected partition in the
grand corridor and outside NJ. Keren-
( skys once We're stationed 200 sailors
of the I'd Baltic Corps. During the
afternoon students of the scbo,1 ,f
marines were brought into the palace
as well as parts of the Preobrazhensky
and Litovski regiments. while in the
courtyard We're armed motor cars.
! Elsewhere in the city there was lit
tie military show. but all through the
night posts of five and six insantry-
men paraded the streets and occunied
the courtyards. The city so far has
been quiet.
| Planned Revolt Weeks Ago.
Regarding the military prospects, of
the revolt IL was stated here that
weeks ago Gen. kornilofr began. under
| various pretexts, to take tactical ad
| ministrative measures in order to CON
centrate troops for action against
PetroGrad. Declaring that he desired
to prevent military congestion. he
withdrew from the capital and its en-
virons troops devoted to the provisiona,
government, il is declared. but at the
! same time sent to Petrogad yariou.
units. particularly cavalry, which he
considered certain to support himself
Gen. Korniloff. however, had not had
| time to remove all the governmental
troops, it appears from this account
and. though there are believed TO be
pro-Korniloff troops in and around the
city, and particularly on the railroad
between Pskoff and Dno. the superior
ity of the forces in Petrograd is be-
lieved to be on the side. of the pro-
! visional government.
Dangerous Ferment.
It is stated also that the pro-Kor-
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