The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-14
"Savages" Hold Out
But Will Not FiQht

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VILLAGE OF POPOVO NEAR
SARSkOE SELO, Russia, Thursday
Sept lj-Having obtained the only
permit issued TO newspaperman since
the beginning Of General KorniloffS
revolt, the Associated Press correspond
ent early this morning arrived at this
village. which is the headquarters Of
the staff Of rifle regiment OF the guard
which, with two other rifle regiments,
s engaged in holding the from, oppo
site the famous Savage" division. The
situation here is as follows:
No Danger Of Battle.
Although all danger of an armed
struggle Is now excluded, the savage
division still is not agreed TO surrender
on the terms granted by the provisional
government last night, bu, it has tor
mally pledged itself not to attack the
kerensky forces With its artillery and
machine gun dctachments. the division
which is composed of tribesmen from
the Caucasus, is quartered peacefully in
villages south OF this place without en-
trenchments, outposts, sentries or re-
connoi,ering dctachmcnts
Passing within forty yards Of IN,
| Popovo church are the governmental
lines but the kerensky forces also hav,
no intention OF attacking as negotiation,
are proceeding and there is prospect
OF settlement being reached before
nlghtiall
Emissaries Pass Into Camp.
Russian emisSaricS and officers con
'tantly are passing into the camp OF
the Caucasians, carrying proclamations
signed by General Fllopenko, the su.
premc commissioner. advising the
troops OF the savage division to aban-
don their officers and 10 march 10
lsarSkoc- Selo. Likewise tribesmen from
the division all the time are coming
into Popovo with plans for a settle
men,'
The correspondent found ono such
cmlSSary, Russian. serving in the ar
ullery OF the division who announced
that the Caucasians knew their posi-
ton was hopeless as the artillery and
machine gun units, which are largely
Russian, are an improvement and with
out them the cavalrymen would be help
less.
Tribesman Held as Hostage.
During the conversation tribcsman
ut the ChriStianized Alhasets race, was
brought in He will be held as a host.
age by the government, authorities un-
ul their ncgotators with the Cauca.
ianS have safely returned He present
ed striking picture, He was dressed
IN a long irfete captain, shaggy sheep
SKIN hierrmeuS and a lambSkin buSby,
was armed with a broad bone handled.
Sllvet-lnlald dagger and wore neck
aoe OF black and white horsehair rings.
lie assured the correspondent that the
hundreds OF his tribesmen in the divi-
sion were entirely peaceful and as
proof he pointed to four small scars on
h'> taCc, saying he got them in child
hood as hy parents, who were great
local digni,arlrS, gave all their maic
children daggerS as playthingS when
they reached the age OF ,.
The save division Yesterday sent
a message to the government saying
that they might obcy the order tomatch
against NctenSky troops but they would
not litc a shot
DefcnseS Are Crude.
The correspondent inspected the GOV.
crnmcntal lines which were defended
with very primitive wire entanglementS
and crude treStlcS An officer accom-.
panynG the correspondent assured him
the reason ior this was that only YES.
terday the kerenSky forces had re
trlyed fclniorccmcn,S For three davs
tour companies OF infantry had faced
~ terror the whole savage" division.
hourly expecting an attack which might
prove 90 be massacre
TsrtaN Promised M Mosaue.
\ tartar horScman speaking IN Rus
stan bcckoncd the correspondent aside
and whispered "You have ten rea.
son, already why we embarked ON this
march against pc,togtad Here /, the
eleventh reason Our officers last
Thursday reminded. us that there was
no Mosque at kolomea, in Galicia.
where We lately were stationed, where.
As Pelrogtad five years ago started TO
build a magnificent mosque to the
glory oi Allah
he officers Nwnfc hv the Gotan and
ou the Wlt, OF their ,ahrcS that Gen
Ic'al kohmloil who himself i, oi tartar
blood, would reward the caplor, ~ Pet.
ltgtad hy forcing Bol,hcviN workmcn
undc rthtca,' oi being ,ho, ,o complete
the mosque within a month after our
I}ltlov