Evening star., 1917-09-17
Appeal to Russ Army.
Kerensky's Hands Stronger
Despite the Peril involved
in Revolt of Don Cossacks
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD. Sunday, September 1s.
Notwithstanding the continuation of
the revolt Of Gen. Kaledines and the
Don Cossacks. the designs of which are
still In doubt, the position of the gov
ernment was improved today.
The first indication of the improve
ment was the fact that the rank and
file of the army is wholly loyal to the
provisional government. Judicial in
quiries into the Kopniloff rebellion at
Mohilev and Petrograd develop that the
soldiers. and also many officers, when
they marched against Petrograd, had no
knowledge of their objective anc no
Korniloff. 1t appears they were
given various pretexts, some connected
with the war and some connected with
the internal condition of the country
Marched to Meet Germans.
The inquiry being made in Petrograd
shows that the Usuri cavalry division,
which advanced to the River Narva, be-
lieved that it was to defend the Baltic
coast. which was threatened by a Ger
man invasion. Such junior officers as
were IN the plot. it IS said. were fnfiu-
enced by talk about poor pay.
The Mohilev inquiry disclosed that
the. soldiers were told there was an
archy and panic in Petrograd, which
was getting no food supplies They
were assured that Gen. korniloff did
not intend to upset the existing order,
but aimed to take measures against the
disorganiZatton which was helping the
enemy.
Upon the other hand, evidence against
the higher officers is accumulating
Twenty more officers, including Gen
Kisliakoff, have been arrested at Mo-
hilev. Government agents also have
arrested Col. Lebetieff, in whose auto
mobile were discovered plans of the
operations against Petrograd.
The political department of the war
office has received hundreds of tele-
grams from army committees. councils
of workmen's and soldiers delegates
and prominent individuals, condemning
the revolt and expressing readiness to
support the government.
The troops which rebe1led with Gen.
Korniloff have nearly all returned to
their former positions. The Savage
division. now under command of Gen.
Polovtseff. formerly commander of the
Petrograd district. is on it's way back
to the front.
Loyal to the Government.
Premier Kerensky yesterday issued an
order to the army and navy declaring that
this condition was true of the army of
Cen Krymoff. which in it's march against
Petrograd had no intention whatever of
overthrowing the government, to which
it is entirely loyal.
The grand council of the Don Cossacks,
sitting at Novo Tcherkask. has been
ordered by the government to arrest Gen.
Kaledines. The council has replied that
ii is impossible to obey the order be-
cause Gen. Kaledines has to attend the
military conferences of the Cossacks in
his official capacity as hetman of the
Cossacks.
At the same time. the council passed
a resolution protesting against the charge
that the Cossacks sympathized with the
counter revolution The resolution de-
clares the loyalty of the Cossacks to the
government and exhorts all soldiers and
citizens in the Don region to disregard
the appeals of irresponsible bodies.
Expected to Clear Soon.
It is expected that the situation as re-
CARDS Gen. Kaledines will be cleared up
eral has telegraphed the government that
he does not intend to revolt but the gov
ernment is said to have evidence to the
contrary.
from Rostov with a guard of Cossacks
and Junkers, while his adherents guarded
the road over which he Travelled.
Hearing that Premier Kerensky had
forbidden the congress and had also re-
moved Gen. Kaledines from his position
as hetman of the Cossacks. the dele
gates protested to the premier. declar-
ing that as the hetman was elected. he
could not be dismissed by the govern
ment. Premier Kerensky replied that he
a right to depose the hetman, whose
election had been confirmed by the |
government.
tary district has issued an appeal to
the Cossacks, declaring that. as they
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