Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-14
CAPTURE OF. kORNILOFF
REPORTED IS Imminent
General Said TO Have Been Wounded
and Forces Surrounded by
BolSheyiki Troops.
FORCE NOW DECIDING FACTOR
Iron Hand Said TO Be Secret Of
Growing Successes Of Bolslleyiki.
Bodies Recovered OF 1000 Per-
sops Murdered for Their Clothing.
.tDy AssocIated Press. !


LONDON, December. ia battle has
occurred near BieISorod, In Southern
Russia. between Bolshcyiki forces and
troops under General Korniloff but tho
outcome has not been established, and
PctroSrad adviccY are conflicting.
The Petrosrad correspondent Of tho
Daily Mail reports that. General Kor-
niloff wa3 defeated and wounded, and
that his capture was to be expected.
a dispatch from tho representative
OF tho Post, however. denies the re-
ported Bolsheviki victory. saying Gen.
cral Korniloff has routed his opponents,
and will soon join General kalediues at
Novo Tchcrkask.
Tho Post correspondent who re-
ccivcd his inforpation from an un-
named source. sends a detailed dcscrip-
ton of the battle. lie says General
kornilon had about 5000 men. making
up what Is known as the wild Divi-
sion. of Cavaliers OF ST. George, bat
taliopu Of death" and sotnc artillery.
When tho Bolshcyiki troops were en-
countercd, General Kornllorr divided
his army and gent ono part forward
by train.
This, was soon followed up by the
Bolsheviki. who promptly trumpeted "A
great victory. General korniloff. how
over, In the meantime Unanswered his
main force near tho Bolsheviki and at
tackled with artillery. Some OF his op-
poncnts Ned and others surrendered or
Joined tho Red Guard section of the
kor1ilon army. Tho remaining Boil
sheviki were surrounded and dealt with
very drastically.
FORCE 3IUST DECIDE
n R.<
In n LONG review OF the Russian sit
uation. the Petrograd correspondent OF
the Post says there Is no prospect of
peaceful settlement. and that hence
forth force must decide everything.
The secret OF the sue :cssea through
out the country OF the Bolshcviki, he
writes. is that they represent tho iron
hand. What is behind them is US set
und!sclosed. but among the influential
members OF their organization are men
who were prominent in the secret
political police OF tho empire which
ono. ruled Russia. These men. accord
ing to the correspondent. arc INTRODUCE
ing dissens!on everywhere. lie con-
tinues:
Although FOODS OF Indignation are
being poured out daily upon the Boil
aheviki. IL is beyond question that they
are gaining ground in Russia. simply
because they use Il stro.g hand. which
s the only thing the Russians in gen.
eral appreciate. Their methods might
hcrrtfy tho west. but would be under
stood perfectly cast OF tho Sucz.
For example. in the last three wecks
there have been taken ont OF the rivers
and canals OF Fetrogrsd 1000 naked
corpscs or persons whose deaths were
nat caused b. drowning. The Injuries
which caused death tell their own
:,ory. Is sui, Ut clothes nowadays IN
Iiuslia is worth moro than handfuls OF
paper none. The corpscs of the
women even had the hair cut of. be-
cause It represented marketable valve"
referring to Sib.ria's declaration OF
independence. the correspondent says
the siberian troops arc being r.orgsn-
ircd under General Plcskof. ono of
the best known officers. 1t is reported
that tho Siberians have declared In
favor of a monarchy.
The correspondent asserts that, al
though the ctorica OF tho activities Of
the .Cossacks in the sout.,east vary. il
il certain they are standinE for law
aud order. He predicts that eventually
the Russians will again present a front
$500 ~ ''e't' S''ihs 'hdl hotu-
ING whatsoever within the range Of
human thought that happens In Russia
need now occasion any surprise.
Among the highly important facts"
he continues. lis tho recovery OF the
RUSSIAN church Of it's fun ,independc cree
and self government. It has again
established the pairiarchatc. and is
preparing to take an important part
i'm the prpScnt str
The jews Of Russia. he predicts. will
have an important influence. The cap.
turc OF Jerusalem, by the British, he
says. will be weighty factor in the
situation He also reports that former
Emperor Nicholas and his family are
enjoying much greater freedom Of
movement at Tobolsk. and that there is
talk of bringing them back to European