The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-09-03
MONARCni4L COUP
FAILS IN RUSSIA
Plan to Arrest Provisional GOV-
eTanGnt Suppressed,
LEADERS ARE ARRESTED
Plotters Fiad Headquarters Near
Petrosrad-2eny kcrniioff viii
Lose HIS Post.

Petrogiad, Sept. 3.-Tle attorney II
the high court OF Moscow has ulea-tl
ed counter revolutionary, monarch
Istic conspiracy the design OF which
according TO a report presented 10 the
cabinet, was to accomplish a coup
detat by arresting the provisional gov
ernment
Many arrests have been made of Off
GERS and civilians in Moscow and the
provinces and some also in Petrograd
The names of the arrested persons, the
authorities for the present refuse tc
divulge
1t appears that the headquarters OF
The conspirators was the villa district
outside Of Petrograd.
Premier Kerensky personally is con
Quoting preliminary inquiry.
: The Birzheviya declares that the au
..thorities first received news of the
conspiracy from the council of depu
ties. A conference OF representatives
OF the army committees at Moscow has
passed a resolution demanding the
merciless suppression of the counter
revolutionary movement.
In an official statement made to the
newspapers Vice Premier Nekrasof1
denies all reports that there was in
contemplation a movement to super
Sede General Korniloff. commandment
chief of the Russian army On the
contrary the vice premier declares the
provisional government is in complete
accord with General Korniloff, some OF
whose stipulations already have been
carried into effect. while others are
under consideration.
The government, adds the statement
has complete confidence in General
Korniloff, who keeps clear of politica
intrigues and maintains complete pc
lftical neutrality.
Boris Savinkoff. the acting minister
of war. will shortly confer with Gen
eral ko-niloff regarding the measures
the commander-in-chie regards as i'm
perative to prevent further disaster
1t was with only four voices in dis.
sent, one of which was that of NJ.
Tseretelli, former minister of posts and
telegraphs, that the Petrograd coun.
ties adopted its resolution protesting
: against the death penalty at the front
or in the rear of the lines. The reso
luton was proposed by the Social revo
lutionists. who declared that the pen
atty of death was condemned by Social
lists everywhere, and even by most
Democrats, its opponents holding that
it tends to corrupt the population, es
pecially those individuals in it who are
concerned directly or indirectly with
inflicting the penalty. It's imposition
the sponsors Of the resolution held
would in reality be means of fright.
ening the soldiers in order to make
them the slaves of the commanding
officers.
The reorganization Of the army, II
was argued by the opponents of the
death penalty, cannot be effected by
its imposition. but only by making the
soldiers understand that they are not
required to fight for the preservation
OF imperialistic interests.
To General Korniloff's telegram, in
which he said he must again catego-i
cally insist that the disciplinary meas
ures he outlined at the Moscow con
ference be carried out Immediately
Premier Kerensky replied, saying that
the measures requested by the gen
era1 had been worked out and would
Immediately be submitted to the pro.
visional government for consideration