The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-20
SOLDIERS
SLAY OFFICERS
IN HORROR RIOT
Throw Commanders in River
and Shoot Them on Stories
OF Spies
WOMEN FAINT AT SIGHT


United Press staff corrssponasn,
Copyright 1917. ny the Unit"d Press
STOCKHOLM. Sept 20
German agents made Vibore.
city OF Finland. not q hundred
miles from Petroorad. a place
OF horror.
Loyal Russian soldiers threw ten
of their officers. including two
generals. into the river and then
ahot them until all but one disap-
pcared In the waters.
This one. n colonel. clambcred
up the bank. only to be Drained by
one OF hia men.
Another officer was found In his
home with his head half severed
still another was found lynched
Ia woods.
Spies Spread Lies
The German agents had spread
rumora that Premier kerensky.
then AZ bay because OF Korniloffs
successful rebellion" had request
ed troops % Gen. VaHsiluf. com
mander % Finland. 20 aid In de
tense OF PetroErad and that Vas.
siluf had refused his appeal and
HIS orders.
The story was absolutely untrue.
But the soldiers rose in mutiny.
demanding that the democracy be
defended
As the loyalty OF the bulk OF the
army has again been demonstrated.
am able today 10 tell OF the
scenes OF terror that accompanied
last weeks crisis
Officers Lives Worthle.
Members Of the workmen's and
soldiers council claim that
Korniioff executed nm entire regi.
ment OF his men at Tarnopol Dur
ing tho revolt many OF the troops
turned the tables and executed
their officers,
when went 10 the cable office
and filed my dispatch TO the Unit
ed Press that the Korniloff revolt
had been crushed. the censor re-
marked: THE lives OF his officers
are not worth cent II that is
true"
Horror Week Old
The voberg horror occurred one
week ago today. The Germanin'
splred story spread like wlldfire
among the troops. They were
moved TO anger almost to insanity.
They mutinied and stalked forth TO
selze their officers. Many were
thrown instantly into prison.
vasslluf himself. with nine 9th
ers--all high army officers. ,includ-
ing Gen. Ornofski and Col. kar.
enlus-were seized
These ten the infuriated soldiers
dragged to the Port Abo bridge.
There they threw them into the wa
ters. And while they swan des-
perately for the shore. Russian sol
diers fired at the helpless officers
Women Falnted
A great crowd gathered. Women
tainted at the sickening cruelty. A
panic ensued on the packed bridge.
and many were injured in frantic
struggles TO reach the banks again.
For half an hour this target prac-
tice continued. Then most of them
were klilfh, tNflNtili' WIN Allfii
wounds or exhausted.
Gets Story First Hand
personally visited Viborg on my
way to Stockholm. The details. as
written above. were attested by
numerous witnesses. saw troops
dredging the river beneath the
bridge. seeking the bodies OF the
officers they had murdered. They
had recovered seven.
One colonel, was told was
found at his homo, dining with his
family, by a group of soldiers. half
insane with anger at the German
inspired report of the officers al
legged refusal to aid Kerensky. He
was seized and his neck half sew
cred as he stood before his family.
Col. DUNN. OF the Cossacks, was
found dead in the woods. killed by
soldiers another victim of German
agents proving on the Russian
troops loyalty 10 Kerensky.