Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1917-09-13
Seriousness Of Revolt Of Cen
eral Kornilo Overshad h !
owed Only BY Recent Reyo-
luton ensky Appoints
General % Klemboysky 'l'' Com
mander-in Chief Direc-
tory Of Five Men Proposed.
fBy the Associated Press,

{By the Associated Press>
Petrograd, Sept. 10.-Pre-
mier Kerensky has declared that
q state Of war exists in the town
and district Of Petrograd.
Premier Kerensky has ordered
General Korniloff, commander
in-chief of the Russian army, to
resign in consequence Of General
Korniloff's demand for supreme
power. General Klembovsky
has been appointed commander
in-chief.
Premier Kerensky has issued
the following proclamation:
"Ol September 8, member of the
duma, M. Lvoff, arrived in Petrograd
and called on me in the name of
General Korniloff to hand over all
civil and military powers to the gem
eralissimo, to form new govern
ment at his pleasure. Authenticity Of
this summons was afterwards con-:
firmed by General Korniloff himself.
who had the conversatio with me:
eoYer. the direct teleg aphic wire be-
tween f2etrog rad and the mainl head
quarters. Constd dertngst this Summons
addressed throu gh me to the provis-
ional government as an attempt by
certain powers to profit by the diff
cult situation in the country and es-
tablish state Of things contrary to
the conquest of the revolution, the
provisional government had recog-
nized the necessity Of charging me for
the safety of the republican regime to
take the urgent, indispensable meas
ures necessary to cut at the roots all
attempts against supreme power and
rights Of the citizens won by the revo-
luton.
!..sI therefore, for the maintenance
in the country Of liberty and public
order, am taking all measures which
4 shall announce at the proper mo-
ment to the people. At the same time
u ordered General Korniloff to hand
over his functions to General KLEIN
bovsky, commander-in-chief Of the,
army on the northern front which
bars the way, to Petrograd, and ! or
der General Kembovsky to assume
professionally the functions Of Gener-
5alissimo while remaining at Pskov.
/ Secondly. / declare q state Of war
in the town and district OF Petrograd.
81 appeal .tosall citizens. to remain
calm, maintain the order necessary
for the welfare Of the fatherland and.
the army and navy, to TRANQUILITY and
faithfully fulfills their duty in the de-
tense Of the fatherland against the
4 foreign enemy,
Petrograd, Sept. delayed - .---
Eleven cabinet ministers have been
ID continuous session III the winter
palace today consid dering measures to-
face General Korniloff' g. revolt
which. In #conye yersat ton wit the u Ass
sociated Press correspo pondent, the
ministers admit is the gravest event
since the reyolut ution.
3s sss $50 far, except for the sdispo ositions Of
General Kornilotf which the general
is apparently determined to def, no
measures have been decided upon,
but the discussion is proceed ding on g
plan To- consti titute 4 dire ectory Of FIVE
men vested with full power. The
4 names 40 Sfar snbm mitted for member
Z ship Ia this bod are Premiera Ier-
ensky Vic: Premier Nekrazefft, M
sskobeleff minister of2 labor
\ SsSTerrestc Il henko (ministe of foreiEns
affairs) and Y sayinko 4 assistant
minister of war
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