Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-15
kORN|LOFF MOVES
ON PETR0CRAD
Hopes Of Checking Revolt With
out BIOOdShed Ends.
BIG BATTLE. is EXPECTED

Premier kcrensky is Accused of Act
Ing For the Gcrmans--The Leaders
Join the Revolt
| General Kornioms army is marching
| on Petrograd.
! The mann body of his troops has
been ordered to dctrain at Ono, 12C
| miles from the capital, as tho govern
| ment forces have torn up the railroad
| at Scmvino. Prom Ono an advance
| overland will be made.
A smaller force OF Korniloff troop.
is reported to be only forty miles from
tho capital and government troops
| nave been sent out to meet them.
| The government is taking vigorous
steps to meet tho danger and convoca.
| tlon OF the national assembly IS pro
posed by the cabinet to meet tho stu
| alton.
| General Kornlon in a second procla
| nation to the people. accused the gov
| ernment Of acting in the interest of the
German general staff. He declared
| that hc was the son Of n simple cos
! sack, that he could not tolerate Rus
sla's shame. prefcrring death.
All hopes Of checking tho revolt
without serious bloodshod vanished
when 1t became known that belated
messages from the front Of most
serious character had been received
by tho provisional government.
I The most important telegram was
from the supreme commissiary. Fill
penko. who declared categorically that
hn oil Il A.
determined TO seize all power and that
sahguinary conflict probably would
result
Another message came from the
chief Of the general stan at the front
General Lokomsky. He IS the real
brains and soul of the revolt. His
telegram declared that if tho govern.
mcnt refused to accedc to General
Korniloff's demand tho result would
be serious.
The cabinet then discussed measures
necessary for the security of Pctro
grad, deciding to declare martial law
and to appoint n now commando. OF
the Petrograd military district in place
of General Vasilkovskv.
Next, the cabinet debated a series OF
measures necessary for the protection
OF the Petrograd government buildings
and tho defense Of the city In case
General Korniloff sent against It part
Of his army.
Petrograd likewise Is IN danger OF
being cut off from Moscow by action
Of tho Cossacks whoen commands,
threatens to cut tho railway IL the
government continues to hold out.
General Savonkon, the new military
governor OF Petrograd, issued n proc
lamatton urging the population to TO
main calm. He declared every person
caught acting against the revolution
wculd be treated as traitor
Two prominent leaders have come
out for the revolt. General Denikine
commander Of tho Russian armies ON
tho southwestern front, has telegraph
cd to Premier Kcrensky that he in.
tends to support General Korniloff.
Alexander ]. Guchkoff, the October
list leader, who formerly held the posi-
tons OF president OF the Duma, chief
OF tho munitions bureau, and minister
Of war and navy ad intrim, has also
Como over to General Korniloff.
On the other hand, Lieut. enant Gen
eral Dmitri st. Cherbatcheff, command
er OF the Russian forces on the Rumn
MAN front, has ordered his armies and
also tho Odessa military district to
take no part in the conflict, at the
same time remaining true to the pro
v1sional government.