The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-28
Demands That the Country
Reorganize To Support
the Army.
TELLS ABOUT MUT|NIES
Wants To Know If It Is
Worth While To Suppress
Them.
By Associated Press)

MOSCOW, Aug, IS. - The second
general sitting of national conference
was held this afternoon Gen, KoTniloH,
the commander in chief entered the
hall in company with Premier Keren'
sky His appearance was the signal
for a prolonged and enthusiastic Oya-
ton. All the delegates cheered for
Russia, the revolutionary government
and the army. 2
Premier Kerensky introduced Gen
KorrilOff saying the government had
thought 1t necessary to invite the COM
mander in chief to lay before the con-
ference the situation at the front and
in the army. I.
Gen. Korniloff said the death penal.
ty, restoration Of which he had asked
together with other measures ConSti'I
tutes only small part of what 10 nec4i
essary in an army stricken with the
terrible evils of Reorganization ana
INSTRUMENTATION. ~
In the present month Gen. KornIloft
said soldiers had killed four regimental
commanders and other Officers and
ceased these outrages only when they
were threatened with being shot Quite
recently one Of the regiments Of Siber-
ian rifles which has fought so BplenIl
didIy at the beginning of the reyolui
ton abandoned Its positions on the
Riga front. Nothing except an order
to exterminate the entire regiment
awaited to cause it to return to Ito DO,
sion. Il
Thus we are implacably fighting
anarchy in the army" the commander
continued. Undoubtedly it will final,
ly be repressed but the danger OF fresh
debacles is weighing constantly on the
country, phe situation on the front IL
bad. We have lost the whole Of Call.
cia, the whole of BukoWina and all the
fruits OF our recent victories. AT sew
eral points the enemy has crossed our
frontier and is threatening our fertile
southern provinces. He is endeaVors
ing to destroy the Rumanian army ana
is knocking at the gates of Riga u
our army does not hold the shore Of
the gulf Of Riga the road to Petrograd
will be wide open. a
THE strength Of every army de.
ponds on conditions in the district In
its rear" Gen. Korniloff continued.
The blood which will inevitably flow
during the restoration period may be
shed in vain if the army having been
reorganiaed and prepared for battle
remains without reinforcement and
fresh supplies Of projeCtile and equip.
ment. therefore think it indispensa.
BILE that the measures taken at the
front should also be applied in the
rear"
Tie commander then went on to say
that according to information at his
disposal the condition Of the railroads
was such that by November the army
would not receive any more supplies.
In support of his statement he quoted
telegram from the commander In
chief OF the southwestern front say.
ing the shortage of bread and biscuits
on this front amounted almost to fam.
inc. General Korniloft then read fs.
ures relating to the production Of war
materials which he said decreased
compared with the period from octo.
ber 1916, to January, 1917, by 6Oper
cent. for guns and shells and 80 per
cent. for aeroplanes.
IF this state of affairs continues,
he added, the Russian armies will
find themselves in the same state sS IN
the spring of 1915 at the time Of the re.
treat in Poland, Galicia and the Car.
pathians."