Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-15
STILL IS TRYING
TO MAKE TERMS
WITH KERENSKY
Refuses to Surrender Uncon-
ditionally, as Demanded
by Premier.
ALExIEFF NOW Oil WAY ~. ~.
TO HIS HEADQUARTERS
Chief of Staff Will Try to Per-
suade Rebel Leader to Yield =.
to Authorities. 50"
KRYMOFF COMMITS SUICIDE
Kills Himself RS Alternative for Be-
ing Put to Death as
Traitor.
1RYMoFF COMMITS SUICIDE
Kills Himself rs Alternative for Be-
ing Put to Death AS
Traitor.

PETROGRAD. September Ill q.
kornilorr. senerulissimo for month,
and rebel commander Tor two days, t..
s,ill dickering with death tns army
Uf Caucasian tribeSmeu has for the
greater part lisbamded. and most of
it's officers arc ui,ser arrest. His COM
mander in the field, General Krynion.
killed himself az an alternative for
being shot az traitor. He had
pleaded with kerensky. The Premier.
unmoYcd. announced that the days OF
blum and bargain are over. Blood and
iron will henccforth be more than,A
threat.
Deserted by his army. facing the
death penalty, which he himself wan
the first to advocate at the Moscow
conference. Korniiofr is trying to treat
for pardon. He refuses TO surrender
unco ndit ionally. which Kerensky has
announced no must. On, the way to
chief headquarters to persuade the
rebel general to surrender Is General
:Aiexlen. former and present chief Or
staff.
4. Upon the outcome OF the conference
between these two men hinges more
y
the rebel chiefs supporter In the first
phase OF the counter-revolt. Is now
kerenskys military right hand. But
he Is also one of the main pillars of
The moderate" movement OF the Con-
stitutiunal Democrats. The latter-are
again at Ioggerheads with the Social
lists The Socialists. however. are the
handspring of Kerensky's power. 80
kisRENskY X IS TRYING: 5
TO REORGASlHE GOVERNMENT
All Constitutional Democrats but
one have resigned from tho Cabinet
kerensky is strenuously endeavorinF
to bring about IA satisfactory reorgan-
ization OF the government. Without
representation OF both the Constitu.
tional Democrats and the Socialists. 1t
is. however. frankly conceded to be
impossible. 49,
4 bitter controversy revolveS around
the punishment that is to be meted
out to Kornllof. kercnsky insists ON
death. Bu, IL he Is slot new storm
Is expected 10 rise, for millions be-
licve him IL patriot who turned rebel
only AN last resort to save his coun-
try. The anomalous situation in which
the Kerensky regime fnds itseIfrrf Is
that IL Kornilof is wrong. the govern
ment. to be consistent. must execute
him. IL he Is allowed to live, blood
and iron" are again proved to be a
bluff. II he Is exiled. his adherents.
who still arc legion. 1t Is feared. may
make new trouble. H,r'
Changes in the Cabine- are so rapid
that no tentative state of the new
ministry can be forcseen. For the mu-
ment the eyes of all Russians are fixed
upon chief headquarters in the field
somewhere behind the southwestern
font. Korn!lon. reLel or convert,
dead or alive. holds the key out of tho
chaos.
POWERFUL ALLIANCE
Is SHOT TO PIECES
Tho one. SO powerful alliance of the
three K's"--Nerensky. korniloff.. Kali
edine--is hopelessly shot to pieces.
General kaIedine. chief commander of
the Cossacks. has been arrested, It
was reported tonight. If true. this
new action spells new dangers. for tho
Cossacks idolize him with fervor diff
ferent from that which made. the
savage division" follow korniioff.
These semiwild tribesnen, 1t deveIopsd
to-day. marched on Pctrograd Chiefly
for two reasons: irst. they Thought
they were 10 fight the Germans; Sec
ond. they had been promised that after
capturing" tho capital they would he
allowed to worship Allah In the
mosque. begun years ago in Petto-
grad. Law and order again prevail
here. The atmosphere on the whole
is ono of confidence. but there is an
undercurrent Of anxiety ,.3es