Arizona republican., 1917-09-17
Republic Is Proclaimed

Republic Is Proclaimed
 PETROGRAD, Sept. Is (Saturdayl-- Russia has been proclaimed republic. The provisional government tonight is- sued the proclamation dated Septe1i- Der IA.
 The proclamation follows:
 General Korniloffs rebellion has been quelled. But great is the confusion caused thereby and again great is the danger threatening the fate of the fatherland, and it's freedom. Holding it necessary to put an end to the exter- nal indefinitesness of the states or ganiZation, remembering the unanimous and rapturous approval of the repub- lican idea expressed at the Moscow state conference the provisional gov ernment declares that the constitu- tional organization according to which the Russian state is ruled is a repub- lican' organization, and it hereby pro claims the Russian republic. Signed
 MINISTER AND PRESIDENT KER- ENSKY,"
 MINISTER OF JUSTICE VAR | OUDNI"
 The title minister and president" affixed to Premier Kerenskys sigma ture to the proclamation probably re- fers to his position as president of the l minisetry. rather than of the republic. Notwithstanding the continuation of 1 the revolt of General Naledines and the l Don Cossacks, the designs of which 1 still are in doubt, the position of the 1 government was improved today. 1 That the rank and file of the army l is wholly loyal to the provisional gov | ernment was shown at the judicial in I quiries into the Korniloff rebellion at Mohilev and Petrograd which devel- l, oped that the sollieIs. and .also many
 officers when they marched against
 Petrograd, had no knowledge of their | objective and no suspicion of the con- 1 spiracy of General Korniloff.
 l Premier Kerensky yesterday issued
 an order to the arm wand navy declar- | ing this condition also was true ot the | army of General Krymoff.
 The inquiry being made in Petrogrcd | shows that the Usuri cavalry division
 wEich advanced to the river Narva, believed it was to defend the Baltic 1 coast, which was threatened by a Ger
 man invasion. Such junior officers as i were in the plot, it is said were in-
 fluenced by talk about poor pay. The Mohilev inquiry discloses that the soldiers were told there was an- archy and panic in Petrograd, which was getting no food supplies. They were assured General Korniloff did no. intend to upset the existing order but aimed to take measures against disor- ganiza tion which was helping the enemy.
 On the other hand, evidence against
 the higher officers is accommodating
 Twenty more officers, including Gen.
 eral Kisliakoff, have been arrested al
 Mohilev. Government agents also have
 been arrested Colonel Lebedieff. ir
 whose automobile We're discovered
 plans of the operations against Petro- grad. ' The political department of the wa
 office has received hundreds of tele-
 grams from army committees, councils of Workmens and soldiers delegate,
 the revolt and expressing readiness tt
 support the government.
 The troops which rebelled with Gen
 eral Korniloff have nearly all returned to theirs former positions.
 l The grand council of the Don Cos
 sacks, sitting at Novo Toherkask re- fused to arrest General Kaledines but | passed a resolution protesting against
 the charge that the cossacks sympa | thized. with the counter revolution The resolution declares the loyalty oi the cossacks to the government. It is exnected that the situation as regards General Kaledines will b. cleared up today. Newspapers report that the general has telegraphed thu l government he does not intend re } volt, but the government is said tt have evidence to the contrary. : Hearing that Premier Kerensky hat : forbidden the congress and had als' 5 removed General Kaledines from hi! l (Continued on Page Twol