The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-28
SLAV ARMY IS
VENCEFUL MOB
KORNH4OFF TELLS MOSCOW CON
FERENCE THAT DEATH PEN
ATTY IS NEEDED.
KILL THEIR OFFICERS
Entire Regiment of Siberian Rifles De.
serts at Riga FrOnt-Conferenc
Hears Duma Chiefs Declare Against
Separate Peace.

Moscow Monday, Aug. 27.-The sec.
ond sitting Of the national conference
was held this afternoon. General Korni-
loft the commander.in.chief.e entered the
hall in company with Premier Keren-
sky. His appearance was the signal for
a prolonged ovation. All the delegates
cheered for Russia, the revolutionary
government and the army
Vladimir Naboukoff, a promr[L/ so.
cial democrat, speaking in the M 70.
the first duma, declared the cou, 'Ncs
aimed at the establishment of stron,
and Independent power uninfluenced by
political parties; a power which based
on democratic principles. would estab.
lish obedience to law civil liberty and
personal security. The speaker empha.
sized the absolute necessity OF the in.
dependence Of the high command of
the army from every private influence.
Repudiate Separate Peace.
NJ. Naboukoff said the members of the
first duma repudated with Indignation
all thoughts of separate peace, and
that If they were to have peace, they
did not desire II to be the result of
German victory, but the consequence of
the triumph Of Russia and her allies.
NJ. Alexinsky made a similar declara.
tion on behalf of the second duma.
Premier Kerensky then introduced
General Korniloff. saying the govern.
ment had thought II necessary to in.
vite the commander.in-chief to. lay be.
fore the conference the situation at the
front and in the army.
General Kornioff said the death pen.
atty, restoration of which he had asked
together with other measures, consti.
tutes only small part OF what was
necessary in an army stricken with the
terrible evils OF dlsorganization and In.
subordination.
kill Four Regimental Commanders,
In the present month, General Korni.
loft said, soldiers had killed four regi.
mental commanders and other officers.
and ceased these outrages only when
they were threatened with being shot.
quite recently. one of the regiments of
Siberian Rifles. which had fought so
splendidly at the beginning OF the revo.
luton, abandoned its positions on the
Riga front Nothing except an order
TO exterminate the entire regiment avail.
ed to cause II TO return to its positions.
he said.
Is Fighting Anarchy.
Thus we are impacably fighting an.
archy In the army" the commander
continued Undoubtedly II finally will
be repressed but the danger OF fresh
debacles is Weighing constantly on the
country.
The situation on the front is bad
We have lost the whole OF Galicia. the
whole Of Bukowna and all the fruits OF
our recent victories. At several points
the enemy has crossed our frontier and
Is threatening our fertile southern prov
inces. He is endeavoring TO destroy
the Rumanian army and is knocking at
the gates Of Riga. II our army does
not hold the shore Of the Gulf Of Riga.
the road TO Petrograd will be opened
wide.
"rhe old regime bequeathed TO Rus
sia an army which despite all the de.
fects in its organization nevertheless
was animated by a fighting spirit and
was ready FOR sacrifices The whole
series Of measures taken by those who
are completely foreign to the spirit
and needs Of the army has transformed
1t into a collection OF individual groups
which have lost all sense OF duty and
only tremble for their own personal
safety.
Strenuous Program Necessary.
III Russia wishes 10 be saved the
army must be regenerated at any cost
We must Immediately take measures
such as / have referred to- which have
been approved in their entirety by the
acting minister OF war"
General Korniloff then outlined the
most important OF these measures. in
addition to restoration OF the death pen.
atty, which are:
First, restoration OF discipline in the
army by the authority of officers and
non-commlssioned officers.
Second, Improvement OF the financial
position OF officers who have been In
a very difficult position in the recent
military operations.
Third, restriction OF the functions OF
regimental committees. which, although
hihihakllh NNNHpiillC tlltliS OF the fogls
ments, must not be-permitted TO have
any part In decisions regarding opera.
ions or the appointment OF leaders.
The commander added that according
TO his Information the condition OF the
railways was such that by November.
the army would not receive any more
supplies. He quoted a telegram from
the commander.in.chief OF the south.
western front saying that the short.
age OF bread on this front amounted al.
most to famine.
General KorniIff then read figures
relating TO the production materials,
which. he said. had. increased for the
period Of from October 1916 10 January
1917. had now decreased 90 per cent In
guns and 70 per cent IN airplanes.
III this state continues" he contin.
ued. "the Russian armies win find them.
selves In the same state as in the spring
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