The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-15
GENERAL KDRN|LOFF REVEALS
INSIDE STORY Of REBELLION

Vladimir Nlkolaievitch. with request
that ne should report 1t to you. repeat
my announcement. that the events or
The past few days. as we'll ms those I'M
PENDING. most im7eratlve!y reQuir" that
L definite decision should b. arrived a.
With the least possible delay.
Il ask you that definite settlements
must be fulfilled. about which YOU per
~1rally asked nc: without this cnnf'r-
nation from you yourself. there is hes
station IN trusting Ms completely.
Yes, corroeoratc IHat asked you
20 repeat my urgent request TO come 70
Mohilov."
Il understand your answer 10 bs n
confirmation Of the communication
made TO me by 14vov. cann"t do this
and leave today hop" :" leave tonor-
row. Is Savinkov nhcrssary?'
II urge that he should accompany
you. What said TO Lvov applies equal
y to SavIukov. urge you again not TO
dsi:y YOUR departure any later than
un.n tomorrow
Shall l come only in case the ru-
IN any case"
Good bye. We shall meet soon.'
Good bye"
Requested to ReHsn-
Not admitting that G. I.vov. member
II the Imperial Duma and former mem
!.'r OF the provisional government
..0uld. whatever the iuduccmcrt. distort
IN. sense OF wha: I mad told him. I
merely corrnhorated my invitation to
k"r"ns!iy 20 come to general headQuar-
t;.cs. trusting to talk matters over with
min. anil So arrive az Il satisfactory
"cncuSlon.
: I proposed 10 discuss with him the
hove mentioned scheme OK adminlstra-
zion, and tho formation OF a new gov
...rnMent.
| likewise invited NJ V. RodzianlIo.
Hr!nrc r. +. I.rcv and T. y M!lykuv to
;akc part in tho discussion about the
situation and the measures TO 6e taken
or preventing the apparently inevitable
ruin Of the country and the army. and
;s'egrums wcrs dispatched, asking Thorn
:" he IL, my headquarters not later than
Angus, .? tS"ptrmher lD
| expert that the Prime Minister
should proceed 10 headquarters on Au-
.:;..t - tSrptcnib"r -. In the morn
.ng Of that day received an unnumbcr-
I'd telegram with the signature "keren-
Sly requesting me 20 resign the High
,',!nrnl:.,t ~ favour nS General JukUIG-
Sky. and. without waiting for tho arr-
val nf tho new CnWmander-tn-Chlef. TO
proceed - rctrograd.
General k1rnilotf then goes on to
say that he came 10 the conclusion in
thinking the matter over that the Gov
crnment had again fallen under the In
:luencr of irresponsible organizations,
and that. declining To curry out his pro-
.srItnun, Il had decided to remove him.
the chief initiator. and he addsl: I'm
Jew Of the grave plight OF the country
and the army, l decided not to resign
my post until had reviewed the situu-
ton.
Announcing this to General Lukom-
sky. asked him II hc intended To &C
crpt the duties of Chief.
To which he replied that he did not
think i, poSSih," to replace me.
BY telegraph 1 informed B. V. SaTir-
ia, the Minister OF War. that I did not
consider it possible TO resign my post
Proclaimed a Traitor.
on August ~ the Provisional Govern
mcnt proclaimed mo Il traitor to my
country. and required me TO counter
:nantl the order about moving tho de-
inchrnentS or the 3rd Cavalry Corps,
which were concentrating on the out
skirts of Pctrograd.
Hearing in mind-D Tho previous
Arrangement nf the Provisional Govern
men; about sending tho Bird Cavalry
Germs towards retrugrad for the "ppr"s-
ion of linl Si.l'>j -!''.':n"niS. - the
assent Of the Government to the princi-