RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

KORNILOFF DISMISSED,

AN ALLEGED PLC/"

MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. Petrograd, Sept. 10. M. Konersky lias proclaimed martial law in Petrograd. Ha revealed a plot '■) v General Korniloff, atid has dismissed General Korniloff. London, Sept. 10. An Exchange telegram says tliat Genoral Korniloll issue'd an ultimatum to the Government to give him full civil aud military power and pmonal authority to constitute a ne.r Government. It. Kerensky asked General Korniloff to resign his command and leave tho army immediately. General Klembovitsv has been appointed to the supreme command. M. Kerensky appeals to the loyalty of tile army and navy. KERENSKY'S PROCLAMATION. THE TRAITOR GENERALS. ENEMY HELD BACK. A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reutar. Received Sept. 11, 5.5 p.m. London, Sapt. 10. A Petrograd wireless message states that M. Kerensky Ims despatched a message to the military and civil authorities throughout Russia declaring that General Korniloff ha 3 betrayed the Fatherland and the revolution; also that General Lukomsky is also a traitor, ho having refused the Provisional Government's order to take over General Korniloff's command, and indicating the possibility of a civil war at the front. General Korniloff will be punished for his treachery. The Government is taking measurers to prevent General Korniloff directing detachments. The iPetrograd ''"orkmen's Committee suggest; that the army and navy should refuse to obey Generals Korniloff and Lu\omtky's orders. A wireless Russian official report states: In the direction of Riga, in the region of Pskov, our rearguards are holding back attacks on the Burtnek line Enemy hydroplanes from the Baltio dropped forty tons of bombs on the Tzerel batteries, without result. Sixteen air machines twice attacked our torpedoors in the Riga Gulf, but caused no damage. Enemy minesweepers are working at the entrance of the Riga Gulf.

KORNILOFF'S DEMANDS. THE GOVERNMENT'S REPLY. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MUST DO THEIR DUTY. Australian Cable Association. Received Sept. 11, 5.15 p.m. London, Sept. 10, Another wireless from Petrograd gives the following details of M. Kerensky's proclamation: General Korniloff on Saturday sent to Prince Lvoff, demanding that the Provisional Government should hand over to Korniloff all civil and military powers, in order that he might form a new Government. Korniloff telephoned to me later, confirming the demand. The Provisional Government considered Korniloff's demand, and indicated that certain circles of Russian society desired to profit by the country's grave condition, and to establiss order contrary to the revolution. The Provisional Government has empowered me to take immediate and decisive measures to out short at the root all nttempts to encroach on the citizens' rights won by the revolution. All necessary .aeasures to safeguard freedom and order are being taken. I order General Korniloff's surrender of the functions of Commander-in-Chief to General Klembovsky, who is commanding the northern front, and barring the way to Petrograd. General Klembovsky will remain at 'Pskov. I declare the city and district of PetrogTad in a state of war, and call upon the citizens to be absolutely calm, and maintain that order which is necessary for the preservation of the Fatherland. AH members of the army and fleet must rigorously and calmly fulfil their duties in defending the Fatherland from the external foe.

RIGID CENSORSHIP SUSPECTED. TO lIIDE MOMENTOUS EVENTS. MILITARY DICTATORSHIP NECESSARY. GERMANS POSTERING A PANIC. United Servioe. Received Sept. 11, 7.30 p.m. London, Sept. 10. The strength of the rival parties L.» Russia is obscure. The prevailing belief in London is that a rigid censorship ia hiding momentous and grave events. It U beiioved that General Korniloff'a challenge of M. Kerensky's authority was backed by General Kalidin, and the Cossack, Cadet, and Monarchist parties. General Korniloff'p hold upon the other troops is an unknown quantity. Korniloff is not expected to accept a compromise. believing that after the failure of his Moscow warnings, the most stringent military dictatorship is the only hope for stopping the non-restoring of Russia as a military ally. The Times' Petrograd correspondent steti'R that workers are leaving the city and returning to the villages, oiving to the shortness of food and work. Numerous factories arc closed for want of fuel. German agents are everywhere active, endeavoring to provoke a panic by threats of violence, bombing and incendiarism.