RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

THE KORNILOFF RISING bemational disclosures. London, Sept. 25. Petrograd correspondent of the Dtito News says that the publication rf document* concerning the Korniloff Jnntlny has caused a sensation. The documents show that M. Savinkoff, apparently in M. Ktrenaky's name, offered for General KormlofT's consideration three variants upon a distatorship, and dimmed the participation of Kornoliff, Sarinkoff, Filomenko and Keren«ky in various combinations. The anBodKOßtnt of an individual or collective dictatorship was to coincide with (ha declaration oi martial law in PetroBtd and the merciless destruction of the Jwrolutknary organisations responsible lor the Bolshevik plots. The document! show that the Government contemplated bringing the 3rd Cavalry Corps to Petrograd, which would be the signal for the repressive measures (Umasded by Korniloff. The Government ig preparing a statement on tie eubjeet, whioh will be issued upon Xerensky's return. This is delayM owing to German activity at Dvin:k Jfo statement is likely to destroy the feeling of profound mistrust and inteeurity aroused among Socialists. BUKHOMLINOFFS TRIAL. JHB OONOLTOING SCENE.

Scoter Service. Received Sept. 26,11;15 p.m. Petrograd, Sept. *26. SukhomlinofTs trial concluded with fmiiiiwto addresses, the ex-Minister ■ad his wife both bunting into tears Bukbomlinoff declared that his predeuasora bad left the amy in a state of duoi, rendering his four years of office iaroffieient to reorganise it effectively. Nevertheless, the Russian mobilisation was sufficiently effective to surprise the fienruuu and save Puis. He might have bMn fuilty of mfotalrfu, but not of Crimea. The jury is considering twelve indictment* against Sakhomlinoff and against his wife. IN THE RICA REGION. SXBC? ATTACKS REPULSED. Received Sept. 26, 8.15 p.m. London, Sept. 25. A wireless Russian report stales: We repulsed two eounter-attaoks southward of the Pskov high road, in the Bifft region.