Show Petrograd Faces Siege as Korniloff's Army Nears Slav Capital By United Press LONDON Sept 11 Petrograd Petrograd I faced a siege today A counter revolutionary revolutionary revolutionary revo revo- force force- of troops under General General Gen Gen- II eral Korniloff was less than eighty miles from the capita capital and advancing advancing advancing ad ad- to attempt seizure of the reins of or government Detailed preparations preparations preparations prep prep- were being made by the provisional provisional provisional pro pro- visional government to resist these rebels No INo o concealment was made in Petro Petrograd grad that the new Russian democracy Is at stake The provisional government regards the revolt as a concerted effort by conservatives conservatives conservatives con con- big business interests intellectuals and possibly the monarchists monarchists monarchists mon mon- to assume control Far from submitting to Premier Kerensky's orders that he surrender his post as generalissimo and stand trial for treason Korniloff gathered troops personally loyal to him and started marching toward the capital Dispatches today did not disclose ho how mUch mitch of a following ho lie had The issue between the two forces is apparently the old one in Russia Russi militarism versus socialism Korniloff's Korniloff's Korni Korni- loff's lolls loyalty to the new order of the peoples rule has never been ques quel- But Korniloff is a believer in stern disciplinary measures He holds that even m lD a democracy there must bo be measures of blood and iron He holds the socialists and extreme extreme ex ex- liberals have hav conciliated too much He demanded a rigorous policy policy policy pol pol- icy of of repression at home and of o discipline discipline dis dis- at the front on the occasion of the recent Moscow conference holding that it was the only way wy in which Russia could be saved The provisional government temporized being unwilling to concede more than partial restoration of iron on discipline in lD the army In London news as to the exact platform on which Korniloff stands I and as to the elements backing him I was eagerly awaited Dispatches from froID I Petro Petrograd grad insisted that I the revolt could not be pe regarded by the provisional pro pro- I visional otherwise than thanas as an attempt at restoration of of the theold theold I old autocracy Other sources however however how how- ever declared Korniloff was devoted to the democracy and was endeavoring endeavor endeavor- I ing lug to force upon the people the mea measures he felt certain were the only ones with which ailing Russia could be cured Petrograd reported confidence of the provisional government that It would be able to deal with the revolt Enough loyal troops are available it was said to repel invaders fleet of the large unwieldy cabinet cabinet cab cab- inet met was under way with the prospect prospect pros pros- that Premier Kerensky would head a war council council of three or four members empowered to take extraordinary extraordinary measures for fr defense of the democracy |