 They refused, demanding to be sent to Russia.With this the military representatives of the Provisional Government on 25 August 1917 ordered loyal soldiers to vacate the camp of Courtine, leaving only those soldiers who said they would submit 'conditionally' to the Provisional Government, if allowed to return to Russia.On 14 September 1917 French and Russian commanders isolated the rebel camp, placing the occupants on halved-rations, and lining the surrounding roads with a mixture of French and reliable Russian troops and guns.