EBB AND FLOW OG BATTLE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15989, 25 August 1917, Page 9

EBB AND FLOW OG BATTLE.

(Australian nnd N.Z. Cablo ! ; (Reutor'a Tolojrrorns.) ; ; (Received August 24th, 5.30 p.m.) j•; LONDO"N, August 23. j i A wireless RussAin official message ■ j states: — 3 j ""Wo retired under pressure in th<j | direction of Tukkum. , * '"The enemy penetrated our : at Zboryali, but our counter-attacks j drove him out. Tho enemy occupied; j a height north-west of .Tar.lovotz, but| ; our counter-attack restored tho jxisi-p ; tion. H ■' '•Fighting continues in tho direction,*! of Ocna. " Tho Roumanians repulsetl| attacks in the region of Soveia. Tho.? j Germans unsuccessfully attacked in thai, direction of Focsani.'' j? AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA; jr U si A DISQUIETING REPORT. WASHINGTON, August 23. \\ There is much speculation and som«>| disquietude owing to tho latest advieos;. received from Russia, which show how f ; grcatlv United States' assistance isjj ncedocl. _ Ii President "Wilson is plans ij to help to rebuild economic Russia and |j thus ensure ample supplies for her |t armies. t Jj Tho Russian Embassy officials now ij admit that the Russian armies cannot); bo expected to renow tho offensive on ij a large scale iuitil help is received from jj her Allias. || COMBING OUT UNDESIRABLES. (Ileutor'B Te'.cgrasne.) <■' (Received August 24th, 5.20 p.m.) ; PETROGRAD, August 23. j Tho Government is taking rigorous [ steps to purge Petrograd of undesir- . ables. 11 is evacuating charitable in- ■ stitutions and deporting tho old Gen- r darmes, secret police, and other dan- j! gerous elements. The Government is also sending many to tho front who j; have been wrongly exempted, and is : strictly limiting the incoming popula- j tion. i

LIOII. s Tho elections for tho ConstitnUioub. | Assembly have boon postponed front .September 30th to November 25th. Tho Assembly will meet 011 December lltlw AN "ALL-PARTIES" CONFERENCE^ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Asoociation.) (Received August 24th, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 23. Tho "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent states that'.an important sories of. conferences will meet iu Moscow. The most important will open on Saturday, roprcsonting tho Dumaites, tho Workers' and Soldiers' Council, and the Peasants' Council, and all other representative organisations, the delegates totalling 2QOO. M. Keren sky will j)resido. Ministers will roport on the military, financial, industrial, and agrarian situations.. A preliminary conference, including M. Rodzianko (President of tho Duma), Generals AlexiefT and Brusiloff, and representatives of various interests and . classcs is now drawing up resolutions for submission to Saturday's Congress. It is hoped to find a policy acccptablo to the Socialists and the middle classcs. MONEY AND SUPPLIES FROM . AMERICA. (United Service.) (Received August 25th, 12.5 a.m.J "WASHINGTON, August 24. Following a confcrcnco botweon Pro--; sident Wilson, the Cabinet, and •M. i Bakhmeticff, it was announced that tho >' United Statoa would meet all tho requests of Russia for assistanco. The conference agreed on a huge loan and also immediate supplies.