THE OUTLOOK IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3096, 29 May 1917, Page 5

THE OUTLOOK IN RUSSIA

MORALE OF THE TROOPS ' - IMPROVING FRATERNISING WITH THE ENEMY STOPPED Petrograd, May 27. General Kussky lias arrived, after re-' liiiquishing his command. He spoke hopefully of the improving morale of the troops. Fraternising with tho enemy had stopped.—Keuter. FROM ONE AUTOCRACY TO ANOTHER ' NEITHER J'JIEE SPEECII KOR.FEEE PRESS IN RUSSIA. ■ London, May 27. Lecturing before the Fabian Society, Sir T H. Sanderson, who was a member of the British Delegation to Petrograd, said that the revolution, had not brought free speech and a free Press to Kussia. There was a most powerful censorship on behalf of the democracy through the newspaper compositors, who absolutely refused to set up passages of any speech, however line,' which were not pleasing to the advanced Wing Party. If the other compositors set i,p the passages the censors battered them out.— Cable Assn. GREAT CAMPAIGN FOR THE LIBERTY WAR LOAN Petrograd, May 27. It is estimated that the first subscriptions to the Liberty Loan will considerably exceed a thousand million roubles (about .£100,000,000). Over 30,000 gramophone records of speeches by eminent statesmen, appealing for support for the loan, are being distributed throughout the country.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRIA'S PEACE OFFER FOR' RUSSIA ONLY Zurich, May 27. The Augsburg newspaper "Postzeilung" l'» s been authorised to announce that Austria's offer of peace without annexation applies only to Russia. Austria is resolved to exact compensation in Serbia, Rumania, Albania, and Monte-, ncgio.—Aus.tN.Z. Cable Assn. WITH THE RUSSIANS IN ARMENIA DEFENSIVE FIGHTING. SOUTH OF VAN. London, May 27. ■V Russian official message states:— "We frustrated Turkish attempts to dislod"c us from (.lie heights southward of yanV'-Aus.-N.E. , Cable Assn.-Reuter. ■ _. . __'