RUSSIA TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3098, 31 May 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE

M. KERENSKTS ORDER ARMY WELL EQUIPPED Petrograd, Mav 2<j. M. Keiensky, in an Order of the Day, enjoins the Army and Navy to bo in readiness to take tho offensive. M. Yukubovitch, Assistant Minister, addressing the Peasant Congress, declared that, technically, the Army was fully prepared. It had ample shells, guns, machine-guns, and liombs, but tho soldiers must be filled with warlike enthusiasm. Many of the delegates from the front assert that radical measures are necessary to restore discipline—Aus.N.A. Cable Assn. GERMANS REPORT INCREASED ACTIVITY (Pec. May 30, 5.15 p.m.) London, Mav 2D. A Germ in official report states:—"Military activity lias increased on the Eastern front. Pusso-Rumanian attacks are expected."—Aus.-NX Cable Assn.-Reu-ter. RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN THE BLACK SEA SUCCESSFUL LANDING RAID London, May 2!>. A Russian official report states:—"Our ships landed a party at Chivi, east of Samsun (on the Black Sea coast, 200 miles west of Trcbizond), destroyed a gendarmerie post, and burned a store of grain and two large sailing ships. Two other ships were conducted to ■■ Trebi-zoud.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii.-Heiitcr. BRITISH MINISTER'S MISSION TO RUSSIA ON IMPORTANT BUSINESS. (Kcc. May 30, 8.40 p.m.) London, .Mav 2!l. Official—Mr. G. N. Barnes (Minister for Pensions) has been invited to join the War Cabinet during Mr. Arthur Henderson's absence on an important mission to Russia.—Aus.-N.'/i. Cabl* Assn.Heuter. Later. Mr. Henderson has gone to Russia to assist the Provincial. Government in an emergency.—Aiis.-N.Z. Cable Assii. ECONOMIC CHAOS IN RUSSIA ONLY A MIRACLE CAN AVERT •DISASTER. (Kec. Mav 31 A 1.10 a.m.) Petrograd, May 30.

The industrial' crisis is so acute that the Minister of I'inanco recently stated that only a mirael,e can save the country from economic, ruin, The disorganisation at the factories is due to the workmen's demands for higher wages, which vastly exceed the outire profits. They are not satisfied with the increase of 150 per cent, conceded them. Committees of workmen control the factories, hence the banks are unwilling to 2176 credit. Owners do not dare to charge higher prices for their products, nor dare to close down owing 16 threats of bodily vengeance.—Reuter. THE SEPARATE PEACE DANGER HOW THE REVOLUTION SAVED RUSSIA. ■ Paris, May 29., The French Socialist delegate have returned from Russia, where they addressed a Socialist Congress. They stats that without the revolution Russia would havo declared a separate peace. Those directing tho revolution are open advocates for an international conference .for the preparation of peace.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.