BRUSILOFF REPORTS WELL OF THE ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3119, 25 June 1917, Page 5

BRUSILOFF REPORTS WELL OF THE ARMY

ACTIVITY ON THE FRONTS ENEMY REPORTS FIGHTING IN GALICIA (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). •' (Eec. June 21, 5.5 p.m.) General Brusiloff (Russian. Commajider-in-Chief) Teports a gratifyiiig improvement in the morale of the Army during tho past eii weeks. The eoldiers he says', are now fully conscious of the fact that it is their stern duty to save their country from the ruthless invader, and have acquired a truer perspective of the changed situation. They are no longer attempting to burn tho villages, hopin" for a Socialistic division of the lands, while desertions have practically ceased °Tho Army is responding to the call for prompt action, and the eoldiere at the front havo been steadied by the proclamations which havo been dropped by 'German aeroplanes announcing that the" fraternising has ended and that, they will shont Eussians at sight.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn, . ~

WORKERS AND SOLDIERS SEEK A COALITION GOVERNMENT , ■ (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) ■ \ The All-Eussia Congress o£ Workers aud Soldiers seeks the ' a coalition Government, to carry out a programme suited 'to 'the country's imrent need.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . • ' "'fa?"l- - RUSSIAN FRONT ACTIVE '~ . GERMANS REPORT OPERATIONS IN GALICIA. (Eec-June 21, 5.5 p.m.) AiGermam official report states that there is increased fighting between the Lemberc-Taniopol railway and the Dniester. "There is activity at Sraorgon and westward of the Lusk-Zloczow-Tarnopol railway and Nnraiovka areas."—Aus -N Z Cable Assn.-Beuter. ; ~ . , ■ ■ ' ' ' . ; ...RUSSIAN OPERATIONS'IN ASIA MINOR, '(R-ec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) A. Eussian official report states: "In the region of Bayaisk we forced back" the Turks on the right bank of the. river for a distance of two miles, and we advanced as far as the Abishiroan River, in the region of Sakkiz. Our detachments attacked'the enemy's position westward of Kalket and bayoneted the Turkish defenders. Only a few escaped. We defeated tho Kurds northward of Serdeslit and occupied the summit of the h ill. Tho advance continues."—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.-Renter. , :

HOW FRATERNISING ON THE FRONT HELPED THE GERMANS 'i ' • ■ CYNICAL MESSAGES FROM THE' ENEMY'S AIRMEN. i, Petrograd, June 22. German aeroplanes on the north of the Russian front dropped messages thanking the Russians for their fraternisation, which had enabled the Germans to transfer troops to,the West front to meet the Anglo-French attack. The messages conclude: "Now we have had enough; we are going to fight, and will fire on fraternisers."—Renter. RAILWAY STRIKE SETTLED Petrograd, June 22. The Moscow railway strike lias.ended in the Government granting increased wages.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE REVOLUTION GERMAN AUTOCRACY AND TYRANNY MUST BE DESTROYED. Washington, June 22. ' 11. Bakhmetieff, head of the Russian Mission, in a. statement as to the achievements of'>the revolution, said that they reflected laws enacted by a Constitutional Assembly, which would bo convoked as soon as possible. The Government was straightoning out the disorganisation in all branches 'of the State, reorganising the supplies of fuel, raw raatorial, and food, and the transport and. the financial departments. The Government unqualifiedly Tejects thoughts of separate peace. It aims at a prompt achievement of universal peace, with no dominion over other nations, and no seizure of their property. Russia wants peace with no annexations, and no contributions, but based ou a nation's free choice of its own destinies. The defeat of Russia and the Allies would cause the greatest misery. There cannot bo a stable peace until German autocracy and tyranny are destroyed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ANARCHIST PRAY IN PETROGRAD (Rec. June '3, 11.55 p.m.) ! Petrograd, June 23. The anarchists seized General Uouriiovos's house. Thousands of people assembled, many of them armed with rides—the latter including the delegates from Kvonstadt—shouting: "Down with the capitalists!" The Government ordered the houso to ,bo evacuated, otherwise troops would bo employed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHANGE IN THE BLACK SEA FLEET COMMAND (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) , Petrograd, June 23. Admiral Dukin will replace 'Admiral Kolchak in th command of the Black Sea. Fleet, as the result of a lively agitation at Sebastopol, meetings of tho sailors indicating tiliat the latter was a, supporter of tlio old regime.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

HUGE LOSS OF SUPPLIES AT VLADIVOSTOK AN ITEM IN THE REVOLUTION'S EXPENSE ACCOUNT. (Rec. June 21, 5.5 p.m.) Chicago, June 23. Tho "Daily News" correspondent at IVtrograd states that millions of dollars' worth of supplies havo been lost at Vladivnstock owing to the recent disorganisation. Vast quantities of materials aro rotting at the docke. Mr. Fvliliu Root and his party were in peril from the designs of annrnhists, but wero saved owing to the extraordinary precautions which were taken for their safety—AllS.-N.H. Cable Assn. FINLAND SOCIALISTS WANT A REPUBLIC (Koc. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, June 23. The Finnish Social and Democratic Congress has passed a resolution in ■favour of an independent Finnish Republic—Renter.