CIVIL WAR NARROWLY AVERTED

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3123, 29 June 1917, Page 5

CIVIL WAR NARROWLY AVERTED

LATEST RUSSIAN CRISIS LENINE THE AGITATOR AGAIN FORESTALLED (Hec. Juno 28, 8.50 p.m.) London, June 28. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Petrograd states that civil war has again been averted. Tho Lenineites, seeking rovengo for the hurailialing defeat they suffered at tho All-Russia Congress of Workmen awl Soldiers' Councils, spread alarmist rumours and raised tho cry that a counter-revolution by tho C<wsack Army was coming-. The Leniiieites called on the soldiers and workers to attend au armed demonstration against tho Government. Tho congress discovered the plot and strongly appealed to the workers and soldiers to refrain from a demonstration. The congress was moved by motor lorries at 2 a.m. to the Taurida Palace, for tho sake of better telephoning facilities, and sat up all night maintaining contact with, the Government, which arranged with the commanders of tho troops. Congress ogonts motored to the factories and barracks, and pers.uaded the workers and soldiers not to wreck tho revolution. They had ft friendly reception, and tho danger passed. This crisis has proved that the Socialists are rapidly learning tho lesson of responsibility.—Ane.-N.Z. Cable Asu. THE PEACE TRAITORS WITHIN THE COUNTRY LENINE CONSPIRES WITH GERMAN PRINCE LEOPOLD. (Hoc. June 28, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, June 27. A message dispatched to tho State Department from Petrograd indicates that Prince Leopold of Bavaria conspired with the Russian agitator Lenino for a -eneral peace without annexation or indemnity. Tlio message states that Lemiio made a speech to the Workmen and Soldiers' Congress on June 22, favouring such a peace. Upon this M. Vierensky the president) a-iounced that a duplicate of the speech had been intercepted by wireless. It was signed "Leopold. —Ans.N.Z. Cable Asen. WORKMEN AND SOLDIERS' CONGRESS WANTS PEACE ' DISCUSSION DECISION OF WORKMEN AND SOLDIERS' CONGRESS. New York, June 27. The United Press Agency's correspondent at Petrograd states that the WorfcImon and Soldiers' Congress has decided to send delegations to Stockholm, England, and France for the purpose of urging an early conference to discuss peace on tho basis outlined by the Workmen and Soldiers' Confess.—Aus.-N./. Cable Assn. INTENSE ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT BY THE ENEMY London, June 27. A Russian official message states: "Southward of Brzezany the enemy forced his way into our trenches. Our counter-attack compelled the enemy to retire. There are intense enemy artillery actions in the regions of Potutory (four miles sout : li of Brzezany), R'ibnik, and Kotov. "We repulsed a Kurdish attack south-eastward of Erzingau. We occupied trendies on the Abishirvan River. "The cruiser Breslau bombarded on Juno 33 tho Tadio station and lighthouse at Pidonish Island. Our warships pursued the Breslau to the Bpsphorus —Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn,Re,,te, London, June 27. A Kussiati official report states: "Wo have ocoupied Nania and Maliashoh, north-welhvard of Serdekt, driving the Turks mto the moa.fa.ins In the region of Bietana we continue to make progress towards Nendjevin. -Aus.-jS./i. Cable Assn.-Reuter. , (Rec. Juno 2S, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 27. Expert opinion, recommending tho immediate construction of a large number of b.-iffis-'pftines and tho training of mnnv aviators for tho Russian front, eays: "The Russians are fighting Wind, and me greatest service we can render is by aeroplanes."—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. (Rec. June 2S, G. 20 p.m.) London, June 27. A German official report states: "Our artillery is lively on the Naraiovka sector, and southward of the Lemberg-Tarnopol railway."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. SUSPICIOUS DEFECTION OF FINNS FROM THE GERMAN ARMY (Rec. Juno 28, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, June 27. Suspicion has been aroused by tho return to Finland of three thousand Finn volunteers from the German Army. Their admission has been prohibited, in spite-of protests by Finnish Socialists— Reuter. REFUSE TO ASSOCIATE WITH GERMAN SOCIALISTS BRITISH SOCIALISTS DECLINE RUSSIA'S INVITATION. London, .Tune 27. The British National Socialist Party lias declined the invitation of the Workmen and Soldiers' Council to ateiid an International Conference on the ground that the conference would be attended by enemy Socialists, who supported the atocks on Belgium, France, Serbia, and Russia, and still justify tne German tefa Such a conference couM not terra the cause oi peace or of he Sooalfsts while the German armies are still in possession of Hie invaded territories. —Aus.-N.is Cable Assn. THE HOFFMANN PEACE SENSATION SWITZERLAND APOLOGISES TO GERMANY. (Rec. June 21), 0.35 a.m.) Berne, June 28. Switzerland has apologised for the anti-German demonstration over the Hoff-. Mann revelations.-Aus.-N.7.. Cablo Assn.