RESTORING THE FIGHTING STRENGTH OF RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3154, 4 August 1917, Page 7

RESTORING THE FIGHTING STRENGTH OF RUSSIA

STATEMENT BY THE FOREIGN MINISTER GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE DETERRED BY DIFFICULTIES Petrograd, August 2. The Foreign Minister, in a circular message to tlie Allies, declares that the necessary 6teps have been taken to restore the combative strength of the armies. "The Government, will not be deterred by any difficulties from prosecuting tho war to a final triumph of the principles of the Russian revolution, knowing that o\tv liberty and that of all umiikivd depends upon such a triumph. The reorganised and regenerated armies will, at the appointed hour, resume their onward march to victory.—Renter. THE SITUATION AT THE FRONT A SERIES OF RUSSIAN RETIREMENTS. (Rec. August 3, Ii.OO p.m.) London, August 2. A Russian official report states: "Between the Zbrucz and the Dniester our troops abandoned their positions north-eastward of Hotin. Between tho Dniester and the Pruth the enemy took' the offensive along our bank of the Dniester, and occupied a number of positions, we retiring eastwards. Wβ fell back west of the Putn'a River. We drove the enemy back near the Moldavica. region. We fell lj;ick slightly in the region .of Mounts Pucha and Lamentulu."—Aue.-N.Z. Cable .Usn.-Rsuter.

G.EEMAN OFFICIAL REPOB.T. (Rec. August 3, 7.10 p.m.) ffiiim=!?£ r ,, m « B a s™\, r mrt6hU&"Tti«enemj'B*tlazba in the On Ca6in ßU Vaille.T (Rumanian front) failed."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Aesn.-Reuter. GRAVE REPORTS OF THE STATE OF THE ARMY STERN REPRESSIVE MEASURES INSISTED ON. (Rec. August 3, 7.10 p.m.) ° f « the ork «d Soldiers' and has been sitting.continuously eince Sunday. One hundred provinc hi dowS the battlefronts and the Socialist Ihe reports from the Army delegate were verv grave. The representative of the Second, Ninth Tenth, and Twelfth Armies'reported that ™?"e ar ne<=s wal mo $"5 T Se ° f the .disorganisation. The whole of the Armv debate rec™ GENERALS SEND AN ULTIMATUM TO KERENSKY , ARMY MUST BE PURGED OF POLITICS. The "Morning Post's" correspondent; at Petrograd states that The "ienerik at the front have sent an ultimatum to M. Kerensky, declaring that the Am must be purged of politics and thoroughly supported as a figfiting machinery eound organisation. Unless the necessar/ changes are immediately effected the' generals and inanv other officers will resign.-Aus.-N.Z.' Cable Aesn. NEW RUSSIAN COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF KORNILOFF SUCCEEDS BRUSILOFF. It is reported that General Korniloff w« in «& tt - a l? S^N h Z a . S C^e e A^. GeDCT3I BrUSibff who hae General Tchereminoff has been appointed Commander-in-Chief ""in" w«tern front m place of General lomiloff, General Brusiloff's succeSo 1 axl6,-jS,I. Lable Assn. THE ANTI-GERMAN UNREST, IN POLAND ———— STAFF OF POLISH LEGION ARRESTED. ' Amsterdam, August 2. c f° ns *1 1l . ence of the German arrests in Poland, General Pildzuki, Commander of the Polish Legion, and all his officers have resigned. The Germans gave a day for reconsideration of their action, and threatened the officers with arrest and deportation. But they all insisted on resigning, and are now in gaol.—Aus -N.Z Cable Assn. '