IN RUSSIA

Hokitika Guardian, 26 March 1917, Page 1

IN RUSSIA

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LONDON, March 23. The Daily Chronicles Petrograd correspondent says re-organsation is

proceeding with the utmost earnestness amd the idea is wdespread that the swijb ness of the retreat on the West Front means (that General Uimfenburg massng liis troops to take Russia «!'- prepared .

Ibis idea lias a sobering effect and many factories have resumed work, an 1 recruits are drilling in the streets. The shops and banks are open an.l trains are running . Tit is astonishing that the city has quickly recovered . The army shortly fakes the oath to serve the new 'Government and the uev. s papers are energetcally calling attention to the war and declaring that it must not be overshadowed in. the fervour of internal reform.

A Huge Success DIiTBOGRiAD, March 23. Government proclamation states that the whole of Russia, including Finland, .the Caucasus, Turkestan and Siberia have joined alio new regime, and this coup do main only depnvfci (Russia of two thousand killed and wound. It was necessary to isolate the Emperor and Empress in the Castle at Tsarskonescls in order to prevent a counter revolution by the monarchial propaganda. STOCKHOLM, March 24 Dakovitcli a member of the Duma lias been appointed Governor General of Finland. Grand Ouke’s Warning ” TENDON, March 23. ■An extraordinary letter from the Grand Duke .Nicholas Miluloritch to the Czar dated November is published wanning him of the intrigues, using his wife as an instrument. It says: “Often didst thout tell me you could putfl faifli in none and that this applies particularly to your wife, who, loving thee, yet ‘ led thee Info error, being surrounded by evil-mind-ed intimates.” Nicholas was exiled in December for telling the Czar the truth and renouncing Monk Rasputin. LONDON, March 23. The Canadian war loan has been over-subscribed’ Labor Trouble LONDON, March 23. After a conference of Government authorities with representatives of shipbuilding, the employees at Barrow agreed to the immediate resumption or work on the strength of Mr Hodge’s promise to secure a settlement within a week, the award to he retrospective. 'The trouble arose on an alleged outting,g of the premium and the bonus for time allowance.

LONDON, March 23. The Tyne engineers have generally resumed work.

Recognised

PETR OG It AD, March 23

The British, Freiioh and Italian Ambassadors have conveyed ito the Foreign Office their recognition of the Provisional Government, and have asked for a formal reception, when Sir J. Buchanan (British Ambassador) has recovered from his attack of iuflueii/.<*.

AAWSIIINGTON, March 23

The State Department has announced its formal recognition of the new Russian Government.

in smarica LONDON, March The Shortage of ammunition and rifles in the United States is serious owing ito the factories being idle for years. The only answer to the sinking of the Herald town is the speeding up of preparations for hostilities, which are now regarded as inevitable. President Wilson is convinced of Germany’s plans for forcing trie United States to declare war owing to tbe continuous outrages, but there is little likelihood of the United States doing anything of the kind.

Aid for Allies , AVASHINGTON, March 24. The coiiscns.us of opinion among the Cabinet is that the ‘United Staten should not supply military forces for 00-operation with the .Allied armies, hut they favour the authorisation of . the President to use from one to five billion dollars, if necessary, in assisting the stamping out of submarines. WASHINGTON, March 22 The State Department makes it officially known that it will refuse to consider any neutral suggestions untit Germany lias withdrawn her submarine blockade.

Russian Report. LONDON, March, 23. Wireless Russian official.—ln the direction of Lida our counter-attacks regained trendies lost yesterday. AA’o drove the enemy out of stations in the Vedeni Halt region and Brailow, and dislodged the Turks from positions near Charenzin. AVe occupied Aliehad, near Iverinda, after a sixteen hours’ battle. ’ LONDON, March 23.

A Russian wireless official message says: —The enemy attacked between the livers Suleha and Clnvanieh, causing us to withdraw two-thirds of a mile eastwards. \. AVe occupied Kcri.nd. on the ~Tfth March, which the Turks set afire ana destroyed.