RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 June 1917, Page 3

RUSSIA N AFFAIRS.

(Per Press Association — Copyright)

“DOWN WITH CAPITALISTS.”

PETROGRAD, Juno 23

Anarchists seized General Do,urna'/o’s house. Thousands assembled, many’B armed with rifles, including dele gates from Kronstadt shouting: ‘,‘Down .with tb© capitalists.” Government ordered the house to bo evacuated, otherwise troops would oe employed.

IN RUSSIA

IMPROVING MORALE

(Australian it N.Z, Cable Association)

PETROGRAD. June 23

General Brusiloff reports a gratifying improvement in tho army’s morale during tho past six weeks. The soldiers afj now fully conscious of the stern duty of saving their country trom the ruthless invader, and have acquired a truer perspective of the changed situation. They are no longer attempting to burn villages, hoping for a Socialist division of lands. Deserters have practically ceased and the army is 1 responding to the call for prompt action. The, soldiers at the front have been steadied by the proclamations dropped by German aeroplanes announcing that 1 - fraternising has ended, that they will shoot Russians at. sight, and thanking the Russians/for the truce ennblng them to transfer troops to the estern Front to repel the British attacks.

ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS. PETRuGRAD, June 23 The All-Russia Workers and Soldiers Congress seeks the creation of a coalition Government to carry out a programme suited to the country’s urgent need. ..

NO ORGANISATION

WASHINGTON, June 23

Tho ‘-‘Chicago Daily News” Petrograd correspondent states that millions of dollars worth of supplies were lost at Vladivistock, owing to disorganisation, and vast quantities of material? are rotting in the docks. The Root praty was imperilled by anarchists. but was saved, owing to extraordinary precautions.

BLACK -sea FLEET.

Admiral Dukin has replaced Admiral Koltchak in command of the Black Sea Fleet. The result has been a' lively agitation at Sebastopol, _ tho meetings of the sailors indicating that they are supporters of the old regime.

THE RUSSIAN ANARCHISTSPETROGRAD, June 24. Anarchists continue t° hold out in. M. Dournove’s house.

SEVERE FIGHTING. j [ADMIRALTY —PUB WIRELESS I’REBB.] J LONDON, June 23. Gorman official.—There is severe fighting activity at Smorgon, westward of Lutsk, Zoczow, on the Tarnopol railway and in the Nariovka area. There is increasing fighting between the Lemberg-Tarnopol railway and the Dneiatw. T ! A •

UNHAPPY RUSSIA. ! A CRUCIOAL TEST.(Recoived This Day at 0.30. a'.m.) PETROGRAD, Juno 24. . I Tho Dournovas incident is likely to prove a crucicial test as to whether Government are able to master the growing anarchy. Anarchists ('old a pressman that they were supported by s6x thousand armed people, militia, machine gun companies, and also several infantry units.

j A meeting of troops on Thursday resolved to • organise armed demonstrations against Government, and placard the streets with posters declaring th 0 Government were supporting the Imperialists and capitalists, who were responsible for the continuance of tne war, which would end in a famine, and inviting soldiers and workmen to apnear in the streets with the watchwords: “Down with the Duma, down with <tho bourgeois-ministers, down with the war. We want broad, peace and liberty.” . . Meanwhile Government have issued placards inviting the population to he calm, and stating that any attempt at violence will be rigorously suppressed.