RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 July 1917, Page 2

RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

(Per Press Association— Copyright) DRASTIC MEASURES. POSITION NOT IMPOSSIBLE. ILONDON Jul 25 , The Morning Post’s Potrograd correspondent states directly General loff assumed command of the South Western front, he saw the condition of the Elovonth Army and urgently applied ... to tho Provincial Government to sanction soldiers punishment, for misconduct. "t- ; Korniloff is now in a position to turn machine-gun s upon traitors. The drastic use of gteel will cut out the cancer on the fighting front. The breach in the front is nothing like so formidable as earlier Germansuccesses. Moreover the South-western front is exceptionally well provided with indispensable adjuncts for warfare and does not depend od Potrograd for material. - ->: ■ S RUSSIAN REPORT. FIGHTING AT STANIBLAU. TADMIRALTY—PER WTREUiSS PRESS. 3 ; LONDON, July 2G. Russian .official.—Northward of > Krevo our detaohments occupying enemy trenches retired owing to powerful artillery fire. The Guards Corps’ with the exception of Petrovisky Brigade voluntarily retired from Tarnapol. The Petroviskys are faithfully battling t south-eastward of the town. Tho «SnOi my crossed the Sereth driving hack the Russians to the Smykovce River-Gneis- ■ na-Tamhowla line. We offered great i opposition east of Myszkovioe. The Germans. continued the offensive ba--1 tw-een the Sereth and Styrpa. /Three ■ divisions north-west of Romanos re-* treated rearward. The Germans forced our retirement in the region of Olesha despite the gallantry of one infantry division and two cyclist battalions. Southward of the Dneister as far ; as the Carpathians our retirement ooni tinued, our engagement being by rear ; guard actions. There was stubborn bayonet fighting the sttreefts of i Stanjslau where the inhabitants from balconies and windows threw hand ■ grenades at our departjng troop*. TROUBLE AT KIEFF. PUT DOWN BY LOYALISTS. LONDON, July 25. The “Timesf’ Odessa correspondent : states that the Ukraine regiments at r Kieff refused to go to the front or to > recognise the autonomous assembly. ■ They disarmed the militia ancf arrested "the Chief of Police, th® Military Commandant and sacked the ar#e®ai and stormed the Treasury. A. professional thief proclaimed himself /-th® commandant of Kieff. After fighting the loyal regiments disarmed and arrested the mutineers. Many demonstrations are being held in South Russia against the dark farces • and extremists. There was bloodsueu at Nijni Novgorod, where the extremists incited the troops to - - i • go to the frontThe “limes” Potrograd correspondent reports that thousands of soldiers are joining in the hunt for Lenin, who lias written to the newspapers denying that he received a penny, of Germ**, -j funds. Mr. Wilton the "Times” oorr**pondent at Koimiloff’s headquarters, states that Gvo 'British armoured car i and trench mortar sections gallantly covered the Russian retreat. The : . stand was unavailing in the face of the infantry’ debacle. The Britishers later b co-operated with the cavalry m the > defence of Tarnopol. r KAISER IN THE EAST. > • . „ . AMSTERDAM, July 25. The Kaiser, who is visit-jag the East- . era Front, addressed the troops apd dift- _ trihuted decorations. \ A BIG LOSS. LONDON, July 26. r Tho ‘Morning Post’s” Petrograd correspondent says that the Elventh Army lost all it s artillery and it is-doubtful whether the artillery of the Seventh i and Eighth Armies will be saved. The k enemy is astride the only good road on the Eighth Army’s line of retreat. - A whole division of the EleventhArmy wa'fj blown to pieces by its artillery in the efforve to stop the runaways. ' . - MORAL OCCASIONS. RUSSIA’S DANGER. . (Reuter's Tslframt.) LONDON, July 26. The ‘Times” PotrogTad correspondent, referring to the Eleventh Army’e want of discipline say s that it is entirely due to extremists’ propaganda whioh daily is becoming clearer.' It is work ' of German spies and agents. ■The impudence of Russia's moral assassins is almost past belief. Heroic officers are falling in masses and insubordination had made headway in all parts of tho enemy, but Russia’s psychology is oapablo of extraordinary changes and the situation may yet he sar- . ed. M. disinterestedness is unquestionable and his fervent eloquence and driving force will win, if it is a one man job, which is doubtful. WOMEN FIGHTERS. COSSACKS. DEFENCE. PETROGRAD, July 25. During the heavy fighting on . th* front to-day a battalion of women >e». unteers went .info action setting a fine example to the troops. .V Th® Cossacks help up th® enemy for., many hours before Tarnapol, facilitation ing the removal of stores and the destruction of bridges and depots. After , the fall of Tarnopol, Germans attacked in a south-easterly'direction with a view to surrounding the Seventh aitd Eighth Armies, which still remained in advanced positions. This neoessita*- . ed the withdrawal of the right wing on th® Brseoany frontThe Russian reserve is now stiffening the Strypa and Sereth defences.