RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1917, Page 2

RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

RUSSIAN REPORT,

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(Reuter’s Telegrams.) LONDON, Aug. 24

Russian official.—The Roumanians attacked northward of Grozestchi, northeast of - Soveia. The enemy occupied a portion of a trench io- tho direction of Duzen. Our counter-attack ejected him. A PLAN FAILED. ' JASSY, Aug. 34. After a fortnight’s desperate fighting General von Mackensen has only advanced one and a' half miles and his attempt to encompass the Roumanians can safely be said to have failed. : AN IMPROVED CONDITION. NEW YORK, Aug. 24. Mr Robert Lansing has denied tue recent that .the American Government believes that Russia is on the verge of collapse. He l^atee: —- “Russia is stronger to-day militarily and govornmentally, than a montn ago.” America loaned Russia to-day 100;000,000 dollars COSSACK ANNOUNCEMENT. PETROGRAD, Aug. 24. The Cossacks’ Council pawed s significant resolution, denying the right of the Council of Workmen’* and Soldiers’ Delegates to intervene in the re-organisation of the army and expressing faith in General Kormloff as the only general capable of restoring Russia’s fighting power, and intimating that in the event of his removal the Council will renounce responsibility for the action of Cossacks, both at the front and in the rear. MOSCOW CONFERENCE. PETROGRAD, Aug. , 25.: * It is not expected that the Moscow Conference will take any vote. The President will close proceedings if a conflict arises with the Maximalist*. The Social’ Democrats are boycotting the Conferenca

General Alexiff, addressing the moderates at a preliminary conference blamed the Government f6r the military collapse. The conference decided that the speech be printed and distributed throughout Russia. A private soldier has been \ elected Mayor of Kronstadt and a sailor, municipal secretary. SPIES REACH PETROGRa*?. PETROGRAD^ Aug. 24. The “New York World’s” Petrograd correspondent states that, more than 700 so-called’ Americans have "arrived within a few days, only one of whom had on American passport. Many of the newcomers are the ■Bolsheirk movement, wßttM seeking an early peace. .; The “World’s” Washington : correspondent asserts that the Russians "who have gone home include a number of I.W.W. members who were hired bv Germans agents to sow discord.