EASTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 28 July 1917, Page 5

EASTERN FRONT.

RUSSIAN RETREAT. PATHETIC APPEAL TO THE NATION. LONDON, July 26. Wireless. —The executive of the Russian Workers’ and Soldiers’ delegates have issued a manifesto saying: Great misfortunes ar e descending on the country and the Revolution. Serious defeats of the army are opening the way for the enemy, Increasing general panic is preparing the soil for the seeds of a counter-revolution. The absence of discipline prevents the meettliug of anarchy. Open treachery is facilitating the Hindenburg offensive and the terrible break in our front. The Revolution and freedom are endangered. Strong boureoisie are already organising an attack in favour of the old regime. The Provisional Government is organising measures to defend and strengthen the front, and to carry democratic and social reforms and to ruthlessly crush the counter-revolution. The executive appeals for submission to authority in tills fateful hour to ensure such results that the revolution shall not perish, " RUSSIAN DISORDERS. STEPS TO END THEM. PETROGRAD, July 26. The Government is suspending several newspapers for inciting to disobedience of military orders and acts of violence. Th e editors will be tried. A decree creates on the enemy front revolutionary court martials, each composed of three officers and three privates, to deal with mutinies, disobedience and- treachery. The Government is convoking a conference of Moscow delegates, and the principal representative bodies to consider the country’s position. The judiciary is taking measures to bring to justice the organisers of the recent revolt.

ARMIES IN DANGER.

LONDON, July 26

German official. —Our artillery partly closed the breach which the Russians ca/used in our line southward of Smorgon and compelled the Russians to retreat. We regained almost the w 7 hole of our former positions. We captured Buczaz, Thumacz, Ottynia, and Delatyn. Ow 7 ing, to our pressure northAvard of the Dneister, the Russian Carpathian front has commenced to weaken southward' of the Tartar Hass. The Russians are retreating in the direction of Czernowitz. Our attack drove off the Russians from the DabaludoAvi heights. RUSSIANS STILL FURTHER BACK LONDON, July 27. Wireless Russian official. —Eastf w r ard ef Tarliopol we retired under pressure to the Gneibdiczno-Gneiza rivers. Superior enemy forces penetrated , our positions on the Gneiza river north-east of Trembowla and developed attacks to the north-east. This forced our retirement from the ThumboAvla region. Our counter-attacks were ineffective OAviug to the low morale afid reduced strength of the units.

The enemy occupied Janov, Budzanov, and Zvienagz on the west bank of the Sereth. The fnemy’s heavy guns are indulging In intense fire on the east bank.

We have- begun to retire eastvyard of the Sereth. Certain units continue voluntary retirement, but others are devotedly fulfilling their duty.

Our retirement between the, Sereth and the Dneister, and between the Dnister and the Carpathians continues. We have evacuated Nijhieuv and Teumacz. The Roumanians and Russians are pressing the retiring enemy westward of the Suchitza river.

RUSSIA’S PATRIOT HERO.” KERENSKY SEVERELY WOUNDED STOPS FRATICIDAL SLAUGHTER. Received 9 a.m. LONDON, July 27. Th e Daily Express’ Berne telegraphs that at Buclapesth Russian prisoners narrate that Kerensky was severely wounded in the arm at Lyson’s Hill, near Brzezany One infantry division refused to fight, and the artillery furious at its desertion, turned its guns on the deserters. Kerensky in his motorcar drove between the cross-fire and succcoeded. in stopping the fraticidal slaughter and was wounded. The Austrian staff witnessed the scene through telescopes. BACK TO THE CARPATHIANS. LONDON, July 27.

Wireless German official.—The Russians have given up the Carpathian front as far as Kirlibaba,

RUSSIAN RETIREMENT CONTINUES. ROUMANIANS CONSOILDATING CAPTURED POSITIONS. The High Commissioner reports; LONDON, July 27. Russian official: Northward of Tarnopol the enemy occupied Plotyce and Czystylov. South-eastward of Tarnopol, on . the Loyova-Sniykyovce front, the enemy has been repulsed. Southeastward of Trembowla we have retired a little to the east. In the region of Mudcrov the enemy has been repulsed. In the region of Korosmatin and Komarovka our cavalry, in a series of successful engagements, threw back the enemy. North-east-ward, between the Dneister and the Carpathians, we have continued to retire. Eastward of Suc-hitza, the Roumanians have advanced, consolidating a captured height • westward of Sovoia. RUSSO-ROUMANIAN SUCCESSES. LONDON, July 26. Wireless Russian official —The Roumanians on the 24th and 25th insts., prisonered over a thousand and took 33 guns, seventeen machine guns, ten mine throwers and muclT material. The Russians upon the Roumanian front also prisonered a thousand and captured twenty-four guns.

FRESH TROOPS TO GALICIAN FRONT. WASHINGTON, July 27. Despatches to the Russian Embassy state that fresh Russian troops are being rushed to the Galician front to endeavour to halt the German rush past Tarnopol. The Russians are still victorious in the ftfnorgon-Drevo sector. SENDING AMERICAN TROOPS TO RUSSIA SUGGESTED. Received 11.35. WASHINGTON, July 27. The State 'Department announces receipt of information suggesting the Unuited States’ troops be sent to Russia to secure a beneficial psychological effect. REVOLT IN PETROGRAD. VJIOLENT STREET HIGHjLTNGh Received 11.45. COPENHAGEN, July 27. The extreme Socialists in Petrograd organised a great revolt. Government troops interfered, and violent street fighting took place on Wednes day and Thurschry. The revolt is completely suppressed.