RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 30 July 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

RETREAT CONTINUES. BRUSILOFF'S PLANS SHATTERED LONDON, July 28. The "Daily News" Petrograd correspondent states that the retreat continues on a front of 100 miles. The troops who behaved worst were those most strongly reinforced from Pe.trograd. Some retired voluntarily after a successful fight because their officers were killed or wounded. The simple soldiers fell under the influence of extremists. The latter insist that the bourgeois are the real enemy of the soldiers and saylhat a counterrevolution is in progress in Petrograd, so that when one regiment .is persuaded and moves to trie rearward, another follows it, and across the endless valleys of Galicia begins an elemental movement eastwards, destroying communications and interrupting supplies for the troops who are "still fighting, thus forcing them to join in the retreat. The flying mutineers seize baggage trains with stores and munitions ang- use them to travel back towards the east. Thus countryside won at the cost of a hundred battles will be wasted again. The moving armies show no signs of stopping their retreat. Brusiloff's splendid positions north-west of Tarnopol have been thrown away. If the Germans had been in great force the retreat of the southern armies would hav e been cut off long ago. The Germans, however, are apparently disconcerted at the magnitude of their success and it is likely that the enemy will soon haltas a resort of fatigue and hunger. This, may give the Russians time to arrest the retreat. Hostility against extremists is very strong. Wireless Russian official.—On the Galician front, nothing material has occurred. The enemy somewhat pressed our detachments back eastward of Kirlibaba.

FURTHER RETIREMENTS

LONDON, July 28

Wireless Russian .official.—The enemy occupied Plotycz and Czstylov, northward of Tarnopol. We repulsed enemy attacks south-eastward of Tarnopol. We retired a short distance io new positions south-eastwards of Trembowla. We repulsed attacks northward of CzortkoV. We continued our easterly retirement between the Dneisted and the Carpathians. The Roumanians continued the pursuit of the retiring enemy in the direction of Zezdi Vasarshely. We occupied lieights five versts south-west of the villages, Monesteekrd, Kochinul, Dragolavo, and B'er•esczi, and took a battery. We advanced in the region of Kalakul towards the Putna river and occupied the village of Boduple on the left bank of the "river.

KERENSKY'S PROMISE

PETROGRAD, July 28

Speaking on behalf of the Government, Kerensky said he would give a solemn promise that any attempt to re-establish monarchial government would be kept down in a most decisive and energetic manner.

Nearly all the Ministers have placed their resignations at Kerensky's disposal to faciltate reconstruction. Stringent censorship has been re-cs tablished.

THE POLISH SITUATION. AMSTERDAM, July 28. General von Beseler has arrived at Berlin from Warsaw. He conferred with the Chancellor regarding the cr~ teal Polish situation and asked for special powers to meet an anti-Ger-man revolt in Warsaw which he believed was imminent. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. LONDON, July 28. Russian armies continue to retreat on both sides of the Dneister. Our troops crossed the Jagielorica-Horodenka-Zablowow line. Germans and Austrians wrested some high positions from the still resisting enemy in the wooded Carpathians.

SUBSTANTIAL CAPTURES EEPOKT&D. LONDON, July 2S. Wireless Russian official.—The Roumanians advanced towards the upper reaches of the Buciiitz river, where they are consolidating. Advance detachments moved forward upon a height westward of Sovcia, prisonering many. The Roumanians on the 26th captured many prisoners, six guns, three minethrowers and much material. Roumanian communique.— One the 26th we advanced twelve kilometres beyond our old front and occupied ail our objectives. Ten villages were captured, also many guns and much material, the enemy retiring in disorder.

OVERWHELMING DEPRESSION IN RUSSIA. KERENSKY SAYS THE TIDE HAS TURNED. Received 11.40. PETROGRAD, July 29. The united sitting of trie "Executive Committees of the Workmen 's soldiers and peasants' deputies lias concluded. The Socialist Ministers made a report for the first time since the new regime. Kerensky, in a powerful speech, said: "Let nobody imagine the blow on uu: front will have the effect of moving Russia back an inch. The armv will obey the War Ministers. We must concentrate for defence and re-establish-ing the army's morale and strength, and also safe-guard the great revolutionary ' 'Kerensky solemnly declared that any attempt to restore the monarchy would be firmly and mercilessly suppressed. A wave of depression is overwhelming the people owing to the continual retreat, but there are distinct indications that the tide has turned.

The Moscow conference is postponed until Kerensky supplements the Ministery. j i It is reported that Lenin has evaded arrest and reached Stockholm. He hid at Kronstadt- during the disorders, disguised as a sailor. RUSSIAN FRONTIERS CLOSED. PETROGRAD, July 28. In view of the exceptional circumstances, the Government has ordered the closing of the frontiers till August 15th. Nobody without a diplomatic passport will be allowed to enter or leave Russia. Members of the Government go to Moscow on Monday to attend a great national asembly of members of the Duma municipalities, Zemstovs and executive of the Soldiers', Workmen's and Peasants' Councils. It is anticipated this assembly will result in complete reconstruction of the Cabinet, including a due proportion of Bourgeoisie representatives. The Government demanded that the chief agitator at Kronstadt would be blockaded. A majority of the Kronstadt Council favours handing over. ROUMANIAN OFFENSIVE. ENEMY RETIRING IN DISORDER. PETROGRAD, July 28. The offensive on the Roumanian front, under Generals Rogeza and Averescu, is devoloping successfully. The Austro-German forces are retiring disorganised. . In the wooded mountainous regions, Rogeza captured nineteen guns and Averescu twenty guns. The Russian infantry's attacks were so precipitate that the Austro-Germans could not remove their batteries behind the first lines.

German communique.—The Germans in upper Putna retired before the pressure of the enemy.