RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 7 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ENEMY STILL ADVANCING. LONDON, August 5. Wireless German official. —There have been, violent artillery duels near Brody and Zybruez. We are advancing southward of the Dneister in the direction of Chotin_ We pressed back the Russians after a battle from Rad'autz and crossed the Bistritz, between Lunga and Erosteni. FURTHER RUSSIAN RETIREMENT. LONDON, August (5. Wireless Russian official. —Our barrage drove back an attack in the direction of Kovel. We captured Doljok wood, eastward of The enemy occupied the villages of Moloia and Joubbanski south-west of Boian. The enemy, after a battle westward of the Sereth, captured Neifradovz. We retired under presskre in' the direction of Kirapolung. The enemy occupied Vamo. RUSSIAN CORRUPTION.

PETROGRAD, August 5.

M. Mouravieff, chairman of the Commission of Investigation into charges against ex-Ministers and exofficials of the Old Eegime, reports that the entire Cabinet, was liable to prosecution. Some departments had not existed for a single day without crime.’The Commission possessed documents proving that Ministers played a criminal game with the Dumas Ministers held undated forms signed by the Czar authorising the Duma’s dissolution. The Ministry of the Interior employed a special staff to open private letters in the Post Office. The Commission discovered cupboards full of extracts from these letters. A summary of the most important extracts was submitted to the Czar. The trial of ex-Ministers and ex-officials, which are shortly taking place, will be a striking illustration of the lawlessness of Russia’s Old Eegime. GURKO’S TREACHERY. PETEOGEAD, August 5. General Gourko was arrested in consequences of the discovery of a letter assuring the ex-Czar of his faithfulness and stating that he would adjust himself to the New Regime until the possibility of action arrives.

GENERAL . COURT-MARTIALLED

Petrograd, August 5

Ivorniloff feourt-mjartialled General Maeviky, commander of the famous guards for disobeying an order to fire upon deserters. Maeviky was sentenced to death. ANOTHER .TRAITOR ARRESTED. PETROGRAD, August 6.' Chwoxtov, home secretary of the Old Regime has been arrested and accused of squandering a million roubles. POLAND’S FUTURE. STOCKHOLM, August 5. A Polish politician named Baszynski has given thfe Dutch-Scandin-avian committee the views of the Polish Social Democrats. They claim all the rights of free people and an independent and united Polish State. They assert that there is no possibility of a lasting democratic peace for Europe without a free Polnad.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN RUSSIA NEW YORK, August. 5.

The New York World’s Stockholm correspondent states that Germany and Austro-Hungary were being skilfully prepared to receive the mews of the petering out of the offensive in Russia. Military critics are emphasising the growing resistance and the orcrly retreat of the Russians. It is believed in some quarters that Hindenburg does not intend to invade Russia, abandoning the attack after sweeping the Russians out of Galicia and Bukowina for the purpose of convincing Russia that the Central Powers have no lust of conquest.

GERMAN AGENTS IN RUSSIA

PETROGRAD, Aug. 5

The Crown Prosecutor has announced that as a result of investigation of the vast German spying system throughout Russia ti has been disclosed that Lenin was a German agent. Close relationships between the Leninites and the Germans had been discovered by which Berlin had provided funds for propaganda work among the troops. The retreat of the army was due to German agents. The Soldiers’ and Workmen’s Council has addressed a nebulous proclamation to the peoples of the world declaring that a continuance of the war would place the world in a tragic position and endanger the Russian revolution, the overthrow of which would mean the perpetuation of schemes of ag gression.

KERENSKY GIVEN FREE . HAND. PETROGRAD, August d. Ministers have placed their resignations in the hands of M. Kerensky in order to facilitate the formation of an new Cabinet. THE BELGIAN PRINCE GRIME. LONDON, August 6. An Admiralty 'report confirms the details of the torpedoing of the Belgian Prince, and .. adds: Affidavits support the of an atrocious outrage and cold-blooded murder, equalling, if not transcending, the worst crimes the enemy has com-

mitted against humanity. (The cables yesterday stated that a submarine deliberately drowned the crew of the torpedoed Belgian Prince.