RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 14 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

RUSSIA'S RUNAWAYS

THE DISGRACED GUARDS

PETROGRAD, August 12

General Korniloff has ordered the Guards regiment which bolted from Taruupol' to forfeit all privileges. He. will replace the disgraced regiments after the war with those having a bet-' ter record, who will form the nucleus of the Republican Guard. SLACKENING OFF THE ATTACK ON ROUMANIA ODESSA, August 12. The enemy, operation on the Roumanian front is rapidly diminishing in intensity, owing to heavy loses and the desperate resistance of the Russians, who will only fall back willingly in obedience to strategic necessity.

A Russian official message says:— "Following stubborn attacks the Roumanians retired to Okna, and westward of Gorozesce. The in superior force, attacked on the Focsina-Mere-chesci railway. We counter-attacked and took 1200 prisoners. Later we retired to Oreehesei. We captured an enemy position at the mouth of the Buzeu River."

ROUMANIANS IN A BAD WAY. LONDON, August 13. Mackensen 's driving back the Roumanians to Marasesti threatens to cut off the retreat of the Roumanians who are fighting at Mona, and so enable the invaders to secure the grain crops in Eastern Moldavia. The King and the Government have quitted Jassy for Russia. DANGEROUS SITUATION AT JASSY LONDON, August 12. The Times' Odessa correspondent says that owing to the closure of the frontier, the situation at Jassy, is regarded as dangerous. The king and queen are unwilling to leave except extreme necessity arises.

ALLIES GOING BACK .STEADILY.

SITUATION SERIOUS BUT NOT HOPELESS. LONDON, August 13. The offensive against Roumania is continuing with unabated violence. The battle has lasted six days, and the Allies have been driven back five miles The loss of the loop line connecting the two main railways in Moldavia is seriously interfering with transit. A telegram describes the advance as threatening the route to Jassy. The situation is serious, but not hopeless. THE KAISER AND GERARD. Eeceived 11.300. AMSTERDAM, August 13. The semi-official North German Gazette denies the existence of the Kaiser's telegram revealed in Mr. Gerard's memoirs. It states it is possible the Kaiser prepared & memorandum to prevent Gerard sending the, enemy information to Washington, but the Kaiser's notes were not destined for President Wilson.