RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 3 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

UNITY AT MOSCOW CONGRESS. . WASHINGTON, August 31. The Russian Embassy has been informed that the Moscow Conference has agreed to a programme including the necessity for concentrating on winning the war, the establishment of a strong centralising Power, the indivisibility of Russian territories and natonalities, and unanimous support for Provisional Government. ANOTHER FIRE IN PETROGRAD. LONDON, August 31. Another big factory fire is reported in Petrograd. Immense damage was done. Incendiarism is suspected. AMERICA TO HELP RUSSIA. PETROGRAD, August 31. The Bourse Gazette says that the United States proposes to advance Rusia a loan of 5,000,000,000 roubles. The Government has authorised the admission of women into State service on the same condition as men. THE GERMAN STORY. LONDON, August 31. A German wireless official message says: We regained a portion of the ground lost south-west of Le Catelot. We repulsed Russian Taiders northwest of Dvinsk. i ~ ■ A RUSSIAN STRIKE. GOVERNMENT COMMANDEERS CORN. DOWAGER EMPRESS SERIOUSLY ILL. Received 9.30. PETROGRAD, September 2. In consequence of the rejection of their demands the engine-drivers have decided to strike. The Government is taking the jsjtrongelsti and have also commandeered all corn supplies in the provinces near the southgrave shortage of flour. ( The Dowager Empress, in seclusion in the Crimea, is seriously ill. RUSSIA'S PROBLEM. PETROGRAD, September 1. Savinkoff has withdrawn his resignation. He states that he will deal immediately with organisation behind the ' lines. MESOPOTAMIA. ON THE GAZA FRONT. INSIGNIFICANT LOSSES. LONDON, August 31. An Egyptian official message says: "We advanced our line last night on a s front, of 800 yards south-westward of Gaza. Our losses were insignifcant. Our aeroplanes made eight direct hits on engine sheds at Maan, and caused damage to a field battery and other troops. THE PALESTINE CAMPAIGN. LONDON, September 1. Since the operation of last April, there have been no important actions on the Palestine front. The conditions on both sides are more or less trench warfare. The opposing lines are close together near Gaza, and gradually grow further, apart as they enter the barren inhospitable region further south, until 1 finally they tail off altogether in the desert, where the Anzae and Imperial mounted divisions keep watch over the right flank. CANADIAN CONSCRIPTION. MONTREAL, September 2. There have been numerous arrests of anti-oonscriptionisfls. Thp- Government announced its intention to strictly enforce the law. •