RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 23 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

PETEOGRAD NOT IN . IMMEDIATE DANGER. LONDON, October 21. A Russian official message says: Our troops disregarded the enemy’s signals for fraternisation at Lake Narotch, in the northern sector, and on the Baze River, in the southern area. Our firing dispersed the signallers. WASHINGTON, October 21. The Russian Embassy declares that the Germans cannot take Petrograd this -winter, and will never take it, should the Russan soldiers offer the slightest defence. <The .projected removal of the Government to Moscow permits the Government to carry out a constructive programme, eliminating the Bolsheviky influence. PETROGRAD, October 21. . ■ v.i.n The decision of the Government, to evacuate Petrograd is the natural out•v oi-finfhm \>.-t »>•&.«,. come of recent events. ine. uecisiou "xi-ij aooin o -si .^i." is largely political, £j.s there is no immediate'danger, of the occupation, of the capital by enemy troops OESEL BATTLE DETAILS^ FIGHT AT SHORT RANGE. BRUTALLY FIRED ON. Received 11 a.m. PETEOGRAD, Oct. '22. . ■ i Details of the Oesel battle show that the destroyer Grom was holed in twenty places and was soon a . sheet, of flames, but continued to fire until evdry gun -was out of action. The battle was fought at short range. When the crew abandoned the vessel the enexhy torpedoed her and then attempted to tow the Grom away. A

BuSslaii sailor in the torpedo chamber, who still survived, by heroic efforts launched a torpedo and blew up the German torpedoer and both vessels sank side by side. 'According to refugees from Oesel the Gerinans placed Russian prisoners in boats saying, “Get off to Russia as we: have nothing to feed you with.” When the boats were a short distance from land the enemy machine gunned them. RUSSIAN ADMIT DEFEAT. LONDON, October 22. . A Russian naval communique deals with the general situation in the Baltic on the 19th as follows: The islands of Oesel and Moon are definitely In enemy hands. Operations in Dago Island were hampered by marshes, also because a small garrison was merely defending the coast batteries. The naval base at Moon Sound, including the bulk of the warships, transports, etc., were transferred in an orderly manner to a safer point at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, despite enemy opposition. 119 MEN LAND IN NORWAY. CHRISTIANIA, October 21. One hundred and nineteen men from the convoyed vessels have landed in lifeboats on the Norwegian coast. These are considerably below half of the crews. KORNLLOx F IN TRUE COLOURS r-ETROGRAD, Oct. 21^ Published documents relating to the Korniloff affair include a memorandum issued by General Alexieff when resigning his post of Chief of Staff. He states. that it is the common conviction that Korniloff did not lift his Juicd against the State. All he desired wa!r to create and capable working Government. He had no personal aims and was ready to work with anyone who would save the country. This is the basis of the widespread sympathy for Korniloff.