RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

TREACHEROUS SOLDIERS. LONDON,. Oct 28. A wireless Russian official message | states: Our artillery dispersed several scores of men fraternising with the Germans in the? region of Illukst. KERENSKY SUPPORTED. PETROGRAD TO BE DEFENDED. The preliminary Parliament approved of Kerensky’s declaration that the Government would defend Petrograd vigorously, and remain in the capital to the last moment. BRIGANDAGE IN RUSSIA. SHOPS AND STORES PLUNDERED. COMPLETE CHAOS REIGNS. Received 8.40. ", \ _ LONDON, October 29. ,An Odessa telegram, received yesterday, states-that complete disorder prevails in South Russian. Brigands, provided with bombs, infest country districts and peasants devastation of their landlord’s estate continue luces santly. Government. soldiers in - - townships are plundering shops and corn stores. There are many casualties. CONSPIRACY IN FRANCS. PROVOKING CIVIL WAR Received 11.45. .PARIS, . Oct 29. The Military Governor ordered a search .of, the offices of Royalist newspapers / and. simultaneous : searches were made elsewhere which repealed that stores of , firearms had-accumulat-ed since the war, also documents disclosing schemes tending to provoke a civil war. Plans were found for arming citizens. . Proceedings have commenced on charges of . conspiring to produce civil war. ,

A MOSCOW. CONFERENCE / A NON-SOCIALIST RESOLUTION. Received 10.20. LONDON Ocf 29. The Moscow Conference of nonSocialist parties 'unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Government to immediately place the army outside of politics, re-establish discipline, proclaim a state of war in anarchical regions, and abandon the dangerous attempts to restore economic life in the country on Socialist principles. The Matron of the Taihape Hospital acknowledges with thanks the following gifts:—Books, Mr Michaelis; flowers, Mrs Bremner; papers, Mr Sherwin; books, Mrs Bower. .REVIVAL OF FIGHTING SPIRIT.. IN BALTIC FLEE.T Receivedll.lo. LONDON, October 29. The Daily Chronicle’s correspondent at Petrograd records an astounding revival of the fighting spirit in the Baltic fleet. Admiral Bolschevick’s crews are eager to defend the country to the last breath. Complete naval aocord prevails. If the army rise to the occasion similarly there is no question of any important German success. The object of the Germans in withdrawing slightly their line above Riga, is to draw the Russians on before thrusting at the Russian rear.