RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 6 November 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

WURTEMBURG GENERAL KILLED IN THE RIGA BATTLE. { Received 10.25. AMSTERDAM, Nov 5. General Von Berrer, commanding the Wurtemburg armies, was killed while visiting trenches at Riga, which he took a leading part in capturing. COSSACKS SHOWING SPIRIT. LONDON, November 5. The “Daily Chronicle’s’’ Petrograd correspondent states that the latest political feature is the activity of the Don Cossacks, '.who {arc almoslft the sole repository of real force remaining in Russia. A deputation visited the British Ambassador bearing congratn lations to the British army and navy. It assured the Ambassador that the Cossacks would fight,, and that the coming spring would see a revival of Russia’s will to conquer A Cossack deputation visited Kerensky and warned him to keep independent of the Soviets instead of subordinating himself. He must also be careful how he accused Kaledin. Kerensky replied, “The Soviets consider me a despot and the friend of the Bourgeoisie. ”

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. PETROGRAD, November 4. Lenin's arrest has been ordered. M. Boucher states that the Parlia ment at Kieif has decided to hold the elections for Ukraine separate from the Constituent Assembly. This is tantamount to the separation of Ukraine from Russia. Generals Alcxieff, Russky, and Brusilofi! attended the Orthodox Church conference in Moscow. They were accorded a tumultuous reception, ‘'members of the conference cheering them again and again The Generals received the Church's blessing. General Brusiloff is now presiding over a pan Slav conference in Moscow RUSSIA IMPROVING. FAVOURABLE REPORTS REVISED. ..Received. 11.40. j, •• PETROGRAD, November 5. Advices from the northern front are more favourable.”Army Committees are Avorking energetically to restore discipline. Verkhousky. War Minister, has gone to the Caucasus and is likely to resign. Certain newspapers accuse him of favouring separate peace Verkhousky strenuously denies and threatens legal action. . SUCCESSFUL RUSSIAN ATTACK.

Received 11.40. LONDON, Nov. 5. A Russian official message states there is violent enemy artillerying Avestward of Sventen Lake. We attacked the Turks in the Falkit sector on the Black Sea capturing their first line of trenches and in some places the third line also with great booty.