Second Edition

Taihape Daily Times, 12 November 1917, Page 5

Second Edition

RALLYING TO KERENSKY. LENIN WITH COUNTERFEIT ROUBLES MADE IN BERLIN Received 11.35_ PETRQGRAD, Nov 11. Troops are loyally rallying to Kerensky in the various towns he visited. Even the garrison at Petrograd is inclined to renew its allegiance. The food problem will be one of Bolsheviks’ stumbling blocks. The peasant's are aware that the money which Lenin distributed are counterfeit rouble notes issued in Berlin. Permanent officials of the Foreign Office, the Ministers of Finance and Commerce have struck, refusing to serve under Bolshevik. WARNING THE SOLDIERS LONDON, November 10. The “Daily Chronicle’s’’ Petrograd correspondent states that the Military Revolutionary Committee ffias appointed commissaries at every impoitant railway station to exhort soldiers advancing on Petrograd not to obey the Provisional Government. It is stated that Bolsheviks is forming a Cabinet without any Premier, members of the Cabinet taking it in turn to preside.

‘After the capture of the Winter, Palace Council of W orkmcn and Soldiers learned that twenty-four hours earlier, Kishkin, who is now in gaol, had been appointed Dictator. A THREAT TO GERMANY. LONDON, Nov. 10. The "Daily Chronicle’s" Petrograd correspondent states that at the All Russia Conference, ; the .Soviet declared itself the sovereign power and resolved that if its democratic peace terms, hereafter to be formulated and offered, are refused by Germany, the war is to continue. The soldiers at the front are exhorted meanwhile to stay in the trenches till further notice X BOMBING THE ENEMY. IN BELGIAN COASTAL TOWNS. *Receiverd 11.35." - LONDON, -November If . Sir Douglas Haig reports heavy rain There is hostile artillerying against our positions at PasschendaCle • and on the ground captured, northward of the village, but no infantry action. The Admiralty reports that the air service, bombed St. Denis, Westiem, and Bruges docks, on Friday night. They dropped large quantites of explosives with good results. All returned

A GREAT VICTORY WON. FORTY GUNS CAPTtJRED. ;• .TURKS IN FULL RETREAT. Received 12 noon. LONDON,, November 9. Egypt official message states, the Turks are retiring on Hebron. We are hampering their retreat. Our mounted troops are advancing through Jemaameh and have reached the south bank of the Wadi Hesi where we came into contact with Jothcr jforces. We are advancing from Gazai, the latter being captured, to the northern bank of the Hadi Hesi. and on reaching the railway turning. We prepared ourpos£ Don at Widu. we also captured the coastal railhead at Borthanun, and we nro pursuing the enemy towards Wadi Hesi. xhe whole Turkish army are retreating northwards. Forty* enemy guns were captured.