Untitled

Taranaki Daily News, 13 March 1917, Page 5

FOOD TROUBLES.

. bread supplies raided. SNOW BLOCKS TRANSPORT Petrograd, March 11. ' flic Duma had a, prolonged discus*' sion on the food crisis. Women oB ¥ tho poorer classes made *. hunger Afln i ; monstrat-ion, inarching in the ' and demanding bread. . ' Ollicial proclamations were posted stating that flour transports were ur- '■ r.ving without, interruptiojn and that < bread supplies were assured. A semi-official message a aye thatj ' ' owing to very heavy snowfalls tynder< ' ing tiie arrival of foodstuffs, some of - the inhabitants o£ Petrograd wro , panic-stricken and raided the brtad) ■■ supplies, creating a shortage. Energetic measures prevented the disturbnnees becoming serious. Municipal' sales of bread and other exceptional >■ steps were taken. The railways ara - * gradually being cleared of snow and ri\als of foodstuffs are again approach* . ing -normal, ,J -.'■■J PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DEM& -I CRATIC LF-VDER. " 5 Petrograd, March H, ! The Council of Empire quashed VL Stunner's judicial proceedings against -U Professoi Miiiukoff, the Democrats leader. ~ < SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS, 1 London, March 11, { A wireless Russian official messaga i says:—We made a gas attack south* east, of Tukkham and eastward of th« *: Mitau road. Wc repelled an attempt- ' ' >.d Turkish ollensive on the Sivaa road, THE BALKANS. ! ROUMANIAN CAMPAIGN SEVERE WEATHER CAUSES 80S- ■ PENSION. >■ REORGANISATION OF ARM?. *, London, March 11. ' The Times' correspondent at headqiuiters says it has been the severest \vinte» ever experienced In the north of Roumania and has suspended the campaign. There were 30. to 4'5 degrees i of frost in the mountains where the' troops are entrenched and frequent' * deaths from cold. The enemy Is Bufi fering most. '

General Averscu, taking advantage! of the inaction, reorganised the army. " Disciplino is very strict. A young cavalry officer was tried and slot for ' retiring from a- position without pern 1 mission. ' 1

General Avercscu and General "PoLzan ' have pub new spirit into the men and removed the majority of generals wht> commanded in the autumn campaign, ' replacing them by young men. /They \ have done everything to prepare for-a ' successful spring campaign. The food question' is difficult and the majority : of flie civilians are now living in Mol« . dm'ia. The authorities have ordered abundant sowings and plantings and aro doing their utmost to prevent a shortage. - -v

ALBANIANS RESENT GERMAN ATMS.

London, March 11. i The Sunday Times states that, ivith tin. view of seeking a pretext to enrol ■ ■ Albanians, the Austro-Bungarian Qo» .■ vernment has proclaimed the autonomy of Albania under Austro-Hungary's pro* tectorate. Influential Albanians in various dis* tricts have protested at the futility of such a measure Howards an independent (oniitrv which, through the leader of its Government, has declared war on the Entente's enemies. BULGARIA PROHIBITS EXPORTS TQ ■ GERMAXJT. Rome, March ]!. Bulgaria has forbidden the export of i green vegetables and potatoes to Austria and Germany. / ' ,