RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 March 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

FURTHER SUCCESS IN PERSIA. ENEMY HARD PRESSED. -4. & X.Z, Association and Router. Received March 13; 5.5 p.m. London, March 12. A Russian communique state.-.: We occupied Rissotun, in the region of lluJiiadan, on March S, after ntu:irli;iir up tile Turks, who withdrew towards lladjiabad, being pressed hard by us. We repulsed enemy gas attacks soutli-wc.-.t of Lake Nuroteh, and so lit!'.-east or' Kovol. DUMA SUSPENDED. Times Service. 'deceived March 13, 10 p.m. l'etrograd, March i2. Two Imperial v.k.iscs on Monday suspended the sittings of the Duma. The Council of Empire will re*r.'>t? >ll- - in April. THE FOOD PROBLEM. COIsTuOL VSSTED IN :.iUTiCIPALITIHS. « rixcs Service. •PeJrcgrad, March 1-2. 71- cjt'xcr.siratio:i:j i:l the cutlying tar.d manufacturing quarters re-.-...„cd n great damage to the windows c; c.ao;.),i, and those of factories where woi'Kcrj refused to strike were broken. Cossacw r.rc patrolling i» every direction. There .is no liews from Mc:cow, where the crisis ij more acute. When knowledge of outside eveafca became known the Duma suspended dksv.p.sion, and -\l. Rodzianko demanded*'! bat the Government should call a confei cr.ce iu order to avert a crisis. The Prime Minis itr agreed to i conference. The Government, municipal and Duma leader: met and decided to hand over the food diuributiona to the municipalities. It L noteworthy that 11. Protopopoff was nob invited to the conference, at which Prince Golitzini presided. The Duma on Tuesday will pass a Bill placing the control of food supplies in the hands of the berstnos, or municipalities, throughout the Empire.