RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ACTIVITY ON RICA FRONT. RUSSIANS INFLICT DAMACE. PETROGRAD COMPANIES TO CO TO THE FBONT. REACTION IN' FAVOR OP ORDER Received May 8, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, June 2. The Busman artillery on the Riga, front has been exhibiting vigorous activity, .inflicting important damage on enemy organisations, including several explosions of artillery dumps and foftifteations. There is unprecedented air ac-. tiyity on both sides. Companies from the Pctrbgrad garrison left for the front with banners inscribed: "We are going to fight, not to fraternise. We trust in Kerensky." London, June 8. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent reports that : a strong reactiom in favor of orderliness followed the recent disorder, enabling the Government to adopt a firmer -tone. Probably the Government will succeed in restoring civil and military discipline, but it remains to be seen whether it can 'handle the serious financial and economic problems GERMAN OFFICERS ALARMED. REINFORCEMENTS DEMANDED. A. & B.Z. Cable Association A Beutwi ficccived dune 'i, 1.39 a.m. Rome, June 3, The Messagero states thai alftheGerman commanders on ihe Russian front ■ report a. grave change in the situation, ami-demand iininediafci 1 , reinforcement*. AW ATTACK BY KURDf.. fUTTLB PROCEKSSING. A And X.Z. Cable Assoc, and Routes Admiralty, per Wireless Press. ■ Received June 3, 5.5 p.m. j .London. June 2. r A Rnsp/an oftlchil tnes-.ase states: jXeiir Rc«rasir, n'oiili-wcstwani of Kerwanshsih.'a thouUnd Kurdish ■horsemen itt'.cked. us. The battio is progressing. EFFORTS TO RESTORE ORDER. DESBRTEFi.S XO .RWOIN R.ESIMESTS.j | WORKMEN'S CAUSE TEOHJ'ULE. Piilfcr Fjervi.ee. Received June 3, o.'v ji.a. Londo)!, June 9., Tt is iitipb-siliio to (.'eutraiUa oh the Russian situation, but the Government oentinues its efforts to restore discipline in the army, although authority it still questioned in some districts, and workers are -showing signs of dissatisfaction. The Premie}' lias directed the Ctfverniiicnt'■ Commissioners in all provincial towns to Hend back deserters to their j regiments. 'Die Covcnment. • Commissioner. ".t j : K'rotistadt. has resigned .owing to the] jexecutivij-oi' the Council of Workmen's! |e>.id tfoUUei'" Delegatf-! .•laimiag sole iiiithority. over the w«rkeV3, I .." ? ... .. i I A SUCCESSFUL CRUISE. | . . j BY Rt&SL'iN BLACK: SEA FLEET. ' • Received Juno ■%. I.JO asa. \ ■-'■■-- Jnii> :;. j r,i'o,;:si: TK.i Bhrrr Sc:o thy-.-r.fcie «fyisjiVg on v,be aritoKaa css;3t in May 29, destroyed munition depots, barfticks, factories, ahd oilier establishments at Shekirogly, Sansun, Ovenie, and Cr- ' deh, and destroyed 147 sailing ships laden with supplies and brought two echooners to Trehizbnd. , . STRIKES AT BAKU. Tiflis, June 1. There are alarming conditions at Baku, owing to strikes on the oilfields, MINISTER INDICTED. Petrograd, June 1. The Minister of Justice has completed the indictments of General Sukhomlinoflf, Minister of War in 1914. He I charges him with responsibility for the shortage of munitions and the communication of information to Austro-German spies. TNSOLBNT AND STUPED i Petrograd, June J. Maxim GoTky, the well-known novel- , ist, has received a letter from Bizoff, , the Bulgarian Minister at Berlin, proi posing an armistice on the Eastern front i i pending negotiations for a separate peace I s between Germany and Russia. He says i that Germany does not contemplate an ■ offensive against Russia if the latter rel mains quiescent, He offers to meet > Gorky in Sweden. i Gorky, in publishing the letter, describes it as insolent and stupid. He has no intention of replying. MUNITION WORKS STRIKES. London, June 1. 'Strikes have been decided on in 120 of the largest munition works at Petrograd. SEVERE PUNISHMENT OF DESERTERS URGED. Petrograd, June 1. The conference of soldiers' delegates from the front deprecated the exaggerated misleading statement concerning - fraternisings and desertions, adding that i the former tfere not serious, and the t latter did tot apply to troops at the » 'front. The obnference urged asvfre ptolibanpt 44Mjrt«h ...

TROUBLE AT KRQNSTADT. WORKERS' COUNCIL CMMS SUPREMACY.

A PARLEY SUGGESTED. MINISTER RESIGNS TO AVOID CRISIS. Reecived Juno 3, 5.5 p.m . Petrograd, June 2. The committee of the Workers' alv'ii Soldiers' Delegates at KroAstadt lias assumed the administration of Kronstadt, declaring that it does not recognise the Provisional Government and will remove all the Government representatives. Relations with Petrograd and the rest of Russia will henceforth be crxsried oh only through an intermediary. The Tetrograd Comlnittee and the Minister of Justice, on behalf of the Government, has communicated with the Kronstadt committee asking it to revoke its decision and enter into pourparlers. The correspondent says the KronstadJ; affair is apparently partially due to the local committee's ignorance of tlie relations between the Government and the Petrograd committee. The president of the latter in going to Krohstadt in order to investigate. The correspondent states that Mr. Henderson liiis arrived at Petrograd. The .Minister of Commence (j\i. Koniivaloff) has resigned owing to a difipreiice of opirlion with the Minister of Labor (M. Skoboloff) regardicg the economic asd financial mete-ures udees&sry i£ order to prevent a crisis. MAYING AN ADVANCE POSSiBLE. THE WORKERS' COUNCIL'S REASON'S _ fj; RweivM June : i j London, .Iflfle T!>p M'oMihib; rtisi'r; ft t> \ n'i'e- j states tfiiH ti> 1 1 ii of ''to' W'ol'kv..'pU'fi and •'■oil (fuheli,' '.ijinmciiting on 11. Kpi t 1 e\ irtaiiiins f.y tlu! ju-mj- to rircitai'f- fur ;U) that, it i > we orjSraßieinjr ail 68 vn i * I r m. k~, iiv ?.n advanca ptsslb V m I <!6, Uii» order to .jirev t 1 t»i iiei'J from tTiui»li-rriiii' troops In irrawe. ii is si to nut" if . f i I nssfrt. to #p«n-fc. h ( vr-tuan ii. tin* |n-s(-» niijroiiatlous as ii »q> ll ih<l nut,'as a van - qtiifiiwt Jtww.a. AVe rovst. liave an arth'e 1 foreign policy; t!>« objects ainl the disvactf;']- of the. taa clear, Tild nrwy's eapn.city for active work Is only, rcwr;>oli) if the Government's forciga {rtiigraniiue is fulfilled.