RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BRUSILOFF'S APPOINTMENT. GERMAN INTERPRETATION. Received. June 7, 8 p.m. Amsterdam, June 0. German newspapers interpret General Brusiloff's appointment by the Tiussian Government that he seriously intends an offensive. ALEXIEFF'S RESIGNATION. THE NEW CABINET. Received June 7, 8 p.m. United Service. !~ London, June 7. The Daily Express's Petrograd correspondent states that General Alexieff's resignation was due to a disagreement with the soldiers in connection with his "no annexations and no indemnities" views. The Piussian Cabinet has been rearranged as follows:—'Prince Lvoff, Prime Minister anil Minister for the Interior; M. Tcrestchenko, Foreign Minister; M. Kerensky, Minister for War and Marine; M. Shingareff, Minister for Finance; M. Tekrasaoh", Minister for Railways; M. Konovaloff, Minister for Commerce; (ho has since resigned and the portfolio is unfilled); M. Godnoff, State Controller; M. Manuiloff, Minister for Education; M. Vladimir'VM, Holy Synod; M. PereviraefT, Minister of Justice; M. Skobeloff, Minister for Labor; M. Teharnoff, Minister for Agriculture; M. Tieretelli, Minister for Post and Telegraph; M. Pietehekhonoff, Minister for Food Supplies; Prince Shakhovikoy, Minister for Public Relief; Professor Grimm, Minister for Constituent Affairs. SOCIALIST TRIBUNALS. TO TRY AGENTS OF OLD REGLME. ANARCHISTIC REFUGEES RETURNING. TO RESUME ACTIVITIES. Reuter Service. , Received June 8, 1.30 a.m. Petrograd, June 7. ' The Socialist Minister of Justice proposes to establish throughout Russia district courts, comprising three members of the local soldiers' committees and three nominees of other organisations, to try the agents of the old regime. Thousands of soldiers have arrived at Dvinsk from the front, suffering from poisoning due to vodka, wherewith they were regaled while fraternising with tho Germans. A despatch from Stockholm states that the Russians returning from Britain include anarchists, who talked German aboard ship and openly boasted of their intention of resuming anarchistic activities in Russia. STATE INTERVENTION. Petrograd, June 6. Mr. Henderson, member of the British War Cabinet, attended a meeting of the Provisional Government, and reported on the effect of State intervention in British commerce and industry. He showed that useful results had been obtained in England by wise and systematic State intervention. ;. : * KERENiSKY RETURNS. Petrograd, June 6. M. Kerensky has returned. He intended to visit Minsk and Riga, but the Kronstadt crisis, the retirement of M. Konovaloff, and the economic and finan- ' cial difficulties necessitated his immedi- . ats return. The people desire peace at almost any i price. When M. Kerensky urges a vigor- ■ ous offensive the Socialists roply that ; to attack Germany when she is on the • ova of a revolution iB to serve the interests of kaiserdom. M. Kerensky'B absence has shown thai the fate of Russia depends upon him alone. . TO CRUSH KAISERDOM. Berno, June 6. The Germans have repatriated five . hundred Russians from Switzerland , through Germany. Most of them hav( : sinco become ardent supporters of tin ■ Provisional Government, desiring tc • crush Kaiserdom. Germany has notifiec ; that she will convey no more to Russia i KRONSTADT REVOLUTION. ! ■ , Petrograd, June 6. > The Socialist Ministers and delegate! 1 of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Counci t investigated the case of tho Kronstadl i revolutionists. The result was thatthi Kronstadt revolutionists agreed to sent • representatives to Petrograd, empowera 1 to settle the misunderstanding. ■ ALEXIEFF AS MILITARY ADVISER ' Received Juno 7, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, June 6. ' General Alexieff has been appointei 2 military adviser /to the Russian Govern • ment. i