RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 July 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

A COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN WHOLE RUSSL-iX FBOXT ENGAGED. DOLIXA CAPTURED. Washington, July 16. Messages received from the Russian Embassy state that the nvliole Russian front right to Roumania is alive with battle. The Germans have imported men from the French fronts. The Russian Baltic fleet is active to stop German transports. London, July 115. Dolrna has been captured. [Dolinu, at the opening of Wyzkow Pass, is 20 miles south-west of Kalusz.]

RUSSIAN CAPTURES. 'FURTHER SUCCESSES. Aug. and X.Z. Ca'ble Assoc. and Reuter. Received July 17, 0.30 p.m. London, July lts. A wireless Russian official report statc-s: Between July 1 and 13 We captured 834 officers, 3d,809 men, 93 guns, 403 machine-guns, 28 trench mortars, many mine, bomb, and fire throwers, also much material. >.orth-east of Kalusz nve repulsed German attacks on Laonica. Wc drove out the Austrians from the village of Lydzianv. The arrival of enemy reserves, and the great losses among our officers, compelled us to retire slightly to the eastern end of Lydziany. We repulsed three Turkish attacks south-west of Gumesh-lieankeh, and stopped a Turkish advance in the direction of Fendjoin.

TESTIMONY TO RUSSIA'S EQUIPMENT. NEW TYPE OF GRENADE. Received July 17, 6.30 p.m. Rome, July 16. The Hungarian papers state that the new Russian artillery in Galicia is more powerful than hitherto, also that the Russians are using a new type of Japanese or American hand grenade, which is thirty times more powerful than the ordinary typeß. Germans Withdrawn from other fronts, Washington, July 16. The Russian Embassy has been informed that German troops are being withdrawn from the Italian and French fronts and sent to Riga to start a counter-offensive against Russia. The Russian Baltic fleet is being prepared for action.

WATCHING GERMAN ASSASSINS. Petrograd, July ,16. The Government has ordered strict watch on the German agents who have arrived in Russia, it is believed to carry out the assassination of M. Kerensky and other Ministers. Addressing a Ukraine deputation, M. Kerensky said he looked forward to the establishment of one family of fraternal peoples under a federal Republic. Petrograd, July 16. The Russian Intelligence Department has learned that the Germans are sending TOO spies to Russia in order to attempt to assassinate M. Kerensky. The Russians have adopted extraordinary precautions to guard against outrages, particularly against bomb and train wrecking.

RUSSIA AND THE WAR. LLOYD GEORGE'S ESTIMATE. BRITISH ARMY INVINCIBLE. London, June 29. In 'accepting the freedom of Glasgow, Mr. Lloyd George said the ship of State was in a hurricane, and all the efforts and all the skill and patience and courage and endurance of all aboard would be needed to avoid foundering, but with the co-operation of everybody the ship would be guided through. (Cheers.) He emphasised that Britain was not responsible for the war. She was not the Jonah of the storm. German allegations that England had wickedly provoked the conflict were the most foolish travesty of facts.

There was no doubt that, the startling developments in Russia modified the military situation this year, temporarily to our disadvantage, but permanently for the better. (Cheers.) What had happened on the west front showed what could have buen accomplished this year if all the allies had been ready to bring an all-round pressure to bear. The training, experience, and equipment of our army was infinitely better than ever. It was now possessed of the finest collection of trench-pounding machines ever seen.

Russia was gaining strength daily. It never had a better Government. America was beginning to send her valiant sons to the battlefields of Europe around the standard of liberty. That was why a more complete victory was assured than we had hoped, . After referring to the submarine campaign, in regard to which he stated that Britain's shipping losses in May and June, although heavy, were hundreds of thousands of tons beneath the Admiralty forecast, Mr. Llovd George said the British Army was invincible. It could not be beaten. (Cheers.) And the army was now the people. The morale of the nations must be kept up. He could not see any slackening or indolence anywhere. (Hear, hear.) If the nation did not get rattled and kept steady and endured to the end, victory was as assured as the sun tomorrow. (Cheers.) In his judgment the war would end when the allies had reached the end they set out to attain when they had accepted the German challenge to civilisation. If it ended a single hour before it would be the greatest disaster which ever befell mankind. (Cheers.) He heard people Bay: "Germany is ready to give usi a satisfactory peace." Undoubtedly the world could have peace not at a certain prica, for undoubtedly Germany wanted 1 peace, but it would be a peace that would give be? economic and other control over the oouctrieif&e had invaded.