RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

STILL FALLING BACK. ENEMY OCCUPY"' NUMEROUSPOSITIONS. Received Aug. 3f-6.50 p.m. , London, Aug. 2.. A wireless Russian report states: Between the Zbruez and'the Bneister our troops abandoned positions, north-east of Hotin. Between the Dneister and the Pruth the enemy made an offensive along one bank of the Daeister and occupied a nuinher of positions. W>? art retiring eastwards. We fell back west of the Putna river, but- drove the enemy back near Moldavica. We fell back slightly in the region of Mounts Pncha and Lainentulu.

THE RUPTURE MENDED. 00 WLEB OP TERRITORY LOST. ENEMY'S ADVANCE- SLAOKENED, iPRUSSIAN QTJAffI&S REP ; ULSED, Times- Bervie*,' * Received Aug. '4, J. 45 s.m. ' _. ;' 1/ondon, Aug. 3. -the TmW Cffirreapoadett at tha-Sußßi-m southswesfern headquarters,, cabling on July 30, said that the rupture at the front had been mended. The Russians lost in eleven days 90 milea of territory, between Kalusz and Hufiatyn! The has' slackened, owing to' effective measures against deserters and panic. Many of the disaffected regi> inents have returned to the front. The Prussian'. Guards- attacked north of Tamopol, but were repulsed with heavy losses. The German offensive is apparently directed towards KaMenetk, Podolsk, and Odessa. PRtJILONGED I SESSION OF DELEGATES. WAR WEARINESS CAUSED DISORGANISATION STEEN. REPRESSION NEEDED. Received Aug. 3, 7.30 pantPetrograd, Aug. 2. A continuous joint session of the' Soldiers', and Peasants' delegates has been sitting* since- Sunday whereto was added one hundred' provincial delegates and representatives from all the--fronts. Socialist'. Ministers are also participating. Th* reports of the army delegates are- very grave Ke■presentatives of the Second, Ninth, Tenth, and Twelfth Armies reported that war weariness was the real cause ot the disorganisation- of the whole amy.. The delegates recommend stern repressive measures, which are neecssar" to strengthen the position of the army committees. ,i While praising the chivalry of the' lew grade' of - officers; the delegates declare that the- frame of mind of the higher command was opposed to the revolution^

A CIRCULAR TO THE ALLIES.

;?.' f Heuter Service.

Petrograd, Aug. 2. The Foreign Minister ha,s sent a circu- . iar to the Allies in whjch he declares that tho necessary steps Rave teen taken to restore the combative strength of the amies. The Government will not be i deterred by difficulties in prosecuting I the* .war to a final triumph of the principles of the Russian' revolution, knowJ ing that the liberty of Russia and all ■ Mankind depends thereon. Reorganised • jnd regenerated armies will, atl the ftp- , pointed hQuf, resume the onward' march , to victory. General TeheremiToff has been ap- > point comniander*in-chief on the south- > western front. , : ULTIMATUM BY GENERALS. London, Aug. 2. h The Petrbgrarl correspondent of the ' Morning Po3t says that tftp fighting gen- ■ «aU have sent an ultimatum to M. ■ Kerensky declaring that the army must be- purged of politics and thoroughly sup- ' ported, as a flighting machine- by sound; organisation. , idjjess .., the necessary ': «ha«gea are immediately effected the i generals and many other officers will re- ? sign. 'j, • " " ■-