RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

KERENSKY'S RESIGNATION ! NOT ACCEPTED. A DARENS ROBBERY. FINNISH DIET DISSOLVED. Reuter Service. Received Aug. 5, 5.5 pjn. Petmgrad, Aug. 4. M, Kerensky resigned, but the resignation was not-accepted. Six armed men arrived in a motor at the Senate in the morning, garro ted the guards, penetrated the Sessions Bali, and stele a large silver statue of Catherine II and other precious antiques, valued at 1% million roubles.

The Government has ordered the dissolution of the Finnish Diet and fixed the new elections for two months hence. THE REASONS FOR THE PRONATION. . Re«*i¥»d Aug. 3, 11.33 pjn. ■_ iPetrgfrad, Aug. 4, M, Kereosky h»a resigned, tothe impossibility of reconstituting the Government ia a ujanaer compatible with jjje necessities oi the moment, so that he was no longer able to aaaum® the teaponaihUtty fw dovelopnual#, Tbe Government has decided not t<? accept tk» resigafttw*.

BRUSILOFF'S DISMISSAL, JOB FAILURE TO REAL WITH BVEN3U Revived Avg. 5, 5.5 p.m. Patrograd, Aug. i. General Brugilofffe dismissal is to«li«ved to be due to his failure to take immediate aiid adequate measures fox dealing with the recent events at tha front. To-morrow will be published a decree ordering severe punishment foi every form of usurpation of the Government's regal powers. General Wasiftowska has been appointed "commander of the Petrograd garrison. General Egerts refused the position. M. Boris Sa,venkoff, a well-known revolutionist, has been appointed assistant War Minister. A REACTION SETS IN. ARMY DOING ITS DUTY. Renter Service. Received August 4, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, August 3. Tiw Government has (feprwed t&c Romanoffs of the franchise. Th# commissioner at the south-west front reportg that th» armies of General Korniloff, especially the Eleventh Army, the Mgimeat# thereof recently retired of their <)wn accord, ar® now vigorously repulsing all attempts of the powerful enemy to penetrate Russian territory. The condition *and spirits of the troops denote a decisive reaction, giving ground for hope tliftt the army will carry out

RUSSIAN ARMIES RALLY. ,4 STUBBORN RESISTANCE OFFERED Received Aug. 5, 5.5 p.m. Berne, Aug. 4, The war correspondent of the Vienna Zeit telegraphs that the Russian armies have rallied, and are offering a stubborn rew»tajice to every step of the AiiatroGerman advance, and making it more difficult. Other correspondents insist that the publi<f must not expect a rapid ad- ; ranee.

GENERAL GOURKQ ARRESTED. 4 COMMANDER ASSASSINATED, Renter Service. Received Aug. S, 5.5 p.m. ipetrograd, Aug. 4. General Gourko, ex-commander of the western front, has been arrested. General Ordely, commander 1 of the Eleventh Army, has been killed, having been : treacherously shot in ths back. The resignation of M. Tftharnoff (Minister of Agriculture) ha* been accepted. M. Ajksentoff (chairman of the executive of ths Peasant# and Deputies' Council) haa been appointed Minister of the Interior.

A COUNCIL OF WAR. RETREAT BECOMES ORGANISED. LENINITES TO BE CHARGED WITH TREASON. , THE LIBERTY WAN. Received Aug. 5, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, Aug. 4. M. licrensky summoned a council of war at the general headquarters on Wednesday, which lasted from 4 o'clock in

the morning until 11 p.m. General Brusiloff a,nd other generals attended, ML Kerensky read the commanders' reports on the general situation, emphasising tlw retreat in Galicia. General BrusiUof! reported that the retreat had now assumed a more organised character, whereas {he enemy was acting with uncertainty. At the judicial inquiry into the revolution, it w decided to charge Lenin and save* other leaders with high treason. Subscriptions to the Liberty Loan exesed three milliard* of roubles.

OZWOVJTZ AND KIMPOLUNG V FALL. London, August 3. A wireless Russian official ■states:—After a stubborn battle we retired acrons the Zfyrucz at several place*. Our troops are retiring between tins Dneister and the 'Pruth. The enemy occupied Falked. We evacuated Kirapolung.

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