RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

MACKENSEN'S ATTACK,

ROUMANIAN ARMY IN JEOPARDY Jleccired Aug. U, 1.50 a.m. London, Aug. 10. Attention is drawn to the seriousness. of General von Maekensen'a atta-ck north of Focsani, owing to the strategical importance of this locality. His advance threatens the essential loop of railway line connecting the Roumanian main railway system with the system serving the Roumanian army in the upper Putna and iSusitza valleys. If this link line is cut this army will be in jeopardy.

BASELESS CHARGES AGAINST A MINISTER.

Petrograd, Aug. 9. The Minister of Justice has announced that the charges against M. Tehernotf are baseless, and he has resumed hiß former post in the Cabinet.

REIJKHOUfI BBSTIBICTIQNS ASOLISHK). Times Service. ■Petrograd, August 0. The Government lias abolished the i»etrictions against Catholic and other churches, a.bb!ished the office of Pro);uiralor of the Holy Synod,' and appointed a Miiuatry of Public Worsliijp,

A REPUBLIC PROBABLE. Washington, August 8. Mr. Root told the President that a republic' would unquestionably be catttfeUfched in Russia. RUSSO-KCfUMANJANS PRESSED BACK. • Received Aug. 10, 8 p.in. Petrograd, Aug. 0. Russian official: The enemy occupied the heights north-westward of Styot and Katergali, and pressed back the Roumanians in certain districts between the Oitoz and KaSino. They continued to prpss UQ back in the region of Focsani.

UNITED STATES.

OPTIMISM OVER RUSSIA. I RECORD CROPS FORECASTED. ! A TENNIS CHAMPION ENLISTS. Received Aug. 10, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Aug. 9. Mr. Root has informed President Wilson that Russia is growing stronger daily, and will be victorious if the present Government continues* to control affairs. We can depend on Russia doing her part in the war if the United States and the Allies will aid. The Government forecast is for record cops of wheat, corn, (potatoes and barley.

Maurice McLaughlin, the tennis international, has enlisted in the naval coasl defence.

-MOBILISING THE DRAFT.

Washington, August 9. One third of the C'S7,OOO men drafted will be mobilised on September 1.

AMERICA AN IMMENSE FACTOR.

New York, August 9. | The Staats Zeitung, the local German 1 organ, saya the Germans are now realising that if the war continues into 1918 America will be an immense factor. The problems of transporting troops to Eur- ! opo and feeding them has been solved and the Germans are no longer using a tone of superiority towards America's i war efforts. There is rio reason why the Allien should be dissatisfied with Arneri"ta's slow :bt»t sure preparations. : ANGLO-AMERICAN CONTROL DF smraNG. Washington, August 9. |. Mr. Guthrie, British Trade Commis'siotier, i 3 having a conference with Mr. Hurley for the purposo of formulating n scheme of Anglo-American control for trans-Atlantic snipping. It ia expected to begin next week and will eliminate none of the essential articles and leave <xten«ive spate for foods and munitions

GROWING MORE CEREALS.

Beuter Service. Washington, August 8. ! The agricultural programme next year provides lor the production of a trillion bushels of wheat and S3 millibnbushels of rye; otherwise there will be a wrious shortage.