RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

SUCCESSES AND REVERSES. London. Aug. 30. S wireless Russian oißcial message ■ays: We repulsed attacks Radnntc, ■ear Okna. "nip enemy attacked eastward of Iresha and dislodged our troops, •ome of whom abandoned their positions and retired northwards. Measures liave been taken to restore the positions. The *•**•• is-progressing. We occupied two tittffßß in the direction of Pendeovin. pOSECUTION OF WAR URGED. Petrograd, Aug. 30. «ruice Kropotkin, at the Moscow Conference, recommended the vigorous prosetntton of the "war, otherwise Germany Would retain the occupied territories and extend her conquests. M. Plekhanoff, another veteran revoluItonary, fervently appealed to the industrialists to co-operate in social reforms. Two of the leading spokesmen for the industrialists responded, promising to eo-operate with the democracy in the intaeats of the whole country. £BB SUKHOIiMUXOFr TRIAL. Petrograd, Aug. 30. At tie SnHolmlinoff trial, General fßhekon, military attache at Berlin from Ml to Will, gave evidence that the Ministry of War was aware that Germany was contemplating a declaration of war in MM and again in 1913. 11m president asked -with which Power Germany proposed to ally herself. The answer was given with closed doors. IN FINLAND. Petrograd, Aug. 30. A correspondent at Hekingfors reports thai Russian troops occupied the Parthusest building to prevent the reSHemMrng of the Diet, and sentries (topped 100 Socialist and other deputies who were attempting to enter. There was no disorder, but the President of the Diet made a protest to the GovernorCeneraL BJCEMHAMSM CONTINUES. Petrograd, Aug. 30. Another large factory in the Oklita •dbtorfas has been burned, causing damage eaoaating to several million roubles. InSfrrisrirm is suspected. THE DECLINING ROUBLE. Petrograd, Aug. 30. 11m value of the rouble continues to tedine. To-day 261 roubles were equal to £1 sterling. (He rouble should be worth about half a dollar.)