RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

HJHY ALEXIEFF RESIGNED. EEMOJAL OF HEADQUARTERS STAFF, **" ' London, Sept. 5.4. . W, Harold Williams, writing from tttrograd, says that M. Kerensky decided to remove all officers of the headquarter! staff, on the ground that they open. ly or covertly sympathised with General Korniloff. General Alexieif ptotested there were many able strategists and technical experts who conld not be replaced, but M. Kerensky refused to reconsider his decision, and General Ale?jeff resigned. KORNILOFPS PLOT. TO SAVE RUSSIA FROM EXTREMISTS. Paris. Sept. 24. Ta* VatmV Pttrograd correspondent tajs tkat a widespread sensation has been caused by the revelation.; ly MM Savinkoff and FUoninko regarding the origin of the Korniloff plot. Korniloff acted in accordance with plans drawn up fa iniueatial eireles to save the country from the extremists. Korniloff feared the restoration of monarchy and declared that the Romanoffs would have to pass over Ilia body to reach the throne. At toe last moment a difference of opinion arose between Korniloff and the Government with regard to the plans foi marching ob Vetrofrad and the Soviet under* took to.crmm*' the defence of the capital. The fur* tf» military plan to seiz*. tbeear*;" •*»» *oaiuioned. Tb«>ior T ilist sres is excited over the rristtons, uut it. will be very difficult fix the respousibilty.

GOVERNMENT ABSOLVES B.ORIJILOFF. Washington, Sept. 24. Ha RnitiW 1 Embassy announces that the Government absolves General KorBOoff from blame on the ground that hi* Mtfcm was due to * misunderstandII I ■!■ I IS* ACCDgAHOXS AGAINST KERENSKY New York, Sept. 24 Tetrograd newspapers are accusing M Kereeskj of conspiring with General KoraSon to crush the iPetrograd proletariat and demand that M. s'erenslr* should explain. The fate of the Governtoast ii precarious, particularly 1£ KerWkj*! position. SSBBSX POSITIONS OCCUPIED. London, Sept. 24. Ji wireless Russian official message peftt-JW* occupied enemy positions, after a flares struggle, southward of the Pskov high road. The enemy losses were ****** m A German official report says: The Anjafan artillery is active northward of laraowiti and westward of Lutsk. aUffTRO-GERMANY. Si SHORTAGE OF PAPER United Service. Amsterdam, Sept. 24. The Berliner Tagellatt says that the paper collapse has produced an intolerable situation. Great papers are unable to obtain the modest quantities assigned them, completely hampering their efforts to inform the people. Owing to the paper shortage many important Berlin newspapers were not published on Saturday, and others were reduced in site, with a prospect of also •easing. HUNGARIAN HARVESTS DEFICIENT. Berne, Sept. 24. The Austro-HungarTan harvests arc tonaklerebly below the average, the Hungarian harvest being only a quarter of the average yield. In Bohemi." 150.C01' cattle are being slaughtered monthly, pwing to the shortage of fodder. EXPLOSION AT COAL MINE Amsterdam, Sept. 24. An explosion occurred in a coal mine '■t Lurenr, in Hung •:" Fifty-nine people were killed, and fUty-ftve injured.