RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

! DETERMINED ON VICTORY. ALLIES ASSISTING. Washington, Nov. 4. The Russian Ambassador states that tho assertions that Russia will quit the war are malicious. The Russians are now holding 147 enemy divisions, only seven having been diverted to Italy. Mr. Lansing states that the Russian Government is attacking the problems before it energetically and is. still animated with a strong determination to organise all resources for a wholehearted resistance and will carry the war to a victorious completion. The Allies are rendering all possible assistance. The Treasury Department has extended a credit of 31 millions to Russia, making the total 190 millions.

I ACTIVITY OF COSSACKS. A GRATIFYING ASSURANCE. j REVIVAL OF RUSSIA'S WILL TO CONQUER. KERENSKY WARNED. Received Nov. 5, 9.20 p.m. London, Nov. 5. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states that the latest political feature is the activity of the Don Cossacks, who are almost the sole repository of the real force remaining in Russia. A deputation fisited the British Ambassador, bearing congratulations to the British army and navy, and assured the Ambassador that the Cossacks would fight, and that the coming spring would see the revival of Russia's will to conquer. The Cossack deputation visited M. Kerensky and warned him to keep independent of the Soviets, instead of subordinating himself, and that he must also be careful how he accused General Kaledin. M. Kerensky replied: "The Soviets consider me » despot and a friend of the bourgeoisie." Generals Alexieff, Russky, and BrusiJoff attended the Orthodox Church Conference at Moscow and were accorded a tumultuous reception, the members of the conference cheering again and again. The generals received the Church's blessing. General Brusiloff is now presiding at a Pan-Slav conference at Moscow.

LENIN'S ARREST ORDERED. I SEPARATION OP UKRAINE. Times Service. Received Nov. 5, 7.55 p.m. Petrograd, Nov. 4. Lenin's arrest has been ordered. Mr. Bourchier states that the parliament at Kieff decided to hold elections for Ukraine separately from those for the Constituent Assembly. This is tantamount to a separation of Ukraine from Russia. SOOTHING ALARMISTS. Washington, Nov. 4. Mr. Lansing has made a statement in order to contradict one Washington newspaper's alarmist interpretation of M. Kerensky's statement. The application of the statement shows that M. Kerensky considers the Allies should bear the heaviest part of the war KERENSKY'S REHABILITATION PLAN i London, Nov. 4. It is officially felt that M. Kerensky relies on the winter to prevent inHPiion and carry on the remoulding of the Russian structure. He resisted and delayed the crisis until now when he is gaining tangible strength over the Bolisheviki. He may withdraw millions of soldiers actively to assist in the country's rehabilitation. DIFFICULTIES OVER PARIS DELEGATE.

Petrograd, Nov. 4. M. Kerensky, in an interview, said ' that it is impossible to send a delegate in company with M. Terestchenko to the IParis Conference, owing to differences between M. Terestchenko and the Democrats respecting the government of the small nations. If M. Tereschenko Is included the Democrats will decline to send a delegate. M. Kerensky considers the sending of a Democratic delegate indispensable. | The Peasants' Executive demand a declaration of the status quo ante bellum, with full reparation and compensation by Germany to Belgium: also the prevention of German State officials and their familtes participating in the AlsaceLorraine referendum. Reference to the [German colonies is omitted.