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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA.

A Historic Conference.

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MONDAY, AUGUST

6, 1917.

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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FOURTH YEAR OF WAR.

«Germany's Waning Strength, M. Kerensky the Man of the Hour.

London, August 4. *Loudoo, Aaguèt 5. Renter's correspondent at Petrograd says that following M. The opening of the fourth year of wat is the universal theme Kerensky's resignation the Goverment commened a meeting of of articles in the newspapers, which review the military, naval and representives of all parties, members of the Dams, the Soldiers' and financial situation in most optimistic vein and point out that Ger- Workmen's Delegates, and the Pasants' Delegates, which, after an many a latest pronouncements in the dire con of pesoo are equivalent all-night sitting, agreed that M. Kerensky was the only man able to a confession that her strength is wening, as that of the Allies in growing: The King's message to the Allies voices the feelings of to govern the country.

hie subjrots, to which emphatic expression will be given at a great Later. meeting at Qeen's Hell to-day, when the campsiga which the According to Reuter's correspondent at Patrograd, M Nekrasdff, National War Aims Committes bas exponoded will be indtigerited. the Vice-Premier, presided at the historic conference which ended Lord Crewe will preside and Mr. Lloyd George and Biron Sɔnsino at six o'clock in the morning. M. Tereschenko, in samming up will speak. The sadience will include the Archbishop of Canter. the debate, said anxiety of all parties to reach an agreement bary, Cardinal Barns, twenty members of the Government, a guaranteed the asisty of the country. The sitting was suspended bundred Members of Parliament sad Metropolitan and Provincial to enable the parties to settle their differenos," and sabeuently it Mayers. was announced that the fire chief parties were prepared to entrust

London, August 5. H. Kerensky with the reconstituation of the Government, on condition,

According to Reuter's correspondent at Amiene, Field Marabal firstly, on behalf of the Socialiste, that the Government adhere to its declaration of July 21, and, secondly, on behalf of the Cadets, Sir Douglas Haig bas issued an Army Order to-day, in which he that the Government enjoy entire freedom in the polioy and not be says:-We enter the fourth year of the war with firm confidence subject to influence or premure from political parties. All parties based on what we and our gallant Allies have already done. This agreed that M. Kerensky was the only man able to assure the recollection of the past three years can leave no doubt in our minds government of the country. M. Notre ff announced that the terms that the British armies in France and the workers of the Empire, of the compromise would be immediately communicated to Hapon whom they depended, have the power and the will to complete the task they have undertaken, and that they will conticae natil Kerensky.

their labsara are crowned with a certain and definite victory.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

M. Kerensky to Remale.

Leter.

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that after consultation with the Socialiel Ministers, M. Kerensky has decided to remsin in office. The Cabinet majority is expected to be Badical-Socialist.

General Koralloff's Appointment."

London, August 5.

Renter'a correspondent at Petrograd says General Korniloff bas accepted the Chief Command on condition that nobody will inter- fere with him sad that the measures recently adopted at the Front be applied to the depots at the rear.

Some Interesting Happenings,

London, August 5, Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd says that General Gourko was arrested in Petrograd on a political charge after a search of his

rooms,

The Executive of the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates bas resolved that a manifesto be worded pointing out that ́s continuance of the war will wreck the Revolution and all democracy. It'appesis to M. Tobernoff, who hae resigned his post of Minister of Agriculture. Following charges that he contributed to 's Rasian journal in Switzerland financed by Germany, the ex-Minister, M. Khostoff, bas been arrested and charged with appropriating one and a quarter million roubles with the object of preparing for the 1917 electiona to the Dama

The first deisebment of one hundered and fifty woman sailors is being formed in Petrograd.

THE WAR OUTLOOK.

A Question of National Will-Power.

London, August §. General Sir William Robertsos, interviewed by a representativa: at the New York Times, ssid :—No soldier can Laswer the question, how the war is going. It is a struggle of nations in which the peychology of the peoples involved and the armiss in the field are only a part of this tremendous conflict. Behind them is the nerve of each separate nation. The will of nations can be broken by Lopelessness and despair. If the Army does not crack, the nation behind it may

When you consider the numbers

and rescarces on each side, your may fairly conclude that if the Allied nations are steadfast, if the civilian heart is sound, submission must come sooner or later from the Central Powers. The material odds are on our side at last, bat quality and oharioter are going to win this war. The Germans affect to despise the intervention of "Americs, but only because the Higher Command is anxious that the will of their people $ hundred millions, shall not bresk when a nation of inventive, resourceful and immensely courageons, with the Ars of moral idealism in its blood, joins the democratic Powers which are hammering ‘antouratic militarism and are absolutely determined to go on hammering it until the world is really unfa. For democracy the end is certain, end Americs'e entry should haaten the end. If I may send a message to America I would merely say:-" Gentlemen of the United States, put your backs into it.”*

ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

German Artillery More Active.

London, August 5.

Field Marthal Sir Douglas Haig, ins commanique, atates :---- The enemy's artillery is active in the neighbourhood of Hallsbeke and the Tpres Comines Cenal. The French further progressed north-west of Birschoots. We repulsed a raid south of Arleux en Gobelle. We successfully raided esat of Vermelles. A German attack on a Portuguese post was driven off with loss.

Serious Enemy Attack Repulsed.

London, August 5, A French communique says:-South of Javinesart, the enemy -delivered a serious attack at midnight. After lively fighting, the sestilents were driven cut from a portion of the trench where they had gained a footing. The line has been to established in its entirely. There is a violent artillery duel in the region of Morthomme and Courieres Wood,

AUSTRIAN MINISTER TO SWEDEN."

London, August 4. Reater'a correspondent at Zurich says Count Tarnowski, former-: My Austrian Ambassador at Washington, has been appointed Minister to Stockholm,

MINED STEAMER IN TOW,

London, August 4.

The Dutch liner Noordam, which was mined off Texel, is being towed to Nieuwedien,

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Sir Douglas Haig's Confidence.

WAR ANNIVERSARY MEETING.

Rousing Speech by Mr. Lloyd George.

London, Aug. 4.

Mr. Lloyd George had a great ovation on rising to ad- dress a great meeting at Queen's Hall to express inflexible determination to continue the struggle for liberty and justice to victory. The Earl of Crewe presided and there was a crowded audience including Baron Sonnino, the Serbian Pre- mier, Cabinet Ministers, many members of Parliament, over sea soldiers and Allied residents

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After speeches by the Earl of Crewe, who emphasised Britain's war aims, namely reparation and security undang- ed (Cheers), and Baron Bonino, who emphasised that Br tain and Italy are united until a just and honourable peace has been secured, Mr. Lloyd George, after paying a tribute, to Italy's war efforts, said: We are fighting to defeat the most dangerous conspiracy ever plotted against the liberties of nations. We have striven for three years for this and not ausucessfully. (Chere). We haar checked the ambitions of Germany. The Kaiser knew it was not true that the Ger mans were fighting to protect Gertaan soil. Eve now neither the Kaiser or Dr. Michaelis said they would be satisfied with German soil. They talked glibly of peace but stammered when they came to the word "restoration." Before we enter a Peace Conference they must learn to utter that word to begin with (Cheers). Our gallant fellows are gradually going to care the Kaiser of his stutter. Restoration is the first word, then we will talk." (Loud and prolonged cheers). War was a ghastly business, but it was not so grun as a bad peace. There was an end to the most horrible war but a bad peace vent. on and on, staggering from one war to an- other. The Prussian war lords had not yet abandoned their ambitions. There must be no next time. Let us have done with it. Don't let us repeat this horror. (Cheers). Let us make victory so that national liberty, whether for small or great natious, can never be challenged. The small nation must be as well.protected as the big nation. On all roads there were ups and downs, and doubtless the Russian collapse was a rather deep glen. We were passing through and he was not sure that we had reached its darkest level, but across the valleys he could see the ascent. (Load cheers). Mr. Lloyd George continued: We could not allow a sectional organisation to make peace. The nation as a whole makes wat and the sacrifices are pretty evenly divided amongst all classes, and the nation as a whole must make peace. (Cheers). They would have seen that the Germans said they were satis- fied with the result of the last battle. All he could say was that Sir Douglas Heig had secured all his objectives in that great battle. We had enough guns to smash the fines on which the Germans for three years had expended willing and forced labour and if the Germans were pleased with that battle so were we Let this continue thus to our mutual satisfaction.

Mr. Lloyd George concluded by making a plea to the nations for unity and asked the people to keep their eyes steadily on winning the war. He said: Beware of becoming cross-eyed. Keep both eyes on victory. That is the way we will win The nation that turns back and falters" before it reaches its purpose can never become a great people. There is no knowing how near the top of the mountain we may be. Russia is still on the ropes and wil in due time come up again, climbing strong in her purpose, and together we shall reach the summit of our hopes. (Loud cheers).

ENTHUSIASTIC AUSTRALIAN WAR MEETING,

Melbourne, Aug. 5.

A large meeting of citizens carried enthusiastically motion recording inflexible determination to continue the great struggle for liberty and righteousness until decisiva victory has been achieved and the military despotism of Ger many destroyed. Mr. Hughes paid a tribute to Belgium and France and to the British army, navy and mercantile marine, adding "We must get our faces against Stockholm and those. speaking peace under any guise for the sake of sectional interests."

CHINA DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY.

Peking. Aug. 4. The new President of the Republic presided at a Council of Ministers which unanimously decided to declare war on

Germany,

DUTCH LINER MINED:

Amsterdim, Aug

The Dotch liner Noordam from New York, with 935 passengers on board, was mined off Texel. All were saved.

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS...

M. Kerensky Offers Resignation.

**Petrograd, Aug. 4

M. Kerensky has resigned. Ae mys: Owing to im- possibility to reconstitute the Government in a manner com- patible with the necessities of the moment I therefore can no longer assume responsibility for developments.

The Government has decided not to accept the resigna tion.

News from the Front.

Petrograd, August 4.. "A wireless. Russian official message says: We attacked northward of Husijyn and cleared out the enemy from the eastern bank of the Zbrucz, taking prisoner forty-three. We drove out the enemy from Chustonks and Czernokozincy, southward of Skala. We abandoned Czerniovitz, after blow- ing up the bridge across the Pruth. The enemy took posses- sion of Czemovitz, Rachkov; Poliana and Rarancze. Our troops are fighting the enemy north-eastward of Kimpolung. The enemy has occupied Watra, on the Moldavitza.

A German Report.

London, August 4.

A wireless German official report says! We have crossed the frontier north-eastward of Czernovitz and reoccupied Galicia with the exception of a narrow stretch from Brody to Zbaraz. We are advancing rapidly on Bukowitz.

Message from British Premier,

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London, Ang. 4." The Press Bureau announces that Mr. Lloyd George has telegraphed to the Russian Prime Minister as follow: I assure you of the resolution of the British people to continue the war until the liberties of Europe are made secure. am confident free Bussia will surmount the difficulties con- fronting her so that in association with her Allies she may secure to her children a peace safeguarding liberty and democracy to her own country and throughout the world.

THE COTTON TRADE.

London, Aug. 4.

It is announced by the Cotton Control Board that em- ployers and operatives have agreed to a scheme for the future conduct of the cotton trade, which will be submitted to the Board of Trade on 9th August............

THE WESTERN FRONT,

Wet and Stormy Weather

London, Aug. 4.

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: It is wet and stormy. We have gained further ground north-westward of St. Julien. There has been considerable hostile artillerying eastward of Messines and Nieuport sector.

A Mild German Report.

London, Aug. 4.

-A wireless German official report says: There have been Do important attacks in Flanders owing to rain. We raided south-west of Leintrey and took prisoner a great number of French black troops.

TELEGRAMS.

(Reuler's Service to the Telegraph."

YESTERDAY's"

TELEGRAMS.

THE BATTLE IN THE WEST.

London, August 4. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig

reports:-

Lewis guas. The strength of the party was reduced to 30, and the survivor decided to cut their way!

They back to their own lines. emerged in the open with fixed bayonets. Some did not reture, but i the valorous self-sacrifice averted a much heavier casualty list.

completely rein the back.

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TELEGRAMS.

(Reuser's Barrice to The “Teingraph.”

CANADA AND CONSCRIPTION,

Toronto, August 4.

The delegates of the "Win the Waz" Convention are here, perfect ing plans for a vigorous "pro-con- scription campaign. Many promin. ent persons, of all parties, deliver ed addresses. Colonel Mallor

who was blinded in South Africa, moved a resolution declaring that the Convention would not support any candidate not favouring com- pulsion

NORWEGIAN SHIPPING

. LOSSES.

London, Aug. 4. Thirty-three Norwegian ships, of.

a total tonnage of 55,241, were snak in July.

TURKISH OFFENSIVE

PREPARING.

London, Aug. 4. The "Daily Telegraph's" corres- pondent at Athens states that great Turkish offensive in Meso- potamia, for September, is being prepared Two divisions from the concentrated at Debradja have

also Allepo, to where troops moving from Thrace, besides a larze portion of Austrian heavy artillery in Turkey. General ven Falkenhayn will be in command.

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RATIONING OUT THE SUGAR.

London, Aug. 4. "oficially announced that Lord Ehondda bas invited the local government bodies of Great Britain to appoint Food Control Committees to administer the new scheme of sugar distribution under". which retailers are required to regis. ter. Sugar cards will be issued by the public Committees who are also requested to continue the Food Economy Campaign and to deal with other food stuffs including meat and " bread and to enforce fixed food prices.

EXPOSING THE CULPRITS.

Londen, August 4

In a letter to the "Times," Mr. Many bad obstacles were encoun. Lewis Einstein, the late Special tered at the advance in this district, Agent of the American Embassy at mainly farms, from where machine. Constantinople, says that the Ger guns enfladed the troops and had to man official denial of a conference We recaptured the remaining be storied separately. Frequently, at Potsdam in July, 1917, is appar trench which the enemy forced on the first intimation the British eatly no more veracious than similar declarations. Marquis Thursday night, to the feast of received of the presence of Germans German

Am- Monohy-le-Preux. The positions lurking in shell holes was & sbot Garroni, the last Italian here have been

bassador at Constantinople, told established.

There was much bayonet fighting Mr. Einstein that on July 15, 1914, The Allies have further proat close quarters, which prevented Baron Wangenheim, the them Ger- man Ambassador to Turkey, who gressed, to the east of Kortekeer the gunners shelling the counter- Cabarét.

sttackers, but the doggedness of the returned from Berlin on July 14. There has been heavy rain during English and Scottish troops, mainly 1914, "told Marquis Garroni that he the night.

the Lancastrians, minimised the had been present at a conference at which war had been decided by London, August 4. loss. A French communique states:- The ground cost the Huns terribly means of an unacceptable ultimatum Despite the bad weather in Bel- dear and the net result bas tactical. to Serbia Baron Wangenheim told gium, we progressed beyond Kortely been the creation of a temporarily another diplomatist that a month keer-Cabaret and reconno:tred farms wide "No Man's Land" beyond the front reached, repulsing enemy patrols.

There was reciprocal artillery -activity on both banks of the

Meuse.

Two enemy attempts in the region of Avocourt Wood failed.

London, August 4. Beater's correspondent at Head- quarters, telegraphing on the even ing of Angust 3, states that the weather has become worse and the battlefield is a quagmire of lagoons and brimming rivulets.

To-day's news can be summed up by the remark of an officer, who said: "Both sides seem to be trying to keep out of the rain.”

Further details of Tuesday's fight. north-east of Ypres, ing to the where the counter-attacks were very heary, show that fine deeds were done by the troops covering the retirement of a large and hard pressed rearguard One hundred and thirty men who had occupied the ruins of a farm arrested the German advanow with rifles and

London, Aug. 4. Field Marshal, Bir Douglas Haig reports:-

Our troops have re-established themselves at St. Julien.

Our fire broke up infantry mass ing for a counter-attack on the Ypres Boulers railway.

We advanced to the south of Hol- lebeke and regained nearly the whole ground to the east of Monchy- le Preux which we lost last night,

We repolecd raiders to the north- east of Gonzeaucourt and to the south-west of Fontaine-le-Croiselles. We successfully carried out a raid to the south-west of Lombartzyde.

The prisoners taken last Tuesday now total 6,129, of whom 132 are officers..

London, Aug. 4. The German official report says:- English advances on the Nieuport Westende road and westward bi Bixschoote and Langemarck failed.

before the war the Kaiser Uja moned the leaders of the Army, Finance and Industry, and asked them if they were prepared for war They all replied that they were while Baron Wangenheim assured. the Kaiser that he would answer fon Turkey.

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Hongkong Colton, Spinning The enemy is bombarding Roulers. Wearing and Dyeing Go. Il Advanced engagements north Extraordinary" General : Mark wards of La Bassee Canal, Monchy, at the Office of Komen, Andlin

and Havrincourt favoured us.