LATE NEWS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3116, 21 June 1917, Page 5

LATE NEWS

. ANARCHIST RIOT IN PETROGRAD COSSACKS FORCE A SURRENDER (Hec. Juno 21, 0.25 a.m.) Petrograd, Juno 20. Fifty anarchists, with three machineguns, established themselves in buildings in. the populous centre of the town. Two companies of Guards and Cossacks surrounded the buildings and compelled the anarchists to surrender. They were imprisoned.—Eeuter. GERMAN AIRITTACKS REPULSED (Rec. June 21, 1.13 a.m.) Petrograd, Juno 20. Vive German hydroplanes flew over.the baso on the Riga front and dropped forty-one bombs on sheds, ships, and batteries without success. They were driven off by tho coast batteries, which for several successive days have brilliantly repulsed a number of fruitless airship attacks.—Eeuter. GERMAN EFFORTS TO DEMORALISE' THE ARMY fßce. June 21, l.ft a.m.) Petrograd, June 20. The newspapers expose the German, efforts to •demoralise the Russian Army. They threw proclamations in tho Russian trenches, inviting peace discussions, and pointing out that Germany always has been devoted to the cause of peace. One exhortation said: "Show the Japanese and other foreigners who are commanding .your artillery that pure Russians alone are the masters on the Rus- < sian front, and ' that foreigners' rule must cease!"—Eeuter. SARRAIL'S TASOTtHE BALKANS . (Eec. June 21, 1.15 a.m.) Paris, June 20. . The Greek correspondent of tho "Petit : Parisien" states that General Sorrail in. 1915 admitted to a friend that his army was in a most painful situation. It was impossible to attack, and a chock would mean a retreat into the sea. He said: "Rid me of Constantino'and I will take care of the rest." The correspondent confirms the statement that Constantino had the protetckra of the Russian court— Eeuter. TRAITORS TO THEIR COUNTRY. (Rec. June 21, 1.15 a.m.) Athens, June 20. Dousmanis aud Metaxis have applied for passports to Switzerland. The Venii zelists demand their court-martial for betraying the fortresses to the enemy. Ex-King Constantine has arrived at Lugano.—Router. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEK CABINET (Rec. June 21, 1.15 a.m.) Athens, Juno 20. The Greek Cabinet has empowered M. > Zainiis (the Premier) to discuss the question of reconstituting the Government, with a Venizelist adherent, and with a view" to the inclusion of at least one Venizelist.—Reuter. GERMANS SPECIALISING IN STORMING TROOPS ' (Rec. June 21, 1.15 a.m.) London, June 20. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Headquarters states that Germany is specialising in storming troops, picked because of their youth, vigour, and daring, either from bachelors or childless married men. One company of stormers will be allowed to each brigade and trained for hazardous operations, particulariy cou nter-attacks.—Eeuter.