RUSSIA.

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

NO SEPARATE PEACE. IDEA NOT ENTERTAINED. PETROGRAD, September 26. At a plenary sitting of tile Soviet’s Central Committee an annouT,cement was made that the Government had received from England and France a categorical declaration that any German attempt to conclude a separate peace on Russia’s account would be indignantly refused. Erßland and France consider that the idea should not be given even passing consideration. GERMANS REPULSED. NAVAL FORCES ACTIVE. [AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) Received this day at 8-35 a-m- ---. LONDON, Sept. 27. Wireless Russian official. —The enemy penetrated our trenches south-west of Gory, but a counter attack restored the position. German aerial forces and submarines are endeavouring to prevent our vessels approaching 1 tjie Courland coast. Our torpedoers, submarines and aerial-forces are near the Courland coast in the Irbe Channel, •preventing 1 the; enemy from entering our waters. 4 SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN THE U-BOATS’ VICTIMS. THE TOTAL* FOR THE WEEK. LONDON, September 26. The official reports for Ah© week show the results of the submarine campaign to be. ag follows: i .. BRITISH. Arrivals 2775 Sailings 2691 Sunk—' Over IGOO ton,si v . 13 Under 1600 ton a ' 2 ITALIAN. Arrivals - 540 Sailings 4TO Sunk— , Steamers * 1 Sailers .f... 6 Unsuccessfully attacked .. 3 FRANCE. Arrivals ...' ... 995 Sailings ... 1010 Sunk:— Over IGOO tons ... 7 Under IGOO tons/.. 5