"COSSACKS WILL FIGHT."

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1014, 6 November 1917, Page 5

"COSSACKS WILL FIGHT."

FORECAST REVIVAL IN SPRING. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association LONDON, Nov. 5. The Daily Chronicle’s Potrograd correspondent states that the latest political feature is the activity of the Don Cossacks, who are almost the solo repository of real force remaining in Russia. A deputation visited the British Ambassador bearing congratulations to the British army and navy, and assured the Ambassador that the Cossacks would fight, and the coming spring would see a revival of Russia’s “will to con tjucr.” A Cossack deputation visited Kerensky, and warned him to keep independent of the Soviets, instead of subordinating himself to them, and that he must be careful how he accused General Karedin. Kerensky replied: “The Soviets consider rno a despot and a friend of the bourgeoise.” Generals Alexieff. Russky, and Brusiloff 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-Slavic conference at Moscow. ARMY REPORTS MORE FAVOURABLE. Received November 6, 11.40 a.in. PETROGRAD, Nov. 5. Advices from the northern front are more favourable. The armies committees arc working energetically to restore discipline. AI. Verkhousky, Minister for War, has gone (n the Caucasus. lie is likely to resign. Certain newspapers accuse him of favouring a. separate peace, but this M. Verkhousky strenuously denies, and threat ens legal action against those circulating the report. ON THE BLACK SEA FRONT. TURKISH LINES CAPTURED. Receiver! November 6, 11.40 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 5. A wireless Russian official message states: There is violent enemy arlillerying westward of Sventen lake. We attacked the Turks in the Falkit sector of the Black Sea. capturing their first line of_ trenches, and in some places their third line also, with great booty. GERMAN GENERAL KILLED. IN THE RIGA TRENCHES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received November 6. 10.25 a.m. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 5. General von Berrer, commanding the Wurtemborg Armies, was killed while visiting the trendies at Riga which he took a leading part in capturing.