RUSSIAN FRONTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9618, 26 March 1917, Page 6

RUSSIAN FRONTS

SUCCESSES IN VARIOUS SECTORS LOST TRENCHES NEAR VILNA RETAKEN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, Admiralty—Per Wireless Press. LONDON, March 23. A Russian official message states: —ln the direction of Lida (south of Vilna) our counter-attacks regained the trenches which we lost yesterday. We drove tho enemy out of his stations at Vedeni. The enemy has been forced to halt in the region of Hraila, in Roumania. In Persia wo dislodged the Turks from their positions near Charezia, and occupied Ali-Abad, near Kerinda. after a sixteen-hour's’ battle. (Received March 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 24. A wireless Russian official message states; Enemy attacks between the rivers Sulcha and Chwanich caused us to withdraw two-thirds of a mile eastwards. W© occupied Kerinda on the 17 th, which, the Turks had sot u-fire and destroyed. A wireless German official message states: We stormed and took Russian positions at Solyomtar and Czobamos valleys. GERMANJIRI'fiANDS • ROBBERY FROM NOYON BANKS. By Telegraph—Preea Asaociation—Copyrigl** United Service Telegram. (Received March 20, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, March 24. The “Daily Mail” correspondent at Pans reports that on the eve of their departure Gorman officer, robbed the Novon Banks of £700,000 in securities. jewellery, and cash.

GERMAN FOOD QUESTION BITTER DENUNCIATION OF THE GOVERNMENT. By Telegraph— Pres* Association—Copyrlgh’. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received March 26, 11.30 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, March 24. , A bitter debate took place in the RBlchstag on the food question. Ilerr Kuncrt denounced the Kaiser and Von Hollweg as the originators of the war, and declared he would be delighted if some progress were made in Germany as had lately been made jn Russia. Herr Kioh complained of the terrible underfeeding of the population, and Herr Dittmann declared that the Government was well aware that workmen were collapsing from hunger. WAR TO FINISH BY AUGUST THIS YEAR’S HARVEST AN AD- . MUTED FAILGRE. Australian and N-Z. Cable Association. ROME, March 23. Dr Karl Helfferich (German Minister for Finance) privately told Ministerialists that the 1917 harvest was very bad,* but the war would bo decided before August.