ROUMANIAN FRONT IMPERILLED

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9756, 4 September 1917, Page 7

ROUMANIAN FRONT IMPERILLED

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and New Zealand Cablo Association. (Received! September 3, 8.5 p.m.) PARIS, September 2. The “Matin” states that despite tho apparent successes of the Central Powers against Russia the enemy is in a most difficult position. Men of the 1919 class have been sen tto tho Eastern front for tho displacement of troops in order to provide support on the Italian front, thus creating serious gaps in the East. Hence Switzerland is overrun with propagandists on behalf of peace, seeking to get into touch with tho Allies, GERMANS CROSS THE DVINA RIVER SOUTH-EAST OF RIGA THEIR SUCCESSES DEVELOPED NORTHWARDS. Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. (Received September 3, 8.6 p.m.) LONDON. September 2. A wireless Russian official message states t The enemy crossed the DvSna. south-east of Riga and occupied Kupfermammer. They developed! their success northwards. The enemy began an offensive in the region of the Milan road. Tho battle is proceeding. Enemy attacks in the direction of Kovel, Vladimir, Volyaak, Pocsani and Braila failed A GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT Australian and New Zealand Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 3. A wireless German official message states: Some of our enterprises southeast of Riga succeeded. Tho French strongly attacked near Monastir. We wiped out or took prisoner those penetrating our lines. Serbian attacks at Dobropolj© broke down. EXISTING SYSTEM CANNOT BE MAINTAINED ROUMANIAN FRONT SERIOUSLY IMPERILLED. ■ Published in the “Times.” (Received September 3, 9.45 p.m.) LONDON, September ■ 8. Mr W'ilton, “Tho Times” correspondent in Russia, writes: Tho behaviour of the troops at Riga and on the Roumanian front, which is now seriously imperilled by wholesale defections, has destroyed any chance otf the maintenance of the existing system. General Korniloff has again urgently appealed to the Provisional Government lor the immediate restoration of a programme of reforms.” DISCIPLINARY MEASURES ORDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT Reuter's Teleorram*. (Received 13entemher 3, 9.45 p.m.) PETROGRAD, September 3. The Provisional Government has issued a statement reiterating its confidence in General Korniloff, and announces the adoption of the disciplinary measures ho stipulated for. The Government agrees that serious energetic ■ measures 'are n efcoSsafy to re-establish the alrmy’s fighting capacity. There ios no question of superseding Korniloff. . . The War Ministry has published particulars showing that tho Uacraino Separatist agitation is duo to AustrchGevman organisation. RUSSIAN TRAITOR’S TRIAL SUKHOMLINOFF UTTERLY CONDEMNED. Reuter’* Telegrams. (Received September 3, 9.45 p.m.) PETROGRAD, September 3. At Sukhomlinoff’s trial, M. Rodzianko gave evidence that tho Duma, before the war, recognised Sukhomlinoff’s criminal slowness in the organisation of tho army.i Accused after tho outbreak of war systematically resisted the Duma’s efforts to stimulate the production of shells, notwithstanding appeals from tho front, including the Grand Duke Nicholas. M. Rodzianko made a special journey to Galicia. What ho saw there filled him with terror. Ho dramatically indicted Snkhomlinoff for the enormous leases suffered in the retreat. Other political personages, who gave evidence directly attributed Russia’s unpreparedness to Sukhdmlinoff. AN ANTI-REVOLUTIONARY PLOT DISCOVERED WELL-KNOWN POLITICIANS' AND OFFICERS ARRESTED. z Reuter’s Telegrams. PETROGRAD, September 2. ■ The newspapers state that an anti-Revolutionary plot was discovered in Petrograd at the time of the Moscow Conference- The leaders include some well-known politicians and several officers. Several of them have been arrested, mostly outside Petrograd.

EPIDEMICS IN GERMANY

DUE TO SCARCITY OP MILK. By Telegraph— Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. BERNE, September 2. _ A second epidemic of dysentery is general in Germany and Austria, It is attributed to malnutrition. The patients are unable to get good milk owing to the German War Office intercepting supplies and extracting nitroglycerine. The War Office even intercepts Swiss milk at the frontiers, though Germany pleaded she must bo allowed to import from Switzerland, otherwise the babies and young children would die. The Austrian and German Governments are seeking to allay the public fears by announcing that new foods are being invented to replace milk. FRENCH MINISTERIAL CHANGE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS, September 2. M. Step, Minister for Education, succeeds M. Malvy as Minister for the Interior. THE PERFIDIOUS HUN ONCE MOKE DISREGARDS HIS AGREEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Heater's Telegrams. ZURICH., September 2. Germany has committed another breach of faith with Poland, where the National Council formed under German auspice* has resigned owing to a German order sending the ao-called Polish Legion to the Austrian front in defiance of an agreement. '

DOWAGER EMPRESS

EX-OZAR’S MOTHER SERIOUSLY ILL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrighl Ken tor’s Telegrams. PETROGRAD, September 2. The Dowager Empress, who is in seclusion in the Crimea, is seriously ill. She is seventy years of age. FATE OF GERMAN (MONIES HUN PRESS MANIFESTS ANXIETY. By Telegraph—Preea Association —Copyright Published in "The Times." (Received September 3, 9.13 p.ra.) ' LONDON, September 3. The Gorman press is giving prominence to tho fate or the German colonies. In connection therewith Dr Zimmormunn defines tho war aims of the future. They should array Central and South America against AngloSaxonism. Therefor© Gormans not emigrating to. German cokkues should be made to emigrate to tiiiose regions instead of Australasia, Noijth America, and South Africa. The “Berliner TagebCatt” emphasises the great value of New Guinea and Samoa to Germany, wjth a natural outlet through Turkey. Moreover, New Guinea and Samoa would be easily defended by establishing U-boat bases there. The paper concludes: '‘lf at tho outbreak of tho war wo knew what wo know now, we would certainly have had a greater number of U-boats in the Pacific, and things would have been very different.”