New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-29
Denounce German In
trigue to Spread Re-
ports of DiscOrd.
KAISER'S AGENTS
POISONING PEOPLE
But Russian Officials Feel That
Britain and France Are
Giving Full Aid.

London, Aug. 2S.-Russia feels that
the Allies are doing all in their power
to aid her. The suggestion emanating
from German sources has been made
that the Russians believed that the
Kaiser's continued successes in Poland
could have been checked had the often
sive on the west front been pushed by
England and France.
This reported IS refuted by an inter
view with General Pollvanof, the Rus
sian Minister Of War. forwarded by the
Petrograd correspondent Of the
Times" Tho minister is quoted az
charactcrizing the intlmation that me
Allies were not helping Russia TO the
utmost as "senseless gossip"
Tho anne correspondent says thar ne
has been authorze d by Sergins Sazo-
nofr. the Russian Foreign Minister 10
declare that the highest military au-
thorities in Great Britain. France and
Russia are in full accord on all Ques-
tions Of strategy and that there mas
never been discord among them.
Germans Stir Up DiscOrd.
Germany is doing all in her power
to spread abroad IN Russia the impress
sion that the Allies are leaving Rus
STA in the lurch, and that Petrograd
must make a separate peace. NJ. SazO-
nof tolls Of vigorous propaganda,
which since the fall of Warsaw has
been pushed with increasing clever
ness and zeal to break the morale OF
the Russian people.
Dcspite the efforts of the authori-
ties. these nropagandists Lave so far
succeeded. NJ. Sazonof says, that some
Russians have become pessimistic and
are dcnouncing the Allies because they
believe the offensive IN the west has
been entirely suspended. But in OH
cial circles The greatest confidence IN
the Allies is felt
100000 Reserves Ready.
The correspondent quotes General
PolivanoF as follows:
1--WE are confident of our ability to
safeguard Petrograd Our armies can
stand the winter without inconven-
fence. Everything is ready for that
purpose.
"A new force of 100000 men will
be trained far behind the fighting line,
and will be ready to take the field in
the spring. General Ruzsky is COM
mander in chief of the Petrograd front.
with several armies at his immediate
DISPOSAL.
at IS my settled purpose to do
everything IN my power to work in har-
monv with the Douma and public opin-
ion"
A Campaign of Intrigue.
The statement of VI. Sazonoff. which
the CORE pondent says is an author
ICED one, IS given as follows:
"Unwillingly the Russian government
takes note of malicious rumors. Three
months of continuous efforts to break
our army have been unsuccessful, and
the enemy is now trying a new kind of
poison aimed through specious and
plausible reasoning at breaking the
spirit OF the Russian people and the
Russian amy by circulating reports of
lack of harmony between the Allies,
failure of our munition and supplies
and the prospect of an Independent
peace with Germany.
81 am ashamed that any Russian can
seriously discuss such subjects. which
clearly are the enemy's latest attempts
70 accomplish by intrigue results which
he has never vet attained by arms"
Allies Work in Harmony.
NJ Sazonoff then is quoted as declar-
ing that there is absolute unaEimity
in the high Allied commands, and that
every step possible has been taken to
replenish the munitions of the Russian
armies.
Finally" SAYS the statement, 81
wish forever 20 disabuse the public
mind OF any intention whatever on the
part of the Russian government to
make any Independent peace with Ger
many az long as one hostile soldier re-
mains in Russia"
In conclusion the minister is quoted
as saying that it behooves all pa
triotic Russians to avoid playing into
the hands of the Germans by listening
to and repeating these vile reports"
VI. Sazonotf expresses the conviction
of an ultimate victory for the Russian
arms.