Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
RUSSIAN ARMY STILL.
BADLyDEMORAl|zEO
Condition Has Allowed Germans
to Materially Better Their
Positions on This Front.
KERENSKY IS DETERMINED.
Will Not Countenance Counter Rev0lu-
tionary Attacks-Trench and
British Quiet.

The disaffection in the Russian army
which resulted in the forced evacuation
of the greater part Of Galicia and Buko.
wilma by still loyal troops apparently haf
not yet been eradicated, although q
stiffening in the Russian defense ir
Galicia. Bukowina and Roumania recently
had indicated that the Russians we're tc
make no more voluntary retrograde move.
ments.
Following Tuesdays reports Of the fall
Ing back by the Russians in eastern Buko
wilma toward the Bessarabia frontier come,
the news that. disloyal to their colors. the
Russians in southern Moldavia. from FOX
shani northward, have quit their trenches
and fled in disorder. The enemy by rea
son of this detection has materially bet
tered his positions for an advance east
ward and at last accounts was continuing
to develop his success.
The Berlin war Office says the Russian.
have suffered heavily in men killed OF
wounded and have lost more than 100
men made prisoners and three guns and 81
machine guns.
In addition they have given up splen.
did vantage points guarding the ap.
proaches to the Sereth river the crossing
| of which by the enemy, taken in con.
junction with an invasion of Moldavia
from Bukowina undoubtedly would result
in disaster to all Of Moldava and also
prove valuable asset for a Teutonic ad.
vance toward Russian territory north OF
the bend of the Danube.
KERENSKY STILL DETERMINED.
Meanwhile NJ. Kerensky, the Russian
premier, has reiterated to the CLOSING
session Of the conference at Moscow the
dof ~ Inn NJ ha
ment to protect the results achieved b,
the revolution and declared that no coun.
ter revolutionary attempts will be coun.
tenanced.
continuation of the stormy weathe,
is still holding up major operations ir
France and Belgium, although the British
here and there still are engaged in minol
ch-raiding activities. in which small
positions have been captured and add.
tional prisoners taken.
The fighting on the Verdun front TO,
the moment also has reached a pause
only the big guns being active. There
have been artillery duels along the Aisne
front.
ITALIAN-AUSTR1AN FRONT.
Hard fighting Is in progress be.
tween the Italians and the Austrians
on the Bainsizza plateau and on the
heights around Gorilla. In the form.
er sector the Austrians are defending
tenaciously a powerfully fortified line
to which the Italians have come with.
in striking distance. In the fighting
the Italians are still using large mum
bers of airplanes which are effective
ly bombarding enemy position. Nor,
than 1000 additional prisoners an,
numbers of machine guns have beef
taken by the Italians.
To the south .on the Carso plateau
the heavy fighting Of last week hal
given way to artillery duels and patro
encounters.
Eighteen British merchant vessels O.
more than 1000 tons and five Of les,
than 1900 tons were sunk by mine,
or submarines last week. three NOR,
in the larger category than wer,
sunk the previous week and two NOR,
in the smaller category.