Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-02

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comment on the Russian situation as
covered by official dispatches to the
state department He deplored any
impression that Russia had abandoned
her allies.
ASSURANCE OF FIDELITY.
Evasive answers as to Russia's in
tention previously given at the en-
bassy today turned to positive as
surances OF Russia's fidelity.
The embassys declaration was sup
ported at the state department. where
it was said no dispatches from Petro-
grad indicated any danger of Russia
declaring a separate peace.
Her present withdrawal from the
struggle, 1t is explained, Is for the
purpose Of concentrating her energies
on re establishing her internal affairs
and formulating a policy on control for
the army.
GERMANY KNOWS SITUATION.
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ticipation in the war is believed to
have been reached some time ago.
There have been closely yelled intima-
lions in some allied quarters for sew
eral days that Russia had decided to
quit and that Germany knew it be-
fore the kaiser swung his leglons from
the Russian front to northern Italy
to support the Austrians in the great
drive against Cadorna.
It is now believed the kaisers spec
tacular demonstration at Riga, landing
German troops on the Werder penin-
sula and his naval operations in the
Baltic served to quiet Russia definite
ly.
Recent indications of collapse Of
the Russian military power were:
Premier Kerensky's order prohib
fling executions at the front is
sued Wednesdays complete re-
nunciation Of his previous stand.
Permission granted Cossacks to
try their chief General Korniloff,
under arrest for starting a revolt
against the provincial government.
Laying down of arms by thou
sands of Russian troops and their
return to their homes during the
last week.
Voluntary withdrawal OF thou
sands of Germans from the Riga
sector when Teuton generals know
of the Generalization Of the Rus
sian troops there and their ability
to advance any time they chose is
pointed out today as clear indi-
cation of Germany's understanding
hot
| ry on an offensive struggle.
FEAR GREAT ASSAULT.
The completeness of the Teuton blow
| against Italy is believed to hasten the
collapse Of Russia. Embassy officials
here made no effort to conceal their
fear lest a victory against Italy would
be followed by an overwhelming assault
upon Russia when she was at the ebb
of her resisting power.
These officials maintained, however.
that Russia's aims would not be al
tered and that SO long as Kerensky and
Tereschenko remained at Russia's helm
she would not withdraw from the war.
From a military standpoint Russia
long since has been eliminated as a
factor of offense by the allies. Her
presence in the struggle, however, has
forced Germany to retain more than
million and a half men on the east
ern front.
VAST ARMY RELEASED.
With Russia out of the way entirely,
these Teutons will be released for other
fronts-vast hordes of Austrian troops
included-and Italy's situation will be-
come Immediately more critical. Rus
sia's elimination releases thousands OF
Turks, fighting on the southern Rus.
sian front for operation against the
British.
That the entente and the United
States are now passing through the
most critical period of the war thus
far Is officially admitted. Between the
Russian and Italian situation the We
neer of optimism here has cracked. 1t
Is plainly evident that there is grav.
est concern over the success with
which the kaiser apparently is carrying
on his campaign to definitely eliminate
the so-called eastern menace"
DANGER TO ITALY.
The greatest danger from Russian
withdrawal is to Italy. If Germany and
Austria are free to release additional
hordes TO pour through Ploecken pass
in the Carnic Alps, they can outflank
General Cadorna's Italian armies on
the Tagliamento and force the general
to retreat to the Piave river, 1t is
feared.
Following several days of an at
tempted show of optimism the Russian
and italian situations were portrayed
in their real dangerous lights today by
the allied military authorities here
While this Is the military view. the
Russian embassy and the state depart
ment are endeavoring to get some Of
fetal information on the situation
through diplomatic channels.
LOANS TO RUSSIA.
Since April, 1917, the United States
government has loaned to Russia, $685.
100000. Much of this money was ad-
vanced at the crucial periods when the
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