Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-02
Will RELY
ON WINTER
T0KFFPOUT
THE ENEMY
Russia Hopes to Solve Own
Problems While Nature
Keeps the Germans From
Advancing on Capital.

London Nov. Russia will not
fight this winter. She may probably
be able to fight next summer. 1t de-
pends entirely on whether Premier
kerensky. no waging strength over his
Bolsheviki enemies. viii be able to re-
mould Russia's domestic structure.
From now until next spring at least,
Russia will rely upon natures defenses
of snow and ice and cold to hold back
Teutonic invaders.
This epitomized official feeling here
today. 1t was the main lesson which
the foreign office saw in the Italian
catastrophe.
The foreign office was not talkina
for publication. but officials privately
emphasized the view that more than
ever from now on England and France
and later America-must bear the
brunt of the war on the west front
PROPAGANDA WINS.
England has counted Russia out as
factor of military strength since the
Bolsheviki movement forced the Mos
cow conference. Certain official cir
cles today did not hesitate to add that
the victory which the German propa-
ganda service scored in thus paralyz-
ing Russia's military activities was
greater than that which Mackenzen's
armies have scored in a temporary
military defeat or Italy.
AS England now sees 1t, Russia must
replace her totterlng governmental
foundations before she can exert the
smallest balance of military power
Premier Kerensky, officials privately
pointed out, has realized this Also He
has fought and delayed a crisis until
now when winters SHOWS will soon be
coming to barricade his new demoo-
racy. Not only that but Petrograd
dispatches today indicated that out OF
the crisis he had emerged with a new
strength over the Bolsheviki in votes
cast in the first general municipal cleo
tions throughout Russia. The defeat
of Bolsheviki candidates and an over
whelmingly government majority
exhibited in these returns gave pro-
found satisfaction in governmental
circles here.
MEETING OF ASSEMBLY.
The Russian constituent assembly
meets Dec. 5. Premier Kerensky has
indicated he will urge its speedy dis
patch of the business Of forming .
complete governmental machine In
the meantime with the cold Russian
winter setting in, the provisional gov
ernment proposes to center every
ounce of its energy on supplying the
people with food and uniting the Rus.
sian spirit.
Millions of Russian soldiers on the
front have been doing nothing for sew
eral months but eating at the govern
ment's expense. They have not fought.
Transportation of enormous food sup
plies to them has tied up Russia's rail-
ways. The civilians in the cities have
suffered and will suffer more this
winter. 1t would not surprise off,
cials here If Kerensky, realizing this.
were to withdraw millions Of soldiers
for active work in remoulding Russia's
internal structure.
GERMAN TROOPS WITHDRAWN.
Germany has withdrawn practically
all her troops on the northern fronts
and the snow and rec could be relied
upon to stop drive, IL Germany
should suddenly shift her troops now
on the italian lines back to the Rus
sian theater of war.
There was q quiet undertone of con-
fidence today in the situation Oh the