Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-30
RUSSIAN DESERTERS
AREPUT TODEATH
Gen. .KorniIoff Shooting Them
by Wholesale, Says Report
From Headquarters.
KERENsKY GOES TO FRONT
nv the Associated Press.

ent of the Times, at Russian southwest
headquarters, after describing the de-
sertions and panic of the Russian troops
says Gen. Korniloff's. measures against
indiseipline have been approved and
that he is executing deserters by whole
sale.
Ordered Back to Trenches.
PETROGRAD. July 30-Gen. Korni-
loft, the n-chief in Galicia,
has ordered all officers and men on the
southwestern front to rejoin their units
before August IA. In case of failure to
obey the order the men will be tried as
traitors.
Negotiations for the reconstruction OF
the cabinet are delayed. owing to the
conditions raised by the non-socialist
parties and also by the departure of
Premier and War Minister Kerensky
for the front The premier has de-
cided that the new cabinet will be
comprised of fifteen or sixteen mem
bers, all equal in power. The consti-
tutional democrats, NJ. Astroff and NJ.
Kishkin, both ministerial candidates.
have handed to the premier a statement
of the conditions upon which they Will
collaborate. Chief among these are
war by the side Of the allies until vic
tory is gained; a definite home policy in
the struggle against anarchy, and post
ponement of social reforms until the
assembly Is convened.
To Meet Army Chiefs.
The destination Of NJ. Kerensky is
army headquarters. where he will hold
conference with the commanders on
the various fronts and also with Gems.
Alexiefr. Rrv-ky and Gurko and for
mer W., Minister Gutchkoff. AT the
CO. ..rence 1t will be decided whether
VI. kerensky Will retain his portfolio
of war minister.
Admiral kolchak. former commander
of the Black sea fleet, is mentioned in
connection with the ministry of ma
rine. post also held by NJ. Kerensky.
The Bourse Gazette estimates that
there will be $50 delegates at the Mos
COW conference. On account of their
attitude toward Russia neither the Fin
land, Ukraine nor Maximalist party has
been invited to participate.
Gems. Brussiloff and Korniloff. rep
resenting the troops at the front, prob
ably will attend the secret sitting of
the conference.
Nikolai Lenine. peace asitator and
alleged German spy, has disappeared
from his usual haunts in Petrograd,
and his whereabouts is not known to
the government authorities.
Germans Keep Up Drive.
BERLIN. via London, July 3O.-German n
troops are advancing through the Su-
chawa valley, In the Austrian province of
Bukowina. towards the town of Seletyn,
1t was announced officially today by the
-,.I
have pushed forward to the east of the
upper Holdova valley.
The statement says the Russians are
holding the heights to the east of the River
ZbrocZ, on the Russian frontier, which
has been crossed by the Teutons at sew
eral points.
Back Over Russian Border.
Russian troops retreating on the eastern
Galician front have retired behind the
Russian border at Husiatyn, the German
general staff announces Husiatyn is
seventy miles due east of Ha!icz.
Further south the Russians made a
stand between the Dniester and Pruth
rivers. but a powerful German attack
broke their resistance and the Russians
now are being pursued along both
banks of the Dniester Kuty, in the
Carpathians, has been captured by the
Teutons.
In Rumania the Germans completed
the retrograde movement which they
began Friday on the upper Putna river
Rumanians Still Advance.
LONDON. July 3o.-six villages were
taken in another advance on the part of
the Rumanian troops. according to an
official statement issued by the Ru-
manian war Office. The statement
reads:
ION the 9th between the valleys of
Casin and Putna we again advanced
some kilometers and occupied the viii
lagos of Soveia, Dragoslav. Vegrilestt.
Topesti. Valeasares and ColacuL We
again took prisoners and some motor
batteries and war material"